Chapter 928: I Knew It!
Chapter 928: I Knew It!
I knew it!
After his mouth was forced shut by Bloodhair, the unfortunate Black Goat couldn't help but howl inwardly, deeply regretting his decision to join in on the commotion.
Meanwhile, Lyon, realizing the situation, quickly reacted and, before the Red-Haired Commissioner could pounce, grabbed the crucial item that threatened her and held it in her mouth.
"I knew it!"
She firmly clasped the outstretched palms with her hands, engaging in a solid twenty-finger knock, preventing the Red-Haired Commissioner from snatching the Soaking Wine Pearl. With her tongue sticking out, Lyon glared at her.
"You're such a cheater! Don't move! If you do, I'll bite your tongue off!"
Damn it! He reacted too fast!
Lyon stuck out her tongue threateningly and licked the round pearl in mid-air, causing the Red-Haired Commissioner to click her tongue in annoyance. She secretly manipulated her hair to crawl towards Lyon while speaking playfully.
"Little Lyon, if men are too stingy, they won't find favor with women."
"Pfft!"
Lyon spat at the Red-Haired Commissioner, then shook her foot to dislodge the Bloodhair that had climbed onto her shoe. Holding her hand, they continued their struggle, and Lyon glared at her with furrowed brows.
"I don't need anyone to like me! Your tricks won't work. If you want the pearl, you'll have to trade it for that secret!"
"You've changed..."
Glancing at the Bloodhair under Lyon's foot, the Red-Haired Commissioner sighed regretfully in her heart. She blinked her eyes and spoke with a hurt expression.
"In the past, when I was so poor that I had to borrow money from Emma to get by, I still treated you to drinks. And now you're treating me like this?"
"That's not the same!"
Immune to the Red-Haired Commissioner's tactics, Lyon clenched her teeth on the pearl and cut off the conversation. Her eyes held an unwavering determination as she said,
"The pearl can only be exchanged for a secret! Anyway, you must be hiding something from me! And it's most likely related to me, otherwise, you wouldn't be so tight-lipped!"
"You... When have I ever kept secrets from you?"
The Red-Haired Commissioner's eyes spun in frustration at Lyon's stubbornness. She pulled Lyon's hands towards the door and pleaded,
"We used to be so close; how could I possibly hide something from you intentionally?"
"Stay back... And keep your hair away too!"
Lyon tilted her head back, avoiding the Red-Haired Commissioner's pitiful expression. Holding the pearl in her mouth, she scoffed,
"Nonsense! When have we ever been close?"
"You don't remember?"
The Red-Haired Commissioner was shocked and hurt by Lyon's words. She sniffed, and her eyes welled up slightly. Pouting, she said with a hurt expression,
"Last time I went to the Netherworld, you tricked me into kissing you with a bottle of fine wine. And not long after I joined the Purge Bureau, when I was drunk, you carried me upstairs and slept with me all night. Have you forgotten all that?"
"What?!?!"
Wait, when was this... Weren't all these things from last year?
Lyon was taken aback as the Red-Haired Commissioner brought up old matters.
During the Netherworld incident, wasn't it you who said it was your birthday and your only wish was to have a sip of good wine? And that night we slept together, it was because you were drunk and I excused your behavior. Then, you clung to me, and I almost had my spine broken!
Although, when I think about it, I might have... perhaps... taken a slight advantage. But the truth is not at all like what you're implying!
And why are you shouting so loudly? If others were to hear this, I'd be dragged into the Yellow Springs and still wouldn't be able to wash away the embarrassment...
Wait a minute!
As this thought crossed Lyon's mind, his heart suddenly clenched, and he quickly turned around.
As expected, that woman who always appeared at the most critical moments in the most crucial places, and who always managed to hear secrets that others wanted to keep hidden, had just walked out of the storage room opposite the Commissioner's office, her eyes wide with shock as she stared at him.
I knew it!
Just as Lyon was about to call out to her and explain the real situation, he felt his hands suddenly pulled back forcefully, and a gust of fragrant wind rushed past his head.
Hmph, you want to challenge me? Bring it on!
After successfully diverting Lyon's attention by exposing his scandal and summoning the intruder, the Red-Haired Commissioner couldn't help but smile triumphantly. She then jerked back their intertwined hands and lifted her head to snatch the pearl from Lyon's mouth.
However, as she approached, Lyon's heart skipped a beat, and as he tilted his head to avoid her, his jaw loosened. The Soaking Wine Pearl, which emitted a strange fragrance, slipped from his teeth and slid right into his mouth.
Under the Red-Haired Commissioner's widened gaze, the pearl bounced off Lyon's tongue and instantly dissolved, turning into a clear, fragrant liquid that slid down his throat without resistance and then disappeared completely.
"..."
"..."
Not a single word could be uttered.
"My wine!!!"
After a heartfelt cry, the Red-Haired Commissioner's eyes lost their sparkle, and Lyon, who had been forced to drink a mouthful of wine, instinctively bent over and coughed a few times. He then released the Red-Haired Commissioner's hands and chased after the intruder, who was already running away.
"Wait! It's not what you think... Don't run! Stop right there!"
As Lyon's figure sped past the corridor like a gust of wind and disappeared at the end of the first floor, the Red-Haired Commissioner, with a pained expression, couldn't help but sigh. She then returned to her seat, looking dejected.
I can't believe he actually got the Wine God's Pearl... Although I managed to get rid of her, I feel like I'm at a huge loss... Forget it, I can't worry about that pearl now. I've got what I came for.
She pressed her hand against her aching heart, soothing the pain of losing the Wine God's Pearl, and then sighed as she picked up the dip pen from her desk. She carefully extracted the few strands of hair that were hooked around her fingernail.
Luminous White... Deep Black...
Based on the condition of these white hairs, Nicole's judgment was correct. Lyon was indeed from the Eastern Three Kingdoms... or rather, the Eastern Four Kingdoms.
And judging by his audacity that made her heart flutter, there was a high probability that Lyon was of royal blood, having inherited the fragments of the Courage and Power from the bloodline of the Royal House of East Karlev.
After examining the few strands of black and white hair in her hand and confirming that the situation matched her assessment, the Red-Haired Commissioner sighed softly. She then selected the white strands and carefully wrapped them around the base of her left ring finger.
As the Red-Haired Commissioner moved, her already trimmed half-red hair rapidly lost its original vibrancy, transforming into a pure white, like snow under the sun.
(End of Chapter)
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