Ark Simulator: Don't I Have No Physical Body? Chapter 195

If you want to sleep, you can go to sleep right away, I don't mind.

"No." Vulpisfoglia rejected Su Rui's suggestion and picked him up, carrying him directly to the bedroom.

Volume 7, Chapter 427: Without me, you would have been on the news long ago.

What are the key points for journalists? Is it truthfulness? Or is it exposing injustices and unreasonable oppression?

For the vast majority of journalists today, there are two things that are truly important.

To attract attention, you need to be fast, and most importantly, you need to be well-informed and quick to get the information you need.

The journalists in Vorsini, Syracuse, are indeed excellent.

Because Su Rui and Vulpisfoglia finished their duo queue at around 2 or 3 a. m.

Su Rui leaned against the bed, eating the spaghetti and pizza the waiter had just brought in, occasionally sipping hot milk. Beside her, Vulpisfoglia was already too sleepy to keep her eyes open, some images flashed through her mind:

"Look, the reporters have already written their articles and taken photos of the newspaper layout overnight. It's already going to be printed, and everyone will be able to see what happened yesterday by this morning."

After playing duo queue with Su Rui, Vulpisfoglia was exhausted. In order to appease the somewhat dissatisfied Su Rui, she even forced herself to make a phone call to order food for Su Rui, but she was too sleepy to move.

At this moment, in order to get a good night's sleep, she even used a rare, coquettish tone when speaking to Su Rui:

"Su Rui ~ Can I get some rest?"

"... Hmm." Seeing Vulpisfoglia like this, Su Rui didn't want to disturb her any longer. She gently covered her with the blanket and even softened her chewing movements.

She was almost at her limit after making the phone call, but Su Rui still went to the elevator to get her food herself.

The more energetic Vulpisfoglia was when she was playing duo queue with Su Rui, the more listless she became now.

Su Rui felt somewhat helpless, but she didn't think about waking Vulpisfoglia up after she fell asleep.

However, there's not much time left at night, so even if Su Rui wanted to get a good night's sleep, she couldn't really sleep soundly. Lappland, on the other hand, was planning to watch the show tomorrow, so she went to bed early after committing the crime last night.

Su Rui needs to keep up with the situation, and since whether he needs rest depends entirely on his own decision, he might as well not sleep tonight and just let the night pass by like this.

With this in mind, Su Rui took out her phone and casually opened a game to pass the time.

As Syracuse gradually awoke in the misty dawn, the people of Wolseini prepared to begin their work.

Even though the struggles between families are fierce, people still need to make a living, don't they?

Su Rui's Scanning Vision noticed that Suzuran was also awake and was washing up in her own room.

To prevent Xiao Suzuran from discovering anything inappropriate between adults that a child shouldn't know, Su Rui gently opened the door and then gently closed it.

Vulpisfoglia won't be waking up anytime soon, so I'd better take care of Suzuran first.

Su Rui sat on the soft sofa, pretending as if he had just woken up and had only been sitting there for a short time.

After washing up, Suzuran opened the door. Seeing Su Rui, her ears twitched, and Su Rui took small steps to sit beside him, then rested Su Rui head on his shoulder.

"Dad, where did Mom go? Did she go out?"

"Mom is still resting. She was a little tired last night, let her sleep for a while." Su Rui raised her hand and patted Suzuran's head. Watching the little girl close her eyes comfortably as her ears were rubbed, she couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, what would you like to eat for breakfast, Little Suzuran?"

While having breakfast with Suzuran, Su Rui noticed that Lappland was trying to contact her.

Su Rui glanced at Little Suzuran of the Valley, who was still engrossed in eating, and didn't speak. Instead, she communicated with her using the phone in Lappland's hand:

"What? Didn't you turn off your phone before because you didn't want to hear my voice? Now you're asking me for help?"

"Aren't we partners?" Lappland, seemingly unfazed, directly stated her request:

"I'm sure there were some oversights when I was handling things. After all, I had to keep it from everyone, so I had to act alone. That's why I need your help to see if there's anything I've overlooked and to fix it for me."

"Hmm, I didn't expect our Lappland to have moments of fear. Are you worried that your family will find out what you've done and then gang up on you?"

"Of course not, it's just that if I die now, there won't be any more good shows to come, right?"

Lappland stood guard like this, as if she truly didn't care about her own life. "So, are you going to help or not?"

When Su Rui teased him like that, Lappland's tone couldn't help but harden.

"Who do you think I am? You can rest assured if you cooperate with me. I've been helping you from the moment you started your operation. Do you think the alarms didn't go off when you were wreaking havoc at the banquet? Do you think the escaped waiters didn't call to warn people? I've helped you with all of that. I've also erased all the traces you left behind. They won't be able to collect any evidence anyway."

Su Rui's arrogant voice rang out, and she accused him without any politeness. "I think you've been spoiled by your family. You have so many bad habits when you're on the move. If I hadn't helped you cover up the evidence, you would already be in the newspapers today. Do you know that journalists finish their news articles in the middle of the night?"

Su Rui's scolding didn't anger Lappland much; instead, she smiled nonchalantly and said, "So, thank you for your help. I'll treat you to mille-feuille later."

"If you keep using this pun and slang with me, I'll turn you into a mille-feuille."

Su Rui said irritably, then hung up on Lappland and turned off her phone.

There's nothing much to do today; after all, things take time to develop.

However, the quiet and leisurely day that Su Rui had anticipated did not arrive. After having breakfast with Suzuran, she received a call from the front desk:

"Mr. Su Rui, there is a lady here who claims to be a judge and says she is looking for Miss Ingrid. May I ask...?"

"Her name is Lavinia, right?"

Su Rui interrupted the receptionist before she could finish speaking. The receptionist paused, looked at the woman in front of her, and after seeing her nod, gave Su Rui an affirmative answer:

"Yes, Mr. Su Rui, she said her name is Lavinia."

"Then let her come up. Remember to tell her to keep her voice down; some people are still resting."

After Su Rui finished speaking, she hung up the phone. She probably thought of asking about the trouble Vulpisfoglia had caused with the Venice Family before.

Anyway, Su Rui had enough information to send her away quickly, so she could go back and avoid bothering Vulpisfoglia later.

Volume 7, Chapter 428: The Judge's Visit

Soon, Lavinia took the elevator upstairs and saw Su Rui gently rubbing Suzuran's ear, saying to the little girl in her arms, "I have something to say to this auntie. Suzuran, why don't you go back to your room and read for a while?"

"Okay, Daddy." Suzuran nodded obediently, jumped down from Su Rui's arms, glanced at Lavinia, and then turned and went into her bedroom.

Su Rui then gestured to Lavinia to sit opposite her:

"I know you're here to see Ingrid. I'm her husband, so you can tell me anything. She's resting right now."

Lavinia nodded, sat down opposite Su Rui, and paused for a moment after hearing Su Rui's words. Instead of immediately doubting Su Rui's words, she instinctively asked a question:

"Was that your daughter just now? Are you an adult?"

"..." Su Rui looked at Lavinia with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, until Lavinia felt a little embarrassed before she said, "Of course I'm an adult. I was an adult when I married Vulpisfoglia."

"Ahem, excuse me, but what I need to discuss with your wife might involve some information that isn't entirely safe for ordinary people, so..."

"You mean the Mafia family assassins and the previous chaos and deaths involving the Venice Family?"

When Lavinia subtly suggested that knowing too much might be unsafe for him, Su Rui directly revealed what Lavinia was interested in.

Su Rui had anticipated Lavinia's words and immediately picked up a newspaper from the side and placed it in front of her:

"I learned about these things from the newspaper, and the newspaper is still here."

"... I suspect that the deaths of the Venice Family are related to your wife, so I have some questions for her. Could you please call Miss Ingrid for me?"

"No, but we did spend some time at the mansion in Venice that day. Vulpisfoglia and I were traveling together, so you can ask me anything, just don't bother her."

Although Vulpisfoglia and Su Rui actually left the Venice Family one after the other, the Venice Family members certainly wouldn't cooperate with Lavinia's investigation. If she wanted to check the surveillance footage, the electronic devices were all controlled by Su Rui, and the evidence had long been erased by Su Rui using video manipulation techniques, so there would be absolutely no problem to be found.

Lavinia hesitated for a moment, and seeing that she really couldn't persuade the cute boy in front of her to call Ingrid out, Lavinia gave up on that idea and could only turn her attention to Su Rui:

"Then, could you please describe to me what happened that day?"

Su Rui nodded. Now it was time to make up a story, and a mischievous smile crept onto Su Rui's lips.

"That day, Vulpisfoglia and I had just returned to Wolseini and were planning to visit Vulpisfoglia's family, the Venice Family, to see our elders. You see, we even have a daughter now, so we definitely have to meet her parents when we come back."

Su Rui glanced in the direction of Suzuran's bedroom, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips, making Lavinia was sitting in front of her, momentarily dazed.

No wonder Miss Ingrid was moved. The handsome Nine-Tailed Fox boy with white hair and red eyes was full of youthful vitality. When he talked about children, he also had a touch of mature husbandhood, which gave people a sense of immoral excitement.

Lavinia swallowed subconsciously, then looked away somewhat awkwardly.

"Yes, please continue." This is not the time to be distracted, Lavinia; she must concentrate on the case.

After giving herself a mental pep talk, Lavinia turned her gaze back to Su Rui.

Su Rui pretended not to notice her unusual behavior and continued:

"Although Vulpisfoglia had no interest in the position of head of the Venice Family, someone in the family was still wary and hostile towards her, and tried to kill us with a car bomb when we left."

"Are you all alright?... Sorry." Lavinia asked instinctively before realizing she'd asked a stupid question.

"Of course we weren't hurt, but Vulpisfoglia is very angry."

"So she went and killed Little Venice?" Lavinia continued, following Su Rui's lead, but Su Rui shook her head. Now it was time to make up a story:

"Vulpisfoglia didn't do that. She's decided to retire from being an assassin, so she wouldn't seek revenge in that way. She actually cares a lot about the kinship within the same family."

"So, what happened next?" Lavinia tensed up. The next part was the most important; if all went well, she would be able to figure out the whole story of this murder.

"Vulpisfoglia told Old Venice about this. You know, you complain to your elders."

Su Rui shrugged. In fact, he had indeed contacted Old Venice. Both of them had complicated feelings. Vulpisfoglia Dong apologized, and although Old Venice was somewhat helpless, he did not pursue the matter.

Moreover, Old Venice agreed to help deal with the judge who wanted to find out the reason.

Su Rui glanced at Lavinia, who was holding her breath nervously. "Then, before Old Venice could do anything, his men started fighting amongst themselves because of the immense pressure. After all, Old Mr. Venice's influence was quite strong; just thinking about it makes me a little scared."

As she spoke, Su Rui rubbed her arms together in a mock manner. "I really don't feel comfortable communicating with those kinds of people."

"... I understand, thank you for your explanation."

Lavinia nodded, but her thoughtful expression clearly showed that she didn't completely believe Su Rui's statement.

But that's okay, we don't need to completely believe her, we just need to keep her in suspense.

However, to Su Rui's surprise, Lavinia brought up something else. "The deaths of the Venice Family and the massacre at yesterday's banquet— Wolseini is in chaos lately. If you don't have any other plans, you should leave as soon as possible. Wolseini is not a good place to stay right now."

"Thank you for reminding us. We'll tidy up and leave as soon as possible." Su Rui nodded, stood up, and looked at Lavinia was preparing to leave.

"Let me take you."

Lavinia didn't refuse. As she reached the elevator, she turned to look at Su Rui, took a business card from her handbag, handed it to Su Rui, and said in a serious tone, lowering her voice:

"You may have some unspeakable difficulties, but if you are truly a minor or have been coerced, please call me. Trust me, we have ways to seek justice for you."

"... Thank you, but you should focus on handling these cases first. Don't worry about me, Miss Lavinia."

Su Rui accepted Lavinia's business card with a complicated expression.

Volume 7, Page 429: Threatening Penance

It would be easy for Su Rui to refuse to Penance and to trick her into leaving, since Su Rui's performance, acting, and emotions were all flawless and there was no way she could see through her act.

However, after Penance and leaving, even more problems will arise.

Because she not only failed to resolve the suspicion Vulpisfoglia, but also raised even more questions.

Su Rui, this "suspected victim," might not have the courage to tell the truth, and as a judge, she was already being looked down upon by various families, making it even more impossible for her to find out what exactly happened from the Venice Family.

Moreover, as a responsible judge, her tendency to Penance also prevented her from letting go of her worries about Su Rui.

However, Su Rui was just here for tourism, and even if he wasn't worried about being discovered and convicted, he didn't really want to Penance and cause him trouble.

So Su Rui came up with a good idea: to have Lappland draw the attention of the Penance.

After Penance and leaving, Su Rui opened Suzuran's bedroom door, called Suzuran out, and Suzuran read a book together.

Meanwhile, the Scanning Vision also contacted Lappland and dialed her number.

"Hello? Is there some information you need to contact me at this time?" Lappland was currently in her house, lying on the sofa with a newspaper on her long, slender legs. She picked up her phone and greeted Su Rui.

I need your help.

Su Rui then sent the information to Lappland: "A judge from Wolseini, Penance. She's a decent person, but because of the Venice Family incident, she's suspected of being involved with Vulpisfoglia. I need you to divert her attention. Her background is more troublesome than those so-called ministers. Just give her a warning and shift her focus."

"Hmm, do you want me to be a shield for Vulpisfoglia?" Lappland looked at the message posted by Su Rui on her phone with a half-smile.

Su Rui didn't mince words. "It's actually quite appropriate for you to say that, but working with me definitely won't get you into any trouble. You just need to get in the back seat of her car when she's about to get in and give her a little scare."

Lappland smiled and said, "Alright, what kind of reward should I receive?"

"I haven't even asked you for payment yet, so consider this part of what you're paying me."