Lin Guang gently shook his head, his demeanor surprisingly calm, not at all like someone involved.

"I have a significant personal vendetta against the Divine Heart Association, and those around me have suffered greatly."

"Since we've come to this point of opposition, we should act when necessary."

He explained nonchalantly, trying to downplay the dangerousness of the situation as much as possible.

But Miaomiao was startled for a moment, then looked at the fox-eared girl beside Lin Guang, whose head was lowered. Her lips parted slightly, seemingly understanding something, and a look of sympathy appeared in her eyes: "Lisa...?"

——She had already speculated from Lily's sensitivity that something tragic had occurred, so linking the two events wasn't difficult.

"Sister Miaomiao."

Noticing Miaomiao's gaze, Lisa lifted her head, showing a cute but determined smile on her face. "I'm okay."

Lisa's smile appeared genuine and very resilient, gradually turning Miaomiao's worry into affection.

Taking a deep breath, Miaomiao suddenly shifted her body to sit next to Lin Guang, her beautiful golden eyes just ten centimeters away, staring intently into his eyes.

"Are you... fine?"

Somehow, Lin Guang instantly understood what Miaomiao meant.

——In her impression... it was his first time killing someone.

Lin Guang sighed softly, "That Four-Star Spirit Master wasn't supposed to die, but they had internal strife."

"So, technically speaking, he was stabbed in the back by his own people, and all I did was give him a quick end."

He gently raised his hand, beginning to pat the little head of Lisa, who was sitting beside him. The girl's eyes narrowed slightly, showing an expression of enjoyment.

"Don't worry, no psychological burden here."

"..."

Miaomiao maintained her posture, unusually without a smile on her face, staring at Lin Guang with her golden eyes, as if to see if he was pretending to be strong.

It wasn't until Vishdair's face turned a bit subtle that she finally pulled her body back.

"Hmm... as long as you're okay."

"I won't ask how you did it then." Miaomiao exhaled a breath, then asked worriedly, "The Divine Heart Association will definitely retaliate, right?"

"Maybe."

Lin Guang, the person involved, looked indifferent instead, and comforted her back, "But don't worry, Teacher Kaiwen didn't bring this up with me again, maybe she's dealing with this while she's not at school these days."

Hearing Kaiwen's name, Miaomiao finally relaxed a little, the smile returning to her face.

"True, despite her cold demeanor, I can tell Kaiwen cares about you a lot."

"I've never seen her show such interest in anyone else."

"..."

Nobody noticed that behind the sofa, Chelina, who had been quietly listening to them chat, suddenly narrowed her eyes slightly.

It was as if... she'd heard something quite ironic.

At this moment, Vishdair on the other side snorted disdainfully, joining the conversation, "You call that caring? Not showing up for the birthday, no gift, not even a word, completely forgot about it."

"...But, it's understandable."

She glanced at Lin Guang, then suddenly spoke up in "praise" for Kaiwen, "That old woman probably lived too long, forgetting people have birthdays."

——You Sakaz people aren't exactly in the position to comment on that.

"I'm a bit surprised too."

Miaomiao said, "I invited her to your birthday party when I bumped into her at school a few days ago. Although Kaiwen didn't reply, she didn't deny it either... she should remember it."

"Don't be like that, the teacher is busy too," Lin Guang sighed, "She might have been too preoccupied dealing with the Divine Heart Association lately and forgot... ultimately, it's my responsibility."

"Sigh, let's not talk about this."

Miaomiao, who seemed never to let things get too heavy, exhibited a somewhat indignant look, puffed up with anger, "Speaking of which, it's petty of the Public Safety Bureau not to award you a commendation for bravery?"

"As if."

Rolling his eyes, Lin Guang replied, "The officials aren't going to openly commend or reward such actions, otherwise it would encourage Spirit Masters to act on personal vendettas in the city."

"To put it bluntly, I should be grateful they're not dragging me in for questioning."

"Still, a tacit reward is on the way, should arrive soon."

Knock, knock, knock~

There was a knock on the door. Just as Lin Guang was about to stand up, he suddenly saw Miaomiao rush out to open the door.

"Excuse me, are you Ms. Miaomiao?"

"Yes, thank you!"

The door quickly closed.

With little feet in white boat socks tapping in slippers, and waist-length waterfall dark hair flowing behind her, Miaomiao ran back to the sofa.

Lin Guang was a little curious, "Is that... your delivery? But why is the address my house?"

"No, no, it's your delivery, just addressed in my name."

The answer soon revealed itself.

Miaomiao swiftly opened the package, taking out two exquisite black gift boxes.

She seemed to examine the writing on the gift box, then opened one, holding up something with her right hand, with her left hand on her hip, showing a smug smile.

"Ta-da!"

It was a black card with a jade stone texture, and Lin Guang's half-body portrait printed on the right.

Lin Guang's eyes opened slightly wider.

The appearance of this card was all too familiar to him; there were two at home.

Yes, it was the Researcher Association's issued researcher qualification card, with intricate anti-counterfeiting and authentication Spirit Rune Array engraved on it, making it nearly impossible for ordinary people to fake. The big star emblem in the upper left corner signified the title of Junior Researcher.

No wonder it was Miaomiao's delivery.

——Previously, Miaomiao had offered to handle the communication with the journal "Plants" and the Researcher Association, saying she had a lot of free time. Lin Guang accepted the offer, entrusting her fully.

Inside the gift box, there was also a white lab coat with a white pocket square tucked on the chest. Miaomiao stuffed the qualification card into the pocket, took out the lab coat, and, humming a cheerful tune, brought it to Lin Guang.

"Come on, let's see if it fits?"

Lin Guang took the coat from Miaomiao and draped it over himself with ease.

Everyone's eyes lit up; with glasses, Lin Guang already had an elegant look, and now, paired with a tailored white lab coat, his refined aura was fully accentuated.

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