About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Black Snake said with a sneer, it seemed that she knew the superiors of these unidentified killers.

"So what should we do now, Old Chen? The dinner has been temporarily forced to end, and most of the police force has been assigned to escort the guests. The only detectives you can see now are available. Officer Shi Huaiya has already gone to deal with other matters. Don't worry, I haven't said too much to her."

Xingxiong looked at the three people and asked, and she was a little curious why these three people were wet all over.

They couldn't possibly cling to each other in such a situation just to fight over the boy, could they? That would be too impulsive and immature.

Xingxiong thought so, but it was obvious that she overestimated the maturity of the sisters in love.

"What should we do... Anyway, let's report to Wei Yanwu first. This attack is so large-scale, he might know something about it. You can try asking him about the gods, after all, he always acts like he knows everything."

Chen and Orson talked about this, and from Chen's description, Orson couldn't help but think of a chief doctor in Rhodes Island.

——If it’s Dr. Kal’tsit, since she used to be so close to the Doctor, she must also be aware of the relevant situation. I should find some time to ask her in detail.

Orson planned to find time to have a good chat with the green cat head after finishing the things at hand, provided that the other party would not use him as a grip strength gauge at the slightest disagreement...

"Since you're planning to report to Commander Wei, I'll go take care of other things first. Seriously, I thought I'd ask Orson to make me a couple of drinks after this was over..."

Xingxiong rubbed his head and complained softly, while Orson immediately said that he could make her a cocktail alone after returning home.

“Eh heh heh——?”

As soon as Orson uttered these misunderstandings, the surrounding police officers immediately shifted their gazes between the two men. Tallulah and Chen Huijie also grabbed Orson's waist, one on each side.

—So the rumors are true?! This guy and Sister Ghost have already gone to the point of living together!

Before he had the chance to explain why he had said the wrong thing, Orson received envious and admiring looks from others.

And the gazes of Tallulah and Chen Huijie were like those of evil spirits that penetrated the soul.

"Ahaha, if you, Orsen, could speak a little less misleadingly, perhaps the current situation would become clearer. Anyway, I'm looking forward to it. Also, I'm sorry to have you encounter this upon returning to Longmen, Miss Ta. This is our fault, but I hope you won't be too harsh on Old Chen. She's done so much for this city."

Xingxiong looked at Tallulah and said that she was a little worried that the two sisters who had not seen each other for a long time would become hostile to each other again because of this terrorist attack.

"Don't worry about it, Officer Xingxiong. Such things can be seen everywhere in the North and Ursus. As for Huijie and I... please rest assured."

Fortunately, the two dragonlets just smiled at each other, using this way to show that the blood relationship between the sisters will not disappear easily.

Although the two of them then started arguing again because of "Don't keep clinging to Orsen in front of so many people...!" "You should be more capable at a time like this, and just let go of my hand, right Huijie?"

Orson, who was sandwiched in the middle, felt half of Tallulah's body temperature which was much higher than that of the heating pack, while the other half was constantly rubbed by Chen's horns, and his thighs were also enjoying the slapping of Chen Long's tail.

——Help, Ghost Sister…!

Orson, who didn't dare to call for help directly, could only look at Ghost Sister for help. Xingxiong, who understood what she meant, immediately smiled and nodded. Then, in order to avoid being affected, he immediately led people to seal off the scene, and then carried the half-dead Chief Superintendent away and ran away.

After being pulled back and forth by the two dragons for a long time, Orson, who felt that he had grown several centimeters taller due to the stretching of his bones, finally persuaded the two to get down to business first and go to report to Wei Yanwu.

"Captain Wei, regarding the recent terrorist attack in Sicily, we may have obtained some—top students?"

After the three arrived at Wei Yanwu's office, Chen Gang pushed the door open to make a report when he saw the little mouse Lin Yuxia and her father Lin Gerui in the office.

"Your behavior is reckless, Old Wei...! I understand you've always wanted to get rid of it, and I've never made it clear. But you must admit that the order you issued today was simply a vent for your own incompetence, not for the future of Longmen!"

The Rat King, the true ruler of the slums, stood before Wei Yanwu, speaking loudly to him. Lin Yuxia, standing nearby, looked confused and anxious, but she clenched her fists tightly as she watched the clash between the two Dragon Gate masters.

"You might be right, Old Lin. Even during the Shi Huaiya family hostage-taking case, I never lost my composure like this. Because you and I successfully solved the last case, Miss Beatrix is now vigorously working in the Imperial Guards, attempting to inherit absolute command of the Lungmen armed forces."

Wei Yanwu's voice was as low as ever, but compared to the past, it lacked the leisurely and calculated steadiness.

"But this time is different—those people carried out a terrorist attack that was, in a sense, successful at the headquarters of the Guard Bureau, in front of everyone, completely concealing all our inspection procedures! Do you understand what this means? This means that Longmen—"

"This means your rule will no longer be stable and lasting, am I correct, Commander Wei?"

Chen Huijie, who heard the conversation between the two, interrupted Wei Yanwu and walked in front of everyone and said.

"Huijie? Why are you..."

"The Yan Nation's Supervisory Department arrived at Longmen, and this happened during this period. Your authority over Longmen must have been greatly compromised. This is the last thing you want to see, isn't it?"

Chen questioned Wei Yanwu. She had always believed for a long time that Wei Yanwu was no different from Kosice in some sense.

"I'm relieved to see you're okay. Some of what you said is true, but some of it is very childish, Officer Chen."

Wei Yanwu looked at Chen, then at Tallulah beside him, closed his eyes slightly and sighed.

"Longmen's authority cannot be questioned. This is the first rule that must be followed no matter what. Why do you think this city-state has been able to develop independently to this day? Why do you think the neighboring countries have been eyeing this place eagerly? Why do you think this city's currency has gradually become the universal token of Terra? I am desperately trying to keep this city from natural disasters, fighting, and violence. I have also shown the utmost kindness to every citizen who originally lived here, trying to ensure that everyone can survive in this city. However, these people living in the slums have never considered Longmen their home."

"……What did you say?"

Faced with Wei Yanwu's words, Chen was stunned for a moment, while Lin Yuxia beside him silently looked away.

"The Sicilian Gang's smuggling, infiltration, and even preparations for today's attack—all of this was carried out under the guise of the slums. I don't blame Old Lin for not stopping them immediately, because these bastards are professionals in this field. But do you know what, Officer Chen? These people living in the slums... From beginning to end, not a single one of them tried to tell the Royal Guards about this. A simple phone call, a trivial piece of information, could have prevented this incident, and now it has escalated into this situation."

"You mean... those people in the slums—"

Chen's voice trembled slightly, and she gradually realized the meaning of Wei Yanwu's words.

"Those people have always tacitly allowed the Sicilian Gang to encroach on Longmen because they don't see us as 'friends' at all. All they see is the wall I erected to promote public opinion, and the suspicions that infected people face anywhere in the world. They have never attempted to understand the energy I've expended to preserve this area, the energy I've expended to confront Yan Nation, or the sacrifices I've made to keep the slums going."

Wei Yanwu's words were like hammers, and every word struck Chen's heart.

Although Chen wanted to loudly refute, telling Wei Yanwu that all this was just his delusion, and that there were also infected people in the slums who were willing to guide him...

But she was also very clear in her heart that every time she was on a mission in the slums, she was surrounded by extremely glaring and cold gazes, as well as vicious words that filled her ears and were filtered out by herself.

What he said was true. [Longmen] and [Slums] were just two completely different areas that were connected. The Sicilian Gang had always been mainly active in the slums, but actions against them had never achieved effective results.

Ultimately… everyone in the slums believed that Longmen was the “evil” side that should be attacked.

She instantly understood why the Chief Superintendent had said that "Longmen" was the most suitable area, because only in this city were the infected and ordinary people so close, yet so far away.

"Even so—what do you want to do, Wei Yanwu?"

Not wanting to be led astray by Wei Yanwu's words, Chen shook his head and stared at the man in front of him and asked.

Isn't it obvious what this guy is going to do? 'Completely wipe out the slums,' that's all.

“Taru… No, Black Snake—!”

Tallulah walked up behind Chen and gently placed her hand on his shoulder, smiling as she spoke to Wei Yanwu. Wei Yanwu recognized almost immediately that Tallulah was, at this moment, the personality dominated by Black Snake. He stared intently at Black Snake, constantly wondering what he was planning.

As for Orson, he was not so nervous. He knew very well the relationship between Tallulah and Black Snake. Since Miss Black Snake appeared here at this time, it meant that Tallulah had approved of what Black Snake wanted to do.

“Eradication of the slums—do you know what you’re talking about, Wei Yanwu!?”

Chen showed an expression of disbelief after hearing these words. She looked at Wei Yanwu and instinctively took a fighting stance.

The ruler of Longmen before him... perhaps he had been completely corrupted by the lure of power. If so, then he too would be the 'evil' he needed to deal with.

"Ha, is this your purpose, Black Snake? Looking at the successor I trained, you question me as if I were your enemy?"

Wei Yanwu spoke loudly to the black snake, but the black snake just smiled evilly and shook his head.

"How could this be my goal? I've long known that you were looking for a chance to get rid of the slums, but you simply lacked the right opportunity. Now, the best opportunity has arrived. With this happening, even the Rat King over there has no reason to delay any further, right?"

Miss Black Snake looked at Lin Gerui standing aside, and Lin Yuxia hiding behind the Rat King.

As she said, because of this extremely bad terrorist attack, the Rat King who had been maintaining the slums had to agree with Wei Yanwu's extremely radical action.

He had only two choices: either fight with swords with Wei Yanwu, his last remaining old friend, or hand over the rights to the slums to Lin Yuxia, in fact, giving up his ability to govern the slums.

"If you simply wanted to see me in such a mess, then you succeeded. Get out of Tallulah's body."

"I've seen enough of you in Bengbu, Wei Yanwu. But come to think of it, it's been like this since then. You can never predict my actions. It seems that the political infighting in Yan Country has taught you nothing except to use the name of justice to pursue your own selfish desires. Uwaa ...

Black Snake was speaking aggressively when he suddenly raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and twisted it hard against his temple. While doing so, Black Snake made a shameful sound of begging for mercy.

"...?"

Everyone was overwhelmed by the black snake's sudden action, and the suffocating atmosphere before disappeared in an instant.

"You really don't take care of your body at all, my daughter. Okay, okay, I get it. Let's get down to business...!"

Black Snake quickly admitted defeat to Tallulah who was currently in his consciousness. After all, his daughter's maternal kindness and filial piety had been upgraded at some point. Now she could even control the partial use of her body, and then "hit me, and the pain will be in your heart" like this.

After being taught a lesson by her own daughter, Miss Black Snake put away her usual aggressive, sinister and seductive look, and instead coughed twice and looked at Wei Yanwu seriously.

"You have other options, Wei Yanwu."

"Another option...?"

Hearing the black snake's words, Wei Yanwu, Chen, the Rat King, and the little mouse were all stunned.

"Ah, there's no need to make things so awkward. You don't deserve to be hated by Xiao Chen for the rest of your life. I have a suggestion regarding the slums in Longmen - let Orson and Tallulah take care of them."

"...Do you know what you're talking about? Isn't this deception enough?"

Wei Yanwu was completely furious. He regarded Black Snake's words as another form of sarcasm.

However, this time the black snake did not laugh at him, and his expression was still very serious.

"I use the name 'Black Snake', which has lingered for thousands of years, as a guarantee - that young man, Tallulah, in these times you thought he could not shoulder the heavy responsibility, has already possessed power far exceeding yours."

"Stop joking, you..."

"The North, Chernobyl, Casimir—at first, like you, I waited for this reckless and naive young generation to be driven into despair by reality. But in the end, I witnessed three different miracles, yet they all ended up in the same place."

Black Snake turned and looked at Orson. She saw all the changes that this young man had undergone along the way.

It was because he witnessed one miracle after another that Black Snake recalled his original intention, gave up the fight for Tallulah, and gave up the extreme ideas he had always adhered to.

"I don't have any relevant information about what you said. What's more, what do you think can be proved by just these words, especially yours? You should not be so naive, Black Snake."

Although Wei Yanwu's eyes widened in shock at what Black Snake said, he immediately refuted it.

"Wei Yanwu's clear rejection was within Black Snake's expectations. After all, if you put yourself in his shoes, Black Snake himself never imagined that he would become like this a year later.

This young man possesses certain abilities, which Black Snake has witnessed with her own eyes, and she now firmly believes that this power can achieve the goal of "changing the world" that she could not achieve back then.

"You and I are both living in the past, walking on thin ice, yet we have no choice but to believe in the path ahead because of the responsibilities we bear. You are a pathetic fool."

Black Snake looked at Wei Yanwu. This man who had voluntarily chosen to step down from the throne of the Yan Kingdom must have once thought about making a career.

"Make me a bet, Wei Yanwu. If Orson fails to transform the slums within two months, I am willing to transfer to another body and be killed by you personally. At the same time, I will never again parasitize another's consciousness. You have killed gods and ancient beings, so you should know how to distinguish death."

"Wait, Miss Black Snake! I can't take your--uh"

Hearing this, Orson quickly tried to refuse, but he was just met with a smile from Black Snake, who put a finger on his lips.

"I believe you, fool Orson. All you have to do is keep pace with yourself as usual."

Black Snake smiled at Orson. She clearly looked like Tallulah, but her smile was completely different.

"Besides that, if Orson fails to change the slums, Orson will be handed over to Xiao Chen—Wuwuwu, stop pulling my hair, Tallulah!?"

Black Snake was halfway through his speech when Tallulah pulled his hair again.

"Don't use me as a bargaining chip all of a sudden...!"

Orson was startled and quickly raised his hand to indicate that such a bet must be agreed upon by the parties involved.

"Eh? No... Ugh, this, this is too weird!"

Chen Huijie was also confused. Her first thought was to refuse to participate in such a ridiculous bet, but after thinking it over, she decided that participating seemed like a good idea. However, after thinking about it more carefully, she realized that it was better not to participate in such a ridiculous bet that was "unfavorable to her."

"You...are you really the Black Snake from before?"

Wei Yanwu was shaken. The 'woman' in front of him, who was extremely serious and had no conspiracy or trickery, did not match the Black Snake in his memory in any way.

But what she said really made Wei Yanwu agree.

He has been pursuing "righteousness" all his life, but in the end, apart from the deaths around him, all he got in return was the legalization and numbness of "killing" and "sacrifice".

Wei Yanwu thought back to his original intention, but found that no matter how hard he tried, he could not find the specific source.

Since I have been walking on thin ice for so long, at least this time...

"I have objections."

"——!?"

Just when Wei Yanwu was about to agree, the Rat King suddenly raised questions.

"Where's my Yuxia?"

Lin Gerui asked seriously, and was then dragged away by Dasmini with a red face.

86. New task - slum governance!

"You actually agreed to Tallulah... no, Black Snake, right? You actually agreed to her proposal, Wei Yanwu. I always thought you and it were sworn enemies with absolutely no room for compromise."