HLnovel Chapter 280 Fox's Harvest Day
Chapter 280 Fox's Harvest Day
Aside from natural attractions, the port city is most famous for its shopping and commerce.
As one of the world's few free ports, coupled with its unique tax reduction policies and cheap sea freight, it gathers the vast majority of the world's goods.
From daily necessities to luxury goods, from snacks and clothes to appliances and cars, everything is available for you to choose from.
And buying new clothes is an essential part of going out shopping, which naturally becomes a must-do for Fox and Cat when they go out.
Especially when the wealthy fox casually pulled a gleaming gold bank card from her pocket, Nan Jiayu and Fei Yelan simultaneously felt the fox's wealth.
"Buy as much as you want today! It's all on me, Fox!"
In fact, it didn't cost too much money.
I picked out a pretty dress for Xiaoyu, and the catgirl also chose an outfit for herself. The styles were definitely more novel than those in mainland stores.
But when faced with the clumsy, chubby little gray wolf, even the cat and fox, who considered themselves good at dressing up, were stumped.
"Hmm... Dog, could you take off your clothes? It's impossible to tell what you'd wear if you were all wrapped up like that."
“…………”
Fei Yelan cast a strange look at the two of them.
Take off your clothes?
In other words... all clothes except underwear...
Taking off all your clothes in front of so many people might be a little embarrassing, but if it's a necessary step... it might actually be quite exciting...
"I didn't tell you to take your clothes off here! Go to the changing room!"
"……oh."
Su Tianqing felt there was a hint of disappointment in Gray Wolf's voice, though she wasn't sure if it was just her imagination.
After stripping the howling gray wolf naked in the changing room, Su Tianqing finally took a serious look at the little gray wolf's thin physique.
Well, even by my own standards, it's definitely barren.
If the shallow valley where the bunny girl is dressed up is the tallest mountain in the villainous group, then the plain in front of the dog is something even this fox can't match.
Especially when she huddled in the corner of the dressing room in her slippers and clothes, trying to cover her exposed pale skin with her hands, her pitiful appearance immediately reminded Su Tianqing of a rather subtle fashion choice:
"Try this, it seems like it would be perfect for you, dog."
The fox spirit handed over a thick dress, along with a pair of fleece-lined tights.
Fei Yelan trembled as she examined the price tag on the dress in her hand, and then, under the dual pressure from the cat and fox, she was forced to begin changing her clothes.
But no matter how thick-skinned the little gray wolf was, Su Tianqing still wouldn't keep watching him change clothes; she wanted to at least keep some surprises in mind.
"Ye Lan has been wearing these clothes for many years now."
Su Tianqing walked to the place where she had stored her changed clothes and glanced down at the old coat stuffed in the shopping basket.
The cuffs were noticeably worn, with several crooked patches sewn on them, which was absolutely outrageous within my knowledge.
The catgirl followed, glanced down, and nodded in agreement.
"Yes, it's very worn out, with holes and repair marks in many places. I don't know why she would keep such old clothes..."
"Perhaps this dress has special meaning for her, but Ye Lan usually wears rather old clothes," Nan Jiayu said.
At this point, Su Tianqing's gaze fell on another cotton coat.
Fei Yelan's hidden past might actually be worse than she imagined.
If the gray wolf girl in Inari's memory is her, then why did she wander from the port city to the mountain city, and why did she return to the port city at this time?
Completely baffled, Su Tianqing could only turn her attention to the open dressing room curtain behind her, looking at the transformed gray wolf girl who walked out of the door.
"W-Why are you staring at me like that? This outfit just feels... a little strange..."
Fei Yelan said with a slightly flushed face, secretly grabbing the tip of her wolf tail.
Wearing a light gray, thick top, a slightly thinner skirt, warm fleece-lined tights, and a plaid scarf, the image of the gray wolf girl is completely different from the previous chubby winter wolf.
It has become full of a calm and youthful vibe!
"This is perfect, I'll take it."
Su Tianqing was quite satisfied, and Fei Yelan, who was looking in the mirror, was also somewhat surprised by the change in her appearance, and kept glancing at herself in the full-length mirror.
……
Surprisingly, the clothes weren't expensive.
Su Tianqing insisted that Fei Yelan wear this outfit while shopping, and forcibly stuffed all of her old clothes into the magic space. The gray wolf girl had no choice but to wear the new clothes and follow the two of them.
With her new image, Su Tianqing felt that the little gray wolf was actually quite cute, apart from being rather gloomy.
Especially her fierce wolf eyes, which are almost as striking as the cat's heterochromatic cat eyes.
"Speaking of this..."
Sitting in a restaurant, Su Tianqing chewed on her fried chicken leg and spoke to Fei Yelan, who was devouring fried pork chops across the table.
With the help of new clothes and delicious food, the gray wolf, who had been instinctively defensive, softened its attitude considerably, and at least its eyes became much clearer.
"Ye Lan, have you been staying with Tu Tu lately? I remember she stayed at the same hotel."
"Hmm?...Me? I have an apartment in Hong Kong, and I've been staying there recently."
Fei Yelan didn't intend to hide anything and spoke honestly.
After experiencing several thrilling and exciting challenges led by Xin Yuehu, Fei Yelan felt that her admiration for the fox had reached an unprecedented peak.
When they first met, Xin Yuehu's actions seemed rather suspicious, but she always seemed to be having a lot of fun, which coincided with her own thoughts, so she was someone she could fully trust.
"An apartment? Did you just rent it?" the catgirl asked curiously.
"No, I found the apartment ownership certificate and keys at my home in Shancheng a while ago. That's when I found out that I actually own an apartment in Gangcheng."
Fei Yelan said with a wry smile, her expression as if to say, "I don't know where this apartment came from."
This made Su Tianqing even more curious. She even put down the meat on her plate and brought up another topic:
"So that means you used to live in the port city, Ye Lan? Then why did you end up wandering to the mountain city?"
The gray wolf suddenly stopped eating.
He pondered, hesitated, wavered, and then reluctantly took a big bite.
"I don't know either. I've been in the orphanage in the mountain town since I can remember."
"When I can remember things... I was probably four or five years old? I don't know why I had the key to that apartment."
At this point, Fei Yelan's expression became somewhat somber, and the fried pork cutlet in her hand no longer seemed so appetizing.
The gray wolf girl recounted the days she spent in the orphanage.
Orcs are ostracized by other children in orphanages, not to mention that they are werewolf orcs, who are discriminated against and have hardly any friends.
The only friend I can chat with is another orc in my dorm, but I haven't been in touch with her for a long time, so this friendship is probably over.
After that came leaving the orphanage to go to school, followed by what Su Tianqing knew as the common experiences of beastmen during their school years:
The three orcs exchanged a glance and gave each other a wry smile.
They were ostracized, isolated, sponsored to study by the Orc Mutual Aid Association, and then came loneliness. This was the general fate of the Orcs.
"I really want to know about my background."
Fei Yelan stared at the half-eaten fried pork chop in her hand and said softly.
"I want to know who my parents are, where they are, and why I have a resettlement apartment in Hong Kong."
"I tried every possible way to find the construction records of this apartment back then, but they were kept as confidential documents in the most secure bank vault in the port city."
"Before you, I wandered around the port city for several days without finding any clues, and my magic power was almost exhausted, so..."
Fei Yelan scratched the back of her hand awkwardly, recalling the scene when she had recklessly attacked Cheshire Rabbit.
The terrifying attack power of the Rabbit Hammer still makes me a little scared.
But during this conversation, Su Tianqing obtained a very important clue.
"The apartment's construction records," Su Tianqing repeated.
"Ye Lan, how did you find out where these construction records are stored? Why are they classified documents?"
"I don't know either. I asked the old man who guards the apartment building, and he only said it was a resettlement project. He didn't know anything else."
The gray wolf helplessly shrugged.
Su Tianqing thought for a moment.
Resettlement project, Kowloon Walled City strange attack, confidential documents.
Who planned this resettlement project, and why were the building documents for the apartments kept so carefully?
All the clues seemed to come together, pointing to the document that Fei Yelan had mentioned.
"The most heavily guarded bank vault in the port city, the Central Bank of Hong Kong."
"In other words, if we can find a way into the vault and get that document, we might be able to find out about your background, Ye Lan!"
Su Tianqing put forward a bold idea.
But you'll immediately get a stare from the cats and dogs.
"...Fox, are you serious? How are we going to get into that vault?" Nan Jiayu asked.
"Yes, I tried to sneak in as a magical girl, but the vault has a strange magical alarm device that triggers the alarm whenever I go near it, so I can't get close to the vault door at all."
"It's alright, I'll figure out a solution. You two just need to get started!"
Su Tianqing grinned, wagged her fox tail, and a brilliant plan for amusement popped into her head.
"Let's meet on the rooftop tonight to discuss our action plan!"
Without hesitation, Su Tianqing immediately made a plan.
"This operation will be called—"
"—【The Bank Robbery in Hong Kong】!"