Asura in Arknights

As Li Ang slowly explained his thoughts, Adele suddenly felt a slight sting in her nose, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Hey, hey, don't cry." Li Ang hurriedly wiped away Adele's tears. He had only explained why he did it, so why was Adele still crying?

Wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Adele felt a pang of sadness.

It seemed that she had always been receiving care from Li Ang, while she had rarely been able to help him. Adele originally wanted to work for a while to temporarily alleviate their financial pressure, but to her surprise... Li Ang actually solved their future financial problems in such a short time.

However, what Li Ang did was also extremely dangerous.

Adele couldn't help but ask herself, what else could she do to help?

Combat? Adele's Originium Arts are powerful, but she is not good at combat. In most cases, she even has to rely on Leon to protect her.

Besides that, the only thing she can offer is the knowledge she has learned from her father over the years. But does Li Ang really need the help of this knowledge?

Although Adele was well aware that Leon was willing to do this precisely because he liked her.

However, in Adele's mind, a relationship needs mutual support to last. Is it really possible for Li Ang to make such a one-sided effort like this?

Just as Adele was feeling confused, Leon suddenly made a shushing gesture to her. Although Adele found it a little strange, she nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.

Li Ang released Adele and tiptoed toward the door not far behind them.

As Li Ang approached the doorway, he suddenly rushed forward and flung open the door in front of him.

A golden object tumbled out from behind the door, rolling on the ground with a few cries of pain. The golden object continued rolling forward until it crashed into the table in front of it and came to a stop—it was indeed the three women from the Rinko family.

The three of them wanted to squeeze behind a door to eavesdrop, and you can imagine what kind of posture they had to maintain, because of Li Ang's sudden attack, they didn't have time to regain their balance.

"Have you three... heard enough?" Li Ang asked coldly.

Li Ang had noticed someone eavesdropping nearby quite early on. At first, it was just Maria, a very curious girl, so Li Ang didn't pay much attention to it.

But later they went too far. Not only Zofia, but even the usually serious Margaret joined in the eavesdropping.

If Li Ang hadn't noticed, it would have been fine, but Li Ang could hear everything they were saying clearly, how could he tolerate that?

Sometimes... having too good hearing isn't a good thing. Before Li Ang stopped them, they were already whispering behind the door, betting on when the two would kiss.

Seeing the three people rolling around in a ball, Adele blushed slightly, but didn't react strongly.

By now, she had already tacitly accepted her relationship with Li Ang, and even if others saw it, it would only make her feel a little shy.

Lying on the ground, they secretly glanced at the two of them. Seeing that neither Li Ang nor Adele showed any signs of being angry, the three of them awkwardly got up from the ground.

Zofia and Maria very disloyally pushed Margaret forward while hiding behind her.

Betrayed by the two women, Margaret had no way to escape even if she wanted to. She could only walk towards Leon with a look of heroic sacrifice, but before she could take two steps, the expression on her face fell.

“Um, please let me explain…it’s not what you think, please let me explain,” Margaret said awkwardly. “Actually, it’s…”

After saying that, Margaret couldn't think of a suitable reason for a moment, and stood there unable to say a word.

Seeing Margaret's performance, Leon found it somewhat amusing and was no longer as angry as he had been at the beginning. He was curious to see what other tricks these three guys could come up with.

Margaret couldn't utter a single word for a long time, her neck turning bright red from straining.

Margaret was momentarily embarrassed and angry. She simply turned around and grabbed Zofia and Margaret, who were hiding behind and watching the commotion, and pulled them over.

“Margaret, what do you want to do? I’m your aunt!” Zofia’s words sounded somewhat guilty no matter how you looked at them.

"Sister, let me go! This is so embarrassing..." Maria's resistance was completely ignored by her sister.

"Shut up!"

Margaret gave the two a low reprimand, then pressed their heads down and apologized to Leon and Adele, "Sorry... I'm sorry to have disturbed you!"

After apologizing, Maria felt something was off and muttered to Zofia beside her, "Wait a minute, isn't this my house? Why did I apologize to him?"

Chapter Three: It's Not the Right Time

“Don’t worry about it,” Zofia replied softly. “It’s all your fault. Why did you have to eavesdrop on their conversation?”

Maria pouted, thinking to herself, "Didn't you also come over to eavesdrop? How can you put all the blame on me?"

Listening to their whispered conversation, Li Ang was somewhat surprised. They... seemed unaware that Marna had already sold the manor to Li Ang.

I'm really looking forward to seeing their expressions when this happens...

Li Ang thought with some pleasure, though he readily forgave them verbally.

“Let’s let it go this time,” Li Ang softened his tone, then warned, “If this happens again, I won’t forgive you so easily.”

The three nodded repeatedly, thinking that doing such a stupid thing once was enough, and they would never do it again.

Besides... it's not like Leon and Adele are really going to stay here forever, is it?

As the three of them were thinking this, Marna, who was resting in a nearby room, also heard the commotion and wheeled herself over from that room.

As soon as Marna entered the living room, she saw Li Ang standing there.

"You're back? It seems the matter with the Securities and Futures Commission is settled?" Marner raised an eyebrow and said.

“It’s not completely over, it’s just temporarily over.” Li Ang shook his head. “Things… are a bit complicated. I reached an additional agreement with the Securities and Futures Commission, which can’t be explained in a short time.”

"Anyway, as long as you come back, that's all that matters. Remember to spend more time with your girlfriend; she's been giving us a real hard time these past few days."

Seeing Adele's shy expression, Leon nodded solemnly, "I will."

Then, Marna glanced at Margaret and the other two and said, "Then sit down first, I need to go back and get something."

"Since everyone is here now, I have something to announce."

"Uncle, let me help you."

Marna was still having some difficulty moving around, so Margaret volunteered to help. However, Marna ruthlessly rejected her offer, saying, "No need, you should stay here."

After saying that, Marna left the living room without waiting for Margaret's reaction.

Margaret looked a little embarrassed. She stood there blankly for a while before dejectedly returning to her seat.

Everyone sat in a circle around the long table, and before long, Marner returned to the living room with a thick bag of documents.

He glanced at everyone present, then slowly said, "Now... there are only four people left in the Lin Guang family..."

"As the acting patriarch of the Linguang family, I hereby announce that the Linguang family will transfer all ownership of this manor to Mr. Li Ang."

Here it comes! With Marna's words, one of the scenes that Li Ang had been most looking forward to finally unfolded before him.

Apart from Li Ang and Marna, everyone else present froze on their faces, and the entire living room instantly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

After a moment, it was Marna who broke the silence first.

He turned to Li Ang and said, "I've already prepared the contract. All you have to do is sign your name, and this manor... will belong to you. Whatever you want to do with it afterward is entirely up to you."

Li Ang calmly signed his name on the document that Marna handed him.

At this moment, the other four seemed to press the play button, recovering from their previous stiff state, and their different reactions were quite interesting.

Adele kept poking Leon's waist, asking him what was going on.

The three girls from the Lin Guang family reacted much more intensely than Adele.

"Hey hey hey?!" Maria slammed her hand on the table and jumped up from her chair. "Uncle, what did you just say? You're going to...sell this place?"

"Didn't you already know? Why are you so surprised?" Marna looked at Maria with some confusion.

Maria was momentarily speechless. After a pause, she replied softly, "I thought you had given up on that idea..."

But to everyone's surprise, Marna sold the estate without a word, and the seller was right there. So they had no choice but to point the finger at Marna, the culprit.

“Yeah, yeah! Marna, what are you thinking? I’ve never heard of anything like this before!” Zofia chimed in from the side.

"...I have already explained the reason. With my current income, it is simply not enough to cover the cost of maintaining this manor."

"In that case, I can..."

Zofia chimed in, but she was cut off by Marna without hesitation after only a few words: "If you're suggesting you pay for this yourself, you should save your breath."

"You can't even manage your own garden, and you want to add this to it?"

"Or... do you want to use your crippled left hand to fight those people on the field again?"

Zofia squeezed her left hand and obediently shut her mouth.

"In that case, I can participate in the competition."

Margaret, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but say that she also didn't want her hometown to be sold to someone else for this reason.

"……call."

Marner seemed to have given up completely, letting out a deep breath before asking a seemingly unrelated question, "How much do you think this estate is worth?"

After hesitating for a moment, Margaret finally said somewhat reluctantly, "Although most of the facilities here are quite old, they can still fetch at least seventy or eighty million gold coins."

Her guess may have some errors, but it's not far off from the actual situation.

“The money was paid to me directly by the Securities and Futures Commission, but the reality was… by the time the money reached me, there wasn’t much left. Do you know why?” Marner asked calmly.

At this moment, Margaret already had a vague premonition, but before she could answer, Marner said, "Because of you, I have spent almost all of the family's savings, including the proceeds from the sale of the manor."

"Do you know how much it would cost to bring the Radiant Knight back to Kazimierz? I don't have the deep connections my father did. All I can do is use money to smooth things over."

"I will not interfere with whatever you want to do next. If you want to save money to buy the manor back, that is your own business."

After saying that, Marna turned and left without paying any attention to Margaret's gloomy face.

After Marner left, the living room fell silent, and no one wanted to speak.

Until someone walked into the living room.

After glancing at the situation in the living room, Shining hesitated before saying, "Did I... come at the wrong time?"

Chapter Four: The Price

"……Do not."

Looking at Shining in front of her, Margaret shook her head with a wry smile, "Nothing happened. The problem just now... was entirely my fault."

After hearing what Marnana said, Margaret is now questioning whether returning this time was the right choice.

Seeing Margaret's expression, Shining simply nodded and didn't press for details about what had just happened. Besides... she also had something she had to face.

Walking up to Li Ang, Shining bowed deeply to him, "Regarding what happened before, I sincerely apologize to you again."

"I...maybe it's a lingering effect from my previous job, I rarely consider the feelings of others when I do things."

This piqued Li Ang's interest, so he asked, "Oh? What did you do before?"

Shining hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat vaguely, "It's probably about handling some work related to traitors."

Although Shining's explanation was very vague, Li Ang still guessed what she had done before.

So it was the SS. No wonder they were so arrogant. But Shining was right. Not many people would dare to mess with her if she did this kind of work, and with Shining's strength, she must be quite powerful within the organization.

However, this makes Liz's true identity questionable. A frail girl who is mixed up with a spy chief, and who also possesses such extraordinary Originium Arts?

It seems there are still many secrets to be discovered about them, but Li Ang is not interested in them.

"Let's leave it at that for now, I can forgive you," Li Ang said casually. "Besides, this can be yours too."

As he spoke, Li Ang took a USB drive out of his pocket and waved it in front of Shining.

"This is..." Shining's attention was completely drawn to this tiny thing, and her head swayed from side to side along with Li Ang's arm.

"You guessed right, these are the documents you wanted."

These documents went through the Securities and Futures Commission and eventually returned to Li Ang's hands.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) dealt a heavy blow to the commercial consortium. The information was no longer of any use to them, since Pol Pharmaceuticals had already been broken up and most of its businesses were now under the control of the SFC.

So Li Ang simply took the information back, intending to make a deal with Shining.

"Of course, I won't give this to you unconditionally."

Free things are always the most expensive. Hearing Li Ang say that, Shining breathed a sigh of relief. "So, what do you want me to give in return?"

“It’s very simple, I just need you to answer a few questions for me,” Li Ang said.

The simpler a requirement sounds, the more difficult it is to actually do, Shining thought to himself with a wry smile.

But what could she do? It was already deemed impossible to seize it by force, and she had no other choice but to obey Li Ang's arrangements if she wanted to obtain the information.

She was willing to pay any price to save Liz.

"So, what do you want to know?"

“Let’s talk about this later,” Li Ang replied with a shrug. “Does now look like a good time for a conversation?”