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Book 4: Chapter 77:2: Exusiai: Present? Come to the Lungmen Guard Department, Part 2

When Chen Heng arrived at the Lungmen Guard Department’s entrance, he hesitated for a long time before deciding to enter.

Now, Chen Heng truly felt regret. Why didn’t I use the Absolute Precognition to check the result before seeking Exusiai out?

Never mind. So many unexpected twists have already happened today. There should not be any more.

“Little Heng, why are you at the Lungmen Guard Department?” A voice rang out from the Lungmen Guard Department just as Chen Heng decided to enter.

Chen Heng looked over and saw Ch’en and Hoshiguma walk out, side by side. When these two stood next to each other…the difference in height looked adorable.

“It’s Elder Cousin! It’s been a while. I’m here to see Exusiai this time. What did she do now?”

“…Same as your first day here, fighting with the mob. Younger Cousin, don’t tell me you are here as her guarantor?”

“Ah! That…actually, Elder Cousin, you guessed right.” Alright, Chen Heng felt somewhat embarrassed.

If not for Chen Heng’s messy situation, he would not have felt embarrassed. However, he was now Ch’en younger cousin in name. More importantly, he was a retiree of the Central Judicial Office, the Censorate, the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and the Supervisory Department.

Coming as Exusiai’s guarantor felt weird.

“Hey, why would Little Heng hang out with Exusiai and the others? Also, are you qualified to be a guarantor?”

Ch’en felt a slight headache. Her younger cousin truly caused her a lot of worry.

“I am qualified to be a guarantor.”

“But you don’t have a stable job and salary. Your stall does not count, right?” Ch’en recalled that a guarantor needed to have a stable job and salary to qualify.

Ch’en spoke as she led Chen Heng into the Lungmen Guard Department.

“Elder Cousin, don’t forget, I’m an operator of Rhodes Island. The stall is just my hobby. Furthermore, I don’t plan to make the guarantee with my identity. Instead, I’ll just pay the bail money and claim it from Exusiai later.”

“Alright, then. By the way, Little Heng, are you interested in working for the Lungmen Guard Department?” Ch’en gave up on this topic, quickly changing to asking Chen Heng about working for the Lungmen Guard Department.

“Elder Cousin, can I take your question as an attempt to poach from Rhodes Island? Furthermore, I just retired from Yan’s civil service. I’m not interested in working for the Lungmen Guard Department at all.”

“Yan’s civil service?” Ch’en suddenly stopped walking and looked at this younger cousin she did not know well. Unexpectedly, her younger cousin had such an identity.

“Yes. I’m not lying. I used to be a minor official in the Central Judicial Office.”

“Why did you leave, then? Isn’t being an official in the Central Judicial Office a good job?”

“That falls under ‘the heavenly secrets that cannot be leaked.’”

“Younger Cousin, you are becoming increasingly like an oracle grifter.” After walking for a while, Ch’en brought Chen Heng to the door of the interrogation room he had gone

to the first time he came here.

Chen Heng saw Exusiai, Texas, and Croissant from outside the interrogation room.

[TL Note: Here is Croissant’s profile: /wiki/Croissant/Story.]

“He Who Knows Fate, you finally arrived! This is great. I knew you would come and rescue me!”

Excited tears leaked from the seated Exusiai’s eyes at Chen Heng’s arrival…alright, that was an exaggeration.

“Exusiai, can you cause me fewer problems? Do you know, I had never been to the Guard Department before in my life, but I ended up here twice in a few short days because of you? Furthermore, I went in as a criminal the first time.”

“He Who Knows Fate, please bear with me. The work in Penguin Logistics is dangerous, after all. By the way, He Who Knows Fate, why did you call me?”

Exusiai still showed that nitwitted smile she always had.

“I initially called to give you this, but I’ve changed my mind now.”

Chen Heng took out Gabriel’s feather and waved it at Exusiai. Then he returned the feather into his pocket.

“What…is that? It feels strange. He Who Knows Fate, let me have a second look, preferably up close.”

When Exusiai saw that unknown feather Chen Heng took out, her heart pounded rapidly as a strange feeling arose.

“Just give up. You will never see it again in your life. I will flush it down the drain when I return.”

“Don’t! He Who Knows Fate, I was wrong!” Although Exusiai did not know why Chen Heng was angry, she chose to submit because of the allure of that feather.

Seriously, it’s just a few trips to the Lungmen Guard Department. It’s nothing major. How petty!

“Alright. Tell me, what did you do wrong?”

“I was wrong in…I was wrong because…erm… Hey, can you give me a hint?”

Chen Heng facepalmed. To think he had such unrealistic expectations of this airhead. That was simply a waste of his emotions.

“I’ll go pay the bail for the three of you now. If you still haven’t figured out what you did wrong, you can only go search for the feather in the drain.”

After speaking, Chen Heng glanced at Ch’en. Ch’en understood what he meant and brought him to the place to pay bail.

The Lungmen Guard Department’s people did not make things difficult for Chen Heng when he posted bail. One reason was Exusiai not being in the wrong in this fight. The ones in the wrong were the mobsters seeking trouble. The other reason—the most important reason—was the person bringing Chen Heng over, Ch’en, the Special Inspection Unit Chief.

Actually, rumors had already spread through the Lungmen Guard Department that Ch’en had a younger cousin who got brought to the Lungmen Guard Department because of fighting with mobsters. What was more interesting was that the person interrogating her younger cousin back then was Ch’en herself.

The Lungmen Guard Department’s people did not worry about Ch’en abusing her authority for selfish reasons. After all, she was famous for her sternness and inflexibility.

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Chen Heng sat in Penguin Logistics’s transport. Texas drove while Exusiai sat beside Chen Heng, badgering him for the feather.

“Hey! Hey! He Who Knows Fate, just let me see that feather. I promise I will not get handsy. I absolutely will not damage it!” Exusiai pressed her face close to Chen Heng, going on and on about that feather.

“You? Damage that feather? Not that I look down on you, but you can’t damage it even if you want to. I’m not worried about you damaging it. I’m worried about you not returning it to me. Otherwise, how am I going to flush it down the drain?”

Chen Heng’s words were no exaggeration. After all, this was an angel’s feather. Ordinary people could not damage it.

“Then, He Who Knows Fate, can you tell me the significance of this feather? Why do you want to flush such a precious thing down the drain?”

“Exusiai, do you know? Initially, I wanted to give you this feather as thanks for sending me to Lungmen, so I asked a certain person for it. When I called you, I had already reached Penguin Logistics’s headquarters and was going to pass it to you. However…I regret it now. Right now, I only want to flush it down the drain.”

“Ah! Don’t! He Who Knows Fate, stop thinking about flushing it down the drain. Just give it to me, alright?! At worst…at worst…I’ll treat you to apple pie!” When Exusiai heard Chen Heng’s reason, she immediately panicked. It seemed she had missed an opportunity to get that mysterious feather.

“Little Brother, just give that feather to Exusiai. She’s even willing to treat you to apple pie. She does not do that for just anyone.”

Suddenly, Croissant, who was in front, spoke up. Indeed, she rarely saw Exusiai share her apple pie with anyone.

“That’s right! That’s right! He Who Knows Fate, give it to me!”

“Alright, alright. You got me convinced. Keep it well; I only have one.”

“Alright, alright.”

Exusiai carefully picked up the feather that greatly tempted her from Chen Heng’s hand.

Although Chen Heng said the feather was very resilient, Exusiai did not want to take any risks.