Chapter 15

With the wide-eyed shock of the Black Goat reaching new heights, the Woman with Red Hair closed the case materials on the “Red Brick Road Hospital Incident,” then picked up the sheep head and tossed it to Leon sitting in front of the desk, calmly ordering: “We share a kitchen with the Public Security Bureau. Take this guy over there and tell their head chef that we want it made into sheep head soup this time, just like the previous times.”

“Don’t add ginger or spring onions, double the cinnamon and star anise, and double the cooking wine to get rid of the gamey smell. Add a spoonful of white pepper and some Oriental-imported soybean paste. We’ll have it as a bonus lunch for our bureau today. Go.”

“Wha… wait a minute! You scoundrel!”

Never expecting such a fate after his great contribution, the Black Goat couldn’t help but flare up, lying in Leon’s arms arguing his case:

“Olivia… you stinking woman! This time, I helped you bring in new recruits and solved the incident for you, and this is how you treat me? Do you even have any sense of reason?”

“I’ve already been very reasonable!”

The Woman with Red Hair, who had rushed back overnight after hearing about the large-scale injury incident in the Capital City, snorted and then sharply knocked her knuckles on the desk, narrowing her beautiful fox-like eyes as she questioned with ill intent:

“Since you want to talk about reason, let me ask you something. Do you know what that Dean was doing before you and your recruit killed him?”

“What was he doing? Wasn’t he controlling a bunch of people to surround Emma?”

“Not just that!”

Remembering what she read in the operation report, the Woman with Red Hair became extremely angry and shouted: “He thought he had Emma cornered and was proudly boasting about his origins! And just when he was about to reveal who was behind him, his true self was killed by you guys!”

“…”

Staring in shock, the Black Goat frowned and retorted:

“Is… is this really that coincidental? Are you not pulling my leg?”

“Hmph…”

Looking at the skeptical Black Goat, the Woman with Red Hair pressed her aching chest in irritation, too lazy to explain further, and directly threw the report on the table towards him.

“Look yourself!”

Fine, I’ll look myself! We don’t need you anymore now!

Snapping his jaws around the flying report, the Black Goat turned his head and handed it over to Leon, who got the hint, supporting it with one hand while opening it with the other, presenting it right in front of the goat’s eyes.

Black Goat: …

Leon: ? “It means you should read it out loud.”

Seeing the person and goat glaring at each other across the desk, the Woman with Red Hair took a swig of alcohol, chuckled sarcastically, and waved her hand, saying: “You might as well read it out loud for him. This fool can’t read!”

“…”

“I’m not completely illiterate, it’s just… I don’t recognize many words…”

Looking at Leon’s surprised gaze, the Black Goat said angrily: “I’m a demon! Do you understand demons? Knowing how to speak demon language is enough; why should I bother learning human writing? Hurry up! What does it say? Tell me quickly!”

“Oh…”

Although the Black Goat’s attitude wasn’t very polite, considering all the help he’d provided and his willingness to teach Leon how to use his abilities for free, Leon didn’t hold it against him and instead started reading through the report.

[Red Brick Road Hospital Incident Cleanup Report]

[Incident Status: Cleared]

[Incident Handlers: Emma Arman, Leon Lane]

[Used Anomalous Items: Demon Horn, Serpent Bandage]

[…]

Skimming through the registration form quickly, Leon flipped to the second page, eager to find information about the mastermind, but his reading speed involuntarily slowed down as he went along.

[After subsequent investigation, it was discovered that the real identity of the out-of-control contaminant was the Dean of Red Brick Road Hospital. This individual was suspected to have received empowerment from a True God, combining his authority as Dean with the hospital itself, eroding it entirely and turning it into his own anomalous item.]

[This anomalous item has currently revealed two abilities. The first ability is the control of hospital staff, forcibly converting them into puppets under his manipulation. This ability is suspected to be a manifestation of the erosion of the Dean’s authority.

Additionally, during the cleanup task, I noticed one medical staff member who was never controlled. Even in danger, they persisted in helping patients escape. Therefore, I make an additional guess here: this ability may not affect individuals with pure hearts or those who dare to resist authority.]

[The second ability of this anomalous item is absorbing patients to strengthen itself. Upon entering its range, if one has serious illnesses, they will be immediately devoured by the entire hospital and slowly lose vitality.

Without exception, every successful absorption of a patient slightly increases the durability of Red Brick Road Hospital. After absorbing more than three hundred and fifty patients, specially designed nails that could originally penetrate six walls consecutively lost all momentum after only penetrating two walls.

Subsequent investigations speculate that the source of this ability to absorb patient vitality is related to the hospital’s long-standing practices of excessive billing, prioritizing high-priced drugs, and deliberately prescribing addictive medications… thereby exploiting patient wealth…]

I see…

By the time Leon reached this point in the report, he couldn’t help but straighten his expression, genuinely admiring the thoroughness and meticulousness of the bandage woman.

Last night, when he arrived after packing away his sniper rifle, she had already gone ahead to the sixth floor, rummaging through the Dean’s office. Not only did she take quite a few things, but she also broke open the safe inside and emptied it.

At the time, he didn’t realize she was conducting an incident investigation and thought she was after the Dean’s “private stash.” But within just one night, she produced such a detailed and professional report—truly impressive. No wonder she’s an old employee of the Clearing Bureau; her work capability is top-notch.

“You little punk… why are you nodding silently without speaking? Start reading!”

After waiting for half a day without hearing Leon speak, fearing he would indeed end up in a stew thanks to the shameless red-haired woman, the Black Goat grew anxious and urged impatiently:

“Hurry up! If you don’t want to read, just glance through the record and tell me whether what she said is true or not!”

“It’s true.”

Quickly scanning the relevant records, Leon nodded helplessly:

“At that moment, the Dean had just begun to reveal the identity of the mastermind when we confirmed his position and shot him dead through the office door…”

“…”

This… is this really so coincidental? That’s incredibly bad luck!

Seeing Leon’s expression wasn’t feigned, the previously arrogant Black Goat immediately deflated, shrinking his head and muttering weakly: “We… were hundreds of meters away. How were we supposed to know the intel was so crucial? Even if we cost you the information, it’s understandable…”

(End of Chapter)