Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

"Take this with you; it was given to you by the Disaster Management Bureau."

"What is that?"

"To prevent you from being targeted by the Witch Society," Coco said coldly. "The families of magical girls all receive these."

"No need."

Jiang Si walked upstairs, saying, "Just mind your own business."

Actually, this result is not surprising.

Coco picked up the Disaster Management Bureau's bracelet and casually tossed it onto the shoe cabinet next to her.

Whether Jiang Si takes it or not, she has no patience to persuade her.

If anything happens, it's his own fault, and it has nothing to do with me.

Coco put the lettuce on the table into the refrigerator. She didn't have much of an appetite, so she just drank some water and went back to her room.

After calling the captain and telling her about it, Yinlian was also a little unhappy.

"How could you do this? I'm going to see him tomorrow!"

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I think it's good to let the Witch Society teach him a lesson."

"If there's no danger to his life, that's great... I'll talk to him tomorrow. Coco, don't worry about it or take it to heart. I'll talk to him for you!"

"Don't worry, I'm used to it."

Coco couldn't help but find it a little funny when she heard Li Yi's angry voice, "She was clearly speaking up for Jiang Si before."

"Hmph, I told you, I'm just doing my job. I only care about right and wrong, not who I am. It's the same whether I'm dealing with Ziyuan or Jiang Si."

"Good, good, good, Captain Silver Lotus is absolutely fair and just."

Holding the phone between her fingers and nail clippers, Coco asked while trimming her toenails, "You have a day off tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, we're on holiday."

"By the way, you're in your first year of high school, why are you having extra classes on Saturdays?"

"The students in our class love learning and actively request..."

"Who would believe that?"

Yinlian sighed, "There's nothing I can do. It's an honors class, so I always have to study more on Saturdays."

"Ginren is amazing for being able to balance her studies and her magical girl work."

"So-so, Senior Hyacinth is much better. Tomorrow I'll teach your brother a lesson, and then we'll go find Senior Hyacinth for special training."

"Ah."

After chatting about some casual topics typical of girls, Yinlian hung up the phone.

She was sitting in the police car, with Yueji driving beside her. After the call ended, Yueji slowly spoke, "Didn't you tell her what Peony thought of Jiang Si?"

Yinlian rubbed her temples. "There's no need to say this now. It's not confirmed yet. What if it turns out there's no problem in the end? Wouldn't that have made Coco worry for nothing?"

"She doesn't sound like she'd be worried about her brother."

"These two siblings seem to have a terrible relationship on the surface, but as their only family member, they must still care about each other, probably," Yinlian muttered. "Besides, maybe Mudan's abilities are malfunctioning, and she just happens to not be able to see Jiang Si?"

"It's unlikely. Peony said that ever since you asked her to find someone, she hasn't been able to see Jiang Si, neither in the past nor in the present, until Jiang Si came home."

Yueji looked worried. "Moreover, compared to the Qingyun Sect, there is a greater possibility that Jiang Si has an affair with the Witch Society. The Qingyun Sect only accepts magical girls, while Jiang Si has also been in contact with people from the Witch Society. In addition, there is his incredible physical strength. You must be mentally prepared."

With a sigh, Yinlian leaned against the car window and looked out into the darkness.

This is a huge problem...

Chapter Thirty: A Tale of Understanding, A Meeting of Minds

The next morning.

After a night of construction, the damage to the suburbs of Donglu has been almost completely restored.

Yinluo, dressed in her black office lady outfit and wearing her glasses, was talking gently with the construction workers, doing the final touches.

This includes settling accounts and providing related condolences.

Susan, on the other side, leaned against a book, one foot on a tree trunk, looking at Yinlu with a blank expression.

She was forcibly dragged here by Yinluo.

After receiving information yesterday that Jiang Si might be exposed, Susan thought she should inform Lord Dongjun as soon as possible.

Although she didn't know Jiang Si's exact position in the Qingyun Sect, she guessed he was just an external staff member.

After all, the Qingyun Sect only accepts magical girls, and no matter how powerful he is, he, as a man, cannot become a regular disciple.

However, even if they are external staff members, the Qingyun Sect will never allow the Disaster Prevention Bureau to find out and arrest them.

Therefore, when Susan heard that Yinlian and Mudan suspected Jiang Si, she wanted to lend a hand by passing on the information so that Lord Dongjun and Jiang Si could prepare in advance and avoid suffering losses from the Disaster Prevention Bureau.

As a result, Yinluo seemed to have seen through her thoughts and had been keeping an eye on her since last night. When Yinluo was assigned by the Disaster Management Bureau to handle the finishing work in the morning, she insisted on dragging her along.

However, Susan felt it couldn't be because her identity had been exposed.

If it were truly exposed, given Yinluo's loathing for the Qingyun Sect and her dissatisfaction with herself, she certainly wouldn't hide it.

It's probably out of revenge. When he dealt with Jiang Si before, he used excessive methods, which caused a grudge to form.

Susan was speechless at this.

Jiang Si is a member of our Qingyun Sect. You, a member of the Disaster Prevention Bureau, are so actively protecting her and even holding a grudge for it. You really don't know what's good for you!

Despite the complaints in his heart, his expression remained cold and indifferent, like a still pond.

Yinluo finally finished her conversation and walked over while writing and drawing on the documents. "Thank you for your hard work, Captain Susan. Without you by our side, the Witch Society might have turned back, and we would all have been in danger."

"It's just work."

Yinlu brushed a strand of hair from her temple and smiled slightly. "I thank you on behalf of all the workers. They also said they were very happy to see you. After all, when you fought as a magical girl, everyone on the construction team witnessed your heroic fighting spirit."

"...Stop talking nonsense, if there's nothing else, I'm leaving."

In fact, Susan didn't want to leave.

Having finally escaped from the Disaster Management Bureau, and returning before the news could even get out, it became even harder to find an opportunity.

However, one cannot appear too suspicious at such times. Although Yinluo may not have discovered her identity, she is most likely suspicious—or rather, simply malicious. If she reveals even the slightest flaw, the other party will definitely seize the opportunity to relentlessly pursue her.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be keeping such a close watch on me lately, even monitoring my phone and other forms of communication.

Yinlu adjusted her glasses, seemingly hesitating for a moment.

Susan's heart skipped a beat.

She doesn't want to leave either?

However, before she could react, she saw Yinluo suddenly look into the distance, her brows relaxed, and a somewhat subtle smile appeared on her face. Susan followed her gaze.

Then she spotted Jiang Si running all the way here and immediately covered her forehead.

At a time like this, you come here for a morning run?

Jiang Si, you're really something! Not only did you rip me off with half my salary, but you also have to cause trouble at a time like this. That's enough...

"What a coincidence, isn't this Coco's brother?" Yinlu said softly. "I'll go say hello, or perhaps Miss Susan should head back first?"

Susan smiled and said, "It's alright, I'll wait for you."

You've come at just the right time! Jiang Si, I knew you'd be useful!

Seeing that Yinluo's attention had finally shifted away from her, Susan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Finally, there was an opportunity to release the intelligence. Although the Disaster Management Bureau had some suspicions about Jiang Si, the Yin Luo and Yin Lian sisters trusted Jiang Si a lot and were not worried that Jiang Si would be made things difficult for her.

Yesterday, when the Disaster Management Bureau was discussing how to investigate Jiang Si, these two sisters did everything they could to protect her. You'd think they had a crush on Jiang Si.

The rest is up to him.

……

Finally, I found an opportunity to act alone.

Yinluo felt relieved, but when she looked at Jiang Si, she saw him searching for something on the ground.

As they approached, they even sighed slightly, as if they were very disappointed.

He stood quietly by his side for a while, hands behind his back, and noticed that Jiang Si hadn't even realized he was behind him. So he gently tapped Jiang Si's shoulder. "Jiang Si."

The boy was clearly taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at her, and relaxed again. "Yinluo."

Why are you here instead of going to school?

"Today is Sunday, I'm going for a morning run."

Yinlu leaned down and pressed her head against his, almost touching his face: "I think you're looking for something."

Jiang Si's expression remained unchanged. "I wasn't looking for anything. I was just curious why you suddenly came over to do construction. I wanted to see if you had left anything valuable behind."

Nodding, the office lady stood up and said with a smile, "Don't worry, nothing of value will be left behind. There was a battle here yesterday, and this is the official handling of the aftermath of the disaster beasts."

Jiang Si seemed somewhat surprised, "It's fixed so quickly? That's impressive."

“That’s right. The majority of the funding the Disaster Management Bureau received from Jianghai City was used to maintain the construction team,” Yinluo said with a smile. “Dealing with the disaster beasts is important, but maintaining the city’s order and construction is also very important. Otherwise, before the disaster beasts even cause damage, a city will have already lost its vitality, and all the magical girls’ work will have been in vain.”

The boy nodded. "That's true. It's not enough to just stay alive."

Upon hearing this, Yin Luo was momentarily lost in thought. After a long while, she pursed her lips and gave a somewhat complicated smile. "Yes, it's not enough to just stay alive. Jianghai City is a big city with a good economy. We not only need to ensure that the monsters do not threaten the safety of the citizens, but also ensure that Beihai's economy is not affected."

"But it seems like your Disaster Management Bureau isn't very well-funded. The funding for regional disaster management bureaus comes from the municipal government, right? If you have money, why don't you get more funding?"

Upon hearing this, Yinluo immediately smiled wryly, "I didn't expect even you knew."

Nonsense, Bing Tang is constantly celebrating in his ear how BH City's funding for the Disaster Management Bureau has been decreasing year after year, so it's impossible for him not to know.

"When the Disaster Management Bureau first arrived, the funding was quite substantial."

This was news he hadn't heard before. Three years ago, he and Bing Tang had just started out and were busy fighting disaster beasts, so they didn't pay much attention to the specific process of establishing the Disaster Strategy Bureau.

"As a result, the formation of the Magical Girl Squad was not smooth. All the departments that were supposed to support the Magical Girl Squad were set up, but the squad only had three members by the second year. This resulted in most of the funding being wasted. With such poor results from the allocation, the city government was naturally unwilling to continue spending money."

As Yinluo spoke, a rare hint of displeasure appeared in her eyes. "It's all because of the Qingyun Sect."