He deliberately exhibited an attitude that suggested he hadn't recognized the other party as "Claw Mark," speaking as if he was a common governnt official completely unaware of the insider information. A ordinary official would undoubtedly treat the other party as a genuine Magical Girl, and being polite with a hint of respect was the most appropriate deanor.
The authenticity of the other party's conversation under surveillance was difficult to discern, and he didn't know if they were also engaging in disguise and deception. Thus, it was best to play along superficially while concealing his own true thoughts, and slowly test the waters.
After listening to what he had said, the girl and the fairy in front of him paused for several seconds before they started to speak as well.
"Ah, yes, right, we are from the Magic Kingdom, and your Abnormal Strategy Bureau has no authority to detain us, let us go quickly!"
The Black Cat Fairy stuttered awkwardly, posturing as they warned, "Be careful, or I'll go back and report you to the court!"
"Absolutely, I am an Arbitrator from the Ministry of Finance."
The robed girl chid in as well, raising her handcuffed wrists, "I have urgent business in Fangting City, important matters, so I didn't bring money, I demand to be treated more leniently."
The deplorable acting and monotone delivery from the girl and the fairy caused Lin Yun's expression to turn strange. It was like putting all his might into a punch, only to hit cotton, feeling a sense of futility.
Could they really not know that they'd given everything away under surveillance?
He couldn't help but feel doubtful—if all that had been said on the surveillance was just a ruse and bait, then what was the purpose of their poor acting? Was it deliberately ant to arouse his suspicion? But to what end?
"This person is actually an official from the Kingdom? That is truly an oversight, our employees acted impulsively, creating such an unpleasant experience for both of you. I will certainly scold them later, offer an apology, and ask that you not take offense at their behavior," he said.
As he couldn't see through the thoughts of the person before him, he continued to maintain a composed expression, speaking politely, "I will have soone release you from restraint imdiately, please co to the reception room, so we can have a proper discussion."
He turned and motioned to his staff outside to co in and remove the special handcuffs from the robed girl—though the device had an effect in restraining Magic Power, it was only really effective against a Magician, wearing it was mostly useless on a Magical Girl.
He really wanted to release his magic armor amidst the confusion to sense up close approximately what level of Magic Power the Magical Girl before him had, but considering that the other party might be quite strong, his own rash actions might give himself away, so he dispelled the thought.
Leading the girl out of the interrogation room, the two of them, followed by a few staff mbers, proceeded to the reception room. During this ti, Lin Yun still didn't give up on extracting information from her.
"So, what is the urgent business that brought you to Fangting?"
He looked at the girl seriously, as if he really considered her so kind of official, "Our city has been plagued by the grey magic organization Black Ash Dawn recently, and we've lost quite a few employees in purging these heretics, with heavy casualties. Did you co to deal with this issue?"
And after he said "Black Ash Dawn," he closely watched the other party's facial expressions, to not miss any potential clues.
Unfortunately, the other party had no particular reaction.
"Important matters are important, they cannot be spoken of," the robed Magical Girl shook her head, "You ordinary folk knowing too much isn't good, I ca to find the Magical Girls of Ting City."
"The Magical Girls of Ting City?"
Lin Yun subtly pinched the Heart's Gem in his pocket, "May I ask who you are looking for? The Magical Girl squad of Fangting City has had frequent changes in personnel in the past two years, so you might not find the person you're seeking."
"I'm here to find Cornflower; I don't know if you've heard that na?"
The girl boldly spoke, "I rember she is a very famous Magical Girl here, right?"
She had co for him?
Lin Yun restrained the urge to raise his eyebrows, maintaining his composure, "Cornflower is indeed the captain of the Fangting City Magical Girl squad and is quite renowned."
"Ah, that's right," the robed girl nodded, "Can you help get in touch with her?"
"That wouldn't be a problem, but I might need you to provide your own code na, would that be alright?" Lin Yun pressed subtly.
"My code na? Yuan... ah, just call Canna."
The robed Magical Girl said casually, "She might not have heard my na, but if she is unwilling to co, just tell her I can solve the problem she has."
"...What does that an?" Lin Yun's heart skipped a beat.
"It ans it's none of your ordinary people's business," the girl seed to have no intention of explaining, "Just relay my exact words to her, she'll understand."
Lin Yun got the ssage, but he couldn't trust the words spoken by the other party.
The so-called "problem" she had could only be the increasingly severe injury, a problem that only Molu had promised to be able to fix—and now even a suspected Claw Mark was coming?
Considering the backing of Claw Mark was the forr Athyst, could what the girl had said be interpreted as a stance from the forr Athyst through this matter?
But could the words of Claw Mark really be trusted?
With many speculations arising in his mind, Lin Yun still kept a straight face and led the other party to the reception room of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau. The group opened the doors to the reception room and saw that a variety of snacks and drinks were already arranged on a large table.
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