Fox and Butterfly (177013)

Chapter 1

Case 177013

"Was I ... overreacted, Sindy?" Said a middle-aged man in a black suit, sitting behind his desk. In front of him was a tall girl with long brown hair and blue eyes. Her name was Sindy Ashley, 23 years old, one of his talented staff.

"Hmm... well, Mr Morgan ... What do you mean, exactly?" Sindy asked back in confusion when she heard her boss ask that.

Right now, she was sitting in her boss's office. Usually, Mr Morgan called the employees into his office to discuss work, cases, or celebration plans. He was a cheerful boss and always encouraged everyone to work. But with her boss's gloomy tone and face right now, perhaps Mr Morgan was having a very bad time.

Realizing Sindy's confusion, Mr Morgan slowly explained the reason he had been feeling depressed for the past week. "My wife asked me why I cried in the toilet at midnight, and I can't tell her that because I've read what Saki had been through."

Mr Morgan paused for a moment, tapped his fingers on a book called "Metamorphosis" on the desk, then sighed, and continued. "Well Sindy, I used to be an agent. And when I was in service, I used to solve many cases. Six years long and my tears are less than the amount of rain in the Sahara. But ... Sindy ... this story ... I don't know why it touched me, and I shed tears a lot."

Perhaps it was hard to believe that an office boss, an old father like Mr Morgan could cry at a hentai manga. That might be silly for everyone, but for Sindy and all the staff at the "6-digit" company, it was completely understandable and nothing to be ashamed of.

" Sir, I don't think you were overreacted. I think 177013 is a very special story. Because the author used the disturbing theme to tell you a meaningful story, rather than using it as a shocking value to hook the readers." Sindy began to explain the reasons that might make people feel emotional after reading Saki's tragic story.

Indeed, when Miko first introduced the case with the code "177013" to Sindy, she was really shocked after reading the last pages of the story. Even until now, sometimes it was really hard to hold back her tears when Sindy curled up in a blanket and tried to fall asleep.

"And, well... Saki is also a very common girl that can appear somewhere in our world. I think that's why you may have feelings for her, sir." Sindy concluded her analysis. She didn't really expect all her explanations to immediately comfort Mr Morgan. However, maybe he will feel a little better after finding out why he feels sorry for Saki Yoshida, a fictional character of a hentai story.

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Mr Morgan just sat quietly after hearing Sindy's explanation.

His silence suddenly made the atmosphere in the room become tense and frustrating. Sindy started sweating as it had been four minutes and her boss didn't say a word...

"HAHA HAHA HAHA!!!" Mr Morgan laughed frantically. His laughter was so loud that it startled even the staff outside the room. Needless to say, Sindy's heart jumped out when she heard that sudden laugh. Of course, she knew her boss would be a little crazy sometimes, but his erratic personality always surprised everyone in the office.

"Now I understand clearly why I cried so much after reading that story, and I feel so much better, Sindy." Mr Morgan said in relief while laughing cheerfully. Indeed, after realizing the cause of his sadness, he was instantly rejoicing in a moment. Able to change his mood from sad to happy in just four minutes, Mr Morgan was indeed a freak man.