A man's shower is very fast as long as he doesn't enter sage mode (clarity), moreover, there were several beautiful girls waiting outside. Li Lin hastily washed the dirt off his body and hair, then ran with a towel draped over him to his innermost supplies, finding the clothes Texas mentioned.
It had to be said, although Texas looked cold-faced and full of malice towards Li Lin, she was actually very clean and efficient in doing things. The clothes were all ironed, and underwear was also provided. Unsure where she got the sizes. Quickly changing into the Penguin Logistics white and black uniform in three moves, Li Lin looked at the image in the mirror: messy hair, dazed eyes lacking focus, poor posture whether standing or sitting—a typical otaku look. He couldn't help but sigh slightly.
How should I put it, some people don't look like emperors even when wearing dragon robes; Li Lin truly felt he was lowering the average appearance score of Penguin Logistics.
"No matter what, work hard."
Ganbatte!
Mimicking the corporate drones from web dramas he'd seen before, Li Lin clenched his fist and encouraged himself in the mirror, then quickly walked down the stairs, squinting his eyes at the black luxury sedan parked in front of the Penguin Logistics dormitory. Croissant was wearing a support cap, looking at her hands boredly. Seeing Li Lin coming down from upstairs, her eyes lit up, and she whistled.
"Whew! Hey there, handsome guy~"
"Even if you compliment me, I won't give you money. And your words always give me the illusion of my wallet going bankrupt."
"Eh? I was clearly praising you."
"Then thanks, Operator Croissant. You are also very beautiful."
"Ah? Th-thanks?"
"Exusiai and Texas are also very beautiful. At least sitting here, I feel like I'm lowering Penguin Logistics' standard."
Pulling open the car door and sitting in the back row, Li Lin greeted Exusiai, who was calibrating her firearm, and Texas, who was starting the engine. But for some unknown reason, after hearing this greeting full of goodwill, Texas inexplicably glared at Li Lin again. This confirmed to him that he had indeed offended her somewhere.
Could it be because last night's ruckus was really too excessive? Should I apologize?
Watching Texas wait for Croissant to get in, lock the car doors, and start shifting gears to drive, Li Lin opened his mouth, but decided not to disturb a driver who was currently driving.
It had to be said, Texas was skilled at driving, and this black luxury sedan was indeed very luxurious, filled with who knows how many modifications. At the very least, Li Lin saw a device resembling a holographic screen at a glance, marked with several red dots. And clearly, the scenery on both sides was rapidly receding, yet he couldn't feel any particular vibration. Unsure if it was good driving skills or good shock absorption, or perhaps both.
Only after driving onto something like an eight-lane highway did Texas finally let out a sigh of relief, directly popping a piece of chocolate into her mouth and chewing.
Li Lin felt now was a good time to ask a question, so he asked the seemingly better-mood Texas in a low voice:
"Today is just normal express delivery, right? Thinking about yesterday, it still feels a bit dangerous…"
"No, still expedited VIP."
Flipping through the floating window, Texas raised an eyebrow.
"E6 District, highest urgency, required to arrive within fifty minutes."
"…Still expedited? Is Penguin Logistics this dangerous?"
"Recently, there are various disputes and battles everywhere, so our activities have also become increasingly dangerous. And all of this… Tsk."
"…?"
Why glare at me again?
Facing Texas's inexplicable hostility, Li Lin felt somewhat wronged.
Exusiai, however, smiled at Li Lin, then patted his head, signaling it was okay. This, in turn, earned an even more malicious glare from Texas. But before Texas could speak, the area originally marked with normal red dots suddenly emitted a warning sound, flashing continuously.
"What's wrong?"
"Client added money, and changed the address… Fasten your seatbelts, we need to accelerate."
"Wait, I don't know where the seatbelt is—Oof!"
Before Li Lin could finish speaking, Texas bit off the Pocky in her mouth, her hands and feet rapidly pressed the clutch and shifted gears, pulling a long trail of smoke on the spot, making an almost 180-degree U-turn and darting directly onto the opposite lane, causing chaos among the oncoming vehicles and a chorus of sharp honking sounds.
Li Lin was directly thrown onto Exusiai by the centrifugal force, his head hitting the halo, causing him to suck in a sharp breath of cold air from the pain. Exusiai also fumbled, trying to buckle the seatbelt onto Li Lin. But with several red dot alerts and location changes, Texas's masterful drifts always made such actions futile. And because of the chaotic movement, his head hit the car window several times.
Finally, amidst miserable screams, Li Lin could only be held down by Exusiai's hands on his shoulders, almost lying horizontally in the back seat, forcibly secured and transported to the location.
"…The final marked location is here."
Without any intention of apologizing, driving straight into a crowded residential building area, Texas got out of the car, chewing chocolate and looking around.
But apart from a patch of building ruins and the surrounding crowded high-rises, there was no sign of anyone around. Only a vague sense of inexplicable tension could be felt. Croissant started searching for her shield and large hammer, Texas also frowned, pressing the light sword at her waist.
And Exusiai, looking at this silent scene, raised an eyebrow and asked Li Lin in a low voice:
"Prophet, where do you sense it?"
"Ah, my head hurts a bit… Fifth floor? Feels like there's some movement over there."
Li Lin rubbed his head and sat up, squinting at the densely packed windows above, saying uncertainly.
And almost as soon as his voice fell, a large burst of fireworks suddenly exploded from the fifth-floor position in front of everyone.
'Boom!!'
"Catch her! Don't let her run away!"
"Ah!!!!"
Accompanied by a miserable scream and a thunderous explosion, a tall, black figure amidst the faint smoke continuously fired inwards, triggering explosion after explosion. With the final crossbow bolt shot out, for some unknown reason, the bolt exploded at a very close distance.
Along with the loud bang and a crash of shattering glass, the black figure was blown out from the fifth floor, wrapped in countless streams of glass shards like flowing light, falling directly onto the ruins below, making a dull thud. Inside the building, waves of miserable screams and curses could be heard, figures moved vaguely in the mist, but instead of coming out to check, they moved away from the blasted hole, letting the black figure fall. Then stumbled and crawled up from the ruins.
"Wow, what a remarkable entrance."
Watching the tall figure falling from the sky and crashing directly into the ruins, Li Lin couldn't help but click his tongue.