Scarlett Jennings returned from the Capital Metropolitan and had been handling several matters consecutively. Not to mention that she and Samuel Chalmers had hardly seen each other, Scarlett herself hadn’t even had a chance to properly rest.
Although he knew she was eager to find clues about the Otherworld, Samuel didn’t want her to strain herself too much.
"Have you finished dealing with those matters?" Samuel asked her.
Scarlett looked down at the turtle in her hands, her eyelids drooping slightly,
"Sort of."
The issue at Sea University had been resolved, but she hadn’t managed to extract any clues from Elias Quinn.
Although her voice was calm, Samuel still sensed a subtle hint of frustration on her face.
His dark eyes fixed on her for two seconds, then Samuel suddenly spoke,
"Give me two minutes."
After speaking, he lifted his legs and unexpectedly entered the room where Elias Quinn was detained.
Samuel had the identity of a Security Bureau Headquarters team member, so the guards outside quickly let him pass, allowing him to reach Elias’s room.
The person inside first looked at him confusedly, and moments later, the surprise in his eyes gradually expanded,
"You are..."
Samuel said nothing, walking directly up to the person.
Scarlett stood outside in the corridor, puzzled about what Samuel wanted with Elias, when suddenly she heard Elias’s screams from inside.
Startled, Scarlett instinctively wanted to go in, but quickly held back.
She stood waiting for a minute and a half, and right at the two-minute mark, Samuel emerged.
Compared to earlier, his sleeves were now slightly rolled up, revealing a section of well-toned forearm.
One hand casually tidied his sleeve as he said to Scarlett,
"Let’s go."
Scarlett glanced inside and asked, "Did you hit him?"
Samuel’s expression was unchanged, "I just used a bit of simple interrogation technique."
Scarlett understood and responded, "So did you get anything out of him?"
Samuel replied, "No, I’ll question him a few more times. When the time is right, you can ask him again."
Scarlett: ...
So that’s the kind of interrogation technique?
Hmm, sounds reasonable.
She nodded seriously, "Okay."
They walked out side by side, while the system turtle that had listened to their entire conversation quietly peeked out.
The system first looked up at the two of them, then turned to glance at the door at the end of the hallway. After a while, it withdrew its gaze and slowly retracted its head into its shell.
...
Since Samuel had come over, Scarlett no longer continued to dwell on Elias’s matter.
After getting into the car, Samuel straightforwardly gave a restaurant address, noticing Scarlett looking at him, he simply said,
"It’s about time for dinner, let’s eat."
When they arrived at the restaurant, Scarlett realized it was a couple-themed restaurant, not particularly expensive but very romantic, with each table having a different theme.
Samuel had reserved a mystical theme private room.
This private room was supposedly designed specifically after the broadcast of "Inspiration," since the restaurant’s owner was a loyal fan of the show, remodeling the room right after the show’s finale.
Though it was a mystical theme, the room was decorated without any hint of eeriness,
Like a Chinese-style pavilion, the room had a whole glass wall with Taoist magic words elegantly transcribed on it, giving it a touch of Chinese ink painting charm at first glance.
Beside it was a long display table, adorned with various Mystical Sect Magical Artifacts as decorations, all in mini sizes to avoid being intimidating.
There was a mini Peach Wood Sword, a mini scarecrow, a talisman-like mini pendant in a glass case, and... a round-headed little paperman.
Scarlett found it hard to believe Samuel would enjoy such a place.
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