Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

"Oh, you mean Mr. To! He does look a little sneaky, meow, but he's not a bad guy, meow. He's actually the food supplier for our Cat Girls' Kitchen, meow~"

Shiiki Ruri said this with a calm face, and then pretended to be relaxed on the surface.

In reality, the cat-girl was so nervous that her teeth were chattering and her legs were weak.

"Oh, so that's how it is. That's good."

Fortunately, Lord Frost Armor Knight did not say anything shocking, which made Shiiki Ruri's tense nerves relax a little.

Lord Frost Armor Knight told Shiki Ruri that, as far as he knew, in the border area between the Farnas Empire and the Kingdom of West, there was a group of winged people who specialized in usury, causing many shops, families and even clans to be ruined, so that was why he cared so much about the winged man he saw.

"Isn't the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion short of funds? After I saw that sneaky Winged Man, I thought you had borrowed money from the Winged People at high interest rates, so I asked you if you were hiding a secret from me." The Frost Armor Knight said slowly.

After hearing this explanation, Shiiki Ruri understood why Lord Frost Armor Knight had suddenly questioned her so seriously just now. Indeed, if the Cat Girl Restaurant had borrowed foreign debts, it would be very dangerous, and it was indeed necessary and obligatory to tell Lord Frost Armor Knight, the second boss.

"So that's how it is, meow. Don't worry, Master Stan. The Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion is absolutely spotless, meow. If you want to see, you can freely look through all the account books since the establishment of the shop, meow~"

Having said that, Shiiki Ruri felt extremely relieved. She generously opened the cabinet where the account books were stored, not worrying at all about what the Frost Armor Knight might find in it.

Now, after overcoming the crisis, Shiiki Ruri began to think about another question, that is, how was Lord Tetodaf, who was known as the strongest of the "Zhu Ye Liuque", discovered by Lord Frost Armor Knight?

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Shiiki Ruri recalled the scene at that time and found that she did not notice the existence of Lord Frost Armor Knight at that time. In addition, Lord Frost Armor Knight did not say what happened in the warehouse just now, so Shiiki Ruri inferred that Lord Frost Armor Knight must have passed by outside the warehouse by chance and happened to see Lord Tetodaf leaving.

However, based on Shiiki Ruri's understanding of Lord Totodaf, he would avoid the sight of outsiders when he was on the move, so that no one would see his whereabouts, let alone discover his identity as a "winged man".

Shiiki Ruri also clearly remembered that when Lord Tetodav visited the warehouse that day, he was wearing a cloak that covered his wings. Logically, unless Lord Frost Armor Knight knew Lord Tetodav, it would be impossible to tell that Lord Tetodav was a Winged Man just by looking at his figure.

——(Could it be that... the Frost Knight possesses strength greater than that of Master Tettoduff?)

Thinking of this, Shiiki Ruri was shocked. The second boss of "his own family" was actually more powerful than the "big boss" of "Teruya Ryuja". This was really unbelievable.

However, after eliminating all impossible speculations, among all the possibilities that Shiiki Ruri can think of now, this is the only one that is the most reasonable.

——(Hmm, looks like I can’t escape the “business as usual” rule, nya…)

When she thought about the troublesome things that were about to happen, Shiiki Ruri was really overwhelmed.

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According to the rules of the secret intelligence organization "Teruya Ryuja", when Frost Knight Stan was about to join the Cat Girl Restaurant and become the second boss, Shiiki Ruri should have started investigating him.

Although the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion is just a cover, not everyone can become a member of it.

In order to prevent enemies from infiltrating the organization through the Cat Girl Restaurant, whenever the Cat Girl Restaurant wants to recruit new members, Shiiki Ruri, the owner of the Cat Girl Restaurant and the head of Ryudo, must conduct an "identity background check" on the new members.

The reason why Shiiki Ruri did not immediately investigate the Frost Armor Knight was that she was really too busy recently.

On the other hand, Shiiki Ruri also admitted that she did subconsciously trust the Frost Knight Stan, which delayed the investigation.

However, now that things have developed to this point, Shiiki Ruri has no choice but to investigate the Frost Armor Knight Stan - if this wandering knight with a mysterious identity and unfathomable strength is indeed a threat, then it will surely be a devastating threat.

9.199 - Strategies of All Parties

After chatting with Shiiki Ruri for a few more words, Frost Knight Stan said he had something to do and left first.

Shiiki Ruri eagerly saw him off to the door, and after closing the door, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Shiiki Ruri felt that compared to the initial test of management ability, the subsequent questioning from Lord Frost Armor Knight was much more terrifying. This man seemed to know something, and the questions he asked made Shiiki Ruri think that her true identity was about to be exposed several times.

——(Please, please, meow, it’s rare to have a savior, but please don’t become a disaster, meow…)

In this lonely space with no one around, Shiiki Ruri prayed earnestly and devoutly.

She admitted that she was very greedy, but she really couldn't give up either Cat Girl Restaurant or Teruya Ryūjaku.

After the prayer, Shiiki Ruri gathered herself together and entered the role of "Ryudo Master". Then, she began to arrange people to investigate "Frost Knight Stan" with ease.

——(Please, meow, Lord Frostmail Knight, please don’t be a troublesome person, meow…)

Will the cat-man girl's wish come true? It all depends on whether the god she believes in will respond to her.

And if the wish fails, in the worst case scenario, she can only organize other people to act together and use special means to get rid of the Frost Knight.

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Overall, Shiiki Ruri's ideas and responses were timely and appropriate.

However, as the saying goes, there are unexpected events in the world, and the cat's plans are not as good as God's plans. When Shiiki Ruri submitted her "investigation application" to the headquarters of "Teruya Ryuja", the priority of her application was squeezed behind another "urgent commission".

The urgent commission applied for by Shiiki Ruri was squeezed out. The Tenki and Chiki from the Snake Shadow Society paid a large price to let "Zhuye Liuque" help investigate the whereabouts of a young man named "Banning".

Since the Snake Shadow Society is an important client of "Zhaoye Liuque", and they paid a lot of money this time, the organization gave their emergency commission very high treatment - not only did it have extremely high priority, but they also arranged more manpower than usual.

As a result, Shiiki Ruri's application for investigation was put on hold, and even some of her "Ryudo" staff were diverted to search for that "damned" Banning.

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When Shiiki Ruri learned the bad news, she felt extremely unlucky. The information she urgently needed to know was actually delayed, which restricted all her subsequent actions.

But what Shiiki Ruri didn't know was that another unfortunate thing had happened to her, but she herself was unaware of it - the entire process of her contact with the headquarters was seen clearly by a certain young man.

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After Jiang Ran left the cat girl milk tea shop as Frost Knight Stan, he actually did not go far. Instead, he immediately used the "Shadow Master" skill to make a surprise attack, sneaked into the shadow of the sparrow, and went back to monitor Shiiki Ruri.

Thanks to the information obtained from mind reading, Jiang Ran already knew what Shiiki Ruri was planning to do to him.

Jiang Ran didn't care about the identity investigation. After all, "Frost Knight Stan" was a fictional character. If he could really find out anything from the investigation, that would be a miracle.

What really mattered to Jiang Ran was that Shiiki Ruri had been frightened by him into taking action.

Jiang Ran was not afraid that Shiiki Ruri would take any action, but was afraid that she would not move. As long as Shiiki Ruri took action as the "Master of Ryutang", Jiang Ran would be able to follow the clues to obtain various information about "Zhaoye Ryuque", and then find or deduce where their boss was hiding.

This time, when Shiiki Ruri contacted the organization, he still used the previous "Millennium Cicada Monkey" to shorten the communication time, while Jiang Ran followed the whole process with ease, and then learned the location of the headquarters of "Zhu Ye Liuque".

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The headquarters of "Zhaoye Liuque" was quite different from what Jiang Ran had imagined.

Jiang Ran originally thought that it would be a place heavily guarded and strictly guarded, but after arriving at the scene, he found that "Zhao Ye Liu Que" was actually "playing" the "tree hidden in the forest" routine.

The so-called "Zhu Ye Liu Que Headquarters" is actually "just" a post office branch located in the country of Vanya Chiefdom. Here, a large number of letters come and go every day, and it is very busy.

However, this ordinary appearance is just an appearance. The real appearance of this post office is the intelligence information transfer center of "Teruya Ryuque". All commissions, orders, requests, information, etc. will be sent here and then sent out in different categories.

These members of "Zhu Ye Liu Que" are all well-trained. There seems to be no difference between how they handle letters within the organization and ordinary letters from the public. To be honest, if Jiang Ran did not have the ability to identify and read minds, he would definitely not have been able to discover the mystery so quickly.

When Jiang Ran realized the truth, he hoped to follow the letter sent to the "Grand Master" and find the hiding place of the "Dove-Winged Man Tetodaf".

But to his disappointment, during the period of his observation and surveillance, not a single letter was sent to the head master.

In this regard, Jiang Ran could only accept his bad luck, then note the location of the post office and return to Mel Town for the time being.

Using the "Shadow Master" skill for a long time still puts a certain burden on his magic power. The more anxious he is, the more he tells himself to stay calm and not mess up the overall arrangement for the sake of momentary pleasure.

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October 187, 9

〖10:07 pm〗

[Death Future Remaining: 7 Days]

[Confession death countdown remaining: 27 days]

"Curse of the Ancestral Wolf: 73 Days Remaining"

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As night falls, the town of Mel, which has been busy all day, is about to come to an end under the dim moonlight.

However, a secret cat ninja unit wearing black tights quietly appeared on the outskirts of Mel Town at this time, suggesting that this night may not end so easily.

The secret cat ninja unit, named "Cicada", is a top-level unit of the cat people that is unknown to the general public. It is commanded and managed solely by the ten elders of the cat people.

This time, the "Cicada Corps" traveled thousands of miles across mountains and rivers to the Kingdom of West in order to find the whereabouts of the "Messenger of the Underworld" and realize their long-cherished wish of restoring the former glory of the cat people.

During the tracking process, the "Cicada Unit" initially pursued the "strange dark blue flame" because using this flame to fight is the characteristic of the underworld messenger. However, they gradually lost the clues and almost gave up several times. Fortunately, another suspicious rumor made them find hope again.

This suspicious rumor was about the Frost Knight Stan who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

The cat-ninjas of the "Cicada Unit" believed that the appearance of the Frost Knight Stan was too strange, and if the messenger of the underworld followed the route they calculated, he would arrive at the Kingdom of Wester during this period.

So, could Frost Knight Stan be the messenger of Hades?

These top ninjas of the cat-people clan will witness it with their own eyes!

9.200 - Under the cover of night

At the same time, in the town of Mel, the midnight snack period had just passed, and occasionally one could see groups of three or four passers-by returning home after having their midnight snack.

Among these passers-by, a tall and burly armored knight stood out particularly. He was the Frost Armor Knight Stan.

Frost Knight Stan walked in the opposite direction of other passers-by. He walked all the way to the street where restaurants were concentrated, and then entered the warehouse of the Cat Girl Food Pavilion.

Unlike last time when he sneaked in using the "Shadowmaker" skill, Frost Knight Stan opened the door and entered openly this time.

When he entered the warehouse, the other employees of the Cat Girl Restaurant had already gone home after get off work, leaving only the owner, Shiiki Ruri, still busy inside.

"Boss Liuli, have you forgotten what I said this afternoon?"

Frost Armor Knight Stan greeted Shiiki Ruri from a distance. Shiiki Ruri, who was counting the food inventory, raised her head in surprise when she heard the rough voice.

"Master Stan? Why are you here so late, meow?"

"I just happened to be passing by and saw that the magic stone lamp in the warehouse was still on, so I came in."

Frost Knight Stan made up an excuse. Of course, he was not just passing by, but came here on purpose.

"So that's how it is, meow. I was just a little worried, so I checked it again myself, meow, hehe."

Shiiki Ruri stuck out her tongue playfully. She now remembered what the Frost Armor Knight had just said.

In the afternoon, before leaving, Lord Frost Armor Knight told Shiiki Ruri, "Rest is also a part of hard work, don't exhaust your body." The implication was that Shiiki Ruri should not do everything by herself.

[Note: For details, see chapter 9.196 - The Dagger Revealed]

As a result, Shiiki Ruri has fallen into her old habit again. After all the other employees have gone home, she is still working overtime.

"Okay, today is the last time. Don't let me catch you again."

To Shiiki Ruri's surprise, Lord Frost Armor Knight was quite easy to talk to tonight and did not make any harsh criticisms. Even after he finished speaking, he picked up the parchment scroll that recorded the inventory quantity and helped Shiiki Ruri count it.

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"Boss Liuli, has the loss of our ingredients, seasonings and other goods improved in the past two days?" The Frost Armor Knight chatted with Shiiki Liuli while confirming the inventory situation.

When talking about the changes in the loss situation, Shiiki Ruri immediately became excited, because the reduction in losses these days was really obvious.

"That's a huge improvement, meow! All thanks to your 'limited sale' strategy, meow!"

Shiiki Ruri said that since the start of limited sales, it is no longer a problem to determine how much ingredients to purchase every day. Moreover, thanks to the topic of limited sales, several old customers have come back every day recently, so that all the limited-sale dishes can be sold out.

"By the way, requiring a deposit for reservations is also a great idea. I originally thought this would discourage people from booking, resulting in no reservations, but there are still people willing to spend money. It makes me so happy!"

Shiiki Ruri told Lord Frost Armor Knight that the happiest people were actually the chefs of the Cat Girl Kitchen. They had been feeling depressed for some time because no one had come to their restaurant, and they felt that no one liked the dishes they cooked.

Unexpectedly, there are people who pay to order their dishes every day. This really gives them great confidence!

"Yeah, that's good."

The Frost Armor Knight nodded affirmatively, then brought over a box containing a "wooden tall cup" and placed it in front of Shiiki Ruri.

"Boss Liuli, I have a new strategy. I was planning to tell you tomorrow morning, but since we happen to meet now, I'll tell you in advance."

"Eh? A new strategy, nya?"

After hearing this, Shiiki Ruri was slightly surprised again.

In her opinion, the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop should maintain the status quo and operate smoothly for the next one or two months. She didn't expect that the Frost Armor Knight would be so radical and use a new strategy on the second day of opening.

Then, in this night as long as last night, Shiiki Ruri was once again shocked by the Frost Armor Knight's imaginative operational strategy.