Arcane Detective of the Steam Age
Chapter 445

A late-night operation

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By the time Ovelia arrived at the radio station with her people, it was well past midnight. The station was pitch-black and looked deserted.

Ovelia did not mind, though. She had her own methods.

"Little Black, find someone. See if anyone's here."

Ovelia set Little Black down from her arms and spoke softly. Little Black nodded, lowered its heads to sniff around the entrance, then turned toward Ovelia and crouched on the ground.

Found someone.

"Get him!"

Ovelia thrust out a hand and gave the order. Little Black sprang up without hesitation, leaped straight from the ground onto the second-floor roof, then vanished with another leap.

The police officers accompanying Ovelia were long used to this. Whenever the young lady had nothing to do, she liked riding Little Black around the streets. Everyone had been a little frightened at first, but they soon got over it. In fact, Little Black was quite popular with the people of Delicate.

The reason was simple.

Three heads meant there was always room for everyone to offer a treat.

Ovelia had not been idle in Delicate, either. Perhaps influenced by Li Wei, she often helped the police with their cases. Of course, she knew nothing about deduction, but she could handle storming a hideout. Even the most vicious criminal went weak at the knees upon seeing a three-headed Hellhound.

Many criminals were not afraid of death, but being eaten as dog food was another matter entirely.

The Delicate Police Station was therefore quite fond of the young lady. Even when Ovelia called them out in the middle of the night, the officers had no complaints. They stayed beside her, waiting for movement inside-Li Wei had his way of working with the police, and Ovelia had hers.

Since there was only one suspect inside, the

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