Chapter 27

27 Investigation Mission (Part 2-2)

【Name: Apartment of Parasitic Spirits (Miracle, Protection)】

【Appearance: An old, ordinary apartment building. In the lobby's duty room, there sits an elderly woman with a head of white curly hair, a slightly hunched back, and bow legs all year round】

【Ability: Extermination of Evil Objects, Avoidance of Accidents】

【Cost: When going out in the morning, please smile and greet the manager. When you have time, it is best to accompany her in small talk. If possible, please also treat her husband, who is in poor health, kindly】

【File: The predecessor of this apartment was a poorhouse established at No. 35 Bridge Street in the old city of the capital. The poorhouse was donated by an elderly couple who lost their daughter in their later years. It provided free shelter to war orphans and disabled people all year round, providing them with protection and basic living benefits.】

About ninety-five years ago, the elderly couple who donated the poorhouse passed away one after another. Because the Road Administration Department did not register it as a legal welfare facility and no one continued to pay the property tax, the poorhouse was banned and reclaimed. After forcibly clearing all tenants and renovating it, it was renamed "Happiness Apartment" and rented out.】

However, strangely, despite being located in the sub-center of the old city of the capital, adjacent to a large number of enterprises and institutions, and being in a livable location with convenient transportation and low prices, the occupancy rate of Happiness Apartment is extremely poor, less than 30% of apartments with similar conditions. Most tenants move out voluntarily within a month of moving in, and only a very small number of tenants can rent here for a long time.】

【Evaluation: This is a good apartment suitable for ordinary people to live in for a lifetime. It is enough to protect their home, keep everything safe, and keep disasters away. It is just a pity that the compatibility between this apartment and you is too poor.】

【Infection Value: 0.1】

"......"

So... this entire building is an anomalous object? Even the manager who insisted on taking me upstairs is part of the anomalous object itself?

After reading the information that appeared before his eyes, Hearing Li Ang couldn't help but shudder violently. Then, he changed the subject and immediately asked the middle-aged nurse couple in front of him:

"How long have you lived here? Do you know how old that manager is?"

"Ah?"

Being a bit stunned by Hearing Li Ang's sudden question, the middle-aged nurse couple looked at each other, and the scholarly-looking man hesitated:

"How long have we lived here... I had already moved in when I first started teaching at Bridge Academy, and later I met Hanna who was also renting here... it should be twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, right?"

"As for Auntie Mary, she already had white hair when I first moved in. She must be ninety years old now. It's just that she doesn't have any worries, so she maintains herself very well and looks relatively young."

"......"

Ninety years old... can a ninety-year-old climb stairs faster than me? And when she snatched the shopping bag just now, her movements were very agile. I almost didn't dodge it, okay? How does this look like someone over ninety?

Hmm... wait a minute! Although the information given by 【Materialist Soul】 didn't say it directly, the meaning revealed between the lines, combined with the name 【Apartment of Parasitic Spirits】...

Could she and her husband, who is in poor health, be the elderly couple who donated the poorhouse and passed away more than ninety years ago? However... this is my first time meeting her, why does she seem to be guarding against me?

Holding this question, Hearing Li Ang's brain began to turn rapidly. After seeing "compatibility is too poor" in the evaluation, he suddenly realized.

With a certain ominous premonition, Hearing Li Ang raised his hand to click on the panel, found the 【Demon Servant】 badge obtained from the Hearing Hearing Heishanyang, and looked directly at the hidden trait at the bottom.

【Hidden Trait (No need to wear): Your soul is stained with a trace of demonic aura, making it easier to be noticed by certain evil existences】

"......"

I understand...

Whether it was being stopped and interrogated repeatedly as soon as he entered the door, or the manager refusing to lead him over, or why she suddenly snatched the shopping bag,

this series of problems has already been solved.

For this apartment with the ability of 【Extermination of Evil Objects】, he, whose soul is stained with demonic aura, is a standard "evil guest," and the Hearing Hearing Heishanyang, born from a great demon, is a "filthy object" through and through!

"Knock! Knock knock!"

Just as Hearing Li Ang was suddenly enlightened and gradually understood everything, a dull, forceful knocking sound suddenly came from outside the room. After the middle-aged man opened the door, a tall, muscular old man smoking a cigar stood outside.

After nodding slightly to the somewhat surprised middle-aged man, the old man, who was only wearing a small vest even in late autumn with his muscles bulging like explosions, pinched out the cigar in his mouth with two fingers and said in a hoarse voice:

"I heard from Mary that a stranger came, so I came over to take a look."

After explaining his intention, the muscular old man carrying a large basket twisted his neck, which was about as thick as Hearing Li Ang's thigh. On that face full of burn marks and scars, two green-brown eyes deep in their sockets stared at Hearing Li Ang with ill intent.

"......"

And this is called being in poor health?

Stared at by the muscular old man, Hearing Li Ang felt his scalp go numb. He couldn't help but think that with the other party's height of nearly 1.9 meters and those biceps larger than his own head, he could probably hunt bears in the deep mountains if he just carried a fruit knife?

"This is Uncle John, Auntie Mary's husband."

Looking at Hearing Li Ang's nervous expression, the middle-aged man couldn't help but smile and explain:

"Don't worry, Uncle John looking at you like this isn't because he has any opinion of you. It's because he was a marine when he was young. He was injured by the residual flame of a cannon muzzle when fighting pirates, and he suffered some injuries and illnesses, so the muscles on his face are a bit stiff and he can't make too many expressions."

"Usually he is responsible for cleaning the apartment, clearing weeds, repairing water pipes and gas pipes, etc. He is very serious and careful and refuses to accept payment. In the summer, he also likes to catch butterflies for the children in the building, so don't look at Uncle John's fierce appearance, he is actually a very kind person."

He... is very kind? Why don't I feel that way?

Looking at the muscular old man opposite who was staring at him, Hearing Li Ang's throat couldn't help but move up and down. He swallowed subconsciously, and the middle finger of his right hand holding the shopping bag reached out quietly and tapped the Hearing Hearing Heishanyang's horns lightly.

Fierce! Flame! Towering!

Looking at the dark red "firelight" in his soul vision that almost filled the entire corridor, and the towering murderous aura in the firelight that was colder than polar glaciers, Hearing Li Ang felt a chill down his back. He stepped back two steps silently and stood honestly behind the middle-aged couple.

Kind my ass!

If it weren't for you two being here, he would probably reach for the basket on his back in the next second, then take out the meter-long garden shears inside, rush up, and snap, directly turning me from Hearing Li Ang into Li·Ang!