Chapter 73

Four people arrived at the scene by car. Inspector Swire and Officer Hoshiguma were in charge of the operation. Chen

Huijie was dealing with other matters and couldn't come over to direct the operation.

Upon meeting Beatrix, Shi Lei knew that she had likely specifically requested him for this operation. Besides wishing her a Happy New Year, he also expressed his gratitude.

"Finding you is the most cost-effective option; it's much less damaging than forcibly taking over."

At this point, Beatrix pulled them aside to a secluded spot and whispered her instructions:

"They're all suicidal guys inside. We can kill them all to avoid wasting the Lungmen Guard Department's resources."

Croissant a thumbs-up, indicating her understanding:

"Understood, leave it to us with confidence."

After learning the approximate location and distribution of the gang remnants, the four ordered the Lungmen Guard Department to withdraw with their men. After a brief exchange, they planned out each person's assigned tasks.

Croissant stood guard downstairs, holding two iron hammers.

Shi Lei used rocks to send Exusiai and Texas to the rooftop, flanking them from above and below. He, meanwhile, floated in mid-air, ready to provide support at any time.

When the time came, all four of them acted at the same time!

Exusiai kicked open the rooftop door and shouted:

"Open the door, New Year's blessings are here!!!"

Texas didn't waste any words, charging down the stairs with her Bronze Sword in hand. Seeing two gang remnants smoking at the top of the stairs, she quickly approached and delivered a fatal blow to their throats.

What was that sound?

"Da da da da da..."

"Someone's broken in! Grab your weapons!"

Considering the significant calorie expenditure expected in this operation, Texas began consciously dodge attacks from the gang remnants.

Unexpectedly, this scene was witnessed by Exusiai, who felt that her behavior today was somewhat unusual:

"Wait, why are you hiding? Don't you have a shield? Aren't you tired of doing this?"

"No, I..."

Seeing that Texas was about to argue, Exusiai interrupted after stunning one of them, saying:

"You don't need to explain to me. If you want to explain, go explain to Zhongli. You're hiding even though you have a shield. What will he think if he sees this?"

Texas deliberately avoided the situation to increase calorie expenditure. However, if doing so would damage relationships with colleagues, then she decided against it.

If you want to lose weight, you can go to the gym when you have more free time.

These days, work is of utmost importance. Having more physical strength means being able to eliminate one more enemy and reduce safety risks.

Having grasped this point, Texas acted without hesitation. She withstood all attacks and efficiently annihilated the enemy.

A crazed gang remnant activated two Originium bomb, preparing to take someone nearby down with him:

"Damn it, go to hell!"

Shi Lei summoned six rocks to trap the man in the enclosed space, and then a muffled thud came from inside. He did not immediately remove the rocks to avoid the Originium Particles scattering.

The four quickly finished the fight and walked together to the gate of the residential area to hand over the area to the Lungmen Guard Department, who had retreated there.

After listening to the general report, Swire was very satisfied with the results of the operation.

The elimination of this last group of gang remnants marked the complete demise of illegal organizations in the Upper City.

After completing their task, the group drove back to the company. They leisurely sat until five o'clock, then clocked out.

Texas weighed herself before bed and found that there was almost no change, which made her look annoyed.

Today's diet attempt failed.

118 Texas Troubles (Part 2)

The ninth day of the first lunar month.

Today was another leisurely day. With no orders to take, it was practically the same as a holiday.

The four Messenger sat in the office area, enjoying the warmth, idly playing on their phones or browsing entertainment gossip and current affairs news.

Croissant hasn't been skipping work to set up a stall lately, saying that her inventory was sold out before the Lunar New Year.

Exusiai to stay still, suddenly had a whimsical idea. She wanted to move a mahjong set and an iron table over to play, but this was vetoed by Texas and Shi Lei.

The boss's tacit approval of their freedom to manage their affairs during work hours is already quite lenient. Bringing mahjong to the office to play would be far too arrogant.

The Emperor might not say anything if he sees this, but doing so is inappropriate, so it's best not to do it.

At 1 p. m., Shi Lei went to the library to read. Texas got up shortly after he left.

She did not follow him; after leaving the company, she walked in the opposite direction to avoid being seen.

Texas walked for five or six minutes before spotting a newly opened gym on the street.

She pushed open the door and went inside, hoping to get her weight back to its pre-New Year level within a month.

The fitness coach, a muscular man named Feline, kept trying to sell me personal training, talking about how great the results would be after signing up for classes.

Texas ignored him and didn't reply. Later, annoyed by his persistent pestering, she pulled out Bronze Sword from her luggage, scaring the man away so much that he never dared to approach again.

After looking around the gym, she was fairly satisfied and bought a monthly membership, which wasn't a good deal.

Over the next few days, Texas went on a crazy ab workout with weight training. But when she weighed herself before bed, she had lost less than an ounce. It's true what they say, losing weight is like picking sand with a needle, while gaining weight is like pouring water from a basin—it's just too difficult.

Her regular exercise has kept her at an extremely low body fat percentage. However, since joining Penguin Logistics, she has been influenced by Exusiai, and high-calorie snacks have become a regular part of her diet.

Sometimes Texas even wondered if the halo around her head consumed an enormous amount of energy. Otherwise, how could she eat so much without gaining any weight?

The fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

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It's been a week since we started working, and everyone is gradually coming out of the festive atmosphere of the New Year.

The red lanterns on the street were all removed, and Lungmen City returned to its former hustle and bustle.

Exusiai sent an invitation when she left work at 5 PM:

"Texas, you haven't come to the parties these past few days. You can't skip tonight's 'Celebrating the First Week of Work' barbecue and beer party."

Texas's recent weight loss efforts haven't been very successful, so she shook her head and politely declined.

"You guys go ahead, I'm going back first."

"Hey, hey, hey, this won't do! You've been acting so strange lately, you've never been like this before."

Shi Lei knew she had been leaving work early lately, but didn't know the specific reason, so he asked in confusion:

"Are you in some kind of trouble?"

Texas wanted to explain, but after glancing at him with an eyebrow, the words that were on the tip of her tongue changed to:

"No, then I'll go tonight."

"Great! Let's go buy some barbecue and beer now, so we can eat early and play mahjong!"

Exusiai plan, Exusiai muttered to herself:

"We can't play because you haven't been here recently."

Texas just smiled and said nothing.

When the party started that evening, she only ate a small piece of grilled meat before putting down her chopsticks. That small portion of calories would require more than ten minutes of cycling to burn off.

Exusiai noticed her unusual behavior and immediately asked:

"You usually eat several large pieces, why did you only eat so little today?"

Texas smelled the barbecue and really wanted to eat it. But for the sake of her diet, she could resist.

"I have no appetite."

Shi Lei tilted his head and looked at Texas, noticing that her complexion was a bit worse than a few days ago.

"Even if you have no appetite, you still have to eat something, otherwise you won't have the energy."

"That's right, if you don't have an appetite, just eat less."

Croissant chimed in, placing two pieces of animal leg on her plate. Texas, Croissant utterly helpless, could only grit her teeth and eat them, also drinking two bottles of wine.

When I got home that evening and weighed myself, I found that my weight had not only returned to what it was a few days ago, but it had actually increased.

Today's diet attempt has failed once again.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Now we need to not only reduce energy intake, but also increase exercise to create an energy deficit.

Texas tried to lose weight for seven or eight days with no results, and felt she should be more ruthless. She decided to stay away from party temptations for now and wait until she lost the weight again.

At 2 p. m., she went to the gym as usual.

After she entered the elevator and left, Exusiai poked her head out from behind her workstation and greeted Shi Lei:

"Hey, Zhongli. Have you noticed that Texas seems a little strange lately?"

Shi Lei turned his head to glance at the elevator, then looked away and said:

"Yes, there is a bit. I asked her privately if she was having any difficult problems. She said no and told me not to worry about it. Since Texas didn't actively seek help, I believe she can handle it herself."

Exusiai leaned forward, grinning mischievously:

"Hehe, aren't you curious about what she does every afternoon?"

Shi Lei shrank back, finding her question somewhat absurd. The Messenger could arrange its own route as long as it wasn't accepting an order; where it went was Texas's prerogative.

"Not curious."

Seeing that the conversation had died down, Exusiai continued:

"I guess she's probably on a date."

Upon hearing there was some juicy gossip to be had, Croissant immediately became interested. She glanced at Shi Lei with a strange expression and asked:

"Do you have any proof of who you're dating?"

Exusiai pinched her chin with her left hand and analyzed:

"She leaves around 2 p. m. every day, usually after having dinner. It's because she can't eat that she didn't attend the parties I hosted. Haven't you noticed? She looks better and better lately."

Shi Lei shook his head, disagreeing with this viewpoint:

"Do you think it's possible that she didn't eat barbecue or drink alcohol, maintained a regular sleep schedule, didn't stay up late, got enough sleep, and exercised regularly, which is why her complexion improved?"

He joined Penguin Logistics at the end of November last year, which means it's been two or three months now. Aside from eating vegetarian food at restaurants, he always eats meat and drinks at parties.

Shi Lei felt that his weight had increased, but as long as he didn't weigh himself, it was as if he hadn't increased at all.

"What's the point of you guessing here?"

Croissant stood up and shook the car keys in her hand:

"Since we have nothing to do right now, let's go check it out together if we want to confirm. If the boss can't find us when a new order comes in, he'll send us a text message."

"That makes sense, let's go!"

Shi Lei didn't want to go, but the two dragged him along. He had no choice but to cast Jade Shield on himself and interrupt, saying:

"Alright, alright, Texas can go wherever she wants. What you're doing is an invasion of her privacy."

As soon as they finished speaking, all three of their phones vibrated simultaneously.

The boss sent a text message ordering all Messenger to drop everything and head to Taigu Plaza immediately!

Miss Nian wishes you a safe journey. jpg