As Shirou Emiya listened to the Wa Lord describe Su Enxi, a sense of absurdity washed over him.
The Black Gold Swan of the financial world, who had made a name for herself on Wall Street at such a young age, was willing to lower herself to provide a dating service for a couple in a third-tier city in Shenzhou. It was like someone who had reached the pinnacle of their industry insisting on going back to revisit basic tasks.
So, it couldn't be that simple; there must be an ulterior motive!
Shirou Emiya wasn't stupid. He himself was just a little housekeeper who had only recently gained the Wa Lord's trust. Before that, his identity was completely unremarkable, with no power or influence. Either the other party saw some talent in him, or they were using him to get close to the Zhou Family, rather than genuinely offering a dating service!
Shirou thought long and hard and decided that since he had agreed to the Black Gold Swan's sales pitch, it was only right that he took responsibility for it.
"Shirou, I've already sent someone over. She probably doesn't realize she's about to be surrounded, does she?" The Wa Lord's small mouth moved slightly, exhaling warm air. "No matter who it is, if they want to do something in Xiangyang, hmph, they can't hide it from the Zhou Family's eyes."
Wow, you're so powerful, so domineering, Shirou rubbed his head, listening.
His original plan was to handle it by himself. It seemed he had been too conservative.
Although he could call Old Tang, Shirou could also imagine Old Tang's chattering mouth saying as he went:
Holy cow, someone wants to plot against my brother and my sister-in-law? Don't they know I'm a pure love warrior who can unleash a fire that burns a herd of Minotaurs, burning all the way from the South Heaven Gate to Penglai East Road!
...According to Old Tang, he had another "dream encounter," and it was still a strange voice calling him stupid. When he woke up, he automatically awakened Flame Magic.
In Shirou's opinion, its power was definitely far beyond Tokiomi Tohsaka's little fire stick from back then, practically a battlefield barbecue master. Shirou was willing to call it a beggar's version of the little sun.
...But why did Old Tang always have strange encounters? Listening to his description of the symptoms, it seemed like there was another person hidden inside him. Could it be a double personality?
Double or even multiple personalities were not uncommon in the Moon World. For example, Henry Jekyll and the Ryougi Family both had techniques to create double personalities.
The rumored Atlas Institute used ancient Alchemy different from modern times and possessed the "Thought Partition" technique, which could create at least three personalities, and up to eight for geniuses.
Old Tang... maybe he had an astonishing background that he didn't even know about?
He'd talk to him about it later when he had time.
When she went out with "Long-legged Girl" Jiu De Mayi and "Three-No Girl" Ling, "Chip Girl" Su Enxi was already prepared for the worst.
After all, they were an ancient family that had been entrenched in the area for thousands of years. Su Enxi estimated that if the Zhou Family set their minds to finding a lost needle in Xiangyang, they could directly or indirectly mobilize almost everyone in the city to search thoroughly.
Even more so for three outsiders with very striking appearances.
So Su Enxi took a deep breath and went for it. Sticking your neck out or pulling it back, it was still one slash. The boss wouldn't even let their own people resist, so they might as well just lie flat.
If it were in Tokyo, and the local Hybrid Families, the Yaqi Eight Families, came knocking, she would have a way to negotiate with them with more backbone because she held shares in most of the Yaqi Eight Families' businesses. But with the Zhou Family, she had basically no connection, so she had no leverage she could directly use.
"Chip, what should we do, what should we do?" Jiu De Mayi looked at the faint sounds in the distance. "It seems like the convoy surrounding us is coming. Are we just going to wait here?"
"Yes, I've already figured out a plan. You just follow my lead—stretch your arms out and raise them above your head in a moment—"
"Hey, why are we surrendering directly!"
Jiu De Mayi felt her blood pressure rising. She looked at the Three-No Girl beside her... Ling, on the other hand, raised her hands very nonchalantly. Anyway, she couldn't think of any ideas herself, except for a frontal breakthrough, but she couldn't disobey the boss's orders.
"What's the point of taking your anger out on me? It's the boss who won't let you resist," Su Enxi yawned. She had been working herself to death for several days to arrange the date for the two lovebirds, and her sleep time was severely insufficient. Her brain was almost starting to refuse to think.
Well, even if I have to eat prison food, I'll accept it... It'll be a good chance to catch up on some sleep. zzzzz...
The next second, Jiu De Mayi patted her hand.
"Ouch, what are you doing!"
"How did I not know you could stand and sleep like that... Open your eyes quickly, the cops are here! Could it be the Zhou Family called the police!"
"Huh?"
Su Enxi, whose thoughts were a bit muddled, rubbed her eyes and looked closely. A police convoy was indeed approaching in the distance. The iconic alternating red and blue flashing lights on the roof quietly illuminated the street. It was late at night, and there was clearly no need to turn on the disruptive sirens.
Wow, no way, you guys are really coming just like that?
Instead, Su Enxi calmed down and walked forward, tidying her clothes, preparing to surrender to these cops with a flawless expression and the best demeanor.
"Chip, are you crazy? Our existence can't be revealed to the cops."
"Relax, those aren't cops. I'm telling you, they are one thousand percent people from the Zhou Family. Calm down, calm down. We'll be interrogated separately when we get to the station. I'll give you a secret tip in advance: sincerity is the ultimate skill! If you don't know, you just don't know!"
With that, the Chip Girl leaned forward and waved her hand, as if she were facing a taxi instead of a police car. The hem and belt of her long women's trench coat fluttered in the cold wind, like a confident big sister returning home in an orderly manner, with wisdom in her grasp.
Several tens of minutes later. Inside the police station.
Su Enxi sat upright and properly, facing the interrogation of a woman in a police uniform.
"Name?"
"Su Enxi."
"Gender?"
"...Female!"
"Identity?"
"Director of the Education Promotion Fund of the Euro-American Joint Association."
"?"
"Founder of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Jadeite and Gemstone Member Trading Organization," Su Enxi said methodically.
The female police officer opposite seemed to be talking to someone on her earpiece. After two seconds, she looked up and said, "That's not what we need to know."
"Oh, well then—Special Advisor to the East Asia Child Living Conditions Research Center under the UN Committee for the Eradication of Poverty."
Su Enxi calmly raised her eyes to look at the one-way mirror on the other side of the room. "These are all real identities. I have business cards and documents in the bag I brought. You can count them; I have over two hundred identities."
Seeing the female officer start receiving instructions from someone again, Su Enxi raised an eyebrow and said, "If you want me to give specific information, you two should come out from behind the glass. Or do you really expect me to confide in this officer?"
So, the interrogator was decisively replaced. As the door opened, the first thing Su Enxi saw was Shirou Emiya entering... and the Wa Lord on his back, glaring with hostility, like a venomous snake ready to strike.
Oh no, she doesn't think our trio is here to seduce her man, does she?
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