Chapter 522: Badge activation

Not knowing that his sister's family photo was in the director's hands, Leon, who had been "absent without reason" for several days, walked toward the head's position on the first floor as soon as he left the director's office, and identified the nameplate on the door along the way.

Harry... Spike... Tom... Jerry... It seems to be this one.

After looking at the nameplate that said "Jerry Baker (Level 2 Crisis Handler)" and confirming that he hadn't found the wrong one, Leon was just about to reach out and knock on the door when he suddenly felt a burst of awkwardness all over his body, feeling as if he was standing on a high platform and being stared at tightly by countless eyes.

"Squeak!"

Seeing Leon suddenly turn his head and look at himself, the mice in the shadows couldn't help but be startled, screamed and turned to run. A small team of ants that had quietly climbed to Leon's feet also hurriedly moved their six legs to evacuate quickly as if they had found an anteater, and a pair of flies that fell on the corridor above their heads flew to a distant corner before Leon cast his gaze over...

So... are these his "friends"?

Looking at these snakes, insects, rats, and ants that flew away quickly, and feeling the "gazes" cast on him, Leon couldn't help but blink thoughtfully, and had some guesses about Senior Jerry's ability.

Just at this moment, behind the window glass of this office, a golden hair suddenly appeared. After curiously sizing up Leon through the glass, the dog's head quickly retracted, the door in front of Leon opened in response, and a short man rushed out of the office.

"You finally came back."

Before Li Ang could even speak, the short man grabbed him, led him into the office with a warm and enthusiastic manner, and then, with eager eyes, tried to cozy up to him:

"Heh, actually, I happened to be free when you went on a mission, and I thought about going to help you, but the director said it was just an investigation task and nothing would happen, so I didn't go. As a result, I didn't expect to delay for so many days.

By the way, did the director tell you about my matter? Then it will trouble you next, and no matter what the final result is, the reward will definitely satisfy you!"

"..."

???

Looking at Leon's confused expression, the short man's expression couldn't help but stiffen slightly.

"Didn't the director tell you?"

"No..."

Leon said confusedly:

"The director arranged a few tasks for me, one of which is to rescue people at the Rose Manor, which requires you, Senior, to help lead the way. As for other things, she didn't tell me."

"Uh... it's okay. If she didn't say it, then it's the same for me to talk to you."

After cursing their own director for being unreliable, the short man led Leon to the sofa in the office and sat down, then reached out and patted the glass plate on the table, then tapped his tongue on the upper palate quickly twice, making a "tsk tsk" sound.

"Woof!"

Along with a dog bark, the big golden retriever that had aimed at Leon through the window appeared under the glass plate on the coffee table... or inside the glass plate?

After sizing up Leon, who had a look of surprise, this big dog, which could be about thirty kilograms, rubbed against the short man's hand with its nose through the glass, and even licked him.

"I'm not looking for you to play, I want things!" After shaking his wet palm, the short man first glanced at Leon, then reached out and rubbed his face and throat, and then actually barked like a dog, occasionally mixed with some howls and grunts.

In Leon's surprised gaze, the golden retriever inside the glass plate nodded, seemed to understand the short man's "dog language," got up and walked to one side of the glass plate, and disappeared from the two's field of vision.

A few seconds later, it returned to the "screen" again, and was dragging a net bag that looked quite sturdy, walking toward the two with some effort, and then twisted its head and threw it out hard!

"Clatter, bang!"

Along with a clatter of hard objects hitting the glass, that whole net bag of things was actually thrown out by it and fell onto the table with a clatter.

Dance shoes stained with blood, strange dried fish with a fishy smell, a notebook with an eye on the cover, several strange coins constantly rotating, a model bed the size of a palm tied with chains, a Santa hat full of holes... Adding up to fifty or sixty pieces.

Looking at this pile of strange things dumbfoundedly, Leon's heart couldn't help but jump, and then he said incredulously:

"These... are they all anomalous objects?"

"Eight or nine out of ten."

After rubbing his hands impatiently, the short man laughed and said:

"Anyway, you will know sooner or later, so I won't hide it from you. I have a bit of a... Hmm... stealing habit, so the first anomalous objects I possessed were also related to stealing, and this pile counts as my accumulation over the years.

Don't worry, although I am a thief, I also have principles. I only steal from outsiders and not from acquaintances. Since you have already joined our Sixth Bureau, you are one of our own, so I definitely can't really steal your things."

"..."

Can't "really" steal my things, meaning you will "fake" steal when you can't help it, right?

After remembering this "little hobby" of this senior and adding extra caution, Leon tentatively said:

"So you are looking for me, Senior, because you know that I have the ability to forcibly obtain information about anomalous objects, and want me to help you look at these things?"

"Right on!"

Seeing that Leon's expression was not resistant, the short man was overjoyed, promised with excitement:

"I have obtained a lot of good things over the years, but anomalous objects are not like others. If I don't know the efficacy and price, I really dare not touch them, so I can only pile them up like this. Clearly, the number of anomalous objects is more than Ai Ma's, but I am still stuck at Level 2 and can't go up.

After knowing your ability from the director a few days ago, I was really crazy with joy! If you can help me identify these things and let me have a few more usable anomalous objects, that would really be a great help to me. As long as it is an anomalous object that I don't use, you can take whichever one you like!"

Help you identify things, and then pick one?

After listening to the task issued by this "npc senior," Leon couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, and then opened the badge panel to take a look. Sure enough, the 【Relationship Household】 badge was flashing non-stop.

(【Bronze-level hidden badge "Relationship Household" activated, you have obtained a resource support from within the organization. After completing the conditions proposed by the resource provider, you can claim the resource】)

It seems that this is the effect produced after the hidden badge 【Relationship Household】 was activated before going to the Ryan family. It is worthy of being a hidden badge. Just touching it a few times can exchange for an anomalous object. This transaction is really quite cost-effective.

After closing the badge panel, Leon was not polite, took out the paper and pen he carried with him, and nodded with a smile.

"Then I will thank you, Senior, for your generosity."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 523 =====