Chapter 368 Ambush
Chapter 368 Ambush
Will something happen within a week?
After listening to the red-haired chief's judgment, Leon nodded subconsciously, but after thinking about it carefully, he found something wrong.
"Wait! Your wallet? You were the one who lost your wallet yesterday?"
"..."
It's bad... I was so busy thinking about Director Aquarius's purpose that I forgot about this...
"This...I can explain it."
Seeing Leon’s expression of surprise, doubt, reminiscence, and sudden realization, the red-haired chief cleared his throat awkwardly and tried to make amends:
"actually……"
"You actually lost your wallet when you were drunk, and you were too embarrassed to tell me directly, so you tried to trick me into helping you find your wallet, but in fact, nothing was found. Was this all just a coincidence?"
"..."
No... How did you figure it out so quickly? Did someone tell you something?
"It's not entirely a coincidence."
Looking at Leon's unfriendly expression, the red-haired director blushed for a rare moment, and gestured with a guilty look:
"I still vaguely sensed that something was amiss. Hmm... not much, but there was definitely a little bit."
"..."
So it’s exactly what the black goat guessed!!!
Seeing the red-haired chief's "a little bit" gesture, Leon's face darkened, but thinking of her kindness to him in the past, he tried to hold back and didn't scold her directly. Instead, he said in a deep voice with a dark face:
"Director, should you... drink less in the future?"
"I...I'll try my best..."
You try your best!
Seeing the red-haired chief's evasive look, and knowing that her promise would only last a week at most, Leon couldn't help but sigh, but didn't say anything more.
After all, the red-haired chief's situation is rather special. She needs to use alcohol to numb herself from time to time to temporarily get rid of the guilt brought about by [Killing Blood Hair]. If she is forced to quit drinking completely, it would be a torture for her.
"Never mind, just drink it."
After shaking his head helplessly, Leon did not continue to pursue the matter of her lying to him to find the wallet, but instead instructed in a gentle voice:
"But don't be like this time, where you drank so much that you didn't even notice your wallet was taken away. You have to be on your guard, otherwise if someone really catches you, it could be dangerous."
"???"
Seeing Leon, who was obviously a little angry but didn’t hold on to him, but lifted him up high and put him down gently, the red-haired director’s heart suddenly jumped, and he couldn’t help but hissed:
"Hi...Leon...are you okay?"
???
What is this? What can I do?
"I mean, aren't you mad?"
The red-haired director blinked and said:
"If Emma came here and knew that I was late for work because of drinking and that I lied to her to run errands for me, she would probably be angry for a long time and force me to pay back the money... Wouldn't you be angry?"
"I'm definitely angry, but not that angry yet."
After looking at her beautiful red hair, Leon shook his head slightly and said:
"Senior Emma is different from me. She may know the existence of [Blood-Killing Hair], but she probably doesn't know how much pain it will bring to the user. I have touched your hair and know what it means to use this abnormal object. Although you have all kinds of problems, you have done well enough. If I force you to stay awake and endure the pain while protecting humans and always protect me from the wind and rain, then I am too selfish.
No one is born with the obligation to bear these things, so drink if you want, but when there is a possibility of danger, remember to pay attention to the degree and don't give others the opportunity to hurt you. After all, the entire Virgin Branch still needs your support, so you must pay attention to safety. "
"..."
After listening to Leon’s answer, the red-haired director was silent for a while, then sniffed hard, held his hands to his heart and said with emotion:
"Oh my, you really... have touched me so much!
It was the first time that someone was so considerate to me and thought about me in every way. Not only did he not blame me for lying to you, he even tried to find the reasons in himself... Woohoo, I was so moved that I almost gave myself to him.
By the way, Little Leon, since you support me, I just thought about it carefully and found that five gold wheels are not enough, so... can you take out that wallet and let me borrow five more gold wheels?"
"..."
"cannot!"
When he heard the first half, Leon was still a little embarrassed, but after hearing the second half, Leon couldn't help but said with a dark face:
"I just changed my mind. If you keep drinking, you'll have a car accident sooner or later! Also, if you don't mind, I'll take the [Loan Interest Bag] away too. It's a sheer waste of resources to keep it with you... I'm off work!"
"Go away, go away! Stingy man!"
After watching Leon leave with a smile, the red-haired director sat alone at the table for a while, then stood up, opened the window of the office, leaned on the side of the window sill, and looked outside.
And where her sight fell, a stingy man who refused to lend money just walked out of the police department and waved to the carriage waiting for passengers on the roadside.
After watching Leon gesture with the coachman for a while, agree on the price, get on the carriage, and leave in the direction of Bridge Street, the red-haired director with bright eyes shrugged his nose, then turned around, picked up the bottle of wine on the table and took a big sip.
"You little guy who just fully grew his hair, you actually want to show off in front of me? Humph!"
……
"Okay! Let's get off here!"
After calculating the mileage from the police department to home, before the meter was about to jump, Leon reached out and knocked on the window of the carriage, and shouted in the roar of the boiler:
"It's time to stop! I can walk the remaining half of the street back by myself! If you drive any further, the extra distance will be yours, and I won't pay you!"
Tsk... People who work in the municipal district shouldn't bargain, right? How come you're so stingy?
After hearing what Leon said, the coachman who wanted to move forward groaned, then controlled the steam carriage with a sullen face and stopped it on the side of the road.
"Here you go. Just right."
After handing the money that had been calculated long ago to the coachman, Lyon, who successfully saved a copper wheel, got off the carriage with a smile and walked towards the direction of Happy Apartment under the moonlight.
"Master, you haven't rested yet?"
He greeted the sturdy old man who was holding a pair of large scissors in the garden and staring at him with a confused look. After he was tied up with wool by the curly-haired old lady who came over, Leon, who was in a good mood, chatted with the administrator lady for a few words, and then went upstairs with a smile.
It's better to be at home.
In the morning, he dealt with the mission report. In the afternoon, he gathered the rebels to destroy the evidence of the attack on the boarding tower. In the evening, he worked overtime to look for his wallet. After a busy day, Leon stretched his tired body and walked towards the house called home with a relaxed look on his face.
And the moment he reached the sixth floor, the door that had been closed opened promptly as usual. Under the light that was as warm as before, a pretty face smiling at him was revealed.
"Anna, I'm going to reply...why is it you?"
"Look at what you said, why can't it be me?"
After pulling up the collar of her silk nightgown to hide the overly outstanding scenery in front of her, Princess Veronica said with a smile:
"Honey, you're back from get off work. Do you want to take a shower first? Or eat first? Or do you want to..."
(End of this chapter)