Chapter 911: 509 Classic Peach-Plucking

"Sorry... just now... I felt a little dizzy..."

After vomiting his heart out, Leon's complexion finally looked a bit better. He then turned to the livid Director of the Scorpio Bureau and said:

"Lord Edward, our plan went quite smoothly. Although Prince Andrei didn't appear, we ended up kidnapping his younger sister, which can be considered a successful capture of a royal family member."

"..."

The Scorpio Director, who hadn't been able to dodge in time and had been vomited on, remained silent for a moment before nodding with a twitching cheek.

"As long as it went smoothly... Does she know about the royal family's situation?"

"Probably not."

Leon shook his head upon hearing this:

"She's only twelve or thirteen, and she doesn't even know she's being controlled. The intelligence obtained from her isn't very credible. However, besides her, Nicole also captured two cleaners from the Gemini Branch; perhaps we can get something out of them."

After hearing Leon's words, the heart of the Scorpio Branch Director, which had been hanging by a thread, finally settled.

Although the plan had a few hiccups and failed to capture the original target, being able to capture a princess and two cleaners from the Gemini Branch meant the trip wasn't in vain.

Furthermore, considering this plan was not only proposed by Leon but also executed by him personally, the fact that the operation landed smoothly without causing any earth-shattering commotion was already a decent result.

"You've worked hard."

After nodding slightly at Leon, the Scorpio Director turned his head to look at the female reporter and the green-eyed girl caught in the net. He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief in his heart, then said to Leon in a friendly tone:

"Here is what I'm thinking: we currently have a royal family member in our hands, and you, having hijacked the princess, can no longer show your face.

So, how about we let Miss Nicole stay behind to assist us with the continued investigation, while you temporarily suspend your mission and escort this little princess away? What do you think of this proposal?"

"..."

I think your proposal is simply that you want to kick me out...

Glancing at the Scorpio Director's insincere smile, Leon knew that the hidden trait of 【Filthy Mouth】 had been triggered; he would subconsciously want to refuse to act with him, so he shook his head without hesitation.

"I cannot leave yet."

"How so?"

The Scorpio Director's expression remained unchanged as he smiled and pressed:

"Is there still something left undone?"

"Yes."

Recalling the situation he had heard from the kidnapper siblings, Leon nodded slightly, his expression also remaining unchanged:

"There are some things I want to investigate. Although it shouldn't have much to do with that mysterious organization or the Krolok royal family, it might give birth to a very dangerous anomalous object, so I feel it's necessary to keep an eye on it."

"I see."

After hearing Leon's request, the Scorpio Director didn't hesitate for even a second, not even asking what Leon wanted to investigate, and nodded readily:

"In that case, Miss Nicole will stay with us to investigate Atifi 01 and the Krolok royal family, while you personally protect this little princess and, incidentally, investigate what you want to know.

To facilitate your movements and protect the little princess's safety, I can have Alger accompany you. Once you've finished investigating what you want to know, you can leave the Krolok Kingdom with them... How does that sound?"

Alger? That Level 1 cleaner nicknamed "Wire Man"?

Hearing the Scorpio Director's words, Leon couldn't help but glance to his side. A tall, robust cleaner with a thick beard was looking at him with surprise; he guessed that must be "Wire Man" Alger.

Hmm, he looks like a tough guy, and being a Level 1, his strength shouldn't be bad either.

Looking at it this way, if temporarily withdrawing from the mission could trade for a Level 1 cleaner bodyguard, plus the opportunity to investigate the Floating Crystal and Cheshire, it's not too bad, right?

'Don't agree to him!'

Just as Leon was about to nod in agreement, the female reporter's slightly anxious voice suddenly rang in his ear.

'He's arranging it this way definitely because he wants to steal the credit!'

After using some unknown method to transmit her voice to Leon, the female reporter, who had just been dragged over by the 【Sky-Piercing Fishing Line】 and was still adjusting to the dizziness, said urgently:

'Counting me, there is now one Zodiac Director, two Level 1 cleaners, and three senior Level 2 cleaners, plus you, a pervert—it's enough to catch a True God; there's no need to be this cautious!

And even if it's inconvenient for you to show your face, hiding you in a flower to carry around isn't difficult. He's arranging Princess Feliya for you and sending people to follow you definitely because he's preparing to swallow the credit for this investigation mission all by himself!'

Yo, you seem to understand this kind of workplace backstabbing quite well?

After looking at the female reporter with surprise, Leon gave her a reassuring look and then smiled and nodded at the Scorpio Director.

"Alright, let's do as the Director suggests... I'll be troubling Lord Alger later."

"Uh... no trouble, no trouble..."

'No? Did you not hear what I said?'

Seeing that Leon had clearly heard her warning but still agreed to the Scorpio Director's proposal, the female reporter's almond eyes widened.

'The royal family member is already captured. If you don't participate in what happens next and he manages to pull it off, it means you've made zero contribution to this investigation mission and only attacked the Krolok royal family. The Cleaning Bureau's evaluation of you will definitely drop!'

'It's fine, let it drop.'

After smiling at the female reporter, Leon walked over, helped Feliya, who was covering her mouth and looking like she wanted to vomit, pat her back, and transmitted his voice:

'I don't have much interest in being promoted within the Cleaning Bureau, I have no need for merit, and ordinary anomalous objects don't mean much to me; I don't really need merit to apply for them, so the Bureau's evaluation doesn't mean anything to me anyway.'

'But you can't just let it go like this, right?'

Defeated by Leon's "lack of desire," the female reporter also pretended to help pat Feliya's back, leaned in, and glared:

'You do the rule-breaking, and the Scorpio Branch takes all the benefits? Don't you feel frustrated?'

'It's not really a matter of frustration.'

Leon shook his head slightly, then continued patting her back while explaining:

'This mission was originally led by the Scorpio Branch; we, the Virgo Branch, were here to assist from the start. Besides, the Scorpio Branch even sent their Director; it's normal for them to take the lion's share of the credit.

Besides, although I'm the one taking the responsibility for the illegal attack on the royal family, as the leader of this investigation, if something really goes wrong, he's the one who has to bear the main responsibility. He's taking a significant risk, so it's not unreasonable for him to want more benefits.'

'No, why are you still speaking up for him?'

The female reporter was annoyed, slapped her hand down hard, and said with a sense of "anger at his lack of ambition":

'He's clearly bullying people by relying on his status as a Zodiac Director. Why don't you resist?'

Leon could only smile helplessly, added a bit of force to his patting, and asked back with some dissatisfaction:

'You know he's a Zodiac Director too, right? The gap in strength is right there; I can't resist him at all, okay?

Besides, given the terrible relationship between the Director and him—where they start cursing the moment they meet—him just plucking the peach is already giving us preferential treatment. In a situation where I can't beat him, instead of haggling over things I can't win, of course, I should take the opportunity to trade for conditions!'

"Slap!"

'But you can't just be bullied for nothing, right?'

"Slap!"

'Then what do you want to do? Have a scene with him over a bit of credit?'

"Slap!"

'Even if you don't have a scene, you have to let him know... Ouch, why is this child vomiting?' ===== CHAPTER 912 =====