Li Shanhai’s Arrival

“Thank you for your patronage, my ladies! Please ask for Xiao Ran again on your next visit~”

After finishing her service, Su Ran skillfully lifted her skirt, curtsied slightly, and bowed to Qiu Feifei and Li Xiaodie.

Perhaps at the beginning, Su Ran still felt awkward and unaccustomed.

But after doing this sort of thing a few times, Su Ran’s sense of shame had been completely worn away, replaced by a sense of resignation, of being unable to resist.

In the days since Winnie had given her time off, Qiu Feifei and Li Xiaodie had constantly sought her out at the cafe to play “Narukami.”

Speaking of which, since starting work at the maid cafe, her game-boosting business had come to a standstill.

If Winnie hadn’t specifically set up a gaming stage for her in the cafe, she would have barely had time to even claim her own account’s monthly pass.

“Xiao Ran, remember what you promised us.”

Before leaving, Qiu Feifei turned her head, afraid Su Ran would forget, and directly reminded her.

“We’ll buy the clothes and wait for you!” Li Xiaodie added, also turning back.

“I will apply with the manager.”

Hearing their words, Su Ran’s smile was a bit strained.

She had previously promised Sister Qiuqiu that she would wear the most expensive outfit for her to take pictures.

She had thought the matter was forgotten, but during her service today, Sister Qiuqiu had brought it up again.

And she had also said that because some time had passed, she would need to collect a little interest, adding a small change to the original condition.

Since she had already agreed, Su Ran naturally wouldn’t refuse, even if this small change left her a bit unsure of what to do.

“What clothes are you buying? Can you tell me?”

“It’s the cosplay outfit for the newest character in ‘Narukami,’ the frost-wielding girl with white stockings and long boots!”

The excited Li Xiaodie completely failed to notice the look in Su Ran’s eyes, nor the embarrassed turn of Qiu Feifei’s head beside her.

“Hello, Uncle!”

At that, Qiu Feifei could only mourn for Li Xiaodie in her heart.

Hearing Qiu Feifei’s words, Li Xiaodie’s excitement faltered, because she realized the voice she had just heard was somewhat familiar.

Then, she slowly turned her head and looked at the person who had just arrived, forcing a smile.

“Dad… what are you doing here?”

Standing behind the three of them was Li Shanhai.

It was precisely because Su Ran had seen him that she had tried to give Li Xiaodie a meaningful look.

But the other girl’s mind was completely filled with thoughts of her in that outfit, ignoring her reminder.

So, Su Ran could only mourn silently for Li Xiaodie in her heart.

“I’m here to see Su Ran about something. There are some procedures for the case that haven’t been completed.”

Li Shanhai directly stated his purpose for coming.

Hearing that Li Shanhai was here to see Xiao Ran, Li Xiaodie shielded her behind her back.

“Xiao Ran is a good kid, don’t you get it wrong.”

This subconscious action from Li Xiaodie warmed Su Ran’s heart.

Seeing his daughter’s reaction, Li Shanhai suddenly had a look that was both amused and exasperated.

“You should have said so earlier!” Li Xiaodie muttered, lowering the hand that had been blocking Li Shanhai.

“Alright, hurry home. Is the allowance your mother gives you too much?”

Since he couldn’t reveal details of the case to Li Xiaodie, Li Shanhai could only find an excuse to send her away, telling them both to leave quickly.

Hearing her father’s order to leave, Li Xiaodie snorted lightly and prepared to pull Qiu Feifei away.

But just as she was leaving, she suddenly came to Su Ran’s ear and left a sentence.

“Xiao Ran, if my dad bullies you, tell me, and I’ll help you teach him a lesson.”

“My… my mom will stand up for you!”

Then, Su Ran watched them wave goodbye to her.

Li Xiaodie even shouted out, “Remember to meet at the entrance of the convention!”

“That child. If she does anything wrong, feel free to come and complain to me anytime.”

Hearing Li Xiaodie’s words, Li Shanhai shook his head with a helpless, scolding smile.

“No, they’re both very good to me.”

Su Ran had no complaints to make.

A gratified Li Shanhai quickly got to the point, telling Su Ran his purpose for coming today.

“It’s like this. After our security officers identified Li Ming’s body, the contact restrictions have now been lifted. We’d like to ask you to come to the police station to go through the procedure of identifying the perpetrator’s hand.”

Hearing this news from Li Shanhai, Su Ran’s interest was piqued.

When she had killed Li Ming, she had been preoccupied with finding clues as to why he had attacked her.

She had only briefly examined Li Ming, without paying special attention to any residual power on his body.

After meeting the knight-captain named Kold in Hermel, perhaps there really was something about Li Ming’s body that she had overlooked.

This time, taking advantage of Li Shanhai’s invitation, Su Ran planned to carefully observe Li Ming’s body.

Moreover, Su Ran also wanted to see what was up with the burns on Li Ming’s body after he was killed by her.

Just looking at the photos, Su Ran couldn’t see anything particularly special.

“I was wondering when you might be free?”

Li Shanhai took the initiative to ask when he saw Su Ran remained silent.

“Shirui is on break these two days, so I have to cover her work. You know, a mission to find vampires was recently issued in Jiangbei City, and many vampire perpetrators have poured in from the Jiangnan area. I was recently looking for Li Ming in Jiangnan, and now everyone is trying to earn points. On top of that, Sakura Cafe is short-staffed, so it’s hard to ask for time off.”

As she spoke, Su Ran sighed.

When she came back from her two-day break and heard that Yuan Shirui wanted her to come in, she was stunned.

The result was that she had been so busy these past two days that she couldn’t stop, just barely keeping the Blood Hunter and Sakura Cafe sides running smoothly.

To have time to go to the police station, Su Ran might need to specifically find some rest time.

“Let’s go now.”

Winnie’s voice appeared.

She had come to Su Ran’s side at some unknown point.

“Huh? Is there enough staff in the cafe?”

Although it wasn’t peak hours right now, after Su Ran left, Sakura Cafe would only have Winnie and some part-time students.

“I received a message from Shirui. She’s on her way back. Besides, if it really comes down to it, I can temporarily close Sakura Cafe and just keep the branch operating normally.”

With a sufficient supply of blood, Yuan Shirui had easily raised her rank to Sequence Four.

If they were too short-staffed, Winnie only needed to maintain the operation of the Blood Hunter branch.

“Then… then let’s go to the police station today. Officer Li, please wait a moment while I change my clothes.”

Since Shirui’s return time was confirmed, and the manager had approved her leave, Su Ran had no reason to refuse Li Shanhai’s invitation to go to the police station now and identify Li Ming’s body.

But before leaving, Su Ran looked down at the custom female disguise she was wearing and the over-the-knee black stockings.

No matter what, Su Ran would die before wearing this work uniform out on the streets.