Deep in a narrow alley stood a bar. A staff member wearing rabbit ears stood at the entrance, soliciting passing customers.
A burly man with a rose tattoo on his arm arrived at the bar entrance.
"Sir, would you like to come in for a drink? We're running a promotion today. Spend at least three hundred yuan and get thirty percent off." The rabbit-eared girl was extremely enthusiastic as she smiled and spoke to the man with the rose tattoo on his arm.
Liu Gui glanced at the bar's signboard, confirming that he had come to the right place. He nodded at the rabbit-eared girl in front of him, then followed her into the bar.
Inside a private room, Ma Weigu sat on the sofa with a glass of red wine in his hand.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Someone knocked on the private-room door. Ma Weigu turned his head and saw the rabbit-eared bar staff member leading a figure into the room.
"Old Liu, you're here!" Ma Weigu broke into a happy smile when he saw Liu Gui arrive and beckoned him to sit beside him.
"Sorry for the wait," Liu Gui said with a smile.
"Would you two like some more drinks?" the rabbit-eared staff member asked.
"Not for now." Ma Weigu shook his head. "I'll call you if we need anything."
The rabbit-eared staff member left the private room. Once only Ma Weigu and Liu Gui remained inside, Liu Gui spoke.
"This place is secluded enough. You really know how to pick a spot!"
Ma Weigu poured Liu Gui a glass of wine and spoke with a hearty laugh.
"Can't be helped. Investigators from the Ability Management Bureau are looking into the Spirit Burst Pill matter. Choosing a sufficiently secluded place is safer."
"Mm." Liu Gui nodded, accepted the