Hearing that Yan Qi actually wanted to switch to a different mission, but not wanting to let her do anything too dangerous, Shen An’an said to her,
“Xiao Qi, don’t be difficult. Even though you always call me ‘big sister,’ don’t forget that I am your team leader and your superior. As a team member, you should unconditionally follow my arrangements, got it?”
“Oh, alright. Since Sister Shen has pulled out her ‘team leader’ card, I don’t have anything more to say.”
Hearing Shen An’an assert her authority and reject her request to change missions, Yan Qi had no choice but to accept reality and didn’t say anything else.
“Don’t be mad, Xiao Qi. Your big sister arranged things this way for your own good, you know?”
“Yeah, I know that Sister Shen, you made these arrangements because you care about me.”
“As long as you understand.”
Hearing Yan Qi’s reply, Shen An’an gave her a sweet smile. Then, suddenly remembering something, she continued,
“Xiao Qi, there are some snacks in my drawer that I bought from the supermarket yesterday. Do you want some?”
“If you don’t mind sharing, Sister Shen.”
Not wanting to refuse Shen An’an’s offer of snacks, Yan Qi answered her like that.
“Wait here. I’ll go get the snacks right now.”
Having received Yan Qi’s response and leaving those words behind, Shen An’an got up from the sofa and went to rummage through her office desk drawer, looking for snacks that would suit Yan Qi’s taste.
“Sigh, when will I, the original, ever be able to escape this fate of being the team’s beloved pet?”
Watching Shen An’an from a short distance away, Yan Qi, sitting on the sofa, couldn’t help but say this to herself.
…
While Yan Qi was waiting in her team’s office to carry out her mission,
after she had left home that morning, the duplicates she had released had already arrived at the Fangfeng City Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, one after another.
” Aunt Bai, we’re here. Do you have any updates you can share with us?”
The group of five walked into the bureau director’s office. Hu Yao’er was the first to greet Bai Yuling, who was waiting for her and the other duplicates on the sofa, while also asking if there was anything new.
Seeing the five people enter her office, and it being her first time meeting so many members affiliated with the Free Life Association, Bai Yuling was momentarily stunned before quickly saying to them,
“Welcome. Please, find a place to sit first. That will make it easier for us to talk afterwards.”
Hearing Bai Yuling’s words, the duplicates belonging to Yan Qi, including Hu Yao’er, glanced at each other and then casually found seats and sat down.
“Alright, we’ve all found seats and sat down. So, can we start our discussion now?”
Sitting across from Bai Yuling, Dao Yan, acting as the leader of the Free Life Association—the supernatural organization fabricated by Yan Qi—took the initiative to ask Bai Yuling.
“Of course, you may.”
Bai Yuling looked at Dao Yan and the other Yan Qi duplicates in the office.
“Since we can, then regarding that criminal supernatural being from yesterday, have you identified who he is?”
Having received Bai Yuling’s response, Dao Yan didn’t hesitate and asked her directly, wanting to figure out the identity of the supernatural criminal who had killed so many people in the bar yesterday, so they could clarify the direction for their subsequent investigation.
Hearing Dao Yan’s question, Bai Yuling, who had already obtained the examination report from a sibling department, quickly answered her,
“Yes, we identified him. The supernatural criminal who killed thirteen people in a row at the Night Drunk Bar last night was a waiter who had only been working there for the past few months. His name is Lu Wen.”
“Lu Wen? Director Bai, do you know why this supernatural criminal named Lu Wen became so extreme?”
After learning the specific identity of the supernatural criminal, Dao Yan thought for a moment, then asked Bai Yuling another question.
“The reason he became so extreme is because he has a very tragic background. But of course, if it were just that, after gaining supernatural powers, there would be no reason for him to immediately go and kill so many people.”
“So, what was the real reason that made him act?”
“Last night, while helping a customer pour drinks, he accidentally spilled some. Because he got slapped for it.”
“No wonder he acted so hastily. Life was already treating him poorly, and then he got humiliated by someone else. If it were me, after gaining great power, I would also seek justice for myself.”
Having understood the real reason why Lu Wen, the former bar waiter turned supernatural criminal, acted the way he did last night, Dao Yan muttered this to herself.
After pausing for a moment, Dao Yan continued questioning Bai Yuling,
“By the way, besides his background and motive for killing, is there anything about this supernatural criminal named Lu Wen that distinguishes him from the other supernatural criminals created by the Suit Man?”
Regarding this, Bai Yuling shook her head and said,
“No. Fundamentally, this guy isn’t significantly different from the other supernatural criminals created by the Suit Man.”
“No difference? How can that be? If there were no difference, how could the Suit Man have stayed there to watch him after granting him supernatural powers?”
Hearing Bai Yuling’s answer, Hu Yao’er, who was sitting next to Dao Yan and hadn’t spoken up until then, asked her that question.
“Regarding this issue, I’m actually puzzled too. Maybe he had some purpose that required him to stay there and monitor the supernatural being he created.”
“A purpose? What kind of purpose would make the Suit Man take such a big risk to go there, and then not take the chance to escape amidst the chaos after the incident, but instead stay for such a long time?”
Hu Yao’er took over the conversation from Bai Yuling, unconsciously muttering this to herself. Then she quickly lowered her head and, together with her other selves, seriously pondered the question in their minds.
“Could it be that he stayed there because he wanted to kill a specific customer in the bar?”
After all seven minds started working at full speed, Hu Yao’er, along with the original Yan Qi and the other duplicates, suddenly showed expressions of realization. Then, through Hu Yao’er, they quickly gave Bai Yuling their guess.
“Aunt Bai, is there a possibility that the Suit Man went there specifically because he was going after a particular customer in the bar to kill them?”