Chapter 25

Leon had no idea that the bureau director was shamelessly helping himself to benefits on his behalf. At this moment, Leon was standing a kilometer away from the middle-aged nurse’s house, relying on the soul vision of Sheep Head. With eyes full of vigilance, he repeatedly “scanned” the souls of all people within range.

Although his first mission after joining went smoothly without any danger—apart from a bruise on his shoulder caused by the recoil of the sniper rifle—it could almost be said that not even a single scratch was made. However, Leon always kept in mind the conversation he had with the red-haired bureau director before joining, as well as that rather shocking statistic.

The overall fatality rate of the Clearing Bureau was eight per thousand, and it was eight per thousand every month.

Neither Emma Senior nor the red-haired bureau director failed to emphasize more than once that regardless of the situation encountered, one must always exercise caution, caution, and more caution because the tasks faced by the cleaning team were too varied. Who knows when you might encounter someone who just happens to counter your abilities.

Even the hospital incident was like that; even Emma Senior, who has an indestructible body, got into trouble. More than half of her body was swallowed into the hospital floor. If she hadn’t arranged for herself and Sheep Head to snipe ahead of time, then she would have only waited for the bureau director to save her.

And what’s even more terrifying is that this incident happened three streets away from the Clearing Bureau. If Emma Senior had flipped her car, she could still wait for the bureau director to rescue her. But what if this event occurred in some remote mountain forest where there are few human traces? Or what if the Red Brick Road Hospital could move and its position was hard to determine?

In that case, even though she wouldn’t die thanks to her indestructible body, she might very likely be locked up for several months, years, or even remain in an absorbed state, staying awake and motionless trapped in the cement floor. That would truly be much more painful than death…

Phew…caution, caution, and more caution!

After recalling the situation of the previous mission, Leon couldn’t help but took two deep breaths and repeatedly warned himself that even if it seemed there was no danger, as long as it might have something to do with “anomalies,” one must remain vigilant.

After repeatedly confirming the soul states of everyone around, especially those of the middle-aged nurse’s family, and ensuring their emotions were relatively stable and showed no abnormalities for the time being, Leon stuffed the cursing Sheep Head into the shopping bag and quickly walked toward the block where the middle-aged nurse’s family lived.

After showing the Clearing Bureau credentials to the apartment administrator and stating that he was a civil servant investigating the embezzlement incident involving the hospital director, Leon easily gained the trust of the administrator thanks to the documents identical in form to those of the Public Security Bureau. Administrator Matron even put down the knitting halfway through and personally led him upstairs.

“Officer, Hanan’s family are all good people. Although she works at the Red Brick Road Hospital, she is not at all the same kind of person as that money-hungry director. You mustn’t wrongfully accuse good people.”

The administrator matron, who looked to be about sixty years old, swayed her thick white curls while slowly climbing the stairs with Leon and incessantly chattered:

“I remember twenty years ago, when she was still a little girl, she worked as a nurse in that hospital. She has been diligent and never made any mistakes. My old man broke his leg and stayed in the hospital for half a month, and she took care of him so well, better than our own daughter.

The only problem with that girl is that she’s a bit too straightforward. By seniority, she could have become head nurse ten years ago, but the head nurse manages drug records. Because she refused to cooperate with those people to falsify records, she was never promoted…”

After talking non-stop about all sorts of things, the administrator matron quietly passed by the fifth floor where the middle-aged nurse’s house was located and led Leon to the sixth floor, which was filled with empty rooms. While sneaking glances at his expression, she cautiously asked:

“Officer, are you here to find Hanan? Do you want her to testify against those people who defraud us patients, or do you want to take her back for questioning?”

“…”

It seems like if I say I’m here to arrest her, you’re ready to randomly pick an empty room on the sixth floor, knock on the door for a while, and then tell me she’s not home, right? After feeling somewhat speechless and opening his mouth slightly, Leon stopped at the fifth floor and couldn’t help but remind her:

“Auntie… shouldn’t her house be on the fifth floor? Did you go up one floor too many?”

“Ah? Oh! I’m old, my memory isn’t too good. Hehehe.”

The psychological quality of the administrator matron was quite good. She didn’t panic even when caught and slowly moved back down the stairs. But instead of leading Leon to the middle-aged nurse’s house, she headed towards another empty room on the left side of the stairs.

“…”

“Tsks…”

This black-skinned dog is quite nitpicky, probably did all the investigations beforehand!

Seeing that Leon wasn’t falling for it and even stood waiting at Hanan’s doorstep, the administrator matron immediately lowered both her eyelids and the corners of her mouth. Tiptoeing with her slightly bow-legged legs, she stomped back, angrily knocked on the middle-aged nurse’s door, and threatened:

“Let me tell you, if you’re going to investigate, investigate properly. Don’t try to smear Hanan with filth; the dirty business at the hospital has nothing to do with her! Also, Hanan is fine now. If she comes back injured or in a strange condition, I will definitely testify and complain to your Public Security Bureau about illegal torture!”

“…”

Under the thief-like gaze of the administrator matron, the door of the middle-aged nurse’s house creaked open from the inside, and a middle-aged man with a tired face came out.

Upon seeing the unfamiliar-looking Leon, the bookish middle-aged man adjusted the glasses on his nose and asked curiously: “Excuse me, who are you looking for?”

“He is…”

“I’m looking for your wife, Ms. Hanan.”

Suddenly raising his voice to cover the administrator matron’s words, Leon explained first:

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“My name is Leon. Your wife was previously the nurse in my sister’s ward. Has she mentioned it to you?”

“Oh oh! She did! She did!”

Upon hearing Leon’s words, the middle-aged man with a tired face lit up his expression and immediately pushed the door wide open and quickly walked over, grabbing Leon’s right hand and shaking it vigorously with excitement.

“Yesterday, thanks to you and your colleagues arriving in time to turn off the gas valve of the hospital! Oh, and also! If it weren’t for your sister noticing something amiss and letting Hanan slide down the bedsheet in advance, she might have…”

“Wow! Really! I don’t know how to thank your family enough. We should have visited you, but you came first!”

“You’re too kind. My sister received a lot of care from your wife. Yesterday, she only came up with the idea of tying the curtains together. They were able to escape safely mainly thanks to your wife.”

“No no no, it’s still your sister…”

???

Looking at the two men at the door holding hands, shaking them vigorously, and thanking each other’s families in such a harmonious atmosphere, the administrator matron who was watching closely couldn’t help but stand there stunned.

Wait… hold on… let me sort this out first…

(End of Chapter)