Ghost-Catching Scheme

(Bai Ziye)

After all, he was once one of the three giants of the Association, and the inside man left behind by Ceruno's father is a hot potato for the Prosecutorate.

The saying goes, "Suspecting your neighbor of stealing iron," meaning you see everyone as a traitor.

"There are already over four hundred magical girls who have joined the City School. It's asking too much of us to find the mole without any leads."

Ceruno chimed in, "Yes, at least they should tell us what kind of person the other party is, right?"

"There are very few clues, the number of people is unclear, and it's unknown whether they are magical girls or Fake Magical Girl like Anjie."

"You haven't found anything at all!"

"We've already done everything we could to find out about the City School's covert operation. Although I shouldn't tell you, the Prosecutorate has also used many inhumane and unconventional methods. Cough cough... My purpose in taking up a temporary post at the City School was also to find that covert operation, but as a prosecutor, it's difficult for me to act at the moment. I can only ask you for help."

What was that unconventional method...?

I'm a little concerned, but it seems like knowing would be very bad.

Without pausing, Mom continued, "But remember, even if you can't find it, it's okay. I only have one request: this must be kept absolutely secret. You can't tell anyone!"

Ceruno asked, "Does that include Heat Haze and the others?"

"That's right, we can't tell anyone, not even those we truly trust. Alerting them will make our informant more cautious. The Prosecutorate is already having enough of a headache; don't add to your parents' workload, understand?"

As my mother finished speaking, my taciturn father pushed up his square-framed glasses, a cold glint flashing in the thick lenses, and his demeanor became more professional.

He said:

"I have a way to get their attention."

Wow! My reliable dad unexpectedly displayed the qualities of an intelligence expert.

"Actually, we don't need to consider what kind of magical girl she is. It's not important to our work. Let's start from her other identity. Since she's Sun Ji's informant, stripping away her magical girl persona, she must also be an intelligence operative. Her mission isn't just to infiltrate; she won't hide her identity forever. The only reason she hasn't given herself away yet is that we don't have enough intelligence to warrant her in-depth investigation."

I thought for a moment and asked, "You mean we should deliberately leak false information to lure the enemy out?"

Dad pushed up his glasses again.

"Yes, but not entirely. It can't be completely false information. Since the other side is still in contact with Sun Ji on 'the Other Side,' fabricated information will hardly fool her. You need to create a situation that 'the Other Side' can detect but not understand. In this way, Sun Ji will inevitably mobilize her inside contacts here to investigate, and the inside contacts in the City School will also take action, and may even actively approach you and Ceruno. At that time..."

My dad didn't finish speaking, but I fully understood his tactics.

"Simply put, it's entrapment, right?"

"Don't put it so harshly. Sometimes you have to be a little unscrupulous. Yun Zhi's plan is indeed feasible and not very risky. Trying it won't hurt you. Just follow this line of thinking!"

Mom was very excited, but Aunt Yuehan was making expressions outside the bubble.

She can't come in, and she can't hear what we're saying, so she can only try to get our attention like this.

"Let's end the conversation here, and don't tell Yuehan either."

Ceruno exclaimed in surprise, "You're even keeping this from your mother?!"

Mom put her index finger to her lips and gave a flippant smile.

"Because she's also a suspect, you know?"

"They actually said that Mom might have stayed here on purpose..."

Even after leaving the wormhole and returning to the City School, Ceruno still seemed greatly shaken.

"Calm down. You can't show anything when you get back to the dorm, okay?"

"But Yezi... after your performance of traversing the wormhole in your physical body, aren't you planning to change back?"

"Ah?"

I was stunned for a moment, and then realized that I was now "Bai Ziye (female)" instead of "Miluno".

"Wait! You should have told me this before we came! What if my internal organs were squeezed out of the wormhole like toothpaste?!"

But I really didn't feel any pressure. Has my body become almost like a magical girl's?

"Just kidding, I did put a protective film on you."

Don't scare me!

Ceruno's words were a bit infuriating, so I pinched her face and roughly squeezed it like dough.

However, there was no one in the entrance hall. Metal usually updates regularly, was also absent because he was looking after his shop.

"It's still early. She'll definitely come back after the shop closes tonight, or even tomorrow night."

"Miss Metal is certainly unusually busy..."

The wormhole behind them flickered, and two familiar faces emerged from it.

"Oh! Sister Ceruno!"

Xiaoling and Extinction, the two sisters, are still one in front and one behind.

The haughty younger sister was in front, while the weak and dejected older sister was behind.

"Have you returned to the Imperial City?" Ceruno asked.

"Hmm, it's a rare opportunity to go back... But who is this older sister? A new magical girl?"

Xiaoling is quite outgoing; she didn't recognize me and even came up to me and circled around me.

It's me.

Activating the Star Crystal within her body, she transformed into Miluno right before their eyes.

"Oh! Sister Miluno! I never knew you were so beautiful even before!"

"And you? Change back and show me?"

"No way, I won't do that. What's so interesting about watching kids?"

She casually opened a small portal and invited, "Want to go back to the dorm together?"

Ceruno looked at the small door, then looked down at her own chest.

She blushed and said:

"Uh, Xiaoling, let me do it."

Xiaoling's teleportation portal is very small, not much bigger than the dog hole in her house. Apart from herself and the Golden (in its Doggy form), no one can easily squeeze through it...

I think I can Past too.

Xiaoling closed the door with a shameless grin.

"Hehe, then I'll trouble you."

Before Ceruno could cast her spell, she had to summon her wand, so I did that for her by opening a Teleportation Halo that would take me back to my apartment.

"Woof!"

The Golden galloped in happily, and I put my arm around Xiaoling's shoulder and walked into the teleportation tunnel.

"Xiaoling, can't your Teleportation Halo be expanded any further?"

"I'm not like a genius like you. I can only open this small opening, and the distance isn't very far... By the way, Sister Miluno, didn't you say the other day that you were going to try to see how far you could go? How come you've already run off to 'the Other Side' to scout things out?"

Why would you ask that?

My ability to teleport directly to "the Other Side" must be kept absolutely secret.

Based on this principle, I could only answer, "It's a temporary mission for Director SpiCa. That magical girl named Anjie knows a lot. Rescuing her is very important to us, and it can also prevent the other side from having another witch."

"But wouldn't it be dangerous for you to Past yourself?"

"Me? I'm fine."

Speed is an advantage.

If I run fast enough, even a thousand troops can't stop me!