"Hehehe, I heard what you and Big Sister were saying earlier! So I was curious—just a tiny bit curious, of course—and that's why I paid a little attention to them," little Flandre said cautiously.
"Was it really just curiosity?" Char Siu Cat felt that sometimes, you couldn't fully believe the words of this little troublemaker.
"Definitely, absolutely, and for sure! Flandre is a good girl!" Flandre hurriedly proclaimed her loyalty.
Seeing this, the two asked about the situation over there, and Flandre began to vividly describe the battle that had just occurred. Not long after the vehicles left, they were ambushed by a group of people, but Shirayuki and her group were well-prepared.
The ambushers outside, however, were clearly not as well-prepared. These people were mostly companions of those who had broken in earlier. After entering and being imprisoned by Flandre's spell, they had lost contact and temporarily "forgotten" their companions due to the influence of the boundary. By the time the spell's influence faded, Shirayuki had already arrived with the ninja unit before they could even launch a rescue. Thus, they could only hide temporarily.
When they discovered their companions were being taken away by those ninjas, they grew desperate. After all, once they entered the Governors Mansion, given Governor Wei's methods, they estimated not a single one would escape. So, shortly after the vehicles departed, these people launched their assault.
But Shirayuki and these ninjas, being Madam Fumizuki's private army and personal guards, were no pushovers. They had long anticipated that someone would try to hijack the vehicles and were fully prepared. The attackers ran straight into the ninjas' ambush. The result was self-evident; except for a few powerful individuals who were killed on the spot, everyone else was easily captured alive. Only those who hadn't shown their faces yet were lucky enough to escape tonight's disaster.
As for those who hadn't shown their faces, were they truly lucky? Flandre expressed that being her "guide" was naturally a stroke of luck. That's right, all of these people had already been marked by Flandre. As long as the target was within ten kilometers, she could even hear what they were saying; within thirty kilometers, she could precisely locate them; and within fifty kilometers, she could know their general direction and position.
As for why she knew this spell... well... it was a small spell Patchy had specifically developed at Remilia's request to prevent her from sneaking out of the Scarlet Devil Mansion to play. It was just that she was now using it to keep tabs on these people. Because among the people who appeared this time, the person she had seen in the driver's memory was not among them. She planned to see if she could find that guy through the people those escapees contacted.
Ch'en Huijie and the Beatrice did not notice Flandre's little scheme. Flandre then stated that she was indeed a bit tired today and went to sleep first. After she fell asleep, Ch'en called Madam Fumizuki to inform her of the details of the incident. Fumizuki had already learned why they weren't at the scene and indeed had nothing to blame them for regarding such a thing.
Furthermore, no one expected those people in the shadows to choose this specific time to break in. One could only say these people were very bold and quite capable. However, they hadn't expected that the Flandre they encountered was not just a simple little Blood Demon. Her combat power far exceeded their imagination, and she had wiped them out on the spot.
Meanwhile, Beatrice picked up the phone and connected to the Property Management's security department, first scolding them mercilessly before demanding they increase personnel within the residential area. The security department, hearing that something had almost happened here, was scared into a cold sweat and hurriedly arranged several more guard teams for overnight patrols.
By the time Flandre woke up, it was already the next morning. At this time, the confessions of those captured had also appeared on Wei Yenwu's desk.
"I already anticipated these few families would act. Their hands were already dirty before, and I cut off a lot of their development funds and quotas. Since they dared to act, they must have prepared themselves. Have Old Lin deal with them. Didn't he say he was short on money earlier? Tell him that all the assets and real estate seized from these people belong to them, but their enterprises must belong to Lungmen."
Wei Yenwu hadn't sat securely in Lungmen for so many years by relying on appeasement; when it was time to be ruthless, he never showed mercy.
"I will notify that side," Fumizuki nodded slightly. "However... look at these confessions. They all say that after entering that house, they suddenly found themselves in an ancient castle and met three people who looked very much like Flandre... Remilia, Patchy, Izayoi Furan... what on earth is all this?"
"Regarding that, I might actually know a bit," Fumizuki looked at the intelligence with a somewhat strange smile. "Previous conversations with Flandre and intelligence from little Ch'en and the others indicate that the place Flandre lived before is called the Scarlet Devil Mansion, a large ancient castle. I think what they saw were likely Flandre's clones disguised as her family members. Just as she said herself, she often uses clones to play games with herself... only this time, the participants of the game became those unlucky intruders."
Wei Yenwu was somewhat speechless. A child being playful isn't a crime. But this method of counterattacking... if word got out, these people would probably be laughed to death. They were dealt with like stray dogs by a little girl playing house.
At that moment, a piece of intelligence was suddenly delivered to Wei Yenwu. His face darkened.
"Hmph, it seems we have quite a few opponents!"
Fumizuki looked at the report, which showed the news of a driver named Lu Renjia dying from internal bleeding. This was the driver who had almost hit Flandre and the other two yesterday morning. Coincidentally, many people saw him being pulled out of the car by Flandre and thrown onto the ground. So, if not handled well, the deceased's family would make a huge scene, with the target pointed directly at the "killer," Flandre.
But any normal person knew that with a Terran's constitution, such a fall would not be fatal. The Guard Department's medical team had given him a comprehensive check-up, and there were no problems then. Yet he suddenly died at night. This was either saying the medical staff were all useless, or that the Guard Department's doctors were all Forensic Doctors who wouldn't check someone unless they were dead.
"Do they know yet?" Wei Yenwu asked.
"They should know, since the news was sent over by Hoshiguma."
Just as Fumizuki said, Ch'en was stunned after hearing the news early in the morning, and then told the other two about it.
"Impossible!" Flandre said. As a vampire, how could she not know if the other party had internal bleeding? "I want to see the body!"
"Sigh, that's a bit troublesome, since you're a suspect..." Ch'en frowned.
"What if it's through glass?" Flandre suggested.
"Fine, let's go to the Guard Department first!" Ch'en made a quick decision.
As soon as they reached the main gate, they saw a dozen people gathered there shouting about punishing the killer. Ch'en turned the steering wheel and entered through the back gate. She found Hoshiguma to ask about the situation. After asking, she spoke directly: "Arrest them all!"
Hoshiguma said worriedly, "That might not be good!"
"How is it not good? We only discovered this ourselves this morning and haven't even notified the family yet, but the other party actually knew in advance. Not only did they make banners, but they also brought so many people. Hmph, they were too impatient!"
Hoshiguma reacted instantly. News of the suspect's death was known to very few even within the Guard Department. According to procedure, the family would be notified by noon at the earliest. So those people definitely had a problem. Hoshiguma made a quick decision and rushed out with her people. The Guard Department Operators suppressed the protestors one by one.
"What are you doing? Does your Guard Department want to cover up the sky with one hand!" someone shouted.
Then, a certain officer's baton "accidentally" hit his mouth... "The suspect is still in the department, and we didn't even know what happened to him ourselves, yet you insist he's already dead. Do you really take us for fools! Daring to drag Governor Wei into this, it seems like another blind fellow coveting our Lungmen's territory. Take them back and interrogate them separately!"
Under Hoshiguma's reprimand, the faces of the leaders turned pale. Soon, all these people were taken into custody. Just as the main gate returned to peace, Flandre and her group also arrived outside the morgue.