Chapter 668 Clorinde's Concerns
Chapter 668 Clorinde's Concerns
Shao Yun and others stopped for a while at the headquarters of the Rose Thorn Society. Everything seemed calm and normal.
However, at this moment, Clorinde suddenly stood up and made an excuse to go to the toilet.
This is not something special. After all, people have three urgent needs, and going to the toilet is the most normal thing.
However, when Clorinde left her seat and passed by Shao Yun who was sitting next to her, the situation changed subtly.
While no one was paying attention, she quickly patted Shao Yun on the shoulder and signaled with her eyes that he should wait a moment and follow her.
Shao Yun was a little surprised by this action, but when he saw Clorinde's anxious eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.
About a minute after Clorinde walked into the Rose Thorn Society headquarters, Shao Yun decided to follow her and take a look.
He stood up and, also using the excuse of going to the restroom, walked into the headquarters of the Rose Thorn Society.
The headquarters of the Rose Society was converted from a ship, so its internal structure is slightly different from that of ordinary buildings.
Fortunately, there were signboards here, so Shao Yun was able to find the location of the toilet relatively easily.
However, when Shao Yun finally arrived at the toilet of the Rose Thorn Society headquarters, he encountered a problem.
The toilet in front of her was divided into men's and women's toilets, and Clorinde obviously entered the women's toilet.
Shao Yun stood there, looking at the women's restroom in front of him, and couldn't help wondering how he was going to get in.
Just when Shao Yun was thinking about whether he should call Clorinde out of the ladies' room, suddenly, Clorinde poked her head out of the ladies' room without any warning.
Seeing this, Shao Yun was about to ask her what she wanted him to come over for.
However, in the next second, Clorinde grabbed Shao Yun's arm with lightning speed, and pulled him hard, pulling him into the women's restroom!
This series of actions happened so quickly that Shao Yun had no time to react.
When he came to his senses, he found himself in a cubicle in the women's restroom, with Clorinde standing in front of him. The distance between them was so close that they could almost feel each other's breath.
Shao Yun couldn't help feeling embarrassed. His face instantly turned red and he stammered to Clorinde, "C... Clorinde, you... you are crazy!"
As he spoke, he tried to ease the awkward atmosphere by winking at each other.
However, Clorinde acted very naturally. She said to Shao Yun with a serious face: "Master, I have something very important to tell you!"
Shao Yun looked awkwardly at the female restroom cubicle that Clorinda had pulled into.
The small space made him feel a little cramped and uneasy. After all, this was the women's restroom, and it was such a closed cubicle. It was really strange for two people to be in the same room.
Shao frowned and said to Clorinde in dissatisfaction: "Is there anything that can't be discussed after we go outside? Do we have to talk about it in this bathroom? Or in the women's bathroom? I don't want to be considered a pervert!"
However, Clorinde didn't care about Shao Yun's complaints, and she didn't even show the slightest embarrassment.
After all, she, Clorinde, was a woman, so she didn't care.
"Don't worry about these details. I'm a little worried about Navia." Clorinde said solemnly, "Master, do you feel something is wrong?"
Shao Yun was in a cubicle in the women's restroom at the moment, feeling uncomfortable all over.
Hearing Clorinde's words, he asked in confusion: "What's wrong? I see she is quite energetic and doesn't look tired."
However, Clorinde was obviously not satisfied with Shao Yun's answer, and her tone became more anxious.
"No, that's not what I'm asking about! It's about the renovation plan for Baisong Town and the Baisong Dam. I'm really a little scared of such a big project. Navia may not be able to afford it. Besides, I think she even borrowed money..."
When Shao Yun heard the word "borrow money", his nerves immediately tensed up and his first reaction was to refuse to help.
After all, debt problems are no small matter and can get you into big trouble.
So he said without hesitation: "Look, Clorinde, I don't want to get into any debt problems. It's none of my business, and I can't help."
After saying that, Shao Yun prepared to leave the toilet cubicle, wanting to quickly get rid of this topic that made him feel uneasy.
However, Clorinde held his arm tightly and would not let him go.
"Master, don't leave in a hurry. Listen to what I have to say." There was a hint of helplessness in Clorinde's voice.
"I'm worried that she will borrow money from the Northland Bank. You know, the Northland Bank is not a good place. It's a place that eats people without leaving any bones!"
"Master, do you still remember the trial more than half a month ago?"
Although Shao Yun and Funina did not care about the outcome of the lawsuit between Northland Bank and Montluçon, Clorinde remembered it clearly.
Montluçon lost and had to pay back the money immediately. If Mora wasn’t enough, he would use his assets to pay off the debt!
Shao Yun gave up the idea of leaving the toilet cubicle helplessly, turned around, looked at Clorinde suspiciously, and asked puzzledly: "So, what do you want me to do?
"Do you want me to ask her, 'Oh, Miss Navia, have you ever borrowed money from the Northland Bank?' I don't need to say how stupid this is, and how could Navia tell me so easily?"
Clorinde looked embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, pursed her lips gently, and then said: "I mean, Master, can you help me investigate this matter?"
When Shao Yun heard that Clorinde actually asked him to investigate whether Navia had borrowed money from the Northland Bank, he was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
He really couldn't understand why Clorinde would make such a request.
So he decided to ask Clorinde a question first to see what she really thought.
"I have a question. Even if I really find out that Navia did borrow money from Northland Bank, what can you do? Are you going to help her pay back the money?"
Faced with Shao Yun's question, Clorinde was suddenly speechless, because she herself didn't know how she would deal with it if Navia really borrowed money.
She couldn't help but frowned, thinking for a while, and then answered hesitantly: "I... I don't know, maybe... No! I will definitely help her pay it back!"
"But I really need to know the truth of the matter. What if Navia really borrowed money? Considering the current financial situation of the Thorn Rose Society..."
Clorinde paused and said reluctantly, "I can't watch Navia struggling alone. I promised Mr. Carres that I would take good care of Navia!"
The next second, Clorinde grabbed Shao Yun's hand and begged, "Please, Master. I know my request is worthless, but you are the only one I can think of who can help me."
"I know my request is excessive and you will be angry. But, I have no other choice."
The reason why Clorinde asked Shao Yun for help was very simple. First, Shao Yun was so powerful, just like the wishing lamp.
The second is that Clorinde is a duel agent after all, and there are some things that she is restricted in doing, and is indeed not as free as Shao Yun.
Seeing Clorinde, who always maintained a cool demeanor, pleading again, Shao Yun gritted his teeth and said, "I will die because of my empathy..."
After Shao Yun finished complaining, he asked a question helplessly.
"Okay, even if I agree now, how can I investigate now?"
Shao Yun explained his concerns in detail.
"What should I do with Funina? I mean, we seem to be at work now, right? Is it really okay to be absent from work? Although I don't mind being absent from work, Funina is just about to tie me up with a rope."
When Clorinde heard Shao Yun mention Funina, she couldn't help but feel a little awkward.
Today, Funina's dependence on Shao Yun has reached an almost pathological level.
Apart from not sleeping with Shao Yun at night, she basically could not leave Shao Yun more than fifty meters away.
Once the distance exceeds this limit, Funina becomes anxious, fearing that "Dutch" will suddenly appear and hurt her.
Clorinde pinched her chin and racked her brains for a solution.
After several minutes, she suddenly had an idea and said, "I got it! I have a good idea! How about we take Funina to my house?"
"I remember when I was a kid, my master would feed me juice with sleeping pills in it when he was annoyed with me crying. I think there should be some sleeping pills in the teacher's bedroom."
After listening to Clorinde's method full of complaints, Shao Yun felt as if his brain had been hit by Ying's fist. He had no idea where to start complaining.
"Wait a minute! Let's not talk about whether sleeping pills will expire. Was your master Petronilla so wild when you were a child? Feeding you sleeping pills when you were still a child? Is this true or false?"
Shao Yun looked at Clorinde with suspicion, totally unable to believe what she said.
However, Clorinde looked at Shao Yun's reaction, nodded calmly, and admitted: "It's true, but later Mr. Carres found out that my master fed me sleeping pills..."
"He scolded my master severely, and she never did that again after that."
Hearing this, Shao Yun couldn't help feeling speechless.
He imagined Clorinde's childhood life. What a "hardcore" childhood that must have been! It was incredible that she was fed sleeping pills by her master!
Shao Yun said to Clorinde with some embarrassment: "The days you spent with your master when you were a child were really 'hardcore'..."
He really couldn't think of any other word except "hardcore" to describe such a childhood.
Clorinde obviously didn't want to dwell on her "hardcore" childhood, so she quickly changed the subject and asked, "Okay, Master, let's not talk about this anymore. What do you think of my plan?"
While thinking about the feasibility of this plan, Shao Yun added: "Well, I think this plan is not bad, but there is one thing we need to pay attention to."
"If I give her juice with sleeping pills in it, if the drug isn't effective enough, I might just knock her out."
When she heard that Shao Yun was going to knock Furninna out with a knife as a backup plan, a look of distrust immediately appeared on Clorinde's face.
Her beautiful violet pupils stared at Shao Yun closely, as if questioning the feasibility of his plan.
"Master, I think your plan to knock Lady Funina unconscious is really unreliable." Clorinde said without hiding anything. "In comparison, my plan of using sleeping pills seems much safer."
Both sides were suspicious of each other's plans, Shao Yun said with a wry smile.
"Otherwise, how could we become master and apprentice... But having a backup plan is better than having no plan at all, so let's act now!"
Clorinde nodded and replied, "Yes!"
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