Sniffer Dog A-Liu

(Bai Ziye)

Back in the villa's living room, I explained my purpose.

"No problem, I should be able to smell the power on the Other Side."

Liu readily agreed, after all, this was Sirius's mission.

"But what about Miss Achernar?"

I naturally don't have a pleasant expression when witches are mentioned.

He asked coldly, "Why don't you just let her stay here? Are you conjoined twins? You even have to go out together?"

"No, she'll be executed by the hunters if she goes out alone. I must protect her... Miss Knight, she's my princess now!"

"Even if you say it in that cutesy tone, I still don't have a good impression of witches... I saved her back then to save Chuanlang Bojiang inside her, a magical girl who sacrificed herself for this world. Even if there's only a tiny chance of reviving her, I won't give up that hope."

In other words, if defeating the Shark Princess Witch could revive Chuanlang Bojiang, I would not hesitate at all. Witches and Monster are the same; they are External Invader and enemies of humanity.

"..."

The Shark Princess Witch just stared at me with her sharp teeth clenched, without saying anything in response. Perhaps she herself understood what I was saying.

My words may seem harsh, but I truly have no intention of cultivating a good relationship with her. That would only dull my resolve, and we would both suffer in the end.

"Miss Achernar, please wear these."

Liu rummaged through the closet in the villa and found arm sleeves, gloves, a scarf, and a face mask.

However, these are clearly not enough to cover all the scales, and the nature of shark scales means that close-fitting clothing will definitely be torn...

"... We don't need those things."

The Shark Princess Witch only had a mask, but the emerald silver scales on her body began to shrink under her skin, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into normal skin.

"So you can transform into a human?!"

The Shark Princess Witch put on a mask to cover her jagged shark teeth.

He added, "... The lack of scales makes me feel disgusted."

For fish, not having scales is like humans not having hair, right?

Imagine someone with no hair, eyebrows, or body hair on their face, looking like a bald, hard-boiled egg; it would certainly be unacceptable to most people.

"Alright, let's head out!"

Liu seemed quite excited; did he think we were going shopping?

A shopping mall at night.

The area was bustling with people and incredibly lively.

Did they actually come to go shopping?

"The Dark Energy actually landed in the shopping area; checking so many people one by one is just too difficult."

This is Empty Wormhole relatively far from the airport; if there are any undetected Monster, this is the most likely location.

"Haha, there's no use in rushing anyway, so let's just look for it while we play?"

Liu's laughter was unrestrained. Because she was dressed in women's clothing, she no longer needed to hide her voice and completely opened up.

He then asked, "Miss Knight, what's our budget for today?"

Does this guy want money?

Sirius didn't give me any money, but she said there would be a bounty if I could catch the target... I don't know the exact amount, but I can lend you some money.

Sirius, who is clearly not short of money, only gave me a salary of five thousand yuan. I guess this bounty bonus can't be much higher either.

"According to Sirius's intelligence, the Empty Wormhole unfolded from the rooftop of this building, and nothing was left behind... So, Liu, can you smell anything with your prized nose?"

"Yes, and it's very strong. People infected by that power have been wandering around this shopping center."

It seems his nose is actually quite useful.

"Wandering?"

He used such a zombie-like term and explained, "Well, wandering around repeatedly, if it were a normal tourist, it wouldn't be possible to pass by here dozens of times, right?"

Are humans who have become Monster, wandering the shopping mall for some purpose...?

"Can you track down the target's whereabouts?"

"I remembered the scent of that cheap perfume, but figuring out the direction... was difficult; the highly repetitive routes made it impossible for me to discern the final path."

Wearing perfume... Is she a woman?

No, male salespeople also wear perfume, so it's hard to draw conclusions.

"Hey, can that solve the problem?"

Wearing a mask and a thin, long-sleeved hooded sweatshirt, the Shark Princess Witch pointed to the surveillance cameras inside the mall.

"That makes sense. Just look at who circles around here the most, and you'll know who the Monster is."

Liu slapped his forehead, then looked at me and asked, "But how can we view the surveillance footage?"

"Simple, just get a search warrant from Director SpiCa."

When SpiCa was mentioned, Liu crossed his arms and trembled slightly.

"No, let's find Miss Sirius instead."

"Are you that afraid of SpiCa?"

Liu replied seriously, "In a sense, she is dangerous."

"You've already had your face changed, how could she recognize you?"

"Huh? She'll definitely recognize you!"

I don't know why he was so sure, but I still dialed Sirius's number.

"Want to view the surveillance footage? No problem, just go to the mall's back office. I'll have someone arrange it, and the mall will cooperate."

"Is there no written search warrant?"

"Are you underestimating the internet? Who still uses cumbersome paper documents these days? This matter concerns the safety of the entire city, and I guarantee no one will interfere with you."

Sirius hung up the phone, and I relayed the situation to Ryu and the Shark Princess Witch.

"It's easier than I thought, let's Past now."

That's what Liu said, and I grabbed his shoulder.

"Wait, do you know where the monitoring room is?"

"Have no idea!"

Is this what happens when you encounter unwise people?

I've found that most of the people I meet are unreliable.

After questioning the mall's security guards, I was taken directly to the monitoring room.

The security guard even took out paper and pen, and stammered, "Um, Miss Miluno... could you please sign my autograph? I'd like to give it to my daughter as a gift."

"Sure? Does your daughter like me?"

When asking questions, I tried my best to keep my expression from becoming too stern.

"No, she actually likes 'Bubble Witch' Ceruno, but your names sound similar..."

"..."

He couldn't keep his expression straight anymore.

I thought that Joey Wong and Wong Cho-lam's names were quite similar.

... In the end, I signed it anyway.

Why Ceruno so popular?

After I explained the basic operation of the monitoring station, the security guard who was on duty there also went out, leaving only the three of us in the monitoring room.

"You investigate."

"OK."

I handed the work over to Liu and leaned against the wall to rest with my eyes closed.

However, I could clearly feel the gaze of the Shark Princess Witch.

"Why are you staring at me?"

"You really don't plan to take me back to jail?"

This girl's voice is really high-pitched. The moment she opens her mouth, it reminds me of the sound of chalk scraping against the blackboard, and it almost makes my hair stand on end.

No wonder she doesn't like to talk.

"I don't trust you, but I trust Ryu and Sirius's judgment. Since they think you're harmless, I'll wait and see for now... But just because you tried to kill Ceruno, I can never forgive you."

Seeing that my attitude was clear, she shrank back and stopped talking.

What's going on...?

In this way, I end up looking like the bad guy.

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