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

afternoon--

"Ugh! This is so boring! Spare me! I'm not going to shop with you old fogies anymore!" Xiao Shi wailed as she looked at the two people in front of her who had been shopping for hours but were still full of enthusiasm.

Honestly, if she had known that Gretchen and the old man's gift-buying (big shopping spree) was so boring, she wouldn't have come.

She can only spend a few hours browsing things she's completely uninterested in; that's her limit now. She'd rather go to an arcade or go out and have some fun by herself...

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"I'm going out to play by myself for a while. Can we meet up tonight?" Xiao Shi said, turning her gaze to Hua, waiting for her answer.

Normally, she would have told Hua about her plans and then immediately run off without waiting for the results. But this time, because of the "child," she had no choice but to reluctantly stay and listen to what the old man had to say.

"Heh~ Xiao Shi, go ahead and have fun if you want, just remember to come back on time tonight." Hua couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at Xiao Shi, who seemed more patient than usual.

"I know, I know, I'm not a child anymore, old man, don't be so long-winded!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Shi couldn't help but wave his hand at Hua and said.

"Well, see you later, Sister Xiaoshi..."

See you later

"Gresh, you can continue choosing with the old antique. I'll be leaving now!" With that, Xiao Shi nodded slightly to Gresh before turning and leaving.

“…???), then let’s continue, Sister Hua.” Gretchen blinked her beautiful eyes gently and turned to the person beside her after watching Xiao Shi disappear completely from sight.

The little girl still has a lot of tasks to complete today, including buying gifts (supplies) for the Reunion Movement. Although it wouldn't matter too much if she couldn't finish them all, she decided to try her best to complete them to avoid affecting the plans for the next few days.

After all, Gretchen had made separate appointments with Chen Xingxiong and Wen Yue to buy proper gifts for others. Not to mention, she also needed to find time to draw portraits for several people.

So, in a sense, the little girl's schedule is quite full, and we try our best not to delay her.

"Okay, let's continue." Hearing this, Hua nodded gently and then patted Gretchen's head.

"???)Um!"

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After parting ways with Gretchen, Xiao Shi leisurely strolled around, looking here and there.

After wandering around for a while, I finally stopped and bought a snack that interested me, and then sat down at a table and chairs set up by the roadside.

Then I ate while watching people come and go, feeling quite relaxed.

However, before Xiao Shi could sit down for long, a vulgar and angry voice suddenly rang out from the crowd not far ahead, breaking the peaceful atmosphere of the street and making people look in the direction of the sound.

Even Xiao Shi couldn't help but squint her eyes and look ahead curiously, but because she hadn't finished her snacks, she didn't intend to get up and check at the moment.

However, the onlookers and she soon noticed the change in the situation. It seemed that the people who had started the conflict had shaken up others, and the originally chaotic and quarrelsome situation had turned into a fierce confrontation between two groups.

As the onlookers gradually realized something was wrong, the surrounding vendors, who were quite experienced, began to quietly retreat and avoid being caught in the crossfire.

The food stall owner where Xiaoshi was sitting, while quickly packing up and moving back, didn't forget to remind her, who was eating, "Girl, it might be dangerous to stay here any longer. You should go find some shelter too."

"Huh? No problem, uncle! I'm very strong. Their little fights are nothing!" Xiao Shi was taken aback at first when he was suddenly reminded, then proudly patted his chest and said.

"Well... anyway, be careful, young lady." Looking at the young face in front of him, the stall owner was silent for a moment, but in the end he didn't try to persuade her anymore. He just reminded her again before pushing his goods to a different location.

"Sigh... It's all because the old antique looks too young. Why doesn't anyone believe that the great Herrscher of Knowledge is strong?" Watching the departing figure, Xiao Shi, having understood the meaning of the pause, helplessly shrugged and said.

Having said that, Xiao Shi stopped dwelling on the matter and continued eating and watching the show. Just then, the two groups confronting each other suddenly became enraged and started fighting, turning the scene into chaos.

Those who had already distanced themselves upon seeing this scene called the police and then huddled even further back. Of course, quite a few still chose to risk venturing out to watch the spectacle. However, almost no one dared to sit casually by the roadside like Xiao Shi and watch the show.

"Tsk tsk tsk, although there's no strategy, they're fighting pretty hard." Just as Xiao Shi was watching the bunch of weaklings fighting each other and sighing softly, a figure suddenly came crashing down on her from a distance.

"Hmm? Mere trifles..."

Xiao Shi, realizing someone was "ambushing" him, reacted instantly and stood up to dodge. He managed to avoid the attack, but the small table and the snacks on it were not spared.

The small table was crushed, and the snacks with soup on it were smashed and sent flying. The soup even splashed onto Xiaoshi's clothes, who hadn't been able to dodge... freezing her smile on her face.

Meanwhile, the culprit who had thrown her over from a short distance away was grinning maliciously at her, shouting disdainfully, "Where did this brat come from, daring to watch our show here? Get out of here if you don't want to die! Hahaha."

"?!"

Chapter 105 Xiao Shi: "You're using your position for personal revenge?!"

At that moment, Chen, who was at the Guard Bureau, called the police on the street. After a group fight broke out in the surrounding area, he immediately grabbed Hoshiguma and led a group of people to the scene.

As for why she came back to work this afternoon after taking leave today, it's because she couldn't stay idle, or rather, she didn't dare to let herself be idle.

So after waking up in the morning and realizing that he had started to overthink again, Chen went back to the Guard Bureau after a quick lunch and got himself back into work mode, keeping himself busy.

Only by filling her life with various activities can she avoid overthinking. Moreover, progress can only be made through action, in every aspect of life.

Therefore, Chen's life and behavior have always been swift, clean, and efficient.

"Old Chen, you didn't even get a little rest today. Coming to work at the Guard Bureau after your leave is one thing, but then you had to rush out at lightning speed after a mission. Aren't you tired?" Hoshiguma sat in the car, looking at her serious-looking old friend beside her, a glint in her eyes...

He spoke with a hint of worry and a touch of helplessness.

To be honest, if she didn't know that Chen was severely sleep-deprived, she would have definitely taken her out for drinks and a heart-to-heart talk after get off work tonight.

Although Hoshiguma understood Chen's usual way of doing things, she remained silent because she was unaware of her friend's past. At most, she would only invite him out for drinks or a chat to ease his tension or bad mood when she noticed he was stressed or in a bad mood.

"I've already caught up on my sleep today, and I'm feeling great now." Hearing this, Chen Weiwei turned her head slightly and said, "Besides, Hoshiguma, didn't you come to work today too?"

"?"

After hearing Chen's words, a question mark slowly appeared above Hoshiguma's head, and then she said with a speechless expression, "Can we be compared? I had a good rest yesterday, but you didn't look too good this morning."

After a brief rant, Hoshiguma knew that she couldn't change Chen's mind with just a few words, so she rested her head on her arms and changed the subject, saying, "Forget it, I'm not going to talk about this anymore. But I think I can manage to leave work on time today and go home to rest early."

"Okay, I won't be working overtime today." This time, Chen didn't say anything to object, and simply nodded in agreement.

"That's more like it. Close your eyes and rest for a while. I'll call you when we're almost there."

"it is good."

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The other side of the street—

"?!"

Xiao Shi, who was already in a bad mood because soup had splashed on his clothes, snapped in his mind when he saw someone provoking him like this, and his fists immediately hardened.

However, considering that using her fists might kill someone, and also because she found it dirty, she silently conjured the "Ignorant of the Times" symbol in her hand, and then in the next instant, she pushed off with her feet and rushed forward.

Almost instantly, Xiao Shi arrived in front of the person who had insulted him with terrifying explosive power, raised his hand and slapped him with a brick, sending him flying and crashing heavily to the ground some distance away, letting out a wail like a pig being slaughtered.

Actually, she could have easily knocked him unconscious by being "out of touch with reality," but she felt that would be too easy on him, so she just used what she had as a brick, and it turned out to be very effective.

As Xiao Shi made his move, the two groups of people fighting around them paused for a moment, then some pretended not to see it, while others cast hostile glances at him.

Even a very few hot-tempered ones have shown signs of abandoning the fight and heading this way.

However, would Xiao Shi be afraid of them? Of course not! She'd fight them off no matter how many came; she was only afraid they wouldn't dare to fight! And so, a new conflict began with her joining the fray!

……

Finally, when Chen and Xingxiong arrived with their men, they saw people lying on the ground in the wrecked street. Xiao Shi, with a villainous smile, was raising a brick in her hand, about to "attack" the only other person who was still awake and looking terrified.

"What are you doing! Stop!"

Seeing Xiao Shi's familiar face and the brick about to fall, Chen didn't have time to say anything else before shouting at her.

However, she was still too late...

With Xiao Shi's shout, "Go to sleep! Next time, be more discerning and don't judge a book by its cover!" she slammed the brick in her hand down on the man's head.

The man's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground, becoming one of the many people lying on the ground.

"!"

"You dare to hurt someone in front of us police officers?!" Chen's expression twisted for a moment as he watched Xiao Shi's clean and efficient movements, then he gritted his teeth and said.

"Ha, they attacked first, okay? I was just retaliating normally. Besides, why should I listen to you, you annoying guy!" Xiao Shi, who already didn't have a good impression of Chen, said with an annoyed expression after hearing her words.

"Regardless of what happens, take them all down. Send the injured for treatment, and take the rest away. We'll question, investigate, and interview them after they wake up." Upon hearing this, Chen's face darkened, and he gave the orders to the officers around him.

Chen's slightly better impression of Xiao Shi after hearing Gretchen's explanation plummeted back to rock bottom, leaving him with absolutely no hope of improvement.

"Yes!"

"Huh? You're using your position for personal revenge?! You want to arrest me without investigating properly?!" Looking at the police officers taking action, Xiao Shi couldn't help but widen his eyes and say incredulously.

“We will investigate the matter thoroughly, but whether it is right or wrong, you should come back with us for the investigation, or at the very least give a statement.”

Although his face darkened, Chen Jin remembered what Gretsch had said before and did not verbally confront the person in front of him like he had done last time.

"Or are you trying to assault a police officer? But if you do, Gretchen will probably be very disappointed... Of course, if you don't care about that little guy, then just pretend I didn't say anything." After saying the last sentence, Chen raised his hand, gripped the hilt of his knife, and stared intently at the person in front of him, watching for any changes in her emotions to prevent her from suddenly lashing out.

Although her impression of Xiao Shi was not very good at the moment, regardless of his current "battle record" or Gretsch's previous mention of how strong he was, she had no intention of underestimating the person in front of her.

"...Ah ah"

"Ah, you...you actually tried to sow discord! Who said I didn't care about her!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Shi's expression became even more incredulous. After a moment of stunned silence, she stomped her feet and shouted loudly.

"And Gretchen is on our side! You wretched guy, don't act like you know her so well!"

Chapter 106 About Who's the Older Sister

"Is that so? In that case, you'd better come back with us. Once the investigation is complete and everything is fine, we'll let you go." Finding his words effective, Chen raised an eyebrow, then withdrew his grip on the hilt of his knife, crossed his arms, and continued:

"You don't want to be detained for assaulting a police officer, and then I have to call Greta to come and pick you up myself, right? An impulsive, reckless older sister like that is annoying, isn't she..."

"……whispering sound."

"You're just using Gretchen to threaten me. If you're so capable, let's have a fair fight!"

Hearing Chen's hurtful words, Xiao Shi's expression twisted for a moment, her face full of resentment. However, despite her resentment, she did indeed give up the idea of ​​directly starting the process.

As for the reason, it's mainly because this is official business. If she makes a big fuss, then Gretchen will be caught in the middle, torn between the two sides.

Of course, despite the compromise, Qiu Xiaoshi still remembered it. She planned to settle accounts with Chen privately after this matter was over.

Incidentally, she also planned to give Gretchen a good "lecture" when she got back. Although she knew Gretchen meant well and wanted to mediate the conflict, why did she have to blurt everything out! It made her feel manipulated... oh my god, this time it was just a slip-up, a careless mistake.

“We’ve already been fair and square enough, and Lungmen doesn’t solve problems with violence.” Chen retorted without any politeness.

"Tch, coward!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Shi turned his face away unhappily and stood to the side, no longer arguing with Chen.

"..."

Chen glanced at her speechlessly, then said nothing more and went back to her work. At the same time, she couldn't help but admire Gretsch's understanding of this guy.