Arknights: Reborn as Griseo (To Vol 4, Chapter 6)
Chapter 213

The Advantages of Both Sides / The Great Chase...

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However, just because they couldn't reach Pardofelis didn't mean Pardofelis couldn't reach them. Amidst the chaotic crowd, she was throwing bricks left and right, having a great time.

In no time, the ground in this area was covered with unconscious people.

It wasn't that no one had tried to retaliate with weapons, but every time they aimed at Pardofelis, it seemed to sense something, dodging and using its explosive power to deliver a blow to the opponent.

Because of the properties of this Divine Key, no one can remain standing after being hit by a cat.

Chapter 152 The Advantages of Both Sides

After spending some time quickly taking down the entire the Swarm people with a brick each, Pardofelis didn't linger. He casually grabbed a Gambino Gang member and made a quick getaway.

It's really not her fault for being in such a hurry; the two gangs had just caused such a commotion that if she didn't deal with them quickly and make her escape, she was absolutely going to run into Swire and the others...

She hadn't spent half a day at the highest point for nothing; she hadn't been unaware of the little tricks Lin Yuhsia and her group had been up to on the outskirts of this area.

Although colliding with or even being surrounded wouldn't be a big problem for Pardofelis, and she could easily escape on her own, she still needed to bring people with her, and there were some things she wanted to ask.

While leading the group to avoid being seen and quickly leave the area, Maomao didn't forget to take out her phone and send a message to Swire.

[We've taken care of everyone. The rest is up to your Lungmen Guard Department. As for the location, I don't think I need to tell you, right? Miss Swire, who's been kicked out~]

After stirring up a wave of hatred on her phone, Pardofelis didn't dare linger. She put away her phone and, carrying the person in her hand, moved to another area of the port at the fastest speed she had ever been.

It's all just a joke, but if you accidentally get caught, things will go wrong and it won't be fun anymore.

Meanwhile, on the other side --

"?"

Swire, who had just called the police and met up with her two friends who had come to lead the operation, was discussing the encirclement and arrest when she suddenly saw Pardofelis's message. Her temples bulged with veins, and she almost ground her teeth to powder.

"What's wrong? Is there an emergency?" Swire asked softly, turning her head as she looked at Hoshiguma, whose expression had suddenly turned gloomy.

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Swire put away her phone and gritted her teeth, saying, "Let's go straight there. There's no need to discuss it any further. Those people have all been taken care of!"

Is the source of this information reliable?

"If you had asked me a little earlier, I would have told Lao Chen I wasn't sure. But Lin Yuhsia just sent me a message too."

"Then let's go."

After exchanging a glance, the three began to methodically direct the officers who were lying in ambush to move toward the target.

In a dark corner of the G6 area of the port, Pardofelis stopped what she was doing, threw the person in her hand to the ground to wake them up, and began her third threat of the day.

Cat hates threatening others and acting like a gangster when she can achieve her goals by being gentle. She's just a pitiful, weak, and helpless thief.

Unfortunately, some people only respond to force, not persuasion. If you're not assertive and aggressive, you won't get anything out of them, and they might even try to take over.

After much effort, Pardofelis finally managed to get what she wanted to know from this stubborn gangster.

To be honest, if we had dragged this out any longer, I was ready to give up and seek outside help. Asking for information is definitely something that should be left to professionals (Senti).

"You finally told me anyway, why were you so stubborn before..." Pardofelis glanced at the person in front of her who was somewhat dazed from being frightened by her, and muttered softly.

"Alright, we don't need you anymore. Go back to sleep!"

Before the gangster could react, Pardofelis's brick landed on his head, giving him a physical sedation spell.

"Sigh... That's a wrap, time to head to the next place~" With a sigh, Pardofelis put away the Divine Key in her hand and hurried toward the address she had gotten from the person lying on the ground.

The reason why the cat insisted on taking this "live" person away during the melee was to extract information from him about the location of their, or rather, the target gang's, stronghold in Lungmen.

Now that she had achieved her goal, there was no need for her to stay any longer. It was best to hurry to the next location and find the goods she needed to purchase.

In addition, there was another reason why Pardofelis was worried and thus accelerated her actions: she had not yet fully presented her pledge of allegiance.

The operation in G4 Area looked brutal, but in fact, she controlled her strength completely. Some people were injured, but no one died. She even used the Lungmen Guard Department to clean up the mess afterwards.

The Lungmen Guard Department has been mobilized; Pardofelis doesn't believe that Wei Yenwu wouldn't know.

In this situation, she had to be careful. After all, who knew if that sixth brother would secretly make things difficult for her?

Of course, while Pardofelis was eager to complete the mission, she didn't forget Swire. After getting far enough away from the port, she messaged her again, reminding her that there was a security problem in G4 Area and also informing her that someone was missing in area G6.

The reason for doing this is quite simple. Besides effectively alerting any remaining fugitives on the other side, these messages also serve as a reminder and a means of control.

When the opponent is moving too slowly, it serves as a reminder and prompt. When the opponent is moving too fast, it distracts their attention and affects their actions.

After all, this evening, Maomao had clearly witnessed someone's intelligence-gathering ability. She didn't want Swire too slow, nor did she want her to be too fast, lest she cause a disaster.

Unlike Pardofelis, who calmly sent the message, Swire was not so happy when she received it.

This unexpected news was indeed helpful to the Lungmen Guard Department's work, but it also depended on who sent it.

No one likes the feeling of being constantly given hints by their opponent during a covert contest... It made the little tiger feel frustrated.

Furthermore, constantly following your opponent's hints will keep you at a disadvantage.

However, since Swire had already made the bold statement of putting people in jail, he was naturally not unprepared.

At this moment, Little Tiger was no longer staying at the port as Pardofelis had imagined. Instead, he had already led his men and driven to the gang's hideout, which they had previously investigated. The message Pardofelis sent this time was simply forwarded to Hoshiguma and the others for handling.

Swire isn't stupid. If Pardofelis can find something, she can find it too, and sometimes even faster. After all, she's been in Lungmen for quite some time.

Whether in terms of connections or other aspects, he has far more than a lone thief.

The main reason why Little Tiger's actions always seem to be a step behind is because of the limitations on her actions, not because of delays in information. She needs to abide by the law, and personnel transfers also require approval from above.

Pardofelis, on the other hand, has no such worries and can act freely, even as a lawless outlaw. However, her weakness is also obvious: she has to rely entirely on herself for investigations...

Otherwise, if she had such a convenient network of connections, why would the cat need to sell rice balls and threaten people?

Chapter 153 The Great Chase

While Pardofelis and Swire were both rushing towards the gang's hideout with all their might, on the other side---

"Yes... yes." Secretary Delvin spoke to Wei Yenwu with a very serious expression.

After his conversation with Wei Yenwu ended, Black Cloak, who was standing to the side, retrieved the phone from Wei Yenwu's special forces. As for why they were so careful, it can only be said that those in positions of power always need to be vigilant about details.

However, it was precisely this vigilance that allowed the secretary in charge of the phone book to have the opportunity to talk to Wei Yenwu without being noticed.

After watching Black Cloak put his phone away, Secretary Delvin carefully asked, "So, what about the thief monitoring outside? If you were to handle it, you should be able to resolve it in less than three minutes."

Upon hearing this, Black Cloak simply shook his head slightly. "This matter is not within our mission. You can handle it yourself by allocating your own manpower."

Delvin frowned slightly, about to say something more, but the men in Black Cloak in front of him didn't give him another chance, disappearing without a trace at an extremely fast speed.

"..."

Looking at the room, which suddenly seemed a bit empty due to the lack of people, Delvin couldn't help but shake his head. He then took out his communicator and instructed the nearby Lungmen Guard Department members, "According to Governor Wei's instructions, you need to go to area G7-06 and invite the guests to the Lungmen Guard Department for pork chop rice, under the pretext of assisting with the investigation."

The plainclothes police officers who were on guard near Wei Yenwu's old house received the communication and also received a photo of the mission target (Rope).

As seasoned veterans, they were highly adept at apprehending criminals. Even if the little girl in the photo didn't seem like a heinous criminal, they still had to obey orders and bring her to the police station.

After all, this is their responsibility and duty as members of the Lungmen Guard Department.

After arranging the capture mission, Delvin immediately ordered the transport vehicles that had been prepared in advance to take action.

In an instant, the three identical red luxury cars parked in the old mansion, all equipped with black tinted windows to prevent peeping, started up.

They were originally set up to confuse the bandits, and now they have become the best cover for Delvin to hide his tracks and head to the house where Wei Yenwu is currently living.

Up to this point, everything is progressing slowly and steadily according to Wei Yenwu's plan.

While the people inside the mansion began to move quickly, Rope, who was monitoring from the rooftop in the distance, was extremely bored.

You really can't blame her for this. You have to understand that almost a whole day has passed since Pardofelis assigned her the task! She has been here for a long time, but the mansion in front of her is still unchanged.

She was both sleepy and bored, but afraid of missing something if she lost focus, she could only force herself to stay awake and continue monitoring.

"Canned Food ~ Why is nothing happening? I'm so bored..." After briefly looking away, Rope pulled a Canned Food cat food from her pocket and skillfully opened it to feed the fat cat next to her.

Meow~

Upon hearing this, the Canned Food stuck out its furry little head and rubbed against the Rope as a response before lowering its head and concentrating on eating.

Just when Rope thought his mission was going to end without incident, something unexpected happened.

Miss Purple Rabbit suddenly noticed that some vendors and passersby had been subtly moving closer to her without her noticing.

Having spent so much time in the slums, Rope still possessed a sense of vigilance and keen observation; she sensed something was wrong almost the instant she saw this scene.

The people who quickly gathered later confirmed her suspicions. If the people who had gathered earlier were just vendors and passersby, the arrival of those who shouldn't have been there at all seemed extremely out of place.

There were even a very few who were wearing police uniforms and approached this area...

"..."

If she still didn't understand what was going on at this point, Rope would have truly wasted her life. Without time for further analysis, she grabbed Canned Food of food from the side and prepared to leave.

However, just as she turned around and before she could even go downstairs, she bumped head-on into several Lungmen Guard Department officers who had somehow rushed up to her.

"Hey, um..."

Just as the Lungmen Guard Department officers were catching their breath and about to say something...

Rope quickly retreated, then forcefully pulled on a small mechanism he had prepared beforehand. The rope was pulled, and a row of flowerpots placed at the entrance to the rooftop crashed down neatly towards the police officers.

Just as Miss Rabbit had predicted, the sudden appearance of these flowerpots did cause the officers to pause their actions. Of course, she didn't expect such childish things to solve the problem; her secret weapon had always been...

"Canned Food, thank you for your help!"

As soon as the girl finished speaking, the unusual-looking cat in her arms pounced on the police officers without hesitation.

So, just as the officers were shifting their attention away from the flowerpots, they were met with a large "fur ball" flying right towards them.

With the added speed, even without extending its sharp claws, the Canned Food slammed into the lead officer, sending him sprawling to the ground.

Of course, the other officers who came up were not spared either; they were all knocked down, grabbed, and scratched by him, taking advantage of his speed and weight.

Meanwhile, Rope was not far away, seized the opportunity when the "enemy" was distracted by the Canned Food, broke out of the police officers' encirclement, and ran wildly downstairs.

As she ran, Miss Rabbit didn't forget to call out to those above, "Canned Food, remember to keep up!"

Finally, as expected, Canned Food did not linger after Rope escaped. Instead, it nimbly darted downstairs and successfully reunited with An Su.

As Rope ran wildly down the stairwell clutching the Canned Food, she also kept her ears perked up, now completely in a situation where she was being pursued from both sides.

After all, the police officers aren't stupid. While secretly sending people up to arrest her, how could they not have arranged for people to keep watch downstairs?

However, Miss Purple Rabbit wasn't entirely without options. After rushing to the third floor, she stopped going down and suddenly turned and dashed into the corridor on the third floor of the building.

He then continued forward until he smashed through the glass at the edge of the corridor, jumped onto the large floor of the building outside, and quickly used the grappling hook he carried to hook onto one side and slide down.

After landing, she didn't dare to delay. She quickly rolled up her tools, grabbed the cat, and ran towards a distance where she wouldn't be easily observed.

From then on, Rope briefly shook off the pursuing and ambush Lungmen Guard Department officers.

Chapter 154 The Furry-Ridge Miss Rabbit

Having temporarily shaken off the pursuit of the Lungmen Guard Department officers, Rope dared not be careless and ran frantically along the alleyways, turning left and right.

She only slowed down when she was too exhausted to run any further, panting heavily and cautiously observing her surroundings. Just then, by sheer coincidence, three identical cars sped past the alleyway not far away.

"These cars... Miss Felis was right." Looking at the familiar vehicles, if he still didn't understand why he was suddenly being targeted, then Rope was truly a swindler.

After realizing what was going on, she put down the Canned Food in her arms without hesitation, took out her phone, and sent the message she had prepared in advance to Pardofelis.

Just as Rope finished doing all that, she heard another noise behind her, forcing her to stop resting, grab the Canned Food again, and start running once more.

Honestly, today's activity really made Miss Rabbit use up all the exercise she had done in a week...

"There it is!"

"Stop! Don't run away! We just want you to come back and help with the investigation!"

As time went by, more and more police officers came to arrest Rope. At first, she was able to handle the situation calmly and keep some distance from the people behind her, but as time went on, she, who was already exhausted, could no longer keep up.

Just as Miss Purple Rabbit was running out of energy and gritted her teeth to turn right into an alley, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her, then covered her mouth.

"Pardofelis asked me to come here, so be quiet and don't say anything. Just wait and see what happens."

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