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By the time he finished outlining these measures, Mu Baihe's face had lost all color.

"Do we, do we really need to notify so many people?" she stammered.

"Yes, that's the rule," Lin Yun nodded.

What he didn't say was that, although that was the rule, the actual practice often deviated from it.

For most Abnormal Strategy Bureaus in various cities, since the most important security guarantee for the entire city was the Magical Girl, even if a Magical Girl committed an offense and caused trouble, the Abnormal Strategy Bureau would tend to trivialize major issues and completely dismiss minor ones. Protected at every level, it was virtually unheard of for any city's Abnormal Strategy Bureau to confront a Magical Girl in such a severe manner.

After all, making a fuss was a minor issue, but ruining the relationship with the local Magical Girls was a major one. If it escalated to the national level, even if the Abnormal Strategy Bureau was in the right, it would become unfavorable, making it difficult to gain any advantage.

Over time, the "rules" Lin Yun had just mentioned became merely nominal, the so-called "what should be" gradually evolved into "what could not be." It was only because he was personally acquainted with two Magical Girl teams and was even the leader of one of them that he had the nerve to say such things.

Of course, what Lin Yun really intended by saying all that was merely to intimidate Mu Baihe; he didn't actually plan to treat her that way. After all, if he really did all that, Mu Baihe's reputation in the Magical Girl community would be ruined. The incident of "sneaking into the Abnormal Strategy Bureau to steal something" wouldn't necessarily have a bad impact, but it had a high chance of becoming a lifelong joke attached to her. Any Magical Girl familiar with her could bring it up for a laugh.

In addition, Mu Baihe had taken this action on her own, and just yesterday, she had shown an attitude of refusing to explain the truth to anyone, even at the cost of her life. If Lin Yun exposed this matter because of that, she would not only be held accountable by her team but also be forced to reveal her "secret." Such an outcome was undoubtedly something she would do anything to avoid.

Considering all this, Lin Yun chose to heavily emphasize the consequences of the incident to see if he could deter the other party. Judging from the facts, the effect was excellent.

"Can't, can't we not do this?"

Mu Baihe, who had previously been defiant, suddenly panicked, "I only wanted to check some information in your archives. I didn't cause any loss; there's no need to be so serious, is there?"

"I've heard that when you left, to avoid being caught, you almost blew up the filing cabinet next to you," Lin Yun pretended to recall.

"That was an accident! Just an accident! I didn't mean to cause any damage!"

Mu Baihe clasped her hands in front of her and waved her arms vigorously, "It's all because your people were shouting things like 'Put your hands up, don't move,' and it startled me. I just reflexively wanted to escape using my Magic Armor, but that was Magic Armor, Magic Armor! I can't control it if it's too powerful!"

"So?" Lin Yun looked at her.

"So I think my crime is not so severe!"

Mu Baihe stood up: "Things like reporting to the Bai An City Abnormal Strategy Bureau or even the national level..."

"It's part of the rules," Lin Yun blinked.

"I mean, can't we just make an exception?" Mu Baihe shouted as if resigning to her fate.

"Make an exception? Are you saying you don't want me to inform the Bai An City Abnormal Strategy Bureau about this matter?"
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Lin Yun continued to feign confusion: "But as far as I remember, when you were on a business trip to Bai An City, you did say, 'The Abnormal Strategy Bureau can do nothing to me.'"

"Of course, the Abnormal Strategy Bureau can't do anything to me, I wasn't talking about the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, I'm worried about you..."

Mu Baihe stopped mid-sentence, realizing she shouldn't lay all her cards on the table, stepped forward two paces, and approached Lin Yun, flashing a smile, "Um, Uncle?"

"What is it?" Lin Yun moved back without a sound, to avoid standing too close to her face.

"I mean, previously in Bai An City, it was my fault. I was too anxious and mistook you for a bad guy."

However, Mu Baihe pursued step by step, until she grasped the sides of Lin Yun's suit jacket. She raised her head, her eyes shimmering with tears: "And this time, sneaking into the Abnormal Strategy Bureau to look at the files, I know I was wrong now. Please, give me one more chance, forgive me. I promise I won't do it again."

"It's good that you can admit your mistake so candidly, and I am pleased," Lin Yun replied.

Lin Yun silently grasped the hem of his suit and pulled forcefully downwards, tearing the jacket from Mu Baihe's hands, "But right now, this is not an extension of that incident in Bai An City. So, I think we should still handle it by the book."

"Don't, please, I'm begging you."

Mu Baihe, unable to continue clutching Lin Yun's clothes, ran to the side, took Lin Yun's hand with tears brimming in her eyes, "I'm really begging you, please let me off, if you tell our captain about this, I'm truly done for, my life will be miserable, please spare me, Uncle."

"Even if you say that..."

"I'll do something for you, anything as long as it's within my power, that should be okay, right?"

Mu Baihe had an expression that said "if you don't agree, I'm going to kneel down": "One isn't enough? Two? Three? I am a Magical Girl, you know, I can deal with many enemies that your Abnormal Strategy Bureau can't handle. I'm really useful, and if you hand me over, I'll be ruined, you know?"

"...Forget it."

Lin Yun seemed to grudgingly compromise, "You don't need to do that many things, just promise me one thing, and I can act as if today's incident never happened."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Then, maybe add one more thing, about what happened before in Bai'an City, just erase that too..."

"Don't even think about it, that's bribery."

"Tch, stingy."

"I would advise you to be a little nicer, kid. As you said, if I were an adult with an even worse temper, your actions just now would have been enough for me to report you."

"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Mu Baihe stood at attention and saluted.

"Ah, what a mess this all is."

This time, Lin Yun truly sighed, recalling the chaotic scene at Fangting City's base yesterday, he had to muster his spirits and seemed to speak seriously, "Alright, let's discuss the thing you need to promise me."

"Okay, alright."

Mu Baihe nodded obediently, but then, as if she thought of something, blushed and shrank her head, "Um, it can only be something legal, you know, there are certain things I just won't do that are too out of line."

"...What are you thinking about."

Lin Yun struggled to resist the urge to knock some sense into the little head in front of him and organized his words, "It will certainly be legal and moral. It's just that, for you, it might be a little unconventional."

"Eh?" Mu Baihe blinked in confusion, her hands almost instantly moved to protect her shoulders.

"I told you, what are you thinking about, at such a young age."

Lin Yun finally couldn't hold back and slapped her lightly on the head, "Don't think about all that nonsense."

"Then, what kind of thing could it be?" Mu Baihe's voice trembled slightly, "I, I'll just say this, I'm only twelve, so there's a lot that wouldn't be legal... but if it's really legal, I'm not completely opposed..."

Lin Yun was already too lazy to explain.

He waved at the interrogation room's camera, and suddenly, the staff member who had been guiding earlier came in with a stack of documents.

"This is the information you tried to look through when you illegally hacked into the Abnormal Strategy Bureau's archives."

Taking those documents, Lin Yun laid them on the table, then indicated to Mu Baihe, "Although we could analyze the content to infer your intentions, I would rather hear the answer directly from you."

"Could you please tell me what exactly you were looking for when you came to 'browse' through these files?"