Chapter 42 [018] The Price of Power

Chapter 42 [018] The Price of Power

Chapter 42 [018] The Price of Power
Xiao Xia hung upside down on the ceiling and eavesdropped.

After the door of the archive room was closed, the Chief of Police walked to the center of the room and sat down behind a dusty desk, as if he wanted to maintain an equal sitting position with the old man in the wheelchair despite the dirtiness.

The female assistant locked the wooden door from the inside. The old man in the wheelchair spoke to the Chief of Police in a deep voice:

"Listen, I'm going to the outer city to buy paintings tomorrow night. You send Han Muyue to be my bodyguard alone, okay?"

From Xiao Xia's perspective, she couldn't see the expression in the Police Chief's eyes, but she felt that the Police Chief seemed angry.

"Mr. Collector, don't you already have two powerful bounty hunters as bodyguards? Why do you need to ask Mu Yue to accompany you?"

The collector did not answer, but proudly leaned his frail head against the back of the wheelchair.

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!" The Chief of Police slammed his fist on the table, raising dust. A nearby phone made a "click" sound, and the receiver fell over, causing a busy tone.

The female assistant stepped forward to put the phone back in place. The collector continued, "Since the "Police Car Bombing Case" 12 years ago, Mu Yue's branch has lost power within the family. Didn't Mu Yue's father, the former Deputy Chief of Police, drink all day and not even attend family gatherings? Why would you protect such a useless daughter?"

The Chief of Police gritted his teeth and said, "You are not allowed to say that about Mu Yue, and you are not allowed to say that my brother is a waste!"

The Collector was not afraid of the wrath of the Inspector General of Police and his tone remained low and smooth.

"Keep your voice down. Do you want the Han family's scandal to be publicized? I will be 90 years old next month. In the three major families, what exactly does turning 90 mean? Don't you understand?"

The collector raised his hand, and the female assistant behind him immediately understood and explained: "Every 10 years, the company will recruit one person from each of the three major families to join the Senate to assist the company in managing Huanshi City. The prerequisite is that this person must be over 90 years old, and after entering the Senate, he must cut off all ties with the family."

Although the collector couldn't stand up, his tone became increasingly pressing.

“Although the company prohibits us from contacting the original family, if I enter the Senate and pass some resolutions that are beneficial to the Han family, it is still possible to do it.”

The Chief of Police remained silent.

The Collector raised his dry lips and said, "The three major families look glamorous on the outside and everyone envies them, but in reality they are just wolfhounds of the company. Even if your father is the patriarch of the family, what does he count for in front of the company's elders?"

The Chief of Police's expression became increasingly grim, but the Collector's cruel words continued.

"In recent years, compared with the other two major families, the power of the Han family has declined, right?"

"Sacrificing a little Han Muyue in exchange for the future of the entire Han family, can't you, the chief of police who shoulders such a heavy responsibility, tell which is more important?"

After a longer silence, the Chief of Police nodded. The Collector laughed dryly and left the archive room with the help of his female assistant.

Xiao Xia, who was hanging upside down on the ceiling, was full of doubts. Although she was not very smart, she could hear that this matter was quite unfavorable to Han Muyue.

Why would people from the same family kill each other? I really don't understand the inner city people's thinking... But this is a good thing for me, right?
However, the Chief of Police was reluctant to leave the archives room. Xiao Xia's hands and feet gradually became numb, but she did not dare to make any sound. It was more painful than being tortured.

The Chief of Police finally picked up the phone on the desk and dialed a number.

"Hello, is this the special training base? It's me, please help me find Instructor Qianxing..."

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It was already 21 p.m. when Mu Yue was sent back to the police dormitory by the family car.

As soon as she returned to the dormitory, Mu Yue took off her police uniform and hung it in the closet, then changed into a T-shirt and shorts similar to Vale's, and running shoes.

"I've been standing in the art gallery for the whole afternoon, and my body feels sluggish. Vale, come with me to the playground for a run!"

"Okay!" Vale, who was lying on the bed eating dog biscuits, jumped up, "It's time to chat about running with my bestie again!"

The night breeze was gentle, and on the dormitory playground illuminated by a few side lights, Sheriff Mu Yue and Valei ran side by side, round and round.

The sheriff's long black hair fluttered backwards, and sweat turned into a faint light and dissipated in the air. As a Furui, Vale ran faster, but she deliberately lagged behind the sheriff by half a body length - she liked the smell of Mu Yue's hair.

The city police dormitory is close to the central tower and is better protected by the "Mingguang Sky Curtain". There was no acid rain here tonight.

A large airship with the words "Loyal to the Company" written on it flew slowly over the two of them. A monotonous male electronic voice played repeatedly: "Please continue to work hard to create a better future for Ringstone City..."

Vale complained to Mu Yue: "Yes, yes, you are the sheriff and I am the deputy sheriff. We all have a bright future."

Chief Inspector Mu Yue slammed on the brakes and stopped: "You are the deputy captain! Where does the title of deputy police dog in the special service team come from?"

"It's better to be a police dog!" Vale complained, "I heard that the pensions of the Fury people are lower than those of police dogs!"

In Ringstone, animals without mutations are very expensive, and police dogs are very scarce in the city police force. There are also rumors that the only primates that the company's laboratories can afford are humans.

The two of them had run six laps, and Mu Yue was a little tired. She stopped, took a deep breath, and walked towards a big tree beside the playground.

Mu Yue had a habit of not staying on the playground to get in the way after she stopped exercising, even though there was no one else on the playground at the moment.

Vale was full of energy, her tail standing high behind her shorts, which looked more than enough for her. She followed the sheriff to the tree.

"Huh... bring a bottle... just bring a bottle of soda." The sheriff leaned against the tree trunk and wiped the sweat from his cheeks with the back of his hand. Vale stared at Mu Yue's chest, which was only wearing a T-shirt. If she were a man, her eyes and smile would definitely be called lustful.

"Sheriff, why didn't you wear this when you went on a date with your boyfriend today? Wouldn't it be a pity to expose such a pair of white legs only for me to see?"

Valei even reached out and touched Mu Yue's slightly red knee.

Mu Yue knocked Valei's hand away: "What happened today is not a date. I only wear T-shirts and shorts when I'm exercising. Who wears them everyday like you?"

"This one is very convenient!" Vale pointed at herself with her index fingers. "Besides, it's very hot when running, and I'm too lazy to change into a sports bra, so I just put on two Band-Aids to prevent friction..."

Mu Yue frowned and looked at her dog friend: We came out for a night run and exercise, why do you act like you are carrying out your master's mission?

Vale carelessly pulled open the collar of his T-shirt to prove that he really only had two Band-Aids on. The two small white patches on his delicate black skin made Mu Yue feel like his artificial eye was going to explode.

"Sheriff, I showed you, shouldn't you also show me how you deal with it?" Valet showed her true colors. She came up and pulled Mu Yue's T-shirt, "Be obedient and let me see it!"

Mu Yue resisted, and it was not the first time that Vale showed off her "gay guy is right next to me" behavior.

However, this time it was different. Vale quickly stopped tearing off the T-shirt. Her stubborn nose twitched slightly, as if she smelled something strange.

Mu Yue blushed. The dog-eared girl's sense of smell was 10 times that of a human. Could it be that she was sweating too much after exercise? It seemed that she had to go back and take a shower immediately!

"There are assassins!"

Completely different from what Mu Yue expected, Vale suddenly jumped high and rushed to the leafy tree canopy using his hands and feet. Then the crackling sound of fighting came from there.

“Ahhhhhh how is this possible! The scent of my skin beautifying ointment is so faint, how could it be leaked because of this!?”

With large branches and fallen leaves, Vale landed safely on Miyamoto Koxia's back. In the fight just now, Koxia was basically the one-sided beating.

"Eh? Why is she dressed like a ninja?" Vale grabbed Xiao Xia's clothes and asked her to face the sheriff. "It's a serious crime to break into the police dormitory. Let's interrogate her first, and then hand her over to the company to be made into a "brain-computer"!"

Xiao Xia was so frightened after hearing this that she even forgot that she knew the "Phantom Substitute Technique".

"No, don't turn me into a brain machine! I have no intention of assassination, I am only here to investigate! Please spare me! As long as you spare my life, I will do anything!!"

Xiao Xia knelt on the ground and begged for mercy in the standard Japanese "Dogeza" posture, and her crying and frightened look did not seem to be fake.

At this time, Sheriff Mu Yue calmed down his panting after the exercise.

"Wale, don't scare her. There is no tradition of turning people into brain machines here."

Even though Koxia had pulled up her black mesh shirt to cover her face like a ninja mask, the sheriff still recognized her as Miyamoto Koxia from the Night Dragon Society by her naturally curly red hair in a ponytail.

"You are Xiao Xia from the Night Dragon Society and the Fallen Cherry Blossom Group, right? What are you doing here? The police department says that members of the Night Dragon Society have committed many evil deeds and should be arrested immediately upon sight! What do you have to say?"

Seeing Xiao Xia kneeling down and begging for mercy, Vale relaxed his guard against her. The dog-eared girl whistled and looked up at the sky.

Should we arrest members of the Night Dragon Society immediately upon seeing them? I wonder who is dating the young master of the Night Dragon Society today!
Xiao Xiazhuang's pitiful tears continued to flow, and her eyes were looking for the target of the substitution technique.

In order to buy time, should I confess to Chief Inspector Mu Yue that someone was trying to harm her? But why should I save her? I came to the dormitory to spy on her in order to dig out more dirt on her, but I didn't expect to be caught by the Furui people...

Seeing Xiao Xia lying on the ground crying, Sheriff Mu Yue became a little impatient.

"Did Qin Jiandan send you here?"

Xiao Xia suddenly had an idea and looked up: "Yes, it was the young master who sent me here! Not only did he send me here to collect intelligence, but he also wanted to bring back some evidence or clothes!"

Vale interrupted: "Eh? If you want the sheriff's underwear, wouldn't it be faster to just bribe me?"

Mu Yue glared at Wali, and at this time Xiao Xia finally chose a piece of dead branch on the wall.

"Hahaha! Idiots! You've all been fooled! Illusion Substitution Technique!"

Vale reached out to grab it but only caught a shadow. Xiao Xia instantly exchanged positions with the dead branches on the wall. After she climbed up the wall, she pulled open the mesh mask and made a face with her tongue sticking out towards the bottom.

"Humph, making the leader of the Falling Cherry Blossoms and the head of the Miyamoto family kneel down and beg for mercy is a serious crime! You will soon meet with misfortune! This is a punishment from heaven!"

With a smug laugh, Xiao Xia jumped off the wall and ran away quickly. In the process, she used the "Phantom Substitution Technique" several times in succession to prevent Vale from chasing her.

"Damn, I didn't expect she is a mutant!" Vale also jumped onto the wall, but soon lost Xiao Xia's trace.

"Let her go. I will confirm this with Qin Jiandan." Sheriff Mu Yue said, "Miyamoto Xiaoxia and him don't seem to be a simple relationship of superior and subordinate. One of them must be lying to me."

The long-haired policewoman narrowed her eyes slightly in the dark and bit her lower lip.

"...If it was Qin Jiandan who lied to me, I would divorce him immediately!"

(End of this chapter)