"Flandre?"
Beatrice turned her head to look at her after noticing her movements. Flandre waved her hand, cast a Magic spell to purify the air in front of her again, and then followed Beatrice inside.
When they saw Beatrice walk in, the staff inside lit up. "Welcome, Miss."
Beatrice waved her hand. "Have the things I ordered last time arrived?"
"Yes, they have, Miss. Look, here are the winter sunscreen and moisturizing cream you ordered." The staff member quickly retrieved an exquisite small box from inside.
"This moisturizing cream comes from a mysterious region west of Ursus called Sami. It is made from the extract of a unique plant produced there, mixed with dozens of high-grade materials. It is quite rare. Many noble women use this moisturizing cream in winter. We guarantee you will be satisfied," the salesperson introduced while handing the items over.
Beatrice picked up the bags contentedly and walked out with Flandre. Upon reaching the door, she looked back at the fawning boss. "Tone down the scent inside the store in the future. My sister doesn't like it!"
After speaking, she ignored the boss's stiff expression and walked toward another store with Flandre, who was smiling again. The two of them thoroughly browsed the entire shopping mall, before finally heading downstairs, each carrying several large bags.
Just before reaching the main entrance, she stopped in front of a lipstick counter. "The usual, five tubes of #38 Brett."
Hearing her words, the clerk skillfully produced an exquisite small box containing exactly the five lipsticks Beatrice needed. She opened her small bag, put four of them inside, and tossed the last one into her pocket. Flandre blinked in surprise, watching Beatrice easily perform this series of movements despite having a large number of bags hanging from both hands.
"Flandre, what are you looking at?" Beatrice looked confusedly at the girl, who was staring at her with starry eyes.
"Big Sister Beatrice, you're amazing!" Flandre exclaimed, indicating that she currently felt like a giant flapping moth, unable to make any other movements because both her hands were full. But Beatrice clearly had many more items, yet she could still easily free up her hands.
"You call this amazing?" Beatrice didn't quite understand the standard by which Flandre judged "amazing."
Just then, the sound of a robbery came from not far away. They looked up and saw a foolish thief who had snatched a woman's shoulder bag sprinting toward them, as the exit door was right behind them. Flandre looked at her own hands, realizing she wasn't free, and prepared to use her Cloning technique.
But she was stopped by Beatrice.
They watched as she calmly took out the brand-new lipstick from her pocket, twisted off the cap, and removed the safety seal. She calmly watched the approaching person. The next second, the lipstick jabbed the person's kidney area. The thief cried out in pain and fell to the ground, where Beatrice promptly stepped on their back.
Soon, the patrolling Lungmen Guard Officers rushed over. They looked at the small thief writhing on the ground, clutching their kidney. The patrolling officers didn't know how to react after looking at Beatrice, who had calmly put the lipstick back into her bag, and Flandre, who was standing nearby in awe.
This unlucky thief was actually extremely fortunate. First, meeting Flandre here was already lucky enough, and the fact that she didn't even make a move this time was the luckiest part. Soon after, a Guard Department vehicle drove up, and the person who came to handle the matter was Hoshiguma. She glanced at the foolish thief, then looked at Beatrice, trying to suppress her laughter.
"You worked hard, Missy. I didn't expect you and Flandre to catch a thief even while on vacation!"
Flandre stood nearby, demonstrating to Hoshiguma how bravely Beatrice had used a single lipstick tube to accurately jab the thief's kidney. After listening, Hoshiguma looked at the thief with sympathy.
"Uh, for the section on how the suspect was subdued, I'll write that the suspect was knocked down by Officer Beatrice, who is currently on vacation, using a lipstick. Does that sound okay?"
Beatrice nodded. "Just write that. There's no need to be polite to people like him."
"Do you need me to drive you back later?" Hoshiguma asked with a chuckle. Beatrice agreed, realizing it would be inconvenient to walk back carrying all their purchases.
After returning to the villa, a fragrance wafted through the house. The maid sisters had already prepared dinner. The three of them sat there, eating and discussing the incident.
When Chen Huijie and the others encountered the attack in Flower Village, Lungmen had also experienced interference from small factions. However, the opponents were very unlucky. They ran into a combat squad from the Guard Department that Wei Yenwu had secretly transferred back—patrol officers from near Ursus and Kazdel. Their combat awareness and equipment were incomparable to the standard officers.
The members of the Truth Society who intended to harass the Guard Department walked straight into an ambush. While the group at Flower Village was taken alive, the Guard Department here used deadly force. The twenty or so attacking members were all shot dead; none escaped. It was swift and decisive.
"By the way, since we took down such a large organization this time, did Chief Executive Wei mention any rewards?" Hoshiguma asked curiously.
"There will definitely be rewards. Probably everyone's salary will be raised. Chen Huijie, you, and a few captains will likely see a promotion in rank," Beatrice replied.
Hoshiguma chuckled and explained that she had set her eyes on a motorcycle. Since the New Year was approaching, she planned to buy one to reward herself, but it was a bit expensive. Flandre slapped the table upon hearing this.
"Oh right, what about Flandre's salary and bonus!"
"Flandre, I remember you have a salary card..." Beatrice replied.
"But Flandre has never seen a salary card!"
"Oops, I forgot to give it to you!" Beatrice quickly ran to the study and returned with a bank card. "All your previous salary and bonuses are on this card."
Flandre carefully took it. "This has Flandre's salary in it!" She certainly recognized a bank card, but she was excited to receive her own for the first time.
After Hoshiguma left, Beatrice looked at Flandre. "How are you prepared for tomorrow's matter?"
Flandre shook her head. "Why should I prepare?"
Beatrice realized she was right. Whether the officials from Baizao liked Flandre or not would not affect her ability to stay. Lungmen is far away; if they decide to keep her, the imperial court can only watch. As long as Flandre doesn't cause widespread public outrage, no one can make her leave. Her willingness to stay in Lungmen is Yan's good fortune.
Having figured this out, Beatrice picked up Flandre and gave her a hug. "As expected, our Flandre is the best!"
Although she didn't know why Beatrice was suddenly so enthusiastic, Flandre nodded. "That's right! Big Sister also said Flandre is the best!"