Operation Red Book

Chapter 478: The Crowded Bread Stand

Not long after Ivy and Beatrice left the stall, they found clues about Joshua.

It all started when the black cat sleeping in Beatrice’s arms suddenly smelled an aroma that was comparable to that of Guojiao.

"Meow!"

The black cat screamed, kicked Beatrice's arm away, and flew towards the crowd not far away.

"Hey hey hey! Didn't I tell you to hold the rope well?"

"I did...ah!"

The next second, Beatrice was also dragged away by the black cat.

Everything happened so fast that Ivy only saw a white afterimage flash before her eyes. She blinked and there was no trace of her companions anymore.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Ivy covered her mouth and screamed, then hurriedly ran in the direction of the afterimage.

"Beatrice! Beatrice!"

"Hola..."

The sound of being squeezed suddenly rang out when Ivy ran through the crowded crowd. She hurriedly stopped rushing forward and followed the faint sound to pull out the witch and the black cat.

"oops!"

"what!"

After two quick screams, Ivy and Beatrice both fell to the ground.

“Meow meow meow meow—meow meow—”

The black cat seemed relaxed and at ease, holding a small paper bowl in both hands and sitting comfortably on Beatrice's lap.

Its little head dove into the bottom of the bowl again, its ears twitching back in excitement.

"What are you eating? Little high-voltage wire..."

Ivy pushed Beatrice away, snatched the small paper bowl and put it under her nose and sniffed it.

"cream?"

“Meow, meow—”

The black cat smacked its lips contentedly, then took the small paper bowl and started licking it frantically again.

"Cream?" Beatrice stood up and joined the conversation. "Animal cream or vegetable cream?"

"Why bother? Can animals eat cream?"

"Miss Ivy! Miss Ivy!"

Before he finished speaking, a young figure suddenly passed through the crowd, and then a small figure ran towards Ivy quickly and bumped into her legs hard.

"Ahhh! Blue mouse!"

Beatrice took a few steps back in panic, holding the black cat, and screamed in fear at the "Smurf" beside Ivy.

"Henry!" Ivy looked at the child in front of her with surprise and lifted him up suddenly. "Long time no see! How are you doing?"

"Hate it! Put me down! This! That! It's... It's going to break!"

What a terrible line...

Ivy put down Henry who was struggling, and kissed him on the face while the eagerness had not yet dissipated.

"ah!"

Henry shouted with his ears red. Seeing Ivy covering her mouth and laughing, he puffed up his cheeks angrily and deliberately turned his head away from Ivy.

"This is the bakery manager's stall, which specializes in selling bread and desserts that are safe for pets. Because so many people are buying, the other children and I are here to help..."

"Well, this is what the store manager asked me to give you..."

Henry handed Ivy a cup of pet cream and two steaming butter croissants.

"Ms. Grace... Dean Grace! She takes such good care of us! We eat bread every day, and enough vegetables and meat every day!"

"That's good... Hey! Is Miss Grace here too?" Ivy asked.

Henry nodded, then shook his head: "Florence's children and teachers are here, but we dispersed after we came in, so I don't know where Miss Grace is now..."

"It's okay..." Ivy pinched Henry's little face, "Have you seen Joshua? I'm looking for him."

"Yes." Henry stammered, "Mr. Watson seems a little... strange..."

"what?"

"He seems drunk, but his face isn't as red as the store manager's when he's drunk. I can't really tell..."

"I always feel that he is different from before, as if he has become a different person..."

Henry recalled, biting his finger.

"He was very excited, shouting and yelling, and as soon as he squeezed in, he said he wanted to buy all the bread here. The store manager said each person could only buy one, so he said he would buy one for everyone behind him because they were all his family..."

"Ah?" Ivy was confused.

"Then he was dragged away. The people who dragged him away were wearing blue clothes..."

"what?"

"Oh come on... kid! Which way are they going?"

Beatrice squeezed over with the cat in her arms, interrupting their conversation in a domineering manner. After Henry pointed in a direction to the left, she turned around and left with disdain.

"Ms. Ivy, please come and visit us when you have time! The welfare home is now in great shape!"

"Okay, I'll come visit you guys after I'm done with this!"

"Then let's make a pinky promise..."

"Henry! Too busy!"

Henry had just raised his little finger when he was startled by another childish urging.

"Hurry up! If you don't change your mind for a hundred years, you're a little dog!"

After quickly swearing in Ivy, Henry hugged Ivy's neck and quickly returned to his busy stall.

Happiness comes quickly and goes quickly.

Ivy stood up, her empty heart soaked by the aroma of bread.

The warm lighting shone on the soft and chewy bread, lighting up the paths of children jumping up and down, and also lighting up countless wrists reaching out to the stalls.

Ivy saw the store manager's curly mustache, the busy Smurfs' sweat, the steam coming from the roasting egg rolls and the smile that bloomed after biting into the bread.

"Please send a few police officers to the crowded stalls to maintain order. At least form several columns."

Ivy pulled a police officer over and whispered that they were scattered at various intersections to maintain peace in the market.

After finishing her explanation, Ivy patted the police officer's shoulder gently and quickly left the bread stall.

Henry's description of Joshua just now made Ivy feel very confused. What did "strange" mean? What did "a different person" mean?

In the past, Joshua would not have dared to enter such a crowded place, and would have apologized frantically if he had even touched the corner of someone's clothes.

It is impossible for a wimp like him to speak in public, let alone say something polite like "booking the whole theater" in front of everyone.

With an ominous premonition, Ivy covered her beating chest and quickened her pace.

"Give me that potion in your hand, Bitch!"

"Stinking black man stay away from me! Bitch!"

"Meow! Ha——"

"Ha your mother's head! Smelly cat!"

"Don't curse it! I'm going to curse you into turning into a toad! Bitch!"

"Then I will curse you to become a lazy snake! Bitch!"

Before she even walked out of the alley, the noise coming from the corner immediately attracted Ivy's attention.

If she guessed correctly, Beatrice was having a big fight with someone.

This is a big problem. Beatrice has an impatient personality and profound magical powers. She won't turn into a snake, but the person opposite her will definitely turn into a toad...

Oh my god! Don't cause trouble on my turf!

Ivy prayed silently in her heart, hurriedly lifted her skirt and ran forward.

"Bitch!"

"Bitch!"

"Ah this...ah that...ah this..."

"Marquis Andrew?"

After turning the corner, Ivy immediately froze in place.

As luck would have it, the person standing in front of Beatrice was Andrew Emerson, the eldest son of the Emerson family, and the brown-haired woman standing next to him should be his wife, Fiona Emerson, the woman who was about to be turned into a toad by Beatrice.

Ivy's sudden appearance caught the three people present off guard. Seven eyes looked at Ivy, five of them were filled with anger, and the remaining pair was full of tears.

"Ms. Ivy..."

After not seeing each other for a few months, Andrew was still as timid and helpless as before. When he saw Ivy, he ran over crying as if he had seen a savior.

"The potion they have is made by Bell Cruz! I would recognize him even if he turned into ashes!"

Beatrice put her hands on her hips and complained to Ivy first.

"This one……"

"Who are you? How do you know him? Are you two doing something behind my back?!"

Fiona suddenly grabbed Andrew's collar, and while shaking his brain vigorously, she asked loud questions in his ear.

"Oh no, I misunderstood..."

"Ms. Ivy! This is my wife! Madam! This is the manager of the Chinese Wharf! Miss Ivy!"

Andrew was struggling to survive in the cracks, his eyes were filled with tears, as if he was going to sit down and cry in the next second.

"what?"

After hearing this, Fiona pushed away Andrew, who was several times stronger than her, and glanced at Ivy with a sharp and harsh look.

"Are you the oriental woman who seduced several nobles? Humph! You don't look that great!"

"Why, your dream of becoming a phoenix has not yet come true? First it was Lord Vincent Waite, and then that little bastard Dorian. Who is your next target? His Royal Highness the Prince?"

"Who the hell are you calling a little bastard!" Beatrice got angry before Ivy did.

"What? You stinky little bastard, you want to come to my house? You little bastard! I said he was a little bastard, so what!"

"Fiona! I talked to you about…"

"TAKI LAMORA!"

There is no doubt that……

Fiona turned into a toad.

And Marquis Andrew who witnessed everything...

Ah, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.