Enforcer Manual
Chapter 633: It is impossible for a person to stop the growth of nails _1

Chapter 633: Chapter 633: It is impossible for a person to stop the growth of nails _1

Guan Lili was a conscientious and responsible person.

Even though she still hadn’t completely let down her guard against Song Lan, once they started talking about work, she still gave her many career planning suggestions. The focus was on how to destroy a corpse and eliminate traces, how to present oneself to the public despite personal character flaws, and even though burdened with the nature of a murderer, the company could still package Song Lan as a positive, optimistic, and righteous excellent rescuer.

To console Song Lan, Guan Lili also said, "It’s impossible for a person to stop the growth of their nails... Similarly, the innate impulses of humans can’t be suppressed."

Using this as a starting point, she recounted many unsavory acts committed by rescuers behind their polished facades.

Nowadays, most national-level rescuers are products of corporate packaging and operations, but in the real world, especially in this era, how could there be so many passionately noble souls?

So, even if Song Lan was born with the fate of not being able to live without killing, she and the company would do their best to help him cover up all of this, allowing them to live a happy and glamorous life.

The rooftop conversation lasted a long time.

After learning about Song Lan’s "true face," Guan Lili also changed her original promotion strategy; she was experienced in packaging these people who were born with personality defects.

Song Lan stood at the edge of the rooftop, watching Guan Lili’s figure as she walked away.

It was as if she had finally untied the knot in her heart, returning to her past confident and efficient state.

She got in the car, stepped on the gas, and disappeared at the end of the road accompanied by the roar of the engine.

Song Lan fell into deep thought.

Wait, why had he taken on the fate of not being able to live without killing?

Why did Guan Lili treat him as a murderer the moment they talked about work, and why did the focus of future work become how to help him hide his nature?

After a while, the little head that popped out from the edge of the rooftop interrupted Song Lan’s thoughts.

Yeying clung to the rooftop with her two claws. Though she didn’t speak a word, her sad little eyes said it all—she had missed out again.

She had seen Song Lan hurriedly leave the house today and had stealthily followed him all the way here, lying in wait downstairs, ready at any moment. If Guan Lili had become a corpse, she would appear immediately and show Song Lan her methods of scene management.

Darkness filled Song Lan’s vision.

This Guan Lili had just left, and now there was another person who treated him as a murderer.

But honestly, he had rushed from home today entirely to persuade Guan Lili not to go to extremes, which was entirely the mindset of a concerned citizen!

True story.

"Let’s go home."

He and Yeying looked at each other for a long time, his right hand rubbing her little head, "Let’s go back, and I’ll give you something to eat."

Upon hearing this, the disappointment in the girl’s eyes vanished instantly. She excitedly leaped from the rooftop and ran toward Song Lan’s bicycle parked downstairs.

...

Today, Lu Xiang came back a little later than usual.

Before leaving the 17th District, she had some matters to attend to, one of which was visiting Mayor Aureliano.

The Mayor had become a victim in the recent incident, losing two fingers. However, he was in good spirits, having already completed the prosthetic implant surgery by the time they met today. The new prosthetic was a good fit, and the Mayor stated it wouldn’t affect his work in the slightest.

He would never compromise with the company and the great families unless he was dead.

The 17th District had become what it is now step by step, and Mayor Aureliano had put in a lot of effort behind the scenes. However, in his view, their cause was far from successful.

"By the way, Song Lan."

Lu Xiang was eating her meal, speaking about her visit to the Mayor today, and then casually asked, "What were you doing at the warehouse in the western suburbs today?"

"...How did you know?"

"Here, it’s not just me who knows."

Lu Xiang seemed to have anticipated Song Lan’s question, turning on her phone to display a news post made by a social media influencer.

"Is this a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality? A man in the 17th District heartlessly pushes a young girl off a rooftop!"

The news came with a short video of about ten seconds.

In the video, a frail girl clung desperately to the edge of the rooftop, and even though her features were not clear, one could seemingly perceive her attachment to life and fear of death through her actions.

However, the man standing in front of the girl was indifferent.

He said something to the girl and coldly watched as she used up all her remaining strength and fell from the top of the rooftop.

"This is definitely you and Yeying."

Lu Xiang’s gaze seemed to have seen through everything.

Yeying—!

I’ve told you before to take the stairs when you go down normally, don’t just jump down!

Song Lan’s heart bled, and he glared at Yeying, who guiltily buried her head into a full plate of rice.

"Old Lu, you know me, these baseless self-media people are not to be trusted."

"Mm, I know."

Lu Xiang nodded, she knew Song Lan would never push Yeying off the rooftop; it was most likely the latter’s unorthodox approach that led to such an outcome, "The self-media person misunderstood you, but I want to know, who did you take Yeying to the warehouse in the western suburbs to eat today?"

"Guan Lili..."

"You killed Guan Lili too?"

Before Song Lan could finish speaking, Lu Xiang stopped with her chopsticks in surprise.

"How could that be! When she called me today, something was off in her tone, so I went to persuade her not to seek a short life!"

"You went to persuade her, and you brought Yeying with you?"

"Yeying followed on her own!"

Song Lan once again realized the harm of rumors and, to clear his suspicion, decided to speak with facts. In front of Lu Xiang, he dialed Guan Lili’s number.

Guan Lili cooperated very well on the phone and helped Song Lan clarify the misunderstanding, and then...

She reassured him and Lu Xiang that the company had already contacted the self-media person who released the video, and later, he would post a video clarifying that the content he had previously filmed was fabricated to gain attention, and that Song Lan, unable to restrain his nature, pushing the girl passing by off the rooftop would not become known to others.

After hanging up, Song Lan and Lu Xiang fell silent.

Only the sound of Yeying smacking her lips remained in the air.

"Let’s eat, it was a misunderstanding."

Eventually, it was Lu Xiang who broke the silence, "I wasn’t doubting you, just making sure you handled the scene properly."

Song Lan felt this might be the heaviest dinner he had had since the year 2167.

After the meal, Lu Xiang began preparing clothes for their visit to the second district.

Their formal attire for attending banquets had been washed clean; these designer clothes were worth a common employee’s monthly salary in the seventeenth district.

Song Lan had hardly worn this outfit since buying it.

"Come, put on these clothes and let me have a look."

Lu Xiang passed the suit and shirt to Song Lan, who still seemed to be reeling from the series of blows and mechanically changed into the clothes like a marionette.

"Hmm, it fits well."

Lu Xiang adjusted Song Lan’s suit jacket, "You’ll need it often when you get to the second district."

"Old Lu, I have a question to ask you, and you have to answer me truthfully."

"Hmm?"

"Do I really look like a serial killer?"

"Not at all."

Without a moment’s hesitation, she finished adjusting Song Lan’s tie and smiled slightly, "You now look like a handsome office worker."