Chapter 770

"Director!"

After returning to the Cleaning Bureau with a wallet that came from who knows where, Leon immediately knocked open the door to the Director's office and said with a serious expression:

"There is indeed a problem with the Pink Mystery side! The Aquarius Director must have arranged some backup plan there! And if I'm not mistaken, the wallet you asked me to investigate must have been taken by that first-level cleaner from the Gemini Branch named Nicole!"

Ah? What did you say?

After hearing Leon's words, the red-haired Director, who was fiddling with an empty wallet, paused slightly, then said with a face full of astonishment:

"You actually found something? No... I mean, are you really certain?"

"It's almost certain."

After recalling the information from the 【List of Fallen Evils】, Leon recounted what he had seen and heard, then concluded with a serious expression:

"It's not completely certain yet, but after Senior Jie Rui returns, if even he can't find that wallet, then it can basically be confirmed.

After all, the 【Hidden Tail】 in that female reporter's hands happens to be able to eliminate the presence of items, I think she is highly suspicious... By the way, Director, what exactly was in that wallet?"

"..."

That wallet had the salary I just received... but it doesn't matter now!

After hearing Leon recount his findings, the red-haired Director's fox eyes narrowed unconsciously, faintly discovering some things that weren't quite right.

Although she was indeed drunk, forgetting her wallet shouldn't have happened; she might have been influenced by some special anomalous object. Additionally, because she had just bragged in front of Leon during the day, she hadn't planned on drinking too much at night.

But on the Pink Mystery side, they happened to have a batch of new wine that was very much to her taste, leading her to lose control in the end, drink a few extra cups, and lose her wallet; and Jie Rui, the only one who could immediately find the wallet, was out on a mission due to the sudden incident in Merino County and wasn't in the Bureau now...

The smell of conspiracy is very strong...

After pinching the ends of her hair and winding them twice, the red-haired Director gave a vague response, frowning and pondering the "enemy's" true target.

If it's a direct target, it seems to be stealing her wallet?

But there was really only money in her wallet, it wasn't worth them spending so much effort, so their true purpose was most likely the subsequent influence brought about by the fact that "she has no money."

Considering that on Aquarius's side, there is also a 【Gate of the Other World】 that can briefly peek into the future, then they must have seen that she did certain things after having no money, making them feel there was an opportunity to exploit!

Then what would she definitely do after having no money? Borrow money from Ai Ma like yesterday? Borrow money using the 【Loan Pouch】 like today? Or go to the tavern she often frequented in the past to run a tab?

Strange, these things are all very normal, which one would make her reveal a flaw? How about... try doing them all once?

The red-haired Director, who was thinking until her head ached, began to unconsciously fiddle with the empty wallet in her hand, clicking the wallet's clasp open and shut repeatedly.

Leon, noticing her movements, raised his eyebrows slightly, recalled the wallet that was suddenly sent into his hands, and then reached out to tap his cufflink, taking out the bulging wallet.

"By the way, besides that 【List of Fallen Evils】, I also encountered another matter that might be related to an anomalous object."

After placing the wallet on the table and briefly recounting its magical origin, Leon said with some worry:

"You know how bad my luck is, such a good thing as money falling from the sky is unlikely to happen to me, so I think... Hmm? What is this?"

"You'll know once you touch it."

After throwing the empty wallet in her hand to Leon, the red-haired Director calmly opened the little golden-haired one's wallet, took out five gold wheels from inside, put them into her own pocket, and then returned the wallet.

"When the salary is issued next month, I will give you ten extra gold wheels, remember to help me return the money to him then!"

???

No... what is all this? Why didn't I understand?

Leon, with a head full of fog, frowned, then followed the red-haired Director's words and reached out to touch the empty wallet in his hand. "Zzz..."

【Name: Loan Pouch (Wealth)】

【Appearance: A men's leather wallet of an unusually old style, the once-tough leather bottom has been completely worn through, and one can even reach a finger through the hole in the bottom into the wallet】

【Ability: Windfall】

【Cost: After using this anomalous object to obtain a windfall, one must return double the amount to the owner】

【File: This is a genuine antique anomalous object, coming from the initial country of Umbra, with a long history of over five hundred years; after being obtained by the fourth Director of the Virgo Branch of the Cleaning Bureau, it has been stored in the Virgo Branch's warehouse.】

【Four years ago, because she had spent all her salary and had no money to buy wine, Olivia, the then-Director of the Virgo Branch, found this anomalous object that hadn't been moved for a long time in the warehouse, and has since been using it for small "loans."】

【In four years, she has used this anomalous object a total of forty-nine times, borrowed one thousand and twenty-three gold wheels, picked up twenty-five wallets, excavated four secret cellars containing private property, and redeemed fifteen winning lottery tickets...】

【Evaluation: A severely underestimated anomalous object; compared to returning double the amount after each loan, its true usage should be to directly "borrow" a large sum at a critical moment and then never return it】

【Infection Value: 2.3】

"..."

So... the wallet I "turned in" just now was actually "borrowed" by you using this thing? No wonder the process was so outrageous!

After reading the description of the 【Loan Pouch】, Leon couldn't help but smack his lips, then complained with a speechless face:

"There's actually such a bizarre anomalous object... and, you have to return double when using this!

Compared to borrowing money from it, wouldn't it be better to properly find a bank to borrow money? My annual salary is only over six hundred gold wheels, the interest you paid after borrowing money with this thing is already enough for my two years of salary!"

"Theoretically speaking, it is indeed better to find a bank."

The red-haired Director spread her hands and said:

"But I return money too slowly, several big banks in the capital have blacklisted me, and the remaining ones willing to lend me money don't hope for me to return the money, but hope for me to return favors, then I might as well just use this to borrow money, don't you think?"

"..."

Think my ass! Your salary is so high, as long as you control yourself a little and drink a little less, could you be short of money?

"Oh my, people always have times when they are short of money, it's just an emergency~"

After glancing at Leon, who had a stinky face, the red-haired Director, who had successfully "borrowed" five gold wheels, sat up straight, changed the subject with a serious face:

"Additionally, if I'm not mistaken, at most in one week, something very bad will definitely happen, you must be extra careful recently."

"Hmm? Why?"

"Because of the time Jie Rui returns."

The red-haired Director narrowed her eyes and tapped the table with her fingers:

"If it hadn't been accidentally broken by you, after Jie Rui returned in a week, he would have started helping me find the lost wallet, and then because he couldn't detect the presence of the wallet, it would have made me vigilant about this matter.

Then, reasoning backwards, if they want to do something and don't want to alert me, they must get it done within this week, so I guess that in this week before Jie Rui returns, something will definitely happen!"

(End of chapter)