“Maka, you look absolutely terrible right now. Who on earth hurt you this badly?”
After treating Maka’s injuries, the black-haired beauty put away her tools and couldn’t help but ask him with a hint of curiosity.
“Today, I ran into a supernatural being from the Free Life Association.”
“The Free Life Association? Is that an organization of supernatural beings?”
The black-haired beauty, who was hearing about the Free Life Association for the first time, tilted her head slightly and then asked Maka.
“Yes, it’s an organization of supernatural beings. And there are probably quite a few members in there who are stronger than me.”
“How did you come to that conclusion?”
Hearing Maka’s answer, the black-haired beauty showed a brief expression of surprise before asking again, almost instinctively.
“Instinct.”
Maka looked seriously at the black-haired beauty and said those two words.
“Instinct? That’s such a perfunctory answer. This Free Life Association you mentioned won’t interfere with the smooth progress of our plan, will it?”
“Don’t worry. Although the Free Life Association might be more powerful than we imagine, our own association has already sent the vice president, Viktor the Shepherd, a peak three-star supernatural being, over here. With him around, even if Xia Country gathers all its most powerful supernatural beings here, they won’t be able to affect our plan.”
“That’s true. But when will our vice president actually arrive here?”
“It should be within the next couple of days.”
“Is that so? I understand. I’ll make preparations to welcome him.”
After learning that their vice president, Viktor the Shepherd, would arrive in Fangfeng City within the next couple of days, the black-haired beauty looked at Maka and said that.
“Come to think of it, how are things going for you over at GreenTech Pharmaceuticals?”
After listening to what the black-haired beauty said, Maka remembered her mission at GreenTech Pharmaceuticals and looked at her with some curiosity.
“Things are going very smoothly. The person in charge of GreenTech Pharmaceuticals is completely under my control now. He’s become my most devoted lapdog. The pharmaceutical factories under his company are also accelerating the production of the drugs our association needs. I believe in just a few days, we’ll have enough to meet our needs. Also, thank you for helping me get rid of that person in charge’s son today. He was always hostile toward me and thought I was only with his father to steal the family fortune. Otherwise, I’d still be worrying about whether he might notice something strange about the company’s factories.”
“I was just cooperating with you to execute the plan. Also, how many days exactly is ‘a few days’ that you just mentioned?”
“Why are you asking?”
The black-haired beauty put away her tools, turned her head, and looked at Maka, who was lying on the bed.
“Because I have a feeling you might be exposed soon because of what I did for you at the bar today. That’s why I’m asking.”
“I see. Don’t worry. With the pharmaceutical factories under GreenTech Pharmaceuticals, at most three days, they can produce enough drugs to meet our needs.”
“Three days? If I remember correctly, the three-star abyssal rifts that appear regularly due to the global spiritual energy fluctuations are also scheduled to open here in Fangfeng City within the next few days, right?”
“If the data provided by our home country is correct, at the earliest in four days, at the latest in a week, we’ll see the three-star abyssal rift open here.”
The black-haired beauty looked at Maka and answered.
“So that means, if we can just hold on here for another week, we can go home.”
“Do you really want to go home that badly? But if I remember correctly, you’re the only one left in your family.”
“That’s right, I am the only one left in my family. But the graves of my parents and my little sister are still there.”
“A longing for the deceased?”
After hearing Maka’s answer, the black-haired beauty couldn’t help but mutter those words to herself.
“Hmm? What did you just say?”
Maka noticed that the black-haired beauty’s lips had moved slightly earlier, but he hadn’t heard what she said, so he looked at her and asked.
Hearing this, the black-haired beauty, not intending to repeat herself, answered him,
“Nothing.”
She paused for a moment, then continued,
“Get some good rest lying there. If you need anything, just call me. I’ll be lying down in the next room. Goodbye.”
After speaking, the black-haired beauty turned off the light in the room for Maka, who was lying on the bed, and then left his room without looking back.
Maka watched her leave, his expression unchanging.
After seeing her close the door behind her, he withdrew his gaze, then cleared his mind, lying there on the bed and peacefully drifting off to sleep.
…
Early the next morning, before dawn had even broken, Yan Qi got out of bed right on time.
After finishing her daily training and confirming that she had made new progress again, Yan Qi stretched lazily, left her room, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
After washing up, she returned to her room, changed into a clean set of clothes, and brushed her hair. Then she went downstairs to the living room and had breakfast with her parents.
After finishing breakfast and clearing the dishes, Yan Qi said goodbye to her parents, then left the house and headed to the Fangfeng City Bureau of Supernatural Affairs headquarters.
“Good morning, Sister Shen.”
Arriving at the Fifth Team’s office, Yan Qi saw Shen An’an sitting on the sofa, reading the mission briefing assigned by their superiors. She took the initiative to greet her.
“Good morning, Xiao Qi. Come over here and sit on the sofa with me.”
Hearing Yan Qi’s voice, Shen An’an looked up, saw her, and quickly waved her over, telling her to sit beside her.
Hearing this, Yan Qi, already used to this kind of thing, didn’t feel shy at all. She quickly walked over and sat down next to Shen An’an.
“Sister Shen, what mission are you assigning me today?”
Noticing the mission briefing in Shen An’an’s hand, Yan Qi couldn’t help but ask with some curiosity.
Hearing Yan Qi’s question, Shen An’an pointed at her mission briefing and said to Yan Qi,
“I’m planning to assign you this mission today. What do you think?”
Following Shen An’an’s finger to look at the text on the mission briefing, Yan Qi quickly understood what mission she had been assigned. Then she said to Shen An’an,
“Sister Shen, can you assign me a different mission? Investigating a haunted incident in a residential area that might involve supernatural powers isn’t interesting at all.”