Chapter 551: Investigation Mystery (Part 1)

After drinking happily for half the night with the red-haired Director and sleeping for a day on the Director's desk wrapped in a blanket, by the time Li Ang opened his eyes again with a splitting headache, the sun on the horizon had already dipped below it.

"Mr. Li Ang, we are investigators from the General Bureau, responsible for investigating the 'Wild Ambition Runaway Incident' you handled. Can you answer our questions now?"

"Huh?"

"..."

Looking at the man whose eyes were full of confusion and whose focus was nowhere to be found, who probably couldn't even tell if he was a human or a dog, the young female investigator frowned and repeated in a louder voice:

"We are investigators from the General Bureau, responsible for investigating your case. The preliminary investigation is complete. Please cooperate with our questioning!"

"Oh... cooperate... definitely cooperate..."

After blinking and taking a while to recover, finally understanding the situation, Li Ang felt a surge of energy. He pulled off the blanket and wanted to climb up, however...

He couldn't move at all.

He tried to pry the red-haired Director's arm away with force, but it had no effect; he was still being held tightly on the desk. Li Ang couldn't help but push her twice, then leaned over awkwardly to remind her:

"Director! Let go! The investigators are here!"

"Director! Wake up!"

"..."

Finished...

Under the speechless gazes of the two investigators, Li Ang took a deep breath and asked awkwardly:

"I will definitely cooperate with the investigation, but can you help me out first? Also... it's best to be gentle; my ribs might be broken..."

"..."

I've been an investigator for so many years, and this is the first time I've encountered such a request...

After exchanging a speechless look with the young female investigator, the other elderly male investigator shook his head, scribbled a few notes on the investigation form, then walked over slowly and cautiously reached out toward the red-haired Director's arm.

"Swoosh!"

The moment the elderly investigator's palm was about to touch the red-haired Director, a sharp, piercing sound of an object tearing through the air rang out, and the entire Director's office dimmed slightly.

To their shock, tens of thousands of bright red hairs extended infinitely from the Director's desk, and in the time it took for a single heartbeat, they wove into a giant scarlet "silk cocoon," binding everyone nearby tightly.

The elderly investigator's vital points were instantly "bitten" by thousands of hair-like living things. When Li Ang looked closely, he found that the tips of those hairs had already penetrated his skin. He estimated that as long as the red-haired Director had a thought, they could drill straight in like a hot knife through butter and crush everything inside.

The red-haired Director, who had just been full of drunkenness, had opened her eyes at some point and was staring coldly at the two stiff investigators.

"So it's you... you startled me..."

After staring at the elderly investigator for a moment, seeming to recognize his identity, a flash of realization appeared on the red-haired Director's face. The scarlet hair filling the room retracted instantly, and the Director's office returned to its usual appearance.

"Sorry, I drank a bit too much yesterday."

Seeing her retract the 【Slaughtering Blood Hair】, the two investigators breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously. The older investigator smiled, then retreated calmly, while the pale-faced young female investigator bit her lip and said:

"Lord Olivia, I will report what just happened truthfully!"

"Mm-hmm, report it, report it~"

After glancing at the young female investigator who was making threats, the red-haired Director nodded first, then yawned indifferently and turned over to lie back down.

If it were two weeks ago, she would have cared a bit, but after the terrible Bobby Laien Blood Night at the end of the year, the Bureau's business rating for this year was almost certainly at the bottom, so it didn't make any difference whether she reported it or not.

Anyway, I'm already at the bottom, so am I afraid of you reporting me for disturbing the order of the examination? At a time like this, it doesn't matter if there's a result or not; just giving up is fine! Damn it!

Seeming to be provoked by her indifferent attitude, the female investigator bit her lip again, then looked at Li Ang, who had regained his freedom, with a blank face:

"Mr. Li Ang, since you're out, can we start the investigation now?"

"Good..."

"No."

At this moment, the red-haired Director, who had lain back on the desk with her back to them, said with dissatisfaction:

"If you want to investigate, go somewhere else. Why investigate in my office? Don't you see I need to rest? Get out, get out! I just finished a night shift, and I'm sleepy!"

???

After listening to the red-haired Director's words and looking at the young female investigator, whose face had turned from pale to red and back to pale, and was now iron-blue, Li Ang couldn't help but secretly groan.

Director! Are you worried that my shoes don't fit, so you're going to have these two investigators give me a pair of smaller ones?

After being provoked by you, even if the Bobby Laien Blood Night incident wasn't my doing, even if I were completely innocent, these two would probably find a way to splash some dirt on me, right?

"Hehe, let's go, let's go."

Unlike the angry female investigator, the elderly male investigator seemed to have a gentle temperament. Not only was he not annoyed by the red-haired Director's rude expulsion, but he took the initiative to push her back, laughing while saying:

"The number of people in the Virgo Bureau is the smallest in the Zodiac Bureau. Director Olivia is busy with official business, so it's normal for her to want to rest after staying up all night. We really shouldn't disturb her..."

"What rest?"

Seeming very displeased with the red-haired Director's behavior, the female investigator shook off her colleague's arm and pointed out angrily without mercy:

"Look at this mountain of wine bottles on the ground. Do you have the nerve to say she's busy with official business?"

"I must report today's incident! How can someone like her, who is mentally unstable and drinks all night in the branch, be the Director of a Zodiac Branch? Not to mention..."

"Enough!"

Upon hearing this, the elderly investigator, who had been helpless, changed his expression and scolded coldly:

"You don't know anything at all. This is not something you should be concerned about!"

"But I..."

"What is the third article of the investigation guidelines? Recite it!"

"Everything... everything is based on facts, and personal emotions must not be brought into the investigation..."

"Then what should you be doing now?"

"..."

The relationship between the two investigators seemed somewhat like "master and apprentice." After being scolded, the young female investigator took a deep breath, bit her lip again, bowed deeply to the red-haired Director on the desk, and then turned and walked out quickly.

After also bowing to the red-haired Director, the elderly investigator said kindly to Li Ang:

"Mr. Li Ang, since Lord Olivia needs to rest, let's go to your office first. Also, please don't be too nervous; this is just a routine inquiry."

"Okay."

Seeing that among the two investigators, there was still one who hadn't been annoyed by the Director, Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief and followed the elderly investigator out of the Director's office.

After leaving the office, just as Li Ang was about to start a conversation to ease the somewhat stiff atmosphere, he felt a slight itch on his chest.

When Li Ang looked down, he found a red hair poking out from his collar, drifting toward the back of the elderly investigator. Then, in the other person's blind spot, it twisted twice, turned into a mark resembling an exclamation point, and stuck quietly to the elderly investigator's back.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 552 =====