The next morning, just as the sky began to lighten, the Law Enforcement Hall's routine morning patrol began. As usual, a disciple crouched down, bent over, and deftly pushed open the palm-sized iron hatch beneath a cell, peering inside.
The next moment, his pupils contracted and his face turned deathly pale. He leapt to his feet and shouted in terror toward the corridor:
"Open the door! The prisoner... the prisoner is dead!"
Just as the Law Enforcement Hall discovered the Undercover Agent's death, Xu Yinyin was already busy at the Myriad Things Come shop. She opened the shop's front doors and carried the tables and chairs outside, arranging them neatly in the Open Space as usual. She even set up Yang Ning's beloved Sun Chair.
She had just picked up a piece of chalk and was about to write "The boss is sleeping. Please keep quiet." on the little blackboard when she heard a door creak open behind her.
She turned around and saw Yang Ning walk out wearing a brand-new, fuzzy Pikachu onesie—the Blue Fatty pajamas had already been quietly put away.
"Good morning, boss!" Xu Yinyin immediately returned to her usual lively self, as if nothing had happened last night. She waved to Yang Ning, her face beaming with a sweet smile.
Yang Ning nodded at her in acknowledgment, then headed straight for the freezer. He took out the result of the experiment he had conducted earlier in Zhaoyu Tower: the dish containing the blood sample from the Undercover Agent who had died from poison. When exposed to acidic liquid, the blood would precipitate into crystals.
"Morning," he said, looking at Xu Yinyin. "I'm going to continue my experiments today. Try not to let anyone disturb me."
Xu Yinyin nodded vigorously and promised, "Don't worry, boss! Leave