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Chapter 395 Allies +1
The meowing sound might have sounded like a cat's meow to others, but to Ma Zhaodi it sounded like a silly cat begging for food, which made Ma Zhaodi's face darken instantly.

"Eat, eat, and eat."

He casually pulled the cat off the window and threw it out.

"Meow--!"

The mournful meows of a cat faded into the distance outside the window.

"Ah! That cat—"

"Don't worry, this is the first floor."

Ma Zhaodi explained with a dark face, "It's just that my cat's vocal cords are quite versatile, and sometimes it can even act pitiful. Just now it activated its clip cat form. You haven't seen its round-headed old man form yet."

As soon as he finished speaking, the silly cat scurried back through the window and peeked at Ma Zhaodi from the corner of the table.

"Meow~ (Boss, boss, I'm hungry, meow)"

Ma Zhaodi's lips twitched. Normally, the silly cat would have picked one up and started chewing on it, but today it was even being polite.

Xiao Na watched as Ma Zhaodi gave the Siamese cat a steamed bun, then turned to herself and said, "Even if you don't have a boyfriend, you should still be careful. Bars are chaotic places. You're lucky you ran into me. Otherwise, if someone else had put something in your drink or taken your bag and left you on the street, who would you complain to?"

Xiao Na shook her head, not wanting to listen to his nagging any longer. But since the bun in her mouth was indeed delicious, she was too embarrassed to get angry, so she could only reluctantly retort, "I'm actually quite familiar with that place. It's very safe there."

Is it really safe?

"Uh"

Shauna was speechless for a moment. Because she was familiar with that place, she actually knew about many things that had happened there, but not many people had been affected, so the probability seemed low.

But in reality, once you actually get infected, the probability is 100%.

She stopped arguing and just buried her head in her steamed bun. When she came to her senses, she realized that she was so full that she couldn't eat anymore.

"Your cooking is amazing!" she couldn't help but exclaim. "Could you teach me? I want to cook for Corey someday."

"Corey? Your boyfriend?"

"Yes."

Putting aside Shauna's past relationships in bars and her petty theft, she is at least very loyal to this relationship. Although her partner is a scumbag who cheats her out of her feelings and money, Shauna still seems to love him very much.

“Speaking of your boyfriend,” Ma Zhaodi suddenly said, “perhaps we have a way to help him get a reduced sentence—or rather, there’s a high probability that he’ll be released directly.”

"Sentence reduction? Direct release?"

Xiao Na's eyes lit up, and she looked at Ma Zhaodi with some excitement: "Really? You can get him out of prison?"

“Hey, don’t talk nonsense,” Ma Zhaodi corrected. “It’s a legitimate and legal reduction of sentence, not a sneaky prison break. There’s a fundamental difference between the two.”

"My God, this is really..." Shawna's excitement and joy were completely overflowing. "How do I do it? Uh, I mean, why are you helping me?"

“Ah, the reason for helping you is quite simple,” Ma Zhaodi replied. “I am quite familiar with the situation in this day and age. At home, you rely on relatives, and when you go out, you rely on business partners.”

"Look at Clyde on TV, isn't he supposed to be a great fighter? But what good is being a great fighter if he still dies?"

"When you're out in the game, you need power and connections. Otherwise, what's the difference between you and a nobody? Criminals who don't use their brains will remain low-level criminals for life."

Shauna was still confused when she heard this: "So why are you helping me?" "Just consider it making an ally."

Ma Zhaodi replied, "Do you know why we went to the bar yesterday?"

"Aren't we going to have drinks?"

“No.” Ma Zhaodi took a bite of his steamed bun. “It’s because we’re looking for someone—we heard that there was a strange theft at that bar before. Almost everyone’s wallet was searched, but the thief couldn’t be found—let me put it more clearly, we found the video of you teleporting.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Na's expression changed.

“I’m not here to cause you trouble.” Ma Zhaodi shook his head. “Like I said, I’m only here to make an ally. I even guaranteed your safety when you were drunk.”

“You only need something from me.” Shawna’s attitude turned somewhat cold at this point: “That’s why you’re acting like a gentleman.”

“I don’t care.” Ma Zhaodi pointed to the door next to him: “The door is over there. If you think I’m trying to take advantage of your kindness, you can just leave. We’ll start arresting you from the moment you leave the house—don’t misunderstand, it’s not because you’re unwilling to help, it’s just our job.”

"In other words, even if we become allies today, you still have to return the money you stole before."

Shauna was bewildered by this strange logic. She had never seen such a bizarre way of doing things before. It seemed to be very principled, yet also very unscrupulous. She couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"

“We are dedicated to apprehending superhuman criminals in the city center,” Ma Zhaodi replied. “We have a cooperative relationship with the police department.”

Xiao Na immediately understood: "The cops' helper."

Ma Zhaodi did not deny it.

"So, even if I help you, you still have to convict me? Then why should I help you?"

“Repayment is a certainty, as for the punishment, it depends on the circumstances,” Ma Zhaodi replied. “Helping us is itself a meritorious service, and the sentence for petty theft might be reduced. Of course, you can choose not to help; it’s all up to you. I don’t like to hide things when making allies; the price has already been given.”

"Korey."

"Exactly—you don't want your boyfriend to continue spending his days in prison, or to live a life of sneaking around after escaping, right? Think about it, you don't have to run away. You can stay in the city center where you were born and raised, be with your family, and have a wedding in a church openly and honestly."

Thinking of her boyfriend, Shawna did waver.

"Can you guarantee he'll get out?"

"According to one of the police officers, that's right, he'll definitely get out."

After hesitating for a while, Xiao Na finally sighed and picked up a steamed bun.

"I'm only helping you because of the breakfast."

Ma Zhaodi smiled and said, "Then I would be honored."

After Shauna expressed her willingness to cooperate, Ma Zhaodi sent a message to the lab and obtained Wells and Barry's consent before bringing the person to the lab.

"So," Dr. Wells asked, "Ms. Shawna is willing to cooperate with us?"

“You guys need to agree on how you’re going to rescue my boyfriend first,” Shauna retorted. “I don’t know if you’re just making empty promises.”

“That’s simple,” Ma Zhaodi replied. “Inmates at Tieshan Prison can have their sentences significantly reduced if they make a major contribution or a major invention.”

“And I wouldn’t mind taking out a patent related to jet gliders and putting it in his name.”

(End of this chapter)