Magical Girl Fan Bingbing

Having finalized their subsequent action plan, Jiang Ran and Leng Qiaoqiao parted ways.

Leng Qiaoqiao continued to handle the final work on the two orders from Commissioner Lin and the Demon Cultivation Association. Taxes, contracts, and accounting were all trivial but crucial matters that required her to oversee one by one.

Before leaving, Jiang Ran asked Leng Qiaoqiao to send her the contact information that her younger brother had given her.

Leng Qiaoqiao sent the number over, "It's a phishing call from the Public Security Bureau, Teacher Jiang, are you really going to talk to them?"

"Since they have this need, we should try to meet it. Otherwise, if the police force is held back too much, it could affect our plans."

Leng Qiaoqiao didn't ask any more questions, picked up her bag and left the restaurant.

Jiang Ran sat in the car, looking at the number on her phone screen, and mentally reviewed the plan she had made earlier.

……

At this moment, Jiang Li and Nuan Yu had just walked out of the detention center.

The two walked side by side in the parking lot, Jiang Li looking somewhat dejected.

The interrogation was not very effective.

The Avengers' underlings' testimonies did indeed mention their leader's name in every sentence. Under coercion and enticement, they were willing to confess anything, but after all that, very little useful information came out of their confessions.

The Avengers are being too cautious.

He never revealed his true identity or information to his subordinates. Even his contact information was encrypted with software that was difficult to crack and would be destroyed after being read. His underlings could provide virtually no useful information.

No wonder he was able to escape from the police's pursuit, and no wonder he caught the eye of the disaster master.

"Don't be discouraged," Nuanyu comforted her from the side. "This is your first time being in charge of an important task. Just consider it practice. We'll go back and reorganize our approach..."

Before she could finish speaking, the work phone in Jiang Li's pocket suddenly rang.

Jiang Li looked down and saw that the caller ID showed a completely unfamiliar number.

She was stunned for a moment, then her pupils suddenly contracted.

This is her work number, and no one except her colleagues at the police station knows it. Now that she's suddenly receiving a call from an unknown number, there's only one possible explanation.

Jiang Li took a deep breath, gave Nuan Yu a sharp look, and at the same time stretched out her left hand and quickly made several hand gestures to her side, instructing her to contact the technical department and locate the caller.

Nuanyu reacted quickly, immediately taking out her phone and stepping aside to make a low-pitched call.

Jiang Li answered the phone.

"Feed?"

"I heard you've been looking for me lately?"

A disguised voice came from the other end of the phone, cold and hoarse, devoid of any emotion.

It was exactly the same sound I heard in the warehouse that night.

Jiang Li tightened her grip on her phone slightly, while her other hand clenched into a fist, her nails digging into her palm.

It is the calamity.

"We were looking for you, but I didn't expect you to dare to contact us first." Jiang Li tried to keep her voice calm.

"You've dug so deep to find me, I can't let your efforts go to waste, can I?"

Jiang Li's brain was racing. While keeping the call going, she turned her head to look at the progress on Nuan Yu's end.

Nuan Yuchong made a gesture indicating that the location was still being tracked.

Jiang Li gritted her teeth and decided to stall the other party for now.

"Disaster Master... Senior, what do you want to discuss by contacting us?"

"I don't want a direct confrontation with the Public Security Bureau." Jiang Ran's voice remained unchanged. "The last time I injured you in the warehouse, it was out of necessity, not my intention."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li recalled the humiliating experience of being elbowed in the abdomen that night, along with that shameful scream, and her fists clenched even tighter.

"To express my apology," Jiang Ran continued, "I can help the Public Security Bureau kill a high-level magical beast, as a small contribution to the peace of Tianhai City."

"you……"

Jiang Li really wanted to say that your biggest contribution was not causing trouble.

But reason told her she couldn't say that.

Chu Ying and Director Liu both instructed that the main approach to dealing with the disaster should be to win people over, and not to push them to the side of the Demonic Cultivation Association.

"Thank you for your kindness, senior." Jiang Li swallowed back the words she was about to say, trying to be as polite as possible, "But I can't make this decision on my own; I need to report it to my superiors."

"I know."

Jiang Ran seemed to have anticipated her answer.

"My request isn't high. After I kill the monster, I'll take care of its carcass."

Jiang Li frowned. Everyone present knew perfectly well what the Disaster Lord wanted the monster's corpse for.

"And this is the last time." Jiang Ran's voice was calm. "After this is over, I will retire from this business, and what happens afterward will have nothing to do with me."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

Jiang Li glanced at Nuan Yu, who silently shook her head. The location had failed; the other party had used some kind of anti-tracking method, and the signal source could not be locked at all.

"I will report your suggestion truthfully." Jiang Li took a deep breath, regaining her composure. "Please give us some time."

"Can."

After Jiang Ran finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

……

An hour later.

Tianhai City Public Security Bureau, third-floor conference room.

Liu Ye sat on a high stool in the main seat, with Chu Ying standing beside her. On the table in front of them was a newly printed call log.

The meeting room was filled with several core members of Chu Ying's team, as well as Jiang Li and Nuan Yu.

After reading the call log, Liu Ye's expression remained unchanged. She put the file on the table and said, "Tell me your thoughts."

Chu Ying spoke first: "The fact that the disaster victim took the initiative to contact us shows that she does have the willingness to reconcile with the Public Security Bureau, which is a positive sign."

"But we can't accept her conditions," Liu Ye said decisively.

She glanced at everyone present and stated bluntly: "This is tantamount to us making a deal with a criminal suspect who illegally manufactures magic essence, using public safety resources to satisfy her private needs."

"If this door is opened, any random wild magical girl can sit down and negotiate with the police department. Today she wants a monster's corpse, tomorrow she wants a pardon, and the day after that she wants us to turn a blind eye. What about the authority of the ten-seat council? What about the laws and regulations?"

"The bottom line cannot be crossed, and the principles cannot be abandoned."

The meeting room fell silent for a moment. This was indeed not a simple security issue. As an official organization, they could not, in principle, engage in transactions with a criminal.

"However," Liu Ye changed the subject, "the Disaster Lord's proactive gesture of goodwill is itself noteworthy. Since she doesn't want a direct confrontation, we can also make some concessions."

"I can promise that the police will not pursue the victim's past actions, and all criminal records will be wiped clean, on the condition that she stops from now on and does not engage in any illegal activities."

"If the Disaster Goddess is willing to go further and accept the jurisdiction of the Ten-Seat Council, and officially register as a legal magical girl, then the Ten-Seat Council can satisfy her requests as long as they are reasonable."

Liu Ye's gaze swept over everyone and finally landed on Jiang Li.

"Little Azure Dragon, you are in charge of the case of the disaster victim, so you are responsible for conveying this decision."

Jiang Li stood up. "Yes."

"Let's fight now," Liu Ye said.

Jiang Li was taken aback. She thought she could at least prepare her words, but Director Liu wanted her to make the call in front of everyone.

Jiang Li gritted her teeth, took out her work phone, found the number that had just called, and dialed it back.

The phone was answered after three rings.

"You've got results so quickly?" The voice on the other end of the phone remained unhurried.

Jiang Li straightened her back, trying her best to make her voice sound calm and powerful.

"Senior Disaster Relief Head, after careful discussion, the Public Security Bureau cannot agree to your proposed deal in principle."

There was no response on the other end of the phone, so Jiang Li had no choice but to continue, "Killing monsters to protect the safety of the people is the duty of magical girls, but we cannot set a precedent by using monster corpses as a bargaining chip."

She paused, adjusted her tone to make her next words sound less abrupt, and then relayed the police department's decision to the person on the other end of the phone.

After Jiang Li finished speaking, the entire conference room became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was waiting for a response from the other end of the phone.

There was a silence of about five seconds.

"Is that so? That's such a shame."

Despite this, Jiang Ran's voice still showed no emotional fluctuation.

"Since the police department doesn't agree..."

"Then what I said before can only be changed from soliciting opinions to issuing a notice."