Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

"The captain is coming back," Chen Lingyun suddenly said.

"He knows how to come back?" Lin Ning said indignantly, "Not a word, just a message and he's gone. I think we might as well find another captain."

"The captain isn't the type to suddenly go on a trip on a whim," Su Yunjin said softly, "I'm guessing there's some important reason..."

"Stop, hold it right there!" Lin Ning raised her left hand, palm facing down, and with her right index finger pushed against the center of her palm, signaling "stop" with her hands, "The captain isn't here right now, Yun Jin, so can you not flatter him already? He can't hear you!"

Su Yunjin wanted to argue, but soon she couldn't help giggling.

Sorry, Ningning. I'm absolutely not planning to give in when it comes to matters related to the captain.

But Ruoxi and I came back in the morning, and the captain came back in the afternoon, that must be fate at work.

"How do you plan to deal with him?" Zhao Yuanzhen asked casually, with her legs crossed on the couch, "Count me in."

"I'm not going," Xie Ruoxi quickly said.

Last time everyone united to confront the captain, and she immediately surrendered after being intimidated by him... Although the girls didn't blame her afterward, she felt so useless that the mere mention of "dealing with the captain" triggered an automatic refusal.

"We're not planning to deal with the captain!" Lin Ning called out, "But at least we should ask where he went, right?"

"He won't tell the truth," Chen Lingyun said with a smile.

"Then we'll make him come clean!" Lin Ning said menacingly.

"Easier said than done," Su Yunjin sighed, "We're not his girlfriends, what reason do we have to force him to explain his whereabouts?"

Lin Ning was at a loss for words, and after a while she said:

"It's not like you have to be his girlfriend to interrogate a boyfriend! We're a team, isn't it normal for team members to care about each other? If I suddenly left without saying anything, you'd ask me, and of course, I'd tell you the truth!"

Her logic was actually flawed, because the point wasn't about "whether you can ask," but about "whether you should insist on asking when the other person doesn't want to tell." Not to mention that Lin Ning's willingness to tell the truth didn't mean she had the right to expect others to do the same.

Of course, Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin, both girls with high emotional intelligence, knew of Ningning's propensity to be stubborn and argumentative, so they didn't press her further on the topic.

Xie Ruoxi suddenly said:

"Don't interrogate the captain, if he gets upset, he'll use training as an excuse to torture us again, and I'll be implicated by you guys too."

Lin Ning found herself isolated with no support, hastily turning her head to look at her ally, Sister Zhao, for help.

Zhao Yuanzhen pondered:

Indeed, that rascal might have other flaws, but he definitely has a stubborn temperament, the very embodiment of the "male chauvinism" everyone complains about on the internet. If you interrogate him about something he doesn't want to talk about, the more you push, the more he feels his pride is hurt, and he'll turn around and intimidate you—I've suffered too many defeats by him in that regard, and every single one is on record in the Book of Hatred.

But there's more than one way to find out information than just interrogation. Isn't there such a thing as a honey trap?

Besides, I'm quite interested in what he was up to. What if the little thief went treasure hunting without telling me? Aren't I his Daoist couple, after all? That thing about marital common property, shouldn't the treasure he found be shared with me?

With that in mind, the Enchantress spoke up:

"Ningning, you use the honey trap, fish some information out of him!"

"Ah, me?" Lin Ning suddenly felt flustered.

"I agree," Chen Lingyun, seeing the chance for amusement, was overjoyed and immediately seconded the idea, "With Ningning's beauty, she'll definitely have him wrapped around her finger in no time and make him spill everything!"

"Hold on!" Su Yunjin quickly said, "Ningning can't pull that off, can she? How about I do it instead."

Her intention was to point out Lin Ning's thin skin, making her unable to engage in such behavior of seduction. This was indeed true. Lin Ning was already forming the words of refusal in her throat, but when she heard Su Yunjin say that, her competitive nature pushed back the refusal and she forced a smile, saying:

"I'll do it! Everyone wants to know anyway, I'll consider it my contribution to the team."

Su Yunjin felt frustrated by being outdone, but then she thought that the more she tried to compete with Ningning, the less willing Ningning would be to give up, and that could backfire.

If she said nothing, with Ningning's reserved nature, how could she possibly resort to using a honey trap? Let alone doing something as simple as a soft and sweet voice, she couldn't even manage that!

With that in mind, Yun Jin remained silent. She only needed to wait for Ningning to be at a loss when facing Yan Yu and unable to deploy the honey trap, then she would come to help, getting closer to the captain and also doing Ningning a favor—a win-win!

Lin Ning, immediately after speaking, felt shy and regretful. She was just waiting for Yun Jin to argue with her further so she could gracefully back out and pass the task of the honey trap to her... but Yun Jin fell silent instead, leaving her somewhat at a loss.

After being bewildered, the stubbornness typical of a Problem Solver kicked in:

You think I can't do it, want to see me make a fool of myself, right? I must show you whether I can or not!

Seeing Su Yunjin not responding, Lin Ning got up irritably and said:

"Ruoxi, come help me out."

"Ah? Oh," indecisive little Ruoxi immediately followed.