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Chapter 30 A tacit understanding, a meeting of minds

The next morning.

After a night of construction, the damage to the suburbs of Donglu has been almost completely restored.

Yinluo, dressed in her black office lady outfit and wearing her glasses, was talking gently with the construction workers, doing the final touches.

This includes settling accounts and providing related condolences.

Susan, on the other hand, leaned against a tree, one foot on the trunk, looking at Yinlu with a blank expression.

She was forcibly dragged here by Yinluo.

After receiving information yesterday that Jiang Si might be exposed, Susan thought she should inform Lord Dongjun as soon as possible.

Although she didn't know Jiang Si's exact position in the Qingyun Sect, she guessed he was just an external staff member.

After all, the Qingyun Sect only accepts magical girls, and no matter how powerful he is, he, as a man, cannot become a regular disciple.

However, even if they are external staff members, the Qingyun Sect will never allow the Disaster Prevention Bureau to find out and arrest them.

Therefore, when Susan heard that Yinlian and Mudan suspected Jiang Si, she wanted to lend a hand by passing on the information so that Lord Dongjun and Jiang Si could prepare in advance and avoid suffering losses from the Disaster Prevention Bureau.

As a result, Yinluo seemed to have seen through her thoughts and had been keeping an eye on her since last night. When Yinluo was assigned by the Disaster Management Bureau to handle the finishing work in the morning, she insisted on dragging her along.

However, Susan felt it couldn't be because her identity had been exposed.

If it were truly exposed, given Yinluo's loathing for the Qingyun Sect and her dissatisfaction with herself, she certainly wouldn't hide it.

It's probably out of revenge. When he dealt with Jiang Si before, he used excessive methods, which caused a grudge to form.

Susan was speechless at this.

Jiang Si is a member of our Qingyun Sect. You, a member of the Disaster Prevention Bureau, are so actively protecting her and even holding a grudge for it. You really don't know what's good for you!
Despite the complaints in his heart, his expression remained cold and indifferent, like a still pond.

Yinluo finally finished her conversation and walked over while writing and drawing on the documents. "Thank you for your hard work, Captain Susan. Without you by our side, the Witch Society might have turned back, and we would all have been in danger."

"It's just work."

Yinlu brushed a strand of hair from her temple and smiled slightly. "I thank you on behalf of all the workers. They also said they were very happy to see you. After all, when you fought as a magical girl, everyone on the construction team witnessed your heroic fighting spirit."

"...Stop talking nonsense, if there's nothing else, I'm leaving."

In fact, Susan didn't want to leave.

Having finally escaped from the Disaster Management Bureau, and returning before the news could even get out, it became even harder to find an opportunity.

However, one cannot appear too suspicious at such times. Although Yinluo may not have discovered her identity, she is most likely suspicious—or rather, simply malicious. If she reveals even the slightest flaw, the other party will definitely seize the opportunity to relentlessly pursue her.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be keeping such a close watch on me lately, even monitoring my phone and other forms of communication.

Yinlu adjusted her glasses, seemingly hesitating for a moment.

Susan's heart skipped a beat.

She doesn't want to leave either?
However, before she could react, she saw Yinluo suddenly look into the distance, her brows relaxed, and a somewhat subtle smile appeared on her face. Susan followed her gaze.

Then she spotted Jiang Si running all the way here and immediately covered her forehead.

At a time like this, you come here for a morning run?

Jiang Si, you're really something! Not only did you rip me off with half my salary, but you also have to cause trouble at a time like this. That's enough...

"What a coincidence, isn't this Coco's brother?" Yinlu said softly. "I'll go say hello, or perhaps Miss Susan should head back first?"

Susan smiled and said, "It's alright, I'll wait for you."

You've come at just the right time! Jiang Si, I knew you'd be useful!
Seeing that Yinluo's attention had finally shifted away from her, Susan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Finally, there was an opportunity to release the intelligence. Although the Disaster Management Bureau had some suspicions about Jiang Si, the Yin Luo and Yin Lian sisters trusted Jiang Si a lot and were not worried that Jiang Si would be made things difficult for her.

Yesterday, when the Disaster Management Bureau was discussing how to investigate Jiang Si, these two sisters did everything they could to protect her. You'd think they had a crush on Jiang Si.

The rest is up to him.

……

Finally, I found an opportunity to act alone.

Yinluo felt relieved, but when she looked at Jiang Si, she saw him searching for something on the ground.

As they approached, they even sighed slightly, as if they were very disappointed.

He stood quietly by his side for a while, hands behind his back, and noticed that Jiang Si hadn't even realized he was behind him. So he gently tapped Jiang Si's shoulder. "Jiang Si."

The boy was clearly taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at her, and relaxed again. "Yinluo."

Why are you here instead of going to school?

"Today is Sunday, I'm going for a morning run."

Yinlu leaned down and pressed her head against his, almost touching his face: "I think you're looking for something."

Jiang Si's expression remained unchanged. "I wasn't looking for anything. I was just curious why you suddenly came over to do construction. I wanted to see if you had left anything valuable behind."

Nodding, the office lady stood up and said with a smile, "Don't worry, nothing of value will be left behind. There was a battle here yesterday, and this is the official handling of the aftermath of the disaster beasts."

Jiang Si seemed somewhat surprised, "It's fixed so quickly? That's impressive."

“That’s right. The majority of the funding the Disaster Management Bureau received from BH City was used to maintain the construction team,” Yinluo said with a smile. “Dealing with the disaster beasts is important, but maintaining the city’s order and construction is also very important. Otherwise, before the disaster beasts even cause damage, a city will have already lost its vitality, and all the magical girls’ work will be in vain.”

The boy nodded. "That's true. It's not enough to just stay alive."

Upon hearing this, Yin Luo was momentarily lost in thought. After a long while, she pursed her lips and gave a somewhat complicated smile. "Yes, it's not enough to just stay alive. BH City is a big city with a good economy. We not only need to ensure that the disaster beasts do not threaten the safety of the citizens, but also ensure that Beihai's economy is not affected."

"But it seems like your Disaster Management Bureau isn't very well-funded. The funding for regional disaster management bureaus comes from the municipal government, right? If you have money, why don't you get more funding?"

Upon hearing this, Yinluo immediately smiled wryly, "I didn't expect even you knew."

Nonsense, Bing Tang is constantly celebrating in his ear how BH City's funding for the Disaster Management Bureau has been decreasing year after year, so it's impossible for him not to know.

"When the Disaster Management Bureau first arrived, the funding was quite substantial. I hadn't heard of that before. Three years ago, he and Bing Tang were just starting out and were busy fighting disaster beasts, so they didn't pay much attention to the specific process of the Bureau's establishment."

"As a result, the formation of the Magical Girl Squad was not smooth. All the departments that were supposed to support the Magical Girl Squad were set up, but the squad only had three members by the second year. This resulted in most of the funding being wasted. With such poor results from the allocation, the city government was naturally unwilling to continue spending money."

As Yinluo spoke, a rare hint of displeasure appeared in her eyes. "It's all because of the Qingyun Sect."

This isn't exactly shifting the blame. There are actually quite a few magical girls in BH City, but they were all absorbed by the Qingyun Sect. The Disaster Management Bureau's inability to recruit people is indeed because the Qingyun Sect acted too quickly.

Rounding down, the reduction in the Disaster Management Bureau's funding is quite reasonable, according to Lai Qingyunzong.

Jiang Si listened as he continued walking forward, searching for something. He moved slowly, and Yin Luo followed behind him, saying leisurely, "We've also put in a lot of effort, but there's nothing we can do if we can't produce results. However, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's magical girl idol project has become a global phenomenon in recent years, so we're not exactly short of money. The magical girls' salaries are quite high, it's just that there's no overtime pay..."

"You'll know when you get your salary next month. This salary will greatly alleviate your financial pressure, as long as you don't spend it recklessly."

Since Jiang Si is Coco's brother, Yin Luo didn't hide anything from him. These things weren't exactly secrets anyway, and she knew about the two children's family situation, so she naturally offered some words of comfort.

"The main problem is that there aren't many magical girls," Jiang Si pointed out incisively. "If there were too many, we wouldn't be able to afford them."

Yinlu rolled her eyes at him, "Don't put it so harshly. If there are more magical girls, there will be more funding. It's the same thing. It's not like the Disaster Management Bureau doesn't want to improve the treatment."

"Really?" Jiang Si squatted down and turned over the soil where Du Juan had shot him down yesterday. "I've been hearing people say that the Disaster Management Bureau is bloated and many decisions are not so easy to implement."

"This is a common problem for most departments."

At this point, Yinluo also had a sentimental expression, "Actually, a long time ago, the predecessor of the Disaster Management Bureau was just a high school club for magical girls, consisting of a four-person magical girl team. However, it grew bigger and bigger, and more magical girls joined. Many companies and non-governmental organizations also took the initiative to contribute funds and help, which is how the prototype of the Disaster Management Bureau was formed."

Jiang Si was taken aback. "So it wasn't built by the government?"

"I heard that the government had planned to build it themselves, but it fell through for various reasons. Later, the Disaster Management Bureau grew bigger and became the popular choice, so the government officially recognized it and made it the only official magical girl organization."

Adjusting her glasses, Yinlu sighed again, "Later, government officials came in to provide guidance and formalize the system, and that's how it became this bloated mess with all sorts of complicated relationships, which has made many things even more difficult to handle."

Seeing Jiang Si stop and clap his hands, Yin Luo also stopped and stared at him with a flicker in her eyes.

Yesterday, Yinlian came back and said that Jiang Si had the ability to conceal the detection effect of the Peony Heavenly Eye, so Yinlu naturally knew that he was very suspicious.

Everyone thought that Jiang Si was likely having an affair with the witch.

After all, the Qingyun Sect doesn't recruit men, only magical girls.

Only Yinluo knew that Jiang Si was innocent and definitely had nothing to do with the Witch Society. As for the Qingyun Sect, they never recruited men, so it was impossible for Jiang Si to join.

He glanced back at Susan, but the girl was far away and didn't seem to care about them.

The Disaster Management Bureau has been conducting strict internal investigations lately, and she has been relentlessly pursuing Susan, actually to force Susan to prove her innocence.

With her around, knowing her every move can prove that she has no connection with any external organization.

They wouldn't come over to eavesdrop right now.

As for Yinluo, she didn't dislike Susan at all; the entire Disaster Management Bureau couldn't find a better helper than her.

"Are you searching for corrupting magic? Or the Seed of Lamentation?"

After confirming that Susan wasn't paying attention, Yinlu asked her question while staring at Jiang Si.

Jiang Si hesitated noticeably after hearing her words.

Yinlu smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, I know. You and I are alike. It's inevitable to feel anxious when your sister becomes a magical girl. You don't want to be left behind by your sister. And just because of a miracle seed, you went from being in a superior position to being in a subordinate position. Your strength, salary, and even your status in the eyes of others are not as good as your sister's. It's really hard to bear. We feel the same way, Jiang Si."

Jiang Si nodded without saying anything.

"You must have known all along that your sister possessed the Seed of Miracles, which is why you've been training so hard these past few years. You failed the cloud test at the Disaster Management Bureau before. Although I thought you were innocent at the time, I'm wondering if it's possible that you went astray because you wanted to catch up with your sister, and used corrupted magic to strengthen your body?"

This perfectly explains how he could jump six meters and defeat a cripple.

Yinluo was so engrossed in her own truth that she was oblivious to the world around her and completely ignored Jiang Si's reaction. "Of course, you don't have to admit it. I won't pursue it. Let's just consider it a secret between us."

Then, Yinlu thought for a moment, "But you have to be careful. Too much contaminated magic can damage your body and easily turn you into a monster. You may have already undergone some kind of mutation."

Therefore, it cannot be observed.

Everything made sense now. Looking at the silent Jiang Si, Yin Luo gently patted his head. "But don't worry. If one day you really can't withstand the harm brought by the corrupted magic, come find me, and I will help you."

Jiang Si looked at the other person, seemingly lost in thought, and after a long while, finally said, "Okay."

Yinlu waved her hand, "That's settled then. If I say a few more words, Yinlian will probably get jealous. She's been talking to me a lot about you lately, and it's obvious she cares about you. Sigh, she's a high school student now, I hope it doesn't affect her studies..."

After giving her instructions, Yinluo left.

Susan stood up and clapped her hands. "Finished talking?"

"We're done talking. Thank you for waiting for me here for so long, Miss Susan."

"It's not hard work," Susan said with a faint smile. "It's not hard work as long as you can ensure that you have no connection with the Witch Society and Qingyun Sect. You're the one who's been working hard, chatting with a suspect for so long. Don't alert him."

You found me an opportunity to pass on the intelligence, of course it wasn't hard work, you idiot.

You never expected Jiang Si to be one of our people, did you? She deliberately showed up here to attract your attention.

This is the passionate teamwork of our Qingyun Sect!

Yin Luo smiled and said, "Of course not. I have completely confirmed that Jiang Si is definitely not a member of any illegal organization."

You idiot, you never would have guessed, Jiang Si is actually just deeply immersed in the corrupting magic, and sooner or later she will become a member of the Witch Guild.

Not only did you help me find an opportunity to investigate Jiang Si alone and develop a relationship with her, but you also proved my innocence. Of course it wasn't hard work, you idiot.

I really want to see your face when you find out the truth, you cocky little brat!

The two girls, basking in their victory, looked at each other with mysterious smiles.

"Let's help each other out in the future, Captain Susan."

"You are the one. Remember to cooperate more in the future, Miss Yinluo."

(End of this chapter)