Gou learns witchcraft in another world

Chapter 32 Miss Moran

The next morning, when Luo Qiu walked into the lobby of the General Administration, he sensed that the atmosphere was somewhat different from usual.

In the lobby, the operator hummed the tune of "Midnight Rose" while transferring calls. In the corridor, two clerks huddled together reading the entertainment newspaper. Even in the break room, people were discussing Alicia's tuxedo from the previous night's appearance.

The afterglow of the concert is still lingering.

Seeing this, Luo Qiu lost the desire to greet him, lowered his head, and quickly walked through the corridor into his office area.

"senior."

Smith was already at his workstation.

Because her workstation was close to Luo Qiu's, Smith would help tidy up her desk every morning when she came in.

Upon seeing Luo Qiu, he immediately greeted him.

"Senior, how are you feeling?"

"Body……"

Luo Qiu responded, and after pondering those two words for a moment, he realized what he had said. He had used a stomachache as an excuse when he left the concert halfway through yesterday.

"Oh, it's nothing. I rested for a while after I got back and it's fine. It's just an old ailment."

"That's good...but last night was a real shame."

Seeing Luo Qiu's energetic appearance, Smith was temporarily relieved about his senior's health.

But then he turned around and started talking about the very topic that Luo Qiu least wanted to hear.

"After the seniors left last night, Alicia even sang a song together. At that time, everyone in the concert stood up. The audience in the central area almost broke through the defense line set up by the cooperating agency. Fortunately, Alicia calmed them down."

"And Alicia's later new look is modeled after the clothing of the Poli Kingdom..."

"Oh, by the way, senior, I've finished the report you asked me to do yesterday."

After listening to Smith talk at length for more than ten minutes, Luo Qiu finally got down to business.

The report handed to him was the task Luo Qiu had assigned to Smith before the concert yesterday. Although Luo Qiu didn't want to see the report about the concert right now, it was better than Smith continuing to talk.

However, Luo Qiu still couldn't have predicted how things would develop.

Just as he turned to the first page of the report, two detective colleagues suddenly leaned over.

"Senior Luo Qiu, is this the inspection report for the concert?"

"What's wrong?" Luo Qiu was confused when he heard the voice, but he quickly realized what it meant. "You guys went last night too?"

"Ah... haha... well... working overtime is all for work."

"Yes, we're just worried about the impact of having 100,000 people together. As for Miss Alicia..."

"Senior Cole also likes Alicia's songs?" Smith was nearby and naturally overheard the two agents' conversation, so he seamlessly transitioned into the topic:

"By the way, which song do you prefer, Senior Cole? Is it Midnight Rose? That song is very gentle."

"No, while Midnight Rose is very popular now, my favorite song is undoubtedly Riverside Walk..."

"Cole, you want to copy the report, right? Here you go."

Luo Qiu was getting fed up. At that moment, Smith and Cole were surrounding him, talking incessantly about the concert, like a few unkillable mosquitoes buzzing around him, and he had to pretend that the topic was interesting.

However, when Luo Qiu handed the report to Cole, he couldn't suppress his desire to communicate.

Cole turned around, put down the report, and when he turned back, he was holding a stack of newspapers.

"Did you see today's news? The Morning Bell said Miss Alicia's performance was phenomenal, describing her voice as 'heavenly,' and that the audience was 'completely captivated.' What do you think?"

"Uh, I think...it's biased."

"Yes, the Morning Bell's report is indeed somewhat inaccurate. But that's understandable; they have different stances, so it's bound to be more conservative. To understand the real situation, you should read Apple Daily."

"..."

Luo Qiu watched the group's back-and-forth banter and felt annoyed. At the same time, he began to think about how to escape from here.

Just then, he heard footsteps approaching outside the hall, mixed with the clattering sound of high heels.

"Gentlemen, may we stop for a moment?"

The newcomer spoke, and the detectives finally stopped talking and looked in his direction.

A few meters away from their office area, two elegant ladies stood gracefully.

One of them, with rough skin and weighing over 100 kilograms, was a colleague from their investigation bureau—a receptionist.

The woman next to her was indeed slender.

She appeared to be in her early twenties, wearing a well-tailored light blue dress. Blue bows adorned the cuffs, highlighting the pale whiteness of her wrists. The skirt hem fell just to her calves, and she wore tiny high heels.

In addition, she had two tiny diamonds, about the size of rice grains, adorning her earlobes. She carried a cream-colored leather handbag on her wrist, its gold clasp shimmering in the light.

This is a wealthy and beautiful young woman.

Upon seeing this woman, all the other detectives, except for Luo Qiu, couldn't help but secretly adjust their attire.

At this moment, seeing that the room had quieted down, the receptionist began her introduction:

"This is Martha Moran. Miss Moran just came to the Bureau of Investigation seeking help; her boyfriend went missing after yesterday's concert. Gentlemen, does anyone have a moment to assist her?"

"I am Miss Moran, Agent Cole, and I am happy to assist you."

"Agent Smith."

No sooner had the receptionist finished speaking than the two impetuous young detectives blurted out their responses.

Luo Qiu frowned.

Having witnessed the situation at last night's concert, and now that a case has become related to the concert, his first reaction was not to take it on.

However, he was still calmly analyzing the situation.

First, the woman who arrived appeared to be quite wealthy, and her boyfriend was likely not an ordinary person either. Second, she had been out of contact last night, and only came to see him today. Moreover, her outfit was clearly something she had just changed that morning, and she was wearing light makeup, indicating that her feelings for her boyfriend weren't very deep.

Either they've been together for a long time and their relationship has developed cracks, or they've just met.

"Um, may I choose Agent Smith?"

Miss Moran spoke up and chose the younger Smith.

Seeing this, Luo Qiu raised an eyebrow again.

He had a non-local accent, and he was the youngest among the several agents...

The situation is a bit complicated.

But by then, Luo Qiu didn't have time to refuse, because Smith had already nodded in agreement and was even gesturing for the other party to walk towards the interrogation room.

Smith only realized what was happening when the other party actually obeyed and entered the interrogation room to begin understanding the situation, and then hurriedly sought Luo Qiu's opinion.

"Senior, this case..."

"Didn't you already agree? How could I refuse? But later, it's all up to you to deduce and record the case. I'll just watch from the sidelines... no, I'll just help you verify the case records!"

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