Chapter 548: Fatal

129,600,000 people scolding you... How is that possible?

Looking at the red-haired Director's stubborn little appearance, Li Ang was actually somewhat inclined to believe her at first. Although the Director liked to lie when sober, she was so drunk now that she couldn't possibly be subconsciously teasing him, right?

However, Li Ang's trust lasted less than a second before he snuffed it out himself.

Although the Bureau's building covered a large area, compared to nearly 130 million people, it still seemed too small. Not to mention just the fifth and sixth floors of this building, even if the entire Police Department's area were included, it would be impossible to fit so many people.

How could it be anything but drunken talk?

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Grabbing the red-haired Director's arm and draping it over his neck, incidentally bending his knees to nudge her bottom, and adjusting to a posture that was easier to carry her in, Li Ang coaxed her while walking upstairs:

"I'm very good at scolding people. If those people scold you, I'll help you scold them back."

"Liar, you're so honest, how could you possibly know how to scold people?"

"I'm not lying to you."

"If you're not lying to me, why don't you look at my eyes? Are you afraid I'll see that you're lying?"

"..."

"Look at me quickly. I don't believe what you say with your mouth; you like to lie. I only believe what your eyes say."

"..."

So in your eyes, am I honest or not?

Seeing that he hadn't received a reply, the red-haired Director in his arms struggled again. Li Ang had no choice but to open his badge interface, switch out the Silver-rank "Elite Performer" badge, then look down at her and say earnestly:

"I'm not lying to you. I really am very good at scolding people. If those 100 million-plus people upstairs scold you, I'll help you scold them back."

"Then... then you must keep your word... If they scold me, you must help me scold them back!"

Staring into Li Ang's eyes for a long time, the drunken, bleary-eyed red-haired Director finally calmed down, grabbed his lapels, and whispered:

"But don't scold them too harshly. I was the one who activated the thing. They scold me... it's only right... I'm just... just... I've been scolded for too long, and I'm a little afraid to go up alone..."

"..."

Looking at the red-haired Director curled up and on the verge of tears, Li Ang was slightly startled. He vaguely felt that her words seemed to reveal some information; it didn't seem like she was just talking nonsense while drunk. Maybe there really was something upstairs...

Could there be any danger?

After standing on the second floor of the stairwell with the red-haired Director for a while, Li Ang asked hesitantly:

"Director, those people who scold you... do they usually come down?"

"They won't."

The red-haired Director shook her head, leaning in Li Ang's arms, her eyes somewhat bleary:

"They... they all guard the fifth or sixth floor, responsible for watching over the ten... twelve ant nests at the very top. Unless someone enters the fifth floor, they won't come down."

Twelve ant nests?

After noting down this ambiguous name, and hearing that those 130 million "people" wouldn't come down, Li Ang finally let go of his hanging heart. He carried the red-haired Director and walked out of the stairwell cautiously, entering the reception room where the Golden Bull Director had been last time, moving at a speed that was almost "inching" forward step by step.

After placing the red-haired Director on the sofa in the reception room, Li Ang rummaged through the messy room. Under a pile of empty wine bottles in the corner, he found a thick cashmere blanket and covered her with it. Then he picked up a sofa cushion from the carpet, patted off the dust, and lifted the red-haired Director's head to place it underneath.

Phew... finally managed to take care of her.

Looking at the Director who was lying obediently on the sofa cushion without moving, her eyes constantly following him, Li Ang couldn't help but let out a long breath.

An ordinary drunkard was troublesome enough, but a drunkard with suspected terrifying combat power and full of secrets was twice as troublesome. However, fortunately, everything went smoothly, and he finally managed to coax her up and settle her down, which could be considered paying back a little of the favor.

"It's very late, you should rest early. I'm going down to sleep too."

After greeting the red-haired Director, whose eyes were becoming increasingly bleary, Li Ang crouched down to tuck the blanket in for her, then turned to leave. However, just as he reached the door, he felt his vision blur, and his entire body was instantly lifted into the air, dragged back to the original spot by an inexplicable force.

"I knew you were lying to me~"

Reaching out to undo the button at Li Ang's collar and using her little finger to hook out the hair tied around his neck, the woman with wine-red cheeks smiled triumphantly. She gently tugged on the hair tied around Li Ang's neck, pulling his face closer, and cunningly blinked her drunken, bleary fox eyes at him.

"You promised to help me scold people, but you wanted to run away after coaxing me to bed? You wish!"

"..."

Troublesome... If I had known, I should have fed her two more bottles and completely knocked her out before sending her up...

Looking down at the red hair hooked around his neck, knowing he probably couldn't break free, Li Ang had no choice but to continue coaxing helplessly:

"I wasn't trying to lie to you. It's just too late now, and you're so drunk, I can't just sleep next to you, right?"

"Why not?"

Shrinking into the wide sofa to make enough room for one person to lie on their side, the red-haired Director pulled Li Ang directly onto the sofa and smiled:

"It's just sleeping next to me; nothing will actually happen. What are you afraid of?"

"..."

"Come, lie down!"

Ignoring Li Ang's resistance, she dragged him down and forcibly pressed him onto the sofa. The red-haired Director wrapped her arms tightly around his waist and buried her head directly into Li Ang's chest, her voice muffled:

"Sleep, sleep, I'm so sleepy..."

"Uh... sleeping here is fine, but there's another sofa over there. I can move that sofa over..."

"No need, this sofa is wide enough."

"It's wide enough, but I like to toss and turn when I sleep. If I fall off..."

"I'll hold you."

"..."

Fatal...

Feeling the thigh that had suddenly been draped over him, and the posture where they couldn't tell who was in whose arms, Li Ang's scalp couldn't help but tingle.

He wasn't resisting this kind of thing, it was just... the combat power of the person in his arms was truly a bit too fierce.

As a normal man, when he was just dragged down, Li Ang naturally couldn't help but have some stray thoughts. But when the red-haired Director started to wrap her arms around his waist, he clearly heard the "crack" of his lumbar spine slightly dislocating.

So the "fatal" here wasn't fatal in another sense, but truly likely to cost him his life.

The little thoughts that had just emerged had already flown to the ends of the earth under this solid "bear hug." Now, Li Ang had no other thoughts; he just wanted to escape from the red-haired Director's bear hug as quickly as possible, so he wouldn't really be strangled to death by her in her drunken state.

"Director, Director! Damn it, loosen up a bit!"

After pushing twice without success, and instead having his bones creak under the pressure, Li Ang gritted his teeth. Just as he was about to make a ruthless move, he felt a dampness on his lapels, and the red-haired Director in his arms began to tremble uncontrollably.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 549 =====