Fan Mei Nan's expression changed again. She shifted her gaze from Beta to the white kitten in her arms. The latter happened to be looking at her too, but those green eyes showed no emotion, like two flawless green agates.
Fan Mei Nan knew that Loki was the finest shapeshifter in the world. When Cheng Si Han had taken her to meet Loki for the first time, he had transformed into a Scottish Fold cat.
So it would not have been too surprising if Loki had transformed into a little white cat and appeared here tonight. In fact, that was why Fan Mei Nan had not recognized Beta immediately. Beta had entered this abandoned subway line with Cheng Si Han tonight, and she had not been carrying a cat at the time. Nor had Beta gone out afterward, so the odds of her picking up a cat here were practically zero.
Of course, it would be a different matter if this cat was Loki.
Yet faced with Fan Mei Nan's questioning gaze, Beta neither confirmed nor denied it. She merely smiled. "Teacher knows why you came looking for him. You probably don't have much time left because of your illness, do you? Tsk, tsk. How pitiful. You want Teacher to help you find a way to deceive the Grim Reaper."
Fan Mei Nan did not deny it. What had happened to her was never much of a secret. Loki had known from the first time she met him. But even now, Loki's attitude remained ambiguous. He had never said he could help her, nor had he said he could not.
The reason Fan Mei Nan had fought for the position of agent before was because she knew that if she became Loki's agent, he could not possibly stand by and