After entering the Governor's Mansion, Flandre Scarlet and Ch'en Huijie quickly arrived at the office. Inside, Wei Yenwu and Fumizuki were working as usual. Seeing the two enter, Wei Yenwu gestured for them to sit down. He only looked up at them after finishing the task at hand.
"Are you here for that person from Rhodes Island?"
Flandre Scarlet nodded and then shook her head.
"Little Chen, go back to work. Little Flandre can be left to us." Seeing Flandre Scarlet's movements, Fumizuki spoke without even looking up.
"Oh, okay!" Ch'en Huijie nodded, stood up, and walked out.
"Are you sure there's no problem with that person from Rhodes Island? I recall you have the ability to read minds?" Wei Yenwu asked.
"It's not mind-reading; it's memory extraction, and it's quite blurry at that," Flandre Scarlet corrected him. She knew how terrifying the person who truly possessed mind-reading was. She continued, "Dropper truly ended up here by accident. I've already confirmed it with the Reunion Movement."
"That's good. By the way, how much do you know about this Rhodes Island?" Wei Yenwu looked up at Flandre Scarlet.
"Well, I know a little. It's a medical organization that appeared in the last year or two, traveling between various countries. Their primary work is research and treatment of Oripathy. I've heard that Mr. Blood, one of the most cutting-edge researchers in Oripathy today, is with their medical organization." Flandre Scarlet picked out the less significant parts of her memories regarding the other party to share.
"Mr. Blood?" Wei Yenwu felt like he had heard that name before.
"Yes, several books currently on the market regarding Originium research were written by her."
After Flandre finished speaking, it suddenly dawned on Wei Yenwu. He remembered that there was indeed such a person. However, the person was very mysterious. It was said that medical institutions in Columbia had once offered a high price to invite Mr. Blood to participate in research, but there was never any response. He hadn't expected her to join an organization named Rhodes Island.
If it was Mr. Blood, even if she were alone, she could basically support the framework of Rhodes Island's Infected treatment. After all, her books covered everything from basic to advanced levels, and she could easily train a large number of qualified doctors. At this moment, he thought of Lungmen's Slums. There were many Infected there. If Rhodes Island had no issues, they could potentially cooperate. This would not only stabilize the hearts of the people in the Slums but also benefit his own rule.
After finishing his questions about Rhodes Island, Wei Yenwu continued: "Yesterday's matter might be a bit troublesome. That fellow was from the Ministry of Justice, but to be able to force a Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice to become a suicide agent, the person behind him is definitely not ordinary. Furthermore, with a Vice Minister dying outside Lungmen, more people will surely come later. Additionally, he originally came to investigate you and had conflicts with both you and me, so this matter will definitely lead people to suspect you. After all, you just happened to be in Flower Village at the time."
"However, I will handle most of the matters for you. When others ask about this, you only need to say you don't know and aren't clear on it. Mm, I think that reason of yours is quite good: 'A strange phenomenon in the sky, perhaps a divine weapon appearing.' It fits your age and character."
After Wei Yenwu finished speaking, Fumizuki smiled and nodded at her.
"The most troublesome part of this matter is actually that if you had been at the scene, you would have definitely been struck by the Thunderclouds. Those Thunderclouds contained the power of the Celestial Masters Mansion. Even if you survived afterward, they would have been able to lock onto you quickly. But you left quickly and weren't caught by the Thunderclouds, so no mark will appear on your body. This way, as long as you don't admit to it and don't get caught red-handed, they won't be able to do anything to you."
Flandre Scarlet indicated she understood. Since she had learned the truth of the matter and Wei Yenwu had promised to handle it, Flandre Scarlet didn't continue to press the issue. After walking out the door, she headed toward home alone. Before she had gone far, two figures appeared in front of her.
"Miss Flandre... could we trouble you for a chat?"
Flandre Scarlet recognized Lin Qingyan(Leizi) and Tai He in front of her. She pointed to a nearby park and said, "There's a park over there; let's go inside!"
After the three arrived at the park, Flandre Scarlet found a spring rider to sit on before looking at the two. "What do you two want to ask me?"
"Were you in Flower Village yesterday?" Lin Qingyan asked.
"Yes, I went to Flower Village with Lee and the others the day before yesterday to see the wintersweets. After they headed back in the afternoon, I wanted to play for a couple more days, so I stayed there." Flandre Scarlet explained that the reason Lee and the others returned was that Waai Fu, who was with them, had classes today, so they had to go back. But since she didn't go to school, she decided to play a bit longer.
"In that case, why did you return to Lungmen today?" Tai He asked from the side.
"Because I saved someone. He had very severe frostbite, and the doctor in Flower Village said he could only perform emergency treatment. The rest of the work needed to be done in Lungmen for him to recover. I called Sister Ch'en, and she arranged a car to bring us back together."
Many people knew about this. After Flandre Scarlet said it, the two nodded slightly. Before coming, they had already checked the reason. Indeed, the person who returned with Flandre Scarlet was a patient with severe frostbite, and he was still lying in the hospital.
"Third question: Did you meet anyone or did anything happen yesterday while you were in Flower Village?" Lin Qingyan paused before continuing.
"Hmm, if you put it that way, something did happen in Flower Village yesterday. I was originally planning to go to the south to play, but suddenly the south was covered in dark clouds, and then a lot of thunder gave me a fright. So I changed direction and went to the north. And that's how I saved that person." Flandre Scarlet described it straightforwardly.
"Thunderclouds? Can you describe what they looked like?"
"Mm-hmm, I saw a huge mass of black clouds suddenly appear in the south, and then there was a burst of thunder and lightning crackling down. Not only did it scare me, but many people in the village thought a Catastrophe was coming. Everyone was quite frightened. Fortunately, the thunder didn't last long before dissipating. That made everyone's worries fade quite a bit." Flandre Scarlet gestured wildly with her hands.
"Thank you for telling us." The two questioned Flandre Scarlet for a while and found her answers to be seamless, with no loopholes at all. So they thanked her and left the park.
After walking out, Tai He looked at Lin Qingyan and asked, "How was it?"
"I'm not sure, but she doesn't have the aura of a Thunder Tribulation on her." Lin Qingyan shook her head.
"Not even a trace?" Tai He found it hard to believe. They had only learned yesterday morning that the target had suddenly left Lungmen for Flower Village. And by evening, news came that the person had died in Flower Village. In Flower Village, they really couldn't think of a second person besides Flandre who could pose a threat to that man and force him to use a Thunder Tribulation to trade his life.
After all, the skills of the three who came here were not bad. Ordinary people wouldn't be his match at all. Yesterday afternoon, they had already gone to the scene of the crime to inspect it. Although many traces had disappeared after being struck by lightning, from what little remained, the battle between the two sides didn't last many rounds. It could even be said that their colleague died at the other's hands almost in the blink of an eye, without much resistance. In the entire Yan, there weren't many people who could do that, and even fewer in Lungmen. That's why they suspected Flandre Scarlet immediately.
But after contact, Lin Qingyan didn't find even a single trace of the Thunder Tribulation's aura on Flandre Scarlet, which made things difficult. And Lin Qingyan was the disciple of that "Count of Pale Thunder," her mastery of lightning was superb. If she couldn't find any abnormality in Flandre Scarlet, no one else would be able to either.
After watching the two leave, Flandre Scarlet lazily walked home. As soon as she entered the house, she smelled a familiar fragrance.
"It's pudding! I want to eat pudding!" She didn't even take off her shoes and just flew inside. As soon as she entered, she saw freshly made pudding laid out on the table. She was about to pounce on the table but was stopped by the maid.
"Wash your hands before eating!"
Upon hearing this, Flandre Scarlet turned around and flew to the bathroom. It was just washing hands; she promised to be quick. After washing, she came to the table. The maid had already pulled out the chair for her. Once she sat down, the maid carefully pushed the chair toward the table. Flandre Scarlet looked at the pudding getting closer and closer, then just let loose and buried her head in it.
Ten minutes later, Flandre Scarlet floated to the sofa and lay down, burping contentedly. The television had already been turned on by the maid, and the remote was placed right beside her, allowing her to choose whatever she wanted to watch. She lay there, switched the TV to the music channel, and then closed her eyes, falling into a peaceful sleep.
By the time she woke up again, it was evening when Beatrice Schwire came home from work. After entering the house, the other hugged her and asked why she had come back so early. Flandre Scarlet explained the reason.
"Rhodes Island? To be able to run this far and still be alive, this person is truly lucky!" After estimating the distance, Beatrice said with some surprise.
"Mm-hmm, nobody believed me when I said it." After all, not everyone was Flandre Scarlet. Traveling such a long distance alone through the snow, over mountains and rivers, anyone would be skeptical at first.
After understanding the reason, Beatrice put it out of her mind. She picked up a game controller. "Want to play a game?"
"Sure!" Flandre Scarlet stretched and said she had slept enough. She scrambled up, took the controller Beatrice handed her, and began playing with her.
For the next few days, Flandre Scarlet went to the hospital every day to see Dropper, then wandered around the city, occasionally going to Penguin Logistics to play with Exusiai and the others. This carefree appearance made it so that those who had been secretly following and investigating her couldn't find any problems at all.
Finally, the other party couldn't sit still anymore. On this day, not long after Flandre Scarlet had stepped out, several figures blocked her path.
"Miss Flandre Scarlet, please trouble yourself to come with us!"