Chapter 587

Whoa… Looks like the mass resignation of Virgo Subdivision cleaners back in the day, which almost drove the branch to bankruptcy and spread her ‘infamy’ everywhere, really left a bitter taste in the Bureau Director’s mouth.

Leon took a glance at the red-haired Bureau Director squinting right before him, clearly still holding a grudge, thought for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.

It wasn’t because of the high bounty of one Golden Wheel per person; rather, ever since joining the Virgo Subdivision, the Director had genuinely treated him well.

She provided money when he needed it, manpower when required, anomalous items when necessary. She often invited him for drinks after work, rushed to his aid in dangerous situations, willingly took the heat from higher-ups, and unconditionally cleaned up after his messes… Essentially, she couldn’t have been more considerate.

With such a great leader, even if she was in the wrong, he should offer some support, especially since this time she was actually justified. If he didn’t help her vent her frustration now, that would make him seem somewhat unrighteous.

“Alright, I’ll take on this bounty. I promise you, Director, you’ll get your satisfaction.”

After promising to help the red-haired director vent her frustrations, Leon spoke up:

“I’ll wait at home. Just call me when the promotion assessment starts.”

“Hmm~”

The red-haired director nodded with evident pleasure, took a sip of her strong tea from the bottle, and then, as if remembering something, informed him: “By the way, how are things between you and Phelia? Maybe let her move into Happiness Apartment too?”

“My relationship with her… It’s tolerable, I guess.”

Recalling all the times Phelia subtly refused to team up with him, Leon couldn’t help but inwardly sigh and said irritably, “Happiness Apartment isn’t mine to manage. If she wants to live there, that’s fine by me. Although I don’t mind her moving in, she’d probably be quite reluctant to have me as a neighbor.”

Tsk~ Young Leon is still too young~ After seeing Leon’s slightly awkward expression, the red-haired director couldn’t help but shake her head and smiled kindly as she reminded him:

“Phelia is the last bloodline of the Crocodile Kingdom. The General Bureau values her the most. Before she gets married and has children, they will definitely use the Sundial Disk and the Lunar Phase Mirror of the General Bureau to lock her position and monitor her status 24/7.

If she stays in our subdivision, even with me, the Yellow Path Director here, her usual residence will certainly receive heavy protection from the bureau, always guarding against enemies like the Execution King Assembly… You understand what I mean, right?”

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Understand what… Oh! I get it! After exchanging a direct look with the red-haired director, Leon pondered briefly, and his expression brightened slightly.

If Phelia moves into Happiness Apartment, his younger siblings can piggyback on the Cleaning Bureau’s “security”!

Considering the Aquarius incident, he had already thwarted the Execution King Assembly’s actions three times, basically sealing their enmity. Who knows if they’re thinking about retaliating or targeting his “weakness”? As the “last Crocodile,” Phelia will undoubtedly receive top-tier protection. If Anna and the others living in Happiness Apartment could also benefit from the Cleaning Bureau’s round-the-clock protection, he’d truly have nothing to worry about.

Hmm… Upon careful consideration, Phelia won’t be allowed to leave the capital city. Even with excellent talent as a cleaner, her mission capabilities are limited. Yet, the director went through so much trouble to keep her around. Could it be…

…

“I understand, thank you, Director!”

“No need to thank me. When you have time, just lend me a hand with a few small favors~”

Smiling at the grateful-looking Leon, the red-haired director opened her drawer and handed over a stack of forms.

“Got it!”

“And this.”

After handing over the pen to Leon, the red-haired director rummaged through her drawer and handed over a few more forms.

“These are the anomaly item holders investigated by Jerry, along with the list of people applying to join our Virgo Subdivision this year who have potential to become cleaners. You need to help me review them and see if they’re suitable for our subdivision.”

As Leon solemnly accepted the forms, the red-haired director apologized: “Leon, you’ve just returned from a business trip to Crocodile Kingdom. Normally, I should give you a long vacation to rest properly and shouldn’t ask you for these favors.

But after the Soulfall Black Abyss incident, the kingdom was polluted by the Nightmare King’s forced descent, causing the number of abnormal events to nearly triple. The bureau is currently very short-staffed. Moreover, your ability to observe souls is indeed suitable for this kind of task, so I have no choice but to bother you again.”

“Not a bother.”

Leon shook his head and said, “I’m just on vacation, not saying I won’t go out. After sending Melanie and the others to school every day, I can find time to check these people out. It won’t take much time…

By the way, Director, if we’re really short-handed recently and overwhelmed, I can actually come back to help. Anyway, I’ll soon be participating in the assessment. If I delay my rest a bit longer and take a vacation afterward, it’ll be the same.”

No way! This is really different! Hearing Leon sincerely suggest that he could temporarily abandon his vacation and return early to help, the red-haired director felt her chest tighten as if someone had grabbed her heart tightly.

Take a proper vacation and absolutely do not come back to work early!

Given your bad luck and that freakish disaster-attracting ability, if you were to come back to help, those tasks that are at most Level 1 accidents would all escalate to Levels 3 or 4. Without killing two Holy Spirits, it wouldn’t settle down.

Your true purpose is to go on field missions with bureaus ranked higher than ours, wreaking havoc… cough cough… handling anomalies occurring in other jurisdictions. These simple tasks that anyone could handle perfectly, should be left to the newbies in the bureau!

“No no, please relax. Just review the people on the list when you have time.”

After firmly rejecting Leon’s kindness, the red-haired director quickly swallowed a mouthful of tea to steady her emotions, then explained calmly:

“You know, the Nightmare King was eliminated shortly after arriving, so although the pollution range was wide, the degree was generally shallow. Recently, all the outbreaks have been small-scale abnormal events with low danger.

What the bureau lacks now isn’t just you, but a large number of Level 3 Cleaners who can travel across the kingdom to investigate and handle low-risk incidents. Just reviewing the people on the list and selecting a few qualified ones as ‘trial workers’ would be the greatest help to us.”

“Alright, I’ll check them out as soon as possible.”

Not noticing the red-haired director’s ulterior motives, Leon agreed to her request with a nod, glanced toward the office door, and asked somewhat hesitantly:

“Director, Phelia seems a bit resistant to interacting with me. What should we do to make her willing to move to Happiness Apartment and be my neighbor?”

“What? Happiness Apartment? Isn’t that the designated employee dormitory for our Virgo Subdivision?”

(End of Chapter)