That night, having gained nothing more, Qin Ran returned to Aitland City with the police chief.
The police chief went to investigate the Aitlan Museum's collection.
Qin Ran, meanwhile, returned directly to Oaken Manor.
Moreover, he did not leave Oaken Manor again for some time afterward.
Other than occasionally calling the police chief to ask about the screening of the collection, he even had Ann Rattrich Oaken handle the Danton Church's requests for an audience, brushing them off.
Faced with Ann Rattrich Oaken, who was about to become Aitland City's mayor, even the Danton Church did not dare underestimate her, especially since she was not wholly ignorant of the Mystery Side and had countless connections to it.
However, the Danton Church was not so easily dissuaded.
They sent someone over almost every few days.
It annoyed Ann Rattrich Oaken to no end.
Or at least, that was how it appeared.
"What exactly are you planning to do?"
Ann Rattrich Oaken hurried to a concealed area somewhere in the manor and directly interrupted Qin Ran's sparring match with Meyer.
Seeing Ann Rattrich Oaken barge in, Meyer nodded to Qin Ran before leaving on his own.
Over this period, their constant sparring had made them increasingly familiar with one another, though they could not yet be called friends.
Unlike Qin Ran, who treated everyone with caution and vigilance, Meyer devoted himself wholeheartedly to honing his skills and did not spare attention for anything else.
In fact, if sparring with Qin Ran had not helped him improve, Meyer would not have paid Qin Ran any attention at all.
Naturally, Qin Ran was the same.
"Just a little more!"
Feeling the state of his [Hand-to-Hand Combat], Qin Ran thought to himself.
During this period, after lifting the restriction on [Stealth], the skill he had