Prevent unauthorized intruders from breaking in?
That sounded like it fit a guard's duties, but to Fu Qian, it revealed quite a lot.
"Can something infiltrate this way? Something like the corruption you need to clear out?"
He made no attempt to hide his thoughts and asked Amira beside him directly.
As someone who had just revealed her true nature, the more different she acted from before, the less likely she was to arouse suspicion.
"You're even smarter than I expected. That does explain your acting earlier, to some extent."
Though her face was hidden, Amira sounded somewhat surprised. Still, she didn't deny Fu Qian's suggestion.
"That's right. Given the current situation, we can't rule out that risk."
"But there's no need to worry. Sir Reginald and I are confident we can keep you safe in here."
"I don't doubt that. But that raises a question: what exactly did you bring me in here to do?"
Fu Qian responded casually, but his attention was drawn to a sound nearby.
With a metallic creak of hinges, the third door on the left ahead of them opened, and a woman dressed in a dark uniform, who looked like a nurse, stepped out.
Pushing an elegantly designed medicine cart, she turned straight toward the three of them.
"When you need to know, you'll know."
Amira clearly wasn't always easygoing. She refused to answer with perfect composure.
As she spoke, she lowered her voice slightly, but didn't signal for Fu Qian to move aside.
Sure enough, amid the crisp sound of footsteps, the nurse quickly approached the three night-shift guards and passed right by them without a second glance.
"The masks make people less likely to notice us."
Only then did Amira quietly explain.
"Only to a certain extent, of course, so try to