Doctor will never die in a hellish situation.

"Just name your name, I guarantee I'll do it!" Exusiai's eyes lit up when she heard it was free.

In any case, she had already signed a long-term contract with Rhodes Island in order to obtain the guns she had, so it was just a matter of extending the contract.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Qin Duanyu lifted Exusiai's chin, and under the latter's somewhat surprised gaze, leaned down and kissed her.

……

Inside a safe room at Penguin Logistics.

Texas slumped onto the sofa, chewing on a piece of POCKY, staring thoughtfully at the TV screen.

After receiving the news from Rhodes Island last night, she made a list of possible locations for Qin Duanyu. She went out early this morning and wandered around outside all morning, even staking out outside the Guard Bureau, all in an effort to find Qin Duanyu who had escaped.

The result was fruitless; it was as if the guy had vanished into thin air.

Left with no other option, she returned to her residence to discuss countermeasures with Exusiai, but her best friend, who had gone out to find food, had not yet returned, so she could only watch TV to pass the time.

Suddenly, a figure blocked their way.

"Croissant, could you please move a little bit? You're blocking the screen." Texas said helplessly, looking at the bread man staring intently at her with teary eyes.

"Texas, can you buy me takeout? The cheapest kind is fine!" Croissant asked tentatively, shifting her body slightly, hoping her colleague would say, "Whatever you want."

"If I remember correctly, you still owe me about 5 LMD. Before you pay it all back, you should learn to be self-reliant." Texas took out a Pocky stick, put it in her mouth, and said calmly.

I was too soft-hearted before, which is why Croissant and Exusiai were so reckless, spending their wages as soon as they got them. If they don't experience hunger, they will never understand the importance of financial management.

"Can you really bear to watch me starve to death?" Croissant said painfully, touching her shrunken belly.

She only ate two steamed buns for lunch, which was hardly enough for her.

“Daga, Koukouwalu.” Texas coldly refused. After spending so much time together, she had long since become immune to her friends’ attempts to play the victim.

"Just this once, I promise I'll definitely do it next month..." Croissant wanted to make another effort, but Exusiai's voice came from outside the door.

"Croissant, are you inside? Come help me move some things!"

Upon hearing this, the bread man immediately rushed outside.

A large truck bearing the logo of a chain supermarket was parked at the entrance, and several employees were quickly unloading various boxes, all of which contained food, and the very expensive kind at that.

"Ah Neng, you didn't steal someone's warehouse, did you?" Croissant rubbed his hands together, asking excitedly.

Exusiai bought so much stuff that the supermarket had to send a special truck to deliver it. If she had used the small shopping carts provided by the supermarket, it would probably have taken more than ten trips back and forth. Not only has the current food crisis been perfectly resolved, but she probably won't have to worry about going hungry for the next six months.

"How could that be? I just happened to catch a mall promotion... so I only had to haggle a bit, it didn't cost much." Exusiai touched her slightly swollen lips, feeling guilty and not daring to look at Texas. "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and help me move these things inside."

"Alright, leave it to me!" The bread man immediately became energetic and busied himself with work.

"If I remember correctly, you only have enough money to buy half an apple pie, right?" Texas asked in a low voice, blocking Exusiai's path.

With just a few Lungmen Dollars, you could bring back an entire shelf of food, unless you broke all the supermarket staff's bones.

"Well, actually I won the lottery. I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Moving so much stuff is tiring. I'm going to rest for a while." Exusiai scratched the back of her head and gave what she thought was a believable excuse.

Watching the busy Croissant and Exusiai rushing into the bedroom as if fleeing, Texas's nostrils twitched slightly, and her brows furrowed without her noticing.

Even without licking the cold sweat dripping from her best friend's forehead, her keen sense of smell was enough to help her solve the case.

It smells like... a lie.

So, what exactly is the price to pay? (laughs)

Section 242, Chapter 56: Syracuse Gang Torture Techniques

After a long time of eating until she was stuffed, after seeing the Doctor again, and even in a way that made it hard to say who lost out, she got a huge amount of supplies for daily life. Exusiai felt that there was nothing happier in her life than this.

Although seeing Texas made me feel guilty, like I was sneaking away to eat alone behind my best friend's back, I didn't tell her that Texas had received the pendant from the Doctor, so we were even.

She was already feeling sleepy after dinner, and because of some of her previous actions, her brain was a little oxygen-deprived. So she decided to put on an eye mask and take a nap. When she woke up in the evening, she would have a small party with Croissant and the others.

When she woke up again, she was a little hungry. She didn't know how long she had slept, so she got up to check the time.

Wait, why can't I move... Is it sleep paralysis? Exusiai tried to move, but her limbs felt like they were bound by something, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't lift her arms.

"Croissant, Texas, help me!" she tried to shout, thankfully her mouth wasn't affected, but no one answered for a long time.

"Shh—" Just as Exusiai was getting a little anxious, a familiar voice rang in her ear and kindly helped her remove her blindfold.

"You?!" Exusiai, whose sight had been restored, was somewhat taken aback.

It was Lappland who helped remove the blindfold.

Before she could even ask why the other person was in the safe house, she found herself tied up, with Texas standing behind Lappland, her face grim.

what's going on?

Although the two had cooperated seamlessly in previous battles, their level of understanding even surpassing that of their colleagues at Penguin Logistics, as if it were ingrained in their DNA, the conflict between Texas and Lappland was obvious even to the most oblivious person.

No, rather than a contradiction, it's more like Lappland unilaterally exhibiting strong aggression, while Texas coldly avoids getting involved with her, giving the impression of... a tiffy couple.

Now, because of the scumbag deeds of a certain playboy, and the fact that everyone was a target of his advances, the relationship between the two, who should have been united against a common enemy, has not improved but has become increasingly worse. Texas even occasionally takes the initiative to provoke Lappland.

The two of them never spoke nicely to each other after they met; it was a miracle they didn't fight. At the very least, there was bound to be some open and subtle mockery.

Now that two wolves have appeared at the same time, and in the safe house of Penguin Logistics no less, the sun must be rising in the west.

No, it could also be because of the PhD!

Exusiai was taken aback, not expecting Texas to be able to do this.

"Texas, shall I begin?" Lappland smiled sinisterly and walked towards the terrified Exusiai.

"Go ahead, I'll go outside and keep watch." Texas made up an excuse and silently closed the door.

Actually, there was no fourth person in the house. Croissant had already been sent away by her under the pretext of working to pay off her debts. Ah Kong was holding a signing and sales event for her new album, and Da Di was also called out by her friends. She didn't want to see her friend's miserable state.

After all, Exusiai is her best friend who has gone through thick and thin with her over the years. If she hadn't met the Doctor, she might have developed some strange feelings that are hard to explain. How could she be so heartless as to use those terrible methods of Syracuse on her best friend?

This time, Texas really can't do it.

So she specifically summoned Lappland.

……

Texas sat on the sofa, seemingly calmly eating her pocky, but her perked-up ears and the several boxes scattered on the floor revealed just how unsettled she was inside.

“Those are precious memories with the Doctor, now they’ve turned into strange shapes…”

"No, please, don't use that stuff. If you pour it all in, it will..."

"There's no going back, everything is irreversible..."

The angel inside the room kept making strange noises, as if it had been broken. After some time, the noise finally stopped.

squeak - creak -

The door was gently pushed open, and Lappland walked out with a tax-evading expression on her face. Texas rushed over and grabbed Lappland's shoulder.

"Don't worry, I didn't do anything to her. I just mashed the apple pie she brought back into a paste and sprinkled some mustard on it. Before I even fed her, she gave in..." Lappland said with a wicked grin.

"Who wants to ask that? What exactly did she do with the Doctor?" Texas didn't care at all, not even glancing at the dazed Exusiai.

“…It was just a kiss.” Lappland was slightly taken aback, then shared the information she had just received. From the chance encounter with Qin Duanyu flirting with Swire while buying apple pie, to being outmaneuvered in the alley, and finally buying things in the supermarket, Exusiai almost completely revealed everything.

"Hey, I've said everything I need to say, can you let me go now?" Exusiai was filled with grief as she looked at the destroyed apple pie.

However, there was one thing she didn't dare to say.

One kiss, and there's only enough food for one shopping cart. If you want to fill the entire back of the truck... it's all the Doctor's fault. It's definitely not because she wasn't satisfied and kept coming closer. If the Doctor had resisted even a little bit, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

"So, you traded a kiss with the Doctor for that truckload of food?" Texas took a deep breath, suppressing her envy, jealousy, and hatred, and said to Exusiai with a pained expression, "How could you be so easily fooled! Where are your principles? Where is your self-respect? Traitor!"

"Huh? Who secretly received the pendant from the Doctor, hid it close to their chest every day, and only took it out to look at it when no one was around?" Exusiai looked at the silver thread around Texas's neck and said irritably.

It's clearly because everyone has selfish motives that the Doctor repeatedly finds opportunities to break through, creating a vicious cycle where everyone is thinking of sneaking away. If she hadn't been watching over them, Texas probably would have run off to Rhodes Island to throw herself at him the very day she received the gift!

"Hmph, so it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black? But deliberately concealing such important information makes me need to reconsider the necessity of our future cooperation." Lappland feigned ignorance, looking at Texas with a mocking expression.

She got the information out of Ah Neng yesterday and rushed to the office in a panic. If it weren't for those few troublesome guys under the table, she would have already executed the doctor on the spot.

However, none of the parties involved could reveal what happened in the office, which was perfect opportunity to take advantage of Texas's guilty conscience and gain more benefits for their next move.

"Then as compensation, you can enjoy the spoils first!" Texas said with difficulty, biting off a piece of POCKY.

"Deal!" Lappland nodded, a satisfied smile on her face.

Despite going around in circles, the doctor still couldn't escape her grasp!

"But how do we find the Doctor?" Texas asked, frowning.

"Find the Doctor? Of course, we'll rely on our good sister Exusiai." Lappland looked confident as she turned to look at Exusiai.

"I've really confessed everything. Only the Doctor knows where he lives and where he is now!" A strange sense of crisis made her shiver, but because she was tied up and unable to move, she could only watch helplessly as Lappland reached out her hand to her chest.

No, you can't go there!

Section 243, Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Doctor's Decoy

"I can't help but resist the scent of your apple-scented skin, and I can't stop touching you, from behind your ear to the gentle curve of your shoulder!" Qin Duanyu hummed a song as she arrived at the residence arranged by Wei Yanwu.

Thinking of Ah Neng, who was so unsteady on his feet that he stumbled and ran away, Qin Duanyu subconsciously touched her still swollen lips.

This silly little guy who failed to get a solo kill and ended up feeding the enemy is so cute. If he had enough time... maybe we should just cancel the guards sent by Rhodes Island and have her move over to protect him personally?

Anyway, when he was seconded to the Lungmen Guard Bureau, the girls from Penguin Logistics lived with him for more than half a month, so this arrangement is reasonable. At least Amiya can't see any problems with it.

Sigh, if my phone hadn't been bombarded with calls from Exusiai, this could have been resolved while I was shopping, and I could have just brought Exusiai back to my place tonight. Qin Duanyu sighed, took out the phone she had just bought on the way, and changed the SIM card.

As soon as I turned it on, my phone started vibrating slightly.

"Doctor, would you like some of Ah Neng's apple pie for dinner? The kind delivered to your door! (≧▽≦)/"

It was a very simple text message, complete with cute emoticons, and seemed perfectly normal. However, the fact that the contact name was listed as Exia made it all the more meaningful.