Chapter 70

“It’s my fault.”

After checking the Witch’s Broom on the table and discovering that it was temporarily unusable, the red-haired Bureau Director rubbed his temples and earnestly apologized to Leon: “I forgot to consider your situation. The previous owner of this broom was very wealthy and a total cat lover, extremely generous when it came to taking care of her cat. Even though she told me to just take care of the cat with ordinary standards, what she considered ordinary is still a bit too high for most people… Hmm… But you don’t have to worry too much.”

After fiddling with the Witch’s Broom and confirming that it was merely unable to be “activated” rather than having completely lost its “anomaly,” the red-haired Bureau Director reassured him: “The Leo Bureau and that witch are always in contact. I’ll just ask them to explain things to you. Even if the witch can’t be reached temporarily, as long as the broom is still in your hands, everything will be fine. According to the contract, the cat will still come next Friday. Just spend some time with her then, and don’t use your washbasin as her litter box anymore. The Witch’s Broom should return to normal.”

After listening to the red-haired Bureau Director’s words, Leon couldn’t help but furrowed his brows and asked: “So… at the latest, we might have to wait a week?”

“A week at the slowest, maybe two or three days at the fastest, depending on when the witch finishes her match,” the red-haired Bureau Director said uncertainly before smiling and saying: “It’s no big deal, if we have to wait a week, then we’ll wait. There’s no rush about infiltrating the Lane Family. That sheep’s heart isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Besides, aren’t you planning to move? It’ll be troublesome anyway, so you can use this opportunity to tidy up and take care of some miscellaneous tasks.”

That’s true…

After thinking about his bronze-level shooting badge that was still stuck and the unpacked luggage at home, Leon nodded in agreement with the red-haired Bureau Director’s suggestion. Then he seemed to remember something and hesitantly asked: “Emma Senior told me that the deeper one understands anomalies and the more anomalies one comes into contact with, the easier it is to attract new anomalies. Although Happiness Apartment is harmless and can protect its residents, it is still an anomaly item, right? If my whole family moves there…”

“Go ahead and move, they won’t be targeted by anomalies.”

The red-haired Bureau Director waved his hand and said: “Contamination starts with ‘awareness.’ They have no knowledge of the existence of anomalies, do not know that they are using anomaly items, and cannot understand the nature of anomalies, so they are still within the scope of ordinary people and won’t be targeted. The only thing you need to pay attention to is not to use anomaly items in front of them because once they move into Happiness Apartment, the bureau’s Evil God Brain won’t interfere with their memories anymore.”

“I’ve noted that.”

After hearing the red-haired Bureau Director’s response, Leon finally put his mind at ease, nodded, picked up the broom from the table, and was about to leave when he was called back by the red-haired Bureau Director.

“Hold on, take a look at this.”

Is this… a newspaper? Did some anomaly event happen and get reported? Seeing the stack of newspapers handed over by the red-haired Bureau Director, Leon immediately tightened his expression and entered work mode, flipping through them with utmost seriousness.

“Winter Romance Dating Fair, Find Your Perfect Match”

“Eight Practical Tips to Slim Down Your Belly in Thirty Days”

“New Arrival at Meikou Underwear, Welcome All Enthusiasts to Try On”

“Spray Perfume Here, One Hug Will Make Him Desire You”

“…”

???????

“Wrong! Not ‘Meili Focus,’ I wanted you to see the next one!”

After snatching back the marked newspaper from Leon, the red-haired Bureau Director coughed awkwardly to cover up the slight embarrassment, then pulled out the Sun Newspaper from the stack, pointed at the headline that took up the entire page, and gestured with his mouth:

Huh? Someone else is also paying attention to the Water Power Corporation matter besides me?

Upon hearing that the matter of the water power company had been leaked, Leon couldn’t help but feel secretly pleased inside.

Although after Char Department Store compensated, those patients lying in the hospital had already received compensation, revealing the truth has already achieved its most important meaning beforehand.

But for Leon, who has seen the ugly faces of those three aristocratic families, watching these bastards get into trouble is itself a good thing. However, this headline…

“The ‘Fecal Water’ Incident Intentional? Thomas Lane: Evidence is Fabricated”

Thomas… Is that the name of the blond middle-aged man from the Lane family? So the matter of the water power company was just exposed, and it hasn’t been concluded yet? After reading this somewhat “neutral” headline, Leon couldn’t help but furrowed his eyebrows slightly and sighed silently in his heart.

If only the evidence hadn’t been lost…

After beating that damn Chief Editor of Daily News, he originally planned to go to Chaer Department Store and hand over the evidence proving that the fecal water incident was intentional. But unfortunately, he ran into that toad at the worst possible moment.

And when he was moved in front of it from the shopping plaza, he had one hand holding a sheep head and the other carrying a broom, leaving no third hand available. So the evidence must have fallen in the shopping plaza.

Later, although he dealt with the toad, he got crushed by the Golden Wheel Mountain and ended up in the hospital. When he woke up and went back to look for it, it was nowhere to be found. It probably got picked up by someone…

No mistakes, content on 69 Book Bar!

Shit! So it was you who picked it up!

After seeing the phrase “evidence was picked up by a journalist from the headquarters of Chal Department Store” in the report, Leon couldn’t help but turn dark-faced, already able to guess what would happen next.

Sure enough, that golden-haired Thomas directly scoffed at the authenticity of this evidence during the interview, stating that the water power company had never experienced theft, and deliberately flooding fecal water to drag down Chal Department Store was nonsense.

He even seized the opportunity to mock Chal Department Store harshly, hinting repeatedly that it was all tricks played by that “Old Chaer” to avoid huge compensation and divert public attention.

“Ah…”

When Leon saw this, he knew there was no point in continuing to read the rest of the report.

As a major shareholder of Chaer Water Power Corporation, if this evidence were leaked by Chal Department Store, it would naturally carry a certain degree of credibility. Even if the journalist wrote that it was due to an anonymous tip-off, it could still make everyone slightly suspicious and receive attention at least.

But that journalist was too straightforward, directly writing that the information was randomly picked up, not fearing others suspecting him of making things up… Ah… Well, compared to others who wouldn’t dare to report it, he was already brave enough to expose the matter, let alone he was telling the truth; the evidence was indeed picked up.

After shaking his head helplessly, Leon didn’t dwell on it too much and calmly returned the newspaper to the red-haired Bureau Director.

“Don’t you want to say something?”

Looking at Leon whose eyes were filled with helplessness and frustration but lacking much anger, the red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and asked with a smile: “Those three families escaped punishment, I thought you’d be very unhappy. But judging from your appearance, it seems like you’re not angry at all?”

“Of course, I’m angry.”

Leon shook his head and said: “But my purpose of stealing the evidence wasn’t to punish evil and promote goodness, but to ensure that those patients could receive compensation and wouldn’t have to lie on the hospital floor groaning in pain. Although things aren’t perfect now, the original goal has been accomplished. As for the rest, we’ll just keep a record and deal with it when there’s an opportunity later… Do you have anything else? If not, I want to practice more at the firing range these few days.”

“Nope~ Go ahead~”

After watching Leon leave with a smile, the red-haired Bureau Director took a sip of tea and narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

So it’s not complete abandonment, but preparation to settle accounts when the opportunity arises? Speaking of which… I asked him to infiltrate the Lane family under the guise of kinship. He won’t use this “opportunity” to give me a “big news” story, will he?

(End of Chapter)