Chapter 524: soon it won’t be

“Steel, steel?”

Little Steel Falcon stared at Qiao Sang for a while, then grinned and flew over, letting out a cry.

You haven’t left yet?

With Yabao’s translation, Qiao Sang smiled and said,

“Didn’t you say I was a good person? Your problem isn’t solved yet, so how can I leave?”

Qiao Sang didn’t consider herself a good person, but she was very interested in Little Steel Falcon now.

Extremely interested, in fact.

There were many intelligent Pets, but a Pet so clever that it could trick people so thoroughly was rare.

Moreover, the fact that Little Steel Falcon could travel alone from District 27 to Third District, and then accurately find Ashley’s location in Third District, was enough to demonstrate its strong perseverance.

A Pet that was both intelligent and persistent, and whose attributes happened to meet her standards for a fourth Pet, made it hard for her not to be tempted.

Little Steel Falcon stared thoughtfully at the human in front of it.

“You deliberately sought me out from the beginning,” Qiao Sang said. “Actually, even without me, you could have found where Ashley was.”

At this point, Qiao Sang seemed to think of something and started to laugh:

“No, maybe you already found where Ashley was, but you just needed a good person to help you and bring you in front of Ashley, so you would have a witness to prove your relationship with Ashley.”

“Even if Ashley denied your relationship in front of Claire, the good person would jump out and testify.”

“You knew Ashley would be eager to trade you for the bounty, so you had to make sure Claire saw scenes of your unusual relationship with Ashley during that time.”

“Once the seed of doubt was planted, when the police arrived and both parties communicated, Ashley’s true colors would be exposed.”

“But you thought it still wasn’t quite safe, and that’s where the good person’s role came in.”

“She would prove your relationship with Ashley, because she was a good person.”

The more Qiao Sang spoke, the more excited she became:

“During that time, you also did one more thing, which was to put feathers in the good person’s pocket, because you were afraid she would leave before the police arrived.”

“You were betting she was a good person and would come back when she saw the feathers, right?”

Yabao was utterly confused.

Qunbao appeared, looking at Little Steel Falcon with starry eyes, displaying an expression of “my role model.”

“Steel, steel…”

Little Steel Falcon was stunned.

So it had already done so much…

Suddenly, the sound of a human male walking in leather shoes entered its ears.

Little Steel Falcon’s ears twitched, and it flapped its wings, about to fly away.

Qiao Sang, quick-witted, grabbed its wing: “I said I’d help you, why are you leaving?”

Little Steel Falcon froze.

“Miss Qiao.” At this moment, Claire walked out of the shadows.

He was accompanied by a Pet about one meter tall, with brown mane covering most of its face and a long, pointed nose.

“Can you give me this Little Steel Falcon?” Claire asked.

“No,” Qiao Sang refused outright.

Claire paused slightly, just about to say something, but Qiao Sang spoke first:

“Have the police arrived?”

Claire: “???”

This question completely bewildered Claire.

How did she know about the police?

Could it be Little Steel Falcon told her?

Claire brainstormed for a second, then respectfully replied:

“They are already outside Sfevo Manor.”

Qiao Sang said, “I’ll go over now. You go call Ashley over. It’s better for everyone to clarify some things in front of the police.”

After speaking, she held Yabao in one arm and Little Steel Falcon’s wing in the other, and walked towards the direction of the manor exit.

Suddenly, Claire shouted loudly, “Miss Qiao!”

Qiao Sang turned her head, asking with her eyes what was wrong.

“Do I need to invite Miss You Na?” Claire asked with a complex expression.

“No need,” Qiao Sang said indifferently.

…

On the way to the gate of Sfevo Manor.

Little Steel Falcon stayed in Qiao Sang’s hand without any struggle.

It looked up at the good person it had chosen, wondering if this human was also eyeing its bounty…

At this moment, Qiao Sang let go.

Little Steel Falcon flapped its wings, quickly stabilizing itself in mid-air.

Suddenly, it turned around and flew in another direction.

A black shadow quickly bound it and pulled it back.

“Why run? We’re almost there,” Qiao Sang glanced at Little Steel Falcon.

“Steel, steel…”

Little Steel Falcon looked at Qunbao, then at Yabao, assessed the combat power of both sides, and showed a resigned expression.

Even if it was taken for a bounty, it didn’t matter, as long as that pretentious human lost everything…

Soon, Qiao Sang arrived at the main entrance of Sfevo Manor.

Several uniformed police officers instantly surrounded Little Steel Falcon, which was bound by shadows.

“Are you Miss Ashley?” one young police officer asked hesitantly.

“I am not,” Qiao Sang shook her head.

“Miss, you can release Little Steel Falcon and hand it over to us now,” another middle-aged police officer said.

Qiao Sang calmly said, “I’m not here to hand over Little Steel Falcon; I’m here to report a crime.”

What’s going on…? Several police officers exchanged bewildered glances.

“Steel, steel…”

Little Steel Falcon stared blankly at the human beside it.

…

“Name.”

“Qiao Sang.”

“Age?”

“15.”

“Are you an Interstellar Exchange Student from Blue Star?”

“Mm.”

At the police station, Qiao Sang was giving a familiar statement.

The two police officers conducting the inquiry became increasingly alarmed as they asked questions.

The case was ordinary, but the identity of the person reporting the crime was too special; if not handled properly, the girl in front of them could cause a social uproar if she subtly revealed her identity online to complain or contacted the media.

They could already imagine what netizens would say: nothing more than “Super Dormant Star’s face is going to be lost to Blue Star,” or “She won’t go back and say all of us from Super Dormant Star are like this, will she?” and so on.

One of the police officers composed himself, got up to pour Qiao Sang a cup of tea, and asked:

“You said Ashley deceived the Little Steel Falcons and made them attack Claire. Do you have any evidence?”

Qiao Sang smiled and said,

“Aren’t the people and Pets all at the police station? I heard that police stations on Super Dormant Star basically have a Pet called the Mute Bell. If you speak the truth in front of it, its bell rings once; if you lie, it rings twice. Couldn’t you just test it?”

The two police officers: “…”

Qiao Sang continued:

“If your police station doesn’t have a Mute Bell, I can help you.”

“My Liao Xing Hound has Touch Sense; it can reconstruct what happened to Ashley not long ago in its mind, which is enough to show she knew Little Steel Falcon. If you don’t believe my Liao Xing Hound, you can send a Pet with Mutual Perception.”

Upon hearing this, the two police officers exchanged shocked glances. If this case still needed the help of the girl in front of them, their Super Dormant Star’s reputation would truly be ruined!

The police officer who had previously poured Qiao Sang tea quickly said, “No need for such trouble, we have a Mute Bell! Don’t worry, this case will be over in a moment!”

Qiao Sang took a sip of tea: “That’s good.”

The two police officers breathed a sigh of relief.

“By the way, since that Little Steel Falcon is with you now, will the wanted notice be withdrawn?” Qiao Sang asked.

“That’s right,” the younger police officer replied.

“It didn’t attack humans, it just stole identity bracelets. The circumstances aren’t severe. Can I bail it out?” Qiao Sang asked again.

She had already checked on the way there. Wild Pets that were wanted on Super Dormant Star were generally sent by the government to work in certain places, similar to labor reform, and then sent to the Lower Tenth District when their time was up.

The police officer was stunned for a moment: “Bail? But it’s a wild Pet.”

“It won’t be for long,” Qiao Sang smiled. “I want to contract it.”

Three minutes later.

On the other side.

Little Steel Falcon watched a human walk in and call the human who was interrogating it outside. It didn’t know what they talked about.

When the original interrogating human returned, their attitude had undergone a complete 180-degree change.

“I never would have thought you could be favored by such a person,” the police officer stepped forward, opened the cage holding Little Steel Falcon, and patted its head: “Perform well, and don’t disgrace our Super Dormant Star when you get to Blue Star in the future.”

Little Steel Falcon: “???”