Zheng Fan teleported beside Jiang Si and slapped her on the back of the head, "What the hell are you thinking?"
"I'm not!"
"Still trying to argue! Outline, outline, and outline!"
"What are you talking about, spouting outlines? Evil Mr., you should reflect on yourself first!"
"You little brat, still daring to talk back?"
After some playful bickering, Zheng Fan still invited Jiang Si inside.
"Is it really okay for this guy to be lying here? He seems to be alive, but also like he’s dead… Do you need my help to clean up?" Jiang Si glanced at Cheng Fei on the floor. Upon closer inspection, her talent as a Killing demon seemed to just notice something was off. Then she looked at Zheng Fan, eager to try something.
Zheng Fan was used to the reactions of Dadu girls when they saw such scenes; this level was too low to provoke his desire to complain.
"A half-dead guy, my backup body, though I don't really want to use it for now." Zheng Fan kicked Cheng Fei as he passed by, then took a guest teacup to make Jiang Si a cup of coffee.
"It smells so good, high-quality coffee beans!" Jiang Si immediately put Cheng Fei out of her mind and curiously followed Zheng Fan.
"Oh? You know your stuff, as expected of a black-market heiress."
"Mm-hmm, the faint scent of gunpowder hidden beneath these coffee beans is like the lingering charm of aged fine wine, combined with the underlying murderous intent of the coffee machine itself, it's simply irresistible~." Jiang Si cupped her cheeks with both hands, her expression intoxicated, like a professional food critic.
Though her taste didn't quite resemble that of food.
"As expected, you're a professional…" Zheng Fan patted the coffee machine, calming its emotions.
The coffee machine, which cost seventy thousand, couldn't even fool two young girls in the end. If it weren't for the no-refund policy, Zheng Fan might have already taken action.
Of course, this was probably not the coffee machine's problem.
Sitting on the reception sofa with coffee in hand, watching Jiang Si gulp down the coffee without minding the heat, Zheng Fan asked, "So when did you come back? I thought you wouldn't be back for a while."
"I came back yesterday. I've been active on the neighboring Cameron Street these past few days. Although it's not far, the pace there is much more relaxed than here in Xixikeke," Jiang Si spoke eloquently.
"If it's so good, why don't you just stay there? Or has the Mellon Family revoked your bounty, and the heat has died down?" Zheng Fan asked.
Although he felt that such a good thing wouldn't happen, after all, if it did, Lin Yilin would definitely tell Zheng Fan.
That girl was very thorough with all sorts of matters. After knowing that Jiang Si was Zheng Fan's Unit Two, she always paid attention to Jiang Si's news, intentionally or unintentionally, and casually provided it to Zheng Fan during daily chats.
She was so sensible it was heartbreaking.
"No, not at all. It's because someone I want to kill recently ran back to Xixikeke, so I chased him back," Jiang Si replied with a sweet smile.
"What?"
"Someone I want to kill, a person named Feierqi. He's also a Killing demon. When I went to Cameron Street, he targeted me first. He didn't kill me, so I'm going to kill him instead. We were circling each other for a while, but then he suddenly ran to Xixikeke, so I followed him back." Jiang Si said, downing her coffee.
"That's a truly simple reason. So, do you have any information on him?"
"No, I'm quite perplexed. He has such a distinctive feature, a head of spiky hair, but after coming to Xixikeke, he seems to have vanished. In Cameron Street, I could find him with just one inquiry." Jiang Si swung her legs, her little leather shoes gleaming.
"Spiky hair… Is it really okay for you Killing demons to leave yourselves with such obvious features?" Zheng Fan said speechlessly.
Jiang Si herself was the same, like a cosplay girl all day long, practically a Killing demon's dress-up doll. Every time Zheng Fan went to find her, her clothes would inevitably be different. But they were always youthful, vibrant, and eye-catching.
Plus, she didn't really hide her face, so her whereabouts should be very conspicuous. Yet, even when being pursued with a bounty by someone with intentions, she could still come and go freely without being discovered.
How to put it, the Little Zombie's hidden whereabouts were like Binary Miss's intelligence network; at first glance, it seemed to make some sense, but in reality, it was quite mystical.
"How can a Killing demon survive without leaving themselves some features! We are all people with a strong desire to perform, you know." Jiang Si straightened up and spoke with conviction.
"Then how did you find your way here? And by the way, why are you so skilled at lock-picking?" Zheng Fan remembered he hadn't told Jiang Si about Lin Yilin's office.
Although Jiang Si knew Zheng Fan had a Unit One, she didn't know what kind of Unit One it was.
Moreover, Zheng Fan didn't really want Jiang Si and Lin Yilin to get involved.
Miss Jiang Si possessed both cleverness and foolishness, always giving one the feeling that she would be played to death by Miss Lin Yilin.
Don't ask why Binary Little Sister's image in Zheng Fan's mind had become like this.
If you ask, it's perfect crime.
"Counter-tracking, a basic ability for a Killing demon. Evil Mr. and I have been together for so long, you don't think I haven't gathered any information, do you?" Jiang Si narrowed her eyes, revealing a charmingly wicked expression.
Zheng Fan transformed into animals and ran around every night, so he had no idea where he had been exposed.
But after all, she was a genius Killing demon, and Zheng Fan felt it was quite reasonable.
"You're also the type where a man wouldn't dare to cheat, are you? After perfect crime, is it serial murder?" Zheng Fan mused, talking to himself again.
"I also learned lock-picking when I came here to find you some time ago and you weren't around. I familiarized myself with the lock when I left. It became very proficient after doing it once more," Jiang Si continued, her fingertips outlining the shape of a key with a red thread.
"Hmm? You secretly came here?"
Zheng Fan caught surprising information.
"Yes."
"Then have you ever been walking down the street and suddenly had a cat cat gun pointed at your head, or suddenly received anonymous threatening emails on your phone or computer?"
"What's that? None of that. How could I be found so easily? And I don't use phones or computers," Jiang Si said with confidence in this regard.
Zheng Fan looked at her strangely.
He wondered if Lin Yilin truly hadn't noticed or was pretending not to.
"Ah, are you worried about the owner of this office for my sake? To be honest, I'm a bit surprised. Only after arriving did I realize that Evil Mr.'s Unit One is actually Magic Woman/Miss."
"Magic Woman/Miss?"
"Mm, it's a saying that circulates in Xixikeke, like an urban legend: The Scarred Magic Woman/Miss of Zero One Office~." Jiang Si raised her hands, brandishing them like claws.
"Ah, so she has such a chuunibyou nickname." Zheng Fan's first impression was surprise; how come Lin Yilin had never mentioned such a thing?
But then he thought, such a nickname might be a bit embarrassing to say from the person herself.
Imagine Miss Lin Yilin standing on a podium, clearing her throat, and introducing herself: "Yes, I am the Scarred Magic Woman/Miss of Xixikeke."
A burst of cheers and applause from below.
Hmm? It doesn't sound bad? Zheng Fan would definitely be among those cheering.
Back in reality, Jiang Si considered and said, "I think it's cool. I had wanted to meet her, but now I'll pass. It's better not to meet unless it's an accident."
"Why do you say that?"
"One mountain cannot hold two tigers… Ah ha, just kidding. How to put it, I feel like we probably wouldn't get along very well. The combination of a detective and a Killing demon is too bizarre; once they're on screen together, it feels like one of them is going to have an accident. It's best to avoid it if possible." Jiang Si held a raised index finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture.
"Nonsensical."
"Haha, alright, it's almost time to go. I still need to find Feierqi's whereabouts. So busy, so busy." Jiang Si stood up and said.
"Are there any other features? Tell me clearly, and I'll keep an eye out for you when I'm free."
"Hmm…" Jiang Si pondered for a moment, "The last time he appeared on Cameron Street, he seemed to have gotten a bit stronger. He killed many people in the black market, and his movements became faster? I heard it's like he grew many more hands…"
"What kind of feature is that?"
"No, he improved after snatching a Phantasms in the black market and gaining its enhancement. That Phantasms should be… a pair of shoes."
Zheng Fan tilted his head.
"Shoes?"