Do You Like Me That Much? Miss Villainess-Chapter 41 : Why Are You So Good~

The shadow servant was slightly stunned upon hearing this, suddenly feeling the young miss was very imposing.
"Does even being a dog require qualifications?"
She silently noted this phrase in her heart, thinking she might repeat it to others when the opportunity arose.
Moreover, when the young miss said this, she had the aura of someone in power.
You have to know, with the young miss's somewhat immature appearance and pale complexion, ordinary people would only see her as a sickly little sister. But when she said those words, she could give Shadow One such a feeling, which was enough to show the power of those words.
Shadow One respectfully bowed.
And retreated to the corner.
Meanwhile, Mu Qinglan still coldly gazed at the large patches of withered flower beds, hoping Miss Zhu Yan could be practical.
The ancients said, "Those who understand current affairs are outstanding." If Miss Zhu Yan still clung to her broken loyalty, then she could only let her become a dead outstanding person.
High popularity character?
Hah! If she was determined to be enemies with her, no amount of popularity could save her life!
Thus, Mu Qinglan silently pondered matters in her heart, staying outside for a long time.
Only after a full three quarters of an hour did she return to the room.
The room's lighting was still dim. The candle lit when leaving had long since extinguished, leaving only a trail of wax like tears, faintly illuminating the girl's frail form.
Zhu Yan sat on the bed, curled into a ball.
Her head buried in her knees.
Seemingly hearing the familiar wheelchair sound, Zhu Yan looked up, sniffled, and stared at her with those misty pale blue eyes filled with moisture.
Mu Qinglan smiled inwardly—she was even less like the taciturn girl from the plot now.
But her face remained expressionless.
She just sat in place, quietly observing from two or three meters away.
Not saying a word.
After about a minute, those fog-like eyes slowly looked away, turning aside, not daring to look at her:
"I... I want to investigate myself."
She said quietly with a somewhat guilty expression:
"I... don't trust you."
When Zhu Yan's words finished, she wanted to slap herself hard. What was she even saying?
The person had already laid out solid evidence before her, so why was she still unwilling to believe?
But she just felt... unwilling.
Unwilling to accept, unwilling to believe.
Her eight years of effort, eight years of faith—all of it was just a facade to deceive her, even the mastermind behind reducing her to such a state.
Zhu Yan lowered her head, thinking silently that she definitely wouldn't agree.
She had already provided information to this extent.
Honestly speaking, faced with such irrefutable evidence that perfectly matched the facts, she felt that if she were in the opposite position, she definitely wouldn't agree either.
But...
"Alright."
Zhu Yan was slightly stunned, somewhat bewildered as she turned to look at the girl across from her with gentle eyes.
In the dim room, her red eyes seemed to be shining.
"..."
Zhu Yan pressed her lips.
After a long while, she turned aside and quietly said: "Thank you."
There was no response in the room, only the sound of a door creaking shut.
So she was alone again.
The lighting was dim.
The gray-haired girl sat alone on the bed, staring blankly at where Mu Qinglan had just been.
After a long time, she curled up her entire body, forcefully buried her head in her knees, and muttered to herself repeatedly in a small voice:
"Thank you."
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After temporarily resolving Zhu Yan's matter, Mu Qinglan stopped watching her closely.
She just had the shadow servants monitor constantly.
Anyway, in a few days, after Zhu Yan finished investigating what happened back then, she would come looking for her again.
Over the following days, Bai Yuyu continued coming to find her daily, complaining about having so much work, so many tasks, and wanting to punch her superior.
When Mu Qinglan asked who her superior was, she grinned.
Said it was her master.
That was truly hilarious.
During these days, they chatted about many things—from south to north of the city, from east to west—basically covering all the interesting things in Heyang City. Though Mu Qinglan was a bad woman, she had to admit that chatting with the little girl was quite interesting.
It really was interesting. Knowing Mu Qinglan was curious about the Six Bureaus, the little girl even specifically inquired and invited her to solve cases together!
Mu Qinglan was somewhat curious:
"Solve cases together? Does the Six Bureaus allow that? Don't tell me Bai Bai wants to arrest me?" she deliberately said pitifully: "Are you planning to have me assist in solving cases as a criminal?"
"How could that be!" Bai Yuyu pouted: "It's to make you this constable's honorary assistant!"
"The one you mentioned before?"
"Did I say that?" Bai Yuyu's eyes widened.
"Didn't you say that?" Mu Qinglan looked confused.
"...Hehe, I probably did say it, I don't remember," Bai Yuyu grinned: "Mu Mu has such a good memory."
Hearing this, Mu Qinglan shook her head slightly in her heart.
What good memory—she just habitually remembered important things.
Like this matter.
Sometimes when others mention small things, they might be casual about it, but if you remember it and bring it up again at the right time or put it into action, it can still leave a very good impression.
This was also the bad woman's winning formula.
Moreover, she had specifically asked Shen Yao about it after remembering, to understand more.
She smiled lightly: "Constable Bai is usually busy catching criminals and handling countless daily affairs. It's normal to forget some small things. I'm just relatively free."
"Phew, there really are so many things lately."
Speaking of being busy, Bai Yuyu remembered something else:
"Mu Mu, be careful. The bureau has been dispatching tasks daily recently. The city is very chaotic, with people disappearing from several major gangs. I even heard that fighting broke out in some places, with several transcendent warriors dying. Even fifth-rank appeared! Master is considering a curfew. You'd better not go outside during this period."
"Is that so," Mu Qinglan pondered thoughtfully, "then thank you. I won't go out."
"I'm leaving first!"
The little girl happily said goodbye.
After Bai Yuyu left, Mu Qinglan recalled the news she had just revealed, falling into contemplation.
'Gang disappearances? I remember there seemed to be this information in the game, apparently the starting quest for the demon clan's major subplot?'
'Hmm, demon clan…'
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On the other side, in the Six Bureaus office.
Bai Yuyu was sitting in a chair in the room, looking seriously at Shen Yao who was working at her desk, announcing her assessment results regarding Mu Qinglan, the rumored little girlfriend of Shen Yao.
This cute constable lord spoke with a solemn tone:
"Senior Sister, I think I know why they think you found a little girlfriend."