Chapter 556: Bad Habits and Inferior Flowers

This is... the photo Anna lost?

Through the gaps in the hair, after identifying what this was, Li Ang couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

"Director, how did this thing end up with you?"

"That you'll have to ask your good senior."

The red-haired Director smiled and said:

"You don't really think Jerry could resist his stealing habit and not take a swipe at you after seeing you, do you?"

"But... this thing should be at my home, not on me."

"That's the effect of an anomalous object called 【Stealing Luck Hand】. When Jerry wants to steal your things, it doesn't matter if you're just at home; even if you're in another world, the result is the same."

"As long as he gets close to you and touches you, the thing that has had the greatest impact on your life so far will be taken by him directly. Even a True God cannot completely exempt themselves from this ability."

After briefly explaining Jerry's ability, the red-haired Director asked with a smile:

"Although he did something not very good to you, I also made him compensate you doubly. Are you satisfied with his apology?"

"..."

So that's how it is... No wonder Senior Jerry was so generous, not only buying one and getting one free, giving him two anomalous objects directly, but also teaching him many tricks for using anomalous objects, and sending an extra bomb that was expensive as hell...

"Very satisfied, Senior Jerry helped me a lot."

After figuring out the reason, Li Ang shook his head speechlessly, then thought of the evaluation of the Virgo Cleaning Bureau members by the two investigators just now, and couldn't help but ask:

"By the way, Director, is our Bureau's reputation... not very good?"

"It's indeed not very good, or you could say it's very rotten."

Hearing Li Ang's question, the red-haired Director nodded and frankly admitted the bad reputation of the Virgo Branch, then sighed:

"But there's no other way. The people in our Bureau are all natural anomalous object carriers, and behind these self-contained anomalous objects are also the curses that everyone can't shake off."

"Jerry, who has a thief's hand, can't help but steal; Ai Ma, who has an immortal body, is particularly afraid of death; Tom, who holds dice, can't quit his gambling addiction; Harry, who can stick anything, can never keep anything... These all belong to this category. Everyone has to pay a corresponding price while gaining power."

"Other branches might have people in similar situations, but either their strength isn't enough, leading to a less extreme degree, or the number of people is very small, only one or two, so they haven't caused any major trouble."

"And on our side... although none of them are bad people, they are all hard to change their bad habits. There have been quite a few problems in the past, plus I am the notorious executioner Director, so the reputation naturally can't be good."

So that's it...

Hearing the red-haired Director's words, Li Ang nodded clearly, and the red-haired Director, after glancing at him, couldn't help but ponder his situation.

Little Li Ang... forced information acquisition, belongs to the cognitive world type of ability. Thinking along this line, could his "bad habit" be... excessive curiosity?

No, that's not right!

Recalling Li Ang's usual performance, feeling that although he cherished knowledge, he hadn't reached the level of a "bad habit," the red-haired Director shook her head slightly, denying her guess.

It seems Li Ang's "bad habit" isn't the "positive reinforcement" of anomalous objects like Jerry's, but the "reverse conflict" type like Ai Ma and Harry's...

"Director?" Feeling the tight scalp from the red-haired Director's thoughtful gaze, Li Ang hurriedly picked up the photo on the table and said goodbye:

"I have no other questions, so I'm leaving!"

"Mm, go, go!"

After Li Ang pushed the door and left, the red-haired Director crossed her fingers and leaned back lazily, continuing to ponder the question just now.

The "bad habits" produced by a cleaner after infection are usually two situations.

Either it's the positive reinforcement of anomalous objects, such as the 【Stealing Luck Hand】 that can steal and Jerry's stealing habit; or it's the reverse conflict contrary to the ability, such as the 【Immortal Body】 that can be immortal and Ai Ma's extreme caution against death.

And Li Ang's anomalous object ability belongs to a kind of cognitive world. Since he hasn't shown excessive curiosity, it shouldn't be the first situation. It should be the second situation, where his own personality is exactly the opposite of the performance of the anomalous ability.

Then if the cognitive world is reversed... does Li Ang have a complete set of cognition about the laws of the world, and it is extremely solid and not easily changed?

Not knowing that his "bottom line" had been stripped by the Director by seventy percent and was about to be pulled down to his knees, Li Ang, who returned to his office, didn't start working immediately but checked the family photo of his younger sister Anna and his parents.

【Name: Warm Home (Repairing, unusable) (Wish, Puppet, Modification)】

【Appearance: A brand-new family photo. There is no abnormality when viewed from the front, but if you observe from the back, you can find a large number of unhealed cracks and dark brown burn marks, which seem to have been torn repeatedly and burned with fire.】

【Ability: Get Family, Control Family, Modify World】

【Cost: Updating, visible after repair is complete】

【File: One of the many functional anomalous objects created by the Water Bottle Director of the Cleaning Bureau to achieve his wish, tentatively numbered 0006.】

【This anomalous object with very special abilities was born from a child's deepest longing for family. However, what it can bring is not a real family that loves the user, but a group of puppets that obey him.】

【After discovering this, its creator denied the meaning of this anomalous object and tore it apart completely, lifting the control over the "family," but also causing irreparable damage.】

【But after years of companionship, its creator and the family brought by this anomalous object slowly became family in the true sense, and the meaning of this anomalous object was recognized again, and it began a slow self-repair.】

【Please note that after this repair is completely finished, its ability will appear with unknown new changes based on the creator's situation.】

【Evaluation: Even if it is an inferior flower born of deception and malice, as long as you insist on watering it carefully with kindness and love, it may not be impossible to bear warm and beautiful fruits.】

【Infection Value:?】

So... I was indeed not Anna's biological brother, but a fake family "kidnapped" by this anomalous object?

Although he had similar guesses long ago, after reading the file of this family photo, Li Ang still couldn't help but close his eyes, his mood quite complex as he leaned back in his chair. However, this complex mood didn't last long before it was brutally broken by a strong sense of crisis.

It's the Water Bottle Director again!

Looking at the information related to the Water Bottle Director that appeared again in the file of the family photo, Li Ang's brows couldn't help but twist tightly.

He didn't expect Anna's family photo to be one of the anomalous objects created by him to achieve his wish... So what exactly is the Water Bottle Director's wish? In the process of painstakingly realizing his wish, will he cause harm to Anna?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 557 =====