Hearing Yan Qi say that the chuunibyou girl before them was here to help with the investigation, Shen An’an found it a little hard to believe. She turned to the girl and asked.
Upon hearing this, Yan Qi quickly turned her gaze to Shen An’an and replied in a firm tone.
“Sister Shen, I’m sure. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Aunt Bai, see if she knows Sister Ye Xing.”
Watching Yan Qi point towards Bai Yuling, Shen An’an quickly shifted her gaze to her bureau chief. After showing a slightly surprised expression, she mustered her courage and asked Bai Yuling.
“Chief, you know this chuunibyou girl in front of us?”
Hearing her subordinate’s question, Bai Yuling, who recognized this clone of Yan Qi, Si Yexing, quickly nodded and replied.
“Yes, I know her. She is also a member of the Transcendent organization ‘Free Life Association’ where the Dao Yan Empress belongs.”
“So she’s also a member of the Free Life Association…” Knowing that Yan Qi’s current powerful transcendent abilities were greatly related to them, Shen An’an’s face immediately showed a look of understanding. But then, she asked Bai Yuling another question.
“How did you get to know her? Well, that’s a bit of a long story. But An’an, shouldn’t you know her too?”
“I should know her too? Chief, I don’t quite understand what you mean.”
“Wait, didn’t you participate in the operation to raid the cult stronghold of the Flame Demon Archbishop within Fangfeng City last time?”
Hearing Shen An’an’s words, a puzzled expression first appeared on Bai Yuling’s face, but she soon seemed to remember something and immediately asked Shen An’an this question.
Hearing this, Shen An’an was stunned for a moment, then she looked at Bai Yuling and nodded in reply.
“Yes, Chief. Last time, I was injured while handling a case involving transcendent powers, so I didn’t participate in the operation to raid the Flame Demon Archbishop’s cult stronghold.”
After listening to Shen An’an’s answer, Bai Yuling finally understood why Shen An’an was so wary of Yan Qi’s clone, Si Yexing.
But while Shen An’an’s question was cleared up, why did the other two colleagues who came out with her to investigate the case also look like they didn’t recognize Si Yexing? Did they sneak off to slack during the last operation?
Holding such doubts in her heart, Bai Yuling looked towards the young Extraordinary Affairs Bureau member and the seasoned Extraordinary Affairs Bureau member beside her and asked.
“You two, did you participate in the last operation to raid the Flame Demon Archbishop’s cult stronghold?”
Hearing Bai Yuling’s inquiry, the two Bureau members, not daring to lie in front of their chief, quickly answered the question.
“Chief, I didn’t participate in the last raid on the Flame Demon Archbishop’s stronghold because I hadn’t officially started my position yet. I really couldn’t take part in that operation,” the young Bureau member was the first to answer Bai Yuling honestly.
Getting his answer, and knowing this kid wouldn’t dare lie to her, Bai Yuling then looked at the seasoned Bureau member standing not far from her and asked.
“And you?”
Noticing Bai Yuling’s gaze focus on him, and knowing that a poor answer would likely cause significant trouble, the seasoned Bureau member quickly spilled everything, explaining to Bai Yuling that he had not participated in that operation either.
“Chief, last time, I was hospitalized for a few days due to a lumbar muscle strain, which is why I didn’t participate in the operation you mentioned.”
After hearing the seasoned member’s answer, Bai Yuling couldn’t help but sigh inwardly at her uniquely unfortunate talent for selecting team members, and then said,
“No wonder none of you recognized Miss Si Yexing. It turns out none of you participated in the last operation. I really don’t know what’s wrong with my luck today, that I had to pick a few of you.”
Hearing Bai Yuling’s words, Shen An’an, after thinking for a moment, suddenly realized something. She then glanced at Si Yexing not far away before turning back to Bai Yuling to ask.
“Chief, could it be that this somewhat chuunibyou Miss Si Yexing also participated in our Fangfeng City Extraordinary Affairs Bureau’s last operation?”
Hearing her colleague’s question, Bai Yuling quickly nodded and replied.
“Correct. She participated in our last operation, and even helped us capture the criminal who was recently poisoned to death.”
“Ah, the poisoned criminal? Wait, Chief, are you saying… that mysterious transcendent who captured Maca, the member of the Necromancer’s Association, whose deeds have been spreading throughout the entire Bureau these past few days… is this Miss Si Yexing in front of us?”
“Yes, that’s right. It’s her.” Bai Yuling looked at Shen An’an and replied in a very affirmative tone.
“It’s really her? Then, with me being so wary of her just now, I might have offended her, right?”
Hearing Bai Yuling’s answer and realizing that Yan Qi’s clone, Si Yexing, was the person who had greatly helped their Bureau a few days ago, Shen An’an recalled her own earlier behavior. A faint trace of fear couldn’t help but arise in her heart.
Influenced by this fear, and knowing she had to do something, Shen An’an quickly turned her gaze to Si Yexing not far away and said in an apologetic tone,
“I’m truly sorry, Miss Si Yexing. It’s all because I hadn’t met you before that such a misunderstanding occurred. Please accept my apology.”
Hearing Shen An’an proactively apologize to Si Yexing, and having also heard what Bai Yuling said earlier, the other two Bureau members quickly followed suit and apologized to Si Yexing as well.
“Yes, Miss Si Yexing, we failed to recognize someone truly important, hence our disrespectful behavior earlier. We sincerely ask for your understanding.”
“Please forgive us.”
Watching the three of them, including Shen An’an, apologize to her clone Si Yexing, Yan Qi, who held no dissatisfaction towards their earlier actions, quickly controlled her clone Si Yexing to reply to them in an extremely chuunibyou tone:
“This Death God has never concerned herself with the opinions of mortals. However, seeing your sincere remorse, this Death God will reluctantly deign to accept your apologies.”