When the headquarters received the report about the Ghoul Restaurant, it caused a huge uproar.
Under their noses, in the heavily governed residential area of the 7th Ward, there was actually a gourmet restaurant that used humans as ingredients. It even gathered more than a hundred Ghouls, which clearly showed the audacity of Ghouls.
However, upon receiving the news, Lin Yi acted alone without directly reporting to the headquarters. This greatly increased the danger of the mission and allowed many Ghouls to escape.
As a result, the headquarters hesitated and decided to verbally reward Lin Yi and provide some material rewards, but there was no change in his rank.
Although Lin Yi's combat power and achievements had already proven that he had the ability to be promoted to Special Class, his qualifications and age were too young. The headquarters needed more time to consider, so they decided to suppress the situation for a while.
Perhaps they intentionally downplayed the impact of this incident, maybe to protect Lin Yi.
Back at the café, Kaneki suddenly changed. He looked at the business card with Lin Yi's contact information in his bedside table and no longer dared to take it out.
Kaneki had never been so obedient before and completely gave up the idea of contacting Lin Yi. He was afraid that having too much contact with him would endanger his friends at the Anteiku Coffee shop.
He didn't want the scene he witnessed at the Ghoul Restaurant to happen at the coffee shop.
At the 20th Ward Branch, although Lin Yi's rank as an Investigator didn't change, he was assigned new responsibilities to assist in managing the affairs of the branch.
This was a disguised increase in Lin Yi's authority, but it also meant having a lot more work.
"Why do I feel like I'm being punished?" Lin Yi complained as he looked at the mountain of documents on his desk. He casually threw a file on the table, placed his hands behind his head, and chose to slack off.
*Bam!*
At that moment, someone knocked on the door. Lin Yi responded, and Ashikaga walked in.
Ashikaga showed a respectful attitude and bowed.
"Investigator Lin, there are two students from the CCG Academy here to see you."
Lin Yi paused for a moment. With so much going on recently, he had almost forgotten that he had recruited two subordinates.
In his mind, the images of two beautiful girls appeared.
"Let them in."
Ashikaga nodded and turned to greet them outside the door. Soon, two pure and beautiful girls entered the room. One had black hair and the other had white hair. They were both wearing black CCG uniforms and exuded a cold and stern beauty.
Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa stood nervously together, not daring to look up at Lin Yi.
"Investigator Lin, please guide us." The two of them greeted Lin Yi together.
"Alright, follow me from now on, don't be too formal." Lin Yi nodded. Ashikaga excused himself and left, while the two girls remained unsure of what to do and sat obediently on the sofa.
"By the way, I'm quite curious. What do you usually learn at the CCG Academy?" Lin Yi asked, trying to maintain his image in front of the new subordinates.
"Investigator Lin, we mainly learn scientific knowledge about Ghouls and receive combat training. My sister and I specialize in administrative work," Nashiro said.
Lin Yi raised his eyebrows in surprise. Due to the changes in the original story, the two girls had already been transformed into Ghouls.
Lin Yi had thought they were combat personnel. But thinking about it, after their transformation into Ghouls, their fate was no longer under their control.
Seeing the gentle and fragile appearance of the two girls, it seemed more appropriate for them to be in administrative positions.
"Cough, that's good. Let's see how well you've learned at the academy. I'll entrust these documents to you," Lin Yi said as he directly threw the pile of documents in front of them. The two girls looked bewildered, feeling like they had been tricked by Lin Yi's confident appearance.
"Cough, after you finish reviewing them, I'll check them again. Don't slack off," Lin Yi said without batting an eye.
The two girls glanced at each other, realizing that their boss seemed a bit unreliable. But regardless, they obediently started working on the documents.
Lin Yi had just started dealing with the higher levels of the CCG, and the person in charge of the 20th Ward Branch was keeping an eye on him. So most of the tasks assigned to him were just miscellaneous matters.
There was nothing major for the two girls to handle.
Previously, Lin Yi could do whatever he wanted at the 20th Ward Branch. He would clock in for work and leave on time every day.
Now suddenly having a bunch of things to handle and two delicate female subordinates to take care of, he became much busier than before.
The two girls were not secretaries, and Lin Yi couldn't have them constantly helping him review documents.
"Investigator Lin, where are we going now?" For the first time in forever, after work hours, Lin Yi called out to the two girls.
Lin Yi personally drove the specially assigned car provided by the branch while looking at it.
"For our first lesson," Lin Yi gave a simple answer. "As investigators, our duties don't only involve responding to civilian reports or reports from the Intelligence Department."
"On regular days, we conduct routine patrols and Ghoul investigations in areas with a high frequency of incidents. Today is a routine investigation, so don't be too nervous," Lin Yi explained.
But in reality, he never participated in these routine investigations.
The 20th Ward Branch also turned a blind eye to it.
After all, such minor tasks could easily be assigned to third-class investigators.
"Oh," the two girls responded, but their eyes sparkled with excitement.
This was their first mission since becoming investigators.