When a loud suona horn rang out, Susan almost thought she was about to be sent away.
Two huge red banners outside the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau building:
We will do our utmost to protect the safety of BH City!
Endure hardship and humiliation to resist the evil foreign organization!
A bunch of the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau employees were gathered around, cheering loudly.
This Iris even went so far as to rent a train, carrying a suona band around the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau building, while simultaneously playing a pre-recorded thank-you message through a large loudspeaker.
"Dear staff of the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, thank you for your hard work! Facing the two terrifying forces of the Witch Association and the Azure Cloud Sect, you have remained steadfast in your principles, protecting the Beihai and preventing Beihai fall. As the strongest magical girl in the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, Iris has the utmost respect for you!"
"Therefore, this small gift is merely a token of my respect! It is to commemorate your hard work and sacrifices during the three years of defending Beihai!"
Can you please not disturb the neighbors?
Susan was extremely troubled; even communicating with Lord Bingtang Tang was no longer going smoothly.
I was supposed to go to the Azure Cloud Sect in the next few days to take an assessment and enter the inner sect.
As a result, a whole bunch of things came up one after another, and I simply didn't have time to go, so it was postponed again and again.
The inner sect members earn very high salaries, and you even get to see Shion and Lord Bingtang.
I heard there are special instructions on how to advance in the sect, but given her status as a newcomer to the inner sect, I guess only true disciples can teach her. Even if Shion and Bingtang were to teach her, she couldn't handle it...
"Dear employees of Beihai, thank you for your hard work! In the Witch Association and the Azure Cloud Sect..."
Susan finally lost her temper, flung open the window, and glared at Iris outside, who was Infinity looping a loudspeaker. "Are you ever going to stop?!"
"Smack!"
A red envelope was tossed precisely through the window.
Susan paused for a moment, then picked up the red envelope and opened it.
Holy crap, five thousand yuan.
"The sound is so low, is it not charged?" Susan muttered. "You can turn it up louder, everyone likes to hear it."
The blue magical girl, now transformed, stood on the train carriage, smiling brightly at her and waving, "Thank you for your hard work and dedication over the past three years!"
Iris, though flamboyant and arrogant, is undeniably generous and cheerful. She's also genuinely beautiful, especially given her lavish spending.
By the way, because Peony was given paid leave, Peony hasn't come to work yet.
Iris even paid Peony's salary in advance.
Of course, it's also because Peony's job at the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau is to deal with Calamity Beast. Now that Iris is giving her paid leave to deal with Calamity Beast herself, it's natural that she doesn't need to come.
Even if Iris makes a promise, Susan is unlikely to actually take paid leave.
After all, she was from the Security Department, and she handled most of the defense work for the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
Now that a witch has been captured, there are even more problems.
Lord Bingtang Tang has a new mission...
However, having received five thousand yuan, Susan didn't feel too tired anymore. Feeling refreshed, she put on her headphones and turned up the volume.
After isolating all the noise and finishing revising the documents that had piled up yesterday, I tidied up my desk and went upstairs.
The Shuangsheng were being held in a very simple location, the same room where she had interrogated Jiang Si before.
They said they were going to conduct a witch trial, but in reality, the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau didn't even have a Witch Tribunal.
When Li Yi returned and learned about this, she was stunned.
She had always believed that the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau had a court of judgment, so her mind was filled with thoughts of capturing members of the Witch Association for trial.
In reality, the Witch Tribunal only existed for six months, because due to the activities of the Azure Cloud Sect, not a single living witch was captured during those six months.
The former bureau chief simply waved his hand and dismantled the courtroom.
After all, maintenance is expensive.
As it turned out, the bureau chief was indeed right; the courtroom hadn't been used even once in the past three years.
The Shuangsheng were the first To Live witch they captured.
It turns out that it was actually a disciple of our Azure Cloud Sect...
Susan felt a little uneasy just thinking about it.
After entering the interrogation room, the door was closed and sealed off as usual. Susan thought back to the fact that she had interrogated the sect leader here before, and she was filled with emotion.
The two people interrogated in the interrogation room over the past three years were the sect leader of the Azure Cloud Sect and a Azure Cloud Sect spy within the Witch Association...
"I am Susan, the head of the Security Department at the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau..."
"I know, I know. Yinluo tells me about you every day. Even after your Miracle Seed was destroyed, you were still able to work bravely at the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau. But she said the expression on your face when your seed was contaminated and you couldn't transform was particularly funny."
The Shuangsheng were completely bound and practically immobile, but their mouths still chattered away as quickly as ever, "So desperate and incredulous, acting like helpless children despite being magical girls. Later, they even secretly cried in the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau. When Peony found you, your feigned nonchalance was just too delicious..."
"She has a big appetite."
Susan looked at her expressionlessly. "I don't remember her being there at that time?"
"She was a big fan of yours back then, she followed you many times, and knew your every move perfectly, of course she wouldn't let you find out. Every time we chatted, she would talk endlessly about you..."
"You're Return to Truth smug, aren't you?"
"After all, I did contribute to it too," the Shuangsheng chuckled. "You're not angry, are you, Susan? It was me who led Yinluo into the Witch Association, and it was me who taught her how to corrupt the seeds, which made it impossible for you to continue being a magical girl. Oh dear, what a pity! You were such an excellent magical girl."
Taking a breath, Susan looked at her coldly, "Do you know your current situation? Why are you so outspoken?"
"Anyway, you wouldn't dare kill me. As a member of the Witch Association, destroying a magical girl from the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau would be a huge victory for me, and I would naturally feel a great sense of accomplishment. Hehe, although you can't kill me, you can hit me and vent your anger on me. Let me see what an official magical girl looks like when she's furious, okay?"
Although she does like Lord Bingtang and wants to become a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, the Shuangsheng have never had any good feelings towards the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
Since I have no chance of escaping anyway, I might as well take the opportunity to annoy the other party thoroughly; it's not a bad deal.
If they don't act arrogantly and defiantly now, the Shuangsheng might never have another chance in their lives.
"Heaven and earth are ruthless," Susan said calmly.
The Shuangsheng' smiles froze on their faces.
"Ah?" Her tone became somewhat strained, "Treating all things as straw dogs?"
Susan finally smiled. "We're both disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, but you've really put me in a terrible situation."
The interrogation room was quiet for a while.
"Dear staff of the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, thank you for your hard work! In the face of the Witch Association and the Azure Cloud Sect..."
The Iris circled around to this side.
The Shuangsheng nearly fell off their stools with a thud, their gazes darting around as they tried to remain calm. "Uh, actually, it really has nothing to do with me. Even if I hadn't brought Yinluo into the Witch Association, the captain would have found her anyway. The method of contaminating the seeds is something every member of the Witch Association knows; it's not a secret. I absolutely, positively didn't play any crucial role..."
Susan didn't say anything, she just watched her quietly.
Before long, the Shuangsheng couldn't hold on any longer and tumbled off the chair, landing on the floor like wriggling maggots, banging their heads repeatedly. "I was wrong, I was wrong! Lady Susan, please forgive my Shuangsheng! Please don't tell Lady Bingtang Tang and Lady Shion Yuan, I'll really die! I'll do anything you ask, I'll be your slave..."
"It's nothing. If it weren't for you and Yinluo preventing me from transforming back then, I wouldn't have joined the Azure Cloud Sect and found my own goal."
Susan walked up to the Shuangsheng. "Get up."
The Shuangsheng wriggled to their feet with Susan's help, their foreheads red and covered in dirt, a slightly obsequious smile on their faces. "Lady Susan, you can just say what you need to say. There's no need to be so polite with me..."
Before she could finish speaking, Susan punched the Shuangsheng in the stomach.
Although it wasn't very serious, the Shuangsheng still curled up in pain, and drool couldn't help but drip from their mouths.
"While I can't entirely blame you, and I'm not angry anymore, it doesn't seem quite right to just let it go like this."
Are you really not angry anymore?
The Shuangsheng cautiously looked up at Susan's expression.
Mingming is super angry...
The Shuangsheng are doomed.
You're so talkative, why do you have to spout so much nonsense...?
When she was on the verge of tears, Susan pulled her down and made her sit in a chair.
"What we need to know now is how many Miracle Seed the Witch Association stole, and where we can get them back."
"There's only one, just one. It's with the captain. When Yinluo got it, there were only two."
"So it seems the last one is indeed in Li Yi's hands." Susan touched her chin, somewhat surprised. "When did she take it? Oh well, anyway, Bingtang Tang needs your help to obtain these two Miracle Seed."
The Shuangsheng nodded repeatedly, but then asked in a low voice, "Lord Bingtang Tang, do you really trust me that much?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? Lord Bingtang Tang remembers all the hardships Witch Association over the years. You've provided so much intelligence to the Azure Cloud Sect all these years, how could Lord Bingtang not trust you?"
Hearing Susan's words, the Shuangsheng' eyes widened.
An undercover agent? Me?
Although the Shuangsheng did indeed send a lot of information to the Azure Cloud Sect, and although the Shuangsheng did not do anything bad in the Witch Association in recent years, and even thwarted many of the Witch Association's evil plans.
But in recent years, the Shuangsheng have actually been seriously working as witches.
Now that things have come to this, she can no longer bring herself to admit that she only fled back to the Witch Association out of fear of being exposed and punished by the sect leader...
"Lady Bingtang Tang has been very worried about you," Susan said finally. "Lady Bingtang Tang said that if you really can't hold on, you should return to the Azure Cloud Sect as soon as possible. She will be waiting for you."
She looked at the Shuangsheng and suddenly started grinning foolishly, a grin that was a little disgusting, so she pinched her cheek and said, "Are you even listening to me?"
"I heard you, I heard you! The Shuangsheng are not suffering at all. The Shuangsheng will definitely complete the mission and will not let Lord Bingtang down!"
"Ha, you'd better bring the Miracle Seed back."
After finishing most of the work, Susan opened the door and prepared to leave.
A loud suona horn rang out, making Susan stumble.
"Therefore, this small gift is merely a token of my respect! It is to commemorate your hard work and sacrifices during the three years of defending Beihai!"
The Iris's trumpet once again filled the entire interrogation room.
Seeing Susan about to close the door, the Shuangsheng rocked their chairs and yelled, "How long is she going to keep yelling! Shuangsheng ears are going to break!"
"Who knows? Let's wait until she's satisfied."
Anyway, since we keep sending out red envelopes, no one seems to mind.
"Lady Susan, I don't want to spend the whole day in the interrogation room, do I?"
"Lady Susan, help!"
Susan ignored her shouting and closed the door.
As for the fact that she had actually regained her ability to transform, she certainly didn't intend to reveal that.
Only in this way can we better manage this troublesome girl in the future; otherwise, her personality is too prone to taking advantage of us.
He glanced back at the Shuangsheng causing a ruckus in the interrogation room and snorted coldly.
This punishment is too lenient on you.
Jiang Si looked at the girl in front of her with her eyes tightly closed.
He felt like he recognized him, but he couldn't quite place him.
With a head of white hair, sickly pale skin that even seemed translucent, she had remarkably delicate features despite her young age.
Of course, the Azure Cloud Sect has no shortage of beautiful girls. Not to mention Bingtang Yumo would also have many suitors at school if she weren't so introverted and shy.
Actually, the Blue Flower and white porcelain itself is quite good; it's just that her personality makes her seem a bit simple-minded. Jiang Si looks silly no matter how you look at her, to the point that you don't think she's that pretty.
Even little kids like Four Leaves Six Leaves can tell she'll be a beautiful girl in the future.
So the most distinctive feature of this white-haired girl was not her good looks, but her sickly demeanor.
That delicate, fragile quality, as if it could be blown away by a gust of wind, also carries a hint of sharp, piercing edge.
Even Jiang Si sensed a hint of danger.
This boy is not weak.
The biggest question is, why was she near the Azure Cloud Sect?
The location of the Azure Cloud Sect headquarters is known only to its true disciples and Bingtang; its secrecy has always been excellent.
Exposing it would cause a lot of trouble.
However, more than that, it was the subtle dangerous aura emanating from the other party that made Jiang Si's hands itch.
You can tell from her posture alone that she's incredibly strong.
But he hesitated, because the other party looked really weak. Although he had the aura of a strong person, he probably couldn't withstand a single blow from him.
If you're accidentally hit, you could die on the spot.
"What are you doing here?"
It turned out that the other party spoke first, and their tone was indeed very sharp.
Completely different from her delicate appearance, she was like a sword ready to be drawn at any moment.
"That's what I wanted to ask."
Jiang Si looked at her with interest. "Who are you?"
The other party's hostility escalated rapidly, even becoming somewhat oppressive.
Although it's not appropriate for Jiang Si to take the initiative, letting the opponent demonstrate their strength is not a problem for her.
The girl, whose skin was somewhat translucent, held a cane in her hand—her eyes were closed, so she naturally relied on the cane to find her way, but at this moment, she put the cane away and placed it at her waist.
It even faintly revealed a sword aura.
Jiang Si's eyes lit up. In this world, besides herself, there were actually others exploring the Great Dao through the physical body?
"Leave here."
Hearing the warning, Jiang Si didn't retreat but advanced, step by step approaching the blind girl.
What if I don't?
A sharp aura suddenly locked onto her, and Jiang Si felt as if she were being aimed at by a gun.
What a sharp sword! What a fierce aura!
The heroes of this world are as numerous as carp crossing a river!
The blind girl slowly drew her cane, and it slashed down like a peerless sword!
Jiang Si didn't flinch at all. She twisted her waist, turned to the side, raised her foot, and delivered a simple yet fierce high roundhouse kick!
The cane clashed with the whip, yet it was like a sword clashing with an axe!
When Jiang Si stopped kicking, the broken half of the cane flew out and stuck in the mud next to him, like a broken sword.
Despite such immense strength, the girl still gripped the other half of the cane tightly and refused to let go.
Jiang Si was not unharmed either; a few strands of hair she hadn't combed out that morning were blown to the ground.
With admiration in her heart, Jiang Si simply raised her voice and said, "Again!"
But the blind girl shook her head. "This is the only move I know."
Jiang Si was stunned for a moment, and before she could even feel disappointed, the girl said softly, "But it's okay, I have one last trick up my sleeve."
After saying that, he pulled out a pistol from his pocket and pointed it at Jiang Si.