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Swire raised her hand and flicked Yun Yi on the forehead again, "Distracted again, what are you thinking about?"

Yun Yi was jolted back to his senses and immediately realized the other party's displeasure.

She chuckled awkwardly and quickly grabbed Swire's hand before it could be withdrawn, carefully placing it on 001's fluffy head, saying, "Sorry, sorry, pat 001, being fluffy helps calm you down!"

"Chirp? Chirp chirp!" Oh, is that how it is? Then I'm willing to help. Come and pet me to calm down!

001 tilted its head, and its tuft of hair obediently bypassed Swire's fingers that were touching its head, intending to make the other person feel more comfortable.

"Good boy!" Yun Yi praised the well-behaved 001.

Upon hearing this, Shi Huaiya immediately turned her tiger ears, which were covered in lichen, around dramatically, trying to shake off the burning sensation on her ear tips.

A half-smile appeared on her face as she playfully raised her slightly reddened hand and covered Yun Yi's head. "Then you're a bad kid."

Yun Yi steadied his head against her force, scratched his face, and said, "How can I be considered a child anymore?"

"Who knows?" Swire snorted at Yun Yi, her mood calming down considerably. She was too lazy to argue with him and instead took out her terminal to take a look.

On the pre-set screen of the terminal, the red dot representing Chen had already left the end of the street and turned into the highway.

“Chen and those guys have disappeared without a trace. I should go and follow them immediately.” The tip of her tail bobbed up and swayed behind her. Swire stretched out her hand to Yun Yi, “Give me my weapons and bag.”

Weapons and bags?

Yun Yi blinked blankly, stunned for a moment, before suddenly remembering under Shi Huaiya's increasingly dangerous gaze as the tiger's tail swung more violently, "I remember now!"

The two of them were in her Nirvana cockpit, apparently left there with her this morning before she left the Nirvana.

"Look, here it is!" Yun Yi quickly grabbed the collar and with a thought, he reached out with his other hand to catch the chain hammer and tactical shoulder pack that appeared out of thin air. Dried bloodstains were still faintly visible on them.

Swire took the two items from her hands, put one on her back and wrapped the other securely, then glanced at the disheveled Yunyi with concern.

Yun Yi hugged 001, which looked like a doll, like a child, his eyes sparkling as he looked at her, as if he were asking for praise, completely forgetting that Swire had just been glaring at him with dissatisfaction.

Even with his exceptionally cool and aloof features, Yun Yi couldn't hide the "easy-to-deceive" quality that emanated from his very bones.

Shi Huaiya's expression grew increasingly worried.

She began to doubt whether her decision to let Yun Yi step onto the stage was a good thing or a bad thing. She felt that confronting the intrigue head-on was not suitable for him; the risk was too great and made her uneasy...

Swire quickly shook her head inwardly; it wasn't something she could decide. The other person's choice was the most important.

But we can't just let Yunyi stumble into the trap without knowing what's going on. We have to watch over her, teach her, and provide her with protection.

The increasingly clear thoughts quickly flashed through Swire's mind. She gripped the chain hammer tightly, her light pink fingertips turning slightly white from the force.

Swire looked deeply at Yun Yi, "Thank you, I will be back as soon as possible. Until then, you must take good care of yourself and don't get alone."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yi instantly sensed the warmth, or rather, the worry, in Shi Huaiya's voice.

Although she didn't understand what the other person was worried about this time, she immediately responded enthusiastically, "Okay, I'll wait for you, I promise I won't be alone!"

Swire looked at her "clueless" expression, her ears twitched, and she thought to herself, "This promise is worse than no promise at all. It feels like you're just planting a flag. No need for promises, just do it!"

Texas stood to the side expressionless, subtly averting her eyes, unable to understand why the usually decisive Swire was now acting like a mother hen, lingering and dragging her feet.

With Yun Yi's undeniable aura of power, what is there to worry about?

Texas is certain that among those on this land who dare to confront Yun Yi directly, they are an absolute minority.

Volume Two: Fireworks at Dragon Gate: Chapter 130 Texas: Well, I told you Yun Yi wasn't the one to be afraid.

Swire was unaware of Texas's taciturn complaints, nor did she know how strong her own biases were towards Yun Yi.

Amidst Yun Yi's resolute promise, she sighed inwardly and left, turning back every few steps, to support Chen, who was probably already close to the outer ring road after chasing after the others.

The two who remained in place exchanged a glance.

"Hmm... go in?" Yun Yi scratched the back of her head. 001, sitting on her arm, rubbed against her, its soft fur, shimmering in the sunlight, gently brushing against her skin.

Then 001 spread its little wings and chirped six or seven times in agreement. 002 is inside, let's go in! Hehehe, let it see, I can be carried by the Commander, but it can't!

Yun Yi immediately raised an eyebrow at 001, "If you're going to attract so much hatred, be careful 002 doesn't sit on you flat."

"Chirp chirp!" I'm super fast, no way!

001 confidently puts her hands on her hips.

Yun Yi stroked its swaying ahoge and smiled without saying a word. With the intention of watching the show, she did not reveal the fact that all the Manju that she bought had become the same speed under the power of the system shop.

Texas didn't participate in the playful conversation between the man and the chicken; instead, she subtly picked up on the sounds of traffic in the distance and gave the street one last look.

Texas then skipped over the part she didn't understand, nodded and turned around in response to Yun Yi's suggestion to go inside, saying, "Okay, please be careful."

As she spoke, she took the lead and walked up the stairs in front of the Royal Guard Bureau. The soles of her boots made a rhythmic tapping sound on the steps, and the wolf tail behind her, half covered by her white coat, swayed gently in rhythm.

Yun Yi forced his gaze away from the furry tail and followed the other person while carrying 001.

They quickly reached the door, where the indicator light on the door frame changed from red to green and slid open automatically. Three police officers were talking around the reception desk facing the door when they heard the noise and immediately turned to look at the two of them.

The woman sitting behind the reception desk, Li Boli, adjusted her glasses and gave a polite, intellectual smile. "Hello, how can I help you?"

Before Texas, who was ahead of Yunyi, could answer, Officer Perot, who was leaning on the front desk, leaned down and whispered to his female colleague, "Don't ask. The person behind is a friend of Inspector Chen and Inspector Shi! And you should at least see who it is before asking. Didn't you notice how super—terrifying that person is? Just let them through!"

Although Officer Pelosi spoke very softly, Texas still heard her clearly.

She immediately glanced discreetly at the police officer who knew of Yun Yi's existence, and only looked away when she found nothing unusual, whether through intuition or observation.

"Oh, I'm sorry, so you're here to see the superintendent. Um, do you have an appointment or any proof? Anything is fine, just let me see it for a moment, just for a moment!"

At the front desk, Li Boli, who was just making a routine inquiry, panicked instantly upon hearing Pelo's words and began to stammer, but fortunately, he managed to get the gist of it.

She was so caught up in the tension of facing her boss's boss's friend that she didn't notice that one of the two people she had been chatting with earlier had quietly slipped away.

As Yun Yi approached, the remaining officer, Officer Pelosi, took a few steps back, his legs trembling. He looked at her with admiration and muttered under his breath, "I didn't expect Xiaoli to be so dedicated and have such a strong sense of duty?"

Texas flicked her ears, dismissing Perot's pointless praise, and stepped aside to let Yun Yi, who was holding an identification badge, walk past her to the front of the stage.

Yun Yi stopped and handed the sign to Li Boli, "Is this okay?"

The moment Yun Yi's voice rang out, Li Boli shuddered violently.

She touched the goosebumps that had suddenly appeared on her arm with one hand, while her other hand trembled uncontrollably as she took the sign, as if it were on automatic vibration and wouldn't stop at all.

Li Boli examined the sign while looking at it, a puzzled expression on his unusual physical condition. "What's wrong? Is the air conditioner broken?"

Otherwise, why would my body always want to leave this place as soon as possible?

But that won't do; she hasn't finished her work yet!

If I leave halfway through and get complained about by this big shot who's friends with the superintendent, I could lose my job!

A mere cold front won't separate her from her beloved salary!

Li Boli was instantly filled with fighting spirit. Despite the inexplicable chill, he focused his attention and quickly checked the identity card in his hand before placing it on the detector and swiping it.

The detector started working with two buzzes, and the connected camera focused on Yunyi, who was standing in front of the stage, to identify his facial information.

Soon it emitted an ominous hissing sound, then suddenly burst out of black smoke and completely crashed.

Yun Yi and Li Boli froze simultaneously, the former showing a hint of embarrassment, and the latter showing a look of astonishment that was almost an exaggerated facial expression.

Li Boli felt that he was doomed.

The detector had been working perfectly for two years, but it broke down in her hands, which also delayed the important person's meeting. Could she be kicked out of the Guard Bureau along with the broken machine?

Yun Yi, on the other hand, was simply feeling guilty.

She didn't expect that after handing over her ID card, the machine would have to identify her, causing her to accidentally break the machine.

"Sorry, how much is this? I'll compensate you..." Realizing he was in the wrong, Yun Yi was about to take out his money when he suddenly remembered that he didn't have any Terra money at all.

Yun Yi awkwardly hung his hand in his pocket and said embarrassedly, "Uh, I don't have any money right now—could you give me an IOU, and I'll pay you back later?"

If Yun Yi hadn't spoken and her mood had remained calm, everything would have been fine. But once she said that, her mood changed, and the three people present felt as if the air had frozen, and the pressure increased dramatically.

Texas turned the hilt of her knife, easily dissipating the increased pressure, and her slightly ruffled wolf tail immediately became docile.

The other two, however, couldn't hold on any longer.

Ms. Li Boli, the receptionist, completely lost consciousness. Before she could even react, her body took emergency precautions and forced her into unconsciousness. Her forehead slammed hard against the counter with a loud thud, which looked incredibly painful.

Huddled in a corner, Officer Pelo, who did not escape immediately, felt as if the air around him had condensed into a viscous liquid. He was like a dog being held underwater, and no matter how much he struggled, he could not escape the fate of drowning.

I'm going to die...

Officer Pelo desperately squeezed his throat and took deep breaths. The suffocating feeling of impending death made his vision go black, but it also forced his brain to work at lightning speed. His beast-like eyes darted around with a hopeful look.

Seeing Yun Yi frowning as he looked down at his ID card, he had a sudden inspiration. Despite the pressure, he climbed over the front desk, scrambled to his unconscious colleague, and snatched the card from her hand.

Officer Pelosi's exposed skin bulged with veins from the exertion, and fear and the will to survive surged violently in her pupils. When she handed the sign to Yun Yi, she almost threw it at him. "Pass, pass! You can go in!"

As for the compensation Yunyi mentioned? He was so terrified that his dog's ears were ringing, and he didn't hear it at all.

Yun Yi took the sign and saw the other person scrambling over the table and the front desk staff looking unconscious. She realized that she had unintentionally frightened someone again.

She couldn't be happier if someone offered her a way out.

"Thank you!" Yun Yi said, then quickly called Texas to run down the corridor and leave the Guard Bureau lobby.

Volume 2: Fireworks at Lungmen: Chapter 131 Hoshiguma: The Most Carefree Time I Ever Thought My Comrades Were

After the two left, the overwhelming pressure lessened considerably, and Officer Pelosi breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.

The ferocity on his face didn't fade; he angrily slammed his weak hand into the marble floor, yelling, "Damn it, damn it!"

Where is the weakling who can't even kill a chicken?

What is he then? A speck of mud?

The image of Yun Yi, extracted from the memories of the captured officer, flashed through Officer Pelosi's mind.

Stunned (actually, he was daydreaming), powerless (he was indeed weak and almost couldn't catch Swire's weapon), a pretty boy with no say (actually, he was just too lazy to think), perfectly matching the description of the commission.

As a result, the person became so powerful in just one day that he had to abandon the commission the moment he saw him.

How could this be so terrifying! How did those bastards even gather intelligence?! They almost killed him!

Officer Pelo, filled with a mixture of relief and anger, continued to curse the idiot intelligence provider. However, the moment Yun Yi's oppressive aura completely dissipated, her body, which had accumulated too much pressure, rebounded and she was forcibly dragged into a coma.

The officer who had slipped away earlier suddenly appeared around the corner.

She strolled leisurely over to "Officer Pello" and squatted down beside him. Under the brim of her police cap, her pale blue and pale purple eyes, which looked somewhat dreamy, slowly swept over his entire body.

In his eyes, those extremely fine, needle-like black pupils moved condescendingly, as if observing some kind of trash that he had to examine.

After observing, the unusually petite "police officer" stood up abruptly and disappeared from the spot in a flash.

The lights in one corner of the Royal Guard Bureau's lobby flickered briefly before returning to normal, struggling to illuminate the once-silent hall, with only faint sounds of commotion coming from outside the door.

The camera pans down the corridor, where Yun Yi is running very fast with Texas in his arms and 001 in his arms, so as not to further disturb the two people at the front desk.

Following her still somewhat clear memory, she quickly arrived at the door of Swire's office, without encountering anyone along the way.

The office door was open, and Yunyi immediately saw the towering 002.

It was sitting on the ground, chirping and using its wings to guide Hoshiguma, who was holding a terminal, to use it.

The moment Yun Yi recognized them, Hoshiguma also turned to look. Seeing that it was Yun Yi, a smile immediately spread across her face. "Oh, you're here. Come in. The robot you made is quite interesting, it's just that it can't talk."

"A robot?" Yun Yi walked into the office with a puzzled look, and as he moved, Texas's figure was revealed behind him.

Hoshiguma then noticed Texas, who had been keeping a low profile. She waved to her silently as she answered Yunyi, "It's 002. Well, from now on, any strange creatures that appear around you will be declared as robots—"

Hoshiguma tossed the terminal to 002, crossed her arms, leaned against the desk, and smiled meaningfully. "A 'scientific genius' who can break through the shackles of technology and invent signals that can connect the entire continent, creating some cute, powerful, and human-like robots to assist him, makes perfect sense, doesn't it?"

"A research genius?" Yun Yi, who was logically sound, understood that the word referred to himself. He had seen it in Chen and Shi Huaiya's conversation messages before.

But she still couldn't help but laugh out loud, and only managed to hold it in with great difficulty, "Pfft—yes, it really makes sense, thank you for your hard work."

She actually studied math, chemistry, and physics properly in high school, but has long forgotten all the related knowledge.

A scientific genius? Wei Yanwu, the first person to give her that title, must be out of his mind and have ulterior motives.

Hoshiguma knew there was some exaggeration involved, but that didn't stop her from using it to explain the identities of the Banju.

She cleverly concealed the strangeness and powerful research capabilities of the barbarians, preventing unpredictable dangers from bypassing her and Chen and falling on 002, who had actually invented the signal.

After all, while Manjuu possesses a life-saving ability that seems to ignore most threats, it's hard to guarantee that a few beings capable of restraining them won't suddenly appear in Terra, where demons and monsters roam freely.

However, these are all considerations for Hoshiguma and Swire.

Unconvinced that the Barbarians possess a special protective mechanism that prevents them from being chosen, and that they will never be caught or hurt, Yunyi simply happily raised 001 to congratulate it and 002, saying, "That's a good reason. From now on, you won't have to hide from other people's gazes anymore, and you can go wherever you want~"