Chapter 16

After giving Leon a rather appreciative once-over, the Woman with Red Hair’s severe expression softened slightly, and she said gently in a comforting tone: “Leon, don’t worry about the intel. You immediately reported when you found the contaminator and dealt with this troublesome demon, coaxing it to lead you to Emma.”

“After Emma was trapped, you even more so successfully eliminated the mission target with a single shot, saving her and rescuing hundreds of people, preventing them from losing too much life force.”

“As a newbie who’s only been part of the Clearing Bureau for a few hours, you’ve done well enough. As for the intelligence issue, it was just an unavoidable accident.”

“Not! I at least contributed some credit here, right? How come your bias is so obvious?”

Before Leon could respond, the Black Goat, infuriated by this glaring disparity, couldn’t help but shout:

“That shot was his, wasn’t it? All I did was help judge the position, so why does it become an unavoidable accident for him, but for me, I get sent to the kitchen to be stewed into soup?”

“Why stew you… Do you even know what you’ve done?”

The Woman with Red Hair sneered coldly: “Don’t think I’m unaware of your schemes! Leon didn’t know Emma had an indestructible body, but how could you not?”

“With no danger on Emma’s side, you could have easily let Leon guide you near the hospital and then amplify the evil thoughts of that out-of-control contaminator from afar, driving him insane and forcibly luring him out to capture him!”

“I didn’t have time to…”

“Don’t tell me you didn’t think of it. When you were under my control, you always used this method. Why the sudden amnesia now?”

Crossing her arms and leaning back against the chair, the Woman with Red Hair stared at the shrinking Black Goat and sneered: “In a situation where the target could have been captured alive, you deliberately guided Leon to shoot him directly. There must be something wrong with you!”

“Speak up. Do you want to absorb the sinful soul of the target? Or are you trying to tempt Leon to help you regain your strength? Or…”

“You’re colluding with the people behind him, thinking he might spill information if caught, so you deliberately silenced him?”

“You’re making stuff up!”

Upon hearing the Woman with Red Hair’s reasoning, the Black Goat suspected of being a traitor jumped up in anger.

“I didn’t! This is all your wild guesswork! You have no evidence!”

“The Clearing Bureau isn’t a court; when do we need to talk about evidence?”

After scoffing again, the Woman with Red Hair suddenly frowned thoughtfully as she stared at the Black Goat:

“Hmm… I admit, I was joking before, but now that I think about it, I’ve noticed more strange things. Although everyone in the bureau has been dispatched, I stayed in the Capital City. Which black hand would be stupid enough to cause trouble just three streets away from me? So, unless they deliberately sent someone to die, there’s only one explanation: the black hand has an informant inside the bureau who knows I suddenly left the Capital yesterday!”

Wow?! Upon hearing the Woman with Red Hair’s reasonable judgment, Leon couldn’t help but widen his eyes in shock and stared at the Black Goat in his arms.

No one else was in the entire Clearing Bureau yesterday. Who else knew the Bureau Director left besides you? Didn’t expect you to be the mole?!

“It’s not… I didn’t…”

Looking at Leon’s shocked eyes and the Woman with Red Hair who had unknowingly narrowed her eyes again, the Black Goat couldn’t help but shiver. Then, puffing up its goat eyes, it angrily rebutted: “I didn’t leak any information! You can’t falsely accuse me!”

“Is that so?”

Upon hearing this, the Woman with Red Hair slowly stood up, leaned over the desk with both hands spread apart, and loomed over with immense pressure, saying word by word: “Then how do you explain all these coincidences? It happened right when I suddenly left, and yesterday, you could have captured him alive, but instead, you chose to silence him through Leon’s hands. How do you explain that?”

The Black Goat angrily replied:

“I specially helped that kid kill the target to get some blood on his hands! To form a good… habit…”

“A good habit of resorting to killing to solve problems whenever similar situations arise, gradually lowering his moral boundaries under your influence, unconsciously leading him down the path of corruption… Am I wrong?”

Looking at the Black Goat whose little schemes were exposed and closed its mouth in annoyance, and then at Leon who suddenly became alert, the previously grim-faced Woman with Red Hair curled her lips upward, smiling warmly as she leaned back onto the soft chair back, kindly reminding Leon:

“Leon, remember what you heard just now. If you encounter similar situations in future missions, remember today’s lesson before making a decision.”

“I… I will definitely remember.”

Glancing nervously at the Black Goat, Leon hesitated for a moment, then picked up the sheep head with both hands and placed it back on the Woman with Red Hair’s desk.

“This… please take it back.”

After observing Leon’s expression, the Woman with Red Hair smiled:

“What? Worried you can’t control it?”

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“Hmm…”

“No worries, you should keep it.”

The Woman with Red Hair quite appreciated Leon’s caution. Smiling softly while propping her left cheek with her hand, she twirled her bright red hair with her white forefinger and smiled at Leon:

“Generally speaking, such anomalous items with their own wisdom and desires aren’t suitable for newcomers to possess, but since you managed to stay rational under its influence, that proves you at least qualify to hold it.”

“Moreover, Emma reported to me this morning that your soul vision range is two kilometers wide, proving that you indeed have high compatibility with this item. Combined with your cautious personality, I believe you are fully capable of possessing it.”

After stating her judgment, she got up from her seat, walked around the desk to Leon who was still hesitant, affectionately pulled his hand, and placed the sheep head, which looked utterly aggrieved, onto it.

“Take it. In the future, remember to stay rational and don’t let it affect your judgment and decisions. I believe you can definitely handle it.”

“…”

Looking at the red-haired beauty who was affirmatively holding his hand and showing trust that he could achieve, Leon felt his heart inexplicably race faster, instinctively turning away his gaze, but soon forced himself to turn back, seriously nodding and solemnly promising:

“I will definitely!”

“Tch… Like hell you will!”

Lifting his eyelids slightly and glancing at Leon’s slightly reddened earlobes, the Black Goat full of resentment pouted its mouth and couldn’t help but mock:

“Getting all dizzy just because someone holds your hand and flatters you a bit? Would you go so far as to die for her if she hugged and kissed you? Haha, the only reason I’m losing here is because I’m a goat. Damn it, if I were also a beautiful woman, someone like you, who gets all worked up so easily, I’d have you under my thumb in seconds… Mmm… Mmm! Let go! Even if you cover my mouth, I’ll still speak! You damn fool…”

(End of Chapter)