Chapter 597: Dandelion
Gu Xiaowei's little heart was pounding with fear!
But how could she dare to defy Jiangnan's will?
She obediently opened her mouth.
(๐˘•口•˘)
Jiangnan raised his hand, created a spatial wormhole, and let the liquid from the Deadly Green Club drip straight into her mouth.
"Gurgle, gurgle~"
Gu Xiaowei: !!!
Couldn't you at least make an effort to feed me?
Does being a space-type user mean you can just do whatever you want?
This way of feeding me is way too humiliating!
[From Gu Xiaowei: Resentment +666!]
A whole bottle of Deadly Green Club went down!
Gu Xiaowei let out a burp, a flush of red appearing on her pretty face, her eyes growing hazy.
Jiangnan rubbed his chin, needing to test if the effect of the Deadly Green Club had fully taken hold.
What if she had some way to resist the alcohol and fooled me with lies? Then I'd be totally screwed!
Jiangnan said seriously, "What style of undershirt are you wearing right now?"
Gu Xiaowei blurted out, "Black floral-print sports style."
Gu Xiaowei: (°ﾛ°٥)
Ahhh!
Why am I telling the South God even this kind of thing?!
I'm so embarrassed!
How is this happening? Was it that bottle of beer I just drank?
What kind of bizarre props are these?!
No, no!
I can't say anything! I can't betray the organization! Betray the boss!
I'm Gu Xiaowei, tight-lipped as a clam!
Jiangnan nodded: "Mm-hmm, you're not lying!"
Gu Xiaowei: ???
What do you mean not lying?! How do you know I'm not lying?!
And how do you know what style of undershirt I'm wearing right now?
Did the South God do things to me while I was unconscious?
Ahhh!
[From Gu Xiaowei: Resentment +1000!]
[From...]
Jiangnan: "Briefly introduce yourself!"
Gu Xiaowei: "Gu Xiaowei! Twenty-five years old, Platinum Three-Star Beast Transformation Category, chameleon-type beast transformation, PhD in economics. Lifelong single. Home is in Liangdu Development Zone, blah blah blah~"
She went on for three full minutes, then realized what she'd done!
Gu Xiaowei, tight-lipped as a clam, what's wrong with you?!
Why did you even reveal your bank card password and home address?!
So much for being tight-lipped!
Did you have to be this detailed?!
Gu Xiaowei's eyes were full of shock. What kind of beer is this? It's way too powerful!
Jiangnan was surprised. It was his first time seeing a chameleon-type ability. PhD in economics?
"What's that heart-shaped scale you put in the safe? It's pretty nice-looking!"
Gu Xiaowei: !!!
I can't say! I'd rather die than say!
"That's a scale I shed from my chest! Don't go messing with it!"
Jiangnan's face turned red, and he quickly tossed it onto the coffee table.
Why is it heart-shaped?
"Ahem~ All right, tell me: what's your organization called? Who's your boss? What's your mission? I want to see your boss!"
Gu Xiaowei looked utterly defeated.
"I belong to the Dandelion organization. I don't know the boss's real name, only her code name: Bianhua."
"After I got my PhD in economics, I've been working for the organization. The boss funded my education from high school all the way through graduation, and sent me living expenses every month. So don't think you can make me betray her!"
Jiangnan: (￢～￢๐)
You've already betrayed her, haven't you?
"Our Dandelion has a wide range of business, even internationally we're somewhat famous!"
"Ever since you started setting up your stall, my main mission has been to buy goods from you. I followed you from Jiangcheng all the way to Rongcheng!"
...
Listening to Gu Xiaowei's confession, Jiangnan was completely taken aback. He didn't expect to uncover such a big fish!
Dandelion's business scope was anything but ordinary: underground spiritual material trading, black market spirit bead circulation, intelligence trafficking... they had connections with nearly every notable underground force.
And this scope wasn't limited to just the country!
A strong interest flickered in Jiangnan's eyes. An organization this big must have a ton of money, right?
They had probably made a fortune off him alone!
He might have struck gold this time!
"Where's your boss? I want to see her!"
Gu Xiaowei: "I can't contact her. Every time it's a one-way message, and then I go deliver the goods to her."
Jiangnan was stunned. Was she really that cautious?
Hiding herself this deep?
Since Gu Xiaowei had drunk the Deadly Green Club, she couldn't lie.
So he could only get clues when the Dandelion boss contacted Gu Xiaowei to deliver the goods.
Jiangnan thought for a moment, then raised his hand and took out a capsule. "Here, open your mouth."
Gu Xiaowei looked terrified: "What's this now? What are you trying to feed me again?"
That beer was scary enough! Could this capsule be poison?
Or something that would make me weird?
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Why so many questions? Just eat it when I tell you to!"
Gu Xiaowei said sorrowfully: "If you want to, just go ahead. You don't need to feed me any medicine or anything. I'll cooperate with you."
She turned her head away, bit her lower lip, and tightly shut her eyes, with glistening teardrops sliding down her cheeks...
Jiangnan: (·•᷄ࡇ•᷅)?
What "go ahead" and "cooperate"?!
I'm not some big villain!
Have you watched too many idol dramas?!
Not every captured person gets tortured!
What kind of demonic image do you have of me in your mind?!
This hurts my feelings, you know?
My prisoners get treated really well!
Just ask Blue Wave and Pink Wave!
Jiangnan stared at Gu Xiaowei with a dark expression...
After a full thirty seconds, when Gu Xiaowei opened her eyes and saw Jiangnan hadn't moved, she said, "Am I not your type like this?"
"Or maybe you could undo the handcuffs? I could change into something you'd like—a mature lady? A queen type? Or even a little girl?"
"I could even change into a man if you want!"
Jiangnan: (ꐦ･᷄ᴗ･᷅)
Do you have to have so much inner drama?!
And you're offering me all different styles to choose from?!
If someone had you as their girlfriend, they'd be happy to death—a different look every day!
Chameleon? At this rate, you'll make me change color too!
Do you have a persecution complex or what?!
"It's just a locator! Open your mouth—why so much drama?"
"If you don't open it, I'll find somewhere else to hide it!"
Gu Xiaowei: ???
It's... it's not about doing something inappropriate to me?
In TV dramas, captured girls usually get done inappropriate things to!
Her face suddenly flushed bright red, and she quickly opened her mouth.
Otherwise, who knows what strange place Jiangnan would hide the locator!
After swallowing the capsule locator, it wouldn't be excreted for three to five days.
To be safe, Jiangnan also opened the bag containing the little ginseng and stuffed a locator inside one of them.
Gu Xiaowei was dumbfounded.
She knew Jiangnan was trying to find her boss through her, so her life was probably safe.
But did Jiangnan think she was stupid? Hiding a locator right in front of her!
After planting the locator, Jiangnan tidied up the room properly, restoring everything to its original state.
He put the rainbow scale back in the safe, and returned the phone to Gu Xiaowei's pocket.
Gu Xiaowei was full of question marks. What was the South God doing? Cleaning up?
Since when were villains so courteous?
Once everything was done, Jiangnan, with Xiao Jiuwo's help, spent a long time putting on the Passionate Little Gloves.
A devilish grin spread across his face.
"Don't cry when I beat you up, okay?"
Gu Xiaowei: "You..."
"Crackle, crackle, slap, slap!"
A series of crisp sounds rang out. Gu Xiaowei's head was knocked left and right by Jiangnan's "finger slaps," sending her memory back to before she'd cooked the instant noodles.
Before she could react, another bottle of Deadly Green Club came crashing down.
"Boom!"
Gu Xiaowei fell unconscious on the spot. Jiangnan quickly removed the little handcuffs, cleaned up the scene, and teleported away in a flash.
A dozen seconds later, Gu Xiaowei, sprawled on the sofa, woke up groggily and unconsciously rubbed her cheeks.
"Did I fall asleep? It's so cold—my face hurts..."
Her eyes fell on the little ginseng. "Hmm, better keep it in the safe—safer there."
She opened the safe, saw the heart-shaped scale lying quietly inside, giggled, and stuffed the goods inside.
Back in the living room, she looked at the instant noodle cup with the fork stuck in it, her stomach growling.
Full of anticipation, she picked up the cup, opened the lid, and fished around with the fork. She only scooped up two noodle crumbs. She was dumbfounded.
"Where's my noodles?! Where's my sausage and two eggs?!"
"Did I finish the noodles before I fell asleep? I don't remember..."
"Did I eat? ...Then why am I still so hungry!"
Gu Xiaowei rubbed her belly, looking like she'd seen a ghost.
On the road back to the academy, Jiangnan let out a burp.
It smelled like instant noodles...
"The braised egg was pretty good. A bit too much hot water—kinda bland."