Chapter 125

Leon had no idea that he’d once again caused a misunderstanding in the other party. After feeling as if thorns were pricking his back all the way up the stairs, the female police officer quickly entered the bureau director’s office and rapidly explained Leon’s purpose.

“Uh… I’m afraid it’s not very convenient.”

After hearing the female police officer’s words, the scarred muscular man put down the Capital City map in his hand and said with a troubled expression: “Your Clearing Bureau has always had the highest authority across the entire Public Security Bureau. If it was just about interrogating rebels, I definitely wouldn’t refuse.

But you’re asking for the interrogation process to be completely confidential, without any written records, and no one else can know about it. That’s not really feasible.

Although the prisoner isn’t the main instigator, they did participate in the assassination attempt on the princess. If I agree to let you privately meet her, it’ll be hard for me to explain this to my superiors.”

“…”

That being said… it does make sense.

After hearing the scarred muscular man’s explanation, Leon couldn’t help but frown as well.

Involving such a major case as the assassination of the princess, the Secret Investigation Bureau indeed couldn’t easily give him special treatment. But according to his own bureau director’s statement, matters related to anomalous items should be kept strictly confidential, with fewer people knowing being better.

After all, in this highly idealistic world, “understanding” and “belief” themselves are a kind of strength. The more people who know about the Clearing Bureau and the existence of anomalies, the stronger the anomalies within their jurisdiction will become.

If we follow the normal trial process, allowing personnel from the Secret Investigation Bureau to accompany us throughout and keep written records, the “anomaly concentration” within the jurisdiction of the Sixth Bureau would definitely rise slightly in the near future. Such things must be avoided as much as possible. But looking at the other party’s attitude…

“Director, this excuse might work on others, but how could you deceive even the people I brought?”

Just as Leon was pondering how to persuade the scarred muscular man, the female police officer beside him opened her mouth with an unfriendly face:

“After the old director completely stepped down last month, everything in the Secret Investigation Bureau is decided by you. Moreover, the current security minister in charge of our Public Security Bureau is your distant relative-in-law, so there’s literally no one who can trouble you.

As for the higher-ups like the cabinet, parliament, and prime minister, they’re currently too busy focusing on tearing apart the Lane family to care about anything else. Even the princess herself has temporarily no time to deal with the assassination case. Who exactly do you need to report to?”

“…”

Having his excuses exposed by his capable subordinate left the scarred muscular man feeling somewhat embarrassed. He glanced at Leon with a strange expression and awkwardly coughed twice:

“Hmm… although that’s true, I’ve only been in this position for a short while. It’s not good to act too recklessly. I still need to…”

“Bullshit! You’re just scared of taking responsibility!”

The female police officer rolled her eyes at the scarred muscular man. Knowing her superior’s character well, she said with disdain:

“Even though you have strong working abilities and decent skills, whenever something happens, you always shrink back. You don’t even want to take the lead in trivial matters… Give me the authorization order!”

“Alright~ Here you go!”

After being scolded by the female police officer, the scarred muscular man didn’t get angry. Instead, he directly took out the director’s authorization order and handed it over. With his rugged face full of scars, he said deeply: “If anything goes wrong in the end, don’t drag me into it…”

“I’ll just say I stole it!”

“Deal!”

After the female police officer took the authorization order and rushed downstairs with Leon, the scarred muscular man remained silent for a moment. Then, he took out another identical authorization order from the drawer and quickly left his office…

With the authorization order from the head of the Secret Investigation Bureau, Leon and the female police officer naturally encountered no obstacles, except for necessary registration. They smoothly descended to the dungeon of the Secret Investigation Bureau and successfully met their target.

“You talk to her first, I’ll guard outside for you.”

After glancing at the female prisoner who looked quite haggard, with bloodshot eyes, the female police officer shook her head. She informed Leon and then left the interrogation room, bringing a small stool to sit outside the door to prevent anyone from disturbing them.

However, even with her keeping watch, Leon didn’t let his guard down. He pressed against the horns of the black goat and repeatedly checked the surrounding situation with his soul vision to ensure no one was eavesdropping. Only after confirming safety did he sit down on the chair and say to the silent female prisoner: “I came here today to tell you some good news.”

“I know.”

The female prisoner nodded, and a faint smile of genuine satisfaction appeared on her pale face.

“Bobby Lane is dead, right? And the Lane family has fallen into chaos; almost all the core members of the clan are dead. The Lane family is finished!”

???”

Hearing this, Leon couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and asked with narrowed eyes: “Did Isa tell you all this?”

“No, the little girl may be naive, but when it comes to these kinds of things, she’s quite disciplined. Apart from accidentally revealing Bobby Lane’s death to me, she practically didn’t say anything else.”

Not told by the female police officer? Hearing the female prisoner’s words, Leon couldn’t help but pause slightly, then frowned and asked: “Then how do you know all this?”

“To be precise, I ‘saw’ it firsthand.”

Pointing to the pocket where Leon stored the [Bloodstained Epidemic Band], the female prisoner smirked and said: “That night, the bandage left by my husband was wrapped around your wrist. Although you’ve been suppressing it, as the original owner of this bandage, I can still perceive some events happening around you… For instance, wherever you go, people from the Lane family die.”

At this point, the female prisoner finally showed a smile. She asked with evident pleasure: “Although I can’t directly see what’s happening, every time a piece of skin falls off your body, someone from the Lane family suddenly dies. So those people weren’t all killed by Bobby Lane. At least half of them were personally eliminated by you, right?”

“…”

Careless! Never expected that the bandage still had some sensory capabilities… Really… Thought everything was perfectly concealed, yet before the investigators from the General Bureau even arrived, half the secret was already leaked.

After silently reminding himself never to underestimate any anomalous item, Leon frowned deeply and looked at the female prisoner, saying:

“So the meaning behind what you’re saying is to frame me?”

“Of course not.”

The female prisoner smiled and shook her head: “You’ve helped me take revenge. I’m grateful to you and wouldn’t harm you. As for whether it’s framing or not… Don’t you already know deep inside? Haha, we worked hard for several years and barely managed to assassinate some mid-level members. In just one night, the chaos you created surpassed the efforts of all of us combined over three or four years!”

After leisurely finishing her speech, the female prisoner, handcuffed to the chair, didn’t continue on this topic. Instead, she stared seriously at Leon, who was furrowing his brows, and sincerely invited him:

“Seriously, are you interested in joining us?”

(End of Chapter)