âLin Xiao? Yao Zi? Why did you guys just get here now!â
The man ran over emotionally like he saw an old friend and hugged Lin Xiao as he was about to stand up. Then he began complaining tearfully to him.
âHey, hey, hey, wait a moment, you can cry, but stop wiping your snot on me! ⊠Also, stop squeezing me so hard! Molesting shotas is illegal in Gotham Kingdom!â
Lin Xiao jumped when he was suddenly hugged by an unknown man that didnât have any evil intention, he would have already given him a good electrocuting.
âS-sorry I was too excitedâŠâ
The man realized he lost his composure and let Lin Xiao go. Then he got a chair and sat next to them like he was going to have a good chat with them.
Lin Xiao and the others were confused and didnât get what was going on.
âSorry to ask, but⊠who are you?â
âHm? Itâs me! Donât you recognize me?â
The man was shocked and looked at the others but got a similar blank look.
âWe met at the alliance office at Nighttown! Iâm Tom White, did you forget?â
The man realized they were all staring at them blankly and felt a bit awkward and tried to get them to remember him.
âWe had a powerful magician in our team, Archer, do you remember him?â
âOh, I do! So youâre Archer? No, I thought he was bald⊠bro, your hair grows pretty fast.â Lin Xiao looked at his head of dense black hair and couldnât help but joke.
âNo, no, Iâm not Archer, Iâm his friend!â
âOh⊠I still donât remember.â Lin Xiao scratched his head awkwardly and reassured him, âWell, now I know who you are⊠so, what did you need me for?â
âLin Xiao, Iâll just make a long story short⊠something happened to Caesar!â
âWhat?â
Lin Xiao exchanged a glance with ShenDai Ying and they both had a wry smile.
They were just guessing about what Caesar was doing and something actually happened to himâŠ
âLin Xiao, you definitely have to help!â
Finally getting to the point, he told Lin Xiao everything he knew.
Perhaps it was out of shock or he just didnât want anyone to know, his voice was very quiet, even when he initially called out to Lin Xiao. So no one in the room other than him knew about their identities.
LIn Xiao didnât care about a small detail like that, but at the same time, he didnât know that Abra secretly recommended them as a special investigation team to Claire, which caused the misunderstanding later.
But that kind of misunderstanding wasnât enough to cause any trouble for Lin XiaoâŠ
âSo youâre saying that Caesar and the others are trapped in Yellowstone by some unknown monster and you donât know if theyâre dead or alive?â
âY-yesâŠâ
âSigh, you⊠how should I even put it?â
Lin Xiao sighed as he looked at this man in his thirties who was panicked and scared out of his wits.
He didnât want to rebuke him for escaping, though it may sound cowardly, with a whole team trapped, there has to be someone to come back and report the information and ask for help. If everyone was trapped, then there was no hope of rescue.
What really pissed Lin Xiao off was that he didnât provide any useful information!
Other than focusing on escaping, he didnât know anything, he might as well have diedâŠ
âLin Xiao, I-Iâm useless, but you have to save them! Those monsters were terrifying, if you donât save them, then itâs all over for them!â
Although Claire also heard the information and was already preparing people for a rescue, he wasnât an idiot and those people clearly didnât realize the severity of the situation. A rescue team led by Andre also wouldnât be too useful, even if Claire personally went, she might not save Caesar in time.
Now Lin Xiao was the real savior!
He personally saw how strong Lin Xiao and Yao Zi were at Nighttown! Though they may look still young, he knew that they were far stronger than Andreâs group of shameless bastards!
So what if theyâre E-rank investigators? Their rank far surpasses Andreâs B-rank that he got shamelessly!
âSigh, how troubling⊠but heâs my friend so I canât just leave him, Rosie also helped me before⊠okay, Iâll help!â
Lin Xiao spoke while also getting everyone elseâs opinion.
Nothing needed to be said for Elena, since sheâll go wherever Lin Xiao goes. ShenDai Ying did want Caesar gone so the marriage could be annulled⊠but those evil thoughts just passed by her thoughts, since Lin Xiao already promised to help her with the marriage, so she had no reason to not help.
As for the siblings⊠of course, they would be clinging to Lin Xiao and would go wherever he goes.
âSince thatâs the case, then letâs not delay and talk about the details on the way⊠letâs go!â
Although Lin Xiao would like to rest and sleep before leaving, but it was urgent, so he had to move quickly.
Tom White was delighted and didnât hesitate, but they unexpectedly got stopped when they got to the door.
âHey, where are you guys going?â The person who stopped them was the manager.
âWhat does that have to do with you⊠hm? Whatâs the meaning of this?â
Lin Xiao wanted to ignore him and walk out the door, but the investigators by the door blocked them.
âPrincess Claire is about to assign tasks, where are you going?â
âNone of your business⊠move!â
Lin Xiao wanted to leave and didnât want to waste any more time, but the four or five investigators werenât budging.
âPrincess Claire hasnât given orders yet, you canât leave now!â
âOh? ⊠And what if I leave?â
âHehe, boy, you have a lot of nerve.â
As he spoke, that investigator looked at a couple of others around him and they all surrounded Lin Xiao.
The atmosphere became extremely stiff and hostile frightening Yao Zi and Xiao Tian as they each grabbed one of Elenaâs sleeves and hid behind her.
What happened, why did it suddenly become like this?
âTsk⊠good dogs donât get in the way. So you guys want to fight?â Lin Xiao took a step forward and faced those fierce investigators without showing any weakness.
âBrat, youâre quite arrogant⊠even if we fought, how many punches do you think you can take?â An investigator clenched his sandbag-sized fist and smiled.
âHehe, at least your punch wonât hurt me⊠forget it, Iâm short on time. If you want to fight, you can all come at the same time.â Lin Xiao didnât want to waste any more time with them, Caesar was still waiting for him, he didnât have time for these riffraff.
He looked back and exchanged a look with the two beauties, Elena and ShenDai Ying nodded in understanding. The former shielded Yao Zi and Xiao Tian while the latter drew Snow and stood back to back with Lin Xiao.
Seeing that, the surrounding investigators were stunned and didnât think he was that strong-willed and ready to fight, so they all drew their weapons and the entire room became a battlefield.
âHey, hey, hey, what are you all doing? Have you gone mad!?â
This time, the managerâs roar echoed through the room and shook everyone.
âWhat are you bastards taking this place to be!? Are you still taking me as a manager? Watch out I donât dock you points and revoke your investigator qualifications!â
He rushed out from the front counter and cursed out all the investigators.
âPut all your weapons away! Horace, is that axe not heavy? If it isnât, then go move the rocks in the backyard! Willard, your magic scrolls are very cheap, is it? How about you sell it to me for a gold coin each? ⊠And you! Donât think Iâm afraid of scolding you just because youâre pretty!â
âUh⊠w-whatâs wrong with me?â
âYou brat wearing high heels, I thought you were a magician yet youâre holding a sword⊠put that away, this isnât the place for you to fight!â
âO-oh⊠okay.â
ShenDai Ying hesitated a bit, but since all the other investigators obediently put their weapons away and Lin Xiao also nodded at her indicating that she didnât need to be nervous, so she listened and put her sword away. But she still cautiously stayed by Lin Xiao, ready in case anyone attacked.
âSigh, kid, whatâs your name?â When he finally quelled this unnecessary fight, the uncle stood in front of Lin Xiao and asked.
âMe? Iâm LinâŠâ
âForget it, it doesnât matter who you areâŠâ He shook his head and interrupted Lin Xiao, âPrincess Claire hasnât appeared yet, where are you going?â
âIâm going to save Caesar.â
âCaesar? That small team from earlier? That wonât do either! ⊠You canât act on your own, you have to wait for orders!â Although he was worried that Lin Xiao might explode, he still vetoed him.
âWhy? Caesar is my friend, Iâm going to save him, who are you to stop me?â
âBecauseâŠâ
âWhat are you arguing about?â
Just when the manager was about to patiently explain, a slightly deep female voice came from behind.