I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

Of course, Pado's reason for wanting to steal the piano was not because she liked it or because of its value, but simply because she wanted to.

Because this piano didn't have a good ending in the game, it was used as cover and tragically sacrificed during the battle between the Royal Guard officers and the Reunion Movement...

It's like the 180 million just exploded in an instant.

This broke Cat's heart... Although she knew that with Gretel around, it was almost impossible for this to happen again, she still felt a surge of emotion when she saw the piano...

P.S.: Sigh, another all-nighter. Writing about cats still gives me some feeling, and I'll write more about them next time.

Chapter 8: Moving the Cat's Nest and the Rat King

After leaving Swire's house, Pado didn't rest. In addition to secretly purchasing another batch of supplies, she continued to gather as much intelligence as possible about the various forces in Lungmen, both overt and covert.

Of course, Pado did not let her guard down when purchasing supplies. If anyone asked, she would always tell them that her "boss" had asked her to buy them, and she didn't know what they were for.

As for why the cat did this even though it had already sent out Gretchen's batch of supplies... well, you can only say that having an extra layer of insurance is always a good idea.

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As people are busy and focused, time flies by quickly, and soon we will see the sunset and evening glow.

"Finally, I'm off work."

After a busy and fulfilling day, Swire dragged her slightly tired body home quickly.

Once she got home, the first thing she did was stand next to the cabinet, take off the earrings she was wearing, and place them on the cabinet in a small dish that she had temporarily stored.

"Speaking of which, didn't I lose a gemstone earring here before?" Swire, having taken off her jewelry, looked at the cabinet in front of her and muttered to herself.

"Never mind, it's not that important. We'll ask the cleaning lady to help us look for it next time."

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Swire didn't dwell on this minor incident and quickly shifted her attention to other things. After all, she had just gotten off work and was both hungry and tired.

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Over the next few days, while gathering intelligence, Pado also set many goals and began to execute them. After all, she couldn't just focus on the second mission and abandon her own unique weapon.

Of course, these Dragon Gate organizations and forces targeted by the cats are not exactly clean.

Moreover, apart from a few items that she personally liked, most of the goods she purchased were stolen or of dubious origin.

The reason why Pado made this choice is simple: it's out of caution, just like before.

If she had stolen something of legitimate origin, putting aside whether it violated her own "morality" or whether she would face retaliation, the possibility of being targeted by official organizations in this situation would be almost 100%.

Cat Cat has absolutely no desire to clash with the police or official organizations; it's troublesome, and she can't retaliate. Even if she does end up in a confrontation because of Swire, she doesn't want to do it from the very beginning.

However, if the stolen items are of dubious origin, then there is no such problem, because the organizations that lose their items are unlikely to report it to the police.

At most, it would be a covert investigation and retaliation, but that's the last thing Pado is afraid of now.

What a joke! Let's not even talk about whether those people can catch her. Even if they could, she has Little Shi's boss protecting her now.

In just a few days, two underground organizations lost their "goods," and the poor in the slums received their second, third, and fourth material assistance.

Meanwhile, Patto's reputation as a "kind-hearted person" spread rapidly throughout the slums in the past few days.

"I'm leaving, Canned Food. I'm changing places today, I'm not staying here." With that, Pado slowly sat up, stretched, and then waved to Canned Food beside her.

"Meow~" Upon hearing this, Guan Tou didn't stand on ceremony and ran over in a few steps to grab Pado's shoulder.

"Why, you ask? Well, it's because someone's watching us. It's not safe to stay here at night. I don't want to wake up to the enemy the moment I open my eyes after taking a short nap." Pado explained helplessly after hearing the canned food's cry.

"Let's go, let's go, hold on tight."

After saying that, Pado suddenly sprinted down the stairs, carrying her fat can of food.

"Meow!"

After leaving her resting place for the past few days, Pado did not rush to leave the slum. Instead, she found a hotel and slipped inside.

As for why she knows the parking route so well, it's because her cat comes here often now. Although the weather hasn't been hot lately, she's still been busy and sweating a bit, so she's been sneaking over to take a shower and groom herself these past few days.

Of course, Pado did pay. Before, on Twilight Street, she didn't pay because she didn't have the money or the means, she would just secretly mooch off someone. But now that she has the means, she naturally pays.

However, the payment method... is not necessarily conventional.

After washing up and getting ready, Pado quietly left the slum wearing her new clothes.

Today, or rather from now on, she plans to change her resting location, for the reason she mentioned before... she's being watched, and this person is causing her some trouble.

The one who made Pado feel troubled and caused her to shift her base was the "Rat King," one of the most powerful underworld figures in the Dragon Gate, whose real name was Lin Ge Rui.

Although the Rat King was a member of the underworld, the people in the slums respected him. In addition, he had informants all over Lungmen, which led to him hearing about Pado's two thefts targeting the "black and gray forces" and his four acts of helping the poor.

With this unexpected "variable" appearing, the Rat King naturally had to investigate it thoroughly to determine if it would pose a threat to Lungmen. If so, further action would be needed after the investigation.

However, what Pado fears most is not the Rat King's power and status in Lungmen, or his spies, but his relationship with other bigwigs in Lungmen.

For example, Wei Yanwu, the highest authority in this city and the leader of the Lungmen Guard Bureau, or the boss of Penguin Logistics, whom the cat recently stole from...

These people didn't think there was anything wrong with disassembling Pado, although there were some problems and troubles, but not too big.

What she was really afraid of was that the three of them would sit in a bar, drinking and calling each other brothers, and then, as soon as they discovered the clues, they would team up to solve the problem!

This is really bad news for the cat!

Although Pado didn't believe these people could catch her even if they teamed up, given her exceptional escape skills, the mission was definitely doomed under these circumstances.

Unless she grits her teeth and keeps switching back and forth between buying goods, serving time in prison, and escaping...

Therefore, to avoid this situation, the cat plans to be more careful and vigilant, preventing more information about itself from being discovered. At the same time, it also intends to speed up the mission's progress.

Otherwise, given the current situation, the longer the task is delayed, the more difficult it will become...

P.S.: I'm back in full force! Sorry for the long wait, there will be another update later. Then I'll write another paragraph about how, once the cat gets annoyed, it sneaks into someone's candy store and steals their secret stash of money.

Chapter 9 Rumors and the Discovery of the Emperor

Konoebu, an office

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"Chen, have you heard that rumor these past few days?"

Hoshiguma, who was standing nearby, noticed that her friend and colleague had finished dealing with the documents on the table before she quickly went over to ask him a question.

"Rumors...where are you referring to?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Wei was taken aback, then turned to look at the person beside her.

"Where else could it be? It's the slums, of course. You've probably heard rumors about it lately."

"Oh, you mean that kind person that people are talking about? If so, I do know something about him." Chen nodded gently, realizing what was going on, and then answered.

"So what are your thoughts on this matter?" Hoshiguma blinked gently and asked.

"Although this matter is a bit strange, nothing has happened that has harmed anyone, so what can I say?" As he spoke, Chen turned his gaze back to his desk, checking if there were any missing documents.

Chen had heard about the matter that Hoshiguma brought up today when he was out on a mission in plainclothes before, and even inquired about it a little.

However, after making inquiries, apart from the fact that this "kind person" was delivering gifts in the middle of the night, which was rather strange, she had not heard of any case that had occurred, and no one had reported any related incidents to the Imperial Guard in the past few days, so she did not dwell on the matter or pay too much attention to it.

"That's true, but I still feel like things aren't that simple. Oh well, maybe I'm overthinking it. You can continue with your work." With that, Hoshiguma raised her hand to touch her nose and returned to her seat with a sigh.

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Penguin Logistics —

"Looks like your job is about to begin!"

The Emperor, sitting in his executive chair, propped his head up with one flipper and used the other to push the intelligence report on the table in front of him toward the employees in front of him.

After hearing their boss's words, the four employees who had been called to the meeting picked up the intelligence report on the table and gathered together to read it.

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"Okay, we understand. We'll investigate."

Texas, the Emperor's top employee who was the first to read the intelligence, handed the intelligence to Exusiai beside her, then nodded to the penguin in front of her and said.

Unlike the indifferent group leader, Exusiai became quite interested after reading it, and then asked the Emperor with a hint of excitement in her voice.

"Since you can produce this, boss, it means that even without concrete evidence, this person is highly suspicious, right?"

"Yes, it's quite a coincidence that it's at this time."

"That's good. Just don't let me catch that it really is him, or I'll definitely make him pay back double the amount of my snacks!" Exusiai said, clenching her fist.

"So, Exusiai, why are you still thinking about those snacks after all this time? How about I bring you some when I go out later? It'll be free, consider it my treat." Hearing her friend's words, Croissant scratched her head slightly and suggested with a helpless expression.

"No need, the nature of the two is different!"

"Hmm... whatever makes you happy."

As for what kind of intelligence suddenly gave the Penguin Logistics team a direction and made them full of energy... well, it was Pado's actions over the past few days.

Even if it were someone like the Rat King or Wei Yanwu, who connected the theft with the events in the slums, they probably wouldn't have fully grasped the underlying pattern.

But the Great Emperor is different... Others only know that those forces were robbed twice, but he knows very well that including his own, it should be three times.

Moreover, he felt that if he wasn't mistaken, the thief must have committed another theft that the thief was unaware of.

After all, the pattern is quite obvious: one theft corresponds to one act of helping. It doesn't make sense that the other party only stole three times but helped four times.

However... although we haven't yet figured out who this petty thief is or what organization he's backed, it doesn't matter to the Emperor.

With clues and a direction, finding the culprit was only a matter of time for him.

If we encounter any troublesome organizations, we can always find those old guys to work with and resolve the issue...

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A bustling commercial street in Longmen—

Pado, walking along the roadside, was carrying a lot of snacks. After happily taking a bite of the meatball in her hand, she skillfully handed it to the canned food next to her and said:

"Hmm, this stuff is pretty good. You should try some. It's canned."

"Meow!"

The canned food was offered to it without any hesitation; it took a bite out of half of it and ate it with great relish.

To avoid trouble lately, Pado can no longer stay in the slums. So today, besides gathering intelligence, eating, drinking and having fun as usual, she is also looking for a place to stay.

Because she needs to keep restocking her cat, she hopes that her next spot will be as secluded as possible, where she can get some sun.