About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Orson, who had just returned from the Guard Bureau and was dragged out by Chen again, asked cautiously.

"As for matters related to our Imperial Guard Bureau, another person will explain the details to you. There's not much point in explaining it to you now."

Chen's tone sounded much more serious than usual when he was with Orson. Orson's heart sank, thinking that this must be a serious matter.

"Did the fact that I somehow managed to sleep in Officer Chen's bed that day get exposed...?"

"What? Of course not—wait a minute, I really was the one holding you in my arms on the bed that day, cough cough cough!"

When Chen heard Orson accidentally let the cat out of the bag, he was first surprised, then angry, and then too embarrassed to finish his words.

After a coughing fit, Chen shook her head vigorously. She composed herself and looked at Orson, who was habitually giving the French military salute beside her.

"Forget it, forget about what happened before and pretend it never happened...! Anyway, what I want to say is that things haven't been going well with the Security Bureau lately. The actions of those 'outsiders' have become increasingly rampant, but we haven't been able to obtain any effective clues or countermeasures."

"Officer Chen, do you suspect there's a mole in the police station?"

"—"

Chen glanced at Orson. He didn't expect the boy to realize what he wanted to say so quickly.

"Indeed, I suspect the Imperial Guard has been infiltrated, so we must find this traitor. However, this is not an easy task, and as an internal member of the Imperial Guard, it is almost impossible to find the mole's flaws. Therefore, we must find an 'outsider' who has no connection to the Imperial Guard but is trustworthy. You should be clear about this, right?"

"...Uh, maybe?"

Chen glanced at Orson, but he still looked harmless and naive.

"Simply put, I need a 'secret agent' to find the 'mole' within the Guards Bureau without any preconceived bias. As for the specifics, you should ask him. I'm just an introducer. By the way, you don't have an official identity yet, right?"

Chen sighed and decided not to continue explaining to Orson. Instead, he asked him if he still had no identity other than the inexplicable profession of "breeder".

"I am now Penguin Logistics--"

"New hires don't count! Those people at Penguin Logistics are way too outrageous. They've already made you a full-time employee after just a few days?"

Officer Chen, who was about to ask this young man, whom he had "just met for a few days", to become a secret agent of the Imperial Guard Bureau, complained like this.

"Because my electronic music impressed the emperor."

"?"

A question mark popped up in Chen's head, but she didn't ask any more questions. After all, the young man next to her was a terrifying existence who could even quickly establish a good relationship with that barbecued pork cat.

Chen brought Orson to a building not far from the Guard Bureau. The decoration style inside the building was generally the same as the Guard Bureau's concise and simple style, except that many Yan Country-style decorations were added, and it was more solemn and luxurious.

"This is Longmen's most luxurious private building. It is also the command center of the Guard Bureau. The elevator is over here."

Chen briefly introduced the building to Orson, then took Orson through security and into the elevator nearby.

"Remember, Orson. He might try to put pressure on you in the following conversation. Don't let him sway you. And most importantly—don't tell him anything about Tallulah."

"Tallulah? And he meant—"

Ding!

Before he could ask, the elevator had already reached the top floor. After the elevator door opened, Orson noticed that there was only one room on the top floor. In front of the heavy solid wooden door, a short girl with short white hair and wearing what looked like a ninja uniform nodded to Chen.

"Inspector Chen, Commander Wei is waiting for you. Who is this other person?"

"Orson, my guest."

"I understand."

The white-haired girl nodded to Chen and Orsen, and Orsen also bowed slightly out of courtesy.

——Is that an electric fan behind you?

Orson's attention was always drawn to the dart behind the girl that was almost as tall as himself.

Originally, Orson thought that the electric fan of the ghost sister was outrageous enough, but judging from the proportions of her body, the thing this girl was carrying on her back was even more bizarre.

——But it turns out that carrying weapons looks cooler.

Orson thought of Tallulah and his sister. Both sisters liked to wear a big sword on their waist. It not only had a good self-defense effect, but also looked very handsome and reliable at a glance.

Of course, I have tried it before, but I was taken to the police station... and the tools used in the crime were confiscated, and I haven't had time to get them back yet.

ga-

While Orson was still thinking about what weapon he could legally carry on the streets of Longmen and concluded it was a "folding stool", Chen had already pushed open the door and walked into the room.

"Officer Chen, what do you want to talk to me about today?"

The Yan Country's decoration style is more obvious in the room on the other side of the door, but what is commendable is that although the colors are bright, the overall effect is not abrupt.

But Orson didn't have time to appreciate the details of the room. When he followed Chen into the room, he saw Wei Yanwu, a dragon man wearing gorgeous Yan country costume, standing next to the floor-to-ceiling window at the far end of the room.

"Commander Wei, spare me the unnecessary pleasantries. I don't have the time to waste today—this is Orson, the man I've chosen. I believe he meets all the requirements and is the best candidate."

Chen ignored Wei Yanwu's polite words and directly stated his purpose.

After hearing Chen's words, Wei Yanwu's inscrutable expression wavered for a moment, but it was only for a moment.

"You seem a little impulsive, Officer Chen. Has work been too stressful lately?"

"Don't talk to me about this. I know exactly what I'm doing and what I should do."

Chen responded tit for tat, while Orson on the side was still in a state of confusion.

"I think there are better options. Do you think that if you bring a young man I've never met here and casually say a few words to him, I will agree with this young man named Orson?"

Wei Yanwu put the pipe in his hand aside, and stared straight at Orson with his scarlet pupils, as if trying to dissect and dig out everything about Orson and show it in front of him.

"A better choice, like that idiot Adams? You and I both know he's not up to the role."

"Actually, Mr. Adams has a lot of good qualities. We even exchanged email addresses later on. He also likes crosstalk."

Orson whispered beside him.

"Really? That guy always used to brag about his love for classical music, but later on, people discovered he always slept through the entire performance. It's not surprising that he likes crosstalk... Wait a minute, this isn't the time for this!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Hearing Orson's words, Chen first showed an interested expression and took over the conversation. Halfway through his words, he realized that this was Wei Yanwu's office and not his home. He immediately stopped Orson, but ended up scaring Orson so much that he crouched down with his head in his hands.

——Am I too harsh on him?

Chen felt a little guilty, and at the same time he was deeply aware that his personality was quite weird.

I clearly have a subtle liking for this young man, but it is precisely because of this "liking" that it is difficult for me to get along with this young man normally like I get along with other people.

For example, although Chen had experienced people buying breakfast for her on the way to work before, she would only politely express her gratitude and look for an opportunity to buy breakfast for the other person as well.

But it was a little different when I was with Orson... I didn't immediately think about the purpose and meaning of the boy's actions, nor did I think about how I could "repay" him. Instead, I felt a subtle sense of happiness and joy.

Of course, the return must be made. No matter what, I have to be gentler to Orson in the future...!

Not only that, I should find another opportunity to thank Orson, although not now.

Xingxiong seemed to have told me before what I should do when saying thank you?

It seemed like he was kneeling on the ground and using a knife to cut his little finger... No, this was not a thank you, this was a process of apology.

Oh, right, it should be lying on the ground with his limbs slightly bent and his belly exposed—but no, that's the plot from the illegal video and audio work he seized last time...

Chen shook his head and gave up thinking, deciding to find a reliable guy another day to ask him how to express gratitude to the opposite sex.

"I think I understand, Officer Chen. In that case, let's talk alone."

Wei Yanwu sighed softly, Chen nodded in agreement, and then looked at Orson.

"Don't tell him anything about Tallulah."

After giving these instructions, Chen left the room temporarily. Only Orson and Wei Yanwu were left in the huge luxurious office: the man who controlled Longmen's every move, the founder and supreme leader of the Guards Bureau.

"Then please take a seat, Orson. How about a '43?"

Wei Yanwu gestured to Orsen to sit on the chair in front of the desk, and walked to the wine cabinet to ask Orsen what he wanted to drink.

"Boiled water will do this year..."

Orson politely declined. After all, if he really drank, the conversation would probably end faster than the speed at which he would be sent to jail for the second time.

"Don't you like alcohol? It's a good habit. Young people nowadays like to use it to forget and escape reality and suffering. But suffering should be remembered. It helps us see reality more clearly."

Wei Yanwu poured Orsen a cup of "hot water", a special drink that can only be drunk in Yan Country, and then sat on the chair opposite Orsen.

"Chen is a straightforward person. She likes to communicate with others in the simplest and clearest way. But I'm different. I like to use indirect innuendo and probing words to explore the other person's true intentions and weaknesses. But today, I don't intend to beat around the bush with you, because this matter involves Officer Chen."

Wei Yanwu looked at Orson. Although his tone was still extremely calm, his aura suddenly became extremely oppressive, and he was intimidating without even being angry.

This middle-aged dragon man's arrogance is not just superficial. Although Orson can no longer remember what "Wei Yanwu" did in the game, he can clearly feel that the blood and sacrifices borne by this ruler of Longmen are far beyond his reach.

Of course, just because Orson could sense Wei Yanwu's humiliating aura, it didn't mean he would really succumb to his intimidation.

Having experienced countless life and death situations, would he be afraid of the silent nightmare that looked like the god of death in the eyes of those corrupt nobles in the North?!

Of course there is an answer, such as Tallulah who found that she had "acquired a girl for no apparent reason", Alina who suddenly smiled at him without saying a word, Froststar who tricked him into going into the house and then locked the door, Patriot who talked to him after the incident, Black Snake who held the "maid's photo" with a smirk on his face, Kal'tsit who found out that she had used her Originium skills recklessly again after the physical examination, and Zaolu who vented her anger by using rock-smashing obsidian after he broke her promise to go shopping together in Che City - except for these people, Orson was not afraid of anything.

"Officer Chen?"

Fortunately, Wei Yanwu was not on Orsen's list of people who would give in. Orsen calmly asked about the connection between this matter and Chen, and Wei Yanwu was secretly surprised by the young man's indifferent response.

"Officer Chen trusts you very much, which is good, because she rarely shares her trust with others. But this is not something to be comforted by for me - your presence is so abrupt. The more Officer Chen trusts you, the more wary I will be of you."

"..."

Listening to Wei Yanwu's words, Orson didn't refute them. He had actually considered that the fundamental reason why he and Chen had become so close, and even why she had inexplicably brought him back to her home, wasn't because of him, but because of the central figure, Tallulah.

Because he is the most important person to his sister Tallulah, Chen will choose to believe in himself. Because he helped Tallulah walk out of the frozen land, Chen is so determined to choose himself as the "trump card".

After experiencing the jewelry robbery in which Shi Huaiya was kidnapped, the slum unrest that almost burned Angel Exia, and the assassination attack in Texas, Orson now subjectively wants to settle accounts with the Sicilian gang.

Perhaps it wasn't because Chen trusted him that he entrusted him with this task...

Instead, he used [Tallulah] to deceive Chen's trust, in order to facilitate his own "revenge"...?

Orson didn't like this feeling. He hoped that he could become a companion with Tallulah's sister in a more pure and real way, instead of taking shortcuts and bypassing these necessary steps.

"Your hesitation and vacillation are written all over your face, Mr. Orson. I can preliminarily conclude that your relationship with Chen is more than simple, but Officer Chen is too stubborn. I won't reject you outright. On the contrary, I'll give you a task. If you can complete it successfully, I might even recognize your identity."

"I see."

Orson nodded. He hoped that through this mission he could seriously examine the relationship between himself and Chen.

"The content of the mission is——"

"...?"

But when Orson heard Wei Yanwu's "mission", only confusion remained on his face.

——More than ten minutes later——

"What were your results, Commander Wei?"

Chen returned to the office and found that Orson had left at some point. She questioned Wei Yanwu, waiting for the decision of the top leader of the Guard Bureau.

"He's an excellent young man, there's no doubt about that. There aren't many people in Dragon Gate who can look the 'Dragon Gate player' in the eye and not show any nervousness."

Wei Yanwu picked up the pipe in his hand again, slowly filled it with tobacco, and struck a match.

"He's a survivor from the North. Your threats and intimidation are meaningless."

"The North—a nostalgic name. The last time I heard this place name, the Imperial Guard Bureau had only just been established."

Wei Yanwu put the pipe to his mouth, but the ruler still showed an arrogant and defensive attitude.

"I never expected you to forgive my behavior, but this is not a reason for you to act so recklessly, Huijie."

"I have never thought of forgiving you for betrothing my mother to my father and for handing over Tallulah's father to me—"

"We're not here for a meaningless family quarrel today, Huijie—Officer Chen."

Wei Yanwu interrupted Chen, his expression showing a hint of anger and sadness.

"That's right. What's your conclusion, Commander Wei?"

The emotions of the two fluctuated for only a moment, and then were immediately suppressed in their hearts again.

"I assigned him a 'mission,' and I believe this mission will make you realize your own recklessness. Do not destroy yourself in order to avenge me, Officer Chen."

Wei Yanwu looked at Chen and smiled, but Chen's response froze Wei Yanwu's smile.

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? As for the mission, I've already seen Orson's skills. He can easily knock out Adams. He definitely meets the requirements of a 'secret agent'."

"Secret agent...? Oh, secret agent..."