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

"Specific circumstances may vary, but you clearly knew about the [test] all along!"

"cough……"

Having her problem pointed out so clearly, Swire couldn't help but cough lightly, saying with a slightly guilty tone, "It's just that I didn't know enough information, and I didn't know if it was true or not, that's why I didn't say anything..."

But in fact, this explanation is a lie.

But there was nothing he could do; Swire couldn't very well tell himself...

She probably didn't tell her two close friends because what happened that day was too unbearable to recall, and she deliberately forgot it, plus she didn't know how to explain it.

If she dared to say that, she would probably be ridiculed by Chen for a long time!

"Hoshiguma, do you believe it? I certainly don't..."

"You lousy dragon!"

Seeing that her two friends were about to start fighting again, Hoshiguma quickly stepped between them, trying to smooth things over:

"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing. Swire, tell us the details again, and we'll help you investigate."

"Three people are always more efficient than one, don't you think, Lao Chen?"

Hearing Hoshiguma's words, Chen put aside his arguing mood and nodded, "Yes. Since we know there will be big developments tonight, it's naturally safer to keep the information in our hands."

"Alright, since you two have said so, then I won't stand on ceremony. I'll treat you to dinner later." As she spoke, Swire handed over the things she was holding.

"I've already retrieved the catalog of the materials we need to look up; we need to find them from there..."

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Finally, the three of them spent a considerable amount of time that afternoon reviewing reports of recent problematic cases and contacting Lin Yuxia to ask her some questions before they were able to piece together the fragmented clues.

Although they were unable to directly locate the target gang's stronghold, they did notice Lungmen Pier No. 3, which was very likely smuggling contraband.

"How should I put it? I'll go investigate first. Your Guard Bureau, please stand by?" Swire glanced at Pier 3, which was circled on the Lungmen map, and looked up at her two friends to ask.

"With your mediocre skills, going to Pier 3 near the slums at this hour? Let me and Hoshiguma go instead." Upon hearing this, Chen glanced at Swire with a playful look and said bluntly.

"My fighting strength isn't as pathetic as you, you pathetic dragon, make it out to be!"

Swire retorted irritably, "Besides, I never said I was going alone. Lin Yuxia just messaged me, strongly requesting that I take her with me on the trip."

Seeing his two friends bickering again, Hoshiguma's eyes showed a hint of helplessness. He said, "Since you, Swire, are planning to go with Lin Yuxia, then there's no problem. I have to admit, it's more convenient for them to act in this situation."

Hoshiguma wasn't lying about this. After all, they were all members of the Guard Bureau. If no one called the police, no orders were issued from above, and their own applications weren't approved, they could only act privately in their own capacity.

But Lin Yuxia's side is different; they have enough manpower and don't have the same limitations as them.

"Then I'll call Lin Yuxia and we'll go on the mission. I'll let you know immediately if there are any problems or abnormalities."

"it is good."

Chapter 150 An Unexpected Figure at the Port

As the sun slowly set, its afterglow bathed the entire port. Pado sat alone in the shadows of the containers piled up in the cargo storage area, silently watching the workers coming and going in the distance and the movements of their targets.

Cat has already finished investigating and scouting things this afternoon. She even sent out the secret agent and the canned food to interfere with Wei Yanwu's side and confirm her suspicions.

She is now in a state where everything is ready except for the final push.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted today, and I still have to work overtime tonight." Sitting high up, quietly watching the workers bustling about in the sunset, Pado silently took out a glutinous rice ball from her spatial storage and complained as she ate it.

Although it was hard work for the cat to help people in the slums at night before, that was voluntary and completely different from the "work" it does now...

"Um……?"

While enjoying her dinner and gazing at the scenery, Pado suddenly paused, as if she had discovered something extraordinary. Forgetting all else, she grabbed the binoculars beside her and began to carefully observe a certain corner.

As the telescope magnified, two familiar yet furtive figures came into her view in the far distance.

"Hiss, Swire and the others got here so quickly!?" After confirming the identities of the two suspicious people, Pado put down her binoculars and said with some surprise.

Clearly, she had no idea that someone would go to such lengths to get her into prison this time, and that they would get here so quickly.

According to Cat's estimation, if those old guys didn't leak information to Swire and the other younger generation, they would have been even later in finding them, or perhaps they wouldn't have been able to find them at all.

After all, she knew exactly how much information she had revealed to the little tiger, and how fragmented the clues on the other side were...

As part of her plan, Pado had intended to call the police if Swire hadn't arrived by the time she finished dealing with her "target."

It seems she no longer has the chance to call the police, what a pity...

"Um……"

Concealing her surprise, Pado picked up the glutinous rice ball again, took a bite, and began to think of a solution.

Honestly, if the only person who sneaked into the port this time was Lin Yuxia or someone else, she probably wouldn't hesitate to trick them and let them experience the wickedness of society.

Directly and subtly shifting the blame eastward, making today

That night, the gangsters at the port noticed them and caused a conflict between them, allowing her to reap the benefits.

But since Swire is among those taking action, the cat has to reconsider what to do.

This wasn't just because Paddo was a little embarrassed to continue bullying her, but also because, in her opinion, Swire really only knew some rudimentary skills!

In a conflict, she might not even be able to protect herself! She'd have to come to the rescue then, which is a real hassle!

"Fine... I just can't seem to stay still for a moment!"

After careful consideration, Pado muttered resentfully, having come up with a compromise.

Then, watching the two figures moving in the distance, she stopped eating her dinner, tidied up her things, and silently jumped off the container, perfectly disappearing into the shadows.

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As dinnertime approached, the shift changes among workers and the rush to eat further reduced the level of surveillance at the port, a place where surveillance was already not particularly stringent.

After leaving the cargo storage area, Pado spent a little time catching up with the security guard she had threatened at noon who was alone.

The security guard was truly terrified of Pado now. Before she could even ask anything, he stammered, "You... what do you need? It's still early, they haven't started their operation yet..."

"I know I'm aware of everything happening here. I've come to see you, Uncle, because I need your help with a small matter again."

Pado casually tapped the eerie mask on her face, her tone nonchalant yet subtly threatening, "I think you wouldn't refuse, uncle, would you?"

"No, of course not, please tell me." Upon hearing this, the security guard shook his head frantically.

Looking at the person in front of her, Pado didn't bother with any more suspense and directly lowered her voice to give the order:

"Two little mice just sneaked into the harbor. I need you to go and chase them away now. Given your job responsibilities, just naturally chase them away, understand?"

"I understand, I understand... You can leave this to me without worry." After hearing Pado's instructions, the security guard quickly changed from shaking his head to nodding.

"Do a good job, Uncle. If you do a good job, I'll give you the antidote for what you ate at noon after this job is over tonight. I might as well let you have some meat broth too."

Afterwards, Pado told the security guard about the appearance of Swire and Lin Yuxia and the approximate area where they were, she nimbly left the place as if she had never been there.

"……call."

Only after Pado's figure completely disappeared did the security guard finally exhale a sigh of relief, wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and leave the place with weak legs.

He felt that after being treated like this twice, he might have developed a phobia of walking alone or going to the toilet. Honestly, if he hadn't desperately needed to use the restroom just now, he wouldn't have wanted to leave the security room alone after what happened at noon…

Who knew that in the short time they left, they were caught red-handed by that terrifying adult and were given a severe fright.

Back in the security room, after calming himself down a bit, the security guard began diligently carrying out the task that Pado had just assigned him. He didn't want that terrifying guy to appear silently behind him again.

……

The other corner——

“Even just this area is too vast to investigate. Lin Yuxia, do you have any more detailed information about your family’s connections here?” Looking at the enormous G4 area, Swire lowered her voice and asked the person next to her in a low voice.

"Not yet, we confirmed it was a bit late. Even if we ask the people here to help investigate, it won't be that quick." Hearing this, Lin Yuxia gently shook her head.

“Alright, let’s take advantage of the fewer people and go check out the goods storage area. Maybe we can find something…” Before Swire could finish speaking, a rude voice interrupted her.

"What are you doing?! What are you doing?! The harbor isn't an amusement park, what are you two little girls doing sneaking in here?!"

Chapter 151 The Opening of the Night

"What are you doing?! What are you doing?! The dock isn't an amusement park, what are you two little girls doing sneaking in here!"

Both Swire and Lin Yuxia were stunned when they saw the group of people dressed in security guard uniforms suddenly appear in front of them. They then exchanged glances and spoke.

"Uncle, we didn't come here as an amusement park. We just came in because we were curious about the dock and needed to do some work."

"That's right, so could you please make an exception?"

After hearing Lin Yuxia and her companion's explanation, the head security guard remained unmoved, his face stern, and said, "Ha, what do I care about you? Our job as security guards is to watch over this place and prevent unauthorized personnel from entering. So you'd better leave now, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

In the past, these security guards wouldn't have bothered with such a trivial matter. After all, they were just two girls; what could they possibly do even if they sneaked into the port? Even if they wanted to steal something, the goods here were so large that they couldn't possibly steal anything.

But this time was different. They had received orders and benefits from others, which is why they came to expel them with such a tough attitude.

"...

"

The two, surprised by the security guards' firm stance, instinctively exchanged glances and made eye contact. Ultimately, after Lin Yuxia slightly shook her head in disapproval, the two chose to leave.

"Since we can't go in here, let's leave."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Yuxia, pulling Shi Huaiya along, ignored the fierce looks from the security guards and returned the way they came, leaving the area.

……

“Those security guards are definitely suspicious. I’ve never seen security guards here so dedicated!” Standing at the entrance to this area, Swire complained to Lin Yuxia, somewhat speechless.

"It's so troublesome that I can't use my official identity to investigate..."

"Do you even need to tell me? Those security guards are more than just problematic. I bet they came to drive us away under the orders of someone. And that person must be quite familiar with our identities, or at least have seen us before."

Hearing Swire's words, Lin Yuxia, who was standing to the side with her arms crossed, raised her eyebrows slightly and said.

"Padofelis...? Or someone else who knows you and me?"

"I don't know, it can't be confirmed for now. But whoever it is, their actions have already confirmed that there is a problem with the G4 area, a very big problem."

"So what do we do next? We're in the open while the enemy is in the shadows. It won't be easy to get back in." Upon hearing this, Swire turned to Lin Yuxia and asked.

Because it was a private investigation, she had limited personnel and resources, so she handed over the initiative to her old friend.

"No rush to go in. My people here have messaged me. Let's go meet up with them first." Hearing this, Lin Yuxia glanced at her phone and gently shook her head.

"Ah."