Besides natural attractions, Hong Kong City is most developed in real estate and commerce.
As one of the world's few free ports, coupled with unique tax reduction policies and cheap sea freight, it has gathered most of the world's goods.
From daily necessities to luxury goods, from snacks and clothes to appliances and cars, everything is available for selection.
And as an essential activity when going out shopping—buying new clothes—it naturally became a must-do for Fox Fox and Cat Girl when they went out.
Especially when Big Spender Fox Fox casually pulled out a shimmering golden bank card from her pocket, Nan Jiayu and Fei Yelan simultaneously felt the wealth of Rich Fox.
"Today, buy as much as you want! Fox Fox will pay for everything!"
In reality, it didn't cost too much money.
She picked out a beautiful dress for Jia Yu, and Cat Girl also chose an outfit for herself; the styles were indeed more novel than those in mainland stores.
But when faced with the rustic, fat-wolf-like Gray Wolf, the two of them, Cat Girl and Fox Girl, who considered themselves experts in clothing matching, found themselves in a predicament.
"Um... Doggy, can you take off your clothes? Wrapped up like this, we can't tell what suits you."
"... ... ... ..."
Fei Yelan cast a strange look at the two.
Take off her clothes?
That is to say... all clothes except her underwear...
It's a bit embarrassing to strip in front of so many people, but if this is a necessary step... maybe it's quite exciting...
"I didn't tell you to take it off here! Go inside the changing room!"
"...Oh."
She always felt that the Gray Wolf's voice seemed to carry a hint of disappointment, and she wondered if it was just Su Tianqing's own illusion.
After stripping the howling Gray Wolf in the changing room, Su Tianqing finally scrutinized the Gray Wolf's meager figure in front of her.
Well, even from Ben Hu's perspective, it could definitely be called meager.
If Rabbit's shallow valley when she wore a bunny girl outfit was the tallest mountain in the villain team, then Doggy's plain in front of her could be said to be something even Ben Hu couldn't match.
Especially when she was wearing changing room slippers, huddled in the corner of the changing room, trying to cover her exposed pale skin with her hands, her pitiful appearance immediately made Su Tianqing think of a very subtle matching plan:
"Try this; I think it will suit Doggy very well."
Fox Girl handed over a thick dress with a pair of fleece-lined tights.
Fei Yelan trembled as she looked at the price tag of the dress in her hand, then, under the dual pressure of Cat Girl and Fox Girl, she was forced to start changing clothes.
But no matter how thick-skinned the Gray Wolf was, Su Tianqing would not continue to stare while she changed clothes; at least, she had to preserve some surprise.
"Ye Lan, she's probably been wearing these clothes for many years, hasn't she?"
Su Tianqing walked to the place where the changed clothes were stored and looked down at the old coat stuffed in the shopping basket.
The wear and tear on the cuffs were very obvious, and there were several crookedly sewn patches, which was absolutely exaggerated within her knowledge.
Cat Girl also followed, looked down, and nodded in agreement.
"Yes, the wear and tear are very severe, and there are traces of repaired holes in many places. I don't know why she keeps such old clothes..."
"Perhaps this piece of clothing has special meaning to her, but Ye Lan's usual clothes are also quite old," Nan Jiayu said.
As they chatted, Su Tianqing's gaze fell on another cotton coat.
Fei Yelan's hidden past might really be worse than she imagined.
If the Gray Wolf Girl in Inari's memory was her, then why did she wander from Hong Kong City to Mountain City, and why did she return to Hong Kong City at this time?
Unable to figure it out, Su Tianqing had to focus her attention on the opened changing room curtain behind her, looking at the refreshed Gray Wolf Girl who walked out from behind the door.
"Wh-why are you staring at me? This outfit feels... a little strange..."
Fei Yelan said with a slight blush, secretly grasping the tip of her wolf tail.
With a light grey thick top, a slightly thinned skirt, plus warm fleece-lined tights and a plaid scarf, the Gray Wolf Girl's image was completely different from the previous bulky winter wolf.
She became full of calm youthful vitality!
"Very good, this is the one."
Su Tianqing was quite satisfied, and Fei Yelan, looking in the mirror, was also a little surprised by her image change, constantly glancing at the full-length mirror.
...
The price of the clothes was unexpectedly not expensive.
Su Tianqing insisted that Fei Yelan wear this outfit while shopping, forcefully stuffing all her old clothes into the magical space, and the Gray Wolf Girl reluctantly followed them in her new clothes.
With the new image, Su Tianqing felt that the Gray Wolf was actually quite cute, apart from being rather gloomy.
Especially her murderous wolf eyes, they could almost rival Cat Girl's heterochromatic cat eyes.
"Speaking of which..."
Sitting in a restaurant, Su Tianqing chewed on a fried chicken leg while speaking to Fei Yelan, who was devouring a fried pork chop across the table.
With the new clothes and delicious food, the Gray Wolf, who had originally maintained a defensive posture, had softened her attitude considerably; at least, her eyes were much clearer.
"Ye Lan, are you staying with Rabbit recently? I remember she was staying at a hotel."
"Huh?... Me, I have an apartment in Hong Kong City, and I've been staying there recently."
Fei Yelan didn't intend to hide it and said honestly.
After several thrilling troublemaking incidents led by Xin Yuehu, Fei Yelan felt her admiration for Fox Fox had reached an unprecedented peak.
When they first met, she thought Xin Yuehu's actions were suspicious, but she had always acted very "entertaining," which perfectly aligned with her own ideas, making her worthy of full trust.
"An apartment? Did you just rent it?" Cat Girl asked curiously.
"No, I found the apartment's ownership certificate and key at my home in Mountain City some time ago. That's how I found out I actually have an apartment in Hong Kong City."
Fei Yelan said with a bitter smile, her expression as if saying, "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 for a moment and threw out another topic:
"So, Ye Lan, you used to live in Hong Kong City, then? And why did you wander to Mountain City?"
The Gray Wolf's eating movements suddenly stopped.
Thought, hesitation, delay, then a helpless big bite.
"I don't know either. I've been in an orphanage in Mountain City since I can remember."
"The year I started remembering things... was probably four or five years old? I also don't know why I have the key to that apartment."
As she spoke, Fei Yelan's expression became a little somber, and the fried pork chop in her hand no longer seemed as appealing.
The Gray Wolf Girl began to talk about her days in the orphanage.
Beastmen were ostracized by other children in the orphanage, not to mention she was a wolf beastman, heavily discriminated against, and had no friends at all.
Her only friend she could chat with was another beastman in the same dormitory, but she hadn't been in contact with her for a long time, and perhaps this friendship had come to an end.
After that, it was leaving the orphanage to go to school, and then it was the common experience of beastmen during their student years that Su Tianqing knew about:
The three Beastmen looked at each other, all smiling bitterly at the same time.
Being ostracized, isolated, studying with financial aid from the Beastman Mutual Aid Society, and then loneliness. Such was largely the fate of Beastmen.
"I really want to know about my past."
Fei Yelan gazed 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 an apartment in Hong Kong City."
"I've tried every possible way to find the construction records related to this apartment from back then, but they are kept as classified documents in the most heavily guarded bank vault in Hong Kong City."
"Before you two, I wandered around Hong Kong City for several days without finding any clues, and my magic was almost exhausted, which is why..."
Fei Yelan awkwardly scratched the back of her hand, recalling the scene where she, not knowing her place, dared to attack Cheshire Rabbit.
Rabbit's terrifying attack power still made her feel a little scared even now.
But in this conversation, Su Tianqing gained a very important clue.
"The apartment's construction records," Su Tianqing repeated.
"Ye Lan, how did you find out where these construction records are kept? Why are they classified documents?"
"I don't know either. I asked the old man who guards the apartment, and he only said it was a resettlement project; he didn't know anything else."
The Gray Wolf spread her hands helplessly and said.
Su Tianqing pondered briefly.
Resettlement project, Jiulong Walled City Monster attack, classified documents.
Who planned this resettlement project, and why were the apartment construction documents kept so strictly confidential?
All the clues seemed to connect, pointing to the document Fei Yelan mentioned.
"The most heavily guarded bank vault in Hong Kong City, the Gang City Central Bank."
"That is to say, as long as we find a way to get into the vault and get that document, we might be able to find out about your past, Ye Lan!"
Su Tianqing proposed a bold idea.
But she was immediately stared at by Cat Girl and Doggy.
"...Fox Fox, are you serious? How are we going to get into that vault?" Nan Jiayu said.
"Yes, I tried to sneak in as a Magic Girl, but there's a strange magic alarm device inside the vault. As soon as I get close, it triggers the alarm, so I can't even get near the vault door."
"It's okay, Fox Fox will figure out a way; you two just need to act!"
Su Tianqing grinned, wagged her fox tail, and a brilliant fun plan emerged in her mind.
"Tonight, we'll meet on the rooftop to discuss the action plan!"
Acting on her words, Su Tianqing immediately made arrangements for the plan,
"This operation will be called—"
"—'The Gang City Bank Heist'!"
