Magical Girl Fan Bingbing

Jiang Li received a message from Nuan Yu as soon as she got out of school, asking her to attend an important meeting at the Public Security Bureau.

Jiang Li glanced at the sky; it was already getting late. She took out her phone and replied to a message.

"How long will the meeting take? My dad will start nagging me if I get home too late."

"It's hard to say. The meeting was chaired by Captain Yingshi, and she decides how long it takes."

"Another meeting..." Jiang Li sent a slumped emoji. "Since joining the Security Bureau, the things I've done the most are meetings and writing reports. It's completely different from what I imagined. I just want to fight and have fun."

"No matter what job you do, it's all about serving the people." Nuanyu sent a smiling emoji, followed by another message, "And let me tell you something, your performance last night was outstanding. The squad leader praised you several times after reading the combat log."

"real?!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, the team leader will most likely praise you in public at tonight's meeting."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li was no longer sleepy.

"I'm here on time!"

But after sending the message, Jiang Li started to worry again. The meeting would definitely end very late, and she hadn't figured out what reason to give her father.

"Senior Nuanyu, how am I supposed to explain this to my family? I can't exactly say I went to a meeting at the police station, can I?"

"I told you before, it will be difficult for you to carry out your daily work if you keep it from your family." Nuanyu's reply was more serious than before. "Why don't you find an opportunity to be honest with your family? The Public Security Bureau can send someone to your house to talk to you. There shouldn't be any major problems."

Jiang Li stared at the message for a long time, her finger hovering above the screen.

There seems to be no problem with her mother, Song Mingyue, but she hasn't been able to handle things well with Jiang Ran.

If she really confesses, what if her dad uses his connections to send her to become an idol magical girl?

The thought of herself singing, dancing, rapping, and deliberately acting cute on stage in front of the audience sent chills down Jiang Li's spine.

Besides, how can an idol magical girl make progress?

Jiang Li had never heard of any of the bigwigs in the ten-seat council who had risen to fame through the idol route.

"Senior Nuanyu, please help me cover this up... Could you call my school in the name of the Public Security Bureau and say that there's an event I need to attend?"

"Alright, I'll help you figure something out." Nuanyu agreed, but added, "However, this is just a temporary measure; you'll have to face it sooner or later."

"I know, I know."

Jiang Li had no choice; running away was shameful, but it was effective.

At worst, when her identity is exposed, she can just sweet-talk her father, who is soft-hearted and will surely forgive her.

……

Jiang Li set off for the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Upon entering the conference room, I sat down next to Nuanyu, in the same seats as last time.

She had just finished talking with Nuanyu about how to cover up her lie when the conference room door was pushed open.

Squad leader Fluorite followed a little girl with short red hair into the room.

The atmosphere in the meeting room immediately became serious.

The veteran magical girl sitting in the front row immediately stood up and applauded. Jiang Li, not understanding why, could only stand up and applaud along with Nuan Yu, and then, under the cover of the applause, leaned close to Nuan Yu's ear.

"What's going on?"

Nuanyu lowered her voice and told her that this red-haired little girl was Director Liu Ye of the brigade, who was essentially her superior's superior's direct superior.

Jiang Li's expression hardened. To have alarmed such a person, it seemed that today's meeting was of great importance.

Director Liu strode to the head seat with his short legs. Behind him, Ying Shi thoughtfully pushed over a high stool so that Director Liu wouldn't just have his head sticking out when he sat down.

As Liu Ye sat down, she pressed her hands down, and the applause stopped instantly.

"Please sit down."

After everyone was seated, Nuanyu noticed that Jiang Li was looking at Director Liu with starry eyes. Her lips twitched, knowing that this guy was thinking about how to improve his career again.

Liu Ye, who was in the main seat, began to speak.

"I believe everyone is already aware of what happened last night, so I won't go into details here. I'll just mention a few points."

"First, the ten council members are aware of this matter and have issued instructions requiring us to maintain peace and stability in Tianhai City, and that the safety of people's lives and property is of paramount importance."

"Secondly, our current focus should shift to investigating the Demonic Cult. We must find out the details of this organization."

"Thirdly, regarding the calamity victim."

Liu Ye paused here.

"This is a powerful magical girl. The Ten Council's instruction is that we should try to find opportunities to get to know her as much as possible, and if conditions permit, we can recruit her into our team. In short, we must do our best to win her over, and at least not push her to the side of the Magic Cult."

Liu Ye's speech was brief, consistent with her usual style. After speaking, she turned to look at Chu Ying.

The latter nodded, stood up and said, "Director Liu's remarks were very insightful. I'd like to add a few points."

"The Demon Cult is secretly gathering magical girls who oppose the Ten-Seat Council and openly challenging the law enforcement authority of the Public Security Bureau, which is extremely egregious. Therefore, the Municipal Bureau will draw on the elite forces of each branch to conduct a concentrated investigation on them. After you return, each branch chief should compile a list of recommendations for me to join this task force."

"As for the disaster victim," Chu Ying's gaze swept over everyone present, "our primary task right now is to win her over, but we are limited by a lack of information. Everyone is welcome to speak freely about their thoughts and opinions."

This is a very tricky problem.

After Chu Ying finished speaking, the conference room was quiet for a while.

A senior employee sitting in the front row broke the silence by raising his hand: "The problem now is, how do we contact the disaster victim? She seems to have appeared out of thin air. There is no information about her in the database, and we don't even know if she really has this code name."

"Perhaps we could use official channels? Like issuing an announcement or something," someone suggested.

Chu Ying immediately rejected the idea: "Before things settle down, we should try to keep a low profile and avoid arousing public suspicion and panic."

Another person spoke up: "What about through underground channels? The disaster victim was attracted by the information we spread last time."

"This trick has already been used once; will she fall for it again?"

"Even if we were to fall for it, we wouldn't be able to find a suitable person. We can't just let anyone jump out and speak, and expect the disaster victim to believe them."

The crowd discussed it amongst themselves, but after a long time, they still couldn't come up with a reliable solution.

The atmosphere was somewhat somber.

Chu Ying glanced around the room, her gaze suddenly settling on a corner of the conference room.

There were a pair of sparkling eyes there.

She raised an eyebrow slightly. "Little Azure Dragon, you tell us."

"Huh? Me?"

Jiang Li, who was suddenly called out, was taken aback and pointed to her own nose.

"Captain Fluorite picked you, stand up now." Nuanyu kicked Jiang Li's shin under the table.

This young comrade's eagerness to improve was too obvious; he deserved to be singled out.

Jiang Li hurriedly stood up and found dozens of pairs of eyes staring at her all around, instantly making her scalp tingle.

She was completely unprepared and had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.

"Well... the key is to find the key problem. Only by grasping the key... ouch—!"

Nuanyu lowered her head and pinched Jiang Li's thigh hard.

Director Liu is still on the stage!

Jiang Li covered her thigh, which had been pinched red, looking like a student who had been suddenly called on by the teacher to answer a question in class, her face flushed and at a loss.

The willow leaf in the main seat, however, seemed lifeless.

She still remembered Jiang Li and said, "This must be Comrade Little Azure Dragon. I've read your battle record. You were very brave and quickly saw through the Disaster Lord's diversionary tactic, which shows you're very quick-witted. Don't be afraid, feel free to speak your mind."

Upon being praised by Director Liu, Jiang Li's face instantly turned bright red.

The director has me in his heart!

"I..." Jiang Li was about to say something modest when a sudden inspiration flashed through her mind.

"I suggest starting with the Avengers!"

"Oh?" Liu Ye rested her chin on her hands, her slightly chubby face instantly becoming rounder. "Tell me more."

Jiang Li seemed to have her Ren and Du meridians opened up, and her mind started working very fast.

"The first time the disaster master came into our view was when she contacted our informant through a chef named Avenger to arrange a shipment, which indicates that there is some connection between her and Avenger."

"Subsequently, this Avenger released a batch of loose goods on the market, which gave us away. Although the Avenger quickly stopped shipping, he continued to buy up monster corpses on the street, mostly on behalf of the Disaster Lord."

"Then everyone knows what happened: the bait we used caught the big fish, the disaster master."

Jiang Li paused for a moment, glanced around, and her legs stopped shaking.

"In conclusion, we have every reason to believe that there is a cooperative relationship between the Avengers and the Disaster Lord. As long as we can contact the Avengers, we will definitely be able to contact the Disaster Lord."

"Not bad." Chu Ying nodded.

Speaking of which, she personally tried to capture this Avenger but failed. Now it seems that the Disaster Lord was probably behind it all, which led to the failure of the capture.

"So how do you plan to contact the Avengers?"

"Go to the detention center!" Jiang Li's tone became firm. "Captain Fluorite arrested a few of the Avengers' henchmen last time, and they're currently locked up in the detention center awaiting trial. We can pry the Avengers' contact information out of them, or get them to spread rumors."

clap clap.

Liu Ye, seated at the head of the table, led the applause.

"Comrade Xiao Qinglong's method is quite good. Does anyone have anything to add?"

With Jiang Li taking the lead, the others also realized what was happening and began to speak up.

"I suggest focusing our investigation on this Avenger. He was just a minor character before, but now he's suddenly involved with the Disaster Master. There must be a reason for this."

"That's right, the Avengers are the thread that holds this tangled mess. Once you grab them, the problem will be solved."

The atmosphere at the meeting became lively.

Jiang Li clenched her fist and sat back down in her chair.

"Not bad, Comrade Xiao Qinglong." Nuanyu smiled and touched the red spot on Jiang Li's leg where she had been pinched. "To actually receive praise from Director Liu is a great honor for our branch chief. Not bad, keep up the good work."

"I only made a small contribution," Jiang Li said modestly.

That being said, if Jiang Li had a tail, it would probably be wagging its tail in the air right now.

After a while of discussion, the meeting drew to a close.

Chu Ying quickly assigned the new round of tasks, but at the end, she specifically called out one name.

"Little Azure Dragon".

"Here!" Jiang Li stood up reflexively.

"You will be in charge of investigating the disaster."

Jiang Li's eyes widened suddenly.

Entrusted with this important task, she was incredibly excited, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

Chu Ying's lips curled slightly as she looked at Jiang Li's eager-to-prove-her-loyalty expression, and couldn't help but recall how she herself was when she first entered the industry.

Meeting adjourned.