About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

After listening to Orson's experience today, the two had very subtle expressions on their faces.

"Haaa... Orson, I'm too lazy to complain about how you managed to become so close to the daughter of the Rat King, one of the most powerful and wealthy women in Longmen, in just a few days - but at least try to resist someone the next time they kidnap you, okay?"

Exia sighed and complained. It was not that she couldn't guess how Orson had managed to increase the mouse's favorability. After all, she wasn't much better in terms of the time they had spent together.

But the difficulty of tricking Orson, who was like a street puppy who would "follow you if you gave him a treat," was really giving Exias a headache. Or maybe this guy was even easier to fool than a puppy. I guess a simple "Come to my house and clean it" would be enough to trick him away!

"Ahaha, Miss Mastema is actually quite easy to get along with—ah!"

Orson was about to say something when Texas, with a gloomy face, blocked it with his Originium sword and suffocated him.

"I don't think someone who does such despicable and shameful things can be described as 'easy to get along with'."

Texas retorted coldly, but Exiah beside him scratched his head and laughed.

"Well, Mastema is actually quite nice, but sometimes I can't figure out what she's thinking.

"...Angel of Power"

Texas looked at Exiah, and a crack appeared in the unbreakable alliance.

"Anyway, Orson, you must protect yourself from now on! Even if Mastema calls you out, you absolutely cannot do that. Got it?"

Feeling that the topic seemed to have gone off track, Exia quickly pulled Orson back and warned him not to run around. Orson nodded obediently, indicating that he would definitely not be taken away by the strange big sister next time.

When Exia and Texas saw Orson's honest appearance, they felt that sooner or later this guy would be kidnapped and sold by some bad guys.

"So, let's stop here with the Mastema matter for now. Come with me to the outer ring of Longmen later, Orson."

Texas ended the "abducted" conversation and made its own demands.

"Eh?! That won't do. Orson and I are going to the Rutland Gun Store to buy maintenance materials today!"

When he heard that Texas wanted to abduct Orson, the Archangel next to him immediately interrupted him and also told him the place he and Orson were going to.

"...You can buy the maintenance materials yourself."

"Then there's no need to drag Orson along when we go racing on the Longmen Outer Ring Road, right?"

"I need a navigator."

"Then I need a different perspective on the modification from a non-professional perspective!"

Cracks appeared in the bond between Texas Angel again, and the two looked at each other, neither of them wanting to back down.

"In that case, let Orson make the decision! Orson, do you want to join me in experiencing the crystallization of the Lateran people's most advanced art and technology, the Originium, or go for a drive with Texas in the deserted places?"

Exia looked at Orson, trying to get him to decide who to go out with next.

The RGB light tube above Exiah's head flickered, and Texas beside him gently shook his tail and looked at Orson with a little expectation.

Faced with this situation, Orson, the person involved, smiled brightly and answered the two girls in front of him:

"Can I ask for leave? I want to go see Officer Chen later."

“No!!” “No!”

"Eh……"

Texas and Exiah refused in unison without any hesitation.

"You're an employee of Penguin Logistics, Orson! What's the point of running around all day? And how will your salary be calculated? Do you understand? I'm refusing from a capitalist's perspective. It has nothing to do with my personal wishes, okay?"

With his hands on his hips, he stated the reason for rejecting Orson seriously, and at the end he added that it was not a personal grudge.

"Because of your reckless behavior, the office hasn't been tidied up all day. We had something weird and half-processed by Angelus for breakfast, and we're still doing the laundry... Well, that's irrelevant. Anyway, I agree with Angelus."

Texas realized halfway through his speech that the example he gave seemed inappropriate, and immediately coughed twice and turned his head away.

"I'm sorry... I'm well aware that I'm an employee of Penguin Logistics and shouldn't act like this. But I really have something to talk to Officer Chen about today...!"

Orson put his hands together and gave a "please" look with a sparkling look, his attitude extremely sincere.

"Hmm...don't give me such a confusing expression! Anyway, you must be going to help with work or go out to eat with her! If you want to eat, I can also make it, right, Texas?"

Exia shook his head to prevent himself from being shaken by Orson's plea, and then looked at Texas.

"..."

Texas evades the issue

"Don't respond with silence at this time, Texas!"

Exiah complained loudly with tears in his eyes, while Texas turned his eyes away without responding.

After all, Exia's cooking skills can only be described as tragic. I don't want to be too rude, so I'll just start practicing again by making instant noodles.

"This time I'm not here to eat or work. I really have something urgent to deal with Officer Chen."

Orson responded seriously, and at the same time wondered if he had really been in contact with girls too frequently recently, so that he lost the credibility of Texas and Exia.

"What's the emergency?"

"It's related to Longmen, or more precisely, it's related to the dark side of Longmen outside the law."

Orson trusted Chen and Shi Huaiya, but that didn't mean he would stay out of it. The situation the Imperial Guard was in was a bit "unusual," and Orson felt he needed to help deal with it.

"The dark side of Longmen? You will indeed be exposed to it, just faster than I thought."

Texas said softly while holding Pocky in his mouth.

"Hey, what's going on here where I'm the only one who can't do it?"

Texas pondered for a while. Unlike Archangel who was still confused about the situation, as a lone wolf who was the "last survivor of the family", Texas could understand the seriousness of the problem described by Orson better than Archangel.

"I understand, Orson. But we'll also take corresponding actions on our side, okay?"

Texas looked at Orson and Exiah and asked.

"Well, I see."

Orson nodded in gratitude for Texas' understanding.

"Get ready to go, Exia."

"Eh? Let's go, where are we going?"

After the negotiation, Texas prepared to leave the office with Archangel, who still had a silly and cute expression as if she was not in the right situation.

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"..."

In the personal office of Senior Superintendent Chen Huijie at the Longmen Guard Station.

Chen sat at her desk without saying a word, her eyes silently fixed on the young boy Orson sitting opposite her - and the Penguin Logistics duo standing on Orson's left and right.

"...What are you guys doing here? Is Penguin Logistics planning to blow something up at the Guards headquarters this time?"

Chen is not a guy who is prejudiced against people, but Longmen can see the RGB angel in front of him at least seven times out of every ten explosions. No matter how indifferent he is, he will definitely keep an eye on this guy.

"Hehe, we are here to help Orson solve his problems~right Orson?"

Exia gave a thumbs up and then moved closer to Orson.

"...Orson?"

Chen Huijie's eyebrows twitched when she saw this scene. The senior police superintendent looked at Orson, who could only smile bitterly and nod.

"Yes... This is what we agreed to, Officer Chen. Since I'm an employee of Penguin Logistics, Exia and Texas are 'obliged' to cooperate and assist me in my operations... sort of."

Orson whispered that in a sense, this situation was worse than being pinned down in the office by two people.

"Why are you coming to me to solve your problems... to show off your affection?"

Chen rubbed his eyebrows, his tone clearly revealing his displeasure.

"No, no, that's not it. I wanted to talk about the human organ and tissue trafficking incident."

"—That incident is all thanks to you, Orson. Otherwise, we might not have known until now that such a person existed in Longmen. The interrogation of the suspect is currently underway."

After all, Chen is an elite who has climbed to the position of senior superintendent through her own strength. When she heard about work-related matters, she immediately put aside her dissatisfaction with the two people from Penguin Logistics and switched to work mode.

"My friend mentioned that if you want to carry out such an activity, you must find a protective umbrella from a local organization. If I understand correctly, this 'protective umbrella' should refer to—"

"——The 'mole' I mentioned earlier?"

Chen's eyes became extremely serious, and she checked whether the office door was closed.

"I think it's unlikely. That would be too high-profile, and I don't think the Sicilian Gang would use someone with multiple identities as their accomplice—what do you think, Texas?"

Orson didn't quite agree with Chen's opinion, and looked at Texas, who was silently counting the seven clues on the whiteboard not far away because he couldn't join in the conversation.

"The leader of the Sicilian gang would not choose someone with any other identity as a middleman."

Texas confirmed Orson's idea, and Chen frowned again after hearing this.

"If that's the case... there should be other channels to suppress the information. Judging from the size of that apartment, this group has been there for at least three weeks."

Chen and Orson discussed the previous case, but their conversation didn't last long.

"I'll also start with the Guards' SWAT team - why are you guys always standing nearby and getting closer and closer?"

Finally, Chen interrupted the conversation, her veins bulging as she loudly complained to the Archangel who was now practically sticking to her desk.

"Hey, Officer Chen, don't worry. We're just fulfilling Penguin Logistics' terms. Just pretend we don't exist. Or rather—do you actually care about the presence of other people of the opposite sex around Orson?"

"Well……"

Exia leaned on the edge of the desk to act as an eye-protection desk lamp. At the same time, the desk lamp asked Chen Huijie in a subtle tone, leaving the latter speechless for a moment.

"Orson and I are simply working together—"

"Eh……"

"—and the relationship between friends, friends!"

Chen was halfway through his speech when he noticed that Orson immediately showed a lost expression after hearing "it's just an employment relationship", and quickly added another sentence.

"Hehe, we're just friends. Texas and I are like, 'I've been to see Sister Orson!'"

Hearing Chen's answer, the Angel immediately responded proudly with her chest puffed out.

"Osen, your sister—Ta… has she come to Longmen?!"

"It's not her! It's my, uh, sister... yes, sister!"

Although he didn't know why Chen mistook Orson's sister for Tallulah, Orson hurried to explain, fearing that Chen would have further misunderstandings.

"Yes, Texas and I fought with Orson's sworn sister and had dinner together."

"?"

Chen looked at Orson in confusion. She knew Orson's identity. How could this young man who was picked up by Tallulah in the North become her "adopted sister"?

"I'll explain it to you later..."

Orson covered his face and responded. He just wanted to remove the light tube on Archangel Exiah's head and replace it with a disco ball.

"Anyway, I'm not interested in discussing your relationship, and I don't have the feelings towards Orson that you think I do. I'm going to ask you to leave the Guards Bureau now, citing obstruction of work."

Chen sighed and decided to end this farce. She pressed the intercom and told half a truth and two half lies.

"This is an abuse of power, Officer Chen!"

Exia complained unhappily, while Chen just rubbed his eyebrows and complained softly:

"You didn't react this strongly last time when I asked you to borrow Orson. What on earth has been stimulating you lately?"

"You need me for something, Lao Chen?"

The office door was pushed open, and a ghost woman with long green hair walked into the room.

"Ah, you're just in time, Hoshiguma. Please help me get this person who's interfering with my work out of this room."

Chen nodded to Xingxiong and said, and Xingxiong ruffled his hair after hearing this instruction.

"Order received."

After a brief hesitation, Xingxiong walked straight up to Orson.

"Wait a minute—eh eh eh???"

Xingxiong ignored Orson's puzzled voice and directly dragged Orson away like a cat, closing the office door.

Bah!

"..." "..." "..."