Chapter 508

“Sorry… just now… I got a little dizzy…”

After vomiting his guts out, Leon’s complexion finally improved slightly. He then said to the ashen-faced Chief of the Scorpio Division:

“Lord Edward, our plan went relatively smoothly. Although Prince Andre didn’t show up, we ended up capturing his younger sister, which still counts as successfully capturing a royal family member.”

“…”

Not managing to completely dodge in time and getting vomit all over his pants, the Chief of the Scorpio Division remained silent for a moment before nodding with a twitching cheek.

“As long as it went smoothly… does she know about the royal family situation?”

“Probably not very much.”

Hearing this, Leon shook his head and said, “She’s only twelve or thirteen years old, and she doesn’t even realize she was being controlled. The intelligence obtained from her isn’t reliable. However, besides her, Nicole also captured two cleaners from the Gemini Division. Maybe we can get some information out of them.”

After hearing Leon’s words, the Chief of the Scorpio Division finally put down the heart that had been slightly hanging.

Even though the plan hit a snag and didn’t capture the original target, capturing the princess and two cleaners from the Gemini Division wasn’t a wasted trip.

Additionally, considering that this plan wasn’t only proposed by Leon but also executed personally by him, the fact that the operation landed smoothly without making too much noise already counted as a decent result.

“You’ve worked hard.”

After giving Leon a slight nod, the Chief of the Scorpio Division turned his head, glanced at the female journalist caught in the net and the Jade-eyed Maiden, and sighed with relief before saying to Leon with a pleasant expression: “This is what I’m thinking. We currently have one member of the royal family in our hands, and you, having kidnapped the princess, can no longer appear publicly.

So next, why don’t we let Miss Nicole stay behind and assist us with further investigations while you temporarily halt your mission and escort this young princess away. What do you think of this suggestion?”

“…”

I feel like your suggestion is simply an excuse to kick me out…

Glancing at the insincere smile of the Chief of the Scorpio Division, Leon realized that this was due to the hidden trait of “speaking rudely.” He subconsciously wanted to avoid working together with him, so Leon shook his head without hesitation.

“I can’t leave yet.”

“How so?”

The Chief of the Scorpio Division maintained an unchanged expression and smiled while asking, “Is there something else left undone?”

“Yes.”

Recalling the situation he heard from the brother-sister robbers, Leon nodded slightly, maintaining an unchanged expression as he said,

“There are a few things I want to investigate. Although they probably don’t have much to do with the mysterious organization or the Crocodile Royal Family, they could potentially lead to extremely dangerous anomalous items, so I feel it’s necessary to keep an eye on them.”

“I see.”

After hearing Leon’s request, the Chief of the Scorpio Division didn’t hesitate for even a second, didn’t even ask what Leon wanted to investigate, and directly agreed with a nod:

“In that case, Miss Nicole will follow us first to investigate Apheta 01 and the Crocodile Royal Family. You will closely guard this young princess and can also look into the things you want to know.

And to facilitate your actions and ensure the safety of the young princess, I can have Algernon accompany you. Once you’ve finished investigating everything you want to know, you can leave the Crocodile Kingdom with them… How does that sound?”

Algernon? That Level 1 cleaner nicknamed ‘Line Man’? After hearing the Chief of the Scorpio Division’s words, Leon couldn’t help but glance at his side. A tall, muscular bearded cleaner looked somewhat bewildered as he stared at him. He must be that ‘Line Man’ Algernon.

Hmm, looks like a tough guy, and he’s a Level 1, so his strength should be pretty good.

Looking at it this way, if withdrawing from the mission temporarily could gain me a Level 1 cleaner bodyguard and an opportunity to investigate floating crystals and Cheshire, it wouldn’t be too bad?

“Don’t agree to it!”

Just as Leon was about to nod in agreement, the slightly anxious voice of the female journalist suddenly rang in his ear.

Using some unknown method to transmit her voice into Leon’s ear, the female journalist who had just been dragged over by the [Void Fishing Line] and was adapting to the dizziness urgently said:

“If you count me, we currently have one Yellow Path Director, two Level 1 cleaners, three senior Level 2 cleaners, plus you this psycho, which is more than enough to catch the True God. There’s no need to be so cautious! And even if you can’t appear publicly, hiding inside a flower and carrying it around isn’t that difficult. He arranged Princess Phelia for you and sent someone to follow you, obviously planning to take all the credit for this investigation mission!”

Oh ho, you seem to understand these workplace power struggles quite well? Surprisingly looking at the female journalist, Leon gave her a reassuring glance before smiling and nodding toward the Chief of the Scorpio Division.

“Alright, let’s go with Director’s proposal… Counting on you afterward, Mr. Algernon.”

“Eh… sure thing, sure thing…”

‘What? Didn’t you hear what I said?’

Seeing that he clearly heard her warning but still agreed with the Chief of the Scorpio Division’s suggestion, the female journalist couldn’t help but widen her eyes.

‘Now that the royal family member has been captured, if you don’t participate in what happens next and they succeed, it would mean you contributed nothing to this investigation mission. You’d just be the one who attacked the Crocodile Kingdom’s royal family, and the Clearing Bureau’s evaluation of you would definitely drop!’

‘It’s fine if it drops.’

Smiling at the female journalist, Leon walked over, patting Philia’s back who was covering her mouth and looking ready to vomit, while sending a telepathic message:

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‘I’m not particularly interested in promotions within the Clearing Bureau, nor do I need achievements or anything like that. Regular anomalous items hold little meaning for me, and I don’t really need achievements to claim anomalous items, so the Bureau’s evaluations mean little to me anyway.’

‘Then you’re just going to let it happen?’

Defeated by Leon’s “desireless state,” the female journalist pretended to pat Philia’s back and leaned in, glaring at him.

‘So you do all the rule-breaking stuff, and they reap all the benefits? Aren’t you upset about that?’

‘It’s not about being upset or not.’

Leon slightly shook his head and continued patting her back while explaining,

‘This mission was originally led by the Scorpio Division. Our Virgo Subdivision came here to assist from the start. Moreover, the Scorpio Division even dispatched their director, so it’s normal for them to claim the majority of the credit.

Besides, although I bear the responsibility for the unauthorized attack on the royal family, as the main leader of this investigation mission, if anything goes wrong, he would still have to shoulder the main responsibility. He’s taking risks too, so wanting more rewards isn’t unreasonable.’

‘Why are you defending him?’

The female journalist, hearing this, became irritated, forcefully slapping her hand and angrily said,

‘He’s obviously using his position as Yellow Path Director to bully people. Why aren’t you resisting?’

Leon could only sigh helplessly upon hearing this, following suit by adding force to the pat, somewhat dissatisfiedly counter-questioned:

‘Don’t you know he’s the Yellow Path Director? There’s a power gap right there, I can’t resist him anyway. Besides, given the hostile relationship between our directors where they always argue upon meeting, him merely stealing credit is already considered preferential treatment for us. In situations where resistance is futile, instead of arguing over unwinnable matters, it’s better to seize opportunities to exchange conditions!’

“Slap!”

‘You shouldn’t let yourself be bullied like this!’

“Slap!”

‘What do you want to do then? Start a fight with him for some credits?’

“Slap!”

‘Even if you don’t fight, you should at least make him aware… Ouch, why did this kid throw up?’

(End of Chapter)