97: The hooded young man and the yellow-haired girl are in love and hate with each other, but don’t take me with you!

“I am a cat, meow meow meow meow meow~”

“Haha, Feifei, you scared the handsome guy away! I didn't even get a chance to make a move! You owe me a handsome guy!”

“Xiaoyu, did you record a video just now?”

“No, did you?”

“Me neither.”

“Then let's ask the boss for the surveillance footage later. Once we get the video, I can laugh at her for a lifetime!”

“Hehe, meow meow meow meow meow~”

“Oh no~ You guys are going to be the death of me! I'm not friends with you anymore!”

...The three girls started laughing and playing after Yang Dian left.

Yang Dian, guided by the Little Black Cat, turned his gaze to a corner of the pub.

It was a strange man wearing a trench coat and a hood even in the middle of summer.

The exposed lower half of his face was somewhat pale and Westernized; it was unclear if he was a fellow countryman from The West.

There was some distance, so Yang Dian didn't smell the corpse odor that the Little Black Cat mentioned coming from him.

Taking out his portable glasses detector, Yang Dian tapped the temple of his glasses to give Dudu a command, then looked at the man again.

Countless pieces of information appeared and flowed across the lens, finally summarized into brief character information.

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Target: William Albert Christian

Identity: Earl of England, Cambridge University Ph.D. student, paleontologist.

Status: Body temperature 12℃, Awakening of unknown talent.

Record: Entered the country 7 days ago through diplomatic procedures. Has not engaged in any illegal activities since entry.

Note: Currently under surveillance by the Wuan General Bureau's Seventh Brigade, Third Squad. Please do not easily engage in conflict with him.

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“Cat, the person who buried someone, was it him?”

The Little Black Cat shook its head:

“Human, it wasn't him.”

“Human, the person who buried someone, was a woman.”

Yang Dian frowned and thought for a while, then finally let out a breath, preparing to leave.

Since someone was monitoring him, and he hadn't engaged in any illegal activities since entering the country, then the corpse-related behavior must have occurred before his entry.

What did the lives of people from The West have to do with him?

He didn't need to meddle.

Yang Dian wanted to leave, but William, who had noticed him, raised his wine glass and made an inviting gesture towards him.

His turning motion paused for a moment. Yang Dian thought for an instant, then still walked over to him and sat down.

“Hello, friend from Huaxia.”

William's Mandarin was very standard.

At least better than many Guangxi locals:

“You specifically came to see me because of it?”

The Little Black Cat, sitting on Yang Dian's shoulder, crouched low, its fur standing on end, adopting an attacking posture:

“Human, he is so scary.”

Reaching out to stroke the Little Black Cat, Yang Dian looked at William's exceptionally pale face and nodded:

“It says you smell of corpses.”

Hearing Yang Dian's undisguised words, William's eyes flickered. A bitter smile revealed two sharp canine teeth.

“Even it can sense the corpse Qi on me?”

William opened his mouth and said something that surprised Yang Dian:

“I came to your Huaxia through a political asylum application.”

“I came to Chengdu simply because I heard Chengdu is your Huaxia's most inclusive and open city, and I brought no ill intentions.”

“I came to this pub just because of the song 'Chengdu'.”

“Don't worry, even if it's just for my own safety, I will not violate any of your Huaxia's laws.”

“I don't want to die more than anyone else.”

Yang Dian looked deeply at William:

“That's for the best.”

With that, Yang Dian wanted to leave.

After all, sitting in his seat, the scrutinizing gazes from behind made him feel somewhat on pins and needles.

If nothing unexpected happened, the owners of those gazes were probably members of the Wuan General Bureau's Seventh Brigade, Third Squad.

William seemed like a troublemaker.

Yang Dian didn't want to get into any trouble.

But reality was just like that.

Things always progressed in the worst possible direction for various reasons.

“Bang~”

The small pub was forcefully pushed open from the outside with a crash.

A blonde girl, dressed in bright silver armor, holding a helmet in her left hand tucked at her waist, her right hand resting on a greatsword, draped in a blue cloak, with an exquisitely delicate face like a Western doll, walked into the small pub with a series of “clang clang” sounds.

As she entered, the somewhat noisy sounds in the small pub quieted down.

The singer on stage strummed the strings a few beats slower, and her singing became softer.

The girl in armor, however, looked straight ahead.

It seemed her eyes only held Yang Dian and William.

No, that's not right.

In her eyes, there was only William.

Staring blankly as the girl walked directly to the table, placed her helmet on it, and then plopped down next to him.

Yang Dian suddenly felt the seat beneath him getting hot.

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Target: Artoria Arthur Pendragon

Identity: Princess of England, student at the Royal Knight Academy of England.

Status: Classified.

Record: Entered the country 7 days ago through diplomatic procedures. Has not engaged in any illegal activities since entry.

Note: Currently under surveillance by the Wuan General Bureau's Seventh Brigade, Second Squad. Please do not engage in conflict with her unless absolutely necessary.

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Seeing 'Classified' in the status bar.

And the remarks, largely similar to William's, only with a different squad monitoring and the final words 'Please do not engage in conflict unless absolutely necessary', Yang Dian truly felt the seat beneath him getting hot.

After Artoria sat down, her legs were together, her hands flat on the table, her body held rigidly straight, looking directly at William.

Perhaps it was to follow local customs, for when she spoke, it was in authentic Mandarin:

“All evil shall be brought to justice.”

William scoffed, picked up the goblet of red wine, and drank it in one gulp:

“I am not evil.”

“Nor have I ever broken the law.”

As their voices fell, the pub immediately filled with scattered whispers.

“The man is so handsome, the woman is so cool. Are they filming a play?”

“Costumes, props, expressions, I give full marks, full marks for everything!”

“Where's the cameraman? I want to ask when this show will be released and where I can watch it, on Bilibili?”

“Can I be an extra~ I don't need money, I'll even pay, I just want to be close to the handsome guy and beautiful girl~”

...The corner of the pub had already become the center of attention.

The girl remained oblivious to this.

She stared at William for a while, then turned her upper body to look at Yang Dian:

“Those who associate with evil shall also be judged.”

Yang Dian rubbed his brow.

If he hadn't misheard, someone among the Wuan General Bureau members watching their side seemed to have let out a schadenfreude-filled laugh.

‘This is so damn annoying!’

Muttering to himself, Yang Dian shrugged at the girl:

“Whatever makes you happy.”

“Also, this is my first time meeting him. We haven't even been sitting at the same table for two minutes.”

With that, Yang Dian stood up and turned to leave.

The blonde girl believed him.

She turned around and looked seriously at William:

“Evil will ultimately die alone.”

Yang Dian, who had already left his seat, shivered.

So incredibly chuunibyou.

William, who had also stood up, curved his lips:

“There's an old Chinese saying, 'a meeting of old friends at first sight'.”

“Although I've only met him once, I believe that he and I will definitely become very good friends.”

Yang Dian, who had taken two steps, turned around and rubbed the Little Black Cat's head, making it roll its eyes:

“If you two want to have a love-hate relationship, go ahead.”

“Just don't involve me!”