You're amazing

"Ling An? Hey, ma'am!"

The new Patroller looked at the senior female Patroller. "Could this be the Patroller who just took office?"

Both Patrollers fixed their eyes on Ling An.

In Yinlin's arms, Ling An proudly raised his head.

Unfortunately, something springy pushed him back down.

He refused to give up.

He raised his head again.

This time, a light slap answered him.

Yinlin glared at him, irritation in her eyes and a blush spreading across her cheeks.

Ling An behaved himself.

He pressed the switch. "I'm a Patroller."

"It really is him, ma'am!" The new Patroller leaned closer to Ling An, his eyes brimming with curiosity.

He couldn't resist reaching out to pet him.

Ling An jerked his head aside and dodged.

Hey, not you.

The new Patroller withdrew his hand sheepishly and gave an awkward smile.

The senior Patroller cleared her throat twice. "Since a colleague has already taken over here, we won't interfere further."

She beckoned the new Patroller to leave with her.

For the first time, Ling An appreciated the convenience of his current position.

Otherwise, that senior Patroller looked difficult to deal with, and Yinlin would probably have had trouble getting past her.

He pressed the switch. "With me here, nothing can go wrong."

Suddenly, he felt himself flying.

Yinlin had tossed him away.

Ling An flipped in midair and landed gracefully on the ground.

Use the cat, then toss him aside, huh?

Yinlin held a thread in her hand, crackling currents coursing along it, and threatened him:

"If you dare shove that head of yours around again, I'll give you a taste of this."

Ling An hastily took a step back.

No thanks to that particular kink.

He wasn't into that sort of play.

"All right, I'm taking Yuanyuan. You're on your own."

With that, Yinlin turned around, only to find that Ling An had somehow moved in front of her.

"A Jinzhou Patroller stands up for justice, punishes evil, and upholds good."

"Fine, I really don't know what to do with you." Yinlin pointed lightly. "Take another look... let the soul depart, and return to being a doll, Yuanyuan, Daughter of Lirong..."

Ling An looked where she pointed.

There was no little girl there anymore, only a doll standing motionlessly in place.

He understood everything at once.

This was probably the work of the Soul-Return Mutual Aid Society.

They attached memories of the departed to dolls, creating the illusion that the dead were still present.

"You've seen it yourself. If you want to keep investigating, come find me outside the city."

Yinlin extended a slender finger and lifted the Miniature Gourd on Ling An's chest with her fingertip.

A set of coordinates was sent to Ling An's Terminal.

By the time he came to his senses, she and Yuanyuan had disappeared.

Ling An looked toward the city gate.

Every Patroller's Terminal was connected to the Public Security Bureau, and he soon found information about the Soul-Return Mutual Aid Society among the bureau's notices.

Recently, numerous people had gone missing in Jinzhou, and every lead pointed to one organization-

The Soul-Return Mutual Aid Society.

Ling An made up his mind to solve this case.

He wasn't doing this for himself.

Rumors about him were already flying all over Jinzhou City, including speculation that Jinhsi had pulled strings for him.

That clearly did Jinhsi's reputation no favors.

He had to produce some tangible results, both to live up to Jinhsi's expectations and, more importantly, to let those rumors collapse on their own.

As afternoon approached, Ling An left the city and headed straight for the coordinates Yinlin had left.

In a canyon, he finally found Yinlin waiting for him.

Seeing Ling An, she tossed her long hair and said with a teasing laugh, "I thought you weren't coming, kitty."

Ling An extended a paw.

"What, are you going to give me that line about Jinzhou Patrollers punishing evil and upholding good again?"

A smile appeared on Ling An's lips, and his paw pressed down gently:

"Hug me!"

Dead silence.

Yinlin's expression froze.

She considered herself adept at handling all kinds of people, yet, for the first time, she found herself completely helpless against Ling An.

This cat was far more shameless than he was.

"Damn you!" Yinlin lashed out with her long leg.

Ling An leaped, but instead of dodging away, he lunged forward and clung to her leg.

Heh, being small sure has its perks.

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He held on tightly, refusing to budge no matter how hard Yinlin shook her leg.

After a long while, Yinlin let out a deep sigh. "I give up. Come down..."

Only then did Ling An jump off her leg.

At the same time, a voice rang out from the miniature Terminal: "You're amazing!"

Yinlin could only pretend she hadn't heard a thing and refrain from arguing or fighting with Ling An.

She simply got straight to the point. "I'm actually a Patroller too. I'm only undercover in the Soul-Return Mutual Aid Society to investigate the mastermind behind all this and gather evidence."

Ling An nodded thoughtfully.

It seemed Yinlin's true identity was that of an undercover female agent.

Yinlin continued, "The Soul-Return Mutual Aid Society is working with the Fractsidus, and they have considerable influence. This time, I'm only helping Li Rong operate in Jinzhou..."

She looked at Ling An, her tone teasing. "Well, scared now, kitty? It's not too late to back out."

Ling An couldn't help laughing inwardly.

Forget merely working with the Fractsidus—even if the Fractsidus Society Overseer, Scar, were here...

Seeing me would probably dredge up some unpleasant memories for him.

"All right, looks like you've made your choice. Li Rong will be meeting with the Fractsidus people shortly. Follow me."

Yinlin set off toward the meeting point.

A moment later, she realized Ling An wasn't keeping up and turned around in confusion.

Behind her, Ling An was strolling like an old man, taking a great, gasping breath with every step.

"You..." Yinlin was baffled.

"I'm tired."

"Stop pretending!" Yinlin immediately saw through his little ploy.

Ling An simply stopped walking.

I'd always had a mount wherever I went. When had I ever traveled all the way from Jinzhou into the countryside on my own?

What's wrong with taking a couple of breaths?

Seeing this, Yinlin tapped her head helplessly. "Fine, I really don't know what to do with you."

She reached out and picked Ling An up.

Ling An basked in it. Now that's more like it.

As the mighty Crownless, how could I travel without a proper show of dignity?

Yinlin, let's go!

In his heart, he had already crowned Yinlin the most comfortable mount.

Of course, Tide Sis must never find out about this.

Otherwise, she'd skin him alive.

The mere thought of Tide Sis sent a shiver through him.

We're miles away from Jinzhou. Surely I won't run into Tide Sis here!

He glanced suspiciously from side to side, checking every spot where someone might be hiding.

He found no sign of Tide Sis, but he did see Li Rong with Yuanyuan, conducting a transaction with several Fractsidus members.

"Li Rong, it's just a doll. Stop playing house here." The fat Fractsidus member certainly knew how to drop a bombshell.

Li Rong, who had been about to make contact, instantly erupted at those words.

He clutched his head in agony.

In his Overclocking state, he lost all reason and ran off like a madman.

Just then, the Fractsidus contacts also noticed Ling An and Yinlin.

They barked, "We've got watchers! Get ready to attack!"