Late at night, Yin Lin went to meet Huang Yi again to exchange items.
Since she didn’t need to go to work or do part-time jobs, she arrived early this time.
She caught Huang Yi struggling to climb a crane.
He was wearing leather shoes and a suit, looking quite bedraggled and dangerous.
“Sometimes I really envy you Magical Girls. It’s so convenient to go wherever you want,” Huang Yi panted as he braced himself against a steel beam.
‘Envy? To become this thing, I had to temporarily sacrifice my manhood and lose my identity as a man.’
His private life had been turned into a complete mess.
Thinking of this, Yin Lin couldn’t help but let out a faint smile.
Undeniably, Song Wuli felt his life was becoming more and more exciting, as if he had come alive and become more human.
The bet with the Contract Goddess had essentially become a dead letter.
He just didn’t know why the bet had to be set for 1 year.
Watching Huang Yi struggle to climb up, Yin Lin couldn’t help but want to laugh.
If it were Song Wuli, this crane — which was dozens of meters high — would be truly difficult to climb, and he would look even more pathetic than Huang Yi.
At the very least, Huang Yi’s body had been somewhat trained, unlike Song Wuli’s, which was completely out of shape.
He sat on the crane arm and looked into the distance.
“Is this the scenery you Magical Girls usually see? It’s quite beautiful.”
Yin Lin had no choice but to start acting.
“What’s wrong with you today, Uncle? Are you having some epiphany about the world and life?”
Huang Yi adjusted his clothes and grew serious.
“Let’s talk business. How likely do you think it is that the industrial area will be attacked?”
Yin Lin replied, “It’s not necessarily the industrial area. The information I have is that Level 2 and Level 3 of the Underground will be in danger. It’s a 99% probability.”
“Can’t you tell me the source of the information?”
“Not yet, Uncle. That is the most important secret I’ve ever encountered in my life. Not a single person is worthy of me revealing it. This intelligence requires the highest level of trust to share.”
Huang Yi gave an awkward smile and didn’t press further.
He changed the subject.
“Because Level 2 and Level 3 of the Underground are so important, the passes use real-name registration. By the way, the name Yao Ruoning is an alias, right?”
Yin Lin was startled.
‘Was I exposed? Has Song Wuli’s identity been found out?’
Just as she was about to make an excuse, Huang Yi continued.
“I looked into it and found that the identity of Yao Ruoning has slight traces of being forged. The birth certificate and everything were done quite well, but the life traces aren’t realistic enough. That’s where many forgers fail.”
He handed over an ID card.
“I’ve supplemented this identity for you. There shouldn’t be any major flaws now. Yao Ruoning is now a legally existing, real person. I have no interest in pursuing the matter of your real name.”
Yin Lin took it.
“I won’t thank you. This is what I deserve for my hard work in protecting Yiri City.”
“Yes, yes, yes,” Huang Yi sighed with the helplessness one feels toward a child.
He continued, “When you go Underground, just swipe your ID card. We will also temporarily send people to strengthen the defenses. We’d rather alert the enemy than do nothing.”
This was the decision made by the Eastern Alliance.
After learning that the Underground Industrial Area might be attacked, they didn’t intend to set an ambush; instead, they planned to directly strengthen the guard to prevent the danger from occurring.
Just as when an important official of the Alliance goes on an inspection, they would rather strengthen defenses than wait for someone to attack the official and then arrest the murderer.
Alliance officials shouldn’t be bait; they were too important.
The same was true for Level 2 and Level 3 of the Underground.
They were too important and weren’t things that could be used as bait.
It wasn’t worth the risk to fish for the enemy.
The Eastern Alliance’s measures would likely affect Yin Lin’s plans, which was why Huang Yi specifically mentioned alerting the enemy.
“Fine, I’ll still go Underground to take a look.”
Yin Lin’s intuition was actually quite bad.
The Contract Goddess knew the future development, and Yin Lin felt she hadn’t changed history yet.
If that was the case, the Goddess’s words meant danger would still occur in the Underground.
The two of them exchanged some other intelligence.
Huang Yi had many questions about what had happened at the Forest Farm a few days ago.
What exactly was the relationship between the Jinyin Hong San Jiemei and Greenfield?
Seeing Yin Lin’s face turn slightly red, he understood.
The next question: regarding Yiri Square and the container transportation, were there any details along the way?
Yin Lin only picked out a portion of the content to tell Huang Yi; there wasn’t much worth hiding.
Huang Yi also told her that the Eastern Alliance had only just found out about the Star Summoning Society and was still investigating.
They had previously received a tip-off that Greenfield might have betrayed the Magical Girls and intended to kidnap Yin Lin.
That was why they had asked her to cooperate, to see what was going on with Greenfield and the Star Summoning Society.
At this point, Yin Lin’s expression became noticeably uncomfortable, and she looked a bit angry.
They wouldn’t allow the industrial area to be used as bait, choosing to alert the enemy and increase security.
But Yin Lin could be used as bait, deliberately letting Greenfield kidnap her, right?
It would be strange if Yin Lin felt good about that.
Huang Yi didn’t dare explain further, fearing it would only add fuel to this Little Ancestor’s fire.
He asked about the details of the battle at the Forest Farm and confirmed that the opponent could use a type of mana shell very similar to those used by the Defeated Team.
The similarity between their weapons was too high.
“Is there a mole in the Defeated Team?” Yin Lin had suspected this for a long time.
“We will investigate that. Was it a deliberate attempt to frame the Defeated Team with similar weapons to sow discord among humans? Was their equipment leaked? Or are there other possibilities? We are verifying all of them.”
Huang Yi also shared many secrets.
Fearing she might overthink things, he added, “Since the Defeated Team’s authority is too high, we are still applying for permission from superiors to investigate them. We also tried to investigate the Human Alliance’s Equipment Development Department, but we’re currently being blocked; our authority is still insufficient.”
Yin Lin nodded.
She heard him, but she wasn’t very satisfied.
Huang Yi changed the subject again and asked, “You were injured at the Forest Farm, weren’t you? Was it serious?”
“It’s a minor issue. My Magic Shield was just broken, that’s all. I wasn’t hurt,” Yin Lin replied.
Looking at her stubborn expression, it seemed there were no major injuries.
Huang Yi felt both amused and worried.
Finally, he gave her a few warnings.
If she discovered danger during the Underground exploration, she should evacuate or give up if she could.
Protecting herself was the most important thing; everything else was secondary.
If Yiri City’s industry was gone, humanity wouldn’t perish; there were other cities.
But if Yin Lin was gone, humanity would lose a trump card.
It was unclear how much of what Huang Yi said was true or false, but at least he was finally speaking some sense.
They chatted a bit more before Yin Lin handed over the items she had obtained from the Star Summoning Society to Huang Yi, helping him transport them to the bottom of the crane.
Before they parted, Huang Yi remembered something.
“Recently, Yiri City has been dealing with sensors. It’s predictable that the Defeated Team and the others will be more aggressive in the future. You should be careful too and try not to operate on the surface.”
Yin Lin nodded.
Huang Yi began nagging again.
“Also, about that ID card… there’s no real distinction between a real or fake identity. Once you use this card, that identity becomes real. You must be careful.”
Yin Lin nodded again.
She knew what Huang Yi meant.
Once Yin Lin truly used the identity of Yao Ruoning, others might be able to trace her.
The name was no longer just a verbal alias but a real person who could be traced.