Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 378 A Quiet Morning

Lin Yilin opened her eyes precisely at dawn.

I was all alone in bed. The spot that was meant for the other person was empty. I knew that person would just pretend to wait for me to fall asleep before leaving.

Good morning, blanket.

There were two blankets on the bed. Lin Yilin didn't greet the one she was covering herself with, but rather the other blanket in the empty spot.

As the weather turns cold, it's no surprise that people who are sensitive to the cold are using this thick quilt. The quilt has been covered with a fluffy brown bear cover, but this isn't a cute cartoon bear. Based on the quilt's own preferences, a lifelike, realistic brown bear pattern has been chosen.

Now, when it stands upright or crawls around, it's easy to mistake it for a real brown bear from a distance. Turning around in the morning and seeing something like this sleeping next to you is quite a mental challenge.

Ms. Lin Yilin's attitude is naturally perfect.

Pick up your phone and put on the super comfortable slippers designed by LuLu Shoes. Wearing them provides an invisible massage to your feet, soothing the muscles and tendons, and also has a calming effect. Wearing them and walking around before bed can help improve sleep quality.

Lin Yilin came outside and happened to see Lu Lu Shoes, who had turned into roller skates and was skating in the dry ice. When Lu Lu Shoes saw Lin Yilin, it quickly braked and stopped, but accidentally fell to the ground.

"Good morning, Lulu skates." Lin Yilin helped the roller skates up. "You could consider switching to ice skates, but I don't know if you can skate on the ground."

Lu Lu looked thoughtful.

Lin Yilin went to the bathroom to wash up and found Cheng Fei sitting on the toilet wearing only pink underwear and otherwise naked, striking a pensive pose.

Good morning, Cheng Fei.

She simply said good morning and ignored the strange spectacle, then went to wash up at the sink.

After washing up, she returned to her temporary room and changed into her usual clothes before going to the office outside.

The coffee machine naturally poured her a steaming cup of coffee, which she accepted, saying, "Good morning, coffee machine."

Then he greeted the cat gun lying on his desk: "Good morning, cat gun."

"Meow~".

Then, a perfect piece of toast trotted past her feet.

Swish!
The toast was grabbed, torn in half, and placed on the table.

I'll just make do with this for breakfast today.

"Good morning, Toast." Lin Yilin carried Toast, looked around the office, and nodded with satisfaction. "Looks like you didn't cause any trouble last night. Well done."

"Awooo..." Then why was it torn in half?

The evil binary girl!

It was tossed into the flour bin next to it—yes, now it's been specially upgraded to a flour bin. The toast rolled around in it and then jumped out, looking brand new, wagging its little tail—spotless, except for the flour.

Lin Yilin was puzzled for a moment. She noticed a slightly strange silhouette on the street outside the office today. She opened the door and went outside, carrying her coffee.

Look up.

They discovered it was a pitch-black gargoyle, also in a contemplative pose, crouching above the office door, forming a strange decoration.

However, this decoration is probably only seen by a very small number of people.

"Good morning, Mr. Illusion." However, only when it came to this strange thing did Lin Yilin show a slight smile, with a hint of barely perceptible excitement in her tone.

The gargoyle turned stiffly, its狰狞 face turned toward Lin Yilin, its gray eyes seemingly scrutinizing this impolite human who had disturbed its thoughts.

then……

Its head suddenly transformed back into human form: "Good morning, Binary Sister."

Zheng Fan said in a lighthearted tone, but he only changed his head back; his body remained that of a gargoyle, making him look even more eerie.

"Remember to dress Cheng Fei after you give him a bath. He'll catch a cold if you leave him in the bathroom like this in this weather," Lin Yilin said, referring to the "Thinker" on the toilet in the bathroom.

"Oh, that? Didn't I put those three kids in charge?" Zheng tried to shift the blame. "I don't think even the most mischievous Toast would suddenly have the idea to turn Cheng Fei into a thinker."

The lie was ruthlessly exposed, and Zheng Fan could only jump down from the door, but his body remained that of a burly gargoyle: "Okay, I get it. Seriously, raising a 'vegetative state' is like raising a pet."

So, does that mean I'm the parent who urges my child to take good care of the pet they want to keep? Lin Yilin suddenly had this thought.

"It was all because Cheng Fei endured it all on his own," Lin Yilin said.

Lin Yilin vividly remembers how Cheng Fei was left in a poorly ventilated storage room during the sweltering summer heat and nearly turned into a corpse from being half-dead.

Zheng Fan went to help the great Cheng Fei change his clothes.

There was one person whose influence on Zheng Fan remained profound even after his death. Being with him inevitably put Zheng Fan under immense pressure and left him exhausted. In the end, Zheng Fan even had to properly care for his remains.

This is the true value of Cheng Fei's work.

"By the way, why are Cheng Fei's underwear pink?"

"Because pink and yellow are complementary colors."

"This is not what I know from common sense."

"This is common sense in Beechcraft."

Mr. Gargoyle headed into the office, and Lin Yilin returned to her usual seat. What to do today?
I turned on my computer and looked through the commissions, but I didn't find anything particularly interesting for the time being.

Browsing the waiting room forum, it seems that the stations everyone experienced last night were quite ordinary.

Today is so peaceful, which makes Lin Yilin, who has been extremely busy these past few months, feel a sense of emptiness and relaxation.

Thinking this, she saw a news article, a new update on the "Xixi Keke Secret Report" media website.

[Shocking! The mastermind who wielded immense power underground in the aftermath of the disaster, manipulating countless agencies and law enforcement agencies, is revealed!? Their true identity is—!!!]

Excessive reuse of punctuation marks, exaggerated fonts, classic "marketing account style." The person in charge of "secret news" at the Secret News Agency is seriously asking if they could please replace them sooner rather than later.

No matter how big they become, they can't change this mentality. Even though they are famous throughout the capital for their intelligence, they are still petty and narrow-minded here.

Is this what they call a "makeshift team"?

However, Lin Yilin still clicked in.

"Shocking headlines" really work.

She was genuinely curious about this, and if she didn't get any useful information, she would go and complain to Mr. Weekday Fog.

The case we recently solved, and the case behind it, showed signs of human coordination in many aspects. It's a bit of a stretch to expect such a large criminal network to spontaneously form from the rabble lurking in the underground.

There may be a master guiding them behind the scenes.

Therefore, Lin Yilin was not surprised to see this news.

She saw the following content.

The mastermind is named "Hafern," and his background and life story were immediately exposed after his identity was revealed, as featured in this news story.

This person is a cartoonist.

Although the news article did not explicitly state this, based on some hints in the text, Lin Yilin could easily tell that this person was probably a supernatural being.

His pen name is "Speed ​​Line". Although he is a super-inspired person, he is different from the normal super-inspired person who has a super-dominant power in his field of expertise. He is not famous in the comics field, and can even be described as mediocre.

The authorities failed to capture the mastermind, who had gotten wind of the situation beforehand and escaped capture. It is now speculated that he is heading to Nolan Street.

“Nolan Street? Perfect timing, Little Sheep’s tour is coming up there soon.” Zheng Fan’s voice suddenly came from the side.

Lin Yilin turned around and was shocked to find...

Zheng Fan's body was actually a gargoyle!
(End of this chapter)