Girl, you form the head.

Chapter 38 What do you mean you still have underwear?
"The incident involving supernatural individuals at Hanguang Cinema tonight has resulted in dozens of deaths and nearly a hundred injuries. There are still injured people trapped inside the cinema..."

"Our reporter has learned that tonight's arrest operation was carried out by the police while concealing the criminals' information from the public..."

"The police also suffered serious damage. The C City headquarters has issued an order to classify the incident as an emergency and has dispatched headquarters officers to provide reinforcements."

"Next, let's interview some of the people who were there."

"A ghost! A ghost flew out of the screen! It's a real ghost! I saw it right in front of me, right in front of me!"

"Waaaaah... My friend is dead. He was killed by that ghost. The police were just watching, they were just watching, and they did nothing!"

"My brother is still inside and hasn't come out... Stop the interviews, go save him!"

The emotionally charged victims nearly knocked the camera over, and it took the cameraman a while to steady it before finally focusing on a mother holding her son.

"Someone saved us!" the mother exclaimed emotionally. "A person wearing armor saved us; he was the one who told us to leave."

"People wearing armor?" Reporters, having caught the latest news, immediately swarmed forward. "What kind of people are they?"

The mother remained silent, but the son shouted, "It was a red fire knight! He sent that monster flying with one punch!"

The live stream froze at that moment, and then the entire TV screen went black.

Just as Ruri was wondering if the TV was broken, the screen lit up again, but this time it was playing a shampoo commercial.

It seems the TV wasn't broken; the live broadcast was just cut off.

Ruri put down the remote control, her face full of worry.

She had initially thought nothing would happen tonight, since there were two special ability officers on duty, and Bai Chi was probably just there to make up the numbers. But unexpectedly, something serious actually happened, which made her worry about Bai Chi's condition.

This guy brought the spare tire with him, and judging from the news reports, he and the spare tire successfully merged.

So what's next?

Will it win?
Ruri didn't know, since there was no more information in the news, and the live stream had been cut off.

So should I go and take a look? But what good would it do? She's just a Tier 1 Specialist, while the backup that Bai Chi brought is Tier 3. If they can't beat both of them, wouldn't I just be feeding them to them?
But what if? What if that guy and the backup don't get along well, and the resulting knight is weaker than you?
I really should go and take a look.

Having made up her mind, Ruri jumped off the sofa, put on her shoes, and hurriedly walked out.

But just as she reached the door, it clicked open, and she immediately met Bai Chi's gaze.

"Hmm? Where are you going?"

Are you alright?

They both spoke at the same time.

But Ruri quickly realized that since Bai Chi had returned, the outcome of the battle was self-evident.

The thought of Bai Chi winning made Liu Li Hui feel relieved at first, but a strange feeling soon followed.

How did they actually win?

You can't win by merging with her, but you can win by merging with that backup option, right?

Although Ruri knew it was her fault, she couldn't help but say quietly, "It seems you and that backup are working together quite well."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a red-haired girl peek out from behind Bai Chi, looking at Liu Li Hui with curiosity.

"A backup plan? What backup plan?"

Ruri's expression froze instantly.

……

The atmosphere became rather awkward after that.

Two stunningly beautiful girls stared at each other in the cramped living room, while the owner of the house, the only man among the three, was taking a shower in the adjacent bathroom, the only sound in the room being the rushing water.

What kind of bizarre scene is this?

Liuli Hui and Yanle thought of it at the same time.

"Um..." In the end, Yan Le spoke first. She said somewhat embarrassedly, "Sorry to bother you. I originally wanted to go straight home, but tonight's situation is a bit special, so Officer Deng... oh no, Officer Bai Chi asked me to stay here for a while and leave first thing tomorrow morning."

"No, it's okay, you don't need to tell me." Ruri lowered her head and stammered slightly as she answered, "Anyway, I'm just staying here temporarily."

"This, this is it."

The two fell silent again.

How embarrassing!

Ruri complained inwardly, "That damn Bai Chi, didn't we agree to help her conceal her identity and prevent the other backup suitors from finding out about her? Why did he just bring her home? And even if he brought her home, couldn't he have called first to give her some advance warning?!"

Yan Le was also regretting in her heart, wondering why she had followed along.
Because tonight's events were so significant, even the C City Police Headquarters dared not just stand by and watch. As a result, truckloads of reinforcements arrived, completely blocking the Hanguang District.

Under these circumstances, Bai Chi would not send her back to the new district, as that would be too conspicuous.

Bai Chi then suggested that Yan Le stay at his house tonight. After a little consideration, Yan Le accepted. She had prepared herself to be busy all day before leaving home and had already told her sister in advance that she wouldn't be going home tonight. So, staying at Bai Chi's house for the night was perfectly fine.

But she really didn't expect it to be so easy.

Yan Le originally thought that Bai Chi, a police inspector, even if he had just been promoted, would have a decent place to stay.

No matter what, it shouldn't be inferior to her and her sister's apartment.

But now it seems that it really can't compare.

The entire house only has a living room and a bathroom; there isn't even a guest room. Although it looks relatively clean, overall... it's practically nonexistent; everything is laid bare.

While Yan Le understands that single men don't have high requirements for their accommodation, they shouldn't be too undemanding.

And you don't live alone! You're also supporting... oh no, you've also taken in a girl. How can you all live like this?

At this moment, Yan Le couldn't help but recall the scene yesterday when Bai Chi slapped a row of loose change in front of her. At that time, her feeling about Bai Chi was that he was poor but had great ambition.

Even under the most difficult conditions, he never forgot his original intention—to keep a female college student as a mistress.

Good heavens! If it weren't for the fact that it was so late and Yan Le was really short of money, she would have loved to leave immediately and find a hotel to stay in.

This kind of environment could practically drive someone as cheerful as her, nicknamed "Cheerful Hero," to the point of developing autism.

Fortunately, Bai Chi finished his shower quickly and asked Yan Le if she wanted to take a shower afterward.

Yan Le nodded repeatedly as if relieved, picked up the clothes and towel she had just bought at the supermarket, and rushed into the bathroom.

Bai Chi sat down opposite Liu Li Hui while drying his hair.

Seeing Yan Le leave, Liu Li Hui relaxed a little. Then she immediately perked up and was about to question Bai Chi about why he hadn't even made a phone call when Bai Chi spoke first: "I saw the red mist."

Red mist?

Ruri was taken aback for a moment before realizing what it was: "Are you talking about the one you've been investigating?" Bai Chi nodded.

"Where did you see it?"

"On the monster's corpse." Bai Chi seemed very tired, but he still forced himself to speak to Liu Li Hui, "As soon as he died, that mist came out. Although it dissipated quickly, I'm sure it was the same type of blood mist I saw back then."

The blood mist that bursts forth after death... a type of...

Ruri-e realized something: "Isn't this saying..."

She stopped mid-sentence, not daring to continue.

"You mean to say that this means she's dead too?" Bai Chi's expression remained calm, showing little change. "After all these years, I've long been certain that she couldn't possibly still be alive."

Liuli pursed her lips and stopped trying to persuade Bai Chi. She simply asked, "So what do you think?"

“That thing was released by the New World Society,” Bai Chi said. “So naturally we should start with them.”

"Have you not investigated this society all these years?"

“We’ve done some superficial investigations before, but not in depth.” Bai Chi shook his head. “Firstly, there were no clear clues pointing to them at the time, and secondly, we didn’t have the resources we have now.”

For a lowly police officer with no special abilities to investigate a society with hundreds of thousands of members is utterly delusional. But things are different now.

"So where do you plan to start?" Ruri asked.

“Zhongji,” Bai Chi replied quickly, clearly having already considered it.

"That Officer Ki?" Ruri asked, somewhat surprised. "Why him? And I saw in the news that his fate was unknown."

“Specialists don’t die so easily, especially those at his level,” Bai Chi said. “I suspect he has connections with the New World Society. The reason the New World Society keeps sending criminals to Han Guang District is very likely to help him accumulate merit.”

Ruri-e paused for a moment, then exclaimed in astonishment, "They killed so many people just to get that guy promoted?! The police in Nanluo are too..."

Halfway through her sentence, Ruri realized that Bai Chi was also a police officer, and quickly corrected herself: "I meant some police officers, it's really too much."

Bai Chi naturally didn't care about Liu Li Hui's statement, but he couldn't be sure if his guess was correct, so he could only verify it himself.

So now, Bai Chi can only hope that Zhong Ji can survive, at least until the day he comes knocking on his door. Of course, he won't place all his hopes on Zhong Ji. Now that he has a direction, he just needs to work hard in that direction. Tomorrow he will go and retrieve all the information about the New World Society to review.

As for now...

After speaking with Ruri, Bai Chi finally collapsed, unable to hold on any longer.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong with you?" Ruri was startled by Bai Chi.

"My body has reached its limit," Bai Chi said softly. "Three consecutive days of high-intensity combat have taken a heavy toll on me."

"Then what should we do now?" Ruri-e then noticed that Hakuchi's face was deathly pale. "Is there anything I should do?"

"No need, just let me sleep for a while."

"Then you should go to sleep quickly."

Bai Chi closed his eyes.

Ruri-e breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt something was off; she seemed to have forgotten to ask something.

"Oh, right." Bai Chi suddenly spoke up, startling Liu Li Hui. "I broke my promise to you and brought other women to you. I apologize to you."

"...You still know that?"

“Of course, I will remember everything I said,” Bai Chi said. “Although it was because of the urgency of the situation, it was indeed my fault.”

Hearing Bai Chi's apology, Liu Li Hui felt inexplicably pleased—after all, this guy didn't have to apologize. After all, she was already living under his roof, and he could do whatever he said.

Sigh, this guy. Although he occasionally engages in sexual harassment, he's generally a good person.

Ruri tried hard not to smile and coughed twice: "I accept your apology~ Let's not do it again."

"Okay." Bai Chi closed his eyes, but opened them again after a while. "You and Yan Le aren't familiar with each other, so wouldn't it be a little uncomfortable to sleep together?"

"You just know."

“In that case,” Bai Chi stepped back a little, then patted the spot next to him, “then you can sleep with me. We’re pretty familiar with each other anyway.”

Ruri's expression froze. She grabbed a pillow from the side and threw it at Bai Chi's face.

"Go to sleep, you fucking idiot."

Sexual harassment monster!
After a while, Yan Le finished showering and came out of the bathroom. She then saw Bai Chi sleeping on the sofa and Liu Li Hui sitting on the bed with her arms crossed. For a moment, she felt a little strange: "Um..."

"Just call me Hui." Ruri Hui looked at Yan Le. "You can sleep with me."

"I'm so sorry..." Yan Le said politely without thinking.

“Then you can sleep with him.” Ruri pointed to Bai Chi.

"Then I'm sorry." Yan Le sat down on the bed decisively.

Then, the lights were turned off.

In the darkness, the two girls squeezed onto a small bed, and the awkwardness from before returned.

When she returned, Bai Chi had already told her not to inquire about Liu Li Hui's family situation, and she still remembered it.

So what should we talk about?

Yan Le recalled what her friend Ju Feng had said: "Private topics are the easiest way to bring girls closer!"
But what privacy does she have?

After thinking for a moment, Yan Le had an idea.

"Um, when you and Officer Light... I mean Officer White Ink merge, is there a chance that your clothes will suddenly not fall off?"

One sentence made Ruri's eyes light up.

This guy's clothes are gone too?! So finally she's not the only one fighting honestly inside Bai Chi's body?
You did a good job, Baizhi, you did a good job.

Liuli immediately felt that Yanle was a friend worth making, so she suppressed her joy and whispered, "You don't have any clothes either?"

“Yeah.” Yan Le sighed. “When the battle was over, we realized we were left with nothing but our underwear.”

Ruri's smile disappeared.

underwear?

Why do you still have underwear?!

I don't have a single hair on my body, and you still have underwear?!
This friendship is over!

(End of this chapter)