[Host! It's a bug! (〇o〇) How did you know?]
Yu Yachen didn't answer. She just studied the listening device in her fingers with amusement.
It had to be Ch'en Huijie. She must have checked my purchase records and, using her public office, intercepted the package at the depot before Penguin Logistics could deliver it, hiding the bug inside the sofa.
Although Yu Yachen hadn't expected someone with Ch'en's personality to go this far, her years of criminal activity had given her a strong counter-surveillance sense that allowed her to discover the trick.
If she checked the surveillance footage now and reported this to the Lungmen Guard Department, Ch'en Huijie would certainly be in a lot of trouble. However, doing so would also make Ch'en focus her suspicion on her. After all, a normal office worker wouldn't be able to find a bug hidden deep inside a sofa cushion.
Her other option was to pretend nothing had happened, stuff the bug back in, and wait until Ch'en Huijie's suspicions were alleviated.
But after thinking it over, Yu Yachen chose neither of those options.
She raised her hand, bringing the listening device to her lips.
"Officer Ch'en, I know you can hear me."
"?!"
The sudden voice made Ch'en Huijie jolt upright at her office desk. Her pupils contracted. Not wanting to miss a single clue, the blue-haired Lung woman quickly adjusted her headset, holding her breath to listen.
"I never thought that Officer Ch'en would resort to illegal activities like this just to monitor me."
"I used to think that the Ch'en Huijie who used to stuff love letters into my high school desk... even if she suspected me, wouldn't go this far. But it seems I was wrong."
"I would have told you anything if you had just asked me directly. This really breaks my heart, Officer Ch'en."
The white-haired woman's cold, clear voice made Ch'en Huijie freeze.
"You, of all people, should know my personality. I've always believed that living a peaceful life is a wonderful thing. I hope you can stop disturbing my life."
[Host, isn't this just a blatant provocation?! (▼皿▼#)]
[What happened to keeping a low profile? What if she starts watching you 24/7 now?!]
"CRUNCH—"
Killer Queen crushed the listening device into scrap. Yu Yachen sat on the sofa, crossing her legs. The pink cat-Stand casually tossed the metal fragments into the trash.
"Isn't it more fun to play with her?"
"After all, we were high school classmates for three years. In a way, Ch'en Huijie is one of the few people who understands me best."
Yu Yachen propped her cheek on her hand, speaking with keen interest.
"Being alone all the time... even I get lonely. I'm looking forward to seeing how Ch'en Huijie will uncover my secret."
[Host! Get a grip! (;)]
[This system's job is to be a Charmer-Training Simulator! Not a Yandere-Incubator! What if you turn her into a world-class yandere?! (口)]
"..."
I don't recall ever saying I wanted Ch'en Huijie to fall in love with me.
Yu Yachen knew it was harder than climbing the sky to make the system understand her lack of interest in romance, so she didn't bother arguing.
Her goal in doing this was to hint at her identity as a "killer" to Ch'en Huijie. Yu Yachen was confident Ch'en would now be paying close attention to her. She didn't care what actions the other woman took; Yu Yachen just thought this would be interesting.
Being alone was simply too boring.
Meanwhile, at the Lungmen Guard Department.
"Bang!"
Ch'en Huijie ripped off her headset and slammed her fist onto the innocent desk, nearly knocking a stack of files over. The green-haired Oni woman sitting nearby jumped in fright.
"What's with you all of a sudden, Old Ch'en?"
"Huuu—"
The blue-haired Lung woman took a long, deep breath, calming her emotions slightly.
"I have a lead on that disappearance case from a few days ago," Ch'en Huijie said, picking up her teacup.
"What do you mean? Besides, that's not your case, is it?"
"Whether it is or not doesn't matter. There's no proof, but I'm almost certain who did it."
Ch'en Huijie drained the Longjing tea from her cup. She looked at her desk, where several files were spread open. They detailed the life of a certain white-haired woman.
"But I thought they hadn't even found the body yet?"
Hoshiguma, who sat next to Ch'en, looked at her in confusion.
"Perhaps the culprit used Originium Arts to destroy the body."
Although Yu Yachen's message had angered her, it also served as a provocation that confirmed Ch'en's suspicions.
There's just no evidence...
Ch'en Huijie stared at the files. The complex where Yu Yachen lived was in a remote, old, renovated district, and the surveillance cameras had coincidentally been broken that day.
The victim, Zhang Fangfang, a female Forte, was Yu Yachen's supervisor. That night was their high school class reunion. Ch'en Huijie had also been there, and she had witnessed Yu Yachen offer to take Zhang Fangfang home.
Zhang Fangfang had also been Ch'en's high school classmate, but their personalities had never meshed. They weren't in the same private room at the reunion. Ch'en later heard that Zhang Fangfang had been insulting her, calling her a "bitch" and other things.
Ch'en didn't care. She let her talk. But she also heard that Zhang Fangfang had insulted Yu Yachen that day. Ch'en understood Yu Yachen's personality. On the surface, she seemed to have no desires, but deep down, she was incredibly proud. Therefore, Ch'en concluded that Yu Yachen had been provoked by Zhang Fangfang's insults and decided to kill her.
According to the police investigation, Zhang Fangfang did indeed have a history of drug use, and evidence confirmed she was gay. By checking her communication records, the police also found that she likely had contact with drug traffickers, which was why Yu Yachen was cleared of suspicion.
But Ch'en Huijie saw this as even more reason to believe Yu Yachen was the killer. Even without evidence, she felt that Yu Yachen was just that kind of person.
Yu Yachen had always given off a contradictory feeling. Even strangers who didn't know her could sense this prominent trait. Although she claimed to like a "peaceful life," Ch'en, who knew her, understood that Yu Yachen's style was actually incredibly flamboyant.
It's too deliberate. If Yu Yachen is a serial killer...
When Ch'en visited her house yesterday, the smell of bleach was obvious, and the replaced furniture was clearly meant to arouse suspicion. With Yu Yachen's experience, she couldn't have overlooked that.
In other words, it was as if Yu Yachen was intentionally hinting to Ch'en that she had killed someone, actively daring Ch'en to investigate her.
"It's just like that time..."
Ch'en Huijie thought back to her high school days.
To provoke her, Yu Yachen had deliberately brought up the fact that Ch'en used to put love letters in her desk.
But it wasn't actually that embarrassing. Almost everyone in their class, no, in their entire grade, had a crush on Yu Yachen at some point.
On the other side, Yu Yachen was leaning back on her new sofa, playing with her phone.
The lit-up screen displayed the name of the red-haired Sankta woman—Exusiai.
Beep... Beep...
"Hello, Exusiai?"
"Are you free for lunch? Want to eat together?"
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