The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Miss Mengmeng then pointed to another set of data she had calculated:

"This is the amount of money they concealed by falsely inflating prices, which I calculated based on the accounts of the [Mark Chamber of Commerce] from 3 months and 4 months ago. It is exactly around 12 rens."

"On the black market, a human child aged 3 to 5 years old is worth about 2 Rons, and 6 such human children are worth exactly 12 Rons... Do you think this is a coincidence?"

"There aren't that many coincidences in the world."

Emery gave a disdainful snort:

"Clearly, the merchants of the [Mark Merchant Guild] think that they don't earn enough by just exchanging agricultural products with tools and magic rejecters, so they also sell human babies... What a clever trick! I never knew there was such a group in Locke City before."

"Shall we go and take down this den of thieves now?"

Yulia immediately slammed her fist against her palm in excitement, showing her eagerness:

"I'll leave that one who seems pretty good to me. I want to see if he's as good as that bad elf from before."

Clearly, after learning the [Mana Absorption Inscription] from Viliana, Yulia's combat skills have improved significantly. Fighting monsters in the wild is no longer enough for her; she is eager to beat up bad guys.

"Don't rush, don't rush!"

Miss Mengmeng quickly stopped Yulia, who was about to activate her magical artifact and fly out to fight, and pointed to what she had written on the paper again:

“Look here again… This is what I calculated based on their accounts for the past two months. They’ve concealed nearly 16 rens in transactions by inflating prices over these two months… You should understand what this means, right?”

"...Does this mean they likely have eight children at the moment?"

Yulia thought for a moment and then it dawned on her:

"Since the middleman who received their goods was killed by you, Miss Investigator, the eight children are most likely still in their hands. We must prioritize rescuing the children."

"That's right, exactly."

Miss Mengmeng smiled and patted Yulia on the shoulder:

"So let's wait a little longer, Miss Hero. Let me rescue those children before we act together... Infiltration and rescue are my specialties."

"Is there anything I can help with?"

Emery also chimed in from the side:

"For example, how about we arrange a new identity for you, Mengmeng, to make it easier for you to infiltrate them?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Emery, but there's no need to go to such trouble."

Miss Mengmeng waved her hand and then confidently puffed out her chest:

"Just have Fatty Wei find two good actors who look relatively ordinary to work with me, and I'll get it done quickly."

"Of course, that's no problem."

Amelie nodded and immediately contacted the fat man using the communication magic device.

Following Miss Mengmeng's instructions, Fatty Wei selected a middle-aged man and woman with ordinary looks but excellent acting skills from among his underlings to work with Miss Mengmeng.

Afterwards, Miss Mengmeng glanced at Amelie and Julia with some embarrassment, but still cast a spell in front of them—her innate magic.

Miss Mengmeng turned into a little child.

She was a very cute little girl, speaking in a sweet, childlike voice, and there was no trace of magic emanating from her.

If you hadn't witnessed Ms. Mengmeng's transformation firsthand, you would never guess that the little girl and the hot female investigator are the same person.

"That's a very powerful innate magic."

Even Emerald was genuinely impressed:

"None of the three detection-type magical devices I have can detect your disguise... No wonder Miss Mengmeng can become a Purple Star Investigator at such a young age. With just this one trick, you have completed many difficult infiltration missions, right?"

"Hmm~~"

The little girl Mengmeng proudly raised her nose and continued her pretense.

She's going to be impersonating a little girl from a village of magic rejecters, so her current innocent appearance won't do.

She changed into a set of old, rustic clothes, messed up her hair, applied a potion to turn her fair skin into a waxy yellow, and finally rolled in the dirt—and thus appeared a country girl who was not favored by her parents.

The middle-aged couple under Fatty Wei, who were of average appearance but skilled in acting, also dressed up as a farming couple as requested by the little girl Mengmeng. They would pretend to be Mengmeng's parents and try to sell the child to the [Mark Merchant Guild]. After that, it would be Miss Mengmeng's specialty to perform.

Neither Emerald nor Julia were involved in this process; Emerald was still busy with her own work, repeatedly revising her first feature film.

Julia was somewhat worried and anxious, but after being persuaded by Emery, she obediently waited and continued her daily life as a heroine of Locke City.

Three days later, just as Yulia was getting a little anxious, Miss Mengmeng returned, bringing 10 people with her—6 criminals and 4 rescued children.

"You promised to call me when you were carrying out the arrest operation!"

Yulia looked at Miss Mengmeng with a resentful gaze, as if she had been eagerly anticipating playing games with her friends but had been stood up.

"There's nothing we can do, the operation went too smoothly."

Miss Mengmeng helplessly shrugged:

“I easily infiltrated the area and found the children who were being held captive, but thinking that there might be a skilled criminal among them, I didn’t act rashly. Instead, I pretended to have been abducted myself and patiently observed them for two days.”

"But it turned out they were just ordinary businessmen who were only interested in making some extra money by trafficking these children. They didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at all... Sigh, after all, these children are the children of magic rejecters, and many people still discriminate against them."

"The potential expert has yet to appear, and the others in the merchant guild aren't even awakened mages... I felt there was no need to wait any longer, so I took action to rescue the imprisoned children and wipe out all the bastards in the merchant guild."

"These bastards are just ordinary magic affinity users. Without combat magic devices, they probably couldn't even beat a goose... Julia, you're not interested in bullying these people, are you?"

"Uh...is that so? Okay then."

I heard that there are no experts among the bad guys, they are all just ordinary people. Although Yulia was still a little disappointed, she could only pout and not say anything more.

"How's that guy from the elven embassy doing?"

Miss Mengmeng then looked at Emily.

"Hmm... still working hard towards her 500-kill streak plan."

Emery shrugged, somewhat speechless.

"Judging from the current progress, it will probably take another two days... What's wrong?"

"Tsk... Elves are indeed a degenerate, corrupt, and beyond redemption race!"

Miss Mengmeng first uttered a harsh complaint before saying:

“Now that the criminals have been caught and the children have been rescued, my mission in Locke City is complete… I want to take these criminals back to the Bureau of Investigation for interrogation as soon as possible, and then arrange for the children to go home or to welfare institutions.”

"That won't do, Miss Investigator."

As a result, Emery's expression changed instantly; not only did her voice become much colder, but she also changed how she addressed Miss Mengmeng:

"You haven't forgotten what I said before, have you? I will never allow any forces unknown to me to remain hidden in Locke City. Now that this group has just been found, you want to take them away? Wouldn't all my previous efforts in supporting your investigation have been wasted? Are you trying to take advantage of my investment in you for free?"

"...Sigh, I knew it. The capitalists' support isn't so easy to get."

Miss Mengmeng sighed, not entirely surprised:

"So what do you want, Emerald? If you just want the truth, I'll send you a copy of the investigation report later?"

"I don't even trust the words of living people, so why would I believe something like an investigation report?"

Emery scoffed.

"Miss Shuying is also here on an investigative mission, but her investigation report was actually written by me, the one being investigated... What do you think?"

“I’m not like that elf! My report… I!”

Miss Mengmeng swallowed her words again.

Because she suddenly remembered that in the investigative reports she had written in the past, she had indeed concealed or even slightly modified many facts... although she had all meant well.

"Tell me your conditions."

Miss Mengmeng could only smile wryly.

"It's very simple."

Emery snapped her fingers:

"If you're in a hurry to go back, leave two of those six survivors with me. I'll find a way to get the truth out of them myself, and we'll call it even... Of course, I'm telling you beforehand, the two survivors I leave behind definitely won't live long, because I don't trust the mouths of the living. I'll use necromancy to get information from them."

"This is absolutely not okay!"

Miss Mengmeng shook her head in denial without even thinking, and glared fiercely at Amelie:

"Even if they are criminals caught red-handed by me, they still have human rights! Their punishment should be determined by the law, not by your whim of killing them."

"...Yes, Emery, I also think this is not a good idea."

Yulia hesitated for a moment, then also offered her advice:

“Interrogating bad guys to gather information for catching bigger bad guys is fine, even if you torture them until they're crippled, I won't say anything… but killing them outright and then using necromancy to extract information is a bit too much. You're so smart, you must have other ways, right?”

"……Alright alright."

Emery sighed, seemingly quite helpless:

"Since both the upright investigator and the kind heroine sympathize with the criminals and believe that they shouldn't die for abducting human children, I'll think of another way."

"That's not what I meant! I meant... Um!"

Seeing that Amelie was somewhat unhappy, Julia panicked instantly, and the sarcastic words made her feel even worse.

She wanted to explain, but found that she couldn't explain it clearly. In the end, she could only puff out her cheeks and feel extremely frustrated.

Amelie secretly chuckled to herself, but feigned sadness for a moment before proposing another solution:

"In short, my goal is intelligence. This is detailed information about a caravan that trafficked humanoid babies and killed that Bureau of Investigation informant! Since you're unwilling to leave the two of them to me, then interrogate them here. Of course, I'll also listen in secretly."

"This...this is against the rules."

Miss Mengmeng was still in a dilemma:

“Our investigation bureau has explicit regulations that any interrogation of suspects and prisoners can only be conducted inside the bureau.”

"...So you still want to get my support for free?"

Amelie's voice turned cold again.

"that……"

Miss Mengmeng chuckled twice, then, remembering Julia's words about Amelie's beauty and kindness, she suddenly mustered her courage and tentatively asked:

"What if I actually get it for free? How do you plan to get revenge on me, Emerald?"

"It's very simple~~"

Amelie suddenly smiled gently:

"Mengmeng, you haven't forgotten that having the tax authorities secretly copy your accounts from the Mark Chamber of Commerce was a violation, right? According to federal law, evidence obtained through illegal searches, and any subsequent evidence, is tainted and invalid."

"So if you insist on taking those six bastards back with you, Mengmeng, I'll spend money to hire the best lawyers in the federal government for them... Believe me, the end result will be that you watch those six bastards be released without charge, and you will not only be punished within the Bureau of Investigation for violating the rules, but you will also make the Bureau of Investigation lose face because of this incident."

"...No wonder they're capitalists, they're really vicious!"

Miss Mengmeng immediately covered her face:

"If I'm not mistaken, those six bastards who were acquitted will become missing persons soon after they gain their freedom, right? And I will be disciplined by the department for this, so I won't be able to do anything I want."

"Hmm~~"

Amelie didn't deny it, and casually grabbed a lock of Julia's golden ponytail, playing with it in her hand like a toy.

Yulia bit her lip, wanting to snatch her hair back, but then remembered that she had angered Emerald before, so she didn't do anything.

It's just having your hair played with, not anywhere else on your body, so it's not a big deal, right? If this can make Emery feel better... But killing people indiscriminately is really wrong, even if those people are criminals.

Yulia didn't think her thoughts were wrong, but she also felt that upsetting Emily was wrong, so she suddenly lost her train of thought and started to struggle with her own thoughts.

"alright, you win."

Miss Mengmeng simply shrugged helplessly:

"I have to admit that you capitalists are more cunning. From the moment I accepted your full support, I knew I couldn't win... In that case, let's do it your way and interrogate those six bastards here. We can also wait for that elf."

"That's right."

Emery finally showed a satisfied expression and patted Miss Mengmeng on the shoulder:

"Pleasant to work with."

So soon, the six merchants who had trafficked a lot of magic-repelling cubs were locked in a basement with handcuffs and shackles.

Snapped!Snapped!