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"I should have told you, if you don't change your intent, I won't allow you to join the operations of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau."

In the Director's Office of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, Lin Yun said somewhat helplessly, "Yes, I don't have the authority to command a Magical Girl. If you're determined to follow, there's nothing I can do about it, so all I can say is: I hope you stay calm. If possible, keep to the sidelines."

"You say you're just going to watch? What exactly does your 'just watching' entail? I mean… Okay, if you can really do that, I have no objections."

"A foe that the Abnormal Strategy Bureau can't handle? Of course, that would be fine, to say the least I would be grateful for your help, but please stay calm."

"...Alright, then let's do as you say, um, goodbye."

Click.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yun sat behind his desk, somewhat helplessly, and then sighed.

Through his communication with Molu, he somewhat understood and sorted out the issues with Bai Jingxuan. But understanding the problem didn't mean he knew the solution. On the contrary, as the image of Bai Jingxuan became clearer in his mind, the less he knew how to deal with this child's issues.

It wasn't just because of her personality and experiences, but also because of her special magic nature—a deviant with a Remnant Beast undertone.

Personality, experience, magic. These multiple factors, accumulated in Bai Jingxuan, meant that the child was almost a ticking time bomb: everything might look fine for now, but she could be ignited by external forces at any moment, destroying the fragile balance once and for all.

He was no education expert—Lin Yun was clear about this. Five months ago, he had been a negligent father who couldn't even manage a good relationship with his own daughter. For him to figure out how to guide such a child right away was too much to ask.

— Maybe he should just let her seek her vengeance.

At his wit's end, Lin Yun even had such a thought:

After all, in the end, he was only a senior to a Magical Girl, did he really need to worry that much?

Thinking negatively, even if the child really started her revenge, so what? Homogenous revenge is human nature, even Lin Yun himself was no different, did he really have the right to educate this child?

Thinking positively, maybe Bai Jingxuan was just an ignorant child, throwing around some scary words? If she were really faced with her enemy and given a chance to kill them, she probably wouldn't even dare to do it.

As his thoughts wandered, just as Lin Yun was almost convincing himself with this twisted reasoning, suddenly there came a knock on the door.

— Knock, knock.

"Director, I'm Liu Dachun from the Logistics Department."

A somewhat somber voice followed from outside the door.

The Logistics Department? At this time?

His confused thoughts were interrupted, and Lin Yun's attention returned to reality. He was initially puzzled, but didn't dwell on it and said, "Come in."

At the same time, he subconsciously reached into his pocket and grasped his Heart's Gem.

This had become a habit since he had taken up the role as director.

Not only because he still didn't fully trust the people at the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, but also because of his troublesome side effect—if the Heart's Gem were to suddenly lose control and cause a transformation, he needed to be aware of it beforehand.

It was the same now. With these considerations, he reached for the Heart's Gem in his pocket and, due to his alertness, extended his senses to the door of the Director's Office: There, he had laid out threads of Magic Silk beforehand that could detect magic outside the door, to infer the situation in the hallway.

But, the moment he connected his senses to the threads, he sensed something amiss and his gaze instantly sharpened.

There were two sources of magic outside the door.
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This meant that it wasn't just the "Liu Dachun" who had spoken but also another person, hiding somewhere in the corridor.

In his senses, one source of magic first approached the swing door, opened the door of the Director's Office, and then deliberately adjusted their body angle to block the view behind it, slowly stepping into the office.

To the eye, it appeared as a tall man entering from outside.

However, Lin Yun's silk thread senses were crystal clear: Until the tall man had fully entered the Director's Office, the other source of magic lurking outside the door remained motionless.

Something was not right.

Lin Yun made an instant judgment.

The reason was simple; he had no recollection of this man who claimed to be "Liu Dachun."

He had seen the employee roster of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau on his first day on the job and had been working hard to match every name with a face since then. Sometimes, he even used the form of Emerald Sparrow to aid his memory. Although he hadn't completely finished this task, he was sure of one thing: there was definitely no employee in the Abnormal Strategy Bureau who looked like this.

But he didn't raise this issue; instead, he continued to feign ignorance and calmly asked, "What's the matter, is there an issue?"

"This is the situation, Director. This morning when we took inventory of the equipment, we found that the leftover quantity did not match the warehouse entry and exit records; four magical armaments were missing," said "Liu Dachun," staring intently at Lin Yun, his voice devoid of fluctuations, as if reciting from memory: "We don't know if it's a mistake in the records, or if they have really been lost, so we wanted to come to check with you."