Chapter 85: Cat Language and a New Colleague
Chapter 85: Cat Language and a New Colleague
【Insider: One who gains special treatment or priority access to resources through personal connections and networking.】
【Enhanced Efficiency: When performing your assigned tasks, your work efficiency will increase, and you will more easily receive assistance from within the organization, along with support from relevant resources.】
【Silver Badge "Core Contributor": After repeatedly completing difficult tasks independently or leading a team to accomplish important missions, this badge will automatically advance to the Silver Emblem, indicating a core contributor.】
【Faster Promotion (No Need to Wear): Due to your insider status, you will more easily gain appreciation from superiors after making achievements, and your promotion speed will also increase accordingly.
However, at the same time, because of your insider status, colleagues at the same level and lower positions may have a lower evaluation of your abilities.】
"..."
Oh well, since promotions will be faster and it's easier to obtain support from the Cleanup Bureau, I'll take the lowered evaluation. As long as I get the benefits, it's fine.
After closing the badge panel with a complicated mood, Lyon carefully put away his credentials and then bid farewell again, "Thank you, Director. If there's nothing else..."
"There's more~"
Once again, Lyon was stopped by the Red-Haired Director, who smiled mischievously, noticing Lyon's expression of speechless.
"You haven't seen a witch before... I haven't even met a witch in this life..."
Lyon picked up the envelope with extreme disbelief and, while tearing it open, he casually made up an excuse:
"I've only read a novel about wizards, and the author wrote that when wizards get angry, they send letters that can shout and scream... Holy crap!"
The envelope suddenly transformed into a big mouth, biting Lyon's finger. The ribbon with triangular teeth at the end, used to tie the envelope, became like cat claws, frantically scratching his hand.
Despite its fierce appearance, the materials were just paper and thin ribbon, and this "roaring letter" failed to leave a scratch on Lyon's hand after much biting and pawing.
After a while, the letter seemed to tire itself out and paused to rest. Then, the two corners of the envelope stood up slightly, forming a shape similar to cat ears, and it opened its "mouth" to roar at Lyon.
"Meow, meow, meow! Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow!"
"..."
"She says you're the rudest, most impolite, and most barbaric human she's ever met in her life."
After listening to the cat language for a while, the Red-Haired Director smiled and translated, "She says she'll never forget the humiliation you brought her in this life, the next, and the one after that, especially when you pointed at a basin filled with sand and asked if she could use it as a litter box."
"..."
I didn't know you were an ordinary cat...
After hearing the Red-Haired Director's translation, Lyon couldn't help but feel helpless.
The cats in Harry Potter also eat cat food, catch fish, and use a litter box. I thought that since you're a witch's cat, you'd be similar, but who knew your intelligence is on par with regular humans...
The Red-Haired Director, the culprit of this situation, continued to watch with amusement and translated further, "She asks you, do you know how much harm this can cause to a lady?
"..."
Alright, alright, I get it. So, it's like a big cat fight, huh?
Lyon couldn't help but open his mouth in disbelief as he listened to the obviously angry meows. He was curious about the red-haired director and asked, "Director, you actually understand cat language?"
The red-haired director shook his head.
"No."
Lyon's eyebrows shot up at the response.
"Is it some kind of telepathy?"
"No."
The red-haired director gave him a mischievous smile and replied, "I'm just guessing~"
"..."
I guess you're so bored without any wine that you're making fun of people again. I shouldn't have asked...
Lyon silently glared at her before finishing listening to the "Meow Letter" and then left the office to check on the Witch's Broom. However, just as he opened the door, he collided with a small, slender man.
"Ah! Sorry!"
Although the man wasn't tall, his physique was surprisingly sturdy. After bumping into Lyon, he quickly reached out to support him, his face full of apology.
"I was in a hurry to report to the director, so I didn't pay attention for a moment..."
"It's fine, I was in a bit of a rush when I left too."
Despite the pain from the collision, Lyon smiled and waved his hand to indicate it was okay, then quickly left the director's office.
Once Lyon's footsteps faded, the man who had just been full of guilt couldn't help but laugh. He looked up at the red-haired director behind the desk and asked curiously, "Director, why was there a cat meowing in the room just now? It sounded like it was saying something about a face basin toilet and the shame of a lady. Are you keeping a cat?"
"Forget it, I wouldn't dare keep a cat, especially when someone like you is around."
The red-haired director glanced at the short man and tapped his knuckles on the table, asking seriously, "How's the task I assigned you? Have you found out who summoned the Holy Spirit from the Scale Gold Sect?"
"Since you've asked me to handle it, I'll definitely find out."
The short man smiled confidently, "I controlled 300,000 ants and checked the auras of everyone who had been to the shopping plaza in the past few days. I found that only a few dozen people had traces of contact with the Scale Gold Sect.
Then I sent out 20,000 rats and 3,000 crows to monitor and spy on those few dozen people around the clock, and identified the most suspicious target. Then..."
"Alright, alright, I know you've worked hard."
Looking at the man who was indirectly boasting about his achievements, the red-haired director rubbed his forehead and promised, "This time, you've made a great contribution. The department will cover the food expenses for all your 'friends' for a whole month! Plus, there's a bonus for you! Now, tell me the result!"
"Okay, then I'll thank you on their behalf."
After a cheerful thank you, the short man continued his report, "The result is that the people who summoned the Holy Spirit are the same three families who conspired to harm the Char Department Store. Oh, and my rats dug through the secret room of the Rose Family mansion and heard some news.
Those three families couldn't compete in legitimate business, so they summoned the Holy Spirit to cause chaos, but they were cleaned up by our department. Now, they've kidnapped the only daughter of the Char Department Store owner and plan to force him into submission through threats!"
"I know, those damn nobles are such a nuisance!"
The red-haired director rubbed his forehead and said with a headache, "And then? Did they summon anything else?"
"No."
The short man shook his head, "It's hard to say about the future, but at least in the past few days, they haven't made any moves."
"Alright, keep the surveillance going. During this surveillance period, the department will cover double the food expenses for your 'friends'... Oh, and one more thing."
At this point, the red-haired director narrowed his eyes and extended his hand towards the short man.
"What did you take from me just now?"
(End of Chapter)
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