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"Gang?"
The little steel falcon stared at Qiao Sang for a moment, grinned, and flew over, calling out.
<i>You''re still here?</i>
Through Yabao''s trantion, Qiao Sang smiled and said, "Didn''t you say I was a good person? Your problem isn’t solved yet, how could I leave?"
She didn''t consider herself a good person, but she was quite interested in this little steel falcon, very interested, in fact.
There were plenty of intelligent pet beasts, but one as cunning as this, capable of toying with humans, was rare.
Moreover, the fact that this little steel falcon had traveled alone from 27th District to 3rd District and then urately found Ashley’s location proved its remarkable perseverance.A pet beast that was both intelligent and determined, and whose attributes happened to meet her criteria for a fourth contract beast, it was hard not to be tempted.
The little steel falcon looked thoughtfully at the human before it.
"You targeted me from the very beginning." Qiao Sang said.
"In fact, you didn’t really need me to find Ashley."
At this point, she seemed to realize something and chuckled.
"No, maybe you had already found her but needed a ''good person'' to bring you right to Ashley. That way, you''d have a witness to prove your connection to her."
"Even if Ashley denied knowing you in front of ire, the ''good person'' would step up as a witness."
"You knew Ashley would be eager to trade you in for the bounty, so you had to make sure ire saw evidence of your connection to her before that happened."
"Once a seed of doubt is nted, when the police arrive andpare notes, Ashley’s true identity will be exposed."
"But you still felt uncertain. That’s where the ‘good person’es in."
"She will confirm your connection to Ashley, after all, she’s a ‘good person,’ isn’t she?"
Qiao Sang’s excitement grew as she spoke.
"And you did one more thing, you slipped a feather into the ‘good person’s’ pocket. Because you were afraid she might leave before the police arrived." ??Ｎ?Β??
"You bet that she really was a good person and that she’de back when she saw the feather. Am I right?"
Yabao was utterly confused.
Little Treasure appeared, looking at the little steel falcon with shining eyes, wearing an expression of admiration.
"Gang…"
The little steel falcon froze.
<i>Had it really done all that…?</i>
Suddenly, the sound of leather shoes approaching caught its ears.
Its ears twitched, and it pped its wings, ready to take off.
But Qiao Sang, quick as lightning, grabbed its wing.
"I said I''d help you, why are you running?"
The little steel falcon was stunned.
"Miss Qiao." ire stepped out from the shadows, apanied by a one-meter-tall pet beast covered in brown mane with an elongated snout.
"Can you hand over the little steel falcon to me?" ire asked.
"No." Qiao Sang refused instantly.
ire was momentarily taken aback. Just as he was about to say something, Qiao Sang beat him to it.
"Have the police arrived?"
ire: ???
The questionpletely threw him off.
<i>How did she know about the police?</i>
<i>Did the little steel falcon tell her?</i>
His mind raced for a second before he respectfully replied, "They’re already outside the Sfevo Manor."
Qiao Sang said, "I’ll head there now. You go get Ashley. Some things need to be rified in front of the police."
With that, she cradled Yabao in one arm, held onto the steel falcon’s wing with the other, and strode toward the manor’s entrance.
Suddenly, ire called out, "Miss Qiao!"
She turned around, silently asking what was wrong.
"Should I call Miss Yuna as well?" ire asked, looking conflicted.
"No need." Qiao Sang replied nonchntly.
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On the way to Sfevo Manor’s main entrance, the little steel falcon stayed in Qiao Sang’s grip without struggling.
It looked up at the human it had chosen and wondered if she was also after its bounty…
Just then, Qiao Sang let go.
The little steel falcon pped its wings, quickly stabilizing itself midair.
Then, without hesitation, it turned and flew off in another direction.
A ck shadow instantly wrapped around it, pulling it back.
"Where are you running to? We’re almost there." Qiao Sang nced at it.
"Gang…"
The little steel falcon looked at Little Treasure, then at Yabao, evaluated theirbat strength, and resigned itself to fate.
<i>Even if it were traded for the bounty, as long as that pretentious human lost everything…</i>
Before long, Qiao Sang reached the entrance of Sfevo Manor.
Several uniformed police officers immediately surrounded the little steel falcon, which was still bound by shadows.
"Are you Miss Ashley?" A young officer hesitantly asked.
"I’m not." Qiao Sang shook her head.
"Miss, you can release the steel falcon now and hand it over to us." Another middle-aged officer said.
Qiao Sang calmly replied, "I’m not here to hand it over. I’m here to report a crime."
<i>Huh?</i>
The officers exchanged puzzled looks.
"Gang…"
The little steel falcon stared nkly at the human beside it.
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"Name?"
"Qiao Sang."
"Age?"
"Fifteen."
"You’re an interster exchange student from Blue Star?"
"Mm."
At the police station, Qiao Sang went through the familiar process of filing a report.
The two officers questioning her grew increasingly uneasy.
The case itself was minor, but the person reporting it was far too special. If mishandled, and this girl posted about it online or contacted the media, it could cause a public scandal.
They could already imagineizens saying, "Chaosu Star is embarrassing itself in front of Blue Star" or "I hope she won’t go back and say we’re all like this…"
One officer steadied himself, poured Qiao Sang a cup of tea, and asked, "You said Ashley tricked the steel falcons into attacking ire. Do you have proof?"
Qiao Sang smiled.
"Aren’t there people and pet beasts in the station? I heard Chaosu Star police stations all have a pet beast called the <i>Yaya Clock</i>. If someone speaks the truth, the clock chimes once; if they lie, it chimes twice. You can test it."
The two officers: …
Qiao Sang continued, "If you don’t have a Yaya Clock, I can help. My zing Star Canine has perceptive abilities, it can project Ashley’s recent memories, proving she knows the steel falcon. If you don’t trust my canine, you can use a pet beast with mind-reading abilities."
Hearing this, the officers exchanged rmed nces. If they had to rely on this girl for their case, their reputation would be in shambles.
The officer who had poured her tea quickly said, "No need! We have a Yaya Clock! Don’t worry, this case will be wrapped up soon!"
Qiao Sang sipped her tea.
"Good."
The two officers let out a breath of relief.
"By the way, since the steel falcon is in your custody now, is its bounty canceled?" She asked.
"That’s right." The younger officer replied.
"It didn’t attack humans, only stole identity wristbands. That’s not a severe offense. Can I bail it out?"
She had checked the regtions on the way here, captured wild pet beasts in Chaosu Star were usually sent to work camps before being released into lower districts.
The officer was stunned.
"Bail it out? But it’s a wild pet beast."
"It won’t be for much longer." Qiao Sang said with a smile.
"I want to contract it."
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In another room.
The little steel falcon watched as a human entered, called away its interrogators, and spoke to them in hushed tones.
When the officers returned, their attitudes hadpletely changed.
"Didn’t expect this, you actually caught the attention of someone like that." One officer unlocked its cage and patted its head.
"Behave yourself. Don’t embarrass Chaosu Star when you get to Blue Star."
The little steel falcon: ???
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T/n: Sorry for not updating yesterday, got a little busy with personal things! And tadah! Our next target: The Steel Falcon!!! Wee our new baby!