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 slots +3, current number of slots: 6, total number of anomalous objects required to unlock the next slot: 8】

【Your corruption value has increased】

【Current corruption value: 2.8】

There is indeed one more slot, but the number of anomalous objects required to unlock 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's 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's head, although it also has its own anomalous object panel, was not counted. It's estimated that this is because it is alive and doesn't count as an anomalous "object", or perhaps because it is still an underage dog and child labor isn't given a formal position.

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

Reaching out to stroke the short hair of the young Ha, which felt excellent, Li Ang looked at the child laborer who had turned over and continued to sleep soundly, even snoring a little. 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 was nodding and thanking her quite politely, the female prisoner, whose bandage had been "forcibly taken away", really wanted to give him a good scolding. But she was worried that if she angered him, it would harm the companion who had finally managed to infiltrate the Secret Investigation Bureau. In the end, 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 to humans and animals, but once he takes off his disguise, he is simply a devil who toys with people's hearts!

After 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, are you still planning to continue being a rebel?"

"???"

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

Looking at the female prisoner, whose eyes had suddenly frozen and whose entire soul had begun to churn, even though she hadn't said a word, Li Ang shook his head and said:

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

Your soul has 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 it is precisely because whether he is exposed directly determines whether you can be rescued that you were willing to hand over the bandage just to make me shut up, 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! It's all true!!!"

Knowing that in front of this "devil" who could see through people's hearts, lying had no meaning at all, the female prisoner simply let go of all restraint. She glared at him, gritted her teeth, and said:

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

Since the revenge hasn't ended, if I can escape, of course I will continue to be a rebel! And I will keep doing it 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 shut my mouth. To use our director's words, this is called one thing at a time." After biting the bullet and finishing this rather shameless sentence, Li Ang, whose thick-skinned nature hadn't been fully cultivated yet, felt his face heat up slightly. Then, he said with some shame:

"I'm sorry. If you were only attacking key personnel, I wouldn't necessarily do this. But every time you launch an attack, you end up involving a large number of innocent people. I cannot turn a blind eye to that.

And whether it's you or that Director of the Secret Investigation Bureau, you have both shown considerable 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 couldn't help but struggle desperately, wanting to knock herself unconscious.

Unfortunately, as a major criminal in the Princess assassination case, she was firmly handcuffed to the chair and couldn't make any large movements. She could only pull on the shackles on her body, making them creak and rattle.

"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 that seemed ready to split:

"Next question, does he have an anomalous object in his hands?"

"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 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 intelligence 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!"

Looking at 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 there, 'cannot turn a blind eye'... You're just stronger than me! Do you dare to touch the truly strong ones?

If you *** really think you're a good person, go and kill all that 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. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said:

"You're right."

"???"

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

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

I'm 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 to them. Whenever I actually encounter them, I'm always thinking about sticking my hand in;

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

"I'm really quite a failure as a person. Sometimes I even hate myself."

"......"

Facing Li Ang's exceptionally sincere self-analysis and listening to his self-evaluation, which was even harsher 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, and a trace of not-so-pure determination appeared in his eyes.

That depends on how high I can climb in the end!

(End of chapter)