I! Cleaner!
Chapter 262 - 262: 0222 Top Torture_1

"No, no, no, I didn't say anything. You figured this out yourself!"

After patting the rear of the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon once again, Leon openly deactivated ninety-five percent of the Dream Memory Furnace within it, then shook his head with a serious expression, saying,

"I can't say for sure... but I just touched it several times, and each time my ability told me the state of the Dream Memory Furnace was very normal, not showing signs of any issues."

"Hmm, I understand."

The Director of the Purification Bureau gave a nod, neither approving nor disapproving, after glancing at the young man daring to play tricks with him. Then, he stared at the distant Aquarius Director, who was being licked, and began to ponder inwardly.

*Leon's little "schemes" were blatantly obvious. The Director could see right through them, as they were nothing more than an attempt to take the chance to throw dirt on Aquarius, helping Olivia win the inquiry.*

*But up until now, he had spoken the truth. And judging by the puzzled expression of the Taurus Director, it seemed he genuinely didn't understand why the Dream Memory Furnace would malfunction... This meant that what this young man said had to be taken seriously.*

*Could it be that Aquarius really had a trump card to evade the probing of the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon?*

As for the malfunction of the Dream Memory Furnace, could it have been some handiwork by Leon, who had touched the Brain-Eating Demon...

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

After sensing the pitifully weak level of corrosion on Leon, the Director shook his head immediately, dispelling such an unreliable guess.

*The gap between this young man and the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon was likely greater than the gap between an ant and an elephant. If not for his protection, the moment the Brain-Eating Demon "spread out," Leon would probably have been crushed to death.*

*For someone so weak to tamper with this is as unlikely as an ant impregnating an elephant!*

...

*Safe and sound, the scapegoat had largely been diverted!*

Leon discreetly glanced at the expression of the Director, confirming that his suspicions toward Aquarius had arisen, and couldn't help but secretly give himself a thumbs-up in his heart. Then he subtly increased the power of the Dream Memory Furnace a bit.

*It wasn't out of pity for Aquarius, but rather because he only copied five percent of the memory the first time. If it was still five percent the second time, Aquarius would have to endure getting licked twenty times to complete the replication. If Aquarius couldn't handle it, he might overturn the table directly.*

However, if he replicated twenty percent of the memory the second time, then about three or four rounds would be enough to prove his innocence. Given Aquarius's character and considering the sunk cost of already being read twice, he would likely choose to endure it one more time.

*And when Aquarius accepted the third reading, Leon could adjust the "power" of the Dream Memory Furnace again, directly replicating thirty percent of the memory, though twenty-five percent would be duplicates.*

"Heh, after all, memories should be randomly distributed, like the card pools in pay-to-win mobile games. No one's ever said duplicates can't appear. Drawing duplicate cards is pretty common."

*And if even after all this, Aquarius still didn't lose his temper and prepared to grit his teeth for a fourth reading... then give him another five percent, letting him truly experience what it means when miracles and pay-to-win can't change fate!*

"Be a little mindful."

Just as Leon was plotting how to torment Aquarius and drag out his "draws," the Director seemed to have sensed something, turned to look at him, and advised,

"Having touched it so many times just now, you might have been contaminated by the Brain-Eating Demon. The demon's aura on you has grown stronger. Step back behind me. Be careful not to get assimilated."

"Oh… Thank you, Director. I'll be careful."

Leon nodded seriously with a gesture and withdrew his right hand after adjusting the power of the Dream Memory Furnace, standing behind the Director solemnly as he observed Aquarius's situation.

...

*Finally... it's over...*

As the sticky tongues retreated once again, the Aquarius Director, whose brain was nearly numbed by electricity, slowly rose, straining to open his murky eyes and looked at the Director on the main stage.

"Um..."

Despite suspecting that Aquarius had used some tricks due to Leon's reminder, at the sight of the slightly pleading look in Aquarius's eyes, the Director's upper lip twitched slightly, finding himself unable to face him for another round, with no choice but to turn away, hinting as much as he could from the side,

"Things are slightly better than last time. It could be around twenty percent... Combined with these two rounds, that's about a quarter of your memory.

"If another thirty percent could be obtained, that would be over half, which should be enough to prove your innocence. So... do you want to..."

*So, what about your promise that nothing would go wrong this time?*

Hearing that he would have to endure another licking by the Brain-Eating Demon, possibly even twice if luck were bad, even the scheming Aquarius Director lost his composure, staring with bloodshot eyes at the Director and asking darkly,

"Director, instead of urging me to accept another reading, why don't you try it yourself to see where it might be broken?"

"No need for me to do that."

Seeing that the emotionally unstable Aquarius Director had started "grimacing" at him, the Director turned back, narrowing his eyes to gaze at Aquarius, saying,

"Aquarius, if you don't want to continue with memory readings, perhaps you could invite the Director of the Pisces Division to trace back to all the locations you've visited over the years. But due to your hierarchy issues, such an investigation would have to proceed slowly and might take about a year.

"And during this year or so, please stay in the central bureau's basement. Until Taurus His Excellency's ascension and the completion of your investigation, you'll need to remain in a constant state of sleep to ensure that Watcher's Palace and Taurus His Excellency aren't disturbed... What do you think?"

"..."

*Should I endure one or two more memory readings, or spend a year asleep in the crypt until Taurus Ascension Palace leaves... Do I even have a choice?*

Staring with bloodshot eyes at the Director for a moment, the Aquarius Director turned away without a word, stumbling to stand before the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon again, then pressed down on the thin copper sheet embedded in the back of his head once more.

*The first time, without activating the electric shock, only five percent of the memory got replicated. After the second time's shock, it immediately surged to twenty percent. So if I raise it slightly again, could it reach thirty percent or even more?*

*Although the process of electric shock is somewhat painful, as long as I can lessen my readings by one session, that pain is nothing!*

...

*Hmm? Is he pressing something?*

Most people noticed Aquarius pressing the back of his head, but the "magical side" members of the Purification Bureau didn't pay much attention to it.

Except for Leon, who had some experience with the "science-side" abilities, paid slightly more attention.

Fixing his gaze on the back of Aquarius's head, Leon, after noticing the glint of metal through his sparse hair, couldn't help but frown, then before the Brain-Eating Demon could undergo another reading, loudly asked,

"Aquarius Director, could you please explain why there's a metal piece on the back of your head?"

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