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"Why is this happening? Why are there fewer and fewer audience members at our performances each time? Didn't we sign a contract that every tour group coming to Champs-Élysées would have to include our troupe's performance in their itinerary?"

"Because times have changed, Commander Sulina."

The deputy mayor wasn't in a hurry at all, and even leisurely took a sip of tea:

"Although your Morning Light Dance Troupe's performance was great, and you, Director Su Lina, are a great beauty, the combination of beauty and song and dance can become aesthetically tiring after a while... At least compared to the recent hit movies, your song and dance performance is really not good."

"...So you're planning to breach the contract?"

Su Lina took a deep breath, causing her chest to rise and fall, adding to her allure.

The deputy mayor stared intently at Su Lina with an even more greedy and undisguised gaze:

"There's nothing we can do. Those travel agencies have to respect the opinions of tourists. Now many tourists are suggesting canceling the song and dance show in the itinerary and replacing it with watching a movie in Locke City. Even if some travel agencies want to keep their promise and not change it, they simply can't... because there are so many travel agencies. If they don't change it, there are plenty of others who will. And tourists will definitely prioritize the itinerary they prefer. In order not to lose tourists, they have no choice but to change it."

"...Can't your town government think of a solution?"

Su Lina asked through gritted teeth:

"If I remember correctly, many travel companies have agreements with your town government, right? If you insist on adding a song and dance performance to the itinerary, they have to comply, right? Watching a movie can be done on the last day of the trip during free time, so why do you have to replace my song and dance performance?"

“You’re right. Our town government does have an agreement with the tourism company, and they can’t cancel the tourism projects we’ve forcibly designated.”

The deputy mayor nodded at first, then changed the subject:

"But with so many tourist attractions in Champs-Élysées, why should I specifically request your Morning Light Dance Troupe's performance? What benefits can your dance troupe offer us?"

"...Have we not given you any benefits?"

Su Lina's teeth were practically grinding to powder; she felt as if her chest was about to explode.

“We’ve always paid our share on time every month, so why can’t it be us?”

"Things have changed... The amount you paid before was indeed enough, but the market has changed and the price has gone up."

The deputy mayor remained unmoved, squinting his eyes.

“If you, Miss Group Leader, are willing to double the share you pay, this is something we can discuss.”

"Double the price? Why don't you just rob us?"

Sulina finally couldn't hold back and almost roared out loud.

Her dance troupe's income had already dropped significantly this month. If the quota were to double, she wouldn't have enough money to pay her troupe members, and she wouldn't even have a chance to eat herself.

"Hmm, it seems your troupe has indeed encountered financial difficulties recently."

The deputy mayor, looking as if he had expected this, gazed intently at Su Lina's alluring body with a look that suggested he had her cornered.

"So if Miss Leader is willing to pay other prices, that's fine too... like if you personally bring a few of your prettiest members to the town government to serve us for a few days?"

"...You despicable old bastard, you're dreaming!"

Su Lina, having reached her limit, pointed towards the door:

"roll!"

"Oh dear... Miss Commander, don't be angry. Even if the deal falls through, we can still be on good terms."

The deputy mayor, however, remained unperturbed. As he walked towards the door, he gave Su Lina another lewd look.

"You make your request, I'll set my conditions; this is just a fair transaction. If Miss Director can't accept it right now, that's fine too. My conditions remain unchanged... Whenever Miss Director has changed her mind, we'll be happy to have the beauties of the dance troupe come to visit us, hahahaha..."

With an extremely arrogant attitude, the deputy mayor laughed and left.

Su Lina watched the deputy mayor's departing figure, her teeth clenched and her fists tightly twisted.

This feeling of helplessness and humiliation was not new to her; in fact, the last time was even more desperate and unbearable.

As she gently closed her eyes, Su Lina seemed to return to a few years ago, to the day she was forcibly expelled from school.

At that time, Su Lina's family suffered a huge change, and her family was completely disgraced. She also lost all her sources of income and could no longer continue to study at that prestigious girls' school.

At that time, the only person who could save Su Lina was a pink-haired junior who had been enrolled for less than half a year.

Although Su Lina wasn't familiar with the pink-haired junior, she decided to give it a try and asked the junior for help, hoping that the all-powerful junior could assist her.

Unexpectedly, the pink-haired junior was very straightforward and said that helping Su Lina would be very easy for her, but she had one condition.

She demanded that Sulina sign a declaration renouncing her human rights, agreeing to remain her slave and toy from then on.

The way she looked at Su Lina's body then was even more inappropriate than what the deputy mayor had done earlier; it was something Su Lina would never forget.

"Humph!"

Su Lina opened her eyes again, her gaze resolute:

"Back then, I could even reject that scumbag with pink hair, so what are you, a mere deputy mayor? You think you can take advantage of me, you old dog? I'd rather feed myself to a monster than let you ruin me!"

"..."

After venting her frustrations, Su Lina fell silent again, a despairing silence.

Because the troupe is in a really bad situation right now, and this troupe is her last hope, she absolutely cannot fail here.

Could it be that we really have to...?

"No, there must be other ways! Let me think...think..."

After giving herself a pep talk that bordered on self-hypnosis, Sulina left the opera house office and prepared to return to her residence.

As she walked out of the back door of the opera house, which she usually used, unsurprisingly, Su Lina saw a black Magic Power car parked on the side of the road, clearly waiting for someone.

Su Lina's pale face brightened considerably, and a hint of joy appeared in her eyes.

She walked quickly over, opened the car door, sat in the passenger seat, and leaned her head wearily against that shoulder.

"How is it? Is it still difficult?"

A deep male voice rang out, full of concern.

"...Yes, it's difficult."

Su Lina remained silent for a few seconds before nodding with a wry smile and recounting her conversation with the deputy mayor.

"That old bastard, how dare he humiliate you like that?"

The deep male voice instantly erupted in anger:

"I'm going to take my henchmen and kill his whole family tonight!"

"Don't be impulsive, Jack."

Su Lina quickly grasped the man's hand and gently comforted him:

"That old bastard deserved to die, but killing him wouldn't help... No matter who became the deputy mayor, they would probably make similar demands. Killing as many of those old dogs as you want won't solve the problem at its root."

"..."

The man named Jack seemed to understand this as well. He remained silent for a long while, breathing heavily, before continuing in a low voice:

"So the root of the problem is still the Shirakawa Gang and that new thing called movies? So, if we just get rid of the Shirakawa Gang and prevent tourists from going to see movies, then... um."

"Don't talk nonsense! Do you want to die?"

Su Lina quickly covered the man's mouth:

"Get rid of the Baihe Gang? Why do you have such a dangerous idea? You should know who the Baihe Gang is backing, right? You know better than I do what happened to the Workers' Association and the 74 Gang, don't you? You do have some status here, but how can you compare to the Baihe Gang? Those guys are just having soldiers disguised as thugs carrying out a massacre with military weapons!"

"...Phew, it's not like there's no chance at all."

Jack gently moved Sulina's hand away:

“Mr. Haigs told me last time that the FBI has reached an agreement with the White River Gang’s backers, and they won’t be as rampant as they were when they dealt with the Workers’ Association and the 74 Gang… If it’s just a normal gang war, I’m not afraid of them!”

"This……"

Su Lina felt a fleeting moment of attraction, but ultimately shook her head.

“No! I know… Mr. Haigs must have told you not to provoke the White River Gang, right? If you lead people to fight the White River Gang on your own, wouldn’t you be betraying Mr. Haigs? I can’t let you become a treacherous person because of me, Jack…”

"But I don't mind! So what if I'm disloyal? You're the most important person, Sulina!"

Jack said somewhat excitedly:

“You should know that the reason I formed this gang back then was to protect you from being bullied! Mr. Haigs did indeed do me a great service, but if I were to abandon protecting you just to repay his kindness, that would be putting the cart before the horse!”

"I know! Of course I know! I know everything..."

Sulina quickly reassured Jack again:

“I know your feelings for me better than you do, Jack, but my feelings for you are just as strong! You don’t want me to be bullied, and I don’t want you to be a traitor, and I certainly don’t want you to be in danger… I’m not familiar with that Badis and the White River Gang, but I know their mastermind. She’s an absolute bastard, and she has the power to do what she’s supposed to… I don’t think the FBI agreement can restrain her. It’s too dangerous to start a war rashly.”

"But... um."

Jack was about to say something more when Sulina put her finger to her lips:

"I know you're willing to risk everything for me, but it's not that bad yet. Can you give me a few more days to think of something, Jack?"

"……All right."

Jack finally relaxed under his girlfriend's gentle persuasion.

But he wasn't completely reassured, and gave another reminder:

"In short, Sulina, you absolutely must not agree to that old man's conditions, understand? I absolutely cannot tolerate you being humiliated like that! Absolutely!"

"Yes, don't worry, I will definitely not let that old dog succeed!"

Su Lina quickly assured him, then thought for a moment and said:

“Although my sister’s accident happened suddenly back then, she still has some old friends. I will try to contact them tomorrow to see if anyone is willing to lend a helping hand out of consideration for our past friendship… If there is really no other way, we can take a gamble.”

"it is good."

Jack then regained his composure, started the magic-powered vehicle, and took Sulina home.

A dozen minutes later, the black magic-powered car came to a stop in front of a high-end apartment building; we had arrived at Su Lina's residence.

"...Would you like to come up and sit for a while?"

After getting out of the car, Su Lina hesitated for a moment before extending an invitation to Jack:

"Or will you stay tonight?"

"This...maybe we shouldn't."

Jack's face flushed instantly, clearly showing his attraction, but he held back.

He simply squeezed Sulina's hand again:

“I cherish you, Sulina, so I will keep my promise... I will make love to you again on our wedding night.”

"……All right."

Sulina opened her mouth, but in the end said nothing and waved goodbye to Jack.

Only after watching Jack's car drive away did Sulina bite her lip and mutter:

"Fool! I know you cherish me, but there's no need to wait until we get married... Pluck the flower while it blooms, for it will be too late when it's gone... Sigh."

After shaking her head and sighing a few times, Su Lina went into the apartment.

She was really tired today and planned to go back, take a quick shower, and then get some rest.

However, just as she reached the door of her apartment, Su Lina's tired eyes suddenly became alert, and white magical light gathered at her fists.

Although she is currently just the head of a dance troupe, Su Lina once entered the upper echelons of society and studied at the Federal Noble Women's Academy for more than four years. She has never been a weak woman who can't even kill a chicken, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to form and run a dance troupe at such a young age.

Bang!

The door was kicked open by Su Lina, and she then concentrated her magical white light to its maximum, intending to unleash a fierce attack in the direction from which the unfamiliar aura was coming.

"Don't be impulsive! Commander Su Lina! I've come with good intentions to help you!"

A somewhat disheveled elderly man's panicked voice rang out, clearly not expecting Su Lina to be so reckless, attempting to kill without even asking any questions upon discovering a stranger in his home.

Sulina did stop her magical attack, but the magical energy gathered on her fist did not dissipate, and she remained vigilant.

She first used magic to reassemble the door that had been kicked away before entering the house and activating the magical circuitry for the house's lighting.

As her vision cleared, Su Lina finally saw the uninvited guest.

He was an elderly gentleman with white hair and beard, wearing a suit and leaning on a cane, standing in the living room of the house, his forehead covered in cold sweat from fright.

After carefully sensing the old man for a moment and confirming that he was indeed just an ordinary person, Su Lina dissipated the magic she had used to attack and coldly questioned him:

"Who are you? If you came with good intentions, why are you sneaking around?"