Chapter 923: The Second Way to Please a Daughter

Alina propped her chin up, smiling warmly as she reached for the medical kit to tend to Tina’s face. Tina’s lips curled faintly. “This coat of mine hasn’t even taken shape—it’s not even drafty. Might as well just give up on it entirely.” Alina frowned slightly, her hand applying the ointment a bit heavier than intended. Tina hissed in pain, teasing, “You’re really my mom, huh? Got yourself a husband and no room left for your daughter~” “Shut up. Or I’ll slip and make it hurt even more.” Alina grabbed Tina’s chin with a light pinch. The mother and daughter bickered back and forth in their usual playful banter. Occasionally, Tina would slip in updates regarding her latest investigations. “Remember the case I mentioned before—the one about a woman’s heart being removed? It wasn’t a coincidence. There’ve been more disappearances in other places. Yesterday, Uncle and I tracked it to a village. If my instincts are right, that place is crawling with snipers.” “And here’s the