Chapter 73

Looking at Croissant's appearance, Exusiai recalled her past memories related to Croissant and said.

"Sister Neng, is this how you see me? It's so heartbreaking and upsetting."

Croissant covered her chest, pretending to be in pain.

Exusiai only roll her eyes in response, thus conveying her meaning.

"Stop playing around, there are people following us."

Before the two could continue their antics, Texas slammed on the gas and said.

She had noticed the cars behind her quite early on, and even took a detour, but they all followed her relentlessly.

The Penguin Logistics team was quite used to this behavior, so once the Texas reached a slightly more open area, it immediately accelerated to try and shake off the other vehicle.

However, since they were still being chased, they had to give their teammates a little reminder so that they could prepare themselves.

"* Longmen Curses * Oh no, I didn't bring any weapons!"

Upon hearing that she was being chased, Croissant's first thought was that she hadn't brought any weapons with her.

"It's alright, we don't plan to fight."

Texas remained remarkably calm as she sped along the highway. She had no intention of engaging in combat in the face of this unexpected situation; she believed that once she reached downtown Lungmen, everything would be fine.

After all, it wasn't during a delivery, so it's best to avoid a fight if possible.

"Not fighting means... Texas, are you going to go all out?"

Exusiai instantly understood Texas's meaning and reached out to grab the handrail beside her.

Although she had complete faith in Texas's driving skills, she still had to be a little afraid.

Moreover, holding onto it makes it less likely to get motion sickness.

"Hold on tight, Exusiai, prepare to clear the way."

Texas floored the accelerator. Although the Penguin Logistics vehicle was already going very fast, the other party was clearly prepared and kept up steadily even at that speed.

Therefore, Texas intends to get rid of these people as soon as possible to avoid other problems.

There is a huge difference between a spur-of-the-moment robbery and a well-prepared one. The former will give up as soon as they feel they can't catch the target, while the latter will try their best to achieve their goal.

Moreover, those who come prepared will certainly have anticipated this pursuit.

"Whoa!"

Just as Texas had expected, several crossbow bolts struck the rear window, creating numerous cracks.

Even with reinforced windows, Penguin Logistics' vehicles still struggle to withstand crossbow bolts enhanced by Originium Arts; they can only block a few at most.

The other side estimated that another round would be enough to smash through their rear window.

Taking advantage of the moment when the enemy was reloading their crossbow bolts, Texas drifted, causing the people in the car to shift their weight to the left.

"Praise the Apple Pie!"

Exusiai seized the opportunity and unleashed a barrage of fire at the already open right window of the car. The rubber bullets fired from her gun pierced through the windshield, slowing the car down.

Unfortunately, they were not driven back immediately, as two more vehicles quickly followed, followed by a barrage of crossbow bolts.

"Are you ever going to stop?! Croissant, get my bag from the back seat!"

Exusiai condemned this relay behavior and Croissant in the back seat to help her get the backpack she had placed there.

"Here, Sister Neng, you wouldn't be thinking of...?"

Croissant already knew what Exusiai was going to do, but she still handed the backpack to Exusiai.

After all, if we don't give it to them now, the people behind us might cause our car to overturn.

But if we give it to them, then only those who follow and the path to the Lungmen will suffer.

No matter how you look at it, the latter is the obvious choice!

"I was inspired by Shirou's mushroom cloud to create this!"

Exusiai pulled out a rather strange-looking weapon from her backpack, but it was still barely recognizable as a gun.

It just looks like it can't fire in bursts; it can only load one bullet at a time.

Exusiai then took out a rather large-looking bullet from her side, loaded it, and then opened the skylight and fired a shot directly behind her.

"The Imaginary Break of eating Exusiai has collapsed!"

The bullets hit the pursuing vehicle precisely in front of it.

Boom—

A massive explosion occurred.

Exusiai didn't care what would happen to the people in the car; the fact that she didn't shoot the bullets directly at the car window but instead aimed them at the engine was already very merciful.

As for the possibility of accidentally harming other ordinary people?

Please, with their car going that fast and the other side shooting arrows along the way, what ordinary person would dare to approach them?

Even if the people of Lungmen really love watching a spectacle, they wouldn't risk their lives like that.

Although that's what she thought, Exusiai still made sure there were no ordinary people before using the explosives, because destroying Lungmen's buildings is different from injuring ordinary people.

"Sister Neng, you've made new explosives again, you Longmen Curses '?"

Although she couldn't see it, Croissant still felt the car bounce a bit when it exploded, though not as much as when Shirou shot her from the roof.

But Exusiai's explosives weren't like this before! It's ridiculous that this bullet-shaped explosive has such power!

"Stop looking, there's only one. I used all the remaining explosives to make this one. I have to get the funding for this one, otherwise I won't be able to eat for the next two months."

Exusiai retreated to the passenger seat and saw Croissant looking at her curiously from the back seat, Exusiai explained.

Otherwise, she was a little worried that if Croissant encountered any problems in the future, she would have to have sex with her twice, because those things are very expensive!

Although it was inspired by Shirou's explosion, the overall structure was based on the one she used to prank her teacher when she was in school, only this time she added some other things inside.

The original intention was to teach those with shields or heavy armor a lesson, but under normal circumstances, she could easily get herself caught in the explosive if she used it, so its use was limited and it could only be considered a prototype.

But I have to say, it's really useful, it's just expensive.

"Well, so have you figured out what to do now?"

After the crisis was over, Texas took a Pocky stick, put it in her mouth, and then asked her partner.

"... Is it too late to run now?"

Upon hearing Texas's words, Exusiai remembered that they seemed to be on the highway leading to downtown Lungmen, which meant that her explosion had occurred in the city center.

There is a very big difference between using explosives in downtown Lungmen and using them elsewhere.

Using explosives in downtown Lungmen is tantamount to throwing a tantrum in the face of the Knights of the Round Table.

"We are driving Penguin Logistics vehicles, not private cars."

Texas sentenced Exusiai death with a single sentence.

If you're driving a private car, you can try to find a way to make excuses if you escape, but there's no way to do that if you're driving a Penguin Logistics vehicle.

After all, the big Penguin Logistics logo is printed on the vehicle, and the Knights of the Round Table aren't blind.

"Waaah... Remember to bring lots of Apple Pie when you visit me next time..."

Exusiai had been sentenced to death, squatted down in the passenger seat, hugging her knees.

"Uh... the situation is special. If I explain it clearly, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Sora tried to comfort Exusiai, after all, she was a regular customer of the Knights of the Round Table, and Sora had roughly figured out the Knights of the Round Table's attitude towards Penguin Logistics.

In cases like Exusiai's, the most that would be dealt with is a relatively long period of ideological education, or a few days of token detention before being released.

After all, the nature of Penguin Logistics' work is rather unique.

"Stop talking. Exusiai herself knows what she'll encounter next. Hopefully, Chen isn't on duty today."

Texas sighed. She didn't condemn Exusiai's actions, after all, there were still a lot of crossbow bolts stuck in the back of the car. If she hadn't dodged well, the tires would probably be gone, and then she would be dead too.

We can only hope that the boss and Isv can find out who attacked them, and also pray that Chen is not at work today.

Last time, Chen scolded them for two hours. After that day, their ears couldn't hear anything right for several days.

Let's return to the present, to the Longmen Knight Bureau.

The four Penguin Logistics sat obediently in a row, while two people, one tall and one short, stood in front of them.

"I understand what happened, but using that level of explosives in the city center, Exusiai, are you brave?"

The woman with blue hair looked at the information in her hand and understood the whole story. She had been reading the names of several people for quite some time.

"Alright, alright, Old Chen, have some water and catch your breath."

Hoshiguma was standing nearby, handed the other person a glass of warm water.

"Phew, thanks. I'm not trying to criticize you guys, but every time I get a report of an explosion, brawl, or car chase, you're the first people I think of. Can't you just be a little more careful? I don't know..."

Chen took the water Hoshiguma handed him, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then continued.

The Knights of the Round Table was mobilized when the Penguin Logistics team was being chased and attacked on the highway, but no one expected them to unleash their ultimate move so soon.

Although no one died from Exusiai's shot, everyone in the car was severely injured, and most of the others had escaped and were still in pursuit.

If it weren't for the fact that Penguin Logistics was the one being pursued, as seen on the monitor, I probably wouldn't be sitting in an office receiving ideological education; I'd be going straight into an interrogation room.

However, the matter of using explosives still needs to be addressed, since it did cause a significant impact.

After an hour and a half of ideological education, Chen stopped, not because she was tired, but Exusiai was completely dumbfounded.

"Waibiwaibi, waibibabu?"

Exusiai was mainly receiving Chen's verbal output, was completely dumbfounded and couldn't even utter a normal sentence.

"Hiss, that's terrifying."

Croissant to the side, looked at the dumbfounded Exusiai and could only sigh that Chen was really good at talking, leaving Exusiai completely bewildered.

Let alone Exusiai, even the others couldn't stand listening to it. If Hoshiguma hadn't been there to persuade her, Exusiai would probably have become Exusiai today.

Hoshiguma, we will always be grateful to you!

Croissant silently thanked Hoshiguma in her heart.

"Don't make the same mistake next time! Otherwise, it won't just be Old Chen next time, I'll be involved too."

Hoshiguma said with a smile.

The kind of laughter that sent chills down the spines of the Penguin Logistics.

"Don't worry, I won't do it again."

The group nodded vigorously, as for the next time... let's talk about it next time.

After all, the work done by Penguin Logistics is something that would be hard to avoid being caught by the Knights of the Round Table.

"Hasn't the person who's supposed to pick you up arrived yet?"

Chen took a throat lozenge he carried with him, ate one, and then asked.

Normally someone would come and take the Penguin Logistics away by this time, but I don't know why I haven't seen them at all today.

"Ah, the Penguin Logistics people have been here for a while now, they're with Officer Swire."

The woman Feline, who was busy nearby, raised her hand and spoke.

"???"

Chen was filled with questions. Why were the Penguin Logistics people working for Swire?

"Is it Shirou? The one I told you about before?"

Hoshiguma thought of it quickly, since Swire Shirou Penguin Logistics, and Swire had specifically asked her to have Zido keep an eye on things.

She had briefly told Swire about what happened yesterday, and now she thought Swire's poaching plan was pretty good. However, Shirou seemed to be really taking good care of the four people in front of him, and she wondered how Swire would poach them.

It sounds like a perfect dish to accompany drinks, but it's missing some snacks.

"Shirou? Oh, him."

After Hoshiguma's reminder, Chen finally remembered who Shirou was.