Chapter 151

Why was my mental state rated as a string of question marks?

Leon couldn’t help but frown slightly after recognizing the text reflected in his pupil from the puppy and seeing seven question marks after the mental state column.

After being reminded by the red-haired bureau director, Leon became ultra-careful. He sat on the right side of the sofa near the storage cabinet with two investigators and secretly sent the puppy with a small mirror to crawl into the glass door of the opened storage cabinet.

From his current seat, Leon shouldn’t normally be able to see the contents of the survey form, but with the help of the “Mirror Dog,” every word written by the two investigators was reflected into his pupils without any omission. The moment that string of question marks was written, he saw it.

But… although the evaluation of my mental state is a bit strange, his overall assessment of me seems pretty good?

After cooperating with the experienced investigator and answering some not-so-sharp questions, even with the bureau director’s prior warning to “be careful of this person,” Leon’s impression of the old investigator kept improving as he looked at over a dozen “outstanding” and “excellent” evaluations on the survey form.

Even though he was first kicked out of the office by the red-haired bureau director and had some minor conflicts here, the old investigator remained impartial during the questioning process, and even showed some leniency in certain trivial matters, which was quite impressive.

Compared to the female investigator sitting beside him who marked herself with lots of X’s on the survey form and liked to make up problems out of thin air, often steering the conversation towards the entire Virgo Bureau and even hinting that he could report his colleagues, the old investigator was truly much better.

…

“Mr. Leon, we’ve finished asking our questions. Thank you for your cooperation.”

The old investigator stood up and shook hands with Leon in a friendly manner. Without informing him of the results, he left Leon’s office with the silent female investigator.

A short while later, after they had completely left the range of the Virgo Subdivision, the old investigator glanced at the rather strange expression of the female investigator and asked with a slight smirk, “Aisha, what do you think of this person today?”

“…”

Upon hearing this, the female investigator fell silent for a moment before sighing:

“To be honest… he should be a rare good person. Not only is he kind-hearted, but he also works seriously and meticulously, is diligent and straightforward yet not rigid, and his brain seems pretty sharp too.

Senior Camus, in my personal opinion, this kind of person is simply the ideal template for a cleaner. It’s really a waste for him to stay in the Virgo Bureau.”

“Hmm? No wonder you gave him such low ratings. So you’re trying to help him switch to a better subdivision through low evaluations?”

“Hmm.”

The female investigator nodded, her eyes showing a trace of admiration:

“Senior Camus, according to our previous division of labor, I was responsible for investigating him, while you were responsible for investigating the Blood Night incident involving Lane. Although we exchanged information beforehand, there are some things that just can’t be fully reflected in the data.

Before joining the Virgo Subdivision, he almost ended up on the brink of ruin several times due to money, so theoretically, he should have a strong desire in this area, but he didn’t become a slave to money, not even controllable by the Holy Spirit of the Scale Gold Religion.

Besides money, his desire for power is also very weak; he strongly resists becoming a duke and tried to escape shortly after recovering from injury. These are all things that can’t be faked. He really isn’t a greedy person. The only thing he values deeply seems to be human emotions.

He treats his family extremely well and carefully takes care of his younger siblings after his parents’ death. He has the habit of remembering all the kindness others show him. Even the people in the Virgo Subdivision get along with him quite harmoniously. This is really quite rare.”

After hearing the words of the female investigator, the old investigator seemed to have discovered something interesting and couldn’t help but chuckle lightly.

“Aisha, you’ve completely misjudged this time.”

Shaking his head slightly, the old investigator took out his own survey form and handed it over.

The female investigator took a look and was shocked to find it full of alarming red crosses and numerous comments like “Dangerous!” “Must Monitor!” “Recommend Strict Investigation!” which was completely different from the survey form Leon had seen earlier.

“He’s too normal, and in our Clearing Bureau, the more normal someone appears, the scarier they usually are!”

Faced with the somewhat bewildered gaze of the female investigator, the old investigator shook his head: “The cleaners are constantly exposed to anomalous items and witness the worst extremes of human nature in their missions. They also engage in extremely cruel life-and-death battles with various entities that covet this world.

Aisha, remember this: the biggest influence on a person’s character and behavior is always their experiences and encounters. People doing such work will inevitably deviate from the norm, how could they remain so normal and stable?”

“…”

After hearing the words of the old investigator, the female investigator couldn’t help but be stunned, then couldn’t help but raise doubts:

“Could it be… because he hasn’t been in the Clearing Bureau long enough, so he hasn’t changed too much…”

“This isn’t an issue of time or degree of change, but rather a sense of ‘solidity.’ Even with powers far exceeding those of ordinary people, this person’s self-awareness hasn’t shifted at all.

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He still firmly believes he’s part of the ‘ordinary people,’ and he actually treats cleaning work in the Clearing Bureau as if it’s similar to a civil servant job. This bizarre stability is truly terrifying, just thinking about it gives one goosebumps.”

At this point, the old investigator thought for a moment and shook his head again: “Also, he’s not as normal as he appears… Do you know? He’s been secretly peeking at the survey forms we’ve been writing.”

“Ah?”

“With a pet from the Mirror World, just like the sewer emperor, he’s been watching us through the glass the whole time. Every word you write gets projected onto his eyes.”

“…”

With the dumbfounded expression of the female investigator, the old investigator sighed and began explaining his discoveries slowly.

“That’s not all. The Blood Night incident involving Lane is also related to him. I highly suspect that those people weren’t killed by Bobby Lane but by him. When I revisited the scene, Bobby Lane seemed equally shocked by what happened, and his eyes were filled with despair.

However, this guy is extremely meticulous and didn’t leave any traces. His exchanges with Bobby Lane and the goat demon all occurred in the spiritual realm, making it impossible for me to eavesdrop via scene recall.

Even the [Desire Heart] submitted to the bureau, I don’t know what tricks he used, but it kept insisting that the one who acted was Bobby Lane.

By the way, I also visited the Secret Investigation Bureau and revisited the situation before and after the Blood Night incident, observing his two interrogations of the female rebel. This guy… how should I put it, he seems to have a strange innate talent for playing with human hearts…”

After pondering for a moment, the old investigator spoke seriously, summarizing: “In short… he’s probably insane!”

(The chapter ends here)