"Scott? I don't know why, but I can't help laughing when I see you!" Wise scrutinized the newcomer's appearance, noting how Scott walked with his head tilted, looking utterly unserious.
Scott, however, didn't seem bothered at all. He quickly glanced around,
"Good, that lunatic hasn't caught up. Let me take you to check out another department first."
"Lunatic???"
Wise and Belle exchanged glances, blinking a few times before following behind Scott.
The entire way, Scott acted as if he owed millions in loans, moving with extreme caution—pausing every three steps, advancing with vigilance.
"Bro, does Scott have some kind of serious illness?" Belle whispered into Wise's ear.
Wise nodded thoughtfully, "Very likely. All signs point to the fact that everyone from the boss to the employees at miHoYo is completely unhinged. Look at Silver Wolf—terrible at games but addicted. How is she even a hacker?
So far, Kafka's the only one whose character hasn't collapsed!"
"Ah!" Wise pulled out a slip of paper from his pocket and handed it to Belle, "Here, Kafka's autograph."
Belle excitedly took the note, "Wow! Brother, you're the best. I'll let you have the next chance to appear in a film."
...
As the siblings chatted, they arrived at a monitoring room.
At that moment, a woman was seated in front of the surveillance screens.
"Alright, you two, this is miHoYo's surveillance department. They monitor all factors that threaten the harmonious development of miHoYo."
Scott pointed at the woman named Lakshmi, "For example, she planted a listening device on a colleague trying to climb over others to get ahead.
People like her are a huge danger to miHoYo's internal harmony!"
"Here, let me listen." Scott took off Lakshmi's headphones.
"Huh? Why is there no sound?"
After a brief delay, a voice came through Scott's headphones,
"Huh? Why is there no sound?"
The next moment, realizing what was happening, Scott frantically patted himself down.
Belle watched the scene with exasperation, "Bro, is it too late for me to quit miHoYo?
I feel like I've stumbled into a den of thieves."
"Little sister, for once, we're in complete agreement!"
Just then,
Wise's phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the caller ID and sighed softly,
"The client's come knocking."
Belle pouted, "Whatever, it's not like she ever pays us on time anyway. Always dragging it out for months."
"One thing at a time." Wise answered the call, but before he could even say "Hello,"
a shout came from the other end.
"Hey!!! Boss! The premiere's been over for ages—why haven't you sent me what I asked for yet?"
"Nicole, sorry, but there's no way I can complete your request right now."
"Hey hey hey! No way, I already took the deposit! How can you back out now?"
"Deposit?" Belle snatched the phone, "Nicole, didn't you say you hadn't received any deposit? So you're just messing with us again?"
"Uh… actually… I was just about to settle all the previous payments with you!"
At this point, Wise took the phone back, "Sorry, Nicole. This time, I really can't fulfill your request."
With that, Wise hung up.
——
Meanwhile, in a room, four people were seated. Nicole, the pink-haired girl, stared at her phone in disbelief, "I said I'd settle the debt, and he still hung up on me?"
"Ah? Did he die or something? That explains it!" The white-haired girl nodded thoughtfully.
"No, Anby!" Nicole sighed, "Wise said he couldn't do it this time and then hung up."
Anby nodded again in agreement, "Seems I was right. You've owed them for too long—maybe they've stopped taking your jobs altogether."
"We're doomed! Doomed!" The white-haired man named Billy, wearing a mechanical helmet, tugged at his hair, "The boss is really mad this time. What do we do about the client's request?
Nicole, boss, I told you we shouldn't outsource this kind of work. We've already taken the money—how are we going to explain this to the client?"
Anby raised a finger, "Hey, what if we just return the deposit? The client doesn't seem like the difficult type."
"Well, uh… I already used the money to pay rent." Nicole laughed awkwardly.
"Oh, so no refunds? Based on the gangster movies I've seen, the next step is probably us getting hunted down and disappearing without a trace." Anby stroked her chin, trying hard to recall movie plots.
"At this point, there's something I have to say!"
Now, Nicole, Anby, and Billy all turned to the last member—Nekomiya Mana.
"I think the three of you are perfectly capable of running Cunning Hares on your own. You don't need me. As of today, I'm officially resigning. See you if fate allows."
With that, Nekomiya Mana darted toward the door as swiftly as a cat.
"You think it's that easy? Catch her!"
...
After the commotion, the four of them sat around a wooden table.
Smack! Nicole slammed the table.
"We can't just sit around waiting for disaster. The client will come knocking sooner or later. For the sake of Cunning Hares' reputation, I've decided we'll all head out to miHoYo Film & Interactive Theme Park to find the Phaethon siblings!"
Billy instantly got hyped: "Wow! Boss is so cool! I've always wanted to go. I heard there's a giant physical robot there. So awesome!"
"Since when is Boss Nicole this generous?" Nekomiya Mana shot her a suspicious look.
"miHoYo Film & Interactive Theme Park is offering free admission for a day, so that's why Nicole decided to go."