"¿???~?"
In the classic café, accompanied by melodious classical music, Eden savored her coffee calmly.
"Passable."
Eden sighed, visibly somewhat disappointed.
"Pardo, the coffee is ground too coarsely today."
"Eh? Really? Should I grind it a bit more?"
Pardo, dressed as a waitress, looked slightly surprised while standing in front of the counter.
"But it will turn out bitter if it's ground too fine..."
Pardo stuck her tongue out playfully, as if she were truly suffering from the bitterness.
"By the way, has the person Eden is waiting for arrived yet?"
"It's not that I want to wait, it's that he wants to wait."
Eden looked with distaste at the ghost who was frying eggs in the kitchen.
"I would never lie to an innocent young girl over the internet."
"Ha! More than an ignorant girl, she looks like a very clever husky with excessive curiosity."
The kitchen and Eden were not far from each other, so Tian Shi heard what Eden said.
"Don't worry, it's safe. She used seven or eight alternative accounts to subtly probe me, but I used more than a hundred alternative accounts and three fake forums to mess with her. If she still manages to discover that it's a trap, I'll quit this hobby and never connect to a computer again."
"..."
Eden was left speechless upon hearing this.
More than a hundred alternative accounts, three fake forums... Tian Shi, to what extent are you so idle?!
She used to think that Tian Shi's supposed online scam simply consisted of chatting with young girls on a chat platform, but she didn't expect... Well, it wasn't Eden's fault.
After all, Eden, the only person in the department with excellent negotiation skills, has been very busy these last few days.
After Tian Shi said that, Eden suddenly felt that it would be a shame if the other party didn't fall into the trap.
However, Eden discovered another blind spot: the girl who had been deceived had also created seven or eight alternative accounts to test Tian Shi.
These two... should I say they are two of a kind?
Tian Shi took the fried eggs out of the kitchen and poured them directly onto the plate in front of Eden.
"Please use it, 'Her Majesty the Queen of Dusk Street'."
"Could you stop calling me by that nickname, please? It sounds like sarcasm."
Eden poked the perfectly cooked fried egg in front of her with her chopsticks, then picked up the ketchup from the table and smeared it on the "face" of the food.
"Speaking of which, Tian, are you really sure you fooled her? It's already noon and they haven't arrived yet. Better have Pardo tie them up."
"No, no, no, Sister Eden, we are just thieves, we can't kidnap or anything like that!"
Pardofelis waved her hand quickly.
"It's a joke."
Eden didn't take it seriously, while Tian Shi took the pan and went back to the kitchen.
"Sir, we want to eat omelet rice!"
As Tian Shi passed by the counter, Pardofelis raised her hand with great interest.
"Call me boss, don't make me look like a rich landlord."
Tian Shi gave Pardofelis a casual tap on the head.
After getting to know each other better over the last few days, Pardofelis no longer felt as much fear as before.
Just a couple of days ago, Pardofelis was the obedient type who ate the same as everyone else, but now she has learned to ask things of Tian Shi, and she is requesting dishes he isn't very familiar with.
I wish I could move time forward a few years so I could incorporate Fu Hua into the combat team, for no other reason than we really need a cook here.
The department consists of two people and a ghost, and the only one who knows how to cook is the ghost...
This is already a horror story for normal people, isn't it?
While Tian Shi entered the kitchen, absorbed in his thoughts, the café door opened and a small bell rang melodiously.
Eden instinctively looked toward the door: a girl with green hair and unevenly colored strands walked in carefully, carrying a laptop bag.
"Welcome to E·T Café, may I ask what you would like to order...?"
Before Pardofelis could finish speaking, the other party completely ignored Pardo and walked directly toward Eden.
"Excuse me, are you... Miss Ghost?"
"Yes."
Eden calmly cut a piece of fried egg.
Tian Shi had already explained to her how to deal with the other party.
Pay close attention to the bag the other person is carrying.
According to Tian Shi, that person is a mechanical genius, so it's hard to guarantee she isn't carrying some strange and unusual gadget.
Although Tian Shi has the ability to possess others, if the other party has hidden a miniature drone, there's really no way to deal with it.
"Good afternoon, engineer. Would you like something to eat?"
"I ate something when I got off the plane."
The green-haired girl, Vill-V, rejected the suggestion with indifference and sat across from Eden, placing her backpack beside her.
"I never expected you to be a girl like me... It's truly surprising."
Vill-V looked at Eden for a moment and then said something that had nothing to do with the topic.
Well, after all, most people would feel a sense of oppression from the standpoint of "beauty" when facing Eden.
"Likewise."
Eden replied with a cold and distant tone, knowing perfectly well that talking too much would only lead her to make more mistakes.
"Tsk... Well, enough small talk. You said you had information about that underworld organization... Is it true?"
"Of course it's true."
Eden strives to maintain a cold and distant image.
"I've already found out the name of that organization."
"Really?"
Upon hearing this, Vill-V's face immediately showed a mix of surprise and joy.
She was surprised that the organization she was still trying to understand had already been thoroughly explored by the "ghost" in front of her, and she was delighted to finally catch a glimpse of some aspects of it.
"What exactly is that organization?"
Vill-V immediately took out paper and a pen from her backpack with great enthusiasm, looking like a good student in class.
"Could it be that they are carrying out some kind of evil experiment that has caused so many disasters around the world? Is their next step to spread this zombie virus across the planet?"
"No, no... first I will tell you the name of this organization."
Eden looked at Vill-V and finally realized that the description of "sparkling eyes" might be quite accurate.
Eden peeked at Pardofelis, who was behind Vill-V, and then, with a subtle movement, took a bite of her fried egg.
"According to my research, this organization hiding in the shadows is called the Fire Moth."
"The moth that chases the fire?" Vill-V nodded while taking notes. "That name sounds a bit sinister. Oh, it doesn't matter, continue."
"Likewise, based on my subsequent research, I discovered that this organization did not spread the zombie virus globally, but rather did everything possible to fight it."
"Oh, really?"
Vill-V's eyes widened a bit more.
Concentrated on her work, Vill-V didn't notice that someone was slowly moving her backpack from behind the stool.
"What is the source of this information? Is it reliable?"
"Reliable."
Eden nodded as she saw Pardofelis pick up the backpack.
"Because I am a staff member of the Fire Moth."