Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1384: Dancing with Wolves (Large - for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 1384: Chapter 1384: Dancing with Wolves (Large Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

"You’re all leaving?" Bright sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling window, illuminating the woman’s golden-brown curls as Vigina lifted her head, gazing at the figures in front of her, "Funding hasn’t been approved from above, but I can find a way elsewhere."

"Director," a slightly lean young man looked at Vigina, speaking softly, "I really want to assist in your investigation, but..."

He fell silent for a moment.

"This matter is too widespread," a woman who looked to be in her thirties, wearing glasses like a clerk, held the files in her hands, "it should be a battle between those Ains people, we shouldn’t get involved, besides,"

She paused, "the methods of the people from Ains aren’t very clean, you can’t compete with them."

Upon hearing this, Vigina was taken aback, then lowered her head, hoarsely asking, "They contacted your family?"

The female clerk glanced up at Vigina, after a brief pause, she spoke softly, "My child’s teacher called me last night, saying someone specifically approached her and paid the tuition we owed for this school year."

She lowered her head, no longer gazing at Vigina, "I’ve been moving across the whole Federation for years, never had time to go back and visit, now the transfer order has been issued, sending me back to Konovi City, a desk job..."

Upon hearing this, Vigina lifted her head, looking at the other figures in the office.

These people, upon feeling her gaze, slightly turned away, not daring to meet her eyes.

"My mother is aging and not in good health, she hopes I can go home..."

"My girlfriend is getting older too, she said if I don’t return soon, she’ll find another man to marry..."

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Whispering voices rose and fell in the office.

After a brief silence, Vigina took a deep breath, smiling as she interrupted the words in the office, "It’s okay, you don’t have to feel guilty, your choice is right, thank you for your cooperation over the years, I’ll sign your transfer orders, looking forward to the chance of meeting again in the future."

"Director..." The lean young man who spoke first lifted his head, looking at Vigina, gently opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn’t utter the next words.

"It’s okay," Vigina looked at the young man, smiling, "You all may leave, I’d like some time to be alone, the transfer orders with electronic signatures will be sent to your intranet accounts, you can leave at any time."

Everyone looked at the golden-haired woman in front of them, their mouths slightly open as if wanting to say something, but ultimately, nothing was said out loud.

The woman in her thirties deeply bowed to Vigina, then slowly turned around and left the office.

One by one, the others slightly bowed and exited the office.

Ultimately, the entire office was left with a single middle-aged man, head lowered.

Vigina looked up at the middle-aged man who hadn’t left, she was slightly startled, raising her eyelids, lifting her head, a light smile forming on her lips, about to say something, when she saw the middle-aged man slowly turn around towards the office door.

The slight lift of her head subtly lowered again, her raised hand slowly dropped, picking up the tablet beside her.

Sunlight from the floor-to-ceiling window behind her shone in, casting a faint glow on her golden-brown curls draped over her shoulders.

The middle-aged man kept his head lowered, not daring to look at Vigina, until he exited the office, then turned around, reaching to close the door.

Just then, he hesitated, hoarsely saying, "Director, those people from Ains aren’t good seeds, they use any means necessary. Their anesthetic smoke last night was likely intentional,

"When things got chaotic, if the battle lasted longer, even if that Paxiu wasn’t a murderous thug, there might have been stray bullets or accidental injuries, and if you died in the chaos, blame would fall on the assassin."

He paused and continued, "If not for Paxiu quickly dealing with the drones back then, the outcome may not have been like this..."

"I understand," upon hearing his words, Vigina maintained an upright sitting posture, nodded lightly, "Thank you."

"Take care," the middle-aged man finally did not lift his head, he slowly reached out, pulling the office door closed.

And as the door gently closed, footsteps faded into the distance, Vigina’s body seemingly losing support, slowly leaning back into the chair.

She glanced down at the tablet in her hand, looking at the photos and names on it.

This was the team she personally led, relying on these old members, she could quickly start her work in Denno City.

In the past, there were many times people left the team, but it was always just one or two individuals.

For the first time, an entire team left completely.

She raised her hand, marking each familiar name, imprinted her electronic signature in one click.

Then she opened the internal system of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and submitted the bonuses for the first half of the year for everyone.

After completing a series of operations, she placed the tablet on the desk beside her.

Bang—

Her action was light, yet still made a noticeable sound.

The spacious office was surprisingly quiet.

Squeak—

The slightly ajar office door slowly opened, revealing an empty corridor outside.

Upon hearing the door opening, Vigina immediately raised her head, glanced outside, but all she saw was emptiness.

Finally, she slowly rose, walked to the office door, once again glanced at the empty hallway outside, reaching out to close the entire door.

Clack—

With the crisp sound of the lock closing, she sighed lightly.

Those people from Ains did things less honorable than that person who tried to assassinate the President.

For some reason, she thought of the man’s last question to her.

"The truth in others’ mouths," huh?

She turned, looking at the desk behind her, and her body abruptly stiffened.

In the bright sunlight, a figure was slowly leaning against her desk, pulling out a cigarette from his pocket, placing it in his mouth.

A steel lighter with a silver glow extended from the figure’s hand, igniting with a rising flame.

Vigina’s body instantly tensed, she immediately reached out, grasping the office door handle, while her other hand moved towards the Gauss Pistol at her waist.

Just then, the figure seemed to recall something, lifted his head, removed the cigarette from his mouth, smiled at her, "Can you smoke in here?"

Vigina was taken aback, surprised by such an opening, after an extremely brief pause, she looked at the figure, slowly speaking, "You can, I don’t mind."

"Thanks," He Ao placed the cigarette back in his mouth, lit it with the lighter, took a puff, walked to the window side, exhaled a puff of smoke, then turned his head to look at Vigina, "Sorry, it’s a bad habit picked up in the wilderness, the addiction is quite strong."

Vigina silently looked at the man in front of her, after a brief hesitation, she slowly released the hand gripping the door handle, but her hand on her waist did not move away, she looked at He Ao, softly asking, "Did you come here to turn yourself in?"

"If I said I didn’t shoot then, do you believe me?" He Ao leaned against the window, smiling as he looked at her.

"Whether I believe doesn’t matter, the Secret Service Bureau and those from Ains clearly don’t," Vigina looked at the man in front of her, continuing, "Under the current circumstances, others in the Federation won’t believe either."

"So in other words," He Ao removed the cigarette from his mouth, extended it out the window, smiling at Vigina, "You believe?"

The wooden-handled rifle strapped on his back, yet he seemed unprepared to draw any weapon.

"I don’t believe," Vigina shook her head, she looked at He Ao, "All the severe criminals I’ve caught have said they didn’t do bad things."

"Strictly speaking," He Ao took the last puff of the cigarette then extinguished it with his hand, laughing, "I merely pointed a gun at the President before, no federal law says pointing a gun at the President is illegal, right?"

"Does someone not intending to assassinate the President point a gun at him for fun?" Vigina’s hand remained on her waist.

She glanced at the cigarette butt in He Ao’s hand, softly continued, "Firstly entering my office with a provocative stance, then posed a lifestyle question whether smoking here was permitted when I was most tense, demonstrating a certain ’gentlemanly demeanor,’ neutralizing my tension, allowing me to adapt to an extra person in the office state,

"Making the ensuing conversation unfold naturally, further dissolving my wariness,"

She lifted her gaze and looked at He Ao, "With such a keen grasp of the human heart, how can you expect me to trust what you’re saying?"

"Your brother always told me you were smart," He Ao smiled as he put the cigarette butt into his pocket, "Today, I finally got to see it for myself."

"You’re much scarier than the way my brother described," Vigina calmly picked up the conversation from He Ao’s mouth.

"People always change," He Ao said with a gentle smile, "especially after going through so much."

He looked toward Vigina, "Have you visited your brother?"

He Ao had noticed Vigina’s face seemed familiar last night, resembling that executive from the Kewort Group, ’Viken’, who had a good relationship with Paxiu, saved Paxiu’s wife, and rented a house for Paxiu when he was broke.

Paxiu had only heard Viken mention he had a sister; he hadn’t seen any photos and didn’t even know her specific name.

That’s why He Ao was using a series of tentative words.

Later on, Viken died suddenly from a ’heart attack’ at a Kewort Group gathering and was buried in the wasteland cemetery in Denno City.

Vigina gazed at He Ao, and after a brief pause, she slowly released the hand she had on her waist and softly said, "I’ve been there."

She looked at He Ao and whispered, "Thank you for what you did that year."

The funeral the Kewort Group held for Viken that year was very rushed; the body was cremated overnight, and the funeral was held without waiting for the family. Many matters related to the cemetery and burial were handled by Paxiu.

"Your brother helped me a lot, too," He Ao replied calmly, "It was the least I could do."

"So you’re not here today just to reminisce, are you?" Vigina lifted her head to look at He Ao, "If you want me to help clear your name, you might be asking the wrong person,"

She turned her head to glance at the empty office, lowering her voice, "I’m just a lone wolf now."

"You’re investigating the truth of the Dark Lizard incident from back then, trying to find out your brother’s real ’cause of death’, and wanting to uncover the assassination case’s truth?" He Ao looked at her and smiled, "It just so happens, I want that too."

Vigina looked up at He Ao and fell into a brief silence.

Every word He Ao said just now had been playing with her emotions.

With powerful abilities and meticulous thought, she realized this man in front of her might be stronger and scarier than anyone anticipated or thought possible.

But maybe only someone like him could uncover the truth from back then.

Moreover, like her, he was also eager to find out the truth from those years.

Since they had come this far, there seemed to be nothing more to worry about.

Finally, she lifted her head and looked at He Ao, "Alright, what do you need me to do?"

"I need to borrow the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s mechanical repair room," He Ao said without the slightest hesitation, pulling a small black device from his pocket and displaying it before Vigina, "This was left by the person who coaxed me to go to that street, and I need to find a way to fix it."

"Okay," Vigina was somewhat surprised by He Ao’s honesty, but that honesty did indeed calm her slightly chaotic mind. She looked at He Ao, "I can take you to the repair room, but we need to pass through a crowded area. In your current state, you’d better disguise yourself, or we’ll have trouble getting through."

"No need, which floor is the repair room on?" He Ao asked calmly.

"The sixteenth floor," Vigina was somewhat puzzled by He Ao’s question but replied directly, "It’s right below my office."

"Alright, I’ll wait for you on the sixteenth floor."

He Ao leaned against the open window, flipped over, and jumped straight down.

Vigina stood stunned by this, and when she finally reacted and rushed to the window, there was already nothing but emptiness below.

Gazing down at the tiny, pinpoint-like vehicles below, she took a deep breath.

This guy’s really crazy.

Coming back to her senses, she looked back at the empty office surrounding her.

Slight cold sweat had already soaked her back.

She knew very well what she was doing now, the local bureau chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was cooperating with a suspected presidential assassination suspect.

Considering the terrifying nature of the other party, it was like dancing with wolves, the most dangerous alpha in the dark.

But things have reached this point; she has worked so hard for so many years and found nothing, all those years of accumulation could be entirely destroyed with just a flick of his hand.

Then she might as well bet it all on one throw.

Taking a deep breath, she tried to adjust her expression back to its original state.

She then quickly took her ID card from the desk beside her and turned to leave the office.

She swiftly passed through the public working area outside and reached the elevator, entering the lift.

Soon she arrived at the sixteenth floor’s repair room and opened the door with her ID card.

At this moment, several repair personnel were checking the equipment inside the room; seeing her coming over, they immediately straightened up, "Chief."

"I need to operate some classified equipment now; I need to briefly commandeer the repair room," she smiled at the staff inside, "I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble everyone to pause your work and take a break."

"No problem, Chief."

The repair staff immediately stood up, clapped their hands, and quickly left the repair room.

Vigina stood at the door, watching all the repair staff leave. Then she turned her gaze toward the open window outside.

"You can come in now."

A gentle voice sounded behind her.

She shivered slightly, turned around, and saw that familiar figure standing by the main control computer of the repair room, connecting a bracelet to the main elevator inside.

Her eyes widened slightly, "When did you come in?"

"Following you," He Ao glanced at the program copy progress on the bracelet and said casually, "I was just above you the whole time; you just didn’t look up. It’s done."

While speaking, the progress on the bracelet was completed, and he pulled out the data cable.

Hearing his words, Vigina instinctively looked up at the ceiling, and there indeed seemed to be some traces.

Click—

Simultaneously, with a crisp sound, the repair room door behind Vigina closed automatically.

The lights of the mechanical arms in the repair room lit up simultaneously.

At this moment, the entire repair room seemed to ’come alive’, operating violently.

"How long do you need?"

Vigina lowered her head, looked at the movements in the repair room, and asked softly.

"Very soon."

He Ao already stood in front of the main table of the repair room, placing the black device in his hand on the table.

Buzz—

In the next second, countless mechanical arms, with the fierce sound of motors running, charged forward and suddenly disassembled the black device in front of him.

A mechanical arm handed over a monocle measuring device.

He Ao reached out, took the monocle, and put it over his right eye.

A shimmering brilliance instantly lit up in front of him.