Wrapping Up and Showing Off / The End and the Shop

And now, in just a short while, not only is the person standing right in front of them, but they can't even contact the people they sent out. Keep in mind, the Black Cloak Shadow Guards are the elite of the elite.

"Ah~ Mr. Wei, hurry up and check it. I've been busy all day and I'm exhausted." Yawning, Pardofelis placed the phone book she was holding in front of Wei Yenwu.

"Oh, right, I suddenly remembered there are still quite a few thugs lying at the intersection ahead trying to steal [goods]. I might have to trouble you to send someone to arrest them!" Looking at Wei Yenwu, who was holding up a phone book, Pardofelis seemed to have thought of something, a sly glint in her eyes, but she said innocently.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yenwu, who had just picked up the phone book but hadn't even had a chance to look through it, couldn't help but tremble slightly, and an ominous premonition immediately arose in his heart.

Could it really be what he's thinking? If so, he might have to reconsider his opinion of this little girl.

"I understand about this matter. Anyone who dares to commit a crime openly here will be severely punished." After saying this, Wei Yenwu gestured to Shirayuki, who was standing not far away.

"Yes."

Upon receiving the order, Shirayuki nodded without hesitation and left the living room.

"That really puts us in a lot of trouble, Boss Wei! To attack someone as weak, pitiful, and helpless as I am in the dark of night is absolutely despicable." After hearing Wei Yenwu's words, Pardofelis looked frightened and echoed him.

Of course, the fear was just an act; in reality, the cat was overjoyed.

However, this can only be attributed to Wei Yenwu, the sixth brother, who brought it upon himself. After all, he was the one who took advantage of the fact that Pardofelis didn't know or was unaware of the Black Cloak Guards, and tried to double-cross them.

If things failed and he didn't want to lose face or expose the truth, he could only endure the cat's feigned innocence, which was actually sarcastic and unpleasant.

"..."

So Wei Yenwu, who knew exactly what was going on, got angry when he saw Pardofelis like this, and he could barely maintain the smile on his face. In the end, he simply decided to ignore it and focused his attention on the phone book in his hand.

However, despite saying that, he didn't actually need to check the phone book much. After all, it was considered his spoils of war, and someone had already carefully checked it before it was delivered to him.

Just as the atmosphere in the living room was gradually cooling down and freezing, a familiar, smiling voice came from the second floor.

"Miss Pardofelis arrived so quickly; it seems the mission went very smoothly."

"Oh dear, it's just normal speed. And good evening, Boss Fumizuki!"

"Hmm, good evening." As she spoke, Fumizuki slowly walked downstairs and sat down next to Wei Yenwu. "How is the [goods] that Miss Pardofelis submitted?"

Fumizuki, who hadn't intervened in the matter and was unaware of Lao Liu's actions, looked at the silent Wei Yenwu and assumed he was somewhat displeased that Pardofelis had passed the test, so she whispered a reminder:

"If the items are correct, let them go home and rest as soon as possible."

"... Tsk, Fumizuki, you're right."

Chapter 157: Conclusion and Showing Off

Although somewhat reluctant, Wei Yenwu didn't waste any more time because Fumizuki was present. After giving Pardofelis a warning look, he spoke:

"Strictly speaking, you haven't fulfilled all the requirements for this commission. If you want the commission fee, I think you understand what I mean."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Pardofelis's little face showed disbelief and speechlessness.

Fumizuki, who was present, might not have understood Wei Yenwu's meaning, but Maomao easily grasped it.

All they wanted was for her to help clean up the mess at the gang's hideout. While that was indeed part of the contract she signed, she failed to do so. Whose fault is that?

It's all because of Wei Lao Er, you bastard, that she was forced to change lanes halfway and steal the [goods]...

"Sigh... Fine, fine, what can I do? You're the boss." Facing Wei Yenwu's warning gaze, Pardofelis helplessly shrugged and accepted the "loss."

She hasn't gotten any benefits yet, so she'll just have to put up with it! Anyway, there's plenty of time in the future, we'll see!

"In that case, we'll be going now. Bosses can rest assured about my work; I guarantee it will be handled cleanly!" With that, Pardofelis smiled, waved to Fumizuki, and left without a trace of regret.

Today was truly a terrible day for the cat. No matter how you look at it, rest is out of the question. Not only that, but the brick-wielding is probably going to start again later tonight.

Once outside the governor's residence, Pardofelis seemed to remember something and took out her phone to send a message to Swire.

[Oh dear, what a pity, Swire, you'll never have the chance to get me in!]

[...]

After showing off a little, Cat closed the chat interface. She didn't expect Swire to reply to her message at all, because at this time, they should already be exchanging fire.

Even though Swire usually conducts, she probably wouldn't be available right now. That's why she didn't choose to make a phone call in the first place.

Afterwards, Pardofelis called Rope to confirm her safety and gave her some information before summoning the Canned Food directly to her side.

If nothing unexpected happens, there will be a "fierce battle" next. Cat even guesses that there are Penguin Logistics people at the gang's stronghold. She is currently in a semi-legitimized state and might be targeted if she goes there, so she called Canned Food over just in case.

After doing all this, she put away her phone and quickly headed towards the gang's hideout with her fat cat.

"Ugh... this is such a hassle."

Meanwhile, at the governor's residence--

"Wei Yenwu, what happened?" Fumizuki asked with a serious expression, looking at the several Black Cloak shadow guards who were carried in not long after Pardofelis left.

Clearly, Fumizuki, as Wei Yenwu's wife, was very aware of the Black Cloak Shadow Guard's strength.

"What else could have happened? It was that little girl's doing, wasn't it?" Wei Yenwu said with a hint of displeasure in his tone when faced with his wife's question. "Both you and I underestimated that little girl's abilities."

"Once these people wake up, we'll ask them what happened. Taking down so many Black Cloak without taking any damage reminds me of the abilities that brat used when she invaded this place last time."

"..."

Fumizuki didn't object to Wei Yenwu's words, but she quickly caught a detail she had missed and looked at the person beside her suspiciously, "Wei Yenwu, are you hiding something from me?"

"I remember our plan for tonight didn't require Black Cloak to make a move?"

"Cough, how could that be? Why would I hide anything from you, Fumizuki? It's just that there have been some minor changes, which is why I sent people out." Suppressing the guilt rising in his heart, Wei Yenwu coughed lightly and said with a serious expression.

"... That would be best."

Looking at Fumizuki beside him, who didn't seem inclined to delve into the matter further, Wei Yenwu glanced at the clock and changed the subject, "It's getting late, Fumizuki, you should go and get some rest."

"Yes, you should get some rest too, you have to go to work tomorrow."

"Good."

Upon arriving at the gang's hideout, their destination, everything unfolded exactly as Pardofelis had predicted: chaos reigned, a massive brawl raged.

Even when she was sneaking in, the cat spotted Exusiai and the others.

"We need to finish this quickly, Canned Food."

"Meow!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Pardofelis, who was hiding on a high place, spotted the area where the gang members were gathered and threw her signature weapon into the air.

Then, accompanied by a huge meow, a massive cat, exuding an icy chill, suddenly descended from the sky, freezing all the gang members below and pinning them to the ground.

Following closely behind the Canned Food was Pardofelis, who retrieved her weapon and wore a mask. She moved swiftly and gracefully through the crowd, "eliminating" and freezing the remaining rebels who were still resisting.

Because of the strange feeling of not wanting to kill in front of Swire, the cat exercised restraint, whether it was letting the Canned Food do it or doing it itself, and did not kill.

Although Pardofelis thought those two "heartless" bosses would prefer her to kill a few of them and use them as leverage to pledge her loyalty, she couldn't change her mind.

Overall, it's not a big deal, since Wei Yenwu didn't reprimand her on this point before, did he?

Cat didn't believe that her actions at the port hadn't reached that guy's ears. Since he had tacitly agreed, she would naturally choose to follow her own heart.

Finally, under the noses of all the forces, after using a variety of methods to suppress all the gang members as quickly as possible, Pardofelis leisurely landed on the building next to Swire with the Canned Food.

"Oh my, isn't this Swire? Good evening!"

"Meow!"

"..."

Seeing Pardofelis waving from the high place, Swire raised an eyebrow and said, "You're way too late, and that mask of yours is really ugly!"

To be honest, these were truly the little tiger's thoughts. She really hadn't expected this guy to arrive so late, even though he had been one step ahead of her in everything before...

Although she has arrived and taken care of everyone, her men have already gone to the stronghold to search for the [goods].

"Well, it's just for temporary use. And Swire, you really didn't see the message." Hearing this, Pardofelis waved her hand dismissively, then said with a sly look in her eyes.

"?"

Swire suddenly had a bad feeling and quickly took out her silent phone to check it.

Chapter 158 Ends and the Shop

"..."

Before reading Pardofelis's message, Swire was in a pretty good mood. After reading it, only two words could describe her current mood: utterly devastated.

Now, the little tiger can't even muster any anger anymore; he feels both upset and depressed.

"What exactly happened? Did you set me up?" Swire said through gritted teeth, Swire.

"Hey, Swire, you can't wrong us! We're victims too. If we weren't so well-informed, we might have been in trouble this time as well." Hearing this, Pardofelis quickly waved her hand in denial.

What a joke! She's not going to take the blame for such a huge, black pot.

"...Never mind, give me an explanation later." With her officers all on duty, Swire couldn't continue chatting with Pardofelis, who was wearing a mask and didn't seem like a good person.

"Oh, no problem!" Pardofelis nodded lightly, then glanced at the one-sided situation on the field and said, "It seems we're not needed here anymore. To avoid conflict, we'll take our leave first!"

"Oh, right, just in case, let's leave the Canned Food with Swire this time."

Meow~

As soon as Pardofelis finished speaking, the Canned Food perched on her shoulder let out a soft cry in response, then jumped down from its height and landed beside Swire.

Canned Food doesn't object to following Swire, since these days there aren't many people who buy her expensive cat food, Canned Food, and treats.

After doing all that, the cat didn't waste any more time. It nimbly disappeared into the night and vanished without a trace.

"Cough... Canned Food, don't wander off, stay close."

Swire glanced at the furry Canned Food beside her, cleared her throat, suppressed the urge to touch it, and then returned to giving instructions.

"Meow~"

Because she didn't want to confront the Penguin Logistics, who were clearly targeting her, Pardofelis asked Senti to summon her after she disappeared into a corner, thus getting her far away from the chaotic area.

"I'm so tired today, I feel like I could just collapse and fall asleep right now, ah~" As she spoke, Pardofelis couldn't help but yawn. "Alright, I won't bother you any longer. Thank you so much, Boss Shi, for today."

Although Cat really wanted to just lie down and sleep at Senti's place, she thought about An Rope, who was still alone outside, and decided to go and meet him to avoid any mishaps.

"No need to thank me, it's only right for the boss to protect his little brother. Alright, go back and rest." Senti, already leisurely lying on the bed, waved to Pardofelis.

"Um."

After sending a message to Rope, Pardofelis left and headed in that direction.

After spending some time meeting up with the wary Rope who was hiding outside, Pardofelis did not find a place to stay as usual, but instead took her people directly to a better hotel and booked a room.

Although he hasn't been completely exonerated, he's pretty much done it, so there's no need for him to keep leading his underlings in hiding anymore.

"Wow!"

The first thing Pardofelis did upon entering the hotel room was to pounce onto the soft, large bed.

Feeling the soft mattress beneath her, the cat couldn't help but feel a simple and unpretentious sense of happiness welling up inside her.

"Miss Felis, don't sleep yet! Go take a shower first!" Rope said, looking at Pardofelis who was sprawled on the bed, almost melting into it. He quickly reached out and grabbed her clothes.

It's not that Miss Purple Rabbit is a germaphobe, it's just that her "cheap" boss has blood on him! Although it's a small amount, like it was splattered, and it's already turned a dark red and not very noticeable, it still really needs to be washed off!

"Ugh... okay."

After hearing Rope's words, Pardofelis remained silent for a moment before slowly getting up and replying.

Even if Rope hadn't reminded her, Maomao would have gotten up to wash up eventually. After all, she knew exactly what she had done tonight—she had taken down so many people, and no matter how careful she was, she still had some blood on her hands.

"Oh right, I almost forgot to tell you... Now that things are settled here and the weather's getting warmer, it's time for us to find a shop and settle down."

As Pardofelis staggered toward the bathroom, she seemed to remember something, turned to look at Rope, and said, "Rope, you can think about which area you prefer."

"Wow, so fast! And you're letting me choose?"