How many times had this been now?
When the good news arrived from the Governor's Residence at City Hall, Xu Shi's first thought was to count. He really had used Tang Shuang every single time... there was no denying that. Normally, he found it difficult to feel guilty, but he had kept shearing the same sheep for wool. No matter how he looked at it, he felt a little embarrassed. But this time should be fine, right? She herself wanted to purge the municipal system, didn't she? And the governorship he had promised her was worth far more than enough to offset it. Shouldn't she be thanking him instead?
"Even so, that isn't how it works, is it?"
Xia Ke'an looked at him with the solemn air of a little adult, clicking her tongue repeatedly. "If I were her, and I unknowingly got used as a chess piece, only for my greatest wish to be fulfilled that way, I'd probably want to spray you full of holes with a gun."
"And honestly, Tang Shuang isn't my foolish niece. She won't lose her head just because you crook a finger at her... Your relationship isn't that good, is it?"
"What would you know?"
Xu Shi felt a little embarrassed by her words and could only flick the white-haired loli's forehead to cover it up. Before long, they discovered even better news. This was mainly thanks to the enormous commotion Old Master Wen had caused. Not only District One, but all of Sin City had descended into chaos, leaving even Serpent Coil's combat teams overwhelmed. Aside from investigating the director, only the governorship remained at City Hall. Big Sister White Rabbit froze for a moment, then bristled. Everyone else fell into utter panic, no longer even using honorifics—most of them were The