For Lin Yun, the uninvited arrival of this person was almost becoming unsurprising.
Not to ntion that this person had previously taken it upon himself to co to the Abnormal Strategy Bureau to ask for help, but even in normal tis, when challenging Erald Sparrow to a duel, he often appeared abruptly while Erald Sparrow was dealing with Remnant Beasts.
In his own words, he neither had a mobile phone nor any contact details, and the best way to find Erald Sparrow was to stake out the Remnant Beasts. Although it sounded reasonable, it still seed a bit odd.
No one would think it was fun to have an enemy appear in front of them all the ti.
"May I ask what brings you here?"
Thus, Lin Yun found it hard to put on a friendly face and could only maintain the bare minimum of politeness out of basic respect: "I don't think we're familiar enough to need to exchange holiday greetings."
Fortunately, Lin Xiaolu had just left the Director's Office, giving him the mindset to put on an act here. Obviously, his ti was limited as his daughter wouldn't take long to return from the restroom.
He couldn't figure out the visitor's intention but was already thinking at full speed about how to send this person away, let alone prevent any contact with Lin Xiaolu.
"It's a festive season; don't be so stern."
However, Yun clearly didn't care about Lin Yun's attitude, just walked in, carelessly sat down in front of the desk, and then placed what he had been carrying on the table: "Look, I brought you a gift, consider it a New Year's greeting from to your bureau."
"A gift?"
Lin Yun obviously didn't believe the visitor's words but still glanced at the items placed on the desk out of safety concerns.
—It was a bottle of white liquor with "Qingting River" and "20 Years" among other words labeled on it. Next to the white liquor was a bag of dark earth-colored stuff with a logo that read "Delicious Duck Neck," seeming to be so kind of marinated snack.
He naturally recognized these two items.
The forr was the best-selling local white liquor of Fangting City, a regular guest at dining tables, and Lin Yun himself had drunk it quite often at social events; the latter was the na of a popular marinated snack shop near the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, which Lin Yun had noticed on the street corner on his way to work that morning. Despite the end of the year approaching, it was still open and doing thriving business.
Although he recognized the items, their appearance in the hands of a "Claw Mark" Magical Girl and being referred to as "gifts" was sowhat confusing.
"What do you an by this?" So he directly asked.
"Literally, celebrating the new year, I brought a bottle of wine and so snacks."
Yun narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Have a drink with , Director Lin, it took all the savings I had for this spread."
"...Why?" Lin Yun was puzzled.
"What do you an why? It's the holiday season, and here I am alone in a foreign place, just looking for a familiar face to chat with."
As he spoke, Yun reached for the bottle cap and easily opened it with a flick of his palm: "Got any cups?"
"Why co to ?" Lin Yun remained unmoved.
"Because I don't know anyone else... All the workers at the site have gone ho, and I've never managed to get Cornflower's contact details."
Yun looked sowhat distressed as he cocked his head: "After thinking it over, the only person I know, and generally know where to find, is you, and Director Lin, you've looked out for before, so consider this bottle a return of the favor..."
"What about your companion?" Lin Yun was not buying her act.
"Companion? Ah, you an Semi... That guy is a Fairy."
Yun looked at Lin Yun as if he were crazy: "No one would go drink with a Fairy, right? There's no fun in that."
"Normally, a fugitive wouldn't co to the Abnormal Strategy Bureau to drink either."
Lin Yun sighed: "Aren't you afraid that I could call soone to arrest you now?"
"Before you could call soone, I could already take you hostage, Director."
Yun's smile was sly: "I think a clever man like you wouldn't engage in futile actions."
Lin Yun couldn't argue.
In all of Fangting City, no one understood Yun's power better than him. In their first encounter and the subsequent few sparrings, his exhibited combat skills were terrifyingly proficient.
Never mind his current status as a civilian; even if he were to beco Erald Sparrow, he doubted he could win against this nonchalant individual in a one-on-one fight.
"You specifically picked New Year's Eve, ran to the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, and even sneaked into the Director's Office undetected, just to drink with ?"
But even so, he still couldn't understand the visitor's logic: "Am I supposed to believe that you really had nothing better to do?"
"Maybe?"
With a gesture, inky tallic liquid transford into two hook claws, pulling out two tea cups from a nearby cabinet. Yun slapped the cups onto the desk and pushed one towards Lin Yun: "Of course, if you're willing to chat more, perhaps I might have other things to tell you."
Lin Yun glanced at the tea cup in front of him, his hand still motionless, continuing to inquire: "Other things?"
"Drink first, talk later."
Yun stood up, moved a bit closer to Lin Yun, poured the white liquor into the tea cup amidst the pungent aroma of alcohol, and leaned forward: "If you're concerned, feel free to test this bottle with any thod you can. Nothing's been added; it's just liquor."
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