Ark, after I died, the operators started to love me.

"Is this person's name written on the umbrella?" Exusiai took the retractable umbrella from Mostima, examined it, but found nothing.

Texas, now fully conscious, was very clear-headed: "Where did you see him? What does he look like? What kind of clothes was he wearing? We should have seen him before."

Mostima carefully recalled the stranger from her memory and described Mike's appearance, only to find that the Penguin Logistics staff had strange expressions.

"What's wrong? Is there something strange about this person?"

“We’ve met him, but we’re not very familiar with him. He’s the owner of a car repair shop.”

Exusiai's answer did not satisfy Mostima, and Texas said thoughtfully, "Besides that, what else did he tell you?"

"No, they didn't say anything else."

The fallen angel noticed the change in the Lupo's expression.

"Wait here for me, I'm going to contact a few people."

Texas quickly moved to the other side of the bar, grabbed the phone on the table, and dialed the contact information she and Javi had provided.

Broca's voice came through the microphone very quickly.

Where is Javi?

Broca said somewhat awkwardly, "I got off work a little early today. Javi had been drinking and is wrestling with Austa."

Broca's description sent Texas's blood pressure soaring. She had told the three of them to pay more attention to what was happening outside Lungmen, but she never expected that this guy would be so negligent and unreliable.

"did you drink?"

Broca sensed the hostility in Texas's tone and, not daring to offend the current bigwig in Syracuse, quickly replied, "I've been working out lately and haven't touched anything, just drinking water."

"Then answer me, Mike Ann, where did Boss Mike go this afternoon?"

Broca seemed to have a lot of grievances when the topic came up.

"The boss spoke to Jiawei for a few minutes today, and Jiawei seemed to have angered him, so he announced that he would be leaving get off work early and that the next week would be a holiday."

"What? How could this happen? What did he say to Javi?"

Texas was taken aback; things had changed much faster than she had expected. She hadn't anticipated that Mike Ann would be so capricious, taking a vacation just like that, even more impulsive than her boss, the Emperor.

Broca recounted what Mike and Javi had said, and Texas on the other end of the microphone remained silent, leading Phil to believe that the person had already left.

"You did a great job. Boss Mike is giving you a break, so just rest and don't think about anything else."

"Good, good."

In fact, Texas is not good at hiding her emotions, and even Broca can tell that she has something on her mind.

It seems they won't be able to stay at the auto repair shop for long.

……

Texas returned to where everyone was sitting. Mostima looked at her questioningly. The Lupo paused and explained, "The owner of the auto repair shop had a fight with his employees today and then announced a holiday. That's probably when we met."

"so what?"

“It’s nothing,” Texas shook her head. “You two just met by chance, don’t worry about it. You can give me the umbrella. Exusiai and I broke our car and took it to him for repairs. I can take the time to deliver the umbrella over.”

"Okay, thank you then."

Mostima put down the umbrella, looked up at Texas again, and said, "Could you tell me where the repair shop is? I'd like to come and thank you in person."

"I think we shouldn't."

Texas rejected the offer again.

Her unusual behavior made Exusiai look at the fallen angel, then at her partner, and for a moment she didn't understand what had happened.

"That's it."

Mostima looked away and didn't emphasize anything further.

"Boss, I'm going out for a bit."

The emperor looked up and saw that the Rupert had already picked up his clothes and was walking outside.

His employees never consult with him; they simply inform him.

However, the old penguin did not object; its dark eyes kept darting around, as if it were thinking about something.

Something was wrong, very wrong.

Kong sensed something unusual, but couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Exusiai stared in surprise at Texas leaving alone, wondering why her partner hadn't called her.

Should I chase after them?

"I don't know, but Texas feels really strange today." Croissant was equally puzzled.

Mostima nodded slightly: "Xiao Le, you were working with Texas before, right?"

"Yes, there was a bit of an accident last time, and the boss told us to take a few days off."

“Alright,” the fallen angel sighed, “can I borrow the phone for a moment?”

"of course can."

Mostima walked to the phone, dialed a number, and heard Hoshiguma's calm and composed voice on the other end.

"It's you! You called me from a Penguin Logistics outpost. What happened?"

"Texas is acting alone; she might have gone to the outer ring. Should you keep an eye on her movements?"

Hoshiguma, on the other end of the microphone, was silent for a moment: "Thank you, it's definitely necessary."

After hanging up the phone, the fallen angel rubbed his eyes and said, "It's time for me to leave too."

"Are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Exusiai, unaware of the situation, tried to persuade Mostima, who was preparing to leave, to stay.

“I didn’t come to Lungmen alone. Fiameta is very concerned about my whereabouts. If I don’t tell her where I am, she’ll probably turn Lungmen upside down.”

"Why don't we just bring Fiameta here..."

Before Exusiai could finish speaking, the Emperor interrupted him: "Mostima, go back. Don't make the people over there worry."

"it is good."

Watching her long-lost friends leave, Exusiai could no longer sit still and shouted, "You guys are definitely hiding something from me. Mostima is like that, and so is Texas. Do you think I can't tell?"

The Emperor shook his head and said, "Professional matters should be handled by professionals. Let them do it. If things go wrong, they will definitely come back for help."

"Don't make us sound like outsiders."

"I think we shouldn't."

Sora stepped forward and said, "Texas is a pioneer. What she does is something we can't do. If even she can't do it, then she'll call us all together. The boss wouldn't tell me and Croissant before, which means this has nothing to do with delivering packages. It's very dangerous. You know Exusiai."

"That's true, but I'm still very unwilling to accept it."

Exusiai pouted and even threw her favorite apple pie aside.

This feeling is awful.

……

Guard Bureau.

Hoshiguma changed into a combat suit that allowed for easy movement, with two long swords hanging at her waist. If anyone saw her, they would be surprised that she didn't bring a shield.

Before leaving, Hoshiguma called Lin Yuxia, but she didn't answer and quickly hung up.

24. 1 = ?

The code they devised indicated that Lin Yuxia was also on the move and couldn't answer the phone.

How could they find a lead so quickly after searching for several days without success?

"where are you going?"

Swire's voice rang out. She was standing behind Hoshiguma, watching the second-in-command of the Royal Guard who was about to leave.

Hoshiguma wasn't surprised at all by Swire's actions. The little tiger was always looking for things to do, and the feeling of being excluded made her very distressed.

However, there are some things that she simply cannot participate in.

"I have an agreement with Miss Lin."

The subtext of this sentence is: It has nothing to do with you, don't ask.

Swire snorted: "Hmph, going out on a rainy night without an umbrella, but with a knife instead. If you weren't wearing the Guard Bureau uniform, I would have thought you were Lin Yuxia's double-flower red stick."

Hoshiguma smiled and said, "Miss Swire, please don't make things difficult for me."

She strode away, ignoring Swire's displeasure.

"I'm furious!"

Shi Huaiya was furious.

……

Outer ring road of Longmen.

Little Liboli looked at the drizzling rain and was puzzled.

"It's raining. If I go back now, I'll get soaked even with a raincoat. I don't know when I lost 100 yuan. I checked it so many times..."

A little over a month ago, Xuezhi accepted Lin Yuxia's offer and became a junior high school physics teacher at a private tutoring center on the outer ring of Longmen.

This private tutoring center is under the name of the Lungmen Education Foundation, whose founder is Lin Yuxia, and is dedicated to providing quality education for children in the outer ring.

With Snow Pheasant's expertise in mechanical engineering, junior high school physics was as easy for her as eating and drinking.

So the snow pheasant began its daily commute between the city center and the outer ring road, which was tiring but also comfortable.

In her spare time, the little girl would occasionally reminisce about the leisurely days she spent on Rhodes Island.

When the doctor told her he liked her, Yukichi was stunned and stammered that it was a prank. No matter who was behind it, she could accept it.

The doctor asked disappointedly if Snow Pheasant would also refuse him. Little Liboli's mind went blank, and she nodded stupidly, unable to tell whether she was agreeing or refusing.

What happened next was far beyond the girl's comprehension.