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But now Hintleya doesn't need those things anymore. Apart from the fact that her work is still hard, she no longer needs to hide.

Therefore, there was no point in keeping those safe houses in her hands. When Li Ang made his request, Hinterlea generously provided the best safe house.

"Miss Heartlea's safe house... is that the address you left for them?"

"Of course, anyway...we'll probably be staying there for a while."

"But... have you thought about how to explain this to the professor?"

Li Ang's expression froze instantly.

Hmm... this is clearly not something that can be resolved in a day or two.

Moreover, to avoid any accidents, Li Ang needs to minimize contact with the other side.

As for safety, there's absolutely no need to worry. With Xi and Nian there, no one should be willing to go and die, right? Moreover, if necessary, Shuiyue is in no way weaker than the two of them.

Li Ang is fine, since he has mostly outsourced his work. But as for Adele... if she were to disappear for more than ten days, the professor would probably go crazy.

Hundreds of thoughts raced through his mind, and finally, Li Ang tentatively asked, "How about... Adele, you go back? I'll handle things here by myself?"

"What do you think?"

Adele said with a smile, "A detective can't be without an assistant."

That's true... If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. Adele's role as an assistant is very important.

Just treat it as a vacation. Does Rhine Labs think they can create another Originium life form here?

"Then, let's go back to the office, Assistant."

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One night passed.

There is still no sign of Leon and Adele returning.

Not only that, but now they can't even be reached by their cell phones, which has greatly worried Professor Valcke. If Sarah hadn't stopped him, he probably would have already called the police.

Well, the chairman of Boer Pharmaceuticals and his fiancée have gone missing. If that emergency call was made, you can imagine the uproar it will cause in the Great Knight Territory.

Even so, Professor Valcke was unable to calm down and kept pacing back and forth in the living room.

Sarah, who was being shaken so much that she finally got impatient, shouted, "Daddy!"

"They're all adults! They don't need to report everything they do to you!"

Upon hearing this, Professor Valcke finally stopped, sighed, and said with a worried expression, "I know... I know."

"But those two kids are getting married soon. Can't we wait until after the wedding to do something?"

"It's just a formality."

Sarah said dismissively, "I wasn't planning on inviting many people anyway, and besides... Ryan and I didn't have a wedding back then, did we?"

"Pfft...cough cough."

At that moment, Ryan was drinking coffee and reading the latest newspaper when he suddenly heard his wife's speech, and he almost spat out his coffee.

Renn glanced discreetly in that direction and, seeing that his father-in-law didn't seem to care about him, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Oh my god... Ever since his father-in-law moved in, Renn feels like his life is getting harder every day.

His wife is too busy taking care of the children to pay attention to him, and his father-in-law's presence makes him feel like he's sitting on pins and needles. He's always getting shot at while he's at home.

Renn was even considering leaving to avoid the limelight for a while.

With Li Ang's help, Renn also chose to retire from the dangerous equestrian arena and find a safer job.

He is now an instructor in the Bloodblade Knights, responsible for training the new recruits. With his strength approaching that of a high-ranking knight, training those rookies is more than enough.

Professor Valcke's face flashed with a complicated expression, then he sighed heavily. "Well, actually, I'm also worried about that tentacle kid."

“If Li Ang weren’t here, the entire Great Knight Territory would be in trouble if he went berserk. You have no idea how terrifying that kid can be when he goes berserk.”

Although he didn't remember it very clearly, the memories of Sagazaki City still lingered in Professor Valcke's mind, and he knew all too well how terrifying that seemingly harmless little boy was.

Of course, Professor Valk would never have imagined that there were creatures like 'Sealings' in the world; he simply assumed that Mizuki possessed a particularly evil Originium Arts.

Although Shuiyue personally assured him that she would not do such a thing again, Professor Valcke would not believe her based on a mere promise. Li Ang's disappearance brought him great unease.

As for Nian and Xi, Professor Valcke didn't consider them combatants at all.

This reason sounds much more plausible.

"What tentacled brat? Call me by my name properly, Daddy," Sarah snorted, somewhat displeased.

Having not experienced what happened in Sagazaki, Sarah never truly grasped the dangers of Suigetsu, no matter how much Professor Valcke emphasized them to her.

On the contrary, Shuiyue's diligence and cheerfulness left a good impression on Sarah. If we disregard his identity as Haisi, Shuiyue really seemed to be able to get along with anyone.

"That child seems to have something to do today; he went out very early."

Sarah said, "So Dad, can you finally relax now?"

Professor Valcke wanted to say something more, but Sarah glared at him.

The professor could only scratch his head awkwardly and swallow back the words he was about to say.

After Sarah ruthlessly suppressed her father, the living room finally quieted down. The only sounds that echoed in everyone's ears were the cicadas' chirping, an indispensable part of summer, and the rustling of Ryan turning the pages of the newspaper.

As Ryan turned the page of the newspaper in his hand, his eyes were immediately drawn to a news article.

"Ok?"

He subconsciously grunted in agreement, picked up the newspaper, and said under the gaze of the others, "I think I know where Leon and the others went."

"The newspapers say that several large-scale explosions occurred in Block Zero yesterday, resulting in dozens of casualties. Many prisoners were also arrested; they may have been sent to deal with the incident."

"let me see."

Professor Valcke walked quickly to Renn, who respectfully handed him the newspaper.

As Professor Valcke skimmed the entire news article, his brow furrowed.

"Those infected people..."

With decades of life experience, Professor Valcke also knew that the news published in newspapers was often far from the truth.

But one thing is certain: something big did happen on Plot Zero.

Professor Valcke did not discriminate against the infected. Before the Twin Queens issued that decree, Letania's attitude towards the infected was already quite friendly. However, some of the infected... the things they did were really hard to respect.

A miserable life can distort the personality of infected individuals, leading them to do terrible things.

The worse they do, the more hostile ordinary people become to them. The little goodwill they have will be exhausted by the infected people’s repeated evil deeds, bringing them an even worse life.

This is a vicious cycle that is difficult to break.

Professor Valcke didn't actually support what they were doing at Plot Zero. With so many infected people in the world, how could they possibly save them all? In Professor Valcke's view, it was enough for them to take care of themselves and their loved ones.

However, Professor Valcke kept these thoughts to himself, hesitating whether or not to try to persuade them.

Why do so many accidents happen every autumn?

Last year, Adele was wanted by the Tower and was forced to flee Letania with Lee.

What will happen this year?

But before he could even say anything, trouble had already come knocking.

After a moment of contemplation, Professor Valcke suddenly spoke up, "Sarah, do you have any paper or pen here?"

"Yes, but what do you need it for, Dad?"

"I plan to... contact a few old friends."

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At the same time, in an apartment on plot 19.

"Then, the Lee Detective Agency is officially open for business today!"

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"Oh!!!"

As Li Ang ripped off the red cloth hanging on the door, a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted around him.

Adele was startled and instinctively looked to the side.

But only Shuiyue was there, clapping excitedly, and no one knew where the cheers had come from.

Looking at the sign hanging on the door that read 'Li's Detective Agency', Li Ang said with a hint of regret, "It's a pity that it's a bit strange to open an agency in a place like this."

Never mind.

Anyway, it's just for disguise, so it's enough to look like one. Li Ang didn't really intend to open a detective agency.

"Speaking of which, are the neighbors okay with it?"

Adele said with a hint of worry, "They'll probably find it strange that a detective agency has suddenly appeared next door, won't they?"

Such a grand celebration will surely attract the attention of the surrounding residents, won't it? Then they'll be exposed!

"Oh, there's no need to worry about that. Hinterlea has actually already bought this entire floor, but she's using different identities. She's already given me all the keys, you see."

As he spoke, Li Ang pulled a large handful of identical keys from his pocket, which jingled and clanged in mid-air.

Adele paused for a moment, then said with a touch of admiration, "Miss Hintria is really rich..."

Even though this is plot number 19, which is quite far from the prime locations in the Great Knight Territory, the property prices here are not much cheaper than those areas.

She never expected that anyone would do something like buying an entire floor of luxury apartments.

"Of course, but it's nothing to her. She seems to own a Sami country villa."

After all, Hintelia was once the number two figure in the Unarmored Alliance, and she had carried out major missions such as assassinating a director of the Federation more than once, so she was certainly not short of money.

What she lacks is the sense of security that allows her to spend this money.

"Actually, there were some residents here before, but after the natural disaster, Cintrea gradually evictd all those tenants."

Hinterlea no longer needed to disguise her identity, so the safe house was basically useless. Finding it troublesome, she simply kicked out the few tenants who were staying there. Otherwise, she would have a lot of other problems, and she didn't need the money.

As he explained, Li Ang opened the door and waved to the two of them, "Come in."

After receiving Li Ang's permission, Shuiyue eagerly entered the house, curiously looking around at everything inside.

This morning, Shuiyue received a message from Li Ang saying that he needed her help with something.

Shuiyue agreed without much hesitation.

Although he had only been in the Grand Knight's territory for half a month, the overly comfortable environment made Shuiyue feel like he was about to rot away.

During his turbulent years, Shuiyue longed for a peaceful life, but when he finally settled into a life of ease and comfort, he began to miss the excitement of his past wanderings.

Humans are such contradictory creatures...

So when Li Ang asked him for help, Shuiyue rushed over immediately.

After looking around at the interior, Shuiyue exclaimed, "It looks quite decent."

Yesterday, after Leon and Adele arrived here, they spent some time rearranging the furnishings.

The house is decorated in the most traditional Victorian style, with red brick-look wallpaper on the walls and the floor made of the most common redwood, with a faint scent of redwood.

Directly opposite the main entrance is a large desk.

Several thick books were piled on the corner of the table, and several manuscripts filled with messy handwriting were casually thrown on the table. Shuiyue even saw a silver plate with a few pieces of food scraps on it.

A half-person-high wooden pendulum clock ticked away, and the bookshelf next to it was crammed with all sorts of books that looked obscure and difficult to understand.

Anyone who enters this room will have the same thought: this is exactly what a detective's office should look like.

“Actually, it’s still a bit lacking,” Li Ang said with a hint of regret. “A real detective agency should be located on the second or third floor, but we’re on the ninth floor now, which is a bit too high.”

"Why?" Adele found it a bit strange. "Why put the office on the second floor? Is there some other reason for that?"

"Maybe it's because that's how it's written in novels?"

Shuiyue thought for a moment and guessed, "In the detective novels I've read, the protagonist's agency is usually on the second floor."

"Part of it is due to the limitations of the times."

Seeing that the two seemed interested in this, Li Ang shared his understanding.

"If I remember correctly, detective novels first became popular two hundred years ago. At that time, the technology of mobile cities was not yet mature and had limited carrying capacity. The buildings in the cities were mainly two to three stories high. Later authors often referred to the works of their predecessors when writing detective stories, and this setting was gradually adopted."