I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"No, I'm here to be monitored by you."

As she spoke, Nie Xi pushed her glasses up her nose and then said apologetically, "I was transferred from the General Administration to the branch office in this city to serve as the director. My main job is to maintain good relations with the two of you."

Out of courtesy, I have chosen to pay you a visit on my very first day in this new post, hoping to make a good impression. I apologize if this causes you any inconvenience.

"If you don't bother us again in the future, I will have a very, very good impression of you."

The elevator doors opened, and Su Yu stepped out of the car, then looked back at him and said, "You can go back now."

"Excuse me for being so bold, but I have a few other questions I'd like to ask."

Nie Xi followed her out of the sedan chair, asking as she walked, "Have any other demons infiltrated this city recently?"

"This is something your bureau should investigate. What does it have to do with me?"

Su Yu walked to the door, entered the password to open it, and went straight into the house.

Looking at the door about to close, Nie Xi said calmly, "Everyone wants a peaceful life, but unexpected situations are bound to happen, such as the police suddenly cracking down on gambling, forcing those middle-aged and elderly card rooms to close down."

Click...

The door opened again, and Su Yu stared at him with furrowed brows, "Are you threatening me?"

No.

Nie Xi shook her head, then raised her hands, palms facing her, to show that she meant no harm, and then spoke in a very calm tone.

"Ever since the bureau discovered your existence, this city has been added to the red list of dangerous areas every year."

But it must be admitted that, with you all here, this city has been very peaceful all these years, and there has never been a case of demons harming people. Even the ordinary crime rate has been much lower.

This shows that although you are in danger, you have been living a peaceful and stable life, and the stability you seek is very simple.

For example, if what you're after is spending all your time in mahjong parlors, having those old men and women playing mahjong with you using their retirement pensions, I'd love to do that too. But unfortunately, that peaceful life might be about to be disrupted, just like I mentioned earlier, there seems to be another demon race appearing.”

"Of course, I can send someone to investigate this matter, but the process may take several days or even more than ten days."

Over such a long period of time, some situations that no one wants to see may occur, and no one can predict where these situations will happen.

It could be a commercial area, it could be a residential area, but I think the most likely place is a card and chess room.

At this point, Nie Xi lowered her raised hands, narrowed her eyes slightly behind her gold-rimmed glasses, and looked at Su Yu, asking, "Miss Su, do you understand what I mean?"

"Director Nie, do you think I have a very good temper?"

"If possible, I would like you to add the word 'long' after 'department'."

Nie Xi offered a serious suggestion and continued, "I only asked a question, and for you, it's just a matter of sensing it, isn't it simple? And I also promise that after this matter is resolved, I will not bother you again."

Having received this assurance, Su Yu's expression softened slightly, and she then said, "I did sense a special aura, but I don't know whether it's human or demon."

"What do you mean?"

"If I don't know, I don't know. Remember what you just said and don't bother me again."

"......"

Staring at the completely closed door, Nie Xi was stunned for a long time, which was rare for him. He knew very well that the other party was not talking about the kind of half-demon born from the union of a human and a demon.

If that's the case, she could have simply said so; there was no need to give such an ambiguous answer.

So what species does the faint demonic aura on my childhood friend come from?

He turned and went downstairs. On his way back, he took out his phone to send Chen Shuo a WeChat message to remind him, but after editing a long message, he silently deleted it and finally sent only a short four-word message.

【be safe.】

???

Looking at this incomplete message and confirming the sender, Chen Shuo was filled with questions and found himself unable to sleep.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: That Woman is in Danger

As the year draws to a close, the sky clears, and the snow gradually melts under the sunlight.

The two dressed neatly and walked slowly hand in hand. Just as they stepped out of the residential area, Bai Xiaoqi suddenly blurted out, "Giving birth is terrifying."

"???"

Chen Shuo was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and said, "Did you go online to search for how to have a baby?"

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi nodded, then secretly glanced at his pants before quickly looking away, her face slightly flushed.

Noticing her gaze, Chen Shuo awkwardly pulled his down jacket down further, then couldn't help but ask, "Is giving birth to a child scarier, or making a child?"

"They're all terrifying."

"You even searched for all of that..."

Chen Shuo's expression stiffened. This girl was as innocent as could be. When she lived in the mountains, she was the only cat around. He wondered if she had ever spied on other animals mating when she was a cat.

I doubt it.

After arriving in human society, although she quickly absorbed human knowledge, this kind of knowledge was kept secret and no one would talk about it, so she knew nothing about it.

As for Chen Shuo himself, thanks to the advanced internet, he had already been introduced to these physiological facts when he was in junior high school.

He was shocked at the time that he hadn't actually been picked up from a garbage dump.

There's a saying that history always repeats itself. A couple of days ago, I gave her a general overview of these things, but it was just a rough outline; I didn't go into much detail.

Unexpectedly, this girl has a strong thirst for knowledge. She actually secretly went online to search for more detailed information. In other words, she was able to understand thanks to the internet.

I just don't know if she found any weird websites.

"Sigh, a lot of things on the internet are unreliable. You can't blindly believe them, and you shouldn't search for these things in the future."

Chen Shuo coughed lightly and warned her with a serious expression, "The answers you found online are unreliable."

"For example, if you say that having a baby is scary, that's the wrong answer the internet has given you."

It's normal for girls to have fears about these things.

But Chen Shuo still felt he had to explain it to her, as it concerned happiness.

"I think it's terrifying."

"It's scary, but don't look around."

Chen Shuo pulled his down jacket down further, thought for a moment, and hesitated before saying, "Well, the first time might be a bit scary, but it won't be like that afterward."

After saying that, he coughed lightly and changed the subject, saying, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Just remember what I said. Don't search randomly online. If you see any dealers dealing cards online or midnight live streams, be sure to turn them off immediately, understand?"

What are you talking about?

"Anyway, it's all bad stuff that will corrupt you. You should spend your time reading more books; that's the important thing."

Chen Shuo sighed and said calmly, "Come on, repeat after me, study hard and make progress every day."

Study hard and make progress every day.

"Ah, very good."

......

It was only noon, and Chen Shuo, seeing that it was a rare sunny day, decided to take her out for a stroll.

But once outside, they discovered that the roads were flooded after the snow melted, and some places were even a bit muddy.

Carefully avoiding the minefields along the way, Chen Shuo stopped when they passed a milk tea shop, turned to Bai Xiaoqi, and suggested, "Let's buy a milk tea, have a meal, and then go home?"

"I want strawberry boba milk tea, extra sugar."

"Just keep the sweetness level normal. Eating too much sugar will make you fat, and you'll become a chubby girl, just like that fat cat that the family across the street keeps."

As they talked, they arrived at the counter. Chen Shuo wasn't too particular about milk tea, so he ordered two strawberry boba milk teas, one with less sugar and one with full sugar, just like her.

Pay by scanning the QR code with WeChat, and after the staff prepares your drink, each of you will be given a cup with a straw inserted so you can drink as you walk.

Bai Xiaoqi took a couple of sips. It wasn't very sweet, which made her a little unaccustomed to it, but full sugar was fine. She didn't want to become a chubby girl; that would be too terrible.

Thinking this, she reached out her arm and touched Chen Shuo with her hand.

Chen Shuo understood what she meant, and grabbed her small hand in return. "Come on, let's find a place to eat. What do you want to eat?"

Bai Xiaoqi, biting her straw, looked around for a place to eat. Suddenly, she noticed something and said, "There's a man and a woman arguing over there."

Where? Where?

Chen Shuo turned his head and looked around. Watching the excitement was definitely in his nature, a completely subconscious behavior.

Then he saw a man and a woman facing each other at the street corner in the distance, and the atmosphere looked tense.

The man looked very familiar. Although the color of his clothes and hat had changed, the style remained the same: a suit and overcoat with a top hat.

Chen Shuo was somewhat surprised that he had stumbled upon his own friend while gossiping.

This makes me even more excited.

Without hesitation, he grabbed Bai Xiaoqi's hand and prepared to go over, "Let's go take a look."

Are we going to watch the excitement?

"What are you watching? That man is my friend. We're going to help him out of this mess," Chen Shuo said righteously.

As they got closer, he waved and called out. Nie Xi, who was facing off against Su Yu, glanced at him and suddenly looked a little nervous, but quickly concealed it.

"Is this your girlfriend?"

"Yes, my girlfriend, Bai Xiaoqi."

As Chen Shuo introduced her, he walked closer and looked at the girl next to Nie Xi. She was a very pretty girl. Then he looked at Nie Xi with a questioning look and asked, "Your girlfriend?"

"No," Nie Xi shook her head, introducing, "Her name is Su Yu, she's just a friend of mine..."

“I am your maternal grandmother,” Su Yu said.

"cough..."

Chen Shuo choked.

“She was in a bad mood, so…” Nie Xi said calmly, giving Chen Shuo a knowing look.

Chen Shuo understood, and looked around again. He found that the street was surrounded by the old residential compounds of several government agencies, so the surrounding area was full of mahjong parlors for middle-aged and elderly people. Based on this alone, it was difficult to deduce the reason for the two's quarrel.