Cooperation

Everyone who entered Chen Miemie's home would be surprised by the indoor environment.

The whole house was somewhat polarized.

The lower half was spotless, without a speck of dust or clutter to be seen.

The upper half was covered in cobwebs; apart from the moon pattern in the center, it was almost impossible to see the ceiling.

Yi Shuangzi, wearing the appearance of Nurse Zhao, looked around for a moment.

"Your home has changed quite a bit. Hmm? And who is this?" Having just been invited to sit on the sofa, she spoke with familiar ease.

"This is my friend and roommate, Loop. You've been to my house before?" After briefly introducing Loop, who had brought over the tea, Chen Miemie quickly got straight to the point.

"I've been to this place once. I didn't expect you to treat it as your home."

"When did you come? How come I didn't know?"

"That was before the graduation exam. One day you fainted on the road and were taken away. I saw the whole process from behind and followed all the way here."

"You're really something, so you were involved that night too. Who knocked me out?"

"Nurse Zhao, of course. I saw from a distance that she seemed to be asking you for directions. You leaned in to look at the map in her hand, and then you went limp and fainted. She took you away."

"Alright, I won't ask piecemeal. Please recount the entire process of that day for me."

"Sure. Nurse Zhao isn't a true Mystic. She's considered a borderline person with a Mystery of 0.99. The prototype of her ability is super strength.

After school that day, once Nurse Zhao knocked you out, she picked you up with one hand like a little chick and got into a small car.

I followed behind you two and saw you enter the South District Building.

About half an hour later, Nurse Zhao came out of the South District Building alone.

After she left, I went upstairs, entered Room 1803, and saw that you were just unconscious but otherwise lying healthily on the bed in the inner bedroom."

"Wait, if you were only outside the building, how did you know Nurse Zhao took me to Room 1803 on the 18th floor? And how did you get in without a key?"

"Hehe, me? Of course I knew. I used a mystical item on you. As long as I get within a certain distance, I can pinpoint your exact location."

It would have been better if Yi Shuangzi hadn't said anything; once she did, Chen Miemie's associated memories flooded his mind.

Before the graduation exam, during the last class at school, Yi Shuangzi had come over to greet him and sat not far away.

When Yue Junyang treated them to a meal, the person sitting on his other side was also this Yi Shuangzi.

She seemed to always silently appear around him. She really could track him down!

"You wouldn't happen to be a legendary stalker, would you?" Chen Miemie silently shifted half a meter away from Yi Shuangzi.

"If you say so. But after that night, I don't know what happened, my mystical item was destroyed, and I couldn't find you anymore after that."

"Alright, keep going. You didn't just take a stroll around the house and leave that night, did you?"

"Of course not. I also planted poison."

"Poison!"

"Yes, right in the water glass by your bed."

"No, why would you plant poison? Weren't you afraid I'd subconsciously drink it when I woke up?" Chen Miemie knew that Yi Shuangzi obviously didn't mean to poison him.

"You're not an idiot. You get knocked out, wake up in a strange place, and casually drink water of unknown origin?"

"If even I wouldn't drink it, then others definitely wouldn't either. What was the point of poisoning it?"

"Who said poison has to be drunk to take effect? The poison I used, once dissolved in water, quickly volatilizes into the air. Just smelling it causes slow poisoning."

"Isn't that just poisoning me? I was sleeping right next to it."

"You naturally couldn't escape it, but don't worry, I fed you the antidote.

I didn't know the other party's goal, but my own goal wasn't to protect you either. Therefore, I didn't want to expose myself, so I planted the poison as a little safeguard for you.

If that poison is only inhaled for a short time, ordinary people will feel weak all over, flustered, and subconsciously want to flee. If they force themselves to stay for a long time, it could be fatal."

Chen Miemie thought about it. Judging by this toxic effect, the Ash from back then must have subconsciously wanted to get away from the bedroom where the water glass was, which was why he went to the other room to send messages.

"You still haven't said how you got in the door."

"I stole the spare key from the building manager."

"You say steal and you just steal it? If spare keys were that easy to steal, who would feel safe living at home."

"True, it's almost impossible for others, but I happen to know the manager, Uncle Bie.

His son, Bie Shengtao, is a senior one year above us. I disguised myself as him, making it very easy to get close to the defenseless Uncle Bie and make him take a little nap."

Good heavens, Chen Miemie exclaimed inwardly. Being a building manager was truly a high-risk profession; anyone doing bad deeds would target them.

"Yi Shuangzi, why do you pay so much attention to me?"

"Chen Miemie, you should know who I am, right?"

"I have some guesses. What is your relationship with the former Bishop Yi?"

"Ten years ago, I was nine. On that morning, he made me a hearty breakfast, put on his coat, opened the door, and smiled and waved at me. That was the last time I saw my father."

"It seems you have already found out the cause of your father's death."

"That wasn't difficult. Everyone died, and only Father Jing came back. I investigated him for nearly ten years. Unfortunately, his personal strength and influence were very strong before, and I couldn't do anything to him.

Chen Miemie, I started paying attention to you two years ago. During my investigation of Father Jing, I found that he was secretly keeping an eye on you. Although I couldn't figure out his goal, whatever he wanted to do was exactly what I wanted to ruin."

"Thank you for letting me know, and well, thank you for your poison too. So let's get down to business. What is your purpose in coming to see me?"

Yi Shuangzi put away the smile she had maintained since entering the door.

"I came over before dawn this time to get ahead of the municipal government and other factions. I hope to establish a cooperation with you, share information, and form an alliance."

Chen Miemie also wore a serious expression.

"Yi Shuangzi, your enemy, Father Jing, is already ruined and has fled.

He once tried to murder me, but in this trial, he and I have already settled our karma. The past is in the past, and the old scores are cleared.

I may not be on the same path as him, but I won't deliberately hunt him down anymore.

So, I'm afraid we don't have the foundation for cooperation."

Yi Shuangzi was not surprised by Chen Miemie's answer.

"You're right. Bishop Jing is already a stray dog who can never see the light of day again. I will handle hunting him down myself.

The person I want to cooperate with you to deal with is not him, but Director Deng."