The day after capturing the suspect Chen Miao, a guest arrived at Luo Qiaoying’s Ancient Mansion.
At that time, Jiang Sui was still cleaning the courtyard. She and her colleagues had been busy there for almost the entire morning.
Because Luo Qiaoying loved flowers, the courtyard was filled with them. Since she was physically frail and couldn’t tend to them herself all the time, the task naturally fell to the servants.
With so many varieties of flowers and Jiang Sui and the others being newcomers, Ye Ganlan, the head servant, gave them detailed instructions before they started.
“You need to understand: flowers are the eldest daughter’s lifeline. If you do other things poorly, miss won’t blame you. But if you damage the flowers, don’t blame her for turning ruthless.”
There had been many cases of servants slacking off while tending the plants, causing them to wither. Every time, Luo Qiaoying held the person responsible accountable and fired them.
Ye Ganlan even boasted that only the most trusted servants received this task, and they should feel honored.
It all sounded so grand, and someone naturally asked: if it was that important, why didn’t Ye Ganlan do it herself?
Her expression darkened instantly.
“I am not only your supervisor but also Miss Qiaoying’s bodyguard. If I do this job, who will protect and care for her?”
When it came to taking care of that eldest daughter, none of the other servants dared to speak.
Rather than look after someone with a “Sickly Yandere Constitution,” they preferred to spend time and energy on the flowers.
At first, Jiang Sui was puzzled. How exactly was Luo Qiaoying a “Sickly Yandere Constitution”?
“You’re new here, right?” a servant beside her laughed. “The ‘sickly’ here isn’t what you think.”
“Sick” referred to her frail health. Luo Qiaoying had been weak since birth, taking medicine every day and often bedridden for days.
“Then why does she still love running around?”
“Why do you think the eldest daughter is frequently confined to bed rest?”
“That’s where the ‘yandere’ comes in. Even though she knows she’s weak, she insists on sneaking out to play, and then ends up unable to get out of bed.”
“So that’s the kind of ‘Sickly Yandere Constitution’.”
Jiang Sui finally understood.
‘Isn’t this the classic death-seeking personality?’
Someone like that would usually cause a major incident. If not for the chain of her weak body holding her back, she wouldn’t be as well-behaved as she was now.
Finally finishing the work, Jiang Sui just took off her gloves and put the tools back in the warehouse when she heard the servants talking about a guest arriving.
Out of curiosity, she joined them and quietly observed the visitor.
It was a young woman in a sharp uniform, looking about twenty years old… no, maybe the same age as Lu Yunze and Jiang Sui.
She had a baby face, but her professional attire made her seem quite handsome.
Seeing the symbol on her uniform, Jiang Sui knew she was from the Execution Division.
‘Could she be a commissioner?’
She thought of Lü Ziyi, that twin-tailed sniper who always liked to compete with Luo Yao.
When the guest entered the living room, Luo Yao was the first to receive her.
She stood up, walked over, and handed out her business card.
“Hello, I’m Dong Youer, Commissioner of the Execution Division.”
“Hello, I’m Luo Yao.”
“Are you Miss Luo Yao?”
Hearing the name, Dong Youer adjusted her glasses.
Luo Yao tilted her head, not understanding what that reaction meant.
The next second, Dong Youer suddenly grabbed her hand excitedly, startling Luo Yao.
“Thank you! Thank you for your contribution to the Execution Division!”
“What?”
“If you hadn’t participated in the mission yesterday, the suspect would have gotten away! I never expected she could be so cunning—she even found someone to disguise herself as her.”
Dong Youer’s tone was excited, and her expression even more so, as if she had met the Execution Division’s savior.
She held Luo Yao’s hand with such enthusiasm that it felt like she might promise herself to her at any moment.
Luo Yao couldn’t get a word in, only managing an awkward smile.
But Jiang Sui, who had been observing from the side, gasped sharply.
She immediately turned and ran up to the second floor, forcefully pushing open Lu Yunze’s door.
At that moment, Young Master Lu was still lying in bed looking at his phone. Hearing the door slam against the wall, he sat up with a jolt.
“What are you doing? Whether you break the wall or the door, you can’t afford to pay for it.”
“Young Master, forget the wall and door! Hurry downstairs, or some bad woman will steal your credit!”
“Huh?”
Before Lu Yunze could process it, Jiang Sui dragged him out, almost not giving him time to put on his shoes.
Hurrying to the first floor, Lu Yunze was about to ask what happened when Jiang Sui gave him a thumbs up.
“Young Master, go reclaim your honor!”
“Huh??”
Lu Yunze was pushed out, stumbling in front of Dong Youer and Luo Yao, looking quite awkward.
After a brief silence, Luo Yao quickly spoke up.
“This is the one I mentioned—the biggest contributor to yesterday’s operation. So you really have the wrong person.”
“So it was you! Nice to meet you. I’m a commissioner from the Execution Division.”
Dong Youer adjusted her glasses again and took a fresh look at the person before her.
“Hello, I’m Lu Yunze.”
Because the Luo family had performed so well yesterday, the Donghai City Execution Division decided to deepen their cooperation with them.
Once the misunderstanding was cleared, both sides sat down again.
Dong Youer explained the purpose of her visit.
“After discussions, our superiors have decided to join forces against the Revival Society.”
Lu Yunze and Luo Yao exchanged a glance. Neither spoke.
“Rest assured. Last night, my supervisor already discussed it with your elder sister, Luo Qiaoying. They’ve both agreed.”
Lu Yunze and Luo Yao exchanged another look.
‘How did we feel like we were sold out by Luo Qiaoying?’
“Since you say so, you must have gotten some useful information from yesterday’s suspect, right?”
“Of course.”
As she spoke, Dong Youer pulled out her phone and played a video.
The screen showed a prison cell.
A woman sat in the middle of the floor, her expression blank, drooling.
Her limbs were still in a state of Beast Transformation, but the fur had fallen off completely, leaving them bald and especially creepy.
Lu Yunze was shocked.
Was this really the suspect he had captured?
An officer off-screen tried to approach and greet her, but she showed no response.
“What happened to her?” Luo Yao asked.
“She’s gone crazy.”
After a whole night of interrogation, the police station finally pried Chen Miao’s mouth open and got quite a bit of information.
Her Secret Art was Beast Transformation, allowing her to change her body structure and gain a certain degree of physical enhancement.
More importantly, Chen Miao had only recently become a Secret Arts Practitioner and was still adapting to her abilities.
“Recently became a Secret Arts Practitioner?”
“How did she become one?”
Before Luo Yao finished speaking, Lu Yunze had already guessed the answer.
“Boiling Blood.”
Dong Youer raised an eyebrow.
“Surprising, isn’t it? We were surprised too.”
“The Revival Society actually has that kind of stuff…”
Dong Youer nodded with a bitter smile.
“That’s exactly it.”
Boiling Blood could give ordinary people Secret Arts abilities, but the cost of using this banned substance was equally severe.
Near the end of the interrogation, Chen Miao’s mental state had already become unstable.
After being sent back to her cell, she went completely mad—her Secret Art went out of control, and she fell into a rampage.
The entire police station was thrown into chaos, and they urgently notified the Execution Division to send personnel.
But before they could arrive, Chen Miao had already turned into this.
Completely reduced to an idiot.
“This is a classic symptom of using Boiling Blood—mental problems.”
Dong Youer pointed at her own head.
“Fortunately, her body didn’t mutate, but she can’t be saved anymore.”
The worst-case scenario would have been mutating into a monster and wreaking havoc in the police station.
Thankfully, things didn’t go that way.
Luo Yao’s expression clearly showed fear, and Lu Yunze’s face turned grim.
He recalled the underground warehouse he had discovered in Central City a year ago.
He was grateful he had destroyed it back then.
Otherwise, who knows how many people would have suffered by now.
The situation was completely different now.
The existence of Boiling Blood had drastically raised the Revival Society’s threat level.
Considering they were a bunch of lunatics who liked to take revenge on society, if they spread it on a large scale, things would be disastrous.
They still didn’t know how much Boiling Blood the Revival Society had. They had to act quickly.
“But even though she’s gone crazy, she gave us some very important information at the critical moment.”
Dong Youer’s smile returned.
She switched to the next video.
“It’s no use arresting me, sirs. I’m just a little cat. If you want to catch someone, you should catch the old cat.”
“Who is the old cat?” Luo Yao asked.
Chen Miao in the video grinned.
“The… superior who gave me Boiling Blood.”
“Is ‘Old Cat’ her real name?”
“No, a nickname. I don’t know her real name, but I know where she lives.”
The video wasn’t long.
But Chen Miao blurted out a lot of information about her superior, “Old Cat”—including her residence, travel patterns, and even some details about her Secret Art ability.
“Old Cat’s ability is a lot like mine. Like I said, I’m the little cat. Her Secret Art is way stronger than mine.”
That was the last sentence Chen Miao said.
After the video ended, Dong Youer put away her phone.
“So, do you understand now? This is our next target.”
“Are we going to arrest her directly?” Lu Yunze asked.
“No, that would alert the enemy. Since she’s a cat, she’s definitely good at running away.”
Dong Youer showed a pained expression.
“I know you might be reluctant, but please understand. This kind of job is always exhausting, especially for you, Mr. Lu. Sorry.”
In other words, they needed to approach her quietly and launch a surprise attack.
Lu Yunze stroked his chin.
“When is the operation?”
Dong Youer seemed surprised he agreed so quickly.
The smile on her face gradually sharpened.
“This afternoon.”
Everything was settled.
The little maid, who had been hiding in the courtyard outside and eavesdropping through a gap in the window, quietly slipped away from the spot.