Chapter 32: A-Class Sentinels in an Uproar
Xie Qiang waited for a long time, but no Sentinel came in for purification.
She shouted a few times, but receiving no response, she had to hop on one foot to the door. Opening it, she found the outside empty, with no sign of the Sentinels at all.
“Did they… perhaps out of consideration for me, let me rest for a day?”
Xie Qiang’s nose tingled. “What the heck, kinda thoughtful.”
However, it was too far to go home from here. Xie Qiang remembered there seemed to be a lounge dedicated to the villainess in the office, so she hopped on her small foot toward the door in the corner.
The door lock had a fingerprint scanner. Xie Qiang raised her hand to open it, and what entered her view was a luxurious and high-end decoration style.
The furniture in the lounge was like memory storage spheres. Wherever Xie Qiang’s gaze landed, a large swath of jaw-dropping memories surged forth.
Here, the villainess stepped on an A-class Sentinel’s face; there, the villainess whipped an A-class Sentinel’s chest; and here and there…
Xie Qiang silently closed the door. “Excuse me.”
This place is full of unhealthy memories.
There was a sofa next to the lounge. Xie Qiang sat on it and was surprised to find it very soft. She couldn’t help but climb up, flopping her whole body onto the sofa surface.
“Mm! Then let’s rest for a day!”
Her slender, fair fingers grabbed a pillow, and she buried her small face in it. Before long, faint breathing with a slight nasal sound came from the sofa.
Unknown how much time passed, the office door was opened. A pair of black military boots stepped in lightly and steadily. After a slight pause, he turned and walked toward the girl on the sofa.
Looking down at the sleeping girl, his gaze fell on the thick layers of white bandages. He frowned slightly, then turned and walked toward the desk.
After rummaging for a while, the man finally found the medical kit, took out medical bandages, and returned to the sofa.
Bending down to remove the bandage wrapped with completely unqualified technique, his gaze touched the slender ankle underneath that was starting to turn blue. Densely packed small red dots under the skin were eye-catching. It wasn’t hard to imagine how much pain she was in.
A tremor he hadn’t expected rose in his heart. Turning his eyes to the girl’s eye corners red from crying, his lip line was cold and hard. Forcing himself to withdraw his gaze, he lowered his head to re-bandage her.
Then, the man sat on one side of the sofa. The soft sofa was deeply indented, and a certain place in his heart collapsed along with it.
In less than a month, she encountered three assassinations.
Judging from Hong Que and Cang Jiu’s tight-lipped attitude, these Sentinels obviously didn’t choose to assassinate Xie Qiang because she discriminated against A-class Sentinels.
It was because she suddenly became gentle, potentially gaining the support of S-class Sentinels and thus obtaining the inheritance rights, so they wanted to assassinate her.
Someone in the Imperial Capital can’t sit still.
Did she act vicious and cruel because of this?
Thinking of her expression of gloomy helplessness in the restaurant that day due to the A-class Sentinel’s disregard, Sen Ji felt slightly moved. His gaze toward Xie Qiang became a bit more complicated.
But soon, his expression turned cold again, and that bit of softness in his heart vanished like smoke.
As a noble Princess and Guide, she has ten thousand ways to ensure her safety. Why did she choose the method of humiliating him?
If she wants his forgiveness, unless she also suffers the cold eyes and humiliation he once suffered.
Sen Ji raised his hand, his fingers pinching the sleeping girl’s cheek through the black leather glove, waking her up directly. “Xie Qiang, wake up.”
The girl woke up with sleepy eyes. Looking up to see that exceptionally handsome and familiar face, she couldn’t help grinning, her voice raspy and soft. “Sen Ji, you’re here.”
Sen Ji’s heart trembled.
She hasn’t called his name for a long time.
His lips pressed tight, annoyed that he almost surrendered just because of this. He was silent for a moment, but eventually, he cruelly tore apart this moment of gentleness, his voice emotionless. “The A-class Sentinels want you to come out and give an explanation now. If they aren’t satisfied, they will go on a general strike and stop participating in clearing the Zerg.”
“This is the first time such a thing has happened. Once the news reaches the Empire, the nobles and ministers will inevitably use this as an excuse to demand stripping you of your inheritance rights.”
The smile on the girl’s face faded bit by bit, her expression dimming. She lowered her head and didn’t speak. Sen Ji gripped the sofa armrest, hastily turning his head away, daring not to look at the sadness surging in her eyes.
He hardened his heart and said, “If you had treated the A-class Sentinels better back then, today’s events wouldn’t have happened. You reap what you sow; you must bear this consequence.”
“I know.”
Xie Qiang sat up, forcing a difficult smile at Sen Ji. “Commander Sen, can you find me a set of decent clothes and shoes first?”
Since I have to be responsible for these A-class Sentinels full of insecurity and anger, I can’t dress too casually.
Sen Ji hesitated. Seeing the persistence in the girl’s eyes, he stood up. “Then stay here, don’t…”
He looked at her injured ankle. “Walk around.”
“Mm.” Xie Qiang curved her eyes.
Only after the man left the office did she lower her head in thought.
“Give an explanation…”
In the novel, A-class Sentinels also tried to strike, but because the villainess had her arm cut off by Wu Zao, their anger temporarily subsided.
Perhaps I can use the Princess’s power to forcefully suppress these restless Sentinels, but that is obviously not the optimal solution and might even be counterproductive.
To get the inheritance rights, I must appease these A-class Sentinels and prevent the news of the strike from reaching the Imperial Capital. The best way is to purify them.
Perhaps this is also an opportunity to lure the female lead away from the Emperor.
Changing into the white coat and flat sandals brought by Sen Ji, Xie Qiang sat in the office chair and was pushed into the conference hall by Sen Ji.
At this time, a dark mass of A-class Sentinels had gathered in the conference hall. They were clamoring, voicing their demands intensely. Their chaotic voices crashed into the ears of the already sensitive Sentinels, causing that irritable emotion to explode like a bursting dam.
“Murderer!”
“I thought she was at most a pervert torturing A-class Sentinels, didn’t expect she’s rampant enough to kill people now!”
“With such an heir, the entire Empire is probably going to perish! What are we still doing guarding the battlefield!”
“Must punish the Princess! Strip her of her heir qualification to guarantee our safety!”
At the front of the conference hall, Hong Que looked impatient. His palm kept brushing over the gun at his waist, suppressing the urge to shoot all these A-class Sentinels dead.
So noisy!
Isn’t it just a dead assassin? Acting like it was them who died!
Beside him, Cang Jiu leaned against the wall with his silver hair scattered on his shoulders. His face was indifferent, his beautiful fox eyes closed, as if staying out of it, not caring how long this farce lasted.
Mo Yin sat next to the conference table holding two lunch boxes, head lowered, unknown what he was thinking, or perhaps thinking nothing at all.
Seeing Xie Qiang arrive, Hong Que immediately strode over. He glared fiercely at Sen Ji, obviously very dissatisfied with his act of actually calling Xie Qiang over.
And this guy!
Hong Que glared at Xie Qiang, his tone unhappy. “What are you doing here! Don’t tell me you decided to come help solve the difficulty because you didn’t want this defective product to be in a tough spot!”
Hearing this, Sen Ji’s body shook, and his gaze landed abruptly on Xie Qiang.
She… actually decided to come because of me?
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