On the Ark.

*Snap*

A crisp sound.

Lin Ye turned his head and saw that the cup from before had been smashed on the ground and broken into pieces.

Exusiai, who had just regained her vitality, once again became expressionless.

"What did you just say?" Exusiai asked.

"Uh..." Lin Ye felt like he had done something wrong again. Looking at Exusiai's cold eyes, he felt that he would not be able to leave this place alive today. "Um, I didn't say anything."

"You said it."

"...I just wanted to ask about magic."

"No, it's the previous sentence."

"The previous sentence?"

“I asked you what you would like to drink,” Exusiai said.

Lin Ye was a little confused: "I said I wanted to drink milk tea."

"Yes, that's it." Exusiai nodded and said coldly, "No, we have nothing here, just plain water. Take it or leave it."

……

……

Author's note: Gentlemen, this afternoon, I finally... got Indra! Hahaha, I came here specifically to share my joy with everyone.

I'm also a Doctor with a complete collection, hahaha!

Chapter 445 Who is Lappland to you?

Therefore, a woman's heart is truly unfathomable.

Standing under the eaves, Lin Ye couldn't help but think this as the rain, blown in by the wind, coldly patted his face.

What did he say wrong to make the carefree girl, Exusiai, so unpredictable? Now, the coffee he was about to drink is gone, the hot milk tea is gone, and all that's left is plain water. No, Lin Ye felt that it didn't taste like plain water at all; it was most likely tap water from somewhere. Anyway, he took one sip and didn't want to drink it anymore.

Lin Ye had originally agreed with Exia that she would drive him to Wei Yanwu's place after they arrived, but Exia refused, saying that her toes were inexplicably hurting so she couldn't press the accelerator. This was the first time Lin Ye had ever heard such a unique and unconventional reason, but he couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't force Exia to drive him, could he? He wasn't that kind of person, and besides, he couldn't beat Exia.

This is really difficult.

Lin Ye couldn't help but sigh.

Even though Mostima is also an angel, why is she so much easier to talk to than Exusiai? If it were Mostima here, he could at least ask her about Originium Arts. Unlike Exusiai, who simply refuses to tell him anything. But even so, Exusiai still gave him the Eastern Kingdom's secret medicine, so he's achieved his purpose for coming here today.

I just don't know if this secret medicine is really as miraculous as the legends say, and whether it can heal Nightingale's legs.

However, before that, he still needed to find a way to get to Wei Yanwu's house. With the rain so heavy, it was impossible to hail a taxi, and there were no ride-hailing services in Longmen. So Lin Ye hesitated about whether to call the forest ranger again, but that would make the ranger seem too much like a tool, and he was too embarrassed to ask.

So, should we go back and ask Exusiai for help? More than ten minutes have passed; she should have calmed down by now, right? Although Lin Ye didn't know why she was angry, an apology would be enough.

As he was thinking this, a small truck drove up and stopped in front of Lin Ye. Lin Ye immediately took a step back to avoid getting splashed. He looked up and saw the driver's side window slowly roll down, revealing Texas's face.

"Dr. Lin Ye?" Texas looked at Lin Ye with some confusion. "What are you doing here?"

Finally finding a savior, Lin Ye immediately said, "This is a long story, and I have urgent business to attend to. Could you take me to Governor Wei Yanwu's house?"

“Governor Wei Yanwu?” Texas thought for a moment, then nodded. “Alright, come on up. I need to deliver some goods over there.”

Lin Ye was overjoyed and immediately got into the Texas car. Then, in the car, he started talking about Exusiai.

"Did you make A-Neng angry?" Texas's expression was a little strange. "Really? A-Neng can get angry too?"

"I was definitely angry."

"Tsk, you've got some skill to make Ah Neng angry," Texas said calmly. "What exactly did you do?"

"I didn't do anything," Lin Ye said with a wry smile. "I just mentioned Mostima."

“Mostima?” Texas raised an eyebrow. “Go on.”

Lin Ye then repeated to Texas what he had said to Exusiai.

After hearing this, Texas also showed a surprised expression: "Mostima actually gave you the Guardian Gun?! And even taught you magic?!"

"Um...is there a problem?"

“This is a big problem. Are you trying to play dumb with me?” Texas glanced at Lin Ye. “Do you think this is normal? According to you, you’ve only known Mostima for less than a week, and she gave you the Guardian Gun that very night.”

"The way you put it, it doesn't seem quite right either," Lin Ye scratched his head. "Why don't you go ask Mostima?"

“She won’t tell.” Texas’s expression returned to calm. “Exusiai has plenty of questions she wants to ask her, but she won’t tell. At Penguin Logistics, perhaps no one really understands her except the boss, not even Exusiai. Not to mention me. She stayed in Lungmen for a very short time, and I didn’t even talk to her much.”

Is that so?

“However, she must have her reasons for giving you the Guardian Gun,” Texas said. “But it’s a bit hard for Exusiai to accept, because Exusiai has always thought of her as Mostima’s closest person. She also followed Mostima to Penguin Logistics in the first place.”

"...So that's how it is." Lin Ye felt that Mostima was becoming more and more mysterious to him. He also wanted to find some time to have a good talk with Mostima, but he didn't know if Mostima would tell him.

Texas knew far less about Mostima than Exusiai, so the conversation about Mostima quickly dwindled. With some distance to go and only the deafening sound of the downpour filling the air, Lin Ye grew bored. Wanting to find another topic, he thought for a moment and said to Texas, "Can I ask you a question?"

"You said."

What's your relationship with Lappland?

Texas fell silent.

The atmosphere inside the car suddenly became terribly oppressive, making Lin Ye feel uneasy, wondering if he had said something wrong again.

After a long silence, Texas finally spoke slowly: "Dr. Lin Ye, you really know how to chat with people."

Lin Ye: "..."

"Did Lappland send you to ask this?" Texas asked.

Lin Ye shook his head: "No, I'm just a little curious because Lappland keeps talking about you, but you seem a bit indifferent to her."

“I’m not being cold to her,” Texas said softly. “I just don’t want to go back to the past.”

"Don't you want to go back to the past?"

"Well, don't ask about the specifics, Dr. Lin Ye," Texas said calmly. "It's not a good habit to pry, and you don't want to be abandoned by me in a place like this, do you?"

Lin Ye immediately shut up.

But before things could quiet down for long, Texas spoke up again: "Is Lappland still on Rhodes Island?"

Lin Ye nodded: "Yes, she is already a full-fledged operator of Rhodes Island."

“I see…” Texas said softly. “In that case, Dr. Lin Ye. If possible, try to spend more time with her. That idiot doesn’t have many friends and acts erratically. I wouldn’t be surprised if she suddenly died one day… but I would feel sad.”

Chapter 446 The Wei Family (4K)

Lin Ye originally thought that the relationship between Lappland and Texas was simply that of a "simp" and a "goddess." However, he did not expect it to be more complicated. Texas was clearly not as indifferent to Lappland as she appeared, otherwise she would not have said something like, "If something were to happen to Lappland one day, I would also feel sad."

Lin Ye wasn't sure if this counted as tsundere, and he didn't dare ask. He sensed that he was cursed with loose tongues today; whatever he said would have a terrible effect. He'd already angered Exusiai, and if he angered Texas too, he'd probably have to walk to Wei Yanwu's house in this weather, which would be a real disaster.

So he chose to keep quiet and remained silent for the rest of the journey until he arrived at Wei Yanwu's residence.

"Thanks a lot," Lin Ye said to Texas. "I'll treat you to dinner next time."

Texas's expression remained unchanged, as if she hadn't heard Lin Ye's words at all. Lin Ye had no choice but to open his umbrella and get out of the car. He had barely stood up when the truck behind him sped away. If Lin Ye hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would have been splashed with water again.

"Damn it." Lin Ye muttered unhappily, "What kind of people are they?"

Despite his annoyance, Lin Ye, guessing the other party was avenging Exusiai, was helpless. He could only resign himself to his fate, roll up his soaking wet pants, and run to knock on the door. About half a minute later, the door opened, and a woman with short white hair, wearing a mask and dressed as a "ninja," appeared before Lin Ye. She then asked in a wary tone, "Who are you?"

Lin Ye was surprised to find a "female ninja" opening the door. Wasn't Wei Yanwu from Yan Country? Why would there be a ninja from Dong Country in his house? Well, that's none of his business.

Suppressing his doubts, Lin Ye introduced himself: "I am a friend of Miss Mu Yue, and I came here to work at her invitation."

"Miss Muyue's friend?" The female ninja's vigilance remained undiminished. She said briefly, "Impossible, Miss doesn't have any friends your age."

Lin Ye: "..."

What do you mean by "his age"? What's wrong with his age? Mu Yue is only a few dozen months shy of turning eighteen, so he's only eighteen years and sixty or seventy months old. They're practically the same generation!

Lin Ye was about to explain when a gentle female voice rang out: "Bai Xue, step back. Doctor Lin Ye is indeed Mu Yue's friend."

The speaker was Wei Yanwu's wife, Mu Yue's mother—Lady Wen Yue.

Like Wei Yanwu, Lady Wenyue was also a distinctly Yan woman. Lin Ye had seen her in this room a year ago; she was a very elegant woman. After she spoke, the female ninja called "Bai Xue" immediately lowered her head and retreated behind her, making their master-servant relationship immediately clear.

"I didn't expect you to actually come, Dr. Lin Ye." Madam Wen Yue said to Lin Ye with a smile, "When Mu Yue mentioned it to me before, I also mentioned her because this has really troubled you too much."

Lin Ye said, "It's no trouble at all, I'm just going that way anyway."

"You're too kind. In this kind of weather, most people wouldn't want to go out even if it's on their way," Wen Yue said with a smile, shaking her head. "But you came in the rain to keep your promise to Mu Yue. I really don't know what to say. As a mother, I'm so glad that Mu Yue knows someone like you, and I hope that child can learn this precious quality from you."

Hmm... I should say, as expected of Lady Wen Yue? Such praise made even someone as thick-skinned as Lin Ye feel a little embarrassed. He could only cough twice and awkwardly change the subject: "Where's Mu Yue?"

"She's still upstairs doing her homework," Madam Wenyue said. "With such heavy rain, school is closed, but her studies can't be neglected. To be honest, her grades aren't very good; she's too playful, partly because we've been too lenient with her... Ah, I've said too much. Dr. Lin Ye, you can have dinner here later; I'll go prepare now. Bai Xue, take Dr. Lin Ye upstairs to find Mu Yue, but before that, it would be best if Dr. Lin Ye changed his clothes."

Lin Ye originally wanted to say there was no need to be so polite; he was just there to take a look at the dog and was leaving, not intending to stay for dinner. However, Bai Xue was already standing in front of Lin Ye, glancing at him with her pure blue eyes, and stiffly saying, "Come with me," before turning and leaving without giving Lin Ye a chance to refuse.

...Is this what ninjas are like? They're really quite cold-hearted.

Left with no other option, under Madam Wen Yue's smiling gaze, Lin Ye could no longer refuse and could only follow Bai Xue into the house. As he walked through the living room, Lin Ye saw Wei Yanwu making a phone call. This was somewhat unexpected; he had originally thought that at times like this, Wei Yanwu, as the governor, should be in his office.

However, judging from the content of the call, he was indeed working.

“Chen? Tell Swire that as long as we get through tonight, the rain will subside. This is the report from the weather bureau.” Wei Yanwu sat on the sofa, holding a phone in one hand and a pipe in the other, looking quite imposing. “The 17th District’s waterproofing system is indeed a bit old. I will urge the Department of Urban Construction to rebuild it after this. But tonight, you absolutely cannot let it collapse. Once the 17th District is flooded, the subsequent districts will also be affected. If you don’t have enough manpower, just deploy the entire Guard Bureau. At times like this, disaster prevention is the most important thing. Everything else can be put aside. Just deploy all the police force, and no one will cause trouble in this kind of weather.”

Was she talking to Chen on the phone?

Lin Ye felt that Chen was working very hard, or rather, everyone in the Guard Bureau was working very hard, since they couldn't even rest in this kind of weather.

It seems that being a police officer is never an easy job, no matter the era.

As Lin Ye was thinking this, another question quickly came to mind.

Has this torrential rain put so much pressure on Lungmen? After all, schools have been closed, and the entire Royal Guard has had to be deployed to prevent the flooding system from collapsing. If that's the case, why is tonight's seminar still going ahead as planned? According to Wei Yanwu, if the flooding system in Ward 17 collapses, Ward 20, where the seminar is being held, will also be flooded, right?

Lin Ye glanced at Wei Yanwu, who was still talking to Chen, with some confusion.

Does Wei Yanwu have so much confidence in Lungmen's waterproofing system, or in the Guard Bureau? Does he believe that a flood will not cause the waterproofing system to collapse and then submerge a third of Lungmen? Is that why he allowed the seminar to proceed as planned? And also to let the researchers see Lungmen's hidden strength? Tsk, that's such a strange idea.

Before Lin Ye could think for long, Bai Xue's curt voice rang out in front of him again: "Please come with me."