Not in the mood. Not lending it.
Hearing that reply, Elder Detective's scalp prickled. Why had he just thought the Marshal had gradually become mature and steady?
The Marshal was still the same Marshal. Her temperament was as vile as ever, never having changed.
Her maturity and composure were an illusion. In the end, it was simply because no one in the world today dared provoke her anymore.
With no one provoking her, of course she seemed gentle.
"We can't let our plan fall apart over such a ridiculous reason," the old man in black said. "Elder Detective, you should have a lie-detecting item. A Sovereign-grade item will suffice."
Suppressing his anger, Elder Detective said, "Why won't the Marshal lend the Tiger Tally? It's obvious Fu Qingyang is interfering. Do you think that, with Fu Qingyang's intelligence, he hadn't considered that Sovereign-grade items could also intimidate Yuanshi Tianzun? That would be looking down on us Scouts too much. Secretary Zhou, ask Elder Cai to think of something. We must get the Marshal to lend out the Tiger Tally."
Secretary Zhou's voice sank. "It is the rule that the Alliance Leader does not interfere in affairs, but if the Alliance Leader refuses to lend an item, what do you expect Elder Cai to do? Force the Marshal?"
No one in this world could force the Marshal.
As the old man in black pondered, Elder Detective glanced at him and said, "Let's not blindly grope around in areas we aren't good at. When it comes to struggle, the comrades at headquarters are the real experts, aren't they, Secretary Zhou?"
Secretary Zhou smiled, though his voice remained low. "Is Elder Detective praising me, or mocking me? It truly isn't a major problem. If the Marshal won't lend the Tiger Tally, then we won't