I! Cleaner!
Chapter 138 - 138: 0119 Badge Activation_1

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Not knowing that his sister's family portrait was in the hands of the bureau chief, Leon, who had already "absent without leave" for several days, left the chief's office and headed towards the end of the hallway on the first floor, identifying the nameplates on the doors along the way.

Harry... Spike... Tom... Jerry... looks like this is the one.

After confirming he didn't find the wrong office by checking the nameplate that read "Jerry Baker (Level Two Crisis Handler)," Leon was about to knock on the door when he suddenly felt an unsettling sensation spreading through his body, as if he was standing on a high platform, being watched by countless pairs of eyes.

"Squeak!"

When Leon suddenly turned his head to look over, the rats in the shadows were frightened, squealing and running away, while a small troop of ants that had sneakily crawled to his feet scurried away as if they had encountered an anteater, and a pair of flies resting on the corridor overhead flew to a distant corner even before Leon's gaze landed on them...

*So... were these his "friends"?*

Watching these snakes, insects, rats, and ants scurrying away rapidly, feeling those "glances" cast upon him, Leon blinked thoughtfully, starting to make some guesses about Jerry's ability.

Just then, from behind the window glass of the office in front of him, a golden retriever suddenly appeared. After curiously looking at Leon through the glass, the dog's head quickly retracted, and the door in front of Leon swung open as a short man hastily emerged from the office.

"You finally came back."

Before Leon could open his mouth, the short man grabbed him, pulling him into the office with a friendly expression, eagerly chatting him up,

"Ha ha, actually, I had some spare time when you were out on your mission and thought about lending you a hand, but the chief said it was just an investigation task and nothing would happen, so he didn't send me. I didn't expect it to get delayed for so many days.

Oh, by the way, did the chief mention my thing to you? I'm counting on you for the next part, and no matter the outcome, I assure you the compensation will satisfy you!"

"..."

???

Looking at Leon's puzzled expression, the short man's face slightly froze.

"The chief didn't tell you?"

"No..."

Leon responded, somewhat confused,

"The chief assigned me several tasks, one of which is to go to Rose Manor to rescue someone, and I need your help to guide the way, but she didn't mention anything else."

"Uh... it's okay, if she didn't say it, I can tell you myself."

Cursing his unreliable chief under his breath, the short man led Leon to the sofa in the office, patted the glass board on the table, snapped his tongue quickly against the roof of his mouth, creating a "click-click" sound.

"Woof!"

With a dog's bark, the golden retriever that had looked at Leon through the window appeared under the glass board of the coffee table... or inside the glass?

After scrutinizing the surprised Leon, the dog, weighing about thirty kilograms, used its nose to nudge the short man's hand through the glass, even licking him once.

"I'm not here to play with you, I need something!"

With a shake of his wet hand, the short man looked at Leon, then rubbed his face and throat, and strangely, started barking like a dog, occasionally mixing in some howls and grunts.

Under Leon's astonished gaze, the golden retriever inside the glass nodded, seemingly understanding the "dog language" of the short man, stood up, and walked to the side of the glass board, disappearing from view.

A few seconds later, it returned to the "scene," dragging a sturdy-looking mesh bag, laboriously walking towards the two men, then turning to fling it out with force!

"Clatter, bang!"

With the sound of hard objects hitting the glass, a whole bag of items was actually tossed out of the mirror by it, clattering onto the tabletop.

Blood-stained dance shoes, strangely fishy-smelling dried fish, a notebook with an eye on its cover, several spinning odd coins, a palm-sized model bed bound with chains, a Christmas hat riddled with holes... there seemed to be at least thirty to fifty items.

Staring dumbfoundedly at this heap of bizarre objects, Leon's heart skipped a beat, and then he said incredulously,

"Are these... anomalous objects?"

"Pretty much,"

the short man said with a greedy smile, rubbing his hands together eagerly.

"Anyway, you'll find out sooner or later, so I won't hide it from you. I have a bit of a... um... kleptomania, so the first anomalous object I got was related to stealing, and this pile is what I've accumulated over the years.

Don't worry, I'm a thief, but I have principles; I only steal from outsiders, not from acquaintances. Since you've joined our Sixth Bureau, you're part of us now, so I definitely wouldn't really steal from you."

"..."

*Not really 'steal' from me, meaning he might 'fake' steal when unable to resist?*

Noting this senior's "little quirk," Leon added extra caution and tentatively said,

"So, you want me to help because you know I have the ability to forcibly obtain intelligence about anomalous objects?"

"Exactly!"

Seeing Leon's unresistant look, the short man was overjoyed, promising with excitement,

"Over the years, I've gotten quite a few good things, but anomalous objects aren't like other items; without knowing their effects and costs, I'm truly afraid to mess with them, so I can only pile them up here. I have more anomalous objects than Emma, yet I'm stuck not moving up from Level Two.

When I learned about your ability from the chief a few days ago, I was practically over the moon! If you could help me identify these objects and make more of them usable, that would be a huge help. You can choose any of the anomalous objects I can't use as your own."

*Help you identify some items, and then I can choose one freely?*

Hearing this "NPC senior" issuing a task, Leon raised his eyebrows slightly, opened the badge panel for a look, and sure enough, the [Connected Party] badge was flashing continually.

([Bronze Level Hidden Badge "Connected Party" Activated: You have received resource support from within the organization. Complete the provider's conditions to receive said resource.])

*So this is the effect of the Hidden Badge [Connected Party] activating before going to the Ryan Family. As expected of a hidden badge, just feeling a few items can grant an anomalous object – this exchange really is quite worthwhile.*

Shutting off the badge panel, Leon didn't stand on ceremony. Instead, he took out some paper and a pen he carried with him, nodding with a smile.

"Then I thank you for your generosity, senior."

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