Beep~
The sound of an incoming email. Alain, who had been waiting for a long time after setting down his phone, hurriedly unlocked the screen to check the email sent by Monika.
"Tsk..."
The next moment, his face fell, and he muttered secretly, "As expected, it's a no-go."
That simple sentence undoubtedly severed Alain's hope:
[Sorry, I cannot directly tell you the address of the residence. I... cannot say.
That residence is already very close to her; it can be said to be her secret place.]
This sentence also revealed a lot. But Alain still sighed. Forget it... he hadn't held much hope originally anyway.
Currently, the focus of the mission is better placed on the Game World and the subsequent trip to Version 0.98...
[Additionally, even if I tell you the address of Yalin Villa No. 6 right now, you won't be able to bypass the Property Management.]
"Mn?"
Alain hadn't thought about this point. He might as well take this opportunity to send an inquiry email.
[How so?]
[You should have already gone to find the Property Management, right?] An email from Monika.
Alain looked at this email and told Monika roughly what had happened at the Property Management.
And his thoughts inadvertently drifted to that chain-smoking Uncle.
The amount of half a pack of cigarettes emptied in over an hour really left a deep impression on him.
And the other impression... was that extremely responsible attitude.
The Property Management Uncle was like a city wall, guarding the front of Residence No. 6, not revealing a single shred of information, nor letting them pass.
Perhaps this is the good professional ethics of high-end residential property management?
After the "Beep~" sound, it was a new email from Monika:
[I see, I roughly understand.
It is precisely because of this that telling you the address is even more meaningless. Because you will be even less able to bypass the Property Management.]
[?] This time, the question mark was sent by Alain.
He slandered inwardly, how come the more Monika speaks, the more dangerous it sounds?
Originally, he thought Monika meant the attitude of the person in charge of Yalin Property Management would become a wall of obstruction for Alain finding the residence.
Now, after Monika's explanation, how did the Property Management turn into a sharp sword of Yalin Villa that would pierce him instead?
No matter what, even if the Property Management constitutes an "obstruction," it can't cause a "threat" to him, right?
Beep~
[Firstly, you need to go to the Property Management to get the key before you can go to the residence. This is a very simple principle.]
[Secondly... have you already obtained that application form?]
[Correct.]
Regarding the application form, he did not deny it.
The so-called application form was the form the Property Management Uncle mentioned after their last visit to Yalin Villa, stating that a one-week application process was needed to take him to the residence.
It was too time-consuming; Alain hadn't intended to take this channel, choosing instead to directly ask Monika for the address.
[Then you have no turning back, Alain. You still underestimate Yalin Villa's Property Management too much.]
Alain seemed to see a long-haired young girl sneering softly. The next moment, her new email arrived:
[No... is it still a problem with your cognition? You don't understand, do you? You don't get it, do you?]
"..." How punchable. Alain's fist hardened. But... for the mission, for the residence! For Mita and everyone!
Alain endured it.
[Yes, Miss Monika. Alain doesn't understand, Alain doesn't get it. Could you please point out a clear path for Alain?]
[Can't do anything with you.]
Looking at this new email, the image of a beautiful girl smiling helplessly and spreading her hands floated into Alain's vision.
The fist became even harder.
[Yalin Villa's Property Management serves clients who are all trash with private secrets. And this group of trash, for the safety of their own secrets, gives the Property Management quite a bit of "operational funds."
Money can make the devil push the millstone, let alone humans. Therefore, the intensity of Yalin Property Management's privacy protection can be called a high wall.]
[The personal safety of that group of trash is linked to their wages, so the Property Management has to be serious.]
[This also causes them to be extremely sensitive to any sign of trouble regarding client safety. So, think about it...]
She deliberately left a few seconds of blank space to let Alain think.
Indeed... after seeing him and Mila acting sneakily, that group of property managers didn't turn a blind eye like ordinary "workers" and pretend not to see.
Instead, they half-dragged and half-pulled them into the Property Management office.
Beep~
[If you took this form, knowing it permits entry, but didn't go to apply, would the Property Management become suspicious?]
[Even if you gave some lame excuse, such as: catching an adulterer. They would still prioritize the client's privacy.]
[Guess what they will do when they don't see you return for half a day?]
Whoosh—
The wind blew fiercely past Alain's ears, messing up his hair.
[The answer is, ask her.]
[To be honest, even now, I don't understand what she would think. I don't know how she would react after learning the news that you are investigating her.]
[But undoubtedly, the information gap between you and her will be completely annihilated.]
Monika spoke harshly, but Alain thought it was very correct.
To a certain extent, Monika was Yang Wanhua's eyes. Having Monika as an ally could conceal the current movements of Alain and the others.
But Monika's reply to this brought the matter back to the Property Management.
Yalin Property Management was a hurdle Alain found difficult to bypass.
If he went to the Property Management, he had to wait for that week-long application period.
If he didn't go to the Property Management, the Property Management would actively come looking for him.
A dilemma.
"No."
Alain understood that the solution to this matter was actually very simple.
First, Monika couldn't say the location of the residence, and he had to go back to the Property Management.
Therefore, bypassing the Property Management and finding the residence directly was not feasible.
Alain only needed to focus his attention on how to speed up the Property Management application.
"Or..." he murmured, his thoughts drifting to the other condition the Property Management had given at the time, which was also the route Alain had rejected early on:
Get Yang Wanhua herself to agree to let them enter the residence.
Let Yang Wanhua agree to enter the residence? On the surface alone, it didn't seem reliable.
Alain didn't have her contact information. Even if he did, he couldn't be bothered to say a word to her.
But the Alain inside the Property Management back then was the Alain who hadn't yet established a cooperative relationship with Monika.
The current him was different.
Because he had a partner deep behind enemy lines.
The reliable partner whose cooperation was finalized just today... no, just ten minutes ago: Monika!
At the same time, Alain recalled Monika's highly probable identity: AI. Or perhaps...
Digital Lifeform.
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