Chapter 139: The Running Lie

Facing Luo Shaotian’s eyes—those eyes that felt as if they could see straight through one’s soul—Lin Yu suddenly felt like a stripped-bare criminal thrown into an interrogation room. Sweat slowly began to gather in his palms as he held his chopsticks.

He had already mentally prepared before coming here. He had guessed Luo Shaotian might ask this question.
But now that the moment had really come… he couldn’t squeeze out a single word.

A relative?
A distant cousin?
No, too lame.
Besides, that excuse could fool Aunt Liu before, but Luo Shaotian is a police officer. He can check the household registry in minutes—instant exposure.

Technically, by the rules of his “company,” the correct answer should be:
No comment.

Yes, that’s right.
No comment.

Just as Lin Yu prepared to answer like that—

“Ah-Yu…”

Luo Shaotian leaned forward slightly.
That aura unique to a criminal investigator instantly pressured him from across the table.

“Actually… before I contacted your little sister…
I already used some internal connections to investigate your background—”

Lin Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

“Your file is clean.
A short period of employment after college…
followed by a long blank period.
Then suddenly, a few months ago, you joined a company called ‘Dawn Labor (Xinhai) Co., Ltd.’.

“On the surface, it’s just an ordinary small labor dispatch company.
Low registered capital, small office, business scope: providing cleaners and temp workers to major corporations.
Basically a normal labor agency.

“But…”

Luo Shaotian paused.
He tapped the table once—heavily.

“I had some friends in Economic Crime Investigation take a look at last year’s tax records.”

He held up one finger.

“One hundred and twenty million.
That’s the amount of tax the company paid last year.”

“…A labor dispatch company that makes money by sending cleaners to factories…
paid over a hundred million in taxes?
That’s enough money to lick the entire Baigong District’s floor tiles clean!”

Lin Yu’s throat felt like it was stuffed with sand.

He knew the company was rich—
after all, even a newbie like him could earn 40,000 a month…
But he didn’t know it was THIS rich.

And it paid full taxes??
Completely clean??

Damn it!
Manager, you sly fox!
With this level of financial movement… couldn’t you at least be a little low-key?
Now everything is exposed!

“So, Ah-Yu.”

Luo Shaotian’s voice sank.

“This company is just a façade.
Behind it is definitely a huge organization…
possibly involving supernatural matters.”

“And that girl with supernatural powers—Lulu—
she’s definitely a member of that organization, right?”

Lin Yu wanted to laugh.
Of all things…

Super-powered secret agents?
Me??
At most he was a lucky mascot.

“As for you…”

Luo Shaotian’s expression grew complicated.

“Within this organization… what exactly do you do?
Why can you make someone of her level stay in your home?
Unless… you hold a high rank?”

“If I don’t clarify this…
I cannot calmly accept your help.
Nor can I face you peacefully.”

Lin Yu had no way to answer.
He could only look helplessly at the girl beside him.

Lin Xue quietly put down her porcelain cup.
Clink.
A crisp sound.

She sighed deeply.

Then lifted her head.
In her beautiful eyes—so similar to Lin Yu’s—
there was resignation, helplessness…
and a look that said “fine, you forced me to say it.”

“Officer Luo, I must admit…
your professional intuition is very sharp.”

She spoke calmly, steadily.

“Since you’ve already found out this much, continuing to hide it makes us look insincere.”

“Xiao-Xue?!”

Lin Yu stared in horror.
Don’t you dare. Don’t you dare. Don’t you dare!

Lin Xue shot him a “shut up” glare.

Then looked back at Luo Shaotian.

“Regarding the nature of Dawn Company…
you guessed right.
It is not an ordinary labor company.”

“It is a special institution, holding a special license, responsible for handling…
non-natural urban disasters.”

Luo Shaotian’s pupils shrank.

“Non-natural disasters…
You mean those monsters that appeared at the police station?”

He remembered that night—
those people wearing white protective suits, entering after the battle…
and shining a strange device on each witness, seemingly trying to wipe memories.

Except… it didn’t work on them.

Lin Xue shrugged.

“No wonder you still remember.”

Lin Yu scratched his head in annoyance.
Damn… too bad that device didn’t work on this guy.
If it had, he wouldn’t remember that night when I… and him…

Lin Xue continued:

“The monsters you saw—we internally call them Contaminants.
And girls like Lulu… are special operatives trained to fight these Contaminants.
Or, in more popular terms—
Magical Girls.”

Luo Shaotian surprisingly didn’t seem too shocked.
He only nodded.

“Then Ah-Yu… he’s also…”

He couldn’t finish the sentence.
Even imagining it made him uncomfortable.

Lin Yu choked on his milk tea.

“Of course not!!!”

Lin Xue rolled her eyes dramatically.

“What are you thinking?!
‘Magical Girls’ must be girls.
Talented, extremely rare, chosen girls.
My brother—at his age—how could he possibly qualify?
That violates biology!”

“…oh… oh, right…”

Luo Shaotian relaxed visibly.
But confusion returned.

“Then what is he?”

“He’s the logistics support staff.”

Lin Xue calmly tossed out the pre-prepared setting.

“In short: babysitter for Magical Girls.”

“…Babysitter?”

“Yes. They’re minors, emotional, mentally unstable, poor at daily life.
My brother’s job is to take care of their daily needs, mental health, and when necessary… act as an emotional comfort tool.
On call.”

Lin Yu bowed his head deeply.

Xiao-Xue…
Genius.
Absolute genius.

The story was airtight.

Just when Lin Yu thought the crisis was over—

Luo Shaotian frowned even deeper.

“Is that… really all?”

Lin Xue didn’t blink.

“You doubt what?”

“I mean… Lulu is a high-level Magical Girl, right?
Her rank should be far above Ah-Yu.
Why would she obediently listen to him?
What reason was strong enough to make someone like her pretend to be a runaway girl…
just to stay in my house?”

A chill ran down Lin Yu’s spine.

He’s deducing again—
Shit. This is bad!

Lin Xue sighed again—long and tragic.

“Officer Luo… you really are sharp.
I wanted to spare that idiot some dignity.
But since you’ve already questioned it—
Yes.
You’re right to feel the logic is off.”

She paused, looked between them seriously.

“A normal logistics worker definitely can’t command a high-rank Magical Girl.

“Unless…
they were already lovers.”

Dead silence.

The air froze.

Both Lin Yu and Luo Shaotian widened their eyes—

But Lin Yu exploded internally.

LOVERS?!
WHAT LOVERS?!
How can I be dating myself?! Am I a narcissistic flower spirit?!

Lin Xue ignored his internal screaming and pressed his hand back down when he tried to stand up.

She continued weaving the drama.

“Although our company forbids romances between Magical Girls and support staff…
they’re still young girls.
Hormones, proximity, life-and-death situations—
how can rules stop that?”

“Over time, through crisis after crisis…
they eventually got together.”

Lin Yu’s soul left his body.

But Lin Xue kept going.

“When my brother learned you were contaminated, he went insane.
He tried everything to save you.
He begged Lulu to intervene, even though she risked punishment.

“But Lulu refused.
She was furious at the idea of pretending to be a maid for a strange man.”

“Then what happened…?”
Luo Shaotian’s voice trembled.

Lin Xue lowered her voice.

“My brother knelt down.”

BAM.

Lin Yu slammed his forehead into the table.

HOLY—
XIAO-XUE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD—

But Lin Xue’s tone was full of sorrowful bitterness:

“He kneeled.
For his best friend.
For the man he considered more important than his own life.
He said:
‘As long as you save him… I’m willing to do anything.’”

Luo Shaotian staggered to his feet, chair screeching behind him.

His eyes were bloodshot.

“…Ah-Yu…
you did that…
for me?”

Guilt crashed over him like a tsunami.

And then—

The kill shot.

“Later…
you even kissed Lulu.”

PFFFFT—

The water bottle in Lin Xue’s hand slipped and slammed onto the table, water splashing everywhere.

Her composed expression shattered.

Her eyes went wide.

“WHAT?!”

“YOU MADE OUT WITH HER?!”

“BRO YOU DIDN’T TELL ME THERE WAS THIS KIND OF JUICY PLOT?!”