Transform into a magical girl after getting off work-Chapter 376 - 60 Planning

This seems to be the most reasonable answer for now.

However, when Lin Yun uttered those words, he himself felt it was too exaggerated, so he frowned as if negating his own idea.

—"That’s what I thought at first."

It was then that Asou Haruka took over the conversation and added, "After all, Claw Mark, compared to Black Ash Dawn and the rebels, is too young an organization, yet in recent years it has introduced many new technologies, making it hard not to suspect that they have researchers and academic talents among them."

"As for Su Shengzi, that woman has always had a rather indifferent sense of morality and ethics, so it’s not surprising that she took a path that strayed from being a magical girl," she continued. Enjoy new chapters from novelbuddy

"Thus, having lost contact with that woman for many years, I developed this notion, kept an eye on the movements of Claw Mark, and later studied the list of those who defected at that time to confirm the identity of each one. By comparison, I tried to deduce whether Su Shengzi was among them."

She spoke, "However, the result was quite unexpected to me, as she didn’t seem to be among them."

"...Seem?" Lin Yun picked up on the descriptive word used by Asou Haruka.

"Yes, seem. If someone truly did join Claw Mark and after that never took part in any activity in the material world, never did anything wrong, and kept hiding in the interworld, then indeed our investigative department wouldn’t be able to find out," she said with a shrug.

"But is it such a rare thing to not leave the interworld?"

Hong Siyu finally found an opportunity to interject, puzzled, "After all, the kingdom is also chasing these people from Claw Mark, right? Hiding in the interworld like this, surely no one would go in there after them. Thinking about it, hiding doesn’t seem like a bad idea."

"The premise is that they truly fear being pursued, ladies," Asou Haruka sighed.

"You all have not been in the kingdom for so many years, so you may not know much about Claw Mark. Do you know how many magical girls who defected with the White Wolf back then have been active as Claw Mark in the past decade?"

"How many?" Hong Siyu obviously did not intend to expend brainpower on this issue, so she asked without a second thought.

"All of them," Asou Haruka didn’t beat around the bush.

"Even those who defected back then, and there have been a steady stream of magical girls joining Claw Mark since. As far as I know, these people have also made appearances as members of Claw Mark," she continued.

"Despite the fact that covert operations would be more beneficial to the goals of Claw Mark, they chose to make a big show of their presence?" Lin Yun asked in return.

"Like you said, no one knows what they are thinking. If I could understand what’s going on in their heads, I would have been officially promoted to an inspector by now," Asou Haruka chuckled.

"But no matter what, for those from Claw Mark, it seems that making their presence known is the norm," she remarked.

This statement made Lin Yun fall into contemplation.

Because he thought of the two members of Claw Mark who had visited Fangting City.

Be it Sparrow or Yuan, although their motives can be described as malicious, in terms of how they made their appearance, they could really be called "open and aboveboard." Each of them, one after another, seemed to prefer straightforward confrontations in broad daylight, direct enough to cause confusion.

Was this style a certain personal preference? Or was it a rule within Claw Mark? Or even more so, could it possibly be some form of cover?

It wasn’t that he was unnecessarily worrying but, considering the original identity of the leader of Claw Mark—the White Wolf, he found it hard to believe all these were just shots in the dark.

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As he had mentioned to Asou Haruka before, when it comes to the Gemstone Scepter, he couldn’t help but think more deeply.

Of course, with insufficient information, such thoughts could not yield a definite answer, and since he did not want to speculate maliciously about his old friend, he put aside the question of whether "Su Shengzi’s disappearance into the interworld was a defection to Claw Mark."

"When my injuries are healed, let’s go to the interworld together to find her," he suggested.

He spoke, setting the tone for the issue: "For now, let’s not think the worst of the situation. Let’s assume she is unharmed and just staying there. And since she has been gone for so many years, hurrying now is of no use, we still need to be fully prepared before we set off."

After all, traveling to the interworld is hardly safe, even for a Flower Card magical girl, and in his current state, going there would be like handing himself over on a silver platter.

"Are you sure your injuries can be healed?"

Asou Haruka raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Has the Chief confirmed it?"

"They managed to save Hong Siyu when she was in that state before, so I can only choose to trust them," Lin Yun indicated toward Hong Siyu.

"The specifics of the treatment plan have also been finalized, it’s just that it can’t be carried out yet."

"Why not?" Asou Haruka asked, puzzled.

But when she asked, no one immediately responded.

Not only did Lin Yun cross his arms and hesitate to speak, but Hong Siyu also seemed to find it difficult to discuss the matter and even looked somewhat troubled.

"So why?" Asou Haruka asked again.

Seeing that both people were still not responding, she leaned forward, facing Lin Yun through her sunglasses, nearly face-to-face, and pressed, "Don’t arouse someone’s curiosity and then play coy here! What’s the reason?"