"Lucky?"
Curacao looked at Mayor Jincheng across from her, unsure what expression she should make.
Mayor Jincheng noticed the strange look on her face. He froze for a moment, then suddenly seemed to realize something.
Taking advantage of the time Jiang Xia and the program director had gone to the private room next door, Mayor Jincheng lowered his voice and asked Curacao, "You know Jiang Xia?"
"Miss Shirai" instinctively wanted to shake her head and distance herself from that thing completely.
But Jiang Xia's greeting just now seemed to have already explained everything—she could tell that Mayor Jincheng's question was not truly a question, but merely a confirmation of what he already knew.
...As an organization member who could not afford to look suspicious, the Fake Lawyer could only grit her teeth and nod despite the humiliation.
"No wonder you looked like that just now." Mayor Jincheng nodded slightly, coming to his own conclusion. "If Jiang Xia knows you, then he must know you're a lawyer rather than a servant in my household. Sending you in again might expose you..."
Curacao's eyes lit up at once, as though she had grabbed a lifeline amid towering waves: Exactly. To keep your investigation plan from being exposed, hurry up and let me leave—while keeping Uzo under close watch so he doesn't get the chance to follow!
She looked at Mayor Jincheng expectantly. Then she saw the old man stroke his beard in thought for a moment before smiling confidently. "You seem to have a good relationship. He should be willing to help you, right?"
Curacao's vision went dark.
She took a deep breath. "...Why would you think that?"
Mayor Jincheng looked as though he were saying, "You're still too young." "You could tell from the way he greeted you just now. Besides,