Chapter 267 - 267 267 Not a Big Problem

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Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Not a Big Problem Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Not a Big Problem On the third day after the television crew departed, Wyatt brought Elsa and Clara, who had been escorted by the Security Bureau, to the foot of Silent Peak. When they arrived, they saw about a dozen bulldozers working on a site at the base of Silent Peak, with construction signs erected all around. Since the area was deserted, they simply walked to a nearby shed outside the construction zone to find some shade. Elsa was still seated in her wheelchair, with Wyatt pushing her into the shade. He opened a bottle of water and carefully fed her a few sips, his tender actions making Clara’s eyes blaze with envy. The young man from the Security Bureau responsible for escorting them was named Victor Quintero, and he showed no interest in the legal issues concerning the three of them, instead observing the bustling construction crew with curiosity. “I remember that the area around Silent Peak belongs to the Taoism Academy. Why is there construction happening here?” The Security Bureau and the Taoism Academy are both formal national institutions, and every year the Security Bureau selects outstanding graduates from three domestic Taoism academies to serve as reserves. He happened to be one of those graduates who was fortunately selected for the Security Bureau. The shed was specifically built for the workers to rest and cool down; nearby, there was iced tea and disposable cups. Just then, the foreman, Xu, was enjoying tea there, and upon hearing Victor speak, he laughed and said, “You know about the Taoism Academy, huh? I only just heard about that prestigious academy this year.” As he spoke, he pointed towards Silent Peak, “Up there, you know? Our boss’s daughter is a new student at that academy, and he’s worried about her not eating well on the mountain, so he decided to set up a culinary street at the foot of the mountain. At first, he planned to open a food restaurant, but then our boss thought the menu was too limited, so he went back and came up with a culinary street plan. Today is the first day of construction.” The foreman said with a sigh, “Man, the way rich folks spoil their daughters, you’ve got to wonder, can’t they spoil them any other way? Tsk...” Victor Quintero’s mouth twitched at these words. Not only had the foreman never heard of it, but neither had he. He couldn’t imagine what sort of daughter would be spoiled to such an extent. As he pondered this, he suddenly saw the foreman pointing excitedly towards the mountain path, whispering, “See that, that’s our boss’s daughter, and I hear she’s also a famous master online!” Victor looked in the direction the foreman was pointing, and sure enough, he saw Scarlett Jennings walking slowly toward them. He was stunned at first, then his eyes widened, “It’s her!” Scarlett Jennings walked directly over, first glancing at Wyatt and the two people behind him, then at Victor Quintero. Seeing him in uniform, with the Security Bureau badge on his chest, she immediately understood that he was the staff member responsible for the escort. She nodded slightly at him, “Thank you for making the trip.” “Just doing my duty,” Victor Quintero said, suddenly extending his hand toward her, “My name is Victor Quintero, I belong to the Sea City Branch of the Security Bureau’s execution team. I’ve been wanting to meet you.” Scarlett Jennings blinked, her expression appearing puzzled. Victor reminded her, “The incident with the Wealth Pillar and the Body Borrowing in your group before, my colleague and I were the ones responsible.” However, they had mostly been coordinating with the police and hadn’t had the chance to meet her in person. Scarlett Jennings nodded in understanding and shook hands with him. The two didn’t say much more, both focused on the matter of Wyatt’s wife’s soul swap and decided to handle business first. “The branch office in the nearby city doesn’t have the capacity to handle this type of soul-swapping magic, since it’s relatively rare. Originally, they planned to transfer the person to the Sea City branch, but the person involved mentioned you could help, so I brought them over,” Victor Quintero explained, then asked, “Have you handled this type of soul-swapping magic before?” A Shadow Soul would be easy to deal with as it only needed to be expelled, but when it involved two Living Souls, caution was necessary to avoid damaging their souls. “I haven’t handled it, but I’ve read about it in books,” Scarlett Jennings replied. Victor Quintero frowned slightly. Although he had followed her performances with her group and watched recordings of the soul swap case, he acknowledged that she was talented, but relying on book knowledge for magic wasn’t enough. Busy with other cases the past couple of days, he only knew Scarlett had defeated Gregory Xander in a rainmaking duel, without realizing she had learned the rainmaking magic on the spot. “Young lady, when it involves Living Souls, you cannot take risks,” He said, lowering his voice a bit, “You need to understand that any damage to the Living Soul can affect the original body.” Victor Quintero spoke seriously, and both Wyatt and Elsa grew a bit tense. Victor had initially wanted to persuade the parties to let the Security Bureau handle the matter. In Sea City, their team leader was quite confident in the Soul Summoning Technique, but he wasn’t around; it would take a couple of days. Before more could be said, Scarlett suddenly replied with a light “hmm,” interrupting him, “I understand, it’s not a big issue.” Victor Quintero was momentarily at a loss for words. Wyatt and Elsa, who were initially anxious, oddly felt at ease after hearing Scarlett’s words. No other reason, but they had reviewed her past live recordings before coming to Sea City. The last time she said “it’s not a big issue” was during her duel with Gregory Xander. Hmm, when those four words came out of her mouth, they somehow brought a comforting sense of security. Seeing the parties were decided, Victor Quintero couldn’t continue to intervene. He secretly resolved to protect her during the process, ready to step in and remedy if any problem arose... So, ten minutes later. Victor Quintero stared, wide-eyed and incredulous, at the woman who had switched back to Elsa’s body and was crying tears of joy. Was it really this easy to break the magic and switch the living souls back? Unaffected by Victor Quintero’s bewilderment nearby, Wyatt and his wife were all smiles, especially Elsa, who, after spending so much time in a wheelchair, was suddenly able to stand normally and couldn’t quite adapt to the sensation. Similarly unsettled was Clara, who had just returned to her body. She sat in the wheelchair and suddenly screamed with despair, “My legs... Why can’t I move my legs?!” Unable to move, she couldn’t even feel any sensation in her lower body! How was this her body?! Wyatt watched Clara in her breakdown with cold eyes, spoke icily, “You of all people should know why you can’t move. I heard from Seth Houghton that you were the one who suggested breaking Elsa’s legs! You incited him to cripple Elsa, so she couldn’t leave. Did you not expect you’d one day suffer in this body yourself?” Elsa clenched her fists hearing Wyatt’s words. When she first learned the truth, she couldn’t believe that half of what she endured came from her best friend. And the reason behind it was so absurdly laughable.

Chapter 267 - 267 267 Not a Big Problem

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