Late at night, the streets lay empty and silent.
A black sedan slowly pulled over. Fang Cheng, dressed head to toe in tactical gear, opened the door and stepped out.
His gear was standard issue for Countermeasure Department interns: a bulletproof vest, night-vision goggles, a personal communication system, a stun gun, and more. Kanzaki Rin had gone out of her way to get it all for him over the past two days. It had cost a fortune, and everything fit perfectly.
Fang Cheng's current identity was that of a Countermeasure Department intern. It was fake, of course, but convincing enough to pass for real, with all the proper credentials.
The rich lady really was a government insider who knew how to work the system. Fang Cheng couldn't figure out how she'd managed all this as an intern.
Kanzaki Rin got out of the car too. She had the same gear as Fang Cheng, plus a tablet in her hands. She swiped her finger across its screen, and the sedan's trunk opened automatically. Several miniature drones flew out and silently disappeared into the night.
After the car had been accidentally destroyed during their fight with Kuroishi Yuto last time, Kanzaki Rin had gotten herself a new one. It was a sturdy, reliable brand—and expensive.
When Fang Cheng heard about it, he felt bitterly envious. He was still working toward financial freedom, while the rich lady spent money like water, even if she always looked pained when she did it.
We were both orphans, so why were you so rich while I was so poor?
The world really was unfair.
Fang Cheng had only recently learned from Takeda Masumi that Kanzaki Rin's parents had died when she was young. It had immediately brought him closer to the rich lady, and he couldn't