Ark, after I died, the operators started to love me.

"That's not how a Victorian aristocrat would say that."

“I am not a Victorian aristocrat.”

The young woman stopped what she was doing, looked into Mike's eyes and said seriously, "I am from Lungmen, and I am the director of the Lungmen Guard Bureau."

"Slip of the tongue."

Mike quickly picked up the water glass in front of him, sniffed it gently, and looked at Swire again, asking in confusion, "Such a strong drink?"

Swire nonchalantly took the glass from Mike, poured it into his mouth right in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp, turning the glass upside down: "I put poison in the drink. You'll bleed from all seven orifices and die after drinking it. Are you scared?"

"That was not what I meant."

A flush of intoxicating red appeared on the little tiger's face. He casually tossed the cup onto the carpet, where it rolled a few times, and then said, "When I smash this cup, fifty axemen will come out from the left and right and behead you, sir!"

Mike fell silent.

So what are you afraid of?

She picked up the bottle, poured a glass steadily, and pushed it back to Mike: "Please drink this glass to the brim."

Now that things have come to this, it would be inappropriate for Mike to refuse any longer.

Watching the man finish his drink, Swire used her chopsticks to pick up the already cooked meat and divided it into two plates.

"I can just do it myself."

Swire sighed, "It's really not easy to invite you to a meal. Do you know what the greatest pleasure of eating is?"

"To eat what you want?"

"No, it's about watching the guests finish eating."

Mike was speechless; the little tiger seemed to think of himself as the mistress of the house.

He knew, of course, that this was a trap, and there might be some unexpected twists and turns, but so far everything had gone smoothly.

Did he think too much?

It seems that Kal'tsit has been making my thinking sluggish lately, and I may have missed some details and failed to notice them in time.

The two ate and drank, and nothing happened during the meal.

Poetry is too strong for the wine and is quite drunk. He certainly can't leave today and can only stay here to rest.

"Gentlemen, this way."

Mike held the little tiger, and the girl's whole body was pressed against him, soft and fragrant, making him feel relaxed and happy.

The hotel prepared suites for guests who were too drunk to leave, but Mike had a vague feeling that something was wrong because everything was going too smoothly, as if it had been rehearsed beforehand and everything was going according to the script.

Did they really drink a lot of alcohol?

Not at all.

Mike drank two glasses in total, and they were separate drinks. As for Swire, he only had one glass from beginning to end, and the remaining half-bottle was still left in the private room.

"Mike, where are we?"

39. Swire forcefully eats Mike

It was also on this night.

Longmen Yiheju.

Hoshiguma held a glass in her hand, swirling the drink inside, her eyes sweeping over her colleagues from the Guard Bureau and the directors of the Business Federation, who were already embracing each other with their arms around each other.

No one doubted that there was anything wrong with the party arranged by Swire; both the organizers and the participants were very satisfied, and everyone had a great time.

Even Hoshiguma herself drank quite a bit of alcohol.

Fortunately, he developed a good alcohol tolerance when he was in a gang in Lungmen, so even now, Hoshiguma is only slightly drunk.

At the party, Lin Yuxia only made a brief appearance at the beginning, and then made an excuse to leave, leaving her alone.

Miss Lin was able to relax and enjoy herself, but Hoshiguma was unable to escape.

I wonder if Swire succeeded tonight?

Could this seasoned veteran really not guess Swire's hidden thoughts?

"What is Sister Ghost thinking?"

A Royal Guard superintendent approached Hoshiguma. Everyone seemed happy except their leader, who appeared preoccupied.

"It's alright, just enjoy your drinks, don't worry about me."

"Sister Gui, is something bothering you?"

"It's alright, I'm just not used to such a lively scene. Please make arrangements for the brothers who can't leave after drinking to go to a nearby hotel to rest. Give the bill to the director later, and she will make arrangements."

Since Swire is planning to take this opportunity to cheat, let her pay a price. She's probably ready for it.

Hoshiguma stood up and put down her cup: "I'm going for a walk."

The superintendent didn't say anything more. The person next to him grabbed his arm, gave him a wink, and clinked their glasses together: "Come on, let's keep drinking."

He's not the only one with a keen eye.

Anyone with a modicum of sense could tell that Hoshiguma wasn't in a good mood today.

He hadn't walked far from the door when Hoshiguma saw Lin Yuxia standing by the roadside.

"Miss Lin, what are you doing here?"

Hoshiguma asked casually, but Lin Yuxia gave her the same excuse.

“I don’t like being in crowded places. In her words, I’m a rat, and rats only like to stay in dark sewers.”

Hoshiguma was both amused and exasperated: "Miss Lin, do you think there's anything I did wrong?"

"No, I have no problem with you, you don't need to overthink it."

"Miss Lin must be feeling uneasy because of the director's matter."

Lin Yuxia glanced at Hoshiguma, put her hands behind her back, and slowly paced around: "I'm not the only one who's restless."

These words silenced Hoshiguma.

Compared to the three sisters of Longmen, she was the outsider, and she couldn't possibly say what was on her mind. She was very self-aware.

"Don't be nervous, I didn't mean anything by it. If we really have to talk about it, we're the ones on the same side. You keep saying you want to help Chen Huijie, but are you really standing with her in your heart?"

"of course."

Hoshiguma blurted it out, but then gave a wry smile.

They are both losers tonight, so there's no need for them to be so wary of each other anymore.

"Miss Lin has a discerning eye; I was the one who was too attached to appearances."

Lin Yuxia corrected her from the side, saying, "If you say it like that, you're really attached to appearances. If you're really unwilling to accept it, you can wait until tomorrow to have Old Li tell your fortune."

Hoshiguma said in surprise, "But you used to call him Uncle Koi."

"Of course, we should call him Uncle Li in front of outsiders, since he was specially invited by Governor Wei. Even though he has rarely made a move in more than 20 years, it cannot hide the fact that he is a first-class master. But there are no outsiders here."

Lin Yuxia's words were so pleasant to hear that Hoshiguma could only concede defeat: "Thank you for your kind words, Miss Lin."

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's take a walk to relax. Let Swire win for a while tonight, and then we'll take it back as compensation for what we owed her before."

Since Lin Yuxia had said so, Hoshiguma couldn't object, since one thing was true.

They are all losers tonight.

……

Mike helped Swire up and thought for a moment. He decided it would be better to put the girl on the bed first, and then deal with the rest as the situation developed.

However, an unexpected event occurred at this moment, which can be described as an expected unexpected event.

The moment Swire collapsed onto the bed, her hand somehow grabbed Mike's tie, and with a forceful tug, Mike also fell onto the bed, pinning her beneath him.

The little tiger opened its eyes, its bright pupils sparkling.

"Sir, are you still planning to give up now?"

"you're drunk."

Mike explained and braced himself on the sheets to get up, but to his surprise, Swire was faster. She lifted her legs, crossed them, and locked them around his waist.

The pair of fleshy legs, clad only in thin stockings, exuded a scorching heat that Mike could feel even through the fabric.

"Did I tell you to leave?"

"Shihuaiya, don't misunderstand."

"I have no misunderstanding."

Swire looked up at the man's face: "The first glass in front of you didn't contain any wine. If you drank it, you'd find it was just cold water. But I knew you had doubts, so I took it away in front of you. As for the second glass of wine I poured for you..."

She stopped there and didn't continue, and Mike sensed something was wrong.

"That's for you to drink."

The man's breathing quickened: "What did you do to me?"

"I didn't poison you, I just gave you a little medicinal wine to help us have intimate contact tonight."

Oh no, we've fallen into their trap.

Mike was trapped by Swire's legs around his waist and couldn't break free for a moment. He suddenly remembered the methods he used to deal with the little tiger back in Rhodes Island.

But at that moment, Swire used her legs to push off, and the two of them rolled over on the bed twice, with Swire pinning Mike down on top of her.

In his haste, Mike grabbed Swire's tail with both hands, but his fingers accidentally touched the little tiger's smooth, delicate back.

Miss Felin chuckled, "Sir, can't you wait any longer?"

Mike was surprised. He had done it the way he always had, so why didn't Swire collapse as he had expected?

At this moment, Swire, like the mastermind behind all the conspiracies and schemes that had succeeded, leaned down and whispered in Mike's ear, "Sir, do you think you can subdue me by catching me by the tail?"

Mike opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he heard the girl continue, "Grabbing my tail will make me weak and unable to resist. I told you this secret, and you actually believed it? You actually believed it?!"

Her fingers lightly brushed her shoulder, and the evening gown she was wearing slipped off, revealing a youthful and beautiful body.