I'm living off a woman in Arknights.

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"Because the other party lacks logic, acts on a whim, and happens to have the resources to replicate their ideas." Swire said she's not afraid of people making foolish decisions when they're carried away, but she's afraid of people actually doing those foolish things.

That was completely unpredictable—that's how she was tied up.

"Uh, that must have been really tough." Yun Yi was speechless after hearing this. It seems there are always these stupid leaders who just decide to do things on a whim, no matter where you go.

And to make matters worse, Swire got tied up and almost died because of this idiot. Who can he reason with?

No wonder she suddenly got emotional... What bad luck.

Yun Yi opened his mouth to continue comforting her, but was interrupted by a deep and magnetic male voice:

"Huh? Where did this brat come from? Get out here in three seconds."

Volume 2: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter 75 How to persuade an old child—providing entertainment (simple :D)

The sound came from outside the mecha. Yun Yi looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the Emperor had already stood up from the sofa. He was calmly putting on his knitted hat while his eyebrows twitched as he glanced around with interest through his eyes behind his sunglasses.

—Although it spoke rudely, its expression suggested it was more out of curiosity.

The emperor had changed his clothes into an exaggerated graffiti hip-hop T-shirt, and the big gold chain hanging on his chest glittered under the warm-toned lights of the bar.

Yun Yi had only one thought about this: "It's surprisingly not tacky."

Swire patted the dazed Yun Yi and urged, "Who cares if it's tacky or not? It's our turn to take the stage now, so hurry up and get me out of here!"

As she spoke, her tiger tail deftly reached into the box and wrapped around the terminal, while her hand grasped the sunset fruit.

With this perfectly prepared demeanor, Swire gave Yunyi a look that signaled him to hurry up.

What could Yun Yi do? Of course, he would wave his hand and grant her request.

With a blink of an eye, the two left the seemingly gravity-free driving space once again, their feet firmly planted on solid ground, experiencing the constraints of gravity once more.

The jazz music in his ears became much clearer, and Yunyi's nose was filled with a pleasant and familiar woody scent, which seemed to be mixed with a little soothing floral fragrance.

The incense suddenly relaxed her tense nerves, making her drowsy.

Yun Yi couldn't help but take a deep breath and open his mouth slightly, wanting to yawn on the spot, but was woken up by Swire's tail.

Seeing that Yun Yi had regained consciousness, Shi Huaiya bowed slightly to the Emperor in front of her, placed her right hand lightly on her chest, and smiled politely. Her gaze was focused and her tone was respectful: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh—it's a pleasure to see you again, Your Majesty."

Realizing who had suddenly appeared, the Emperor put his wings on his hips and laughed heartily, "Hehehe, who do we have here? It's you."

Laughing, it raised one wing as if giving a thumbs up, "Your appearance this time was much more interesting, hahaha!"

The last time we met was at a banquet with many rules and regulations. The Emperor was there to have fun, while Swire was there to go to jail—although we did manage to close a few deals.

Recalling that banquet, Swire sighed, "There's just no fun in that kind of setting."

“Only in this private meeting…” her polite smile was replaced by a genuine one, “can we be considered to have officially met, right?”

"That's hard to say—" The Emperor raised the corner of his beak, his wingtip brushed against the back of the sofa, and his wise eyes, like ink dots behind his sunglasses, pierced through the warm light of the bar, pointing directly at the two with a scrutinizing look: "Why don't you explain clearly first why you sneaked into my shop and got close to me?"

"To ask for your help!" Swire directly removed all information related to the system from the account of what happened and explained everything to the Emperor.

Yun Yi couldn't help but glance at her with a sidelong look: Wasn't she revealing a bit too much?

They just wanted to place anchor points quickly, why were they discussing this in such depth with the Emperor?

If Swire heard her question, he would definitely tap her on the head and tell her to use her brain and think for herself.

But Swire didn't hear that. After she finished telling him all the information she could, especially the details of Wei Yanwu's alleged attempt to arrest Yun Yi and the possible circumstances surrounding Yun Yi, the Emperor immediately said with great interest, "Interesting, very interesting. You want the safe house and the teleportation location? Sure, use this bar as you like. Don't worry about Wei Yanwu!"

Is it possible that Lao Wei will suffer a setback?

This is absolutely hilarious! Shouldn't we watch the whole thing right under our noses?

It must be arranged! It absolutely must be arranged!

"Wait!" The Emperor snapped his fingers. Yun Yi didn't see how he made the sound, but the penguin laughed heartily and waddled away.

Without looking back, decisive and efficient.

The rapid development left Yun Yi bewildered as he looked at Swire, "I don't understand. You didn't say I was going to have a friendly exchange with its employees, did you? How did it get convinced?"

"Besides caring for his employees, Mr. Emperor also enjoys interesting things, and your story is quite interesting." Swire held the tip of her pendant to her side, picked up the terminal, and turned it on while explaining:

"You can also interpret it as the fact that if the Emperor lends a hand, his mischievous friend might suffer some misfortune, allowing the Emperor to laugh at him to his heart's content."

"It is happy to participate in this enjoyable activity."

Another reason, according to intelligence, is that the Great Emperor is good at judging people and kind-hearted. It may have realized at first glance that Yun Yi was not a bad guy, so it went along with it and helped him out.

After all, we've already broken through the encirclement and are standing in front of it, so helping out isn't a big deal.

Swire couldn't guarantee the accuracy of this point, so he didn't tell Yunyi.

She simply switched the terminal to the communication interface, handed it to Yunyi, and whispered, "Help me check it with my backpack."

“Alright. So the Emperor really is a man of true character. That’s good, saves trouble.” Yun Yi smiled as he took the terminal, pretending to put it in his pocket. He glanced at the pop-up interface, then took it out and handed it back: “Brand new, cool and spotless.”

The terminal is fine, and there is no monitoring.

Upon hearing this, Swire immediately grabbed her terminal, typed a message, and sent it to Chen before replying, "To remain firmly in the position of CEO of Penguin Logistics, Mr. Emperor is naturally quite genuine. Alright, we can discuss this later; first, find a suitable location—"

Swire looked around. The bar was now empty. There was a half-finished orange cocktail on the bar counter, but the bartender who should have been mixing drinks behind the counter had disappeared.

Even so, the bar lobby was still too bright and conspicuous, so she ruled out that option. "Forget it, this isn't a good place to put the anchor point. Go look somewhere else. I'll wait here for you and Mr. Emperor to come back."

Does having an external brain mean you have to leave yourself out and go it alone?

Yun Yi immediately perked up, asking repeatedly, "Go somewhere else? Where? Am I going by myself?"

“Of course, go to other parts of the bar. If the lobby isn’t a good place to put your anchor, go check out the other work areas and living areas. Put your anchor wherever you can find a suitable spot—after all, Mr. Emperor himself said, ‘It’s up to you.’”

Swire took a bite of a sunset fruit, the sweet flesh and juice making her squint her eyes in enjoyment: "As for me, I still need to continue gathering information about the current situation, and I can't let the Emperor not be able to find me when he returns, so you'll have to go by yourself..."

Yun Yi put on a pitiful expression. She had done this expression several times and was becoming more and more skilled at it. Now it really looked pitiful.

Shi Huaiya turned her head away, but her ear still secretly reached out to Yun Yi, "—Don't look at me like that, there's no room for discussion. Besides, you should try to make your own decisions more often, no, you've always been making your own decisions, it's just that you always make me come up with ideas."

She turned back and said earnestly, "If you can do it, do it better. This time, try not to take my advice and make the decision on your own."

"Don't worry, this is not difficult for you."

"I can't put my mind at ease at all." Yun Yi muttered dejectedly, feeling pushed away by her own thoughts and unable to change them. But when she thought about the doll, her emotions calmed down.

Oh, and if you have any questions, you can always ask the doll later!

That's fine.

She nodded. "Okay, I'll go right away."

Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter Seventy-Six Yun Yi: The system really keeps surprising me—but Shi Huaiya is even more...

The heavy motorcycle boots made a crisp, rhythmic "clack, clack" sound on the smooth marble floor tiles, like an erratic beat.

Yunyi walked alone through the enclosed corridor, stepping on the lively accompaniment and the penguin pattern on the floor tiles.

The motion-sensor lights illuminated in sequence with the rhythm of her steps, lifting the veil of darkness from her path and revealing her own somewhat unclear expression.

Yun Yi pursed his lips slightly, his indifferent gaze casually sweeping over the scenery inside the rooms he passed, before continuing on his way without stopping.

Why is she in such a hurry? Is there something ahead of her?

Yun Yi was visiting this bar for the first time and had no idea what lay ahead.

But she can't calm down right now; all she can think about is getting back as soon as possible.

So instead of wasting time looking through each room to see where the anchor point is suitable, it's better to look through them all at once, then choose a place that's passable to insert the anchor point and go back to Swire's side.

No, saying that makes it sound like she's a clingy child who hasn't been weaned and can't be separated from her elders.

She's just not used to being alone all of a sudden...

Yun Yi thought about how he often spent time alone in his previous life, and added in his heart: he was just not used to being alone in another world.

No, that's not right. She was just a little lost because she suddenly had to do things all by herself.

—It's all Swire's fault for always insisting that Yunyi make her own decisions, even going so far as to send her over here directly for this purpose. She's practically obsessed.

Yun Yi thought to herself that even if she racked her brains, she might not be able to come up with a solution. In the meantime, she could just tie on a smart brain to give her advice and suggestions. That would be convenient, quick, and much better.

Therefore, forget about independent decision-making; having an external brain and not using it is not her style.

Yun Yi narrowed his eyes and focused his mind, and two perspectives immediately appeared before him.

A corridor reflecting the flickering lights in front of me.

In another image, Swire's pale fingers holding a terminal and typing come into view, his idol's golden-red beaded eyes suddenly brightening as if infused with a soul.

[Swire (at work): What do you mean? The office security cameras are also broken? Are you sure?]

The doll's shoulders stiffened for a moment as Swire's soft sigh brushed past her ear: "Why is there trouble everywhere these days..."

Before the sigh could subside, the terminal began vibrating and constantly displaying new messages.

[Falling Dragon: Surveillance screen churns with electronic waves, glaring blocks of color and distorted stripes forming a dizzying matrix of pixels.GIF]

[Falling Dragon: I'm not as bored as you to joke about something like this.]

[Falling Dragon: No need to guess, it wasn't anyone's doing.]

[Falling Dragon: Blurry surveillance camera screen.GIF. This is from the time of our conversation the other day. We can barely be seen, but the closer we get to Miss Yunyi, the blurrier the image becomes, and the only sound is ours.]

[Falling Dragon: The entire surveillance screen is blank.GIF. This is from yesterday, showing you and Ms. Yunyi entering the office. Not only is the video completely blank, but there's also no sound.]

[Falling Dragon: Normal surveillance screen.GIF. Your upcoming private meeting with me, both picture and sound are clear.]

Chen's message was simple and easy to understand, and comprehensively explained that the clarity of the surveillance footage was positively correlated with whether Yun Yi existed.

After reading the message with Swire, Yun Yi was puzzled: What does this mean? Has she become a human-shaped self-propelled jammer?

Just as she was wondering, the doll's body suddenly jolted, and her field of vision abruptly rose.

The doll blinked and tilted its head to look at the person who had lifted it up.

Swire abruptly straightened up, his eyes narrowed, and complex emotions ignited in his deep green eyes. His bright pupils narrowed into vertical slits under the light as he stared intently at the terminal that had just displayed another message, his fingertips flying across the screen.

[Falling Dragon: I've ruled out coincidence and malfunctioning surveillance cameras. Where is Miss Yunyi now?]

[Swire: A giant hammer is about to smash someone. GIF, right next to me!!!]

[Falling Dragon: What's the rush? I told you to protect her.]

[Falling Dragon: That guy contacted me right after I finished reviewing the surveillance footage, ordering me to arrest Miss Yunyi and hand her over to him.]

[Falling Dragon: Miss Yunyi is a scientific genius, and it's safer for her to work for the government—what a load of nonsense! Do you think I'm that easy to fool?]

[Swire: Has that blockhead finally learned to be flexible?]

[Swire: Then extend this state for me, and properly gather information about the current situation. You understand, right? Yunyi can't...]

[Falling Dragon: Looking for a beating? Just you wait, I'll satisfy you when we meet.]

There was a pause on the other end; the message was then withdrawn before a new message was sent.

[Poor Dragon: The reason for the arrest is the bomber; is the large-scale explosion in the street really related to Miss Yunyi?]

[Swire: Yunyi's experimental subject exploded unexpectedly after a failed experiment]

Poetic and elegant, he remained composed, typing with a mix of truth and falsehood:

[Swire: With me here, the storm has passed and we've found a place to settle down.]

The other side was a bit slow to reply, but the sending speed was very fast.

[Falling Dragon: It seems that at least regarding the "scientific genius" claim, that guy wasn't lying. Why did you make Miss Yunyi do experiments for no reason? That's a busy area!]

[Falling Dragon: Fortunately, the explosion was unusually minor; only the building collapsed, and no one was injured or killed.]

[Falling Dragon: You and Miss Yunyi should hide well these next few days. That guy just transferred several batches of Shadow Guards away; he won't let this go anytime soon.]

[Falling Dragon: Hoshiguma and I will keep an eye on the rest. That's all, you can delete this now.]

delete?

The little doll tilted its head in confusion, then saw Swire swipe its finger across the terminal a few times, instantly clearing the chat interface.

So you were trying to delete this... but it probably didn't work.

For example, deleting browsing history is pointless; the browser company will still have it (for a period of time).

It would be incredibly easy for the authorities to extract this information from the company.