About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

"Let's have a good fight next time, little dog."

Lappland opened the window and jumped out into the night without any hesitation.

"Wait, your oripathy is still—"

Before he could finish his words, Lappland had already left the hotel and disappeared.

……

Orson looked out the open window with a worried look on his face. He didn't know what Lappland's arrival at Longmen meant, but he was a little worried that Lappland might end her life in this city in some way.

Forget it, we will definitely meet again next time, but the only question is - how can I truly glimpse into the despair hidden in the heart of that lone wolf?

Maybe there are some clues in Texas. Anyway, it's already late at night, so it's about time to try.

There was one more thing to do in Longmen. Orson threw himself into the bed, which still smelled of Lappland's scent, turned over and stared at the ceiling.

...Is it possible that I forgot something?

Orson vaguely felt that he seemed to have missed something today, but because he had experienced too much today and because of the blood loss, Orson almost immediately fell into a dream.

At the same time, at the entrance of the Longmen Guard Bureau——

"Officer Chen, why aren't you going home yet? It's already midnight."

The old man in the message room asked the blue-haired girl with dragon horns who was sitting on the chair in the message room.

"Well, Uncle Wang, you can go back first. I have some things to take care of here."

Senior Superintendent of the Longmen Guards, Ms. Chen Huijie, was holding the cell phone that Orson said he would pick up in the evening in one hand, while her other hand was gently stroking the hilt of the greatsword.

"Working overtime? Officer Chen, you're too tired. Take a break once in a while!"

"Don't worry, Uncle Wang, I'll leave in ten minutes—and then go catch someone."

Chen's forehead was full of veins. He smiled and answered the question while thinking about whether he would kill Orson first or beat him up before killing him the next time he saw him.

15. I am the scumbag? (6K chapters)

"call……"

Early in the morning, Orson got up from the bed, stretched, rubbed his eyes and opened the curtains.

"Well, it's blinding."

The sunlight was stronger than expected. Orson narrowed his eyes into slits and carefully groped his way to the bathroom.

The day before yesterday he spent time on the transport ship heading to Longmen, and the day before that he worked overtime for Angel at Penguin Logistics. Yesterday he finally got a good night's sleep in bed, which made Orson feel refreshed, as if he had grown a few centimeters taller.

After washing up, Orsen made himself a cup of brown sugar, jujube and wolfberry water (the recipe was given by Patriot), and sat by the window, sipping it slowly and sighing that the peaceful days were hard-won.

Orson's entire day's experience yesterday was so epic that even a science fiction writer wouldn't dare to use it.

During the day, he witnessed the sisters Tallulah and Chen Huijie recognizing each other (and then communicating with each other over the phone). At noon, he ran into Wei Laoer and Dust Mickey while taking a walk in the park. In the afternoon, he and De Gou were racing on the street to protect Minnie. At night, he lived with La Gou and gave her first aid.

These experiences were more like a dream. As an outsider who had only been in Longmen for two days, Orson had already clearly and intuitively felt that Longmen was a more chaotic place than he had imagined.

We have experienced so much in just two days. I wonder if we would encounter the invasion of the Burning Legion, Order 66, or the Reapers knocking on the door if we stayed here for a few more days.

Anyway, at least this morning is really peaceful~~

Before, I was woken up by the cold every morning in the North. After that, I got up early every morning in Zaolu's house to cook and patrol around the villa. Later, when I arrived in Rhodes Island, it goes without saying. If I dared to sleep in, I would go to help mon3tr check his mouth. At Linguang's house, I had to help Maria (and Zofia who occasionally came to eat) prepare breakfast.

It has been a long time since I could open my eyes and relax like today.

Orson drank brown sugar water while smiling at the window, having completely forgotten about the "cell phone" incident.

After drinking the 'secret recipe for blood-replenishing and health-preserving (as described by the Patriot)', Orson cleaned up the room almost instinctively, then left the hotel and headed for the Penguin Logistics office.

Yesterday, Orson and Angelic agreed to meet at Penguin Logistics this morning, saying that there was "another entry-level task for Penguin Logistics" that needed to be handled.

After getting familiar with the surrounding environment, Orson soon arrived at the office where Penguin Logistics was stationed.

"Good morning, Exia. What on earth are you going to do today...ah."

Orson pushed open the office door and greeted them cheerfully, then saw three members sitting in the office's reception area.

Texas and Exia sat on one side, and on the other side was Senior Superintendent Chen Huijie of the Lungmen Guards.

"Hey, hey, isn't this Orson? Meeting here is really a coincidence, right?"

Chen noticed Orson at the door. She was stunned for a moment, then gave Orson a rare smile - if that smile full of blue veins could really be called a "smile".

"Ah... uh... Aba Aba"

The moment he saw Chen, Orson finally remembered what he had forgotten.

White teeth, white teeth! Originally, Chen and Tallulah would most likely be upset about my sudden departure, but I ended up standing up Officer Chen for pulling the dog!

If I continue like this, the only outcome is that the furious Officer Chen will press his knee on my neck and make me unable to breathe. In this case, there is only one thing left for me to do!

"I suddenly remembered that I forgot to turn off the gas stove before going out. I'll go first. Hahaha——Pfft!? Exia!?"

Orson laughed and tried to use gas escape, but just as he took a step back, he was suddenly pounced on and grabbed by the Archangel who was sitting next to him.

"It's good you came, Orson! Go catch up with Officer Chen!"

"Don't pull me back, Exia!?"

"This is the golden spirit of us Laterans—we will never let anyone go if we can take him down with us!"

"What the hell is this golden spirit?!"

Orson and Exia were bickering with each other like they were performing a crosstalk, and Chen, whose veins were already bulging, finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

Chi Xiao—Oh, there is no Chi Xiao yet.

Ordinary sword——Draw the sword!

dong dong!

With two dull sounds, Orson and Exia were knocked to the ground together, just as the saying goes, friends walk together for life.

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"I truly recognize my mistake for standing up yesterday and hope Officer Chen will be lenient and give me a chance to reform."

Orson knelt on the sofa with his head down, tears streaming down his face, and with a huge bump on his head, he reflected on himself tearfully.

"I deeply regret my actions yesterday, which caused panic among residents by disregarding safety laws and firing at full force on the street. I will never make such a mistake again and I hope Officer Chen will spare my life."

Exia stayed close to Orson, and the two had the same posture and expression, and even their self-reflection statements were similar.

"Fool."

Texas looked completely bewildered, staring at the two of them like they were idiots, her Pocky in her mouth. It seemed she was already accustomed to Exia's erratic behavior.

—No, so Officer Chen came here because Exiah messed around on the way to pick us up yesterday? Then I'm just being blamed!

Orson, who was standing beside him and thought of this, immediately glared at the Archangel with tears in his eyes.

"I will definitely behave myself from now on... What's wrong, Orson? Are your legs numb from kneeling? Orson is just lame. I'll give you a massage later~ My massage technique is—uh, just leave it to me!"

"Who would dare to do that if you say so..."

I don’t know if it’s because I usually have a good temper, but I didn’t express my grief and anger at all. I was even misunderstood by Archangel as a loser who couldn’t help crying because kneeling was too painful.

After resolving all the old and new grudges together and being lectured by Chen Gao for a long time, Orson and Exia finally managed to save their lives.

"Anyway, just like I said just now, Orson, if you dare to stand me up again, I will definitely let Xingxiong hit you with a steamroller."

"Ghost sister, don't want it!?"

Chen Yong ended up threatening me, and I felt relieved.

Of course, the frequency of Exia's violations for the Guards Bureau is almost the same as "Cross getting up and oversleeping", so Chen would not come to them just for this matter.

After the routine lecture and reprimand, Chen began to exchange information about the "Mafia" with Texas and Archangel.

The three of them didn't treat Orson as an outsider, and just talked about the information they knew about each other. Orson also learned some information about the mafia that had previously targeted Lin Yuxia from their conversation.

This mafia appeared in Longmen about a month ago and is spreading at an extremely terrifying rate. Now, even the "Rat King" has become difficult to eradicate. Judging from their recent actions, their methods are becoming increasingly radical. This is not a good sign.

Speaking of the Mafia, Laplander provided a piece of information to himself before leaving yesterday.

"Oh right, Officer Chen. I heard that the Imperial Guard will be a target."

"...The Imperial Guard? Who told you that?"

Chen frowned and asked Orson where the information came from.

"A white-haired Lupo girl. I had some conflict with her yesterday."

Even a fool like Orson would not honestly tell everyone "Yesterday I took her to a hotel, imprisoned her with a collar, forcibly stripped her clothes (and washed and ironed them), and injected her with strange liquid."

"White hair, Luper tribe - Lappland."

After hearing Orson's description, Texas, who was originally just an OB, showed a heavy expression, and also said this name that had a close connection with him.

"Has she reached Longmen yet? What did that person tell you, Orson? What did she do?"

Texas immediately asked about Orson, and his aura became much more serious.

"Uh... well, well, it's okay. Anyway, this lousy place called Longmen has some troubles every day of the year, right?"

Feeling that the atmosphere was a little strange, Archangel immediately came over to smooth things over.

"Maybe this time it's different."

Chen's expression was not optimistic either.

"Yesterday, after returning to the Imperial Guards, Wei Yanwu had a rare look of solemnity on his face. Perhaps he had gained some intelligence and realized something."

"..."

It was rare for the Penguin Logistics office to be free of noise and bustle. The young girls living in this city all vaguely sensed some undercurrents.

After concluding the information exchange in a somewhat heavy atmosphere, Chen stood up, straightened his collar, and then looked at Orson.

"You come out with me."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!?"

Orson, who was named by the Death, immediately got angry and hid behind Texas, while Archangel also opened his arms to try to protect Orson.

"Orson is not available for loan today! Officer Chen, everything is first come first served. Today we are ready to go to Kong's concert together to support him!"

"Hey, is this today's 'Penguin Logistics Onboarding Mission'?"

Orson was also stunned when he heard that he was going to a concert.

"You're really bold... This guy has only been in Longmen for two days and he's already planning to join Penguin Logistics?"

Chen asked with a sigh, while Texas beside him shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he had tried to persuade him.

"Anyway, the concert and everything should be postponed. I have something to talk to him about."

"help!"

Feeling that he was about to be poured with cement and sunk into Tokyo Bay, Orson immediately called for help from the Angel.

Exia stood up in an instant, so fast!

"Even if you are Officer Chen, you are not allowed to bully my brother!"

"Lend it to me today. Next time you drive illegally, I'll have my subordinates turn a blind eye."

The Archangel sat down in a snap, so fast!

"Deal, come visit often, Officer Chen. Penguin Logistics welcomes you anytime!"

The Angel waved to Chen and said he would come again next time, with reluctance written all over his face, almost laughing.

"Exia!?"

"Come with me then, Orson?"

"Wait, wait a minute-"

This time, Orson didn't have time to run away as he was dragged away by Chen by the arm. He didn't even have time to complain about the cold-heartedness of the world and the officials protecting each other and hurting each other. What else could he do?

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Orson, who was dragged away by Chen in a despicable way, was frightened all the way. However, Chen did not drag Orson to the Longmen Outer Ring, which was obviously suitable for dumping corpses, nor did he take Orson to the Longmen Chemical Plant where it was easy to fake an accident. Instead, he took him to a shooting experience hall affiliated with the "Black Steel International X Rutland" joint venture.

"So it was a shooting...?"