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

"Yes, the two points you mentioned above are indeed Gretchen's own wishes. However, she's just a child and doesn't understand. Don't you, as an adult, understand?"

"You just let her do something so dangerous? Although the security in Lungmen is indeed quite good, it doesn't mean that a child is completely safe outside! Isn't a guardian who neglects their duties like this unqualified?"

When she spoke again, Chen's words were much cleaner than before, but that was about it. She crossed her arms and coldly refuted Xiao Shi's words, word by word.

To be honest, Chen Zhen found the guy in front of him unreasonable and extremely unreliable. Even if he was just Gretsch's temporary guardian here, he shouldn't be acting like this... Not only was he completely laissez-faire, but he also refused to admit his mistakes!

"!"

"You, you, you! How dare you curse me!? Even the old antique has never cursed me!" Although Chen only said half of that "Dragon Gate swear word" before swallowing it, Xiao Shi still caught it quite clearly.

After that, she stared at the person in front of her with disbelief, her hands trembling slightly with anger.

Not only did Chen think Xiao Shi had a problem, but Xiao Shi also thought that Chen was quite problematic and unreasonable!

Although she knew that Chen hadn't kidnapped her child (Gresh), what normal person would criticize or lecture someone without understanding the situation?

Does Gretsch's strength mean she needs accompaniment or protection? That's just... utterly ridiculous!

Just as the two were about to continue arguing, a figure appeared silently behind Chen, grinning broadly and saying, "Oh, isn't this Superintendent Chen Huijie? Long time no see!"

"!?"

Chen, whose attention was entirely focused on Xiao Shi, suddenly heard a sound from behind him. His pupils contracted involuntarily, and he instinctively reached for his sword.

"Wow, be careful, Officer Chen! We're law-abiding citizens!" Noticing Chen's movement, the man quickly jumped back and raised his hands, saying.

Chapter 84 Three Women Make a Drama and the Ending

"..."

After matching the voice behind him with the person in his memory, Chen lowered his hand with a dark face, turned around and said irritably, "Don't suddenly appear behind people if there's nothing wrong!"

"But why are you here?"

Looking at Pado in front of her, Chen Qingqing frowned and couldn't care less about continuing to argue with Xiaoshi.

After analyzing this guy for a while, Chen was quite clear that if nothing happened...

If that were the case, then she certainly wouldn't appear before him, the Lungmen Police Superintendent. In fact, she'd practically be avoiding him.

Of course, after all this time, none of them had figured out why the "Dragon Gate Thief" could be both cowardly and brave in his actions...

"Well, we just wandered around and came here. But since we happened to run into Officer Chen here, this is convenient." With that, Pado smiled and pulled a letter sealed with cat paw wax from her pocket, handing it to Chen.

"...?"

Looking at the envelope handed to him, Chen's face flashed with a strange expression. He did not reach out to take it, but instead looked at Pado with a puzzled gaze, waiting for her explanation.

To be honest, Officer Chen really felt like he had some kind of karmic connection with letters today. Otherwise, how could he have received a whole bunch of letters before the day was even halfway over?

"This is a letter we wrote for Swire. It's not convenient for us to go there, so we're asking Officer Chen to take care of it. We'll treat you to dinner after it's done!"

"Canned food, shall we go...?"

After saying that, Pado didn't wait for Chen's reaction, shoved the envelope into her arms, and tried to run away. However, she had only taken a few steps when she realized that the fat cat that had been perched on her shoulder had disappeared.

"Trying to run? You stop right there!"

Seizing the opportunity, Chen, who had been given the letter, suddenly came to his senses and rushed towards Pado.

"Hey, we didn't do anything wrong! Canned food, canned cat..." Seeing Chen charging towards her menacingly, Pado nimbly dodged while calling out to her fat cat.

However, when she saw him snuggling in the arms of a little blue-haired girl, her voice went silent, and she decisively chose to "abandon" him.

"You're on your own now! I'm outta here!"

After "abandoning" her fat cat, Pado had no more worries. She waved to Chen with a smile and then plunged into the crowd, quickly disappearing from his sight.

"..."

Staring at the spot where the person had vanished in the blink of an eye, Chen stood there holding the envelope, his lips twitching slightly involuntarily.

As expected of her? Although she was mentally prepared not to touch anyone when she pounced to grab them, she still couldn't help but marvel at how quickly they disappeared.

Quickly, if it weren't for the letter in his hand, Chen would have thought that no one had come here just now.

And for some reason, Mr. Chen felt that Padofelis's visit to him this time was not a coincidence, but rather intentional...

"..."

After pondering for a moment, Chen pulled himself together and quickly turned to look in the direction where Gretchen had been.

However, it would have been better if she hadn't looked. Once she saw it, her expression, which had eased because of Pado's sudden disruption, darkened again.

"What are you doing!"

"Ha, why would I need to report to a rude and crazy guy like you?" Xiao Shi, who was pulling Greta along to get ready to drive Run, paused after hearing Chen's words, then turned around and retorted loudly.

After scolding, Xiao Shi, just like Pado before her, didn't give Chen a chance to react. She grabbed Gretchen, who was holding a cat, and started urinating.

As she retreated, she didn't forget to hurl a threat at Chen, "You just wait! You dare to curse me? You're finished! I'll teach you a lesson next time we meet!"

"..."

Seeing this, Chen chased after it without any hesitation. If there was a hint of pretense in his previous pursuit of the cat, this time he was serious.

After all, one is a thief for whom they haven't decided whether to seriously pursue him, and the other is their own sister's new younger sister. Compared to the former, the latter is definitely someone they will seriously chase.

Chen was really worried about Gretchen, this well-behaved girl, living with that gray-haired, unreliable guy...

However, she still seriously underestimated Xiao Shi's speed and stamina. Even though she wasn't as agile as the "Dragon Gate Thief" while carrying someone, she still managed to shake her off after some time.

……

"call……"

Standing on the street, panting heavily, where her target was long out of sight, Chen felt a pang of helplessness at the thought of her own child being abducted. At the same time, she felt a sudden urge to call the police…

After taking some time to calm himself down, Chen Cai, with a dark expression, took the letter and returned to the Guard Bureau, ending his messy "field mission".

As for why he didn't continue searching for Gretchen nearby, it was because Chen suddenly remembered something, and that thing was that the special cat that could only grow bigger was now with his target.

In this situation, instead of wandering around aimlessly like a headless fly, it's better to go back to Swire and use her phone to ask the "well-informed" [Longmen Avenue] cat... no, where is she?

Honestly, Chen wouldn't want to use this method to find people at all if she could, but she had no choice; she hadn't even had a chance to exchange contact information with Gretchen yet...

Of course, Chen's insistence on contacting Gretchen again wasn't to fight that unreliable "guardian." Rather, he wanted to see if he could find Gretchen a new temporary guardian.

If she remembered correctly, that little guy should have more than one older sister in Lungmen.

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At the same time, on the other side——

After shaking off the person, Xiao Shi found a safe place and carefully put Gretchen down.

"Wow, that guy was pretty close, but he still managed to shake me off!"

"Yes, Sister Xiaoshi is amazing!"

Hearing Xiao Shi's boast, Gretchen blinked her beautiful eyes gently and earnestly echoed his words.

"Of course! If that old antique hadn't warned me in my mind just now, I would have gone up and taught that rude guy a lesson long ago!" As she spoke, Xiao Shi couldn't help but stomp her foot, remembering what had happened earlier.

If it weren't for the fact that she didn't want to be nagged by that old fogey all afternoon, she would have already started a fight with Chen Huijie. She's so rude, I can't stand it!

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"Alright, let's not stay here any longer. Let's hurry up and meet up with that old fogey, or we'll get a lecture." After calming herself down a bit, Xiao Shi shrugged at Gretchen and said.

"it is good."

Hearing this, Greta didn't object, simply nodding her little head obediently. Then, as if remembering something, she looked down at the fluffy creature in her arms and said, "Let's have the canned food with us for lunch today..."

"Meow~"

After hearing Gretsch's words, the can nestled in her arms let out a soft cry, which was taken as an agreement.

Afterwards, the two people and the cat headed towards Hua's location, since it was getting late and it was almost lunchtime.

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the other side--

With a sour face, Chen went straight to his office after returning to the Guard Bureau.

"Old Chen, you're back. What's going on...? What happened?"

Upon seeing Chen return, Hoshiguma, sitting in her office, instinctively asked a question, but before she could finish speaking, she saw his unpleasant expression and changed her words.

"...The child was kidnapped."

Faced with his friend's question, Chen remained silent for a moment before speaking.

Her answer left the two people in the office with a question mark appearing on their heads simultaneously.

"boom……"

However, Chen didn't pay attention to their reactions. After casually closing the office door, she went straight to where Swire was sitting and slammed the thing she had been holding onto her desk.

"What is this? And a child... You're not talking about Gretsch, are you?! Who did this? Where is she? Why aren't you chasing after them?!"

As if startled awake by the sound of Chen slamming the table, Swire quickly came to her senses and asked again.

Honestly, Little Tiger really likes Gretchen; she's well-behaved, sensible, and very cute. If anything were to happen to the little one while she's caring for her, she would be truly heartbroken and guilty.

"Calm down, Greta is fine... she'll be fine for a short time." Seeing that Swire had misunderstood something, Chen reached out and patted her shoulder to explain.

She originally wanted to say definitively that Gretchen was alright, but after considering her sister's unreliable personality, she changed her mind.

“Swire, take a look at the letter on the table first, then give me your phone. I’ll tell you what happened later.”

"What could possibly be related to my phone?"

Upon hearing this, Swire muttered in confusion, but out of trust, she took out her phone and handed it to Chen beside her.

After handing over the phone, the little tiger picked up the letter that had been slapped on the table, intending to see what it was. Meanwhile, Hoshiguma, standing nearby, moved her chair closer, curiously joining the conversation.

Although Chen was also curious about the contents of the letter from the "Dragon Gate Thief," he didn't rush over to read it together. Instead, he used his friend's phone to send a message to the letter's owner.

After all, the letter that's already in hand won't run away, but the cat that Gretsch is with might not.

A cat that can grow large and fight is definitely not an ordinary animal; there's a high chance it will run away, perhaps even back to Padofelis. Therefore, Chen plans to contact the notorious thief as soon as possible.

Although Chen felt that even if the cat slipped back, that person should be able to easily find Gretchen with their abilities, the possibility and significance of informing her were different—one was incidental, the other was deliberate.