Chapter 547

He did not know that shortly after he left, the Wang Gong board member had visited his home.

At this moment, Li Ang was standing outside the Director's office, preparing to report on the day's situation and, incidentally, to greet the red-haired Director to tell her he planned to sleep at the Bureau that night. However...

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Who... is it?"

"Director, it's me."

"You... who are you?"

"I'm Li Ang!"

"Li Ang... who is that?"

"..."

Listening to the reply from inside, which could not be called logical and clearly indicated that her brain had already gone offline, Li Ang outside the door could not help but fall silent for a moment, then spoke up with a sense of speechlessness:

"Director, have you been drinking?"

"Drinking... who?"

No doubt about it, she definitely had been drinking, and she had drunk a hell of a lot...

"Director, I'm coming in, don't you dare start a fight!"

As Li Ang said this, he tentatively pushed the door open a small crack, but before he could see the situation inside, a wave of alcohol fumes hit him head-on, so strong it made his vision go black.

Good grief, you really can drink!

Looking at the empty bottles piled higher than a person beside the desk, and the red-haired beauty sprawled horizontally across the table giggling foolishly at him, Li Ang clicked his tongue in secret while also feeling a headache coming on.

Because he discovered he was being targeted by the rebel faction and worried they would strike at his family, Li Ang had originally intended to ask the red-haired Director for a favor to see if she could transfer the "Protective Fur" that had been tied around his neck but never activated to Anna, and then try to get two more for William and Melanie.

After all, he had provoked the rebels because of official business, so protecting the families of employees should also be the responsibility of the Cleanup Bureau. If it was truly inconvenient, he could trade using an anomalous object or something else; it just so happened he didn't have much use for the "Ghost Hand Under the Bed" that Senior Jie Rui had given him, so it would be better to use it to trade for protective charms for his younger brother and sister.

But looking at the Director's state, which was comparable to "Ma What Mei," he figured that even if he spent the whole night asking here, he might not get a straight answer. Perhaps it would be better to forget it for today and wait until she was sober tomorrow.

In any case, the Secret Investigation Bureau was about to start a major search, and the rebels would certainly be too busy to care about anything else in the short term. Anna and the others were still protected by the Happy Apartment, and as long as they greeted the landlady every day when they went out, they could carry the risk-avoidance buff, so a day or two wouldn't make much difference...

"Little Li Ang~ You're Little Li Ang, right?"

Just as Li Ang was hesitating whether to leave, the drunken red-haired Director suddenly slapped her forehead, sat up from the table, and said with a silly giggle:

"You're late! Hahaha, I've already finished all the wine! Don't even think about mooching any more of my wine!"

"..."

This silly woman!

Looking at the woman in front of him whose very brain seemed to be emitting the smell of alcohol, it was truly difficult to connect her with the "wise and heroic" Director in her sober state, and Li Ang could not help but sigh helplessly.

"I'm not trying to steal your wine... but wasn't everything fine during the day? How did you drink so much?"

"Because I got paid~"

After shaking her head forcefully, she seemed a bit more sober, and the red-haired Director, whose speech now had some logic, giggled foolishly:

"I owed too much money from the last time I treated you to drinks, which left me with no money to buy wine for a long time. Now that I'm finally a bit better off, if I don't have a good drink, the alcohol worm in my stomach will die of thirst!"

"..."

To be honest, if that thing really existed, it would be better to let it die of thirst, but... did treating me to drinks last time really cause you to owe so much money?

After looking at the shining 【Martyr of the Wine Kingdom】 on his interface, Li Ang could not help but scratch his head in embarrassment, then said apologetically:

"Um, may I ask, about how much money did you owe that time?"

"Wuu wuu... I really owe so much..."

Upon hearing Li Ang's question, the red-haired Director, who had been full of joy just a moment ago, saw her expression collapse instantly. She blinked her charming fox eyes, and with teary eyes, she counted on her fingers:

"Including the part I paid at the shop, there are still over three hundred gold wheels on the bill they sent over. And I spent so much money, but you ended up drinking more than I did, and I didn't even get much..."

"..."

Over three hundred gold wheels... Good heavens, did that day actually drink away more than half a year of my salary?

"This... is it really that much? Then I'm truly sorry..." Although he had been mentally prepared, hearing a bill that was more than three times what he had estimated, Li Ang still could not help but be shocked. Then, under the red-haired Director's pitiful gaze, he scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly:

"Director, how about I..."

"Help me pay the bill?"

"Er... it's not about the bill. What I wanted to say is, how about I take you home? It's easy to catch a cold sleeping here..."

"..."

Turning his head slightly to avoid the red-haired Director's bewildered gaze, Li Ang bit the bullet and walked over, picking up the drunken woman from the table.

Paying the bill was impossible, paying the bill was never going to happen in this lifetime. The Director was so generous to treat him to drinks; if he rushed to pay the bill, wouldn't that be ungrateful?

Not to mention Anna's medicine, the rent at home, and the tuition for his younger brother and sister... Hmm... besides, the Director already drank too much, so drinking less was good for her health. If he paid the bill and gave her more money to buy wine, he would be harming her!

After shamelessly finding a bunch of reasons for himself, Li Ang coughed and said to the red-haired Director in his arms who kept glaring at him:

"Director, where is your home?"

"I don't have a home."

"Er... then where do you usually sleep?"

"A suite in a tavern outside, or... or the reception room upstairs..."

"..."

"Are you pitying me?"

"..."

Before Li Ang could think of how to answer, a fair and slender arm reached up, pinched Li Ang's chin, and turned his head toward her.

After staring at Li Ang's eyes, which faintly revealed a hint of softness, the red-haired Director wrinkled her nose, her rosy lips parted slightly, and the alcohol breath mixed with the scent of gardenias sprayed onto his face. She said quite domineeringly:

"I'm doing just fine on my own! You are not allowed to pity me! I don't need pity!"

"Mm-hmm."

"You don't believe me?"

Seeming to feel that her "Director's dignity" had been provoked, the red-haired Director stiffened her neck and glared forcefully at Li Ang, incidentally hooking her foot and kicking him lightly.

"I am very strong! Whether I was betrayed, treated with hostility, or alienated, I have never cried! It's the same even if everyone in the Bureau has run away. I have never been afraid of being alone! I'm not afraid!"

"..."

So unfamiliar... Is she really the same person as the Director during the day?

Looking at the little woman who was shouting "I'm not afraid" but subconsciously grabbed his sleeve and curled up into his arms, Li Ang hesitated slightly, then suggested:

"Director, you should rest. How about I take you upstairs first?"

"I don't want to go..."

Upon hearing Li Ang's words, the red-haired Director suddenly gripped his lapels tightly and said with teary eyes:

"There are so many people upstairs scolding me, I don't dare go up when I'm awake..."

There are so many people upstairs scolding you?

Li Ang was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then asked curiously:

"Isn't the upstairs empty? Hasn't it always been empty?"

"There are, there clearly have always been!"

Seeing that a mere Little Li Ang actually didn't believe her, the red-haired Director could not help but pout and argue with a puffed-up face:

"I've counted carefully, from the fifth floor to the top floor, there are a total of 129,600,000 people scolding me. It hasn't stopped for so many years. If you don't believe me, listen!"

(End of chapter)