Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Judging from the problems with the main store in Mel Town, Cat Girl Restaurant should have had a hard time staying in business from the beginning. How come they were able to open another branch?

Could it be that there is some "story" here that Jiang Ran doesn't know?

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Things started to become interesting, and Jiang Ran's mind gradually became involved.

However, he quickly pulled himself back to the position of an "outsider". Before continuing to delve into the matter of the Cat Girl Food Pavilion, Jiang Ran needed to clarify the most critical question, which was:

Is Shiiki Ruri truly the "snake-fighting and mouse-catching spirit" that the divination rabbit spirit, Nevi Nasen, spoke of? How much does she know about the "Dark Rabbit Clan"?

9.153 - A sudden inspiration

If Jiang Ran wants to solve the problem, there are two ways, namely "going straight in" and "waiting for an opportunity".

The direct approach is to contact Shiiki Ruri directly and try to get information from her or use mind reading to obtain information, but the cost is that Jiang Ran's own intentions will be exposed;

The way to spy on the opportunity is to continue to secretly gather information, and then use reasoning to determine whether Shiiki Ruri knows about the "Dark Rabbit Clan".

Considering that the opponent was only 19 years old and was already a fourth-order, level 140 combat professional, Jiang Ran decided to try the method of waiting for an opportunity first, and then go for a head-on fight if that didn't work.

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Up to now, although Jiang Ran has not said a word to Shiiki Ruri, he has already had a certain degree of understanding of this cat-man girl.

On the surface, Shiiki Ruri is the owner of the Cat Girl Restaurant, and she also manages two stores in Mel Town and Sunny Town;

Secretly, Shiiki Ruri is the branch leader of the secret intelligence organization "Zhu Ye Liu Que", and is also a fourth-rank 140-level Phantom Wind White Ninja.

Just by understanding this, Jiang Ran already felt a little strange, because Shiiki Ruri's "surface identity" and "hidden identity" did not conform to common logic.

Generally speaking, when a person has both a "surface identity" and a "hidden identity", they often use the "ordinary" surface identity to cover up the "extraordinary" hidden identity.

However, Shiiki Ruri's apparent identity is not ordinary at all - at the age of 19, she is already the owner of two restaurants. How can an ordinary person do this?

However, this point is not a big deal for the time being, because "surface identity" can also be understood as "light". As long as the "light" is bright enough, it can also play a role in hiding the shadow. The same logic can be applied to Shiiki Ruri's set of surface and inner identities.

However, a 19-year-old, the leader of a branch of an intelligence organization, and a fourth-order, level 140 combat professional, seemed a bit outrageous to Jiang Ran.

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If Jiang Ran remembered correctly, Viviana was 16 years old and a fourth-order, level 97 Demon Sword Lord.

It is absolutely impossible for an ordinary person to have such strength at such a young age, and it is also extremely unreasonable.

However, since Viviana is the reincarnated son of God and has obtained all the training resources of the Feiqi family, the unreasonable things have a reasonable explanation.

As for Shiiki Ruri, she is only three years older than Viviana, but she has already achieved achievements that surpass Viviana. This makes Jiang Ran unable to understand. Could it be that Shiiki Ruri is also a reincarnated son of God cultivated by some powerful force?

No, it's absolutely impossible, because if she was, Jiang Ran would be able to see the corresponding information in the identification information.

So, how did Shiiki Ruri achieve such an achievement at this age?

Jiang Ran does not have an answer to this question yet, but the philosopher Hegel said it very well, "Existence is reasonable", so as long as he can find the reason behind it, Jiang Ran will be able to further understand Shiiki Ruri's identity.

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At this stage, Jiang Ran speculates that Shiiki Ruri's unreasonable strength is related to the organization behind her, Teruya Ryujaku.

The secret intelligence organization "Zhu Ye Liu Que", what level of organization is this?

Jiang Ran had been in the Prison Star World for such a long time, but this was the first time he had heard of this name. This meant that there were only two possible outcomes:

1. 'Zhaoye Liuque' was just an unknown organization, so Jiang Ran had never heard of it;

2. "Zhaoye Liuque" is actually an extremely powerful organization and is good at keeping secrets, so Jiang Ran has not heard of it yet.

Judging from the current situation, Jiang Ran prefers the second possibility, because only in this way can Shiiki Ruri's strength be justified. However, this possibility also brings disadvantages to Jiang Ran, that is, he cannot easily test Shiiki Ruri's true identity head-on, otherwise he may bring trouble to himself.

Jiang Ran doesn't want to get involved with another organization that only operates in secret after the Snake Shadow Society.

(Emm…this is going to be difficult.)

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It was late at night, and the owner of the Cat Girl Restaurant, Shiiki Ruri, was still in the warehouse thinking about the next business strategy, while the fluttering moth stuck to the ceiling remained motionless.

After spying on Shiiki Ruri's inner thoughts for so long, Jiang Ran suddenly felt a little strange. Since "the proprietress of the cat girl restaurant" was just a superficial disguise, why did Shiiki Ruri have to be so dedicated and responsible?

In this situation where there is no one around, no one is watching her "acting" so hard?

...Could it be that she really wants to run the cat girl cooking stall well?

(Shiiki Ruri, I don't know why you're so obsessed with a 'disguise'...)

(But since you truly want to save the Ryotei, let me take advantage of your 'persistence'.)

After a long and hard thought, Jiang Ran finally had an idea.

The method he was going to use next was neither "going straight in" nor "waiting for an opportunity". He wanted Shiiki Ruri to take the initiative to "bring" the matter of the "Dark Rabbit Clan" to him.

Of course, the premise is that Shiiki Ruri really knows the relevant information.

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October 187, 9

7:48 AM

[Confession death countdown remaining: 9 days]

"Curse of the Ancestral Wolf: 77 Days Remaining"

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The next morning, a "big customer" came to the Mission Union branch in Mel Town.

Mr. Turman, an old man who has lived in the town all his life, came to the Task Union for the first time and asked the staff to issue a commission, and it was a large commission with an extremely high reward amount!

"what?"

"A five-gold-coin reward for information?"

"Mr. Turman, are you sure you want to do this?!"

Even the knowledgeable front desk receptionist was shocked. Five gold coins? This might be all the wealth Mr. Turman had accumulated in his life!

"Hahaha, calm down, young man. Of course I came here after thinking it through."

"No, no, old sir, this is such a large commission, I have to call the branch chief, please wait!"

Even though Mr. Turman clearly expressed that he was not unconscious, the staff still ran away, forcing him to wait at the union front desk for a long time.

An hour later, after countless confirmations, Mr. Turman finally issued the commission as he wished and left the mission union branch.

Not long after he walked out of the door of the Mission Union branch, a bounty that would cause a stir in Mel Town was posted on the bulletin board.

All the commissioned hunters and passers-by who saw the bounty stopped and exclaimed in amazement!

"What? A five-gold-coin bounty?!"

"What? And it's a low difficulty level?"

"Just provide information about the 'Dark Rabbit Clan'? Isn't that too easy?"

"But I've never heard of this 'Dark Rabbit Clan'. Hey, do you know anything about it, bro?"

"Oh, I don't know either. It's really frustrating. What kind of race are these 'Dark Rabbit Clan' from? And how could they be worth so much money?!"

9.154 - The Willing One Takes the Bait

When old Mr. Turman returned home, his head was still dizzy.

Along the way, many people asked him about "that commission", asking where he got so much money, why he didn't keep it for retirement, and what he wanted the information about the "Dark Rabbit Clan" for?

In response to this, Mr. Turman just smiled and glossed over it without giving a clear answer.

Turman didn't make a positive statement not because he didn't want to, but because he really didn't know.

Strangely enough, Turman, the person involved, had no idea what this "commission" was, having only a vague recollection...

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However, this feeling of being the center of attention was something he hadn't felt for a long time.

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For an ordinary old man like Turman who has no abilities, being marginalized by society has long been an inevitable daily routine. Under such circumstances, when he returns to people's attention, even if everyone says he is a murderer, Turman will not rush to deny it.

Turman now knew two things. The first was that he had already paid the five gold coins used to issue the commission to the Quest Guild. The second was that he didn't have to do anything else regarding the commission. He just had to wait for the staff of the Quest Guild to bring over someone who knew the detailed information about the "Dark Rabbit Clan".

After figuring out these two things, Turman could be said to have no pressure at all. Although the things he was experiencing were very bizarre, in the end, they did not cause him any substantial trouble, but were all beneficial.

If that's the case, why wouldn't he do it?

However, what Turman didn't know was that all his thoughts and ideas were clearly "seen" by a young man hiding in the dark.

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Jiang Ran was basically satisfied with the performance of the lonely old man Turman.

He walked around Mel Town several times last night and finally decided to use this old man as his "spokesperson".

It now seems that Jiang Ran's decision last night was correct. Even though Turman has escaped the control effect of the "Trickster" skill, he has no intention of causing trouble for Jiang Ran.

Next, Jiang Ran only needs to wait for the news of the bounty to reach the ears of the cat-man girl, Shiiki Ruri, to find out whether she knows about the "Dark Rabbit Clan" and whether it is the "Spirit of Fighting Snakes and Catching Rats" that Grandma Rabbit mentioned.

As for why Shiiki Ruri would definitely fall for this bait, one of the reasons is her obsession with the "Cat Girl Restaurant".

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As mentioned earlier, Shiiki Ruri's identity as the proprietress is not just an acting role, she is genuinely working hard to run the cat girl restaurant.

After Jiang Ran confirmed this through mind reading, he also learned that the Cat Girl Restaurant in Mel Town had encountered a cash flow crisis and was gradually dragging down the branch in Sunny Town.

To sum it up in one sentence, Shiiki Ruri is in dire need of money now, a lot of money, so as long as she really knows the information about the "Dark Rabbit Clan", she will definitely come to accept Mr. Turman's commission.

(No…wait…it doesn’t seem like it’s necessarily true…)

At this moment, Jiang Ran suddenly thought of a possibility, that is, the information about the "Dark Rabbit Clan" is extremely important, and Shiiki Ruri would not sell out the information about the "Dark Rabbit Clan" even if it means letting the Cat Girl Restaurant go bankrupt.

(Tsk, this is a bit troublesome... But fortunately, there is still a way to save it...)

While thinking of a solution, Jiang Ran had already taken action.

He immediately sneaked into the shadow of a nearby calico cat and controlled the cat to run towards the cat girl's cooking kiosk.

Fortunately, when Jiang Ran arrived at the main restaurant of Restaurant, the store had not yet opened for business and the news on the street had not yet spread.

Shiiki Ruri, who was preparing ingredients with the staff, was still unaware of "that bounty request."

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Thanks to the fact that his current "appearance" is a calico cat, Jiang Ran can not only move freely in the cat girl restaurant, but is also loved by the staff.

He easily occupied a corner of the cupboard, then lay there pretending to take a nap, but in fact he was monitoring Shiiki Ruri's every move.

After the restaurant opened at noon, sporadic customers began to enter the Cat Girl Restaurant, and the news about "that request" also spread in along with the customers' conversations.

Shiiki Ruri, who was helping to greet customers in the store, soon heard that someone was spending a lot of money to look for intelligence. Although she did not take the initiative to ask, there is never a shortage of curious people in this world.

So, not long after, Shiiki Ruri also learned that Mr. Turman in the town was collecting information about the "Dark Rabbit Clan".

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—(The Dark Rabbit Clan…? I feel like I’ve heard that clan name somewhere before…)

Shiiki Ruri, who was busy, overheard what the guests were talking about and stopped.

However, what really caught Shiiki Ruri's attention was not the name "Dark Rabbit Clan", but the bounty of "up to five gold coins" mentioned by the guests just now.

If I can get these five gold coins, then at least the store’s funds won’t be so tight this month!

The desire for the bounty made Shiiki Ruri rarely distracted from her work. After weighing the pros and cons, she decided to entrust the work at hand to the clerk, and immediately left the store and hurriedly walked towards the Task Union Branch in Mel Town.

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