Jiang Si was taken to a separate room.

The Disaster Control Bureau's location was so peculiar that generally no one could invade this place.

But as everyone knows, wherever there are people, there are always loopholes, and the Disaster Control Bureau is no exception.

Otherwise, the Azure Cloud Sect wouldn't have been able to plant moles within the Disaster Control Bureau.

Moreover, since this world has Magical Girls, there would naturally be other bizarre supernatural powers.

Things like disguise, invisibility, teleportation—all were possible, so infiltrating this place wasn't some far-fetched fantasy.

As a new Magical Girl, Jiang Keke's status within the Disaster Control Bureau naturally went without saying.

The Disaster Control Bureau had been waiting desperately for a newcomer, treating such a precious gem with utmost care and certainly not daring any neglect.

Let alone arresting her.

Then they turned around and locked him in a room that looked like an interrogation room.

Jiang Si naturally wasn't particularly panicked.

Over the years, Bingtang had collected Magical Girls and naturally acquired many strange abilities.

Like spatial abilities such as position exchange.

Magical Girls' abilities were diverse and followed no particular pattern. As abilities improved and developed, even the simplest mechanisms could eventually exhibit incredible capabilities.

For example, the position exchange magic initially started as something like Magic Hand with physical attack capabilities.

Later, somehow it developed into position exchange.

For Jiang Si, if his identity were truly exposed, he could simply use position exchange to leave.

However, that would completely confirm his identity, and he probably wouldn't be able to live normally in BH City anymore.

It was best not to do this unless absolutely necessary.

Moreover, Bingtang had told him there were inside contacts within the Disaster Control Bureau who would help if anything unexpected happened.

So Jiang Si wasn't in a hurry, preferring to slowly observe how the situation developed.

"Su Shan, he's Jiang Keke's brother. Jiang Keke is the newcomer the Disaster Control Bureau has been desperately waiting for. You come and immediately arrest her brother—what will she think of us? What if this gets out? What new Magical Girl would still come to us?"

"As long as it doesn't get out, it's fine."

"Jiang Keke is a Magical Girl, your memory erasure techniques don't work on her."

"I know, I have plenty of ways to make sure she doesn't talk, Miss Yin Luo."

"You wouldn't actually move against a Magical Girl, would you?"

The speaker was a woman with long red hair, quite tall, wearing dark glasses and very office-lady-like clothing.

Her features somewhat resembled Silver Lotus's, but more mature. She held a stack of files in her left hand, occasionally adjusting her glasses with her right hand, her expression somewhat helpless.

Silver Lotus's older sister, also a clerical worker at the Disaster Control Bureau. When Jiang Si was arrested, Silver Lotus immediately contacted her sister for help.

This was also the main reason Jiang Si hadn't been interrogated yet.

Confronting her was the golden-haired girl in military uniform who had arrested Jiang Si.

Su Shan.

Appearance-wise, she seemed to be mixed-race, with an imposing presence and a somewhat arrogant look in her eyes.

Hearing the other's questioning, she lifted her chin slightly. "I'm not that stupid, Miss Yin Luo."

"I need to accompany your interrogation."

"That's against regulations."

"Your unauthorized arrest of Jiang Si is also against regulations. We don't have the authority to imprison Magical Girls' relatives, Miss Su Shan. He just signed an employment contract for Jiang Keke."

...

The argument continued for a while before Su Shan and Yin Luo finally came in together.

One expressionless with cold eyes, the other with a kind smile and gentle tone. "You must be Jiang Keke's brother, Mr. Jiang Si, right?"

As she spoke, she poured Jiang Si a cup of hot water and pushed it toward him. "Please don't be nervous, we'll just ask some simple questions. We'll let you go afterward. As Jiang Keke's older brother, you're an honored guest to us, we won't make things difficult for you..."

"Earlier, at exactly 2:41 PM, when you got off the broom carriage and passed through the cloud layer, you fell downward, correct?"

Although he hadn't seen the surveillance, there must have been similar equipment near the Disaster Control Bureau—they even got the exact time right.

Actually, the specific time he failed to step on the cloud layer and fell downward was 2:41:29.

Jiang Si's long-term training and meditation had given him a simulated clock in his mind, making him very sensitive to every minute and second.

So he knew Su Shan wasn't talking nonsense—she had indeed seen surveillance or something similar.

"Yes." Jiang Si naturally wouldn't deny it. "I passed by North Second Affiliated High School yesterday and happened to encounter the bat Disaster Beast. I was contaminated by the Disaster Beast's blood, which is why I couldn't step on the cloud layer. That's what Silver Lotus said."

Yin Luo also glanced at Su Shan and smiled. "That's indeed true. Previously, there was a Magical Girl who wasn't cleansed after being contaminated by a Disaster Beast and almost fell when coming here."

Su Shan remained noncommittal: "Contamination doesn't last a full day."

"People's constitutions are different, especially since he's an ordinary person. Magical Girls purify contamination faster, isn't that right?"

This time Su Shan finally stopped denying it.

Yin Luo also breathed a sigh of relief. "Anyway, ordinary people should stay away from Disaster Beasts. Prolonged exposure to Disaster Beast magic contamination not only causes illness but also makes people irritable and quick-tempered."

"I understand."

"Here's also an agreement we'd like you to sign, regarding keeping this interrogation confidential..."

"Wait a moment, I haven't said we can end this yet."

Su Shan immediately interrupted Yin Luo, who wanted to end the interrogation. "Don't make decisions on your own. There are still many suspicious points about him. We need to continue testing whether he can pass through the cloud layer."

"Miss Su Shan." This time Yin Luo's tone finally carried some severity. "For ordinary people, contamination can last up to half a month. Are you going to imprison him for half a month?"

"We can perform a purification ritual for him."

"He's an ordinary person, not a Magical Girl. The purification ritual causes memory loss and physical damage." Yin Luo knocked on the table. "I can completely file a lawsuit against you, Miss Su Shan!"

Su Shan didn't back down at all, lifting her head and looking coldly at her. "We lost three seeds, Yin Luo. If this person before us is the criminal who stole those three seeds, no one can bear the responsibility of letting him go like this."

"I guarantee he's absolutely not the one who stole the seeds."

The two had completely ignored Jiang Si, immersed in their own argument. Now Yin Luo seemed less like she was helping Jiang Si and more like trying to prove a point, getting worked up. "I guarantee it with my position! If he's the thief who stole the seeds, I'm willing to take full responsibility!"

Jiang Si couldn't help but glance sideways—at first glance she seemed like a mature office lady, but actually she was much more emotional.

After just a few arguments, she got worked up and immediately made a guarantee.

Su Shan, who had maintained a cold expression, finally curled the corner of her mouth, then quickly nodded. "Since you've said so, then write a report to the director later. If any problems are found with Jiang Si in the future, you'll bear full responsibility."

Yin Luo also wore a smile. "Fine, no problem."

Then she touched her glasses, though her hand trembled slightly.

Jiang Si knew that Silver Lotus's sister probably wasn't as calm and composed internally as she appeared.

Provoked by Su Shan's few words, she had made a promise and taken on the burden of this matter...

"Can we release him now?"

Yin Luo clearly didn't want to continue arguing about this matter either, simply standing up. "I'll take responsibility for anything that happens. If you're afraid of trouble, you should resign from this position sooner rather than later."

"Firing me would be difficult. But Miss Yin Luo, if Jiang Si shows any abnormalities, not only will your position be lost, but your sister's captain status will probably be revoked too."

Her face stiffening slightly, Yin Luo still insisted strongly, "That's none of your concern."

Saying this, she stepped forward, opened the handcuffs on Jiang Si's hands, and pulled him out of the interrogation room. "If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving first."

"As you wish."

When walking out the door, Jiang Si instinctively wanted to look back.

Yin Luo immediately lowered her voice in front: "Don't look back."

Jiang Si had originally wanted to see if Su Shan would follow, but this warning made him behave.

Only when they reached the stairwell, preparing to go downstairs, did Yin Luo explain: "That person is very paranoid. If you look at her one more time, she'll arrest you for more questioning."

"So unreasonable?"

"Su Shan used to be a Magical Girl too. Later, due to some small mistakes by the Disaster Control Bureau, she lost her Miracle Seed and can no longer transform. To compensate her, the Disaster Control Bureau gave her the position of Security Department Head—she has a lot of power. And since she lost her transformation ability, it's like she entered menopause—always looking for trouble with others, caused by life dissatisfaction..."

Hearing Yin Luo's somewhat harsh evaluation, Jiang Si laughed inwardly. Sure enough, official organizations were all the same—serious internal conflicts.

Even with the name Magical Girls, they couldn't avoid this vulgarity.

Yin Luo also felt she had spoken too harshly and turned to say: "Anyway, she and I have never gotten along well. This time isn't just to help you—mainly to stand up for myself."

That was obvious. A person of strong emotions.

Jiang Si didn't comment on this but instead asked: "If I were truly suspicious, you'd be in trouble, right?"

"Doesn't matter. Anyway, I never liked this position to begin with."

A somewhat lonely look appeared in her eyes. "If I could be a Magical Girl, who would want to stay in the rear..."

Then realizing she might have said too much, Yin Luo immediately changed her tone: "Heh, sorry, I said unnecessary things. All your actions since coming to the Disaster Control Bureau have been recorded—I've seen them, completely normal. And my sister Silver Lotus also said you're absolutely not suspicious. I trust Silver Lotus, and I trust you."

"I'll try my best not to become a suspicious person."

Yin Luo smiled, just thinking Jiang Si was quite humorous.

When going downstairs, they discovered the two Incubators that had been at the counter were gone, and the entire hall was empty.

Jiang Keke was sitting on the bench opposite the counter, holding the previous employment contract, quiet as if attending class at school.

Silver Lotus was pacing back and forth nearby, clearly anxious and restless.

When Jiang Si came down, he heard Keke complaining to Silver Lotus: "Can you stop pacing? You're making me dizzy."

"You're not worried at all that your brother was arrested?"

"Nothing will happen. The Disaster Control Bureau is an official organization, what's there to fear?"

"You're only unafraid because you don't know—Senior Su Shan is terrifying!"

"She can't kill people, right? Imprisonment doesn't matter much—might actually let him focus on training."

"Now I think the poor relationship between you siblings is largely your responsibility too, Keke..."

"Say whatever you want."

When Jiang Si followed Yin Luo downstairs and the two girls noticed, Silver Lotus was the first to run over, happily grabbing her sister's arm. "As expected of my big sis, able to get someone back from Su Shan's hands!"

Jiang Keke stood up, her gaze lingering on her brother for a second, then sat back down without approaching.

Yin Luo found it strange that this sister's attitude was so cold, then patted her own sister's head. "There was never any issue to begin with—Su Shan was in the wrong herself. However, the Miracle Seeds were stolen, and divination above suggests the Witch Association has found the Disaster Control Bureau's location. Silver Lotus, you need to be careful."

"Don't worry, sis! When we find them, I'll definitely give them a head-on blow!"

Silver Lotus threw a couple of fierce punches.

Jiang Si nearby slightly frowned.

The Witch Association—the organization that spreads Grief Seeds and raises Disaster Beasts.

Jiang Si had heard from Bingtang before that this group had caused considerable trouble for the Azure Cloud Sect too.

Their goal was hunting Magical Girls, so Azure Cloud Sect members naturally fell within their scope.

Because the initiation ritual was too cruel, Bingtang hadn't been able to infiltrate Azure Cloud Sect members into the Witch Association.

In terms of scale and reputation alone, the Witch Association actually couldn't compare to the Azure Cloud Sect and the Disaster Control Bureau—at least in Beihai.

Just a roadside organization, yet they managed to steal Miracle Seeds from the Disaster Control Bureau.

The Disaster Control Bureau really was too garbage.

But why was Bingtang slower than the Witch Association? Or was the divination wrong?

While pondering, hurried footsteps suddenly came from upstairs.

Su Shan came down again with three soldiers.

Yin Luo frowned and was about to step forward when Su Shan suddenly threw out a document.

"The cloud layer test application has been approved. Above requires me to conduct the test on Jiang Si individually."

Yin Luo immediately pointed angrily at Su Shan. "You!"

Su Shan's cold face showed a hint of contemptuous smile: "What about me? If you have any complaints, take them up with the directors. The document is already here—Silver Lotus, you've seen it too. This is a legal and compliant test. Any further obstruction would be your violation."

Yin Luo clearly hadn't expected that after she had already made a commitment, this Su Shan would immediately go apply for a cloud layer test.

But the document was right there in black and white, and even though she had some status in the Disaster Control Bureau, she couldn't do anything about it for the moment.

Silver Lotus also looked completely helpless.

Jiang Si knew the current situation was unavoidable, so he proactively walked over. "It's fine, I'll just take the test. Wait here for me, don't leave first—I won't find my way back."

This actually eased the tension somewhat. Jiang Keke, who was still looking down at the employment contract (who knew how many times she'd read it), replied indifferently: "Then hurry up. If it's too late, no one will wait for you."

"Hey hey, I'll wait, I'll wait! It's fine." Silver Lotus patted her chest. "I'll definitely take you back!"

"Mm."

Hearing Silver Lotus, as a Magical Girl, say this so seriously was actually quite reassuring.

Su Shan sneered nearby but didn't say anything, just tugged at Jiang Si. "Shall we go?"

So he followed behind Su Shan again, heading toward the second floor.

This time it was a different room—the last one on the east side. This room was more sealed, even somewhat lightproof.

After Su Shan closed the door, shutting the other soldiers outside, she slowly sat down facing him.

In the pitch-black room, the pressure was intense. Just as Jiang Si was considering how to handle the cloud layer test...

Su Shan suddenly tilted her head, her lips moving almost imperceptibly in the darkness, her voice barely audible: "Heaven and earth are ruthless."

Jiang Si was startled, similarly lowering his voice: "They treat the myriad creatures as straw dogs."

The originally icy woman immediately cupped her hands in salute, her expression softening: "Fellow Daoist, my apologies."