Meanwhile, in the dilapidated hotel Ryusei had booked, several people were arguing over Tumida.
"I can confirm it now! This girl is definitely not September Days!" Qi Xiaosai pointed confidently at Tumida on the bed: "Because September Days has a better figure!"
"I knew it," Ryusei looked speechlessly at Qi Xiaosai, forcefully restraining the urge to punch him hard. Then he sighed: "Even though she's not September Days, she's still a thief. She already stole the compass, and we must hand her over to the police!"
Qi Xiaosai immediately retorted, "Hand such a beautiful girl over to the police? Are you out of your mind!?"
"Idiot! Have some professional ethics! Do you even count as a detective like this?!" Ryusei retorted, unwilling to show weakness.
"Protecting pretty girls is my principle. Everything else can stand aside," Qi Xiaosai said nonchalantly, completely oblivious to Ryusei's rapidly kindling anger.
"Qi Xiaosai!" Ryusei shouted.
"What about it?" Qi Xiaosai was equally defiant.
At this moment, the door opened, and Bun and Big Strong walked in.
"Young Master, we're back. How is September Days? Young Master, you didn't get beaten up, did you?"
Seeing Bun and Big Strong, Ryusei and Qi Xiaosai stopped arguing, each giving a cold snort and turning their heads away.
Bun and Big Strong looked on in confusion, unsure what had happened, but soon both noticed Tumida on the bed.
"Yay! This girl is... who?"
Bun and Big Strong walked to the bedside, examining the unconscious Tumida.
"Hehe! Not only did I not get beaten up, but I also caught her," Ryusei said proudly. "Although she's not September Days, she stole the compass, and the compass is now in our hands!"
"Ah," Big Strong turned back. "If the compass is in our hands, doesn't that mean..."
"Hmph hmph!" Ryusei nodded. "Exactly. As long as we hand her and the compass over to the police, we should also get a portion of the reward money. Although it might not be much, it'll be enough to pay off our debts!"
"I disagree!" Qi Xiaosai immediately stepped forward. "This girl is so beautiful! Ryusei, how can you hand her over to the police! You won't be able to find a wife like that!"
"Why are you yelling! If you disagree, we'll decide by a show of hands! And what does whether I get a wife or not have to do with this!" Ryusei said.
"Those who agree, stand on my side." Ryusei said, stepping aside. Big Strong also walked over to Ryusei's side, while Bun ran over to Qi Xiaosai's side and said apologetically, "Sorry, Young Master! I haven't found a wife yet."
Ryusei and Big Strong looked at Bun speechlessly. Even Qi Xiaosai felt that choosing a side didn't guarantee getting a wife.
"Mmm."
Tumida on the bed suddenly made a faint sound.
Bun shouted, "Young Master, she seems to be waking up!"
Everyone quickly gathered around. Tumida on the bed slowly opened her eyes and saw four faces with different expressions. She instantly woke up completely and immediately shrank into the corner of the bed.
"Ah!"
Tumida's scream echoed throughout the room.
"Sorry! Sorry!"
After some effort, Ryusei finally managed to talk the hotel owner out of the situation. Tumida's scream earlier had alarmed everyone in the hotel.
"That was exhausting." Ryusei wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned around to look at Tumida, and saw Bun and Qi Xiaosai constantly fawning over her.
"You two!" Ryusei rushed behind them and forcefully hammered both their heads with two fists! Ryusei felt as if the whole world had suddenly gone quiet.
"Wait! Where is my compass!" Tumida shouted at Ryusei. She had been pestered by the two of them earlier and finally had a chance to ask.
"The compass? It's..."
"It's here!" The fallen Bun stood up again, holding the compass in his hand.
"Give it back to me!" Tumida snatched the compass from Bun's hand, hugged it tightly, and glared angrily at Ryusei's group: "You running dogs of N Company! I'd rather die than give you the compass!"
"Running dogs?" Ryusei was confused again. Ever since meeting this version of September Days, the things she said were always inexplicable. How did they suddenly become running dogs?
Qi Xiaosai, on the other hand, was deep in thought, having already found an answer in his heart.
"Hey! Are you kidding me?" Ryusei argued. "Don't get it wrong, you were the one who stole the compass first, and now you're acting like the victim! Do you have any sense?"
"You should know that we are righteous security guards!"
"Aren't we detectives?" Qi Xiaosai interjected at this point.
"Uh..."
"Hmph! It's all just to catch September Days and get those three billion!" Bun immediately exposed Ryusei's true intentions.
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Ryusei, with a dark expression, went behind Bun and kicked him down: "Bastard! You traitor! Exposing my secrets again! I'm going to beat you to death!"
"Justice? Your company came to our village, destroyed relics, and plundered treasures. Is that your justice?!" Tumida's almost hysterical words forced Ryusei and the others into silence.
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