My Arms Can Turn into Blades

Chapter 497 - 24: Mobile Task Force (2)

Si Yujie wasn’t slacking off.

Chen Lusi had just arrived at the entrance of Celestial Strategy Trading.

She saw Si Yujie squatting gracefully with a delicately carved little girl in her arms, saying with a fierce tone, "Don’t worry, if someone bullies you, Mommy will break their legs. You go ahead and play!"

"Mommy... don’t break anyone’s legs."

The little girl leaned against Si Yujie’s soft, black silk-clad legs, her small hand resting on Si Yujie’s knee, which was faintly revealing a flesh tone due to her squatting, shaking her little head as if helpless.

But soon, she noticed the figure at the door, paused for a moment, and then her eyes lit up.

Si Yujie saw her daughter’s expression and finally turned her attention away from her, turning around.

And when she saw Chen Lusi’s figure.

Her beautiful face immediately showed a hint of surprise.

But she quickly snapped out of it, and chuckled, "Welcome back."

"What are you doing?"

Chen Lusi asked curiously.

Si Yujie hesitated for a moment and replied, "Little Yan... Si Jiayan is going to play with friends tomorrow, I’m a bit worried."

Si Jiayan is her daughter’s name.

"So you’re saying you’ll break her friend’s legs in front of your daughter?"

Chen Lusi was silent for a while, then said helplessly, "Is this how you give your daughter confidence?"

Si Yujie nodded and then said, "Isn’t this what everyone does? A child’s confidence when going out comes from their parents..."

"..."

Chen Lusi didn’t know what to say. She was now one hundred percent sure that Si Jiayan definitely wasn’t her biological daughter.

"That’s her friend, not an enemy."

Chen Lusi hesitated for a moment and advised, "If you do this, it will make her carefully interact with her friends, knowing her mother has this ability."

"This..."

Si Yujie wanted to say something.

But on the other side.

Si Jiayan heard Chen Lusi’s words, struggled a bit, got out of her mother’s arms, and then moved in front of Chen Lusi, cautiously reaching out to grab his coat, looking down at her toes.

Obviously, she still remembered Chen Lusi... and compared to her mother, she felt what Chen Lusi said made more sense.

Si Yujie was at a loss for words, quietly looking at Chen Lusi.

Chen Lusi was also silent.

Until.

"Meow..."

A white cat, which always appeared out of nowhere, standing behind Chen Lusi, meowed.

This eased the awkward atmosphere.

The little girl heard the meow, noticed the beautiful white cat, her eyes lit up again, then tugged at Chen Lusi’s coat and looked up at her.

Chen Lusi, seeing the little girl’s big blinking eyes, roughly understood what she wanted and said, "You can pet it."

Tang Language can get along well with cats.

Also, it’s not like ordinary people haven’t petted the cat before; it should be fine.

"...Thank you."

The little girl happily and shyly thanked in a soft voice, then squatted down immediately and carefully reached out her little hand to pet the cat.

The white cat looked at the little girl and didn’t shy away, allowing her to help groom its fur.

Chen Lusi, seeing the person and cat getting along happily, withdrew her gaze and looked at Si Yujie.

Si Yujie smoothed her dress and stood up, still looking at the cat, squinting slightly, then suddenly asked, "That creature? In the Extraordinary Domain with half of Jinling tied to it?"

"Yes."

Chen Lusi nodded, then explained, "But don’t worry, it won’t hurt the little girl. Even Tang Language can get along with it safely, so it should be alright."

"I’m not worried, and since you said it’s fine, it certainly is."

Si Yujie’s serious expression immediately vanished, seeming a bit helpless: "Do I look like the kind of mother who overly protects her daughter?"

Chen Lusi was silent for a while: "Not really... You just want to break her friend’s legs."

"..."

Si Yujie’s beautiful face instantly flushed a bit, but she quickly regained her composure, quietly defending herself, "It’s my first time being a mother, and books say to give the child confidence..."

"That’s not how you give confidence. You can be a support, that’s right, but don’t meddle too much. As long as it’s not too outrageous, learn to let go and let the child grow in their own way. If you don’t let go and set too many rules, the child will never learn to walk."

Chen Lusi shook her head: "Of course, I don’t really have experience either, just speaking casually, you can just listen to it."

Hearing Chen Lusi’s words.

The little girl petting the white cat paused, then quietly reached out and grabbed Chen Lusi’s trouser leg.

"..."

Si Yujie noticed her daughter’s action, slowly exhaled, then looked back at Chen Lusi, seemingly a bit emotional: "You’ve changed a lot."

This sentence had two meanings.

One was referring to Chen Lusi’s current tier.

The other referred to her rarely joking with him like this.

The former didn’t need mentioning.

The latter was also quite unexpected to her.

Chen Lusi thought about the two sisters who had said they would wait for her return not long ago, somewhat lost in thought, and after a while, she nodded: "Yes."

"Creature, talisman, went to the heartland of the Russian Orthodox Church and took down the Pope."

Si Yujie had evidently already received the relevant information and looked at Chen Lusi, gently shaking her head, then sighed, "You don’t know what it’s like for me to receive a piece of news every day here. It’s like... my stupid son... brother suddenly grew up."

Chen Lusi: "..."

What son? What does that mean?

"I knew you were coming back today, but I didn’t expect you to come here first thing, is there something you need?"

Si Yujie realized she misspoke, speaking out her true thoughts... so before Chen Lusi could react, she quickly changed the topic.

"Yes."

Hearing this, Chen Lusi stopped overthinking and replied: "I need to borrow the gourd."

This was one of the reasons she hurried to Celestial Strategy Trading... She wanted to try using the church system to modify the talisman.

Because Lin Wan’s semester would soon begin.

"Then you can just go inside."

Si Yujie revealed an understanding expression, stepping aside to make way, while saying with a smile, "But didn’t the Imperial Capital keep you? With all that happened, even someone slacking off like me knows your value..."

The words weren’t finished.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard from outside the door.

She paused and looked at the entrance.

Chen Lusi turned her head too.

Soon, two figures appeared in front of the Celestial Strategy Trading.

They were Li Zheng and Zhou Jian.

Seeing strangers.

The little girl, who was just petting the cat, immediately stood up as if electrocuted, then followed the principle of proximity, timidly reaching out with both hands to grab Chen Lusi’s coat.

She hid behind him.

"Why are you here?"

Si Yujie looked at her daughter.

While Chen Lusi curiously looked at Li Zheng and Zhou Jian, asking.

"...We’ll be with you wherever you go from now on."

Li Zheng smiled, then exchanged a glance with Zhou Jian and handed a red appointment letter to Chen Lusi.

Chen Lusi hesitated, then reached out to take it, opened it, and was stunned.

"Since you’re not part of the Security Army system, there’s no need for an appointment ceremony."

Li Zheng softly said: "There’s only one appointment letter... This matter has been confirmed. You are to be the officer in charge. Going forward, we are your people, and you’ve met everyone else, essentially those you trained before.

Along with Wu You, Xia Panqiu, and Lin Ying.

Si Yujie will be the special consultant."

"Meaning?"

Si Yujie finally realized and looked at Li Zheng.

Li Zheng glanced at the document in Chen Lusi’s hand, then organized his words and explained, "To prevent the recent events in the Imperial Capital from happening again, and to respond to all sudden security crises, the Celestial Strategy Mansion and the Security Army will collaborate to form a... emergency response team, mainly responsible for handling emergencies, counter-terrorism, and sudden military incidences as well as various emergency situations.

And Chen Lusi will be the officer of this response team."

Si Yujie: "..."

Chen Lusi: "..."