Deep in the Living
Chapter 43 - 43 39 Suspicion

43: Chapter 39 Suspicion 43: Chapter 39 Suspicion In the open space of the residential area, Luo Di had already met up with the monitor,

Both their outfits and skin were completely covered by the warning red light.

However, unlike the shock expressed by the monitor, Luo Di showed hardly any change in expression.

It might be due to facial paralysis brought on by the zombification of his lower face, or it seemed that Luo Di had seen this scene before.

Together, they looked up into the sky towards the source of the red light,

A highly modernized military helicopter, with the capital letter “I” emblazoned on the fuselage, emphasized by a circle of coating around it.

This symbol was something they had both learned from public textbooks,

Representing an important national institution – The Investigation Bureau.

Screening, training, and allocating investigators nationwide, handling emergency anomalies across regions, territorial management, responsible for the suppression and eradication of Pseudo-People.

The Investigation Bureau is the foundation for maintaining national security and stability; every selected agent is the elite among elites.

The “Admissions” that Luo Di and the others are about to face corresponds to a path to the Investigation Bureau; those who meet all the performance criteria can go to the City Investigation Bureau for the employment assessment, and once they succeed, they can become Intern Investigators.

The helicopter descended,

An investigator clad in black stepped down and injected a prepared serum into the back of the woman’s head.

The injection took effect immediately,

The woman promptly fell into unconsciousness and was released from “Fear Embodiment,” reverting to the appearance of a normal human.

They then removed the black column from the woman’s body and enveloped her with a special film – even completing the “Pseudo-Person packaging.”

The entire arrest operation was incredibly efficient.

The man in black did not leave, but instead turned his gaze toward the two young people dozens of meters away.

Having been through such a dangerous event and coming into direct contact with a Pseudo-Person, they must undergo relevant examinations and also provide a detailed account of tonight’s events.

Luo Di did not object, as this meant he could take advantage of the highest level of treatment for free.

After all, aside from having his palms pierced, “zombification” also came at a certain cost,

Tonight, for the first time to awaken the monitor, he had applied zombification to his face.

This kind of near-head mutation was quite dangerous, and if it reached his own pituitary, it could potentially lead to the formation of a Thought Corner.

Thus,

As they approached the helicopter, the investigator immediately pressed down on Luo Di’s shoulder, performed a nasal swab on the spot, and confirmed there were no issues before letting him board the plane.

It is worth mentioning that this investigator was the same one responsible for the lockdown of the residential area yesterday, the one who had met with them before.

The helicopter flew to the City Investigation Sub-bureau in Jupiter City, which occupied a huge area, much of which was dedicated to landing crafts.

The whole building was ring-shaped, encompassing the landing field within,

Even before the helicopter landed, there were already employees of the City Research Bureau waiting below; they would take away the captured Pseudo-Person, and subsequent work would take place in the experimental department of the Research Bureau.

As for the two young people who experienced the event directly, they would first need to undergo Psychological Detection and physical treatment.

The sun rose,

Three and a half hours had passed,

Luo Di’s zombification was safely reversed under the effect of the medicine, without causing too much damage to his body, and both pierced palms had received medical treatment, with bandages wrapped around the surfaces.

As for the Possessed monitor, he just needed to continuously take a special medicine over the next few days to excrete the residual impurities in his body, which would not affect his normal life.

Of course, over the next month, the monitor would need to undergo frequent Psychological Detection.

The two were allowed to go to the investigators’ dining hall for a free and delicious breakfast.

After a whole night of life-or-death moments and tedious medical examinations, they were both utterly exhausted, and while eating, they began to struggle against the weight of their eyelids.

However, it seemed like the Investigation Bureau deliberately did not give them time to rest; once breakfast was over, they were arranged to proceed to the “Interview Room,”

The investigator responsible for the dialogue and record-keeping was still the same one, indicating that once a case is locked, the corresponding investigator must take responsibility to the end.

Only,

This time, he had taken off the black attire from the mission, donned a pair of gold-wire glasses, styled with slicked hair, and his dark eyes resembled the black column that penetrated the body of Spider Woman from the day before.

He was also wearing an ID badge on his chest – “Ge Wenju.”

Luo Di first recounted in detail the events of the last night.

Upon hearing the specific details, including Luo Di’s use of zombie teeth to aid in the release from Possession, Ge Wenju quickly adjusted his glasses to mask his fleeting astonishment.

After Ge Wenju had recorded the entire sequence of events, he looked at the two people again,

“Given your contributions to the capture of [Pseudo-Person – Wu Huazhen], our Investigation Bureau will provide you with corresponding rewards afterwards.

However, before that, I will pose some questions based on the narrative of the incident just now, as well as the examination of your bodies.

Note that

the following Q&A will to some extent influence my judgment of your personal situations, determining whether you possess potential tendencies for anomaly.”

The topic of rewards was abruptly switched to suspicion towards the two individuals, making the atmosphere quite strange.

Ge Wenju’s hands, which had been propping up his chin, suddenly relaxed, with his right hand moving forward and filling their sockets to the maximum extent, slowly lifting his index finger,

“The first point,

Miss Wu Huazhen belongs to the [Undercover Type Pseudo-Person] and has reached maturity.

We have also conducted investigations into her murder cases in the past, and no clues were left at the scenes.

Her means of concealment are formidable.

Of course, it’s highly likely that she received guidance from Thought Corner’s whisper, assisting her in perfecting her disguise.

In any case, the target is skilled at hiding.

Yesterday’s lockdown of the residential area, she also smelled the danger in advance and fled, but then she risked returning in the dead of night to target you two, which is very strange.

What exactly prompted her to take such a huge risk to come back for you?

Was it really because Wu Wen simply matched her personal preference too well?

And moreover, I remember very clearly…

Wu Wen happened to come by during the lockdown yesterday and happened to meet Wu Huazhen.

Isn’t all of this a bit too coincidental?”

When raising this question, his gold-rimmed glasses were directly facing Wu Wen, expecting her to answer it herself.

“Perhaps it’s because of my knocking and having had close contact with her?

Or is it that my appearance closely matched the standards proposed by her husband or fiance?”

The investigator rejected it outright, “No…

The previous two victims had both come into contact with Miss Wu Huazhen.

As for the issue of a husband or fiancé, there is none; Miss Wu Huazhen has always been single.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Di felt a bit uncomfortable and, deviating from his usual personality, took the initiative to interject:

“Wu Wen has been mostly taking supplementary classes during the winter vacation, with a three-day break in between.

Yesterday just happened to be the first day of her break; this can be verified directly with her family, there’s no need to speculate here.

As for why the Pseudo-Person would risk hunting and killing, in my view, it’s because she had enough confidence.

The perfect infiltration and attack at bedtime, using the ‘Corner-like Space’ as a contingency.

From anybody’s perspective, two underage students facing such a situation would have no chance of survival.

In that woman’s view, it was the same.”

Luo Di’s statement seemed to satisfy the investigator,

In fact, Ge Wenju had already believed Wu Wen was normal, given that she experienced Possession during the events, which was sufficient to preclude most problems, and her subsequent psychological detection by the Investigation Bureau was also entirely normal.

The real inquiry Ge Wenju wanted to make was actually directed at Luo Di.

Taking advantage of Luo Di’s interjection, the gold-rimmed glasses also slowly turned around, while a photograph was handed over—a snapshot taken of Luo Di alone when the helicopter was landing.

Facial enlargement.

The half-zombified visage was somewhat chilling,

Yet there was another very noticeable characteristic, the eye was filled with bloodshot veins, and among them, one thick blood vessel ran through the pupil.

“Red Vein Through the Eye…

In our past investigations, only extreme psychopaths have shown such eyes during their hunting periods.

At that time, did you want to kill?

Was it our arrival that forced you to suppress your urge to kill?”

Ge Wenju’s sudden change of topic and targeted questioning left even the class president taken aback, but Luo Di, the object of the conversation, immediately responded:

“Yes, I wanted to completely kill this Pseudo-Person, to the point where she could no longer breathe out from within her body.”

“Oh?

Very well!”

Ge Wenju nodded with a satisfied smile, and the atmosphere relaxed accordingly.

“Being recognized by the City Research Bureau before graduation, being experimentally granted the ‘Cornered Tool,’ and skillfully applying it in confrontation with a real Pseudo-Person, even innovatively, aiding in the release of Possession and ultimately surviving.

Your eyes harbor not a hint of Fear or cowardice, but rather the determination for killing.

Were it not for regulatory constraints, I would recruit you right now.”