Upon seeing her best friend in the office tightly hugging Leon, looking like she wanted to fuse herself into his body, the Red-haired Bureau Director’s expression couldn’t help but slightly pause, feeling completely off.
To avoid that damn Aquarius Director getting her hands on the Watchtower Palace, I had to descend into the Deathscape on my birthday. I squatted by the dirty River of Yellow Springs for days, checking every dead person passing through the No Return Road and just staring at the big crocodile nearby every day.
And while I was down there working overtime to protect the world, you two were fooling around in the office? Don’t your consciences hurt? “Director? You’ve returned at the perfect time!”
Seeing the sudden intrusion of the Red-haired Bureau Director, Leon couldn’t help but feel a bit of joy inside.
The night raid on Cuiyu Manor currently seemed pretty seamless, with no suspicion pointing towards him. But there was still one unstable point: the existence of the Desire Dream Infiltrator.
If the Director honestly reported the abilities of the Desire Dream Infiltrator during the anomalous item registration, the investigators sent to look into this incident would only need to glance at the Capital City newspapers, knowing Leonard seemingly had nightmares before his death, and they could easily connect it back to him who possesses the Desire Dream Infiltrator.
However, since the Desire Dream Infiltrator was just made and crafted by the third-generation Bureau Director who stayed long in the Deathscape, there were no prior records. Even Emma Senior doesn’t know its exact abilities; currently, only the Director and himself know. And that gives some room to maneuver.
As long as the Director is willing to cooperate and either hide the existence of the Desire Dream Infiltrator or report some fake abilities, then this last point of suspicion will disappear, truly making him and Emma safe.
As for whether the Director will help cover it up…
…
“You bastards!”
Being pulled by Leon into a “soul private chat” and hearing everything that happened over the past two days, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but glare angrily at Leon: “You… I assigned you to go with Emma through the No Return Road to persuade her to endure a few more years! Not to help her take revenge! With Emma’s strength, if she waited just a few more years, she could become a deputy director, and then I wouldn’t have stopped her from taking revenge! But now? If you’re found out…”
“It won’t happen.”
Leon seriously shook his head: “Before acting, I already thought about the consequences. I’ve also done some checks and fixes. Now, the only flaw is the existence of the Desire Dream Infiltrator, so…”
“So I have to help you cover it up and even deliberately submit a false report, right?”
The Red-haired Bureau Director glared:
“You’re dragging me into this too? This counts as harboring criminals, you know? Taurus Honorable trusted me so much, and I didn’t even report you guys… ”
“So Olivia, will you report us?”
“…”
Report my ass! On one side, we have a dead scumbag, and on the other, a good friend seeking justice for women and an upright subordinate who acted out of moral outrage. Do I really have a choice? Should I report both of you and let him rot?
Besides, no matter what the investigators say, this case will definitely be classified as an unsolved case involving anomalous items. Although fewer people died than in the Lane Family incident, due to the bizarre deaths, it has caused a city-wide uproar, severely tarnishing the image. It will definitely be noted during the year-end review.
Seriously…
The last round of reviews ended just a few days ago? Straight into bad luck? Can this year get any better?
After glaring at Leon and Emma unwillingly, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but snort and angrily slammed the door and left!
“Write the report yourselves! Damn it! I owe you from a past life!”
This time, we’re completely safe! Hearing the words of the Red-haired Bureau Director, Leon finally relaxed completely and couldn’t help but look at Emma, who was looking at him, and both smiled at each other.
“Leon…”
Looking at the man before her who seemed to understand her without words, wanting to say something earlier but interrupted by the sudden intrusion of the Red-haired Bureau Director, Emma couldn’t help but feel her ears heat up. She quickly looked away, lowering her head and trying to be as tactful as possible: “I thought about it, I… Elie needs…”
“Oh yeah, I forgot to mention!”
Just then, the Red-haired Bureau Director pushed the door open again, maliciously announcing: “Aquarius Director is dead!”
“Really?”
“Director, are you sure?”
“Sure, I saw it with my own eyes. I even fought him a little, yelling a couple of insults through the light of the [Street Lamp of the Dead].”
Looking at her best friend whose lips tightened slightly and whose expression seemed slightly irritated, the Red-haired Bureau Director smiled and said:
“Just like we guessed, the Aquarius Director did indeed have a backup plan. Not long after entering the Deathscape, the soul enveloped by the [Street Lamp of the Dead] began to expand wildly, most of it squeezing out of the lamp’s range, leaving less than a tenth still constrained.”
“What happened later?”
“Later, I took action.”
After twirling her fiery red hair, the Red-haired Bureau Director, who had stormed off moments ago, now cheerfully recounted:
“The part of his soul that overflowed beyond the Street Lamp’s range, I directly shredded into pieces—pieces that can’t be put together anymore. As for the portion of the soul within the [Street Lamp of the Dead], it fled along the No Return Road deep into the Deathscape.
If his soul were intact, he might have struggled out when the [Street Lamp of the Dead]’s power weakened. But now with only a tenth of his soul remaining, he’ll likely be sent all the way to the end of the Deathscape, falling directly off the [End Cliff]. He’s finished!”
No mistakes in content, see it on 69 Book Bar!
“Oh, by the way, this is for you.”
At this point, the Red-haired Bureau Director seemed to remember something and tossed a pair of strangely shaped translucent gloves.
“This is…”
“Made from Aquarius’ fingers. Strictly speaking, the material should be the soul fragments of his fingers.”
“Eh?”
“Nasty, yes, but if it works, that’s fine.”
Looking at the shocked Leon, the Red-haired Bureau Director pouted and said,
“Remember that special technique that suppresses the flesh of True Gods called [Covered God Fork Fingers]? Aquarius had practiced this technique to its limit, and parts of his soul had undergone corresponding changes.
And previously, you mentioned that no matter how much force you used, you couldn’t harm the Goddess of Wealth’s body. So, when I was cutting up Aquarius’ soul, I specifically kept the finger parts and asked the old man from the third generation to forge a pair of gloves.
If the Goddess of Wealth discovers something wrong and secretly comes after you, just put on these gloves, and you can temporarily suppress the divinity in her body. Even if you can’t kill her, you can make her feel some pain.
Ah… Originally, I thought if you could help me convince Emma, this would be a thank-you gift for you. But now… humph! Consider it temporarily borrowed for self-defense! Remember to return it after dealing with the Goddess of Wealth!”
Ah Zhe…
Looking at the extremely precious “souvenir” the Director brought back for him, Leon couldn’t help but feel moved and said, “Thank you, Director… When we left the third-generation Director, he was already so angry. To get him to agree to help me craft the anomalous item, you must have endured quite a lot, right?”
“Not really.”
Hearing this, the Red-haired Bureau Director waved her hand and smiled, saying,
“The old man was pretty upset at first and refused to cooperate, but after I asked him a question, he immediately became reasonable.”
“Eh? What did you ask him?”
“Hehe, I told him— you don’t want others to know that Leon’s forging secret arts were taught by you, do you?”
(End of Chapter)
