The whole interview incident ended without incident.
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As soon as Souren Kusakura and Linfan Shuihe returned to their respective temporary rental houses, disguised as themselves, they met up at Souren Kusakura's home as originally planned, ensuring they weren't being followed.
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Once they met, they synchronized the situations they had encountered at the police station.
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Indeed, the test they faced was exactly the same.
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Fortunately, Linfan Shuihe's way of handling it was just like Souren Kusakura's, not revealing any flaws and successfully passing the fake interrogation.
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Then, they both opened the newly obtained personal handwritten letters to confirm the contents.
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"To Miss Kusakura/Shuihe:
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Congratulations, you have passed the final interview.
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Upon opening and reading this letter, it means you have been officially appointed as the manager/assistant manager of the R.E.L.A.X. branch.
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Miss Kusakura/Shuihe, you will be the manager/assistant manager, working together to manage the new branch.
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To celebrate your promotion, we invite you and Miss Kusakura/Shuihe to lunch together.
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Specific time and location will be notified tomorrow via email, please be aware.
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Bai Yaxin
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Except for the name being different, the content was exactly the same in both letters.
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But compared to the previous personal letter, the tone used was much gentler and warmer.
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"Well, more mysterious than last time." (Souren Kusakura)
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Souren Kusakura smiled with a poker face.
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"I bet it will be the same as last time, only informing us of the meeting place without revealing the actual arrangements." (Van)
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"This bastard sure is cunning." (Souren Kusakura)
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Regardless of time or location, Bai Yaxin had taken great care in secrecy, ensuring Souren Kusakura and Linfan Shuihe (actually Souren Kusakura and Van) had no chance of an early ambush.
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However, Souren Kusakura's and Linfan Shuihe's two months of work were not in vain.
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Everything was ready, and what they were waiting for now was Bai Yaxin's olive branch.
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"It's time." (Souren Kusakura)
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Souren Kusakura gave Van a look, and Van understood, immediately beginning preparations and contacting relevant personnel.
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Meanwhile, Souren Kusakura sat on the sofa, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.
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Years of grievances were about to be settled once and for all this time.
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After a night passed, at five in the morning the next day, Yu arrived at Souren Kusakura's home disguised as a janitor as coordinated the previous night with Van.
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By six in the morning, Souren Kusakura and Van had successfully transformed into Souren Kusakura and Linfan Shuihe.
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In fact, Souren Kusakura and Van had learned the art of disguise and face-changing from Yu, but for this final decisive battle, they still invited their master, Yu, to ensure the perfect disguise.
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After the transformation was complete, Yu’s task was done, and he left on his own.
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Afterwards, Kusakura and Linfan calmly had breakfast, waiting quietly for further instructions.
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At nine in the morning, Souren Kusakura and Van simultaneously received a message.
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"To Miss Kusakura/Shuihe, please arrive at Kyoto's Sakyo Ward Okazaki Park at half past eleven."
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"Going to Okazaki Park, is it for a picnic?" (Souren Kusakura)
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Souren Kusakura first sarcastically remarked with a cold tone, then adjusted and began to act.
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"Sister Linfan, I leave the arranged matters to you~!" (Kusakura)
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In just a second, the aloof Lady Souren Kusakura turned into the lively and cute young girl, Kusakura.
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"Okay, leave it to me." (Linfan Shuihe)
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They each confirmed the equipment and items they needed to bring, contacted relevant personnel, and after the final confirmation, they set off.
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When they arrived at Okazaki Park at eleven twenty in the morning, on a weekday in the off-peak travel season, there were not many people at the park entrance, just a few elderly people strolling or enjoying the sun.
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Some people were walking their pets or playing frisbee with their dogs.
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A peaceful scene.
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"Sister Linfan, did you know, it is said that Okazaki Park has 1700 cherry blossom trees!" (Kusakura)
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"I've been in Kyoto for so many years, but I've never come here to see the cherry blossoms... how about we come after we finish work? We can go together, okay?" (Kusakura)
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Kusakura shook Linfan’s arm, seemingly coaxing her.
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Unexpectedly caught off guard by this, and combined with Kusakura's adorable appearance, Linfan found it unbeatable and couldn’t resist.
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"Uh, y-yes, that sounds good." (Linfan Shuihe)
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Linfan Shuihe blushed slightly, shyly agreeing.
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At first glance, it was just a scene of two ordinary sisters playing in the park.
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But the burdens these two carried were far heavier than their peers.
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At eleven twenty-five in the afternoon, a black Toyota minivan stopped firmly at the entrance of Okazaki Park.
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A man in a suit got out of the car, sizing up Linfan Shuihe and Kusakura Souren, and then politely bowed to them.
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"Miss Kusakura, Miss Shuihe, you've waited long enough, please get in the car." (Suit Man)
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After the two got in the car, the man in the suit took out a leather bag and handed it to Kusakura.
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"I would like you both to put your personal belongings, including phones, wallets, etc., in this bag for safekeeping." (Suit Man)
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Kusakura and Linfan exchanged a look, then cooperatively placed their belongings into the bag.
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"Please take good care of it for me, I had to visit over ten stores to find this phone case!" (Kusakura)
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Once everything was inside, Kusakura reminded them before closing it.
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Kusakura was just too adorable, causing the man in the suit to smile, then quickly regain a serious expression.
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After taking back the leather bag, the man in the suit pulled out a metal detector.
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"For security reasons, we need to check if you are carrying any electronic gadgets, please cooperate." (Suit Man)
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Despite the polite request, this was a non-negotiable check.
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After the check, there were incessant beeps coming from Kusakura and Linfan.
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So, the two of them took off necklaces, earrings, rings, and other accessories.
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However, even after removing everything, Linfan's upper body continued to beep after the inspection.
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"Is there anything else you need to remove?" (Suit Man)
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The man in the suit patiently inquired, without any pressing intention, maintaining a friendly attitude.
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Slightly sighing, Linfan lowered her voice and hesitantly spoke up.
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"My... my bra has underwires, do I need to remove that too?" (Linfan Shuihe)
