Ten minutes after Wu and Nuwa left, the lady assistant returned to the office.
"President Wu, I received the information about Miss Wu's friends. I checked, and none of them registered in the Safe Zone yet. Shall we start the search right away?" She asked as he approached, providing him with the list of all details on the Memory Disk.
He only glanced at it and shook his head, "No, wait till they get their ID Cards first. Let them experience the brutality of Heaven Realm first. I won't mind if any of them dies before that. They will only act as a distraction to Little Wu."
Lady Assistant was already used to President Wu's coldness, but she still shivered.
"I think Miss Wu would be devastated if any of her friends died, and that would affect both her mood and ability to cultivate. At the same time, being together with her friends will cheer her up a bit, so we shouldn't delay the search," Lady Assistant suggested. "Miss Wu is still suspicious and cautious, but if we show we care for her friends, she will be more eager to stay in Fire Land Capital. She is very close with her friends, so we can't—"
Ah!
Before Lady Assistant could finish, President Wu grabbed her wrist and pulled her onto the sofa, right onto his lap. He quickly embraced her and agreed, "Sure, you can do whatever you think is right."
"President Wu…" Lady Assistant's voice turned weak. "Did you drink again? We can't do it now… We still need to work, and Miss Wu is right across the office…"
"Oh, don't worry. You can work while I will entertain myself. Don't mind me," President Wu assured playfully.
Lady Assistant bit on her lip but didn't stop his hands from roaming around her body. It wasn't the first time and not the last. Being President Wu's assistant, she had to take care of all his needs. Even the physical ones.
She didn't comment and focusing on her work. "President Wu, should we continue the capture mission of Miss Wu's husband? We already localized him. He registered in one of the small Safe Zones in the Water Land. Once I send the order to our local branch, they will proceed with the capture."
"Yes. If that Xuefeng can't even defeat or escape our experts, he doesn't even qualify to stand next to Little Wu. I won't waste my time fighting him," President Wu replied and tilted her head to look at him. "Get on your knees."
"President Wu… I still need to do my reports…" Lady Assistant pleaded, but seeing President's Wu expression, she knew she couldn't avoid it.
"Do you want me to sit here alone for the whole trip? You will handle it later," President Wu ordered.
"Let me send a quick message first…" Lady Assistant said with a sigh and tapped twice on her ear-piece. "Please send a message to the Water Land Branch and assign them the task of catching Liu Xuefeng. Send the order to catch him on sight to all other branches."
Upon sending the message, Lady Assistant slid down to the floor, showing an innocent smile as she looked up.
"Good girl," President Wu praised, untying her bun as she got down to business. "Just stay with me, and you will get everything you want. Money and power can get you anything."
"Mhmm…" Lady Assistant nodded, beginning her service.
When President Wu leaned his head back on the sofa, relaxing, he didn't see Lady Assistant change of expression. Her shy smile turned into a smart smirk.
She never said she disliked servicing President Wu. Women of her age and weak cultivation found it hard to succeed in life, yet by hugging President Wu's thigh, she managed to climb the ladder, becoming one of the most important women in the Fire Land Capital. There wasn't anyone who would tell her she made the wrong choice.
President Wu was now entirely in her grasp.
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"Sir, I think we have a problem."
As Tianshi and Xuefeng were flying to Trade Union and sightseeing at the same time, the Beast Taxi owner called out to them with concern in his voice. Two water screens on both sides of the beast acted as mirrors, allowing him to gaze behind them.
"What happened?" Xuefeng asked as he paused, teasing Tianshi.
They were sitting inside an open wagon strapped to the Flying Beast's back, allowing them some privacy.
"Please don't panic, but I think someone is following us," the beast owner answered. "Please don't turn around else they will notice us."
'Huh?' Ling seemed confused. 'I didn't notice anything strange… Let me check.'
"Are you sure? What if they just go to the Trade Union as well?" Xuefeng questioned, but the beast owner sounded a hundred percent sure.
"Sir, I'm in the business for over twenty years. I know all my competition, and I have never seen any of them. They are also amateur riders. Their flying patterns are unprofessional and stiff. I already changed my route a few times, and they always followed me. Whenever I slowed down or sped up, they copied as well, keeping the same distance. I'm positive they are after you two," the beast owner explained.
"Does Sir have any enemies within the City?"
"I don't think we offended anyone…" Tianshi muttered as she gazed at Xuefeng. "The only place we have been to, so far, is the Central Bank to create our ID Cards."
"Ah, then we know the answer. If you have any enemies with great connections, they can easily discover your location thanks to ID Cards. Once you enter the Safe Zone, ID Cards sends out constant signals with your location to the Almighty Spirit. It allows City Guards to catch all criminals easily. Are you sure you didn't offend anyone who can access such classified data?" the beast owner asked curiously, changing his route once again.
This time they saw how the Flying Beast behind them changed their course as well. It was hard to deny that fact anymore.
'I can't see any future with them attacking us. All they do is follow,' Tianshi informed in his mind, foretelling the future for them. Naturally, it didn't make them less worried.
'Those are not Fate Holders for sure, so it can't be those two guys that discovered you. It must be someone else,' Ming reported while Ling admitted to her mistake, 'There are so many of them flying around that I didn't notice. I'm sorry, Xuefeng.'
'No worries. One has to be a professional taxi driver to notice such differences,' Xuefeng assured, not at all blaming her. 'But then who is it?"
Xuefeng thought about all the people he offended so far, and he could only think of one inside the Heaven Realm.
"Does Trade Union have access to such data?" Xuefeng questioned out loud.
Who else could it be other than Wu's grandpa, who is eying his Elemental Bracelet? They already had a scheduled battle, but it wouldn't be a surprise if Wu's grandpa wanted to end him earlier. It couldn't be Wu and Nuwa searching for him through the Trade Union either. The people wouldn't sneakily follow them but rather approach them instead.
"Of course! They were the main investors for the creation of Safe Zones. I'm sure they have full access to Central Bank data. If Sir offended anyone from the Trade Union, then you are in big trouble. There is no way you can hide inside the Safe Zone. ID Cards update your location every five to ten minutes," the beast owner replied.
Hearing his last few words, Xuefeng thought of an idea. He shared it with Tianshi and asked the beast owner, "Can you lose them for at least five minutes then?"
"Oof… Do you know how tired my Flying Beast will be afterward? I'm sorry, but—"
Xuefeng cut him off. "I will pay ten times the fare right now."
The beast owner's face momentarily brightened.
"Deal!"
One credit cost a thousand Spirit Stones, so a thousand credits for a hundred credits ride was an offer that the beast owner couldn't reject.
"Hold tight!"
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Author Thoughts:
We reached 2725 power stones last week! Let's get to 3000 this week! As promised, 4 chapters will be released today! (One that I owe you) Hope you enjoy them <3
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