We moved to Golden Courtyard

"So you're not even denying that we spoil Xu Qi too much now?"

Möbius smirked and said, "How can this immature kid manage without us seniors to back him up?"

Upon hearing this, Kevin's expression, which had remained unchanged like an iceberg for millennia, actually revealed a slight smile at this moment, which truly stunned Su.

"Don't you think this is cool?"

Su Yi tilted her head.

"Indeed... Cool."

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It was late at night, and apart from the daytime inspection workers who needed to work the night shift, there were basically no functional personnel or technical staff working overtime in the entire base until now.

However, special circumstances cannot be ruled out, and that's Mei's job.

Unlike Paddo, Mei went straight in through the main entrance, wearing Xu Qi's work uniform... which was a bit big, but it didn't matter.

The security guards didn't even dare to stop her, after all, such a beautiful female employee is quite a rare sight in the subway company.

Of course, even if they stopped her, it wouldn't matter. Xu Qi's work ID was in her backpack, and the photo had been temporarily replaced by Wei Erwei. The security guards wouldn't say anything more after checking this far.

The first step went smoothly, and now...

"After entering, keep walking inwards. The first staircase you see outside the factory building will lead you to the roof of the warehouse."

The warehouse...

Mei, visiting the subway station for the first time, looked around curiously. Separated by a wire fence, right next to the path Mei was walking on, were several parallel railway tracks.

Mei even saw a train pass by.

"This is the train returning to Kuqa. Trains on the main line will gradually return to the base to await inspection by the daily maintenance personnel. This is the night shift for the subway company; it's quite tough."

Mei couldn't help but ask, "Was this also something you did back then? Night shift, day inspection?"

"Yes, all newcomers have to go through this stage, it's just that I progressed faster."

After hearing this, Mei suddenly felt a pang of heartache and a sense of shame.

I didn't even realize it back then.

But come to think of it, this seems to be her first time... visiting Xu Qi's company.

I'm a little curious...

21. Keep it up, we have to win over both Airi and Mei!

Following the steps upwards, under the cover of night, Mei arrived at this place without any trouble.

This should actually be considered the roof of the maintenance warehouse, but it occupies such a large area that three buildings were simply erected on it to serve as a canteen and office space for functional departments.

The archives room is located in the building in the middle.

Mei took a deep breath—just as Xu Qi had said, no one in the company would be working this late. The rooftop was pitch black, and in this environment, Mei was all alone…

"Have we arrived yet, Mei?"

Mei paused in her steps, a surge of strength welling up within her—she felt as if she wasn't alone.

"We've arrived."

Upon entering the building, one finds a hollowed-out structure with four floors in total.

As she stepped into the building, she suddenly heard the sound of something falling to the ground, but it was so light that Mei wouldn't have been able to tell if it weren't for the complete silence around her.

She turned her head, and with her night clothes accentuating her, Patto seemed to blend into the night.

Upon seeing Mei-nee, he greeted her with a playful smile.

"Yo! Mei-nee."

I have absolutely no idea how this girl got in...

Is it like flying over rooftops and scaling walls? That's way too exaggerated...

"The archives are on the third floor. Paddy, go upstairs and check. Mei, stay on the first floor and keep watch for Paddy. If you see anyone coming, go to the third floor and meet Paddy."

"learn."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mei got the answer to her previous question—how exactly did Pato get in?

They really did get in by scaling walls and leaping across rooftops.

Mei couldn't see how the cat-like girl in front of her moved at all. In her vision, she only felt a black shadow flash by, and then... she disappeared.

They flew to the third floor at a speed beyond Mei's imagination.

With her keen sense of smell honed over years of thievery, Pado quickly located the archives.

In short, in just a few moments, Mei heard the sound of a door opening through her earphones.

"I'm in, Boss Xu Qi."

Wait! The archives aren't locked? Or... is it just that this girl in front of me picked the lock too fast, giving me the illusion that the archives aren't locked?

Mei suddenly felt a pang of emotion—were all the people living in the Golden Garden monsters?

So... lookout?

Ha... that doesn't exist.

Now that we're here, how can we not go and see where Xu Qi works?

Mei remembers it was the technical office on the first floor.

……

In front of the computer, Wilvi had already successfully hacked into the building's internal surveillance cameras, and she naturally turned the surveillance footage to Mei's view.

Then, the girl was seen groping her way into a room that looked like an office.

Um... that wouldn't be Xu Qi's technical room, would it?

Like Vervi, Xu Qi also saw this scene on his computer.

He raised an eyebrow and scratched his head.

Mei's idea is not wrong, but... you don't have a key?

……

At that moment, Mei, standing in front of the technical office, clearly noticed the problem as well—she turned the doorknob… but couldn't push it in.

Tsk!

"Pado, are you there? Can you open the door for me?"

There was no reply, but a few seconds later, a dark figure suddenly appeared beside Mei. She took out a wire and fiddled with it in the lock a couple of times.

The lock is open...

"Hehe! I'm leaving, Mei-nee."

They came in a hurry, and they left in a hurry...

Mei scratched her head—Wow, that's amazing…

"Um, Ms. Mei, I think you should know that everyone in this communications room can hear us, right?"

Mei's lips curled up. Although she knew Xu Qi wasn't around, she couldn't help but tilt her head and say something.

"What? Is there something shady going on in your office? Let me think... love letters to the girl in the same office?"

"Even if they had that kind of thing, they wouldn't keep it in the office..."

"So it really exists?" Mei's tone suddenly turned dangerous.

"Spare me, Mei. You can go in. I won't say anything."

"Hmph~~"

It was as if she had achieved a complete victory in a bickering session with her boyfriend. Her smug smile contained a hint of sweetness. After all, Xu Qi wouldn't give in to her; how could she possibly win an argument with him?

On the communication channel, almost everyone who heard this conversation couldn't help but get goosebumps.

Pado, who was still searching through the documents, shuddered – so this was another side of their boss…

Inside the van, Ying couldn't help but glance back at Xu Qi.

"Hmm?" Xu Qi took off his communication headset and asked, "What's wrong, Sakura?"

His intuition told him that Mei must not hear this conversation.

Sure enough, Sakura took off her headphones and said, "What about Airi?"

"Don't suddenly say things I can't understand at all!"

Xu Qi, who is not usually so easily angered, found himself in a rare state of headache when faced with topics related to these two people.

Sakura smiled knowingly.

"Then you'll have to work harder, after all, they are all very outstanding girls."

"Enough, Sakura-nee... Do you want me to willingly become a scumbag?"

"That's still better than a faithless man."

"Hahahaha!"

Wilvi, who had been listening to the conversation, finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Xu Qi slumped weakly against the back of the chair, rubbing her forehead—"You two, as women, could at least have a slightly more normal mindset..."

……

On the other side, upon entering the technical office, Mei easily identified Xu Qi's desk at a glance.

After all... they're just too easy to tell apart...

On the table, an MG Alahato model kit and a figure of the character Keqing are placed next to the computer. I guess no one but Xu Qi would do this.

In this situation, Mei can only say... I'm so into anime!

He shook his head, banishing the abstract idea tainted by Xu Qi from his mind.

To be honest, Xu Qi's desktop was much tidier than I had imagined.

Temporary documents and special reports are categorized and piled up in different places, while tools such as measuring tapes and utility knives are placed where they can be easily reached.

It has a lot of Xu Qi's style.

A space in the middle has been specially set aside for computer work.

Just by looking at the desktop, you can tell that this person is organized and meticulous.

So this is where Xu Qi usually works.

His curiosity was completely satisfied...

……

Upstairs, the archives room.

The cat had a flashlight in its mouth, while its hands were constantly flipping through various documents.

Ten years ago... ten years ago...

Ok?

Pado's eyes lit up as she turned to a technical report titled "Investigation Report on the Braking Failure of Train 956 on the Mainline."

Author: Xia Ya.

But that's not the point, because when she flipped to this technical report, Pado also saw a letter hidden inside...?

How could there be a letter here?

Out of the cat's curiosity, Pado took it apart.

"This!...This is!..."

22. Slowly unveiling the hazy veil