Esper X Family – Chapter 181 – Freeloader Xia Lian

In the suburban mansion.

Ye Yao was handing out cards to everyone.

“Cards are here, cards are here! We’re officially on the government payroll now. From now on, we can buy whatever we want, or even shop online if we feel like it.”

Wu Mi blinked beside her.

“I remember that person saying that only operational expenses are reimbursed?”

“Did they? I didn’t hear that.”

Ye Yao confidently brushed off the comment.

“And besides, buying daily necessities is also to prepare ourselves. If our basic needs aren’t met, how can we be in the right state of mind to deal with all those bad guys?”

High-risk Sequence Espers had bounties on them within the Countermeasures Bureau.

The higher the danger level, the greater the rewards for taking them down.

On top of that, there were also merits to be earned.

Like the first, second, and third-class merits in the military.

But Ye Yao didn’t care much about those.

She just treated it as taking her rightful share from the card.

After all, there were no gamblers, entrepreneurs, or stock traders in Sequence Zero.

How much money could eating, drinking, and having fun cost?

Even if the funds were used for purposes other than operational expenses, the Countermeasures Bureau would surely turn a blind eye.

“First, we can buy a proper mansion in the city!

Living here isn’t convenient at all. It’s more like a secret base.

We need to find a place with good amenities and live comfortably!”

Hmm?

How is buying a base not related to our operations?

It’s military funding!

Ye Yao wasn’t usually one to spend extravagantly.

The pocket money Lou Wei gave her was still piled up.

After all, living in the residential complex, she lacked nothing.

At most, she would buy some games and occasionally spend on mobile games.

The expenses weren’t that high.

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But the fission body’s life wasn’t as comfortable.

The place she lived in was too remote.

She had to find a better living environment for everyone!

Xia Lian showed an interested smile.

“A new home? Sounds nice. No matter where we live, it’s fine as long as White Catty is there.”

The others had no objections.

They weren’t particularly attached to this place anyway.

It was just a matter of moving to a new location.

Ye Yao looked at Mu Luo.

“Mu Luo, what do you think?”

After all, this was the hideout Mu Luo had initially chosen.

It was only right to ask him.

Mu Luo shook his head.

“I have no objections. Whatever’s convenient for you all is fine.”

He had brought the Innate Sequence Espers out of the Countermeasures Bureau to give them a relatively free life.

To avoid strict control and containment.

But keeping them in this place wasn’t exactly freedom either.

It felt more like a shelter than a home.

Xia Lian and the others didn’t have his convenient mobility.

Once they left, they might return to their original predicament.

Now, there was a better living environment available.

They could live without being harassed by the Countermeasures Bureau and could enjoy more freedom.

Mu Luo was naturally 100% in favor.

Ye Yao had undoubtedly achieved what he had always wanted to do.

Even if some people were still under containment elsewhere.

Mu Luo wasn’t as anxious as he had been at the beginning.

Now, he just needed to follow Ye Yao’s arrangements.

Clearly, Ye Yao would do a better job than he could.

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【Mu Luo’s obsession has been partially resolved. You have relieved a family member’s burden. Reward: 10 attribute points.】

Ye Yao blinked.

A windfall!

She remembered that this was the first time Mu Luo had given her attribute points.

Not as much as Old Jiang, but still good.

In comparison…

Ye Yao turned her head to look at a certain cat-loving big sister, who was playing with her hair behind her.

She hadn’t dropped any attribute points at all.

Thinking of this, Ye Yao couldn’t help but hiss.

“Hiss!”

“Whoa, what’s wrong, White Catty? Why did you suddenly puff up?”

Xia Lian was startled by the noise, looking at her innocently.

She didn’t know what had upset Ye Yao.

Was it playing with her hair?

But White Catty should be used to it by now.

Is this a cat’s natural instinct!?

Right.

White Catty can hiss whenever she wants. Why would she need a reason?

Seeing Xia Lian’s thoughts, Ye Yao was furious.

Damn Xia Lian.

A kind person would at least buy some sausages as payment for petting a good cat!

But you’ve been petting for so long without giving any attribute points.

That’s basically freeloading!

You’re really not a good person!

Even the newbie Fang Tang has given attribute points!

Ye Yao didn’t plan to bring it up.

It wouldn’t make sense anyway.

She decided to hiss more aggressively until Xia Lian gave attribute points.

She had to let Xia Lian know that freeloading comes with risks!

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Ye Yao moved to the other side, shielding herself behind Wu Mi and Fang Tang to prevent Xia Lian from being handsy again.

Ignoring Xia Lian’s innocent and pitiful gaze.

Ye Yao continued, “Tonight, we’re going out together.”

At these words.

Gu Wenxin’s eyes turned sharp.

He was holding the execution list given by Mu Luo.

“Is it starting?”

It seemed that he was already prepared to execute those who deserved it.

Ye Yao shook her head gently.

“Not yet. Let’s relax for the night.”

Gu Wenxin’s aura subsided.

It was as if the terrifying killing intent had never appeared.

Ye Yao sighed inwardly.

I say, this Old Gu’s hatred for evil is like Jiang Huashen’s love for paintings.

Both have deep, intense feelings~

But Old Jiang’s is love.

While Old Gu’s is an unstoppable desire to kill.

I guess the desire to attack is also a kind of desire.

“Everyone, get ready. I’ll introduce you to two people tonight, so you won’t be stuck with just each other as friends.”

On the other side.

Ye Yao was in her room, browsing the Countermeasures Bureau forum on her phone.

She was now a legitimate rookie in the Countermeasures Bureau.

She could naturally access these official contents!

Sure enough.

Ye Yao found an announcement posted by the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters.

【The Countermeasures Bureau and Sequence Zero have officially reached a cooperation agreement.

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After pleasant discussions, Director of the Countermeasures Bureau Fu Qi and Leader of Sequence Zero Ye Tong have formally signed a cooperation agreement.

From now on, Sequence Zero members will be regarded as external personnel of the Countermeasures Bureau, possessing official law enforcement authority…】

The headquarters announcement was just a document.

No pictures or anything else were attached.

At most, it was just informing everyone of the matter.

Ye Yao looked at the words “Ye Tong” on the document and blinked twice, slightly intrigued.

Were they preparing to let her know now?

Although there was no picture of “Ye Tong”.

The fact that this message was released indicated that the Countermeasures Bureau had relaxed its information blockade.

After all, you can’t hide something forever.

The phone monitoring personnel next door reported their findings.

“The target lingered on the headquarters document page for a while.”

The staff speculated that Ye Yao was interested in the name “Ye Tong”.

After all, the surname “Ye” was already rare.

Moreover, it was so closely related to the name “Ye Yao”.

It was only natural for her to take a few more glances.

Upon learning this, Lou Wei’s expression remained calm.

“No problem.”

After probing both Ye Yao and ‘Ye Tong’.

The Countermeasures Bureau had concluded that letting Ye Yao know of her sister’s existence wouldn’t cause the situation to spiral out of control.

And even if the two knew about each other, they wouldn’t meet immediately.

After all, the Countermeasures Bureau had probed from Ye Tong’s side that the older sister would deliberately avoid her younger sister.

Thus, Lou Wei was relatively at ease.

Little did he know that this peace of mind wouldn’t last long.

Author Note

I woke up late today, almost missing the update time.

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