Chapter 237

“Hmm?”

Just as the Black Goat suddenly went back on its word and demanded that Leon immediately take it back, inside the editorial department of the Sun Newspaper office, a female journalist wearing a wide-brimmed wool hat suddenly shifted her expression, reaching back to touch her own butt, her two beady eyes revealing a flicker of surprise.

“Nicole?”

Despite the large movement, the female journalist didn’t make a single sound, not even the rustle of clothes was heard, so she went unnoticed. Only her colleague who had been brushed by her sleeve noticed something amiss, tilting their head slightly and quietly reminded her:

“Be careful, Director Martin is just waiting for an excuse to scold someone, don’t let him catch you!”

“Uh-huh, but don’t worry, he won’t be able to act high and mighty for long.”

She nodded slightly towards the well-meaning colleague, then habitually pulled down her wool hat, pressing down a small tuft of hair that had risen near her temples. The female journalist then subtly wrinkled her nose at the director who was frowning while lecturing, and with a tilted head, smiled faintly as she whispered:

“Old Martin’s status in the family is too low; he can’t stand up in his own home, completely controlled by his overbearing wife who weighs two hundred jin. He only vents his frustration on us during meetings.”

“So being scolded a little now doesn’t matter. Next month when I become the director of the news department, these useless meetings that only help impotent old men release their anger will definitely not happen again!”

“Um…”

The colleagues beside her couldn’t help but curl their lips upwards, almost biting through their cheeks trying hard not to laugh out loud, their faces turning red as they barely held back from bursting into laughter.

After sneaking in several breaths and recovering from the laughter, the female colleague couldn’t help but complain softly:

“Nicole, don’t get me into trouble. If I had laughed earlier, Old Martin would probably have scolded me for an hour straight!”

“Sorry, sorry.”

Apologizing without much sincerity, the female journalist flipped her wrist slightly, pulling out a theater ticket and handing the true apology to her colleague.

“This counts as my apology, alright?”

It’s… a performance ticket from the Morning Star Theater Company? And it’s a special edition signed by Master Wilde himself, allowing her to shake hands with the master backstage after the performance!

Sneakily lowering her head and glancing at the ticket in her palm, the female colleague couldn’t help but feel overjoyed. But soon she regained her senses, looking cautiously at the smiling female journalist with suspicion and said, “Not alright! You’re definitely asking for help again, maybe even wanting me to cover for you!”

“You’re right! You’re so smart!”

Winking playfully at her, the female journalist slightly tightened her legs, her cute little face blushing as if powdered, shyly twisting and saying: “That… I slept late last night, worried about holding on this morning, so I drank a few cups of coffee. Old Martin’s nonsense today was exceptionally long, going on for more than an hour without finishing, so could you possibly…”

Understood, urgent need to pee and want to sneak out, needing someone to cover for you, right? But today is the topic selection meeting. When everyone stands up one by one to present their news topics, if Nicole isn’t back, I’m afraid I’ll have to endure double the scolding.

Double scolding… Master Wilde’s ticket… sigh, worth it!

Hesitating with the ticket in hand for a moment, the female colleague sighed, pocketing the ticket, then moved her chair forward to block most of the female journalist’s body.

“You’d better come back quickly!”

“Uh-uh-uh, you’re the best, Maggie~ mua~”

Giving her friend a heartfelt flying kiss, the female journalist leaned back slightly, using her colleague’s body to block the view of others, then stealthily extended her foot clad in calf leather boots, gently hooking open the slightly ajar back door of the meeting room.

“Creak~”

With the soft creak of the old hinges, the female journalist who had been sitting upright at the table just moments ago swayed slightly and slipped out of the meeting room silently, without anyone noticing her departure.

…

Already gone?

After slipping away from the meeting room and rushing to the entrance of the newspaper office, feeling the already vanished fluctuations, the female journalist couldn’t help but furrow her brow, then asked seemingly to no one: “Didn’t you tell me earlier that you detected another part of your information? Where did it go?”

For a long time, there was no response.

When the female journalist’s patience was almost depleted, a voice, as if still half-asleep, finally sounded lazily.

‘Ran off.’

“Direction! Location! Characteristics! Hurry up! Tell me what you know! Stop making me ask! And where did that seventh part of you go!”

‘…’

“…”

‘Don’t know.’

“…”

The lazy demon deserves to be cursed! She spent a precious signed ticket coming out here, only to find nothing at the entrance. The female journalist couldn’t help but stomp her foot in anger, but really couldn’t do anything about the lethargic demon fragment, so she gritted her teeth and walked back into the newspaper building.

Annoying demon! If I pay attention to you again, I’m a pig! ‘Right.’

As the female journalist secretly vowed, the fluffy invisible sheep tail floating behind her bottom slowly spoke:

‘There’s someone from the Clearing Bureau waiting for you in your office.’

?!!! Upon hearing the reminder from the sheep tail, the female journalist’s eyebrows and eyes raised slightly, then immediately ignored her previous vow, cautiously asking: “Who’s waiting? How many people? Are they here to arrest me or what?”

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‘…’

“You speak up!!”

‘Male, one person, your fan.’

“Ah???”

…

“This gentleman has collected three years’ worth of Double Stamp editions and obtained our newspaper’s pass.”

After introducing Leon’s identity, the cheerful guide gestured toward the female journalist wearing the wool hat and smiled: “This is Nicole, a reporter from the news department. In the six years since joining the news department, she has written over four hundred mass news articles and more than one hundred twenty in-depth reports, beloved by our Sun Newspaper readers.”

“Whether it’s the mass publication or the quality edition, Nicole’s reports have a large number of loyal readers. However, readers like you who subscribe to both versions and have continuously subscribed for three whole years are rare… You two chat, I won’t disturb anymore.”

After a concise introduction that boosted both parties’ “status,” the guide didn’t stay any longer but stood up and exited the office directly.

After the guide left, the two people, who had guessed each other’s identities, fell silent for a moment. Then the female journalist spoke first:

“Mr. Leon, you…”

“I came here to ask you a few questions.”

As Leon spoke, he took out the prepared newspapers from the shopping bag and laid them out on the table one by one.

“Char Department Store Mega Sale, One Man Hospitalized After Being Hit By ‘Heavy Gold'”

“Shocking! Lane Family Massacred Last Night, Killer Turns Out To Be This Person”

“Duke No Match For Cabbage? Lane Family Crisis Analysis!”

“Public Slap On Prince, New Duke Of Lane Family Suspected Of Having Intermittent Explosive Disorder!”

“Beauty Over Power? Lionheart Duke Suspected Of Joining The Royal Family!”

“…”

“All I want to ask is…”

Pointing at the newspapers on the table, Leon observed her expression while asking with evident dissatisfaction: “You’ve written about me eight times in the past month, and none of them were good things. What exactly is my grudge against you? Do you have to focus solely on me when finding material for your reports?”

(End of Chapter)