Scarlett Jennings decided to accept the invitation to join the Capital Security Headquarters, and this news spread through the three academies the next day.
Sea City Academy didn't care much because, even though Scarlett Jennings joined the Security Bureau early, she was still a student of their Sea City in terms of identity.
The other two academies were somewhat disappointed, but they didn't have too much emotion, knowing they indeed had no apparent advantage in competing with the Security Bureau for people.
The only ones most emotional were instead the Mystic Regulation Office.
When Cassian Wolf heard the news, a chill flashed across his eyes.
"What benefits did the Security Bureau offer her?"
"None."
The young man below hesitated a bit before adding,
"But it is said she decided after meeting with the esteemed Simon of the Security Bureau."
Originally, during the banquet, Scarlett Jennings had no explicit attitude about which invitation to accept. It was only after the banquet that she suddenly decided.
Upon hearing Simon's name, the chill in Cassian Wolf's eyes turned to ice.
The teacup in his hand cracked with a snap, and the tea seeped through the crack but was flicked aside by Cassian Wolf before it touched his fingers.
The tea water turned into droplets, leaving a small dent on the table next to him.
Cassian quickly regained his composure and said calmly,
"Got it."
After everyone left, he pondered for a moment, picked up his phone, and logged into a certain account.
Meanwhile, in the villa.
Scarlett Jennings had just finished her coursework for the day when she heard a notification from the Spiritual Affairs app. On checking, she found it was a message from an officer at the Mystic Regulation Office.
Scarlett had previously accepted the task of catching the true culprit behind the secret medicinal conspiracy from him and consulted him over the Ear Mouse incident.
Their last conversation hadn't been particularly pleasant, at least from Scarlett's perspective.
Unexpectedly, he later added her as a friend, and Scarlett decided to keep the Mystic Regulation Office as a contact channel.
This was the first time he had sent her a message since that occasion.
When Scarlett opened it, she found the message direct,
"You joined the Security Bureau, planning to refuse the invitation from the Mystic Regulation Office?"
Scarlett felt puzzled. How did so many people know about Mr. Wen's invitation for her to join the Mystic Regulation Office?
First, it was Callum Yuan, and now it's this Mystic Regulation Office officer.
"I have no compelling reason to join the Mystic Regulation Office."
Scarlett spoke the truth.
Though Mr. Wen said he could tell her the whereabouts of her mentor if she joined the Mystic Regulation Office, Scarlett didn't trust him.
She never intended to sell herself to the Mystic Regulation Office for an ambiguous answer.
The other side fell silent for a while, then suddenly asked,
"Did you join the Security Bureau because of Simon?"
Then, before Scarlett could reply, several more messages came through with cracking sounds.
"Don't assume he's a good person just because he's good-looking."
"Can't you tell he's not human either?"
Both are not human, so why choose the Security Bureau over the Mystic Regulation Office?
The Mystic Regulation Office was the first to invite her!
Scarlett felt the officer's words were becoming inexplicable, but she didn't intend to explain much to the opposite side either.
Perhaps seeing her not responding, the other side sent another message,
"You've already met Mr. Wen; isn't he more trustworthy than Simon?"
Scarlett raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling she had something to say about this.
"Your Mr. Wen at the Mystic Regulation Office doesn't look like a good person either."
On the other end, Cassian's eyes darkened when he saw this message, almost crushing the phone screen, and quickly typed back.
"Is he not good?"
Recalling her conversation with him yesterday, Scarlett summarized it brusquely,
"Moody, unreliable, arrogant, cares only for his own happiness regardless of others' lives... What's good about him?"
Cassian: ...
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