“No, that is not it!”
Su Ling’s voice trembled as she shook her head frantically.
How could she be a bug?
She was a transmigrator, a human who had crossed over from Earth.
“Officer, I am truly not a member of the Zerg; I am a transmigrator who came from Earth!”
“The original owner used taboo magic to forcibly swap lives with me; yes, that magic is still in her diary, and you can still find it if you go to my house.”
“Right now the original owner is on Earth, and she even seduced my mentor… Officer, I am truly not a member of the Zerg!”
Su Ling stood up and looked at Shao Hua, defending herself desperately.
She no longer cared whether her identity as a transmigrator was leaked; she only knew that once she was identified as Zerg, everything would be over.
However, a flicker of playfulness flashed in Shao Hua’s eyes.
“Miss Su Ling, you even know the name Earth…”
“Enough!”
At that moment, the door was suddenly kicked open.
The dim room was abruptly illuminated, and the teary-eyed Su Ling instantly saw hope.
It was Ji Lingyuan.
Ji Lingyuan’s tall figure stood at the doorway, her silhouette slightly blurred by the bright light behind her.
Shao Hua’s brows furrowed deeply.
“Miss Ji Lingyuan, the police are handling a case; you have no right to interfere.”
“Shao Hua, it is you who violated the regulations.”
Behind Ji Lingyuan, Yun Guang poked her head out.
“The little cutie is not Zerg.”
“Oh?”
Shao Hua raised an eyebrow.
“According to the Skynet algorithm, the probability of her being Zerg is as high as ninety percent.”
Skynet was the police department’s super AI, personally co-created by the Grand Witch of the Truth sequence; its accuracy was extremely high.
“Then you forgot to add a variable, one that was clearly written in my previous research paper.”
Yun Guang walked to Su Ling’s side, her slender fingers twining around a lock of Su Ling’s white hair, bringing it to her nose to sniff gently.
The refreshing scent of cherry blossoms caused the corners of her mouth to curl upward uncontrollably.
Shao Hua fell silent.
She had read Yun Guang’s paper.
“Zerg mimicry can simulate a witch’s appearance, magic power, and they can even have relationships with witches to give birth to half-witch, half-Zerg hybrids.”
“However, Zerg mimicry has a fatal flaw, which is that they cannot simulate a witch’s body fragrance.”
Every witch’s body fragrance was as unique as a fingerprint.
“I have read that paper of yours; to be honest, I feel that paper is still mostly based on speculation, and the data provided in the paper is too sparse to be worth using as a reference.”
Shao Hua shook her head.
She knew about this point, but she did not agree with it.
Otherwise, she would not have intentionally excluded that variable.
“Ha, it does not matter if you do not believe me, but surely you believe in the Empire?”
Yun Guang pulled a stack of documents from her bag.
It was her proposal to the Witch Empire to include body fragrance in the witch identity authentication system.
At the end of the document was the official seal of the Witch Empire, along with a short line of text.
“Proposal accepted.”
Seeing this, Shao Hua’s expression became quite colorful.
“See, my results have already been verified by the Empire; there is no need for you to doubt anymore, senior.”
Yun Guang looked quite proud at this moment.
She pinched Su Ling’s little cheek and comforted her.
“It is fine, senior just wanted to make progress too badly, that is all.”
Su Ling looked at Yun Guang, held back the urge to cry, and nodded gently.
She had been truly terrified just now; she was genuinely afraid of being treated as Zerg.
If she were labeled as Zerg, then what would happen to Miao Miao?
“Phew—junior, that paper of yours still has one fatal loophole.”
Shao Hua seemed somewhat unwilling to give up and gave Su Ling a deep look.
“The mother of the Zerg, their Empress—have you considered her?”
Upon hearing this, Yun Guang was first stunned and then fell into silence.
She had indeed considered it.
The Zerg Empress was the mother of the Zerg, the absolute ruler, and the most perfectly evolved Zerg.
However, the Zerg Empress was very mysterious; during the thousand-year war between witches and Zerg, not a single person had ever seen her.
They had only extracted some fragments regarding the Empress from the memories of some members of her Imperial Guard.
During the thousand-year war, the Empress was also constantly learning and evolving.
The Empress possessed a gene bank called the Hive, which held the genetic data of all Zerg.
It could be said that if the Hive were found and destroyed, the Zerg race, which had fought the witches for a millennium, would instantly collapse.
Unfortunately, the Empress’s tracks were ethereal; the witches had once paid a huge price to execute a top-secret mission, but in the end, they failed to find a single clue about her.
Coincidentally, in that top-secret mission, the Onis squad—where Su Ling’s mother, Bai Wei, belonged—had also participated.
“Are you implying that the little cutie is the Zerg Empress?”
Yun Guang rolled her eyes beautifully.
In theory, as the most perfectly evolved Zerg, the Empress would be able to mimic a witch perfectly, including the body fragrance.
But the problem was that Su Ling being the Zerg Empress was an idea that was absurd in itself.
It was even more ridiculous than telling her that she was the Primordial (#0) Witch.
“What if…”
“What if your head! She is my girlfriend, I have played with… ahem, I have seen every part of her; if she were the Zerg Empress, I would wash my hair while doing a handstand.”
Ji Lingyuan finally could not hold back anymore.
Even a clay man has a bit of temper.
Ji Lingyuan was no longer giving Shao Hua any face at all.
“Let’s go; I have seen through their tricks—first they label you, then they make you take a side; they can frame you even if you are innocent.”
Ji Lingyuan looked at Shao Hua with a face full of loathing.
Labeling first and forcing a side later was an old tactic, but it was indeed effective.
She grabbed Su Ling’s hand and prepared to leave.
As she left, she spoke harshly to Shao Hua.
“Just wait for the lawyer’s letter.”
After saying that, she pulled Su Ling and left gracefully.
Yun Guang also shook her head.
“Senior, I know you are anxious, but everything must be based on evidence, right?”
“That personality of yours has not changed a bit.”
Yun Guang sighed, packed up her things, and also left the place.
Shao Hua stood where she was, watching their retreating backs with a complex expression.
“It seems she really was anxious…”
Shao Hua rubbed her forehead.
She truly did have an element of gambling in her actions just now.
Last night, the owner of the Youthful Travels was killed, and upon learning there were traces of Zerg, she arrived at the scene immediately.
Under the powerful computing power of Skynet, she found several suspects who had recent friction with the Youthful Travels, and Su Ling was among them.
The background information of these suspects was instantly cleared up, and it was then that Su Ling’s mother, Bai Wei, was exposed.
Therefore, Su Ling’s suspicion grew even larger.
“Skynet, add the new variable and give the conclusion directly.”
“I am here, analyzing.”
A pleasant female voice sounded.
“Conclusion: The probability of Su Ling being Zerg is one point five percent.”
“Only one point five…”
Shao Hua let out a bitter laugh.
She knew what that one point five percent referred to.
“Sigh, it seems I have to start all over again.”
…
“I despise people like that the most, using any means necessary for the sake of their KPIs.”
After leaving the police station, Ji Lingyuan was still quite angry.
By this time, Su Ling had already calmed her heart.
As she watched Ji Lingyuan’s angry expression on her behalf, for some reason, a strange sensation sprouted in the depths of her heart.
It was tingling, yet a bit sweet…
Su Ling quickly lowered her head.
No one had ever cared for her like this, and no one had ever felt angry over an injustice done to her.
This feeling was like a poppy flower; even though she knew it was dangerous, Su Ling could not help but taste it again and again.
“Um, thank you…”
Su Ling kept her head down and spoke in a small voice.
She knew that Ji Lingyuan had helped her again.
If not for her, she likely would have been arrested as a Zerg by now.
Given her status in the lower city, with no power or influence, she really might have been framed as a Zerg.
Hearing Su Ling’s words, Ji Lingyuan was first stunned, her lips moving a few times while her eyes darted around.
“It is nothing, you are my girlfriend after all…”
“Yo yo yo, quite affectionate, aren’t we~”
Yun Guang covered her mouth and snickered, even nudging Ji Lingyuan with her elbow.
Ji Lingyuan glared at her and then looked at Su Ling, her gaze unconsciously becoming softer.
“Do not overthink it; how could I not know whether you are a Zerg or not?”
They had spent so much intimate time together.
Besides, if Su Ling really were a Zerg, she would accept it.
With a bug this beautiful, she wouldn’t be losing out.
S, who had been following behind the whole time, sighed silently upon seeing this.
Master is truly sinking deeper and deeper.
Su Ling’s face was also slightly red at this moment.
The feeling of someone trusting her was wonderful.
“Ha, I will not be a third wheel; I will head to the lower city first to check the scene. By the way, little cutie, it is best not to go out for a while, stay safe.”
Yun Guang pinched Su Ling’s little mouth; Su Ling’s touch truly made it hard for her to let go.
Unfortunately, she had already been claimed by Ji Lingyuan, so she could only satisfy her hands.
“Hmph, finish up quickly, I will treat you to a meal another day.”
“Yes, goodbye Sister Yun Guang.”
Yun Guang waved her hand and left first.
“Baby… Boss, um, can we be a bit faster next, I want to go back early…”
Su Ling mustered her courage and looked at Ji Lingyuan while speaking.
Although it felt a bit like taking an inch after being given a mile, she truly could not stop worrying about Miao Miao.
There was a Zerg in the lower city that had not been caught yet; no one would be at ease.
Ji Lingyuan, however, stared at her with a somber gaze.
Boss? Tsk, why did she change the form of address as soon as Yun Guang left?
Does calling me baby make you feel wronged?
And, are you that eager to leave?
You are my girlfriend, yet you want to be faster.
Are you not considering her feelings at all?
Su Ling seemed to sense Ji Lingyuan’s resentment and could not help but lower her head.
“I, I… as compensation, I will do whatever you want me to do, I will not resist…”
Su Ling completely threw caution to the wind now.
“How about you bring them over? My place is safe, anyway.”
Ji Lingyuan admired her own fingernails; she had intentionally polished the middle and ring fingers to be very smooth.
Hearing this, Su Ling looked at her in surprise.
Bring Miao Miao and Mom over?
This, this…
“What, afraid they will find out? Or, afraid they will hear your voice?”
Ji Lingyuan pinched Su Ling’s chin with a wicked smile.
Think about it; if she brought this little one’s sister and mother over and arranged for them to stay next door, the little one would surely endure everything desperately just to prevent her family from hearing her embarrassing sounds.
And that expression would surely be very tempting.
At this moment, Ji Lingyuan was already becoming impatient.
She even admired her own “naughtiness” score.
“Ah, this, this…”
Su Ling also thought of that scenario, her eyes spinning in a daze from shame.
“It is fine, this is for your safety too.”
“My house is quite big, anyway.”