Chapter 530

【Obtained usable anomalous object "Blood-Stained Plague Bandage", hidden trait of the heterochromatic badge "Materialist Soul (Crimson)" activated】

【Materialist Soul (Heterochromatic · Crimson · Cannot be upgraded):...】

【Wearing effect:...】

【Advancement route:...】

【Hidden trait: Badge slot +3, current number of slots: 6, total number of anomalous objects required to open the next slot: 8】

【Your infection value has increased】

【Current infection value is: 2.8】

The number of slots has indeed increased, but the number of anomalous objects required to open the next slot actually went directly from four to eight...

Looking at the explanation that popped up on the badge interface, Li Ang couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Counting the 【Blood-Stained Plague Bandage】 he just obtained through "friendly exchange," he currently has a total of 4 anomalous objects: the sheep head, the broom, the pendant, and the bandage. He is still a long way from the next "slot opening."

And the young Ha, who is sleeping soundly on the sheep head, although it also has its own anomalous object panel, was not counted. It is estimated that it might be because it is alive and not considered an anomalous "object," or because it is still an underage dog and child labor is not given a formal position.

Hmm... I feel the latter is more likely.

Reaching out to stroke the young Ha's short fur, which felt excellent to the touch, Li Ang looked at the child laborer who had turned over and continued to sleep soundly, even starting to snore softly. Li Ang couldn't help but chuckle, then nodded slightly toward the female prisoner who was glaring at him.

"Thank you."

"..."

Thank your mother!!!

Looking at Li Ang, who nodded and thanked her quite politely, the female prisoner, who had been "forcibly deprived" of her bandage, really wanted to scold him severely. But fearing that if she angered him, it would harm the companion who had finally managed to infiltrate the Secret Investigation Bureau, she had no choice but to swallow her anger, grit her teeth, and turn her head away.

Devil!

This damn guy, he usually looks harmless, but once he takes off his disguise, he is simply a devil who plays with people's hearts!

When I get out, I must tell the others never to be fooled by his appearance. This guy from the Cleanup Bureau is ten times more dangerous than he looks!

"By the way, before I leave, I have a few more questions I'd like to ask you."

Looking at the female prisoner's soul, which was half-resentful and half-wary, Li Ang, who was about to leave, hesitated for a moment before finally asking:

"If you manage to escape from here, do you still intend to continue being a rebel?"

"???"

What does that mean? What does he mean by asking this!

Watching the female prisoner, whose eyes had suddenly frozen—although she didn't say a word, her entire soul had begun to churn—Li Ang shook his head and said:

"Although you appear quite normal, the soul cannot lie.

Your soul contains all kinds of emotions, but it lacks the fear of death. However, if you were the type of person who completely disregarded death, when I pointed out that you had an inside man in the Secret Investigation Bureau, your fear of death suddenly flared up temporarily.

So I think that inside man you have in the Secret Investigation Bureau must have promised to rescue you. And precisely because whether he is exposed directly determines whether you can be rescued, you would rather hand over the bandage than have me keep my mouth shut, right?"

"..."

Facing Li Ang, who had stripped away all her secrets in less than five minutes, the female prisoner only felt a chill in her heart and fell into deep despair.

"Yes! All of it is true!!!"

Knowing that in front of this "devil" who could see through people's hearts, lying was completely meaningless, the female prisoner simply let go of all restraint. She glared at him and gritted her teeth:

"Bobby Laien is dead, but my husband's revenge hasn't been completed yet! It wasn't just those fat, greedy nobles of the Laien family who killed him, but this Kingdom that has rotted to its roots!

Since the revenge isn't over, if I can escape, of course I will continue to be a rebel! And I will continue until the day I die!"

"Fine, I understand."

After looking at the female prisoner's extremely "sincere" soul, Li Ang couldn't help but shake his head again, then said with a slight apology:

"Sorry, after I get out, I will immediately catch that spy."

"You?!"

Hearing Li Ang's words, the female prisoner couldn't help but roar in shock and anger:

"You just took my things! Damn it! You actually lied to me?"

"This... I didn't promise you I wouldn't catch him; I only promised you I would keep my mouth shut. As our Director says, this is called one thing at a time." After biting the bullet and saying this rather shameless line, Li Ang, whose thick skin had not yet been fully cultivated, felt his face heat up slightly, then said with some shame:

"Sorry, if you were only attacking key officials, I might not necessarily do this. But every time you launch an attack, it affects a large number of ordinary people; I cannot turn a blind eye.

Moreover, both you and that Director of the Secret Investigation Bureau have shown quite a bit of interest in me, and he even harbors great hostility toward me.

Considering your rebel style of doing things, the possibility of you targeting my family is not small, so I must prepare in advance.

By the way, just in case, I need to confirm one more thing: that Director with the scar on his face is the spy you infiltrated into the Secret Investigation Bureau, right?"

"I don't know!"

Hearing Li Ang's question and knowing that the other party was about to start his "mind-reading performance" again, the female prisoner began to struggle desperately, wanting to knock herself unconscious.

However, as a major criminal in the Princess assassination case, she was firmly handcuffed to the chair and could not make any large movements, only able to pull the shackles on her body until they rattled and screeched.

"It seems I guessed right."

Relying on his soul vision to directly obtain the answer to the question, Li Ang continued to ask while the female prisoner glared at him with eyes full of rage:

"Next question, does he have any anomalous objects in his possession?"

"I don't know!!"

"He actually has an anomalous object... Then is his strength weaker than yours? Or stronger?"

"I don't know!!!"

"Is he a bit stronger than you? Then do you know what his ability is?"

"..."

Does she really not know this time?

After asking a few more questions from other angles and finding that no more information could be obtained, Li Ang couldn't help but sigh and then stood up from his seat.

"Thank you for your cooperation. Goodbye."

"You... you are despicable! You are shameless!"

Watching Li Ang, who had played her for a fool and shamelessly swindled the usage rights to the bandage, the female prisoner couldn't help but struggle desperately while roaring hysterically:

"Stop pretending to be a good person, 'cannot turn a blind eye'... You're just stronger than me! Do you dare to touch the truly strong ones?

If you, you piece of trash, really think you're a good person, then go and kill all those scumbags! You piece of trash! I feel sick just looking at people like you! You are just a hypocritical bastard!"

"..."

Hearing the female prisoner's cursing, which was full of censored words, Li Ang, who was about to leave the interrogation room, stopped in his tracks, thought for a moment, and nodded:

"You're right."

"???"

Amidst her somewhat bewildered expression, Li Ang sighed again and directly admitted:

"And not only am I hypocritical, I am even cowardly. I clearly can't stand many things, but I don't have the courage to abandon everything and take action to change them completely;

I am not only cowardly, but also awkward. I clearly don't have the ability to manage many things, but I can't bring myself to turn a blind eye completely. Whenever I really encounter them, I'm always thinking about getting involved;

I am not only awkward, but also reckless. I clearly know that as soon as I take action, it will cause trouble and put myself in danger, and that I should just endure it, but I still often can't help myself..."

"I am indeed a failure as a person; sometimes I even hate myself quite a bit."

"..."

Facing Li Ang's unusually sincere self-analysis and listening to his self-evaluation, which was even more excessive than what she had said, the female prisoner was completely stunned.

"Then... then you..."

"I am just an ordinary person, so I only do what I can do. As for the rest..."

After looking at the shining badges on his panel, Li Ang's right hand couldn't help but clench slightly, a trace of not-so-pure determination appearing in his eyes.

That will depend on how high I can eventually climb!

(End of chapter)