Return Letter

Outside the residential complex in Former Cheng Second District.

Li Youde took a deep drag from the Honghe cigarette in his hand, then stubbed out the butt and tossed it into the trash can.

"We, the [Bureau of Deception]... pfft! We, the [Assistance Department], really work so hard."

Like the Night Watchmen organization, the Assistance Department also had performance evaluations internally.

Li Youde was an ambitious person, and he valued performance very much.

This time, he was afraid the little girl would go missing again.

Oh, right. Li Youde had checked the information of the little girl's family. This girl, who had gone missing twice, was named Jiang Yueyue and was in the final year of kindergarten.

Aside from being reasonably cute, neither she nor her family seemed to have anything special about them.

They could be described as extremely ordinary.

Who knew why this demon organization would abduct her? When did demon organizations start engaging in such lowly activities as human trafficking?

"Boss, let's go back and rest. We'll keep watch," one of Li Youde's subordinates said.

"You think you're capable of anything! Do you want me to post a picture of your creepy look after you were hit by that illusion last time on my Moments?" Li Youde retorted impatiently.

Upon hearing this, the subordinate immediately shrunk his neck.

He had also watched the video Li Youde recorded. He had to admit, it was the first time he realized he looked so creepy.

Heh heh.

But the scene in that illusion that day was truly indescribable. Just thinking about it now made him feel like his body was being hollowed out.

"Boss, have you noticed that there are quite a few stray cats in this residential area recently?" the subordinate asked.

As he spoke, a stray cat was rummaging through a roadside trash can.

Li Youde frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Come to think of it, he had indeed seen stray cats appearing frequently these past few days.

Especially at night!

It was eerie!

But as soon as he remembered the grand scene of the Hundred Cats Night Walk that night, Li Youde felt relieved.

If nothing unexpected happened, the stray cats in this residential area were Sister Xiaoqi's doing.

These stray cats were on patrol!

Li Youde had great confidence in Sister Xiaoqi's abilities.

Since she had taken action, he just needed to cheer from the sidelines.

However, as a cautious and highly ambitious Assistance Department supervisor, he decided to stay and observe for a few more days.

After all, stray cats had no combat power and could only patrol, while they—at least had guns!

The Answer Bar was the same as always, with good business every day.

Boss Lu was generous with his two female employees, and everyone's income was quite good now.

Of course, the booming business was also thanks to the "Douyin" video that Lu Yibai had Ye Yiyi record.

The video captured Ye Yiyi's back as she entered the Answer Bar and her series of actions opening the mechanism. On Douyin, it received over 300,000 likes.

Certainly, some people liked the bar's ingenious mechanism, but more were attracted by Ye Yiyi's curvaceous figure.

This video spread widely among the youth of Wucheng, boosting the popularity of the Answer Bar.

Boss Lu remained as diligent as ever in his cultivation, but his progress was slow.

Of course, this was all relative. For others, the cultivation speed of "Menstrual Pain" was already incredibly fast.

Now, Lu Yibai desperately wished for the pain to increase every day!

Because that meant he had broken through.

He had gradually gone from enduring pain to getting used to it, and then to enjoying and even craving pain.

After recovering from his cultivation state, Lu Yibai was still covered in a cold sweat.

Even though his mental state had become somewhat immune to pain, his body still couldn't adapt and would exhibit some instinctive reactions.

Especially for men, some bodily reactions were not controllable by the mind, like morning... cough cough.

After taking a cold shower, Lu Yibai sat cross-legged on the carpet, quietly sensing the energy points within his body.

Now, the energy points in his body were about three-quarters the size of a palm.

This was awkward. It looked like he was really going to cultivate a glowing palm.

"Do I also need to learn a palm technique that descends from the heavens?" Lu Yibai complained in his mind.

Based on his understanding of his cultivation progress, he was currently at the advanced stage of a First-tier Night Watchman, not too far from the second tier.

According to Lin Xiaoqi's teachings, after reaching the second tier, even Night Watchmen like them who focus on "Body Refining" could learn some "supernatural abilities."

Some "supernatural abilities" were unique to individuals. For example, Lin Xiaoqi's Hundred Cats Night Walk was something Ji Dekeng likely couldn't replicate.

Lin Xiaoqi explained it was because she raised a black cat.

Yes, that mysterious black cat that was still wandering outside and that Lu Yibai had never even seen.

If it weren't for the cat bed on the second floor of the bar, Lu Yibai would have doubted if such a cat even existed.

After finishing his training, Lu Yibai went downstairs, picked up the Lion Umbrella from the rack, and began practicing the Basic Umbrella Technique.

He had basically mastered the second move, "Sweep," of the Basic Umbrella Technique, and his next focus was the third move, "Thrust."

Honestly, after learning "Stab," he inexplicably found other movements much easier and not as difficult as before.

Of course, simply practicing in isolation wasn't enough; real combat practice might be necessary in many situations.

After his practice session, Lu Yibai put the Lion Umbrella back on the rack. It was strange; the ghosts inside the Lion Umbrella had been very quiet lately, as if they had finally settled down.

This made Lu Yibai feel a bit unaccustomed to it.

It felt like a lot of the fun had been removed from his life.

He walked back to the second floor and knocked on Lin Xiaoqi's door, asking, "Xiaoqi, want some supper?"

"Yes, yes!" Lin Xiaoqi quickly opened the door and poked her head out.

She didn't even ask what it was before agreeing so readily.

She was so easy to please, not picky at all.

But thinking about it, it made sense. Otherwise, how could she have developed so well?

Ye Yiyi also had a habit of eating supper. The bar on the first floor would stop operating soon, so she could come up and join them.

The food delivery industry in our country truly led the world. Being able to enjoy delicious food late at night, only in our great China.

After ordering three meals on his phone, Lu Yibai sat on the sofa and played with his phone.

Lin Xiaoqi walked out of her room and sat beside him, waiting for the delivery driver to arrive.

"By the way, after you reported the incident with the little girl, has there been any response from the organization?" Lu Yibai asked.

"No," Lin Xiaoqi replied.

It had been a week, and the efficiency wasn't very high.

"Ding." Lin Xiaoqi's phone chimed.

"Boss, what a coincidence, there's a reply," Lin Xiaoqi said.

Before sending the little girl, Jiang Yueyue, home, they had collected a few strands of her hair and mailed them to a department within the Night Watchmen organization.

That's right, they mailed it...

It wasn't to research the little girl's DNA or anything like that. The Night Watchmen had their own methods.

The little girl had been abducted twice, which should have been quite special. They just wanted to know what made her special.

"What did the reply say?" Lu Yibai asked.

(PS: This is the first update. I don't mean to end it abruptly; I genuinely haven't finished writing it. I'm staying up late to continue writing and am moved by my own diligence.)