Chapter 319: 319 Untitled

Why has my Death-Reporting Crow never come over?

Hearing the red-haired Bureau Chief's question, Li Ang's breathing couldn't help but stagnate slightly.

Regarding this question, the most likely answer was his identity as a transmigrator. He wasn't even from this world, so the Death-Reporting Crow that announced the death of the Li Ang of this world naturally couldn't have any reaction.

Secondly, it was the badge system that accompanied him. Perhaps, just like how the toad from the Weighing Gold Sect couldn't buy him no matter how it activated its authority, the Death-Reporting Crow's ability to predict the target's death might have been blocked by the badge system.

But whether it was his identity as a transmigrator or the existence of the badge system, these were his biggest secrets and could not be told no matter what. So how should he answer this question?

"To be honest, I'm not very sure either..."

After hesitating for a while, looking at the red-haired Bureau Chief who looked serious but didn't carry any hostility, Li Ang ultimately chose to tell the truth "partially" and replied:

"Regarding the reason why the Death-Reporting Crow didn't come, although I have some vague guesses, it involves some of my... er... secrets, so I don't really want to say. Is that okay?"

"..."

Is that okay... Do you think it's okay?

After hearing Li Ang's answer, the red-haired Bureau Chief almost laughed out of anger.

According to the situation just relayed by that crocodile, you are now carrying the suspicion of being an "Old Earth spy"! There is a high probability that you are an Old Earth person who infiltrated the Cleaning Bureau with ulterior motives!

And although I haven't been very competent over the years, I am, after all, the Bureau Chief of the Cleaning Bureau's Virgin Branch, a bona fide high-level member of the Cleaning Bureau! You didn't explain anything at all, and just wanted to fool me with a sentence about having secrets you didn't want to tell?

"No!"

After glaring at Li Ang, the red-haired Bureau Chief said with annoyance:

"Do you really think I will accommodate you unconditionally? That crocodile has already told me everything you said to the Goddess of Wealth. Do you know how serious this matter is?"

"According to the Bureau's rules, just based on the suspicion that you might be an Old Earth person, I should arrest you immediately, tie you up, and send you to the General Bureau to let that God-level Brain-Eating Demon lick your brain!"

Phew... It seems I should be able to pass!

After his "unreasonable request" was sternly rejected by the red-haired Bureau Chief, looking at her pretty face with slight annoyance, Li Ang's heart didn't feel anxious; instead, it suddenly relaxed quite a bit.

If the Bureau Chief really suspected him and felt he had ulterior motives, then based on her style of doing things, she would definitely take him down first and use every method she could.

But now, not only did she give him a chance to explain, but even after he gave up on explaining, she still didn't arrest him directly, but instead scolded him for not knowing the severity of the situation and threatened to tie him up for the Brain-Eating Demon to lick his brain. These actions instead proved that things hadn't reached that point.

And if he hadn't chosen to tell the truth just now, but instead played tricks to fool her, he probably wouldn't have been able to hide it from the sober Bureau Chief, and it would likely have been exposed by her, making the situation even more serious.

"If it's that serious... then can I tell you a little bit?"

After raising his hand to make a "little bit" gesture, Li Ang tentatively said:

"Bureau Chief, you know that my ability in the file is to forcibly obtain information about anomalous objects through touch, but in fact, my ability is a bit more special..."

"..."

"..."

That's it?

After waiting for a long time without seeing any follow-up, looking at the "little bit" gesture Li Ang made, the red-haired Bureau Chief's face immediately turned black.

So you really only told me such a tiny bit when you said you would tell me a little bit!

"That... this is just one possibility..."

After looking at the red-haired Bureau Chief's increasingly unkind expression, Li Ang had to carefully add:

"Besides this, there is another possibility, which is my background. I am actually not Anna's biological brother; it's because of that family photo..."

"Listening to you say that... because there shouldn't be a person named Li Ang Laien, so there is no corresponding Death-Reporting Crow?"

After hearing Li Ang finish talking about the situation of 【Warm Home】, the red-haired Bureau Chief frowned and said:

"But this is just your one-sided guess, and the ability of that anomalous object has also changed. Now I can't even test it. Aren't you still equivalent to not telling me anything?"

"Anyway, I've said everything I can say!"

After barely finding two reasons to pass it off while trying his best not to lie, Li Ang spread his hands very straightforwardly:

"I'm also not sure why I don't have a Death-Reporting Crow; these are all just guesses. But I know for sure that I am not an Old Earth person who infiltrated the Cleaning Bureau and wanted to cause destruction. These were all her own wild guesses; I never admitted a single word of it."

"In short, Bureau Chief, if you believe me, then just choose one of these two to believe. If you don't believe me, then tie me up and send me to the General Bureau to let that God-level Brain-Eating Demon lick my brain. The choice is yours!"

"..."

The choice is mine? What other choice do I have?

You took such a big risk this time, even fought a True God head-on, and rescued Auntie Ai Ma, who was captured because of my mistake. Can I still report you to the higher-ups because of some groundless things?

Besides, even if I could really harden my heart and insist on sending you to let the Brain-Eating Demon lick your brain, the General Bureau is now completely closed and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Should I fly you over 70,000 kilometers and break into the General Bureau to punish you?

This little bastard! He just knew I wouldn't do that, so he didn't even want to pretend anymore!

Unable to help glaring at Li Ang, who had completely given up, the red-haired Bureau Chief said with a straight face:

"Don't think you can just fool me like this! I'll keep a record of this! Make sure to write the report for this cleaning operation properly!"

"However, because the relevant suspicious points haven't been investigated clearly, let's forget about the Old Earth person stuff for now. Just write it according to what the Goddess of Wealth said... *cough, cough*... write that the Lord of Desire and Dreams ambushed the Goddess of Wealth and you barely escaped."

"Also, remember to write the previous process in detail, but don't write about what happened at the end."

"After all, you haven't seen the Lord of Desire and Dreams, and I'm afraid you won't write it accurately enough, misleading the examiners at the General Bureau. So write the report and hand it in early so I can help you review it and fill in the details. Did you hear me?"

Ah, yes, yes, yes, it really needs someone to help review it!

Understanding that he had completely passed this hurdle, Li Ang responded with a smile, indicating that he would definitely write the operation report well and guarantee that not a single detail would be left out.

Looking at the relaxed smile on his face, the red-haired Bureau Chief, whose investigation failed, curled her lips and asked with slight dissatisfaction:

"For Auntie Ai Ma's sake, I won't ask about your secrets. Just keep them in mind yourself."

"In addition, I heard from that crocodile that the Holy Spirit Pendant that Lord Golden Bull made for you was directly destroyed by the Goddess of Wealth?" ===== CHAPTER 320 =====