Upon hearing Miri Dreamwell’s inquiry, Eve Nightburn pondered for a moment.
Being bullied by the government didn’t quite feel accurate; in fact, Eve felt like she was the one bullying the government…
“Bullying isn’t quite the word. They’ve actually been quite nice to me, haha.”
As she spoke, Eve instinctively smiled.
Truth be told, Eve felt quite sympathetic towards those two civil servants. Because of her, they had to deal with a bunch of inexplicable tasks, and honestly, she felt a bit embarrassed about it.
Hearing that Eve wasn’t doing too badly, Miri felt slightly relieved.
“That’s good to hear. If you ever feel unhappy, make sure to come to me, okay?”
She was really being treated like a younger sister…
Eve felt a bit embarrassed for a moment.
The girl who looked exactly like her in the dream was right—she really didn’t think before she spoke.
Looking back at what she had done before, Eve now felt that it was all just pure black history…
So embarrassing…
“Mm-hmm,” Eve quickly agreed. “By the way…”
Eve hesitated, unsure if she should bring this up.
“Do you have something to say, little sister?”
Prompted by the question, Eve decided to voice her thoughts: “Being watched by those two is really annoying…”
Although Mr. Trash and Big Sis Nana were indeed nice to her, Eve couldn’t stand this kind of concern.
The essence of this false concern was, ultimately, about controlling her.
In reality, both Eve and Lucian Blue and Nina White understood this fact. They all knew what the other was really thinking, but neither side had torn down this veil of pretense.
“Is that so?” Miri was silent for a few seconds. “Indeed.”
“But these are things I can’t decide. If you have any thoughts, I can help convey them.”
As expected, Eve had anticipated this situation.
After all, in this country, if it was a command from the state, no one had the authority to change it.
In the end, her earlier fantasy of Miri rescuing her was just a pipe dream.
“It’s fine. At least… there’s strawberry cake here, and I’m happy!”
Eve perked up, replying to Miri in a cheerful voice to reassure her not to worry too much.
“Mm, do you have any thoughts recently?”
“Me?” Eve thought for a moment. “I want to go back to my rented flat. Although the conditions there aren’t as good as here, it feels safe.”
Although the rented flat was a bit cramped and somewhat shabby, no matter what, it was a place that had protected her for a long time.
Just lying back on that hard mattress made all the difficulties seem like fleeting clouds.
This was a feeling that the bed in this hotel couldn’t give her.
“Mm, is there anything else you want to say?”
Eve thought for a moment and finally replied, “No, sorry to bother you.”
“Mm, I’ll continue eating then.”
“Mm-hmm, bye, sis.”
After hanging up the phone, Eve noticed it was already 12:30 PM. She realized it was lunchtime.
“Time flies.”
Come to think of it, should she go eat now?
But if she went out now, Lucian and Nina would probably worry, right?
Gurgle~
Just as Eve was pondering whether to leave the hotel, her stomach made the choice for her.
“Whatever! I’m too lazy to play along with them. I’m going to eat now!”
Eve grabbed a stool, took the key card from beside the light switch, and left.
Seeing Eve come downstairs, the receptionist at the hotel felt a bit puzzled.
“Is this little girl alone?”
But the receptionist didn’t think much of it and continued scrolling through her phone. Managing this little girl wouldn’t benefit her, but watching some videos could at least bring her some joy.
Stepping out of the hotel, Eve looked around and found that there were no restaurants nearby…
No wonder Lucian and Nina had been bringing her meals; it was all planned.
Of course, it wasn’t that there were no restaurants at all, but they were all high-end establishments…
Eve could tell at a glance that these were places she couldn’t afford.
With no other choice, Eve opened her phone’s map to look for nearby restaurants.
“I feel like eating fish…”
After deciding what she wanted, Eve started searching for suitable restaurants.
“Fish Water Joy… I choose you!”
After reading the description, Eve felt that this place was quite good and not too far away—just a mere five kilometers!
For someone like her who often walked, this distance was nothing!
Then Eve walked for a full hour and a half…
As Eve was walking, Lucian swiped his card to open the hotel room door.
“Little one, I brought lunch! It’s your favorite strawberry cake!”
But when Lucian entered the room, he found it empty.
“Oh no!”
Lucian realized he had made a huge mistake. He deeply regretted accompanying his colleague to investigate the recent cases of animal deaths in the city.
Lucian quickly ran to the lobby. If this escalated, he could kiss his head goodbye!
Reaching the front desk, Lucian, out of breath, took out his business card and ordered the receptionist: “Quickly, find a girl about 1.2 meters tall, with light yellow hair and a single strand of hair sticking up!”
After hearing Lucian’s description, the receptionist immediately thought of Eve, who had left half an hour ago, and quickly pulled up the surveillance footage for confirmation.
“Is this the girl you’re talking about?”
The receptionist pointed to the little loli in the footage for him to confirm.
Looking at the little girl with light yellow hair in the footage, Lucian had no doubt it was Eve.
Lucian carefully noted her direction—she had left and turned left.
“Okay, thank you for your help.”
Lucian then turned and left, immediately taking out his phone to make a call.
“Hello, is this the Ministry of Public Security? I’m sending you a photo of a person. Starting from the camera at my current location, investigate the whereabouts of this girl until you find her last known location.”
“The specific time is 12:23:52! Quickly investigate her movements. I’m heading to your location now!”
After hanging up, Lucian immediately found his car and sped towards the Ministry of Public Security.
The midday traffic was heavy, mostly with workers commuting.
Looking at the traffic jam, Lucian felt his road rage flaring up.
All his anger eventually turned into a lament: “Oh dear… can you give me a break?”
