Ye Lan thought for a moment and said to Luna, "That's a good question. How about we don't go back today? You can find a high-end hotel to stay in for the night, and I'll go earn that extra cash I told you about last night."
"Ehhh—" Luna drew out the sound, then pouted at Ye Lan. "I want to go with you..."
"Not at night. You need your sleep. Besides, I might run into that fool Roland while I'm out earning this extra cash. If a fight breaks out, I might not be able to guarantee your safety."
Ye Lan gave her a helpless look, ending the topic. At the same time, it was their turn in line to submit the proof of completion.
"Mmm, the Abnormality Office, commission level is Urban Myth?" The person handling the paperwork behind the counter was a female employee of the Hana Association. Judging by her uniform, she was probably from Section 6.
This clerk from Southern Section 6 looked at Ye Lan, who was holding little Luna's hand, with a puzzled expression. But her professional demeanor made her suppress her doubts and say to Ye Lan, "Please submit the proof of completion mentioned in the commission letter."
After confirming that the item matched the description in the letter, the clerk finally voiced her confusion. "Did you really take a child with you on this commission?"
Ye Lan and Luna exchanged a look. He retorted, "The commission didn't say I couldn't, did it?"
The clerk scratched her head and rephrased her question. "Oh, no... it's just, weren't you afraid of harming the child?"
"They were just a bunch of uninspiring thugs. Not enough to make me unable to protect Luna. By the way, when will the reward be deposited into my account?"
Although she wasn't sure if Ye Lan was bluffing, the clerk answered his question with the standard Association reply. "Once our field team of Fixers confirms the completion of the commission. If you haven't faked it, it usually only takes about an hour."
Having cleared up his questions, Ye Lan took Luna and left. The money would take about an hour to arrive. During that time, there seemed to be nothing for the two of them to do but wander the streets of Backstreet 10.
After walking for a while, the bored pair decided to spend the last of their time Browse a nearby mall. They wanted to see if there were any interesting local specialties for sale and check out the restaurants inside.
As they entered the mall, a man in his thirties with fluffy white curly hair caught Ye Lan's attention. If he wasn't mistaken, this man, wearing a brown turtleneck sweater and dark blue jeans, was basically Jae-heon before his Distortion.
To be honest, he looked quite similar to his disguise on the WARP train in the original story.
"Luna, run in his direction and bump into him."
Ye Lan gave Luna an instruction. Although the little girl didn't know why he wanted her to do this, she obediently ran towards the man with her parasol and bumped into his leg, falling to the ground.
"Oh my, are you alright, little one?"
The man who was bumped didn't mind being hit. Instead, he reached out and helped the fallen Luna up. Ye Lan also took the opportunity to walk over and apologize for the collision.
Then, pretending to recognize the man, he grabbed his arm and asked, "By the way, are you Mr. Jae-heon?"
"You know me?" Jae-heon thought hard, but he had no impression of the man with the child in front of him.
"Ah, it's normal that you don't remember me. You were still a researcher at your company back then. I was discussing a collaboration with your company and heard about you from your boss at the time. He really admired your research skills."
"Oh..."
Although Jae-heon responded, his mind was still trying to recall the situation Ye Lan described. But at that time, he was indeed completely focused on his research, with little thought for anything else.
Unable to remember who Ye Lan was, he could only say awkwardly, "I'm so sorry, I really can't seem to recall who you are."
"I see... it's fine. If you can't remember, you can't remember. I'm not doing that kind of work anymore anyway. Let me reintroduce myself. Ye Lan, representative of the Abnormality Office."
"A... a Fixer?"
"Well, when your security company goes under, you have to find another path. By the way, I recently heard about a madman attacking research institutes and workshops everywhere. I remember you had a workshop, right? Here's my contact information. If you run into him, maybe I can help."
As he spoke, Ye Lan wrote down his contact information on a piece of paper and gave it to Jae-heon.
This father, who only used corpses for his experiments to resurrect his son, was already among the most moral people in the City. To be honest, Ye Lan didn't mind helping him out before his Distortion.
But helping him for a fee was not tonight's side project. After saying goodbye to the Puppeteer, Ye Lan and Luna, with the reward now in their account, found a popular restaurant in the mall and solved their lunch problem.
In the afternoon, after leaving Luna in the most expensive and best hotel room in Backstreet 10, Ye Lan set off for the factory of the L'heure de Loup group.
Honestly, in the original story, among all the trouble Roland caused during his rampage, only Jae-heon was morally blameless by the City's standards. The rest of them, every single one, deserved it.
But who could argue with the L'heure de Loup group's money? Ye Lan was naturally going to extort a sum from them.
With Roland's current mental state, he would definitely search for him and any workshops or research institutes possibly related to the Pianist incident first.
And the L'heure de Loup group was the largest among them.
Furthermore, Ye Lan had made no effort to hide his tracks. With Roland completely distrusting him now due to the Violet Tear's machinations, once Ye Lan appeared at the L'heure de Loup group, that factory, which was indeed conducting human research, would naturally not be able to escape Roland's attack.
But if these people were willing to pay up, Ye Lan could also help them drive Roland away. In any case, the more he made his presence known to Roland now, the stronger Roland's guilt would be when he saw Mrs. Angelica in the Library.
With such a great show waiting in the wings, it was better to let him misunderstand a bit more.
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