Chapter 449

Clarice took the dagger, nodded, and walked straight towards the black sedan.

"Shall I go help her?" Esme asked, volunteering when she saw that Su Quan showed no intention of helping.

Su Quan glanced at Esme, volunteered, and clung to my arm tightly. "If you really want to help, let go of me."

"Your hand..." Su Quan deliberately dragged out his words, waiting for Esme to pretend to realize what was happening and release him before continuing, "Are you alright?"

Her right arm was wrapped in gauze, likely from the scrapes caused when Chloe threw her to the ground earlier.

Esme feigned nonchalance and said, "It just hurts a little, but it'll be fine if you bear with it. Compared to my friends, I'm already very lucky."

She looked at Su Quan with her sparkling eyes. "I've been wanting to thank you, but I was afraid they would misunderstand. Thank you for subduing Chloe, and thank you for taking me in."

You're really good at chatting, so much so that you're all teasy and sarcastic.

Su Quan shook his head and retorted, "It wasn't me who took you in, it was the underground organization that took you in."

"You're the leader of the underground organization. Everyone listens to you. If you don't allow me to stay, they definitely won't take me in."

So... you still took me in!

Esme's thinking was clear: no matter how you explain it, I'm convinced that you took me in.

You have done me a favor, so I must repay you.

I always repay kindness.

So it's perfectly reasonable for me to thank you, admire you, get close to you, and even like you, right?

With this favor as a starting point, a relationship will naturally be established. Then, with a little manipulation, I'll admire you, flatter you, and seduce you...

In any case, Esme was confident that she could win over Su Quan.

Men are often blinded by lust; how many can resist a woman's flattery and adoration?

Su Quan did not continue to argue about who had taken her in.

Esme was secretly delighted. Looking at Clarice, who had used the Teleportation Portal to assassinate her enemy, he pretended not to know and asked, "Is she your girlfriend? They're a perfect match, I'm so envious."

Have they changed their tactics?

Su Quan shook his head. "Clarice is not my girlfriend."

"Impossible, right?"

Esme was surprised and said in disbelief, "I heard that you saved her. Without you, she might have been arrested by the Sentinel Special Services Bureau."

"Now you're even risking your life to go to the Sentinel Special Services Bureau headquarters to gather information for her, she..."

As she spoke, Esme suddenly covered her mouth and said apologetically, "I thought she took your help for granted and assumed you two... I'm sorry, I think I've been too talkative."

Good guy, I call him good guy!

While simultaneously sowing discord in Clarice's eyes and provoking my dissatisfaction, Esme's witty remarks were quite sophisticated.

What's most impressive is that her words and actions didn't come across as pretentious to Su Quan; her demeanor was completely natural.

Su Quan frowned slightly and said in a somewhat unnatural tone, "We're all friends, right? I'll help you today, and you'll help me tomorrow. We help and rely on each other."

Acting? Anyone can do that.

"Yes, we should help and rely on each other. If you need anything from me, just let me know, and I will do my best to help."

Esme agreed wholeheartedly, and she spoke very seriously.

"Me too. If you need my help, just ask. Don't hesitate to ask," Su Quan said with a smile.

"Ah..."

A piercing scream echoed through the underground parking lot. Blood splattered on Clarice's face and clothes. She wiped the dagger dry and walked back with slightly red eyes.

She whispered an apology to Esme was also seeking revenge for her friend, but now that the person was dead, the revenge could not be carried out.

Esme shook her head without mind, looked at Clarice with blood on her face, took off her T-shirt and started wiping it off for her.

Clarice was startled and wanted to refuse her kindness, but Esme was so sincere that Clarice felt that if she refused, it would be disrespectful and contemptuous of her.

"Thank you... I... I'll wash it clean and return it to you."

"You can wear mine for now."

As she spoke, Clarice decided to return the favor and give her her own clothes to wear.

Esme vehemently disagreed. If she wore Clarice's clothes, it would be a one-for-one exchange, which would not only diminish their friendship but also give Clarice the opportunity to showcase herself in front of the Su Quan.

I'm enough to attract Su Quan's attention. Anyway, he can't see anything. You should just go somewhere cool and stay there.

Clarice was unaware of Esme's ulterior motives and felt even closer to her.

It's no wonder Clarice was so naive and easily fooled; Esme's acting was simply too superb and completely natural. Throughout the entire process, she didn't even glance at Su Quan, as if he wasn't there at all.

Clarice had just avenged her adoptive parents and was in a daze, coupled with her trust in Su Quan and the habits she had developed during this time.

She is no longer as cautious as before and trusts no one.

And also...

Unfamiliar with green tea!

She, Lorna, Sonia.

Despite their well-known complicated relationship, they didn't cause any trouble during their time together. Naturally, no one expected that Esme, who had been at the base for less than a day, would be a tea master who immediately and decisively demonstrated her skills.

"Thank you." Clarice looked at Su Quan and handed him the dagger.

"Have you heard of Adamantium? The famous Wolverine's claws and skeleton are made of Adamantium."

"This dagger too."

Su Quan didn't take it, but pushed the dagger back to him. "It's yours."

Clarice and Esme had both heard of Adamantium, especially Esme, who came from the Hellfire Club and knew very well how precious Adamantium was.

Su Quan so readily gave Clarice the Adamantium dagger, which made her very envious.

Although she doesn't fight like Clarice, even weapons made of Adamantium are of little use to her.

But I still... want it!

Clarice didn't refuse or feign politeness; given her relationship with Su Quan, there was no need for any pretense.

To put it simply, Clarice, Lorna, Sonia, and even Xian Zhe are all straight women, each one more so than the last.

Lorna's personality and temper mean she'll act without hesitation; she's never heard of the word "tact."

Xian Zhe, needless to say, are always straightforward and outspoken.

Sonia...

Okay, Sonia is still very gentle, but only towards Su Quan, specifically the current Su Quan.

Don't forget, when we first met, Sonia was even more straightforward than Xian Zhe.

Looking at them, and then at Esme, Su Quan began to understand why the underground organization in the TV series had fallen apart.

P. S.: Writing scenes about how opposite-sex characters interact and develop their relationships is really too difficult for me, a single otaku. If I could... I wouldn't be single.

Su Quan did not deliberately avoid the surveillance cameras in the underground parking lot, so after Herbert's body was discovered, the Sentinel Special Services Bureau already knew who the murderer was through the surveillance footage.

Su Quan.

Clarice.

Esme.

The identities of the three were quickly discovered, and the cause of Herbert's death was also learned.

This cause of death refers to why they approached Herbert, not the physical cause of Herbert's death.

When Herbert led his team to capture Mutants, he killed a couple who had been helping Mutants. The couple were Clarice's adoptive parents.

Clearly, Clarice was seeking revenge for her adoptive parents. Su Quan and Esme didn't intervene, presumably to support her and ensure she could successfully kill Herbert.

To the Sentinel Special Services Bureau, their actions were provocative.

The captain of the action team was killed in retaliation for his actions while on duty. If the murderer is not brought to justice with swift and decisive action, what will the agents in the bureau think?

Do they still dare to risk their lives and carry out missions?

Besides...

What will the Mutants outside think?

Will they think the Sentinel Special Services Bureau is weak and easily bullied, and will they follow suit?

This is no longer just about Herbert's death; to exaggerate, it's about the life and death of the Sentinel Special Services Bureau!

If a law enforcement agency targeting Mutants does nothing after being retaliated against, who will be afraid of you?

The Sentinel Special Services Bureau has lost its deterrent power, just as it has been discovered that even gods can be injured and bleed. Even if it remains powerful, it can no longer deter those restless god-killers.

Actually, if Su Quan had been the one who killed Herbert, the situation wouldn't have been so serious.