I! Cleaner!
Chapter 143 - 143: 0124 Mutation_1

"Leon, you came to see me... is there something you need?"

"There is something, but it's not a big deal..."

"Big or small, just say it! I've been busy to death these days, sitting in a chair for more than ten hours a day. Get to the point!"

"Uh... alright then..."

The voices of a group of women chattering away in the stairway were already loud, and given that Leon's Contamination Value was as "high" as 2.6, his physical functions were much stronger than that of an ordinary person, so their banter certainly couldn't escape his ears.

Initially, he wanted to pretend he hadn't heard anything, but seeing the female cop's slightly reddened earlobes, along with her shy demeanor, actually made Leon feel a bit awkward as well.

After subconsciously glancing at the female cop's smoothly lined long legs, Leon coughed lightly, pushed the women's vivid descriptions to the back of his mind, and took the initiative to express his thanks,

"Actually, the main reason I came by was to thank you. If it hadn't been for you persuading your father, I'd probably still be stuck down there for a few more days. Oh, and about the hospital bills..."

"Oh no! There's no need to repay that money!"

Always so assertive, the "troublemaking Rebel" was rarely this soft-spoken in his presence, which made the female cop quite pleased.

She waved her hand and, biting her lips to suppress a smile, said generously, "Even though my dad hasn't had a salary these past two years, he's still a high-ranking official, so we have some savings. We don't need to spend extra on food and lodging. So, your hospital and medicine bills are just trivial to us. Don't worry about it."

"Uh... I wasn't planning to repay you..."

Leon said a bit embarrassedly, "Our Purification Bureau has a special nature of work; we often face danger. So, expenses in this regard can be fully reimbursed. So... could you change the name on the bill to mine?"

"Alright... I'll change it when I get off work..."

After agreeing to Leon's request somewhat speechlessly, the female cop wriggled her toe inside her shoe forcibly, then slightly turned her head, and asked shyly with wandering eyes, "So... you just came to thank me and have me change the bill? Is there nothing else?"

"Of course, there's more!"

Hearing her words, Leon couldn't help but feel a bit delighted. He then touched the [Plague-Infected Blood Band] in his pocket and solemnly said, "I wanted to see that prisoner you escorted before, alone, without any bystanders. Can you arrange that?"

Huh?

Surprised to hear such a reply, the female cop was slightly stunned and then seemed a bit upset, pouting before nodding, "I mean, it's possible... The biggest case previously was the assassination of the Princess, and I might not have been able to arrange a solo visit. But since the most crucial case now is the Ryan Blood Night, the priority of the assassination case has dropped significantly. We might not even need a note from your director... Hmm... Anyway, come with me upstairs first, I'll go ask the director."

*Ah... as long as I can see her, that's good!*

Hearing the female cop's words, Leon couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then, under the covert glance of a group of secret police, he followed her into the stairway with anticipation.

The [Plague-Infected Blood Band] obtained from the female prisoner had both [Corrosion] and [Healing] abilities. When wrapped around a living target, it could strip the target of health and cause rapid decay. If used correctly, it could also quickly heal injuries below severed limbs.

During his convalescence days, Leon seriously studied this bandage's abilities and found that paired with the [Holy Spirit Pendant], which gained power through trading flesh and blood, it was an abnormal perpetual motion machine!

In future encounters with Anomalous Objects like the Heart of Ambition, which manipulated thousands to besiege him, Leon could trade flesh and blood to enhance the Holy Spirit Pendant while using the [Plague-Infected Blood Band] to extract health from enemies to heal himself.

Using this "fighting to sustain fighting" method, he could keep the Holy Spirit Pendant at maximum output until breaking down from excessive pain and exhaustion. Getting the rights to this bandage would immediately enhance his combat capability!

The only issue was that the bandage's real "owner" was still alive.

If it was like the things Jerry got from predecessors, those Anomalous Objects had changed hands many times and could be used once seized. Yet the [Plague-Infected Blood Band] was different.

This Anomalous Object was "created" by the female prisoner and her investigator husband, born from their anguish-filled lives. As its Creators, they held the highest level of "authority" over it.

So without the female prisoner's consent, even holding this bandage would make it unusable, and Leon must find a way to gain her approval to truly own it.

Otherwise, he'd have to wait like the director of Red Brick Road Hospital did for her execution due to the assassination to send the corpse and bandage together to HQ and have a craftsman reforge it.

Considering his massive "contribution" to the Ryan Blood Night, it was evidently better to negotiate directly with the female prisoner for her agreement.

After all, without telling her he nearly wiped out the entire Ryan Family, merely recounting how he took down Bobby Layne might soften her stance to hand over the Anomalous Object rights... Umm... or maybe hint a bit...

...

*Why hasn't he spoken?*

After not hearing a peep from him while going upstairs, the female cop couldn't help but glance back to find Leon lost in thought. She then furtively glanced at him again.

This troublemaking Rebel... seemed a bit preoccupied?

Though the misunderstanding had long been cleared, knowing Leon hadn't truly joined the Rebels, his past encounters led to his overly radical demeanor.

However, partially from habit and partially because Leon's attitude was far more radical than typical Rebels, the nickname stayed.

And the absentminded troublemaking Rebel's silence fueled the female cop's wild imaginations.

*Could he be... thinking about those jokes from before? About winding something around his waist... or whatever...*

Upon reaching this thought, the female cop immediately felt the gaze behind her grow hotter, her nerves slightly tensed, and her long legs clamped more tightly. Feeling stared at, the stairs felt awkwardly misstep with each move.

"Hmm?"

Her strange steps snapped Leon out of figuring out how to gain the female prisoner's approval.

Seeing the female cop in front suddenly slow down, and inexplicably squeeze her legs tight, with her gait looking odd, Leon recalled their previous talk and regarded her back with a sympathetic gaze.

*Sitting in a chair for over ten hours a day... hmm... that's hemorrhoids to experience, not express, huh?*

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