Jason isn’t a coffee drinker.
On this point, Hui Lijing is quite clear.
Therefore, it could only an that there were guests.
And what kind of guests would visit an office with ’Mask X Machete X at’?
All related to the ’Mystical Side’, entangled with the ’Inside World’ in countless ways!
So, Hui Lijing imdiately sheathed her short sword, tucked it into her long boots, and then responded with a hint of excitent.
"Got it, I’ll be right there!"
A female detective who has encountered the ’Mystical Side’ and ’Inside World’ and started to delve into ’Mystical Knowledge’ was at the peak of her ’interest’ at this mont.
It was like an adolescent boy who had mastered so technique, eager to show it off to his beloved girl every day.
A bootlicker?
No!
This isn’t bootlicking.
More precisely, it’s like a peacock spreading its feathers.
Under the stimulation of hormones, things we like, people, and objects, are all seen through a filter, making everything seem so beautiful.
And when the hormones fade away?
The beauty remains.
There are both responsibilities and habits.
They stand firm, making you feel life in a way you never have before.
At this mont, Hui Lijing is experiencing just the initial beauty, the most enchanting part.
And what cos after?
Right now, she isn’t thinking that far ahead.
After all, you can’t expect a detective who once dread of becoming a barista, who has been through military life and wandered the battlefield several tis, to think too much, right?
Hui Lijing carried the coffee, water, along with so biscuits and dried fruits, and quickly appeared in the second-floor office.
Upon seeing Uesugi, Hui Lijing’s eyes lit up.
There are indeed guests!
What kind of mysterious case could it be?
With a heart full of guesses, the female detective handed the coffee to Uesugi and passed the water to Jason.
"Thank you."
Uesugi thanked the female detective very politely, while stealthily sizing her up.
So tall!
Are all Exorcists this tall?
Uesugi, looking at Hui Lijing standing shoulder to shoulder with Jason, couldn’t help but think.
"This is my Assistant."
Jason introduced Hui Lijing’s identity.
This was the identity they had reaffird after establishing their second step of cooperation.
With Jason’s ’reputation’, the original setting was no longer suitable.
Hui Lijing had no objections to this.
She’s just a rookie, a newbie.
Being Jason’s assistant was perfectly fitting.
"Nice to et you, Miss Hui Lijing."
"I am Uesugi."
No need for Jason to introduce her na anymore; Uesugi had already learned the female detective’s na from the brief exchange earlier.
And when the female detective took the business card and saw the text on it, she almost subconsciously said,
"Are you the Uesugi that boss Rock ntioned?"
"If no one else has been that unlucky recently... then it’s probably ," Uesugi said with a wry smile.
Then, the middle-aged man began to narrate his issue.
The Uesugi Family’s brewery is a family business that traces back to the Warring States period, and it was even a feudal lord then.
When saying this, Uesugi was quite proud.
But, imdiately after, the owner let out a sigh.
"However, as ti passed, the Uesugi Family has long since declined, especially in my generation—I am a man without talent, unable to achieve anything beyond preserving the little remaining family property, completely lacking in ambition."
"Fortunately, my parents, wife, and daughter have never despised for this."
"Rather, they have been accommodating, so I live happily."
"It’s just that about two months ago, during a renovation of the ancestral house, strange things began to happen."
"A girl’s figure keeps appearing in my dreams."
"At first, I thought it was because I wasn’t resting properly."
"But after a continuous week, I kept dreaming of this girl."
"Then, my wife and daughter also began to have the sa dreams."
As he spoke, Uesugi’s face showed a touch of worry.
Without question, this middle-aged man cared deeply about his family, his wife, and his children.
"How about your parents?"
Hui Lijing asked.
"That’s the fortunate part, my parents went on a trip outside the island; otherwise, given their age, they likely couldn’t withstand such tornt."
"I should’ve insisted that my wife and daughter join them."
"But my wife was worried no one would take care of , and my daughter had her studies."
"Sigh."
Uesugi sighed once more.
"What does the girl look like?"
Hui Lijing continued to inquire.
As a detective, Hui Lijing clearly understood what an assistant should do.
One asks questions, the other observes; this is not a privilege reserved for Ryosuke, Urashima alone.
In the world of detectives, this is almost a common practice.
And Hui Lijing believed that Jason could perceive sothing.
Though Jason kept flaring his nostrils, which puzzled her.
It’s not like he’s slling food, so why the flaring nostrils?
"That girl is not very clear to see, but she must be quite beautiful, right?"
"Seems like a princess!"
"Although I can’t see her, my intuition tells that’s the case, and also, she probably ans no harm."
Uesugi answered honestly.
"Oh?"
"Then you?"
Hui Lijing’s sentence was not finished, but her aning was quite clear.
If there’s no malice, then why are you here seeking out Jason?
Uesugi imdiately replied.
"She’s pleading for my help!"
"Pleading for help?"
Hui Lijing frowned.
This was an answer she had not anticipated.
In her understanding, in matters involving ’Mystical Side’ and ’Inside World,’ ordinary people are mostly victims.
So how has it flipped this ti?
The existence of the ’Mystical Side’ and ’Inside World’ is instead pleading for help from ordinary people?
"Yes, pleading for help."
"She keeps saying ’please save ’."
"But when I pressed for answers, she disappeared."
"It always happens like this."
"My wife and daughter have the sa experience when they inquire."
Faced with Hui Lijing’s doubts, Uesugi nodded and said very affirmatively, then the middle-aged man stood up abruptly and threw himself to the ground in front of Jason: "Mr. Jason, please save her, and also save my family."
Hui Lijing blinked her eyes.
This ti, the female detective did not speak again.
She left the decision entirely up to Jason.
It was the self-awareness of a novice, a greenhorn.
It was also a valuable lesson Hui Lijing learned from the battlefield.
Not trusting such experience?
Most are dood to forever remain novices, greenhorns, and then... get pierced by bullets, or blown to pieces by artillery shells.
Simply put, it’s an experience bought with life.
Naturally, Hui Lijing would adhere to it.
"Hmm."
Jason nodded his head.
Uesugi’s face lit up with joy.
"Thank you so much."
"I really can’t thank you enough."
The middle-aged man repeated, then spoke bluntly: "That little girl has not hard us, but there is so kind of strength harming her, if she cos to harm, we who are connected to her will naturally find it hard to escape disaster — so please don’t think that I am acting out of any noble heart, I am simply trying to protect myself."
"Therefore, whatever reward you require, please let know honestly."
Uesugi said, bowing again.
Seeing Uesugi behaving like this, Hui Lijing’s impression of him climbed another step.
Truly a polite, honest person.
She had seen far too many deceitful characters, quibbling over even the smallest sums of money.
People like Uesugi were all too rare.
Subconsciously, Hui Lijing wanted to speak up for Uesugi.
However, the female detective wisely restrained herself.
"Take to your ancestral ho."
"I’ll talk about the reward after I have seen it."
With these words, Jason concluded the conversation.
After the three of them left the office, Jason made a special trip to ’Rock Electronics,’ and only after the Rock boss confird that there was nothing wrong with Uesugi in front of him did Jason get into the car.
It was still Hui Lijing who drove.
Following behind Uesugi’s car.
"Jason, you’re really too cautious."
"Worthy of my learning."
"Are you suspecting him?"
The female detective naturally understood the aning behind Jason’s actions just now.
"Without undergoing life and death, everything is worthy of suspicion at any ti."
Jason shared his philosophy.
To this, the female detective had no objections.
She also agreed with such words.
And just when the female detective wanted to say sothing more, she suddenly noticed that Jason’s gaze had shifted towards the back.
Subconsciously, the female detective glanced in the rear-view mirror.
Imdiately, she made a discovery.
Huh, a follower?
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