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“Nan… Nancy?”

As she was about to leave, Nancy hadn’t expected the young miss from the Longqian Group to recognize her.¹

She turned back to look at the slightly disheveled young miss, raised an eyebrow, and didn’t answer her question. Instead, she lifted the submachine gun in her hand, pointing it towards Leah from a distance. “Miss, just wait calmly for someone to come and pick you up. Don’t meddle in matters that don’t concern you.”

Nancy’s tone was icy, not at all like words coming from a beautiful snow-haired girl. The chilling tone made Leah tremble.

But considering that this person had just saved her after all, and what Nancy had just said didn’t sound like a threat, Leah gathered her courage and continued speaking—

“Why… why did you save me? Or rather, are you here to save Nina?”

Leah thought it was probably the latter reason, because Nancy had no reason to specifically save her. After all, she didn’t even know Nancy before!

Thinking like this, there was only one possibility: it must be for Nina, her little sister.

But… since Nancy could brave gunfire to save Nina, why did Nina say that Nancy wasn’t her sister? That was like a disobedient little sister being stubborn with her estranged older sister.

Well, Leah naturally didn’t know about Nancy’s system, something that only existed in novels. So, she naturally couldn’t guess the true reason why Nancy came to rescue someone—it really was just to save her and complete the mission.

“To save her?” Nancy frowned, just remembering that her disobedient little sister was with Leah moments ago.

Was Nina really in need of rescue? Although she didn’t know why Nina hadn’t come here in the original story, with her heroine’s luck, Nina wouldn’t be in any life-threatening danger tonight, at most just some minor injuries. According to the usual style of this romance game, it was just an opportunity to give Su Xiaoyu a chance to play the hero.

Speaking of it—she was a cannon fodder villainess, while her sister was the heroine favored by fate. This was truly ironic. A hint of mockery crept into Nancy’s smile, complementing her delicate features, strangely giving Leah a sense of contradiction.

Then, Nancy snapped back to reality.

“No.” Nancy first denied that she came to save Nina, then she expressed her confusion. “Why would Nina look for you? What’s going on?”

Was it something related to Su Xiaoyu? Had something happened that she wasn’t aware of regarding the plot?

Just as Nancy was puzzled, Leah’s face also showed a hesitant expression—she was debating whether to tell Nancy that Nina had come to ask for her help in investigating her own sister…

“Ding—hiss—”

Suddenly, there was a piercing sound from the elevator behind Leah, the sound of the elevator about to arrive at this floor—those security guards who had just gone downstairs were coming back up again.

“Second Miss! Second Miss, are you alright?”
“Second Miss!”

The elevator doors had just opened, and several elite security team members rushed out.

“I’m fine… I…” Leah said, turning back, but then she froze—

Just where Nancy had been standing moments ago, there was now no one there, just the remnants of two groaning security guards and the wreckage of the robot.

Where was Nancy? How could a big snow-haired girl like her disappear like that?

………………

Of course, Nancy slipped away while Leah wasn’t paying attention, taking advantage of the cover of darkness.

Perhaps due to the actual plot’s influence, this so-called high-tech medical center hardly had any infrared surveillance equipment, making it easy for Nancy to slip out.

“Miss, all the mercenaries’ weapons are here.”

Wearing a black tunic suit, Hattori placed the large storage box on the ground, emitting a heavy thud.

“I’ve collected a total of five smart assault rifles, three smart sniper rifles, and four smart submachine guns. But we’re out of bullets; those mercenaries didn’t carry many spares.” Hattori reported.

It was only after using these mercenaries’ firearms that Nancy realized how effective the local firearms in this world were. She then instructed Hattori to collect the enemy’s firearms after taking them down and ensuring his own safety.

Now it seemed that Hattori faithfully carried out her orders, and the extent of firearm collection satisfied Nancy.

“But… can so many guns fit in such a small storage box?” Nancy pointed at the storage box on the ground, puzzled.

This storage box wasn’t that big—how could it possibly hold so many firearms?

Hattori immediately replied, “To maximize the collection, I disassembled all the weapons into parts… so…”

Nancy twitched her lips at his explanation—well, that was indeed a solution.

She had originally planned to take just two or three guns, figuring she could provide more for her future subordinates later. But now it seemed she could easily acquire more—though installing these guns would require quite some effort…

“It’s okay, I checked earlier; the ammunition for these firearms is standard and readily available in the market. You can buy them at any gun store as long as you have the money.” Nancy shook her head dismissively regarding the bullet concern.

Then, right in front of Hattori, she stuffed the seemingly randomly chosen storage box from the hospital floor directly into the system inventory.

After Nancy spoke, Hattori’s pupils slightly contracted. Nancy waved her hand, causing the large storage box to disappear, leaving Hattori feeling a shock to his worldview.

While the technology in this world was considerably more advanced than in Nancy’s previous life, spatial technology was still in its infancy. Spatial storage technology wasn’t nonexistent, but rather primitive. Even the most advanced spatial storage technology Hattori had seen in the organization, supposedly surpassing Shenhuan’s by ten years, could only contain something the size of a cigarette box…

“No need to be surprised. There are many more surprises in store for you in the future,” Nancy said cryptically, casting a meaningful glance at Hattori, leaving him lost in thought.

Anyway, the best approach in this situation was to say nothing and let the other party speculate on their own. Nancy doubted Hattori would imagine she actually possessed a system assist like in novels.

“Alright, it seems the officers of Tianzhou City have finally reacted to what happened,” Nancy said, observing several hover cars flying in from the distance, their black-and-white markings clearly indicating they belonged to the Tianzhou Police.

“Let’s go, before we’re discovered,” Nancy concluded, casting one last glance at the medical center, now shrouded by hover cars and searchlights. With Hattori in tow, she swiftly melted into the surrounding darkness, leaving the now-darkened gourmet street behind.

………………

After leaving the gourmet street, Nancy led Hattori to the end of the street, where they found a van parked by the roadside.

Approaching, Nancy knocked on the door. The driver rolled down the window, revealing an orange-haired girl with a slightly wary and puzzled expression.

The girl still had an unfinished chicken skewer in her mouth, steam rising from it… Nancy wondered where she managed to buy this delicacy during the power outage in the entire gourmet street.

Upon seeing their boss, Jenna quickly hid her expression of curiosity and then opened the door. Once Nancy and Hattori got in, she stepped on the gas and sped away.

Inside the van, Jenna occasionally glanced at Nancy and Hattori through the rearview mirror, wearing a clearly conflicted expression.

“If you have any questions, just ask,” Nancy had long noticed Jenna’s furtive movements and spoke up.

“!” Jenna, perhaps surprised by how obvious her actions were, paused before cautiously speaking up:

“Boss, about the fire and explosion just now…”
“It was me.”
“The explosion…”
“Also me.”
“Did you…?”
“I killed someone. I wasn’t injured.”
“…”

After this series of Q&A, Jenna and Nancy fell into an eerie silence.

Hattori observed with his eyes and listened with his ears, trying to make himself as inconspicuous as possible. Nancy sat with her arms crossed, gazing calmly at the orange-haired girl in the front seat.

She was waiting for Jenna’s reaction.

In fact, Nancy had initially considered how to handle Jenna. After consulting with Candy, Nancy came up with a plan: to have Jenna participate in her activities and observe her response.

After all, there was still a bit of sentiment toward this friend-c̲u̲m̲-underling. Nancy couldn’t simply dispose of her inhumanely. Candy’s solution was, if Jenna showed resistance or even disgust after participating once, then let her go. Letting her go wouldn’t affect Nancy much.

At this moment, Nancy was waiting for Jenna’s reaction.

If Jenna displayed indifference to tonight’s events, then Nancy would still be inclined to include her in her inner circle.

But if Jenna responded with accusations and disgust toward her actions, then Nancy would immediately get out of the car and end this relationship.

However, just as Nancy was becoming impatient, Jenna’s words left her stunned.

The cute orange-haired girl fell silent for a while, then a worried expression appeared on her face: “Sis… Did you take care of the bodies? Won’t the police come knocking at your door?” Her tone made it seem like she frequently accompanied Nancy in such activities.

1. Silva: meh, it’s not Nina