Talulah, I'm still a child.

"I don't know, anyway, the boss told us to wait here and see if anyone comes to apply. When they do... come."

Texas caught a glimpse of white out of the corner of her eye. She and Kong looked through the shop window at Mei Xue, who was scrutinizing a job advertisement with her tail tucked in her hand. After all, they had just met yesterday, and Mei Xue was someone related to Chen Huijie. They couldn't have forgotten her so quickly. But judging from the little fox's expression, she seemed interested in the job.

At this moment, Mei Xue outside the door was staring intently at the job advertisement, trying to determine if he met the requirements. Hmm, he could fight, and the little fox's fighting ability was quite good; he could run away, no problem, his speed was like a triple turbocharger; he could protect things, that was also good, his tail was the most convenient.

As for age? It wasn't written up, which means there's no requirement. The little fox wagged its tail and cheerfully knocked on the door of Penguin Logistics. It waved to Texas and Kong inside before obediently walking in.

"Um... I'm here for a job interview."

Seeing the little fox's somewhat timid appearance, Texas gave Sora a look. As an idol, Sora knew better than anyone how to build good relationships with people. Although this little fox seemed to have a special relationship with Chen Huijie, as the first, and possibly the only one in the future, willing to apply for the job, she still had to go through the proper procedures.

"Ahem, um... I remember your name is Mei Xue, right?"

The little fox hugged its tail and nodded.jpg. It also remembered the two older sisters, but it didn't expect that they were from Penguin Logistics. So, it turns out that the four older sisters from yesterday were all from Penguin Logistics.

"Okay, how old are you?"

"14 is old."

"..."

Kong was confused by the little fox's words. She picked up the job requirements and glanced at them, only to find that the Emperor hadn't actually written an age requirement. If it wasn't written, then there wasn't one. Hmm, that made sense.

"Then why did you apply for a job at Penguin Logistics?"

"To make money."

The little fox hugged its tail and answered decisively, but because it was not very familiar with them, it still subconsciously maintained a safe distance.

"...Um, our work at Penguin Logistics is very dangerous, aren't you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid."

Mei Xue shook her head. The little fox had seen a lot of things. According to Miss Black Snake, no matter how chaotic things were in Longmen, it was impossible for them to create something as scary as the Imperial Guard. With her help, the little fox could basically kill indiscriminately. After attaching a machine gunner to its tail, it would automatically aim. If you stuffed a corncob inside, it would become a powerful mortar.

"Do you have any special abilities?"

"Have."

The little fox reached into its tail and pulled out a watermelon, placing it on the table. Then, amidst the stares of Texas and Sora, who looked at Hoshiguma with the same disbelief, it stuffed the watermelon back into the water. This was the best way, according to Miss Black Snake, to prove the little fox's worth. For a logistics company, Mei Xue's ability was practically heaven-defying.

Texas calmly took a chocolate bar from her pocket, put it in her mouth, and then pointed to the broken machine on the table, which was a meter long and wide.

"Can we put this in?"

Mei Xue twitched her ears, then nodded, reached out and picked up the machine, stuffed it into her tail, and then took it out again. Then Texas and Kong noticed something very strange: the machine, which should have been completely dead, seemed to be... working?

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"Speak! Who gave you permission to place the bomb in that location? Where did the bomb come from?"

Chen Huijie's face was stern. She was indeed in a terrible mood. Her original plan for today was to take Mei Xue for a nice stroll, but because of these people, she had to let Little Fox go home alone. Little Fox already had social anxiety; what if he didn't take a taxi and walked home? What if he got kidnapped by bad guys on the way? What if he lost his keys when he got home? What if he got hungry and couldn't find anything to eat? What if…

The more Chen Huijie thought about it, the more anxious she became. She really regretted not calling a taxi home for the little fox and ordering takeout for him. No, takeout wasn't healthy, she should have cooked for the little fox first.

"I told you I didn't know..."

Seeing that the thug in front of her was still stubbornly refusing to admit his mistake, Chen Huijie simply took out Chixiao and slammed it on the table. She didn't know what was wrong with her today, but apart from sticking to Mei Xue's hand, Chixiao was particularly cooperative with her, and even drawing the sword was smooth.

"If you dare utter another word of dissent, I'll let you taste the sword energy of the Crimson Sky!"

Chen Huijie flicked the blade slightly, and the wild sword energy of Chixiao immediately burst forth, scratching many cracks in the surrounding walls and also slashing the face of a member of the mafia.

"Let me make this clear first, I don't have time to waste with you guys today. If you dare to lie again... well, there are still a few people over there who can interrogate you!"

Seeing Chen Huijie's behavior, Hoshiguma and Swire outside the interrogation room couldn't help but look at each other, and then found that they were equally shocked. Was this still the Chen Huijie they knew? Although she was upright and incorruptible before, she would never directly threaten people.

"You mean... is Old Chen on his period?"

"It doesn't look like it. She wasn't this irritable during her last period. To me, it looks like someone stole her boyfriend."

Swire stroked her chin. Chen Huijie was really acting strange today. The more she thought about it, the more suspicious she seemed.

"That's even more impossible. Have you forgotten what people are saying about her?"

Hoshiguma shook her head. As a colleague, she knew Chen Huijie all too well. There was a famous saying that everyone said: if marriage is the tomb of life, then Chen Huijie will live forever.

"That's right, then it's most likely that relatives have come."

Ignoring her colleagues' teasing, Chen Huijie had only one thought in her mind: to get off work and go home as soon as possible, and then make sure the little fox was safe and sound.

Chapter 44 The Little Fox's Sister is Hard to Handle

"Come and see! This pendant was personally blessed by Pope Ivan of Laterano. You can take it home for only 100 Lungmen Dollars."

At the entrance of a church in Lungmen, Exusiai was enthusiastically hawking a string of pendants made from bullet casings. Actually, she had quite a few of these pendants in her backpack. But she wasn't lying; this pendant really was blessed by the current Pope of Lateran. Back when Ivan wasn't the Pope, he made a living selling these pendants to subsidize the papal statues he had blown up. So it's no exaggeration to say that it was blessed by Ivan.

Despite hawking the necklace all day, Exusiai hasn't sold many. Her stomach is growling with hunger; she hasn't eaten all day. Sigh, she should have borrowed some money from Sora to get through this period. But she hasn't paid back the money she borrowed before, so it's a bit awkward to ask.

"But I'm so hungry... Heavens, please give me an apple pie, or at least an apple."

Speaking of apples, Exusiai subconsciously thought of the cute Walper she met yesterday. She remembered his name was Meixue. It was mainly because of the apple he gave her that Exusiai thought it tasted amazing, bringing back the feeling of eating an apple for the first time when she was a child. When she has money, she must ask the little fox where he bought it. It would be great to make apple pie with it!

Just as Ah Neng was getting hungrier and hungrier, his communicator rang. It was Texas calling.

"Hey Texas, what's up? The boss's not going to fire us, is he... Hmm, fixed? Holy crap, when did you learn to fix this kind of thing? Great, I'm coming back!"

Exusiai immediately started packing up her stall after hanging up the phone. Just then, Chen Huijie drove by. In the past, she would have stopped and scolded Exusiai for illegally occupying the road. However, right now, all she could think about was Little Fox's safety, because she hadn't heard from Little Fox since they parted ways!

Although she hadn't spent much time with the little fox, Mei Xue was still someone Talulah had entrusted to take care of. She had agreed to it clearly, so how could she explain it if something happened? And to be fair, even if Chen Huijie just happened to know that a child might be in danger, given her personality, she couldn't possibly sit idly by. Yes! That's exactly it!

"No... I have to call Mei Xue."

Chen Huijie took out her communicator to make a call, but then she remembered that the little fox didn't have a communicator at all. In fact, the little fox probably didn't even know what a communicator was.

"Tsk, I'll need to buy him a communicator later, no, I should add a tracker too."

Chixiao, sitting in the passenger seat, beeped, seemingly agreeing with Chen Huijie's idea. However, for her, it was still better to protect the little fox herself. The little fox's hands were soft and smooth, its tail smelled sweet, and it also had a certain connection with her. As for Chen Huijie? Sorry, she was really not familiar with her.

Chen Huijie was lost in thought. She drove past the Penguin Logistics store without even glancing at it. All she wanted to do was go back and see if Little Fox was home. Little did she know that Mei Xue was sitting in the store, hugging her tail and being scrutinized.

Texas and Kong pondered. They hadn't received a reply to the Emperor's call yet, but it was certain that the Emperor would agree to let the little fox join. However, there was still a problem: Mei Xue was still quite young and needed a guardian's signature.

"I'm back. Is the machine fixed?"

After a while, Exusiai also ran back carrying her big bag. The church wasn't far away from here. When she saw Mei Xue sitting on the sofa, her eyes lit up. Well, what a wonderful thing! The fox came to her doorstep.

"Strictly speaking, it's not a repair, because we don't even know how it was repaired."

Texas, with a chocolate bar in her mouth and a serious expression, and Sora, with an expression that seemed to indicate her worldview had been affected, pointed at the little fox and then at the machine on the table.

"To put it simply, it's about him... never mind... Mei Xue, could you demonstrate it again?"

"OK."

The little fox wagged its tail, and Texas unceremoniously took out her plastic sword hilt and casually flicked it, and a lightsaber appeared in her hand. Without saying a word, she slashed down, splitting Exusiai's favorite microwave oven in two. Then, under Exusiai's distraught gaze, Mei Xue stuffed the remains into her tail.

"Texas, what are you doing! My microwave! I still need to bake..."

"Stop talking nonsense, just look for yourself!"

Texas pointed at Mei Xue, and all she saw was the little fox flick its tail, then reach inside and pull out a brand new microwave oven.

"..."

Exusiai's worldview was shattered. She felt her faith was being challenged. Although she knew that there were all sorts of Originium Arts in the world, this was already cheating, wasn't it?

"I said, Exusiai, this child is planning to join us, what do you say..."

"Stop talking!"

With a wave of his hand, he interrupted Sora's words. Exusiai placed his hand on the little fox's shoulder, startling him so much that he shrank back, his tail bristled, and he almost jumped up and hit the ceiling.

"Mei Xue, from today onwards you belong to us!"

"But... I want to join, but I'm still too young."

Faced with Exusiai's face almost touching his, the socially awkward little fox instinctively shrank back. He didn't expect Exusiai to be so enthusiastic. Although he knew she meant no harm, she was getting way too close. Even Chen Huijie had never been this close. Speaking of which, this big sister is such a bright light bulb, she looks like a donut.

Because they were so close, Exusiai could even smell the faint scent of lilies on the little fox. However, she was currently immersed in the joy of not having to live on a shoestring budget this month and did not realize that her behavior was enough to keep her from eating for three days in the Guard Bureau. If Chen Huijie caught her, going to jail would probably be a relatively light punishment.

Finally, seeing that she was about to kiss him, Texas, unable to bear it any longer, had no choice but to reach out and pull her away.

As a harmless and sensible fox, Mei Xue didn't want to cause trouble for Chen Huijie, especially when it came to food, clothing, and daily necessities. The little fox preferred to earn money with her own hands, after all, a hardworking fox learns to be independent early, and a cute fox gets married early.

On the other hand, he didn't intend to hide his job search from Chen Huijie, because Little Fox knew Chen Huijie trusted him, and lying to Chen Huijie would make him feel uneasy.

"So, that's it... if I want to work, I might need my sister's permission."

The little fox gently wagged its tail. Texas and Kong, sitting opposite it, looked at each other, clearly understanding the enormous potential in Mei Xue. With this little fox joining them, future missions would be like a vacation, and they wouldn't have to worry about being robbed or having their goods checked.

"It's okay, we'll help you persuade your sister later. Here, sign this."

Don't listen to her, pick up the contract and take a look first.

Miss Black Snake wouldn't stand by and watch the little fox get ripped off. She had already sensed that Penguin Logistics wasn't a legitimate company. If Mei Xue hadn't been forced to come here, she would have taken the little fox with her no matter what.

Mei Xue obediently picked up the contract and read it through as instructed. Penguin Logistics' contract was quite humane, with the company providing five social insurances and one housing fund, and a guaranteed minimum salary of 50,000 Lungmen coins. There was nothing to cheat them out of. It even specifically noted that the work was relatively dangerous and could result in injuries. However, the little fox was not afraid of these things. Although she didn't like the pain, it was nothing compared to that bad experience.

However, what attracted Mei Xue the most was the last point: respecting employees' wishes, allowing them to choose to stay in a fixed city and not perform overseas assignments.

This means that even if the little fox works in logistics, she won't have to leave the city, which is a really good thing. She doesn't have to worry about Sister Chen disagreeing, nor does she have to worry about Talulah not being able to find her when she comes.

"How about it?"

Looking at the little fox's tail wagging rapidly behind her, Texas knew that there was a way to get things done. Although the child's older sister was a problem that couldn't be ignored, it shouldn't be too big of a problem, right? The main thing was that Mei Xue's tail could actually repair and store things, which was just too outrageous.

"Okay~ Meixue... no, I need my sister's permission first."

Although finding a job made the little fox very happy, he always remembered that his current sister was Chen Huijie. Secretly applying for the job was already different from what his sister had expected. If he signed a contract without permission, it would definitely make his sister Chen angry. The little fox only wanted to share the pressure with his sister and didn't want to make her angry.

"It's okay. Who's your sister? I'll talk to her and she'll take care of it for you."

Exusiai patted her unremarkable chest. She was overjoyed when Texas called to tell her that the machine was fixed and her salary wouldn't be deducted. It was just a matter of convincing the parents; she was good at that.

"Come on, who's your sister again?"

Overwhelmed with joy, Exusiai forgot what had happened yesterday after getting the apple from the little fox, and naturally forgot something even more important.

"Yes, you know Exusiai-neechan, right? She's Chen Huijie-neechan."

The moment the name was mentioned, the entire Penguin Logistics fell into a deathly silence. Exusiai's halo flickered twice, and she looked at Mei Xue with a pale face. Let alone dealing with her, she might as well be lying in her coffin if she wasn't careful.

Chapter 45 The Little Fox's Onslaught Is Hard to Bear