Enforcer Manual
Chapter 299: Cinderella_1

Chapter 299: Chapter 299: Cinderella_1

Just like the ending of a fairy tale, the witch and the frog "happily" lived on.

In the face of the witch’s proposition, the frog ultimately decided to compromise.

"The person you are looking for is in the banquet hall on the 67th floor,"

Having settled the frog into its new home, Hera then turned to the two of them and said.

"What kind of person is it?"

"A secret."

She smiled slyly, and Song Lan didn’t know if this was due to Hera’s own intentions, or the effect of her powers.

Hera went on to say, "He only mentioned that if someone came looking, to send them to the banquet hall on the 67th floor."

...

"Song Lan, why do I feel that there’s something odd?"

It was only after the witch’s cabin door closed that Lu Xiang voiced his thoughts.

"Perhaps it’s because this is a dark twist on the traditional witch and frog story, so naturally, the narrative is darker than the classic fairy tales."

In the typical fairy tale, witches often appear as villains.

He tried to console Lu Xiang, "Actually, darkness is relative. Compared to traditional fairy tales, it indeed seems darker, but compared to criminal cases, it feels much more romantic."

In the end, the witch simply confined the fickle frog in a cage, personally instructing him on how to give true love, until the day his kiss would become the antidote.

"If you look on the bright side, the frog can eventually learn to give true love and live happily with the witch," said Song Lan. "But you also have to consider that this witch is none other than Hera, the head of Man Sheng Biopharmaceutical in District 17, a fierce character who joined the ranks of corporate management while still so young. Think about it, if this story were set against the social background of District 17, what else could happen?"

Lu Xiang followed Song Lan’s portrayal and thought it over, his expertise lay in criminal cases.

Stock market crashes, murder, body disposal.

In the real world, people do not turn into frogs.

But with Hera’s identity, she had countless ways to kill this "frog," to dissect him into scattered parts like a hidden treasure across the city, or even to become a bloated corpse, or disappear without a trace, as if he had never existed.

These were the criminal cases they had faced before; many times, crimes of passion could match the scenes of gang crimes.

"I see."

Realization dawned on Lu Xiang.

"Let’s go, the psychic is now waiting for us on the 67th floor."

After this series of events, Song Lan admitted his interest in the other party had grown increasingly strong, it seemed the psychic had long anticipated their arrival.

The psychic hadn’t set up any tests for them but welcomed them in a unique way instead.

A grand banquet awaited them on the 67th floor.

The delicacies that only appeared in animations were lined up on the tables of the banquet hall, as if time had reverted back to the distant Middle Ages—the era that fairy tales favored the most. Everyone participating in the banquet was dressed up, not in suits but in vintage court attire.

It seemed a celebration was taking place here, with a court orchestra playing classical Baroque music.

Due to the banquet hall’s structure being so far removed from reality, they couldn’t immediately discern the original purpose of this gathering, but still, they recognized some familiar faces among the aristocrats lingering in the dance hall.

Corporate executives.

But it made sense, those who could attend such an event were people of very high social status.

At this moment, they gathered here, seemingly to offer blessings to someone.

Then they were stopped outside the banquet hall by the guards, "Sorry, please change into the appropriate attire before you can enter."

The forbidding royal guards, old friends from the fairy-tale world.

Song Lan guessed that before becoming a guard, he must have been either a security guard in the hotel or the personal bodyguard for someone in the banquet hall.

"What should we do?"

After being turned away, Lu Xiang asked quietly.

If it had been any other time, she would have shown her identification, ordered the guards to let them in to investigate, but that would break the mood of the banquet.

So she decided to consult the opinion of Song Lan, the professional, "Those clothes are rare, it might be too late to buy them now."

"About that issue..." Song Lan coughed lightly, "Why not ask the magical little fairy?"

"Little fairy?"

Lu Xiang said blankly, yet when she followed Song Lan’s gaze, she found a palm-sized mini humanoid creature poking its head out from a partition, its wings thin and transparent like those of a dragonfly, appearing to be a mischievous child beckoning them over non-stop.

"Is this also a transformation of a person?"

That day, Lu Xiang felt her worldview had been greatly shaken.

"Don’t know, don’t ask too much."

Song Lan said, "In the world of fairy tales, don’t delve too deep, it ruins a lot of the fun."

He took the lead in following the little fairy’s guidance.

The partition originally seemed to be a storage room, filled with clutter, not at all resembling a dressing room.

After Lu Xiang entered the partition and closed the door, the little fairy skillfully flew around her in a circle, the Magic Wand in her hand becoming the only source of light in the room.

With a "bang," pink smoke billowed up around Lu Xiang.

She was startled by the sudden noise, instinctively wanting to run out of the smoke, but then she realized her clothes had become cumbersome, her normally practical uniform had somehow turned into a tight-fitting white gown in court style, apparently with a corset inside, the sleeves clinging to her arms, but most troublesome was the heavy skirt.

Due to her job, Lu Xiang hardly ever wore dresses, much less these cumbersome role-playing outfits.

Her chestnut hair had been tied up, seemingly into a complex hairstyle that was extremely elaborate to construct.

The little fairy’s Magic Wand tapped lightly again, and amid similar smoke, the clutter on the desk changed, turning into jewelry that glowed faintly, obviously quite expensive at a glance.

Under the control of magic, this specially made jewelry for Lu Xiang was put on her one by one.

"Song Lan, what do I look like now?"

Lu Xiang’s voice was somewhat anxious, as there were no mirrors in the storeroom, she wanted to use her phone to see what she looked like, but under the spell of magic, her original clothes and the smartphone in her pocket had vanished.

The gown had no pockets; she needed to lift the hem just to walk.

"You are now very suitable for attending this banquet."

Song Lan dug out a box from the heap of clutter, inside were a pair of faintly glowing crystal shoes.

When facing the royal guard’s difficulty and the little fairy, he had deciphered the fairy-tale scenario that was unfolding.

And the main reason he had become so quick-witted and sharp was...

"Song Lan, you—!"

When Lu Xiang saw Song Lan stepping out from the shadows, her voice stopped abruptly.

"You can now call me Charlotte Holmes. I am a detective."

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