Chapter 154: 153 Bad Habits and Inferior Flowers

This is... the photo Anna lost?

After identifying what it was through the gaps in the hair, Li Ang couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

"Director, how did this thing end up with you?"

"That you'll have to ask your good senior."

The red-haired Director said with a smile upon hearing this:

"You don't really think that guy Jie Rui could resist his stealing habit and not take a swipe at you after seeing you, do you?"

"But... this thing should be at my home, not on me."

"That is the effect of an anomalous object called 【Stealing Luck's Clever Hand】. When Jie Rui wants to steal something from you, let alone just being at home, even if you were in another world, the result would be the same.

As long as he gets close to you and touches you, the thing that has had the greatest impact on your life so far will be directly taken by him. Even a True God cannot completely exempt themselves from this ability."

After briefly explaining Jie Rui's ability, the red-haired Director asked with a smile:

"Although he did something not very nice to you, I also made him compensate you doubly. Are you satisfied with his apology?"

"..."

So that's how it is... No wonder Senior Jie Rui was so generous, insisting on a buy-one-get-one-free deal, not only giving me two anomalous objects directly but also teaching me many tips on using them, and even sending an extra bomb that was expensive as hell...

"Very satisfied, Senior Jie Rui helped me a lot."

Li Ang, having figured out the reason, shook his head speechlessly. Then, thinking of the evaluation the two investigators had just given of the Wang Gong branch members, he couldn't help but ask:

"By the way, Director, is our branch's reputation... not very good?"

"It is indeed not very good, or one could say it is very rotten."

Hearing Li Ang's question, the red-haired Director nodded, frankly admitting the bad reputation of the Wang Gong branch, then sighed and said:

"But there is no help for it. Everyone in our branch is a natural anomalous object carrier, and behind these self-carried anomalous objects are also the respective curses that everyone cannot shake off.

Jie Rui, who grew a thief's hand, cannot help but steal; Auntie Ai Ma, who has an immortal body, is particularly afraid of death; Tang Mu, who holds dice, has a gambling addiction that is hard to quit; Harry, who can stick to anything, can never keep anything... These all belong to this category. While everyone gained power, they also had to pay the corresponding price.

Other branches may have people in similar situations, but either their strength is not enough, leading to a less extreme degree, or there are very few people, only one or two, not as many as we have, so they haven't caused any major trouble.

And here... although none of us are bad people, each of us has bad habits that are hard to change. In the past, we have indeed had quite a few problems, plus there is me, the notorious executioner Director, so our reputation naturally cannot be any better."

Is that so...

Hearing the red-haired Director's words, Li Ang couldn't help but nod with a look of realization. And after the red-haired Director glanced at him, she couldn't help but ponder his situation.

Little Li Ang's case... forced information acquisition, belongs to the cognitive world type of ability. Following this line of thought, could his "bad habit" be... excessive curiosity?

No, that's not right!

Recalling Li Ang's daily performance and feeling that although he cherishes knowledge, he is far from reaching the level of a "bad habit," the red-haired Director couldn't help but shake her head slightly, denying her guess.

It seems Li Ang's "bad habit" is not a "positive reinforcement" of anomalous objects like Jie Rui's, but more likely a "reverse conflict" type like Auntie Ai Ma's and Harry's...

"Director?"

Being stared at by the red-haired Director's thoughtful gaze until his scalp felt slightly tight, Li Ang hurriedly picked up the photo on the table and said goodbye:

"I have no other questions to ask, so I'm leaving!"

"Hmm, go, go!"

After Li Ang pushed the door and left, the red-haired Director crossed her fingers and leaned back in her chair lazily, continuing to ponder the question just now.

There are two most common situations for "bad habits" produced after a cleaner is infected.

Either it is a positive reinforcement of the anomalous object, such as 【Stealing Luck's Clever Hand】 which can steal, and Jie Rui's stealing habit; or it is a reverse conflict contrary to the ability, such as the 【Immortal Body】 which can make the body immortal, and Auntie Ai Ma's cautious personality that extremely resists death.

And Li Ang's anomalous object ability belongs to a type of cognitive world. Since he has not shown excessive curiosity, it cannot be the first situation; it should be the second situation, where his own personality is exactly the opposite of the manifestation of his anomalous ability.

Then if the cognitive world is reversed... does Li Ang have a complete set of cognition about the laws of the world, and it is extremely solid and not easily changed?

Not knowing that his "bottom line" had been stripped by the Director by seventy percent and was about to be pulled down to his knees, Li Ang, upon returning to his office, did not immediately start working but checked the family photo of his sister Anna and his parents.

【Name: Warm Home (Repairing, unusable) (Wish, Doll, Modification)】

【Appearance: A brand-new family photo. Looking from the front, there is no abnormality, but observing from the back, one can find a large number of unhealed cracks and dark brown burn marks, as if it had been repeatedly torn and burned with fire.】

【Ability: Obtain family, control family, modify the world】

【Price: Updating, visible after repair is complete】

【File: One of the many functional anomalous objects created by the Water Bottle Director of the Cleaning Bureau to achieve a wish, tentatively numbered 0006.

This anomalous object with a very special ability was born from a child's deepest longing for family. However, what it can bring is not a family that truly loves the user, but puppets that obey every word.

After discovering this, its creator directly denied the meaning of this anomalous object and tore it apart completely, lifting the control over the "family," but also causing irreparable damage.

But after years of mutual companionship, its creator and the family brought by this anomalous object slowly became family in the true sense. The meaning of this anomalous object was also recognized again, and it began a slow self-repair.

Please note that after this repair is completely finished, its ability will appear with completely unknown new changes based on the creator's situation.】

【Evaluation: Even if it is a vicious flower born from deception and malice, as long as you insist on carefully watering it with kindness and love, it may not necessarily fail to bear warm and beautiful fruits.】

【Infection Value:?】

So... I was indeed not Anna's biological brother, but a fake family member "kidnapped" by this anomalous object?

Although he had similar guesses long ago, after reading the file of this family photo, Li Ang still couldn't help but close his eyes, leaning back in his chair with a complicated mood. However, this complicated mood didn't last long before it was brutally broken by a strong sense of crisis.

It's the Water Bottle Director again!

Looking at the information about the Water Bottle Director that appeared again in the family photo file, Li Ang's brows couldn't help but knit together fiercely.

I didn't expect Anna's family photo to be one of the anomalous objects he created to achieve his wish... So what exactly is the Water Bottle Director's wish? In the process of painstakingly realizing his wish, will he cause harm to Anna? ===== CHAPTER 155 =====