Instant Refinement

Ratman followed closely behind Ye Qing, anxiously accompanying him as he inspected the Hypnosis Department.

He wanted to urge Ye Qing to leave sooner, but he had made a bold promise only to be the one breaking it.

Ratman had originally arranged the meeting for the morning, yet it had been forcibly delayed until noon.

Still, he neither felt comfortable nor dared to criticize his boss.

After all, Ye Qing had only agreed to meet, not specified a time. He had not promised to meet immediately.

Once the usual lunch break arrived,

Ye Qing finally gestured for Ratman to lead the way.

He was ready to meet this peculiar person who wished to cooperate with him.

The meeting place was within Bailan City, and they swiftly reached their destination by subway.

The person hoping to form a partnership with Ye Qing had been waiting outside for quite some time, pacing back and forth in anxious impatience.

From a fair distance away, he spotted Ratman's face and eagerly hurried over to greet the two as they approached.

"Brother Ratman of Abyss Return, you've finally arrived."

An elderly male voice rang out. Ye Qing narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the old man approaching them.

Another Bloodkin?

He had been seeing far too many Bloodkin lately.

Because of what the Blood Purity Court had done, Ye Qing did not have much goodwill toward Bloodkin for the time being.

Even though he knew not all Bloodkin were bad people, his first impression of them was still poor.

"So this is the renowned Minister of Hypnosis from Abyss Return. A pleasure, a pleasure. This old man is called Wayne," Wayne said politely.

Wayne?

That name sounded familiar.

Ye Qing fell into brief thought, then suddenly realized where he had heard that name before.

The Blood Purity Court officer he had treated like roadside trash yesterday.

He should now be properly locked away in the Magical Girl Association's prison for detainees.

"Are there a lot of Bloodkin named Wayne?" Ye Qing asked curiously.

Like common names such as John Smith.

Once all those elaborate strings of names were removed, names in this other world did not seem all that fancy either.

"Wayne is the surname of a fallen noble family from my hometown," Wayne explained, his sharp gaze fixed on Ye Qing.

"At present, only my younger brother Wayne Tott and I use it. Could it be that Minister of Hypnosis has heard of my brother?"

"Only you and your brother? Stop flattering yourself. Open your eyes and look at the world," Ye Qing said disdainfully, somewhat annoyed.

There were so many other races. Naturally, there would be others named Wayne.

Unless their full names were something like Wayne Armstrong Cannon Mamba Mambo Spicy Andy, followed by a whole heap of bizarre suffixes, they were bound to share names.

"This old man was presumptuous. My apologies, Minister of Hypnosis." Wayne reined in his sharpness and returned to looking like a kind, refined elder, giving a bow.

"Please forgive my rudeness. Let us not speak of this further. I have a business matter I wish to discuss with you. Please follow me."

"Ahem." Ye Qing coughed twice and casually took out his phone.

"It's noon. Why not discuss it at a restaurant?"

"Of course, of course," Wayne agreed repeatedly.

"I think that restaurant looks quite good."

Ye Qing pointed at the tallest building visible when he raised his head.

It was a famous Bailan City restaurant whose excellent standards had been acknowledged by magical girls.

Moreover, he had heard that magical girls were stationed there behind the scenes.

High-end, classy, and upscale! It also offered dishes at different price ranges.

Since Wayne wanted to seek his cooperation, he needed to show some sincerity. A top-tier lunch was not excessive at all.

So expensive food was only like this.

Magical girls could lie too. Their performance had been so overblown that he had truly thought it would be delicious.

The fantasy he had anticipated for so long had shattered. In the end, firsthand experience was more convincing.

It was like when Ye Qing had previously bought nearly a thousand worth of beautiful dishes by himself, only to find that he was neither full nor satisfied after eating them, forcing him to hurriedly get a late-night snack afterward.

"What is it? Go ahead and say it." Having seen Wayne's sincerity, Ye Qing patiently prompted him to speak.

"I wish to ask Minister of Hypnosis for a favor, though it certainly won't be a problem for an Abyss Return officer as capable as you," Wayne said ingratiatingly.

"Mhm." Ye Qing waved his hand.

"Just call me Minister Ye. Tell me what it is first. I'll judge for myself."

"Alright, alright. I wish to ask Minister Ye to let me meet with my younger brother, Wayne Tott," Wayne stated his purpose.

"Where? What place?"

"The Magical Girl Association's prison."

The moment those words fell, Ye Qing instantly frowned. His heart tightened, but he calmed his emotions and concealed his expression as best he could.

"Your younger brother is a Bloodkin from the Blood Purity Court?" Ye Qing asked in confusion.

"As expected of Minister Ye. Your information network is truly well-connected," Wayne replied.

"Yes, we are both officers of the Blood Purity Court. But yesterday, my younger brother was unfortunately captured by magical girls.

I had long heard that Minister Ye possessed the mighty power to hypnotize magical girls, so I came specifically to ask you to let me meet my brother."

"This is rather difficult," Ye Qing said, stroking his chin.

"And you only want to meet him, not rescue him?"

"No. It will be enough if you can find a way for us to meet."

Wayne had not heard an outright rejection. Imagining the unfathomable strength of an Abyss Return officer, he became even more respectful and ingratiating.

"Besides, even someone like you would surely find it difficult to do anything in a prison specifically used by magical girls to detain criminals. I would not ask you to do such a thing."

"I'll be direct. What can you offer me?" Ye Qing tapped the table with a finger.

"Everything! Once I meet my brother, I will become the leader of the Blood Purity Court. When that happens, I will serve you unconditionally for five years!" Wayne spread his palm forward.

"From the sound of it, you people are not simple," Ye Qing said with a rather sinister smile.

"I'll help you with this, but you have to satisfy my curiosity. Do Bloodkin have some secret technique?

You can become the leader just by meeting him? Even if the Blood Purity Court is some insignificant little organization."

Wayne gritted his teeth and made a swift decision. "Yes. We can absorb the essence and blood of our kin to strengthen ourselves, but the process is quite complicated. However, my brother and I possess a unique secret technique.

My brother's strength has already surpassed the organization's leader. Once I obtain that strength, I can replace the leader."

"Not bad." Ye Qing nodded.

"You should leave first. I'll find a way to let you meet your brother."

"Thank you, Minister Ye!" Elder Wayne was overjoyed.

After the elderly Bloodkin left, Ye Qing said to Ratman,

"I need to meet someone. You go back to Abyss Return first."

"As expected of Boss. You can even accomplish a request like that." Ratman gave him a thumbs-up.

The sky was so blue.

The clouds were so white.

The air smelled so wonderful.

The stone weighing on his heart had finally fallen away. Elder Wayne could not help praising heaven and earth, complimenting everything he could.

He had thought the bloodline he had painstakingly purified would nearly vanish into prison along with his useless younger brother, all because of that fool's arrogance.

It seemed his brother could still offer him one final service.

Sensing that their bloodline connection had not yet been severed, Elder Wayne revealed a venomous smile.

Before the old man could rejoice for long, a magical girl descended from the sky and hovered steadily before him.

"A Bloodkin is involved in an important matter. Please cooperate with my investigation."

That was all the cool, aloof magical girl before him said.

"No problem," Elder Wayne said calmly, wearing a kindly expression.

"There is a problem."

"What problem?"

"You are the problem."

"?"

Wayne immediately revealed a bewildered look of shock.

What happened to the investigation? Where had the investigation gone?

"This old man has never done evil in his life. May I ask what problem I have?"

"My intuition tells me that you are a problem."

As soon as she spoke, Qingyin seized him and refined him instantly!