Chapter 15: Reward (Extra Dish)
Chapter 15: Reward (Extra Dish)
"Take it to the kitchen and cook it."
As Black Sheep stared at her in shock, the red-haired woman closed the archived materials of the Red Brick Road Hospital Incident and then picked up the sheep's head, tossing it to Leon on the table. With a calm expression, she instructed, "We share the kitchen with the Police Department. After you take this guy over there, tell the head chef that we want to make a sheep head soup. Ask for extra cinnamon and cardamom, double the amount of Shaoxing wine, and add a spoonful of white pepper and some imported yellow bean sauce. It's a special treat for us at lunch today, so go ahead."
"Wait... just a minute! You bastard!"
After his significant contribution, Black Sheep was surprised to receive such treatment. He couldn't help but argue, lying in Leon's arms.
"Olly... you bitch! This time, we helped you with the rookie and solved the incident. Is this how you treat us? Are you even being reasonable?"
"I'm being very reasonable!"
Hearing about the large-scale harm incident in the capital, the red-haired woman, who had rushed back overnight, hummed and then tapped her finger joints on the table. Squinting her charming fox eyes, she asked with an unfriendly tone, "Since you want to talk about reason with me, let me ask you, did you know what that director was doing before you and the rookie took him down?"
"What was he doing? Wasn't he controlling a group of people to surround Emma?"
"Not just that!"
Recalling what she had read in the action report, the red-haired woman exclaimed in annoyance, "He thought he had Emma cornered and was proudly boasting about his background! Just as he was about to reveal who was behind him, his main body was killed by you guys!"
"..."
Black Sheep opened his mouth in astonishment and then frowned, questioning, "How could this be so coincidental? Are you trying to fool me?"
"Heh..."
Looking at Black Sheep's doubtful expression, the red-haired woman pressed her chest, feeling the pain of her anger. She couldn't be bothered to argue and instead threw the report on the table.
"Read it yourself!"
If he wanted to read it, he could do it himself! They had someone now, and they didn't need him!
Black Sheep caught the report in his mouth and turned to pass it to Leon. Leon understood and supported it with one hand while opening it with the other, bringing it directly to his eyes.
"..."
Leon: ?
The red-haired woman took a swig from her bottle, chuckling and waving her hand, "You read it to him. This idiot can't read!"
"..."
"I'm not completely illiterate, just... I don't recognize many words..."
Seeing Leon's surprised gaze, Black Sheep became a bit annoyed and said, "I'm a demon! Do you understand? I can speak the demon language, why learn your human writing? Hurry up! What does it say? Tell me quickly!"
"Oh..."
Although Black Sheep's attitude was not very polite, considering the help he had provided and his willingness to teach her his methods for free, Leon, who owed him a debt of gratitude, began to read the report.
Red Brick Road Hospital Incident Cleanup Report
Incident Rating: Accident Level
Incident Status: Cleared
Incident Handlers: Emma Arman, Leon Lane
Anomalous Creatures Used: Devil's Horn, Serpent Bandage
After skimming through the registration forms, Leon quickly turned to the second page of the report, eager to find information about the shadowy manipulator. However, as he read on, his pace slowed unconsciously.
[According to subsequent investigations, the identity of the out-of-control Infector is the director of the Red Brick Road Hospital. This individual is suspected to have received an infusion from a True God, merging their authority as the director with the hospital, thoroughly corrupting the entire facility and transforming it into their own anomalous creature.]
[This anomalous creature has been confirmed to possess two abilities. The first is the control of hospital staff, forcibly turning them into puppets under its command. This ability is believed to be a manifestation of the director's corrupted authority.]
[Additionally, during the execution of the cleanup mission, I observed that one medical staff member remained unmanipulated. Even in the face of danger, they persisted in evacuating patients. Therefore, I speculate that this ability might be ineffective against individuals with kind hearts or those who dare to resist authority.]
[The second ability of this anomalous creature is to absorb patients to strengthen itself. Upon entering its range, individuals with severe illnesses will be directly consumed by the entire hospital, and their vitality will slowly drain.]
[With each successful absorption of a patient, the Red Brick Road Hospital's durability increases slightly. After absorbing over three hundred and fifty patients, a specially designed nail gun that could previously penetrate six walls lost all its kinetic energy after passing through just two walls.]
[Subsequent investigations suggest that this ability to absorb patients' vitality is likely related to the hospital's long-standing practices of overcharging, prioritizing the sale of expensive medications, and intentionally prescribing addictive drugs to exploit patients' wealth...]
So that's how it is...
As Leon read this part of the report, his expression turned serious, and he couldn't help but feel genuine admiration for the Bandage Woman's meticulousness.
Last night, when he had put away his sniper rifle and rushed over, she had already gone to the sixth floor. Not only had she taken numerous items from the director's office, but she had also pried open the safe, emptying it of its contents.]
At the time, not knowing she was conducting an incident investigation, Leon had assumed she was after the director's personal funds. But who would have thought that in just one night, she would produce such a detailed and professional report? Indeed, as a veteran of the Cleanup Bureau, her capabilities were truly impressive.
"Hey, you... Why are you just nodding and not saying anything? Read it out loud!"
After waiting for a while without hearing Leon speak, the Black Sheep, fearing that the red-haired woman might take his silence as an excuse to make him into soup, became anxious and urged him, "Hurry up! If you don't want to read it, just take a look at the records and tell me if what she said is true!"
"It's true," Leon replied, nodding helplessly after quickly glancing at the relevant records.
"The director had just started talking when we located his position. We shot him through the director's office, cutting him off mid-sentence..."
"...!"
This... Was it really that urgent? How unlucky!
Seeing that Leon's expression didn't seem fake, the previously arrogant Black Sheep deflated, his head drooping as he muttered, "We... we were several hundred meters away. How were we to know that the information was so critical? Even if we missed out on the intelligence, it's understandable under the circumstances..."
(End of Chapter)
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