Ebei looked at the blond, golden-eyed young man before him, his brows furrowing involuntarily. He had thought Deer College would send a fourth-year student to help him complete the "special assignment," but a first-year had arrived instead.
Still, since Deer College had sent him, he must have had at least some genuine ability. After all, one careless mistake on this "special assignment" could get someone killed.
"Hello, I'm Ebei from the Special Cases Division. On behalf of the Amsterdam Region Government, welcome." Looking every bit the overworked office drone, Ebei stood and greeted Xia Xiu politely. He placed particular emphasis on "Amsterdam Region Government," making Xia Xiu raise an eyebrow involuntarily.
"I'll leave you two to talk." The dark-skinned officer tactfully left first. He did not want too much involvement with anyone from the Special Case Division; their position within the municipal government was an awkward one.
Once the dark-skinned officer left, only Xia Xiu and Ebei remained. Ebei got up, made a cup of instant coffee, and handed it to Xia Xiu.
"We only have instant coffee in the office. I hope you don't mind."
"Thank you very much for the coffee." Xia Xiu accepted the coffee from Ebei and took a sip. It really was not very good.
"Mr. Ebei, Professor Laugen asked me to come help the Special Case Division deal with the spread of the [Adora Explosion] Meme Virus. The professor didn't give me much detailed information about it. He only told me that some small 'Flame Beast Interfaces' had appeared within Amsterdam's municipal government, and that some personnel had already been infected." Xia Xiu cut straight to the matter and questioned Ebei.
Ebei found Xia Xiu's directness immensely refreshing. At last, he no longer had to deal with those amateurs in the municipal government. He