Fight the monsters before 8 am

"Hehe, a character like you in a serious drama should not interact too closely with us funny characters. Be careful not to turn yourself into a shameless funny character. So I'm enough for you to have only one funny character friend." Kagura said with a smile.

"Why do I feel like you're quite proud of yourself... Forget it, if I dig deeper, I'll become a sarcastic person before I become a comedian." Kiki said helplessly.

Although Kiki and Kagura have only known each other for a few days, their personalities are compatible and they can be considered friends. However, there are times when Kagura's words, actions, and train of thought really make Kiki find it difficult to understand.

"Come to think of it, since Gintoki wants to get to know me formally, why did he still play games with those kids? It's very rude to make a girl wait for more than half an hour." Kiki complained a little, but she was not very angry. Half an hour wasted was actually not a big deal.

Hearing Chi-Chi's complaints, Kagura explained on Gintoki's behalf: "Well, although Gin-san is not a good guy and you will go hungry nine times out of three days if you follow him, he didn't leave you alone this time.

This guy actually came very early, but since he still had time, he went to play cards with the elementary school students. He was just playing casually at first, but he got so angry when he lost that he got serious. Once he got serious, he got addicted and has been playing until now. You know, the last time this guy played mahjong with a group of old men and women for 10 cents, he played for a whole day.

In our original world, this guy would also play marbles all day long. For this uncle who has no self-control, he will get addicted to anything.

Oh, by the way, I can’t play with women because my body is no longer able to do so.”

"You have a really venomous tongue." Qiqi glared at Kagura with dead fish eyes, then said, "I'm not some big shot. You can come to see me anytime you want. I'm going back to the store to help out first. If that silver-haired curly uncle is done playing games with the elementary school student and still wants to see me, just give me a call and I'll come out again."

With that, Kiki jumped off the swing, patted her butt, waved to Kagura, and then left the small garden.

Kagura watched Chi-Chi leave, and only when Chi-Chi's figure disappeared did she turn around and look for Gintoki.

But he found that the group of children playing with picture cards had dispersed, and Gintoki had disappeared.

"Damn it, where did that bastard go?" Kagura looked around.

There are quite a few people in the small garden now, but Gintoki's curly white hair is still very conspicuous, and Kagura quickly found Gintoki.

She swung the swing one last time, and when it reached its highest point, she jumped off, somersaulted in the air, and landed easily and steadily on the ground.

Now the sun was about to set, and Kagura was too lazy to hold an umbrella. She carried her own umbrella and walked straight towards Gintoki.

At this time, Gintoki was squatting in front of a stall. It was a bit of a stretch to call it a stall, as there was just an old man, a stool, and a small blackboard standing on the lamppost next to it.

Gintoki looked at the words on the small blackboard and read them out: "Youth Magic Interest Class?"

I rubbed my eyes and read it again to make sure it said "magic".

"Uncle, did you write the wrong word? It should be magic, right?" Gintoki asked.

"Haha, no." Uncle Deng stroked his beard and laughed, "It's magic, for sure. I think it's a good idea to use magic as a publicity gimmick."

"Ah... uncle, let me tell you, kids nowadays are very mature, but not completely mature. They are just like half-cooked hot spring eggs, but they are actually still naive inside. Adults may still believe in things like magic, but kids who think they are mature won't believe it. So, using magic as a slogan will only backfire. You might as well just change it back to magic." Gintoki said confidently.

"Oh, there is such a saying. I've learned something new." Uncle Deng continued with a smile.

"Uncle, can you really do magic?"

“Yes, but not much.”

"That's fine. Sir, why don't we work together? I'm the best at deceiving children."

As Gintoki was speaking shamelessly, Kagura suddenly kicked Gintoki from the side, sending him flying far away, while shouting, "How long do you want to keep others waiting, you bastard! A young girl's time is precious, ah-ru!"

When Gintoki's body fell to the ground, it rolled in circles for a long distance.

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"Chris, I'm back."

Kiki returned to the Sunflower Bakery.

"Welcome back, did you have fun with your friends?"

Christina was holding a tray and using a pair of tongs in her other hand to pick up bread according to the takeout order.

"I sat on the swing for half an hour. Never mind. I'll help you."

As she spoke, Kiki walked forward and took the tray and clips from Christina.

After all, she is still learning Chinese, so asking her to look at the takeaway order is a bit difficult for her.

After processing the order, Christina called Kiki aside and handed her an envelope.

Qiqi opened the envelope and saw five hundred yuan inside, so she asked in confusion: "What is this?"

She naturally knew that it was money, but she didn't understand why Christina gave her money.

"This is your reward as a thank you for helping out in the store."

Christina originally wanted to give Kiki pocket money, but after discussing with Barney, she felt that she and Kiki had no relationship at all, and suddenly putting on the attitude of an elder and giving Kiki pocket money would not only seem abrupt, but might also hurt Kiki's self-esteem.

So Christina gave the money to Kiki as a reward.

"No, no, no, I'm eating and living here now, so it's no big deal to help a little." Qiqi said quickly.

"Just take it. If you come across anything you want, you can buy it yourself. This amount of money is too little to make up for your salary. So you don't have to stay in the store every day like you're going to work. Just come and help out when you're free, and use the rest of your time to do what you want to do."

Since Christina had already given the envelope away, she had no intention of taking it back.

She is not very old and has no experience as a parent, but when she was Kiki's age, she would want to have her own little piggy bank and save some to buy things that interested her.

Based on her own feelings, Christina felt that Kiki might also need such a small treasury of her own.

At this time, the store door was opened and the bell on the door rang again. Christina turned around and said with a smile, "Welcome."

Chapter 280: Now We Really Don’t Have to Fight Any More (Happy New Year)

"Hello, excuse me for bothering you." said Natsume Mika.

In addition to Natsume Mika, the people who pushed the door and walked into the store included Asu and Sato Miwako.

Among the three, only Sato Miwako was here for the first time, so she looked at the environment inside the store with some curiosity.

Warm-colored decoration, sweet aroma and a beautiful female owner with beautiful long red hair.

These elements combined together made Sato Miwako feel that she had come into the world of a fantasy novel, and the beautiful female shop owner was like an elf waiting for tourists.

"Welcome. Are you three here because of the previous case?" Christina asked.

She still remembered Natsume Mika and Asu. Although she didn't know Sato Miwako, seeing that the three of them were together, she also thought that Sato Miwako was a police officer.

"Well, that matter is over." Natsume Mika saw that there was a child in the store, so she just mentioned it briefly without going into details.

"what happened?"

Although Qiqi’s reading and writing in Chinese are still a problem, she can still understand daily conversations.

"Nothing, I'll tell you later." Christina patted Qiqi's shoulder gently, and then introduced, "This is my sister."

Natsume Mika nodded. The two of them had the same hair color, and it was hard not to think that they were related by blood.

"It's over. I wanted to notify you and your husband to go to the police station, but the three of us happened to be here to do something, so I brought you here."

Natsume Mika took out a file bag from the bag. The sealed file bag contained the rings of Christina and Barney.

After the incident was over, the pile of accessories used as bait were recovered and retested.

After nothing was found, the police arranged for the few remaining intact pieces of jewelry to be returned to their owners.

Most owners no longer want their jewelry after learning that it is related to a case, since the police will compensate them anyway. Many people go and claim the compensation immediately after being notified that they can receive it.

Natsume Mika still remembered that Christina and Barney really wanted to get the rings back, so she applied to take the rings away and came over to return them to the two of them in person.

After experiencing all kinds of weird and mysterious events in this world, Natsume Mika began to believe that there are things in the world that are beyond human cognition.

Just like the jewelry used as bait, there were not many intact ones left. Among them, only this pair of rings had no damage at all, not even a scratch, and the words engraved on them were clearly visible, and they seemed to be heavier.

There is a saying in Chinese that goes "Misfortunes will eventually turn into blessings", maybe after experiencing the monster incident, something incredibly good will happen.

"Really?" Christina said with surprise.

"Well, just sign it with your husband."

Natsume Mika took out three copies of the claim form from the bag and spoke at the same time.

"OK, just a second."

After saying that, Christina quickly ran into the production room to call Barney.

A moment later, the young couple walked out of the production room.

"Hello, police comrades, thank you for your hard work." Barney said.

"It's okay, it's my duty."

Natsume Mika came to the cashier counter and asked Christina and Barney to confirm that the seal was intact. Then she asked Sato Miwako to record the video while she opened the sealed bag.

In addition to the two rings, there were also two report sheets in the file bag.

The first report is the data registered after the two rings were tested before they were put into storage.

The second report was a report issued after the entire incident was over, based on testing of the two rings.

All report forms are in triplicate.

The pair of rings were placed in a box and covered with a sealed bag.

In fact, it is most convenient for the police to directly make monetary compensation according to the receipts provided by people. Now, returning the precious metal jewelry to the other party also involves issues such as weight, damage, etc.

With this report, the other party can be given a more intuitive reference, allowing them to consider whether they want jewelry or monetary compensation.

But for Barney and Chris, they don't care about the gains and losses of money. It doesn't matter if the two rings are a few grams less. What's more important is the commemorative significance of the rings.

But after looking at them, Christina and Barney were surprised to find that the weight of the rings was even heavier than before.

"Comrade police officer, do I have to pay the extra difference?" Barney asked.

"No need to make up for it." Natsume Mika said, "If there is no problem, you two can sign your names and put your fingerprints on these three receipts."

"No problem, we have signing pens, but we don't have ink pads," said Christina.

"It's okay, I have it with me."

Natsume Mika took out another ink box from the bag.

Barney and Christina both signed the receipt, dipped their thumbs in red ink, and pressed their fingerprints on their names.

Natsume Mika also signed the form and pressed her fingerprints.

"Okay, this will be fine."

Natsume Mika left one copy of the two inspection reports and the receipt form to Christina and Barney, and put the rest back into the file bag to be handed in when she returned to the municipal bureau later.

"Although it seems that the matter has ended, if there is anything special, please contact me immediately. It always feels like all kinds of incredible things will happen at any time in this city." Natsume Mika reminded again, "If there is nothing else, then I will take my leave first."

"Thank you all for your hard work. By the way, please wait a moment. I'll pack some snacks for you to take away." Christina said.

"No, no, no need." Natsume Mika quickly waved her hands and pushed Sato Miwako away.

Asu also nodded slightly, then left with the other two.

After the three men left, Christina opened the sealed bag that contained the box, and then opened the box.

"Honey." Christina called out to Barney.

Barney turned to look at Christina and found that Christina was holding an open box in her hands, with two rings lying quietly inside.

He immediately understood what Christina meant, and his cheeks immediately turned red.

He took out a ring from the box, held Christina's hand, and put the ring on Christina's ring finger.

Christina also blushed and pursed her lips. Although she was shy, her face was full of happiness.

"Chris, thank you for marrying me."

Barney was as innocent as a middle school student who had just fallen in love. He couldn't think of any vows or sweet words in his head. He just felt that he was so lucky to be able to marry Christina, a guy with nothing.

"Thank you for marrying me, Barney," Christina also whispered.

She took out another ring from the box and put it on Barney's finger.

Afterwards, the young couple held each other's hands and looked at each other silently.

Although nothing was said, both of them knew what the other was thinking.

The atmosphere in the bakery became sweeter because of these two people.

Qiqi looked at the two of them and felt a little touched.

Although she has been tempered to be very realistic because of the life where she could die at any time, she is still at an age where she fantasizes about love, and she still feels a palpitation in her heart when she sees this scene.

But in addition to being touched, she also felt that the atmosphere between the two was too sweet and a little cloying, and made her feel a little corny.

At the same time, like most single people, after being fed a mouthful of dog food, I felt a little sour.

The atmosphere was already like this. If both of them hadn't remembered that Kiki was here, they would probably have kissed each other.

At this time, the shop door was opened.