Chapter 148

After having a blast drinking with the Red-haired Bureau Director for half the night and then curling up in a blanket on the director’s desk to sleep all day, Leon finally opened his eyes again with a splitting headache. By then, the sun had already dipped below the horizon.

“Mr. Leon, we are investigators from the General Bureau responsible for investigating the ‘Wild Ambition Heart Rampage Incident’ you handled. Can you answer our questions now?”

“Eh?”

“…”

Looking at the man whose eyes were full of confusion, unable to even focus his vision, probably not even knowing if he was human or dog, the young female investigator couldn’t help but furrow her brows and raised her voice to repeat:

“We are investigators from the General Bureau responsible for investigating your case. The preliminary investigation is complete. Next, please cooperate with our questioning!”

“Oh… cooperate… definitely will…”

After blinking his eyes and taking some time to understand the situation, Leon couldn’t help but perk up and attempted to get up by untwisting the blanket. However…

He couldn’t move at all.

Grabbing the red-haired director’s arm and trying to pry it off with force, but to no avail, still tightly hugged onto the table, Leon couldn’t help but push her a couple of times and awkwardly leaned over to remind her: “Director! Let go quickly! The investigators have arrived!”

“Director! Wake up!”

“…”

Damn…

In all my years as an investigator, this is the first time I’ve encountered such a request…

After exchanging glances with the speechless female investigator, the other elderly male investigator shook his head, scribbled a few notes on the investigation form, and slowly walked over, cautiously extending his hand towards the red-haired director’s arm.

“Ziiip!”

As the old investigator’s palm was about to touch the red-haired director, the sharp sound of something slicing through the air rang out, and the entire director’s office dimmed slightly.

Everyone was shocked to discover that, centered around the director’s desk, countless strands of crimson hair extended infinitely. In the span of a heartbeat, they formed a large crimson “silk cocoon,” tightly binding everything living around them.

The elder investigator’s vital points were instantly “bitten” by thousands of hair-like strands. When Leon looked closely, he saw that the tips of these hairs had already pierced into his flesh. If the red-haired director so much as thought about it, they could easily penetrate further, tearing everything inside apart. Meanwhile, the previously drunken-looking red-haired director had somehow already opened her eyes, coldly staring at the two rigid investigators.

“It’s you guys… scared me there…”

After recognizing his identity, a look of realization appeared on the red-haired director’s face. All the crimson hair instantly retracted, and the director’s office returned to its usual state.

“Sorry, I drank a bit too much yesterday.”

Seeing her retract the [Slaughter Blood Hair], both investigators let out a sigh of relief. The older investigator smiled and calmly stepped back while the pale-faced young female investigator, gritting her teeth, spoke:

“Ms. Olivia, I will report what just happened truthfully!”

“Uh huh, report away, report away~”

Glancing at the female investigator who was making threats, the red-haired director nodded before yawning indifferently and flipping over to lie down again.

If this had been two weeks ago, she might have cared a little, but after the disastrous incident of Leon Lane’s Blood Night at year-end, the bureau’s annual performance evaluation would almost certainly be at the bottom. Whether or not it was reported made no difference.

Anyway, I’m already last place. Do I really care if you report me for disrupting exam order? At this point, whether there’s any performance or not doesn’t matter. Just chilling is enough!

Seemingly provoked by her indifferent attitude, the female investigator clenched her lips again and turned her expressionless gaze towards Leon, who had regained his freedom:

“Mr. Leon, since you’re free now, can we start the investigation?”

“Alright…”

“Not allowed.”

Just then, the red-haired director, lying back on the table, turned her back to everyone and said unhappily: “If you want to investigate, do it somewhere else. Why here in my office? Don’t you see I need rest? Hurry up and leave! I’ve been on duty all night. I’m tired!”

???

After hearing the red-haired director’s words and seeing the female investigator’s face turning white and red repeatedly, becoming ashen, Leon couldn’t help but inwardly groan.

Director! Are you worried my shoes don’t fit and planning to send these two investigators to get me a smaller pair?

After being pushed by you, even if the incident of Leon Lane’s Blood Night wasn’t done by me and I’m completely innocent, these two will probably find ways to smear me, right?

“Hehe, let’s go, let’s go.”

Unlike the angry female investigator beside him, the older male investigator seemed to have a gentle nature. Not only was he not upset by the rude dismissal from the red-haired director, but he also actively supported her back, pushing her while laughing and saying: “The number of people in the Virgo Bureau is the least among the Yellow Path Bureaus. Director Olivia usually has a busy schedule. Wanting to rest after staying up all night is normal. We shouldn’t disturb her…”

“What rest?”

Apparently disapproving of the red-haired director’s behavior, the female investigator broke free from her colleague’s arm and harshly criticized without mercy: “Look at all these empty wine bottles on the floor. How can you say she was busy with official duties?

I must report today’s incident! Someone like her, mentally unstable and indulging in binge drinking overnight in the branch bureau, how can she be the director of the Yellow Path Branch Bureau? Let alone…”

“Enough!”

Hearing this, the normally calm old investigator suddenly changed expression, sternly rebuked:

“You know nothing. This isn’t your business!”

“But I…”

“Investigation guideline number three? Recite it!”

“Everything… everything should be based on facts. Personal emotions must not be brought into the investigation…”

“So what should you do now?”

“…”

The relationship between the two investigators seemed somewhat similar to “master and apprentice.” After being scolded, the young female investigator took a deep breath, clenched her lips again, turned around, bowed deeply to the red-haired director on the table, then turned and quickly left, pushing the door open.

Similarly bowing to the red-haired director, the elderly investigator kindly said to Leon: “Mr. Leon, since Ms. Olivia needs rest, let’s go to your office first. Also, please don’t be too nervous. This is just a routine inquiry.”

“Alright.”

Seeing that one of the two investigators hadn’t been angered by the director, Leon couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, then stood up and followed the elderly investigator out of the director’s office.

After leaving the office, just as Leon was preparing to chat a bit to ease the somewhat stiff atmosphere earlier, he felt a slight itch in his chest.

When Leon looked down, he saw a strand of red hair emerging from his collar, drifting behind the old investigator, then twisting twice in his blind spot, forming a mark resembling an exclamation point, quietly sticking to the back of the old investigator’s heart.

(End of Chapter)