Volume 1 Chapter 131.1: A Fanatical Stalker Fan
"Let me correct you. We did not go through a 'life-and-death situation together'."
Lin Luoyu shook her finger.
"You just took me to the hospital after I accidentally got shot, and you helped me get through the investigation from the Special Investigation Department."
"Besides..."
"You are just an ordinary person. You shouldn't have gotten involved in these things in the first place."
Lin Luoyu played with a strand of hair hanging beside her ear. Seemingly thinking of something, she let out a soft sigh.
Her words immediately made Tang Xingwan unhappy.
Tang Xingwan puffed up her cheeks and protested while still chewing her food.
"But you lost so much blood back then! Of course I had to help! Even if we didn't go through life-and-death together, I still saved your life! And you're still calling yourself a detective? You're so heartless..."
Tang Xingwan turned her head away and focused on eating the sesame flatbread in her hands.
She was only wearing a simple dress.
Her smooth long hair hung behind her shoulders, and her fair bare feet were tucked up directly onto the stool.
She clearly had no awareness of being a guest anymore.
It looked as though she had completely treated this place as her own home.
"Fine, fine. A life-saving favor."
Lin Luoyu shrugged.
While organizing the mountain of documents piled on the desk, she gave Tang Xingwan a sly smile.
"It's exactly because Miss Tang saved my life that I'm willing to let you stay here and eat and drink for free."
"Tsk. 'Eat and drink for free' sounds so weird..."
Tang Xingwan's bad mood came and went quickly.
She shook her head and, feeling bored, casually turned on the television.
However, Wangdu had clearly not been peaceful lately.
Or rather, the whole world had not been peaceful.
She switched through several channels in a row, but almost every one of them was showing news reports about various incidents.
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[Major traffic accident occurs in XX City. Twenty-eight passengers were injured. The driver is suspected of suffering a sudden mental illness. Relevant departments have begun an investigation.]
[A student from XX Middle School has mysteriously disappeared. The student's physical description is as follows…]
[According to the Special Investigation Department, the incident may be related to a monster. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact…]
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"Last night, a violent explosion occurred in an unfinished building in Wutong District. According to witnesses, a magical girl was seen at the scene. The Special Investigation Department is continuing its investigation..."
Tang Xingwan rested her chin on her hand and showed a thoughtful expression.
"It feels like these kinds of things are happening more and more often lately... Or is it just my imagination?"
As far as she remembered, she had occasionally heard news about monsters and disaster beasts when she was younger.
But it definitely wasn't this frequent.
Thinking about it that way...
Those magical girls really had it rough.
They had to hide their identities and deal with all kinds of supernatural incidents every day.
Tang Xingwan silently stared at the television screen as her thoughts slowly drifted away.
Her gaze eventually moved toward the center of the room.
A huge map of Wangdu hung there.
Various case locations had been marked with red lines, along with all kinds of notes written by Lin Luoyu.
Hearing Tang Xingwan's question, Lin Luoyu, who was busy organizing things in another room, poked her head out.
"Oh? The thing haunting that building has already been dealt with? The Young Lady's efficiency is really impressive..."
Lin Luoyu casually glanced at the news.
A meaningful smile appeared on her face.
"Eh? Eh?! What do you mean by 'impressive efficiency'?"
Tang Xingwan instantly caught the key phrase in Lin Luoyu's words. All the boredom and sleepiness on her face disappeared in an instant.
"Luoyu, you definitely know something, don't you?!"
And that affectionate way of addressing someone...
Heh, I knew it! With Luoyu's information network, she definitely knows some magical girls!
Could she know Amethyst? Or maybe that newly appeared magical girl in black?
Tang Xingwan blinked, looking like an extremely curious child.
"Huh? I was just saying it casually. Don't overthink it, okay?"
Lin Luoyu stuck out her tongue playfully.
"The news already said a magical girl appeared there. That probably means the monsters and disaster beasts inside have already been dealt with."
Tsk, I knew she was brushing me off!
Tang Xingwan could easily tell that Lin Luoyu was avoiding the question.
Unfortunately, she had no way to get more information out of her, so she could only turn her head away with a dissatisfied huff.
"Jokes aside, Miss Tang, you really should be more careful lately and stop running around everywhere."
For once, the usually casual Lin Luoyu showed a serious expression, and her tone became noticeably firmer.
"If something happens, even if you don't contact the Special Investigation Department, at least call me, okay?"
But Tang Xingwan clearly did not take the warning very seriously. She casually waved her hand.
"Okay, okay. Stop worrying so much, will you? Back then, I survived a supernatural incident, remember?"
"You mean the time when you got lost in the suburbs as a child and a red iris flower led you back out of the area?"
Lin Luoyu chuckled.
"But... what if it was just a dream?"
"It wasn't a dream! It was absolutely real! I was completely awake!"
Tang Xingwan immediately widened her eyes.
She looked ready to fight Lin Luoyu on the spot over this topic.
"Alright, alright. It was real. Not a dream~"
Lin Luoyu quickly raised both hands in surrender.
Knowing that Tang Xingwan would never let this subject go, she immediately turned around and stopped paying attention to her.
"Forget it. I still have a commission from a very important client to finish. I really don't have time to chat with you. I need to send the information over as soon as possible."
She opened the computer on the desk and began typing seriously on the keyboard.
"Huh? What kind of information? Is it about disaster beasts? Or magical girls?"
Tang Xingwan's eyes immediately lit up with curiosity.
"Neither. It's information about a rock singer. Tsk. How many times do I have to tell you not to pry into my clients' private information? Honestly, that's bad for my professional reputation."
Coming back to her senses, Lin Luoyu looked up and shot Tang Xingwan a fierce glare.
Then she lowered her head again and continued working, clearly having no intention of talking anymore.
Fine. If Luoyu says so...
Feeling bored, Tang Xingwan pouted and sat back down on the sofa. She pulled out her phone and started scrolling aimlessly.
Still...
That client hired Luoyu to investigate a celebrity's personal information?
Ugh. What is that supposed to be? Some kind of obsessive stalker fan?
That feels kind of disgusting...
Tang Xingwan shivered.
Deciding not to think about it any further, she began repeatedly refreshing her message list, opening one chat group after another, and turning her attention elsewhere.