Chapter 19: Reward (Add Dish)_1
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"Send it to the kitchen to be stewed."
In the utterly shocked eyes of the Black Goat, the red-haired woman closed the [Red Brick Road Hospital Incident] file, then casually tossed the goat head to Leon sitting at the desk, instructing with an indifferent expression,
"We share a kitchen with the police department, so after you take this guy over, let the head chef over there know. Make it into goat head soup this time, following the same requirements as before.
Hold back on the ginger slices and scallion pieces, add more cinnamon and cardamom, double the de-scenting rice wine, plus an extra spoon of white pepper with some soy sauce imported from the East. It'll be a treat for the bureau at lunch today, now go."
"Hold... hold on! You bastard!"
Unexpectedly, after making such a significant contribution, the Black Goat found itself facing such an outcome. Anger flared, and it argued indignantly from Leon's arms,
"Ollie... you wicked woman! This time I helped you with a newcomer and resolved the incident, and this is how you treat me? Do you even have a sense of fairness?"
"I'm being quite fair!"
Hearing about the large-scale violence incident in the Capital City, the red-haired woman, who rushed back overnight, snorted in response. She curled her fingers, knocking heavily on the desk, squinting her charming, fox-like eyes as she questioned with a slight scowl,
"Since you want to talk about fairness, let me ask you, do you know what the hospital director was doing before you and the rookie took him down?"
"Doing what? Wasn't he controlling a bunch of people to attack Emma?"
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"More than that!"
Remembering what she had read in the action report, the red-haired woman shouted in exasperation,
"He thought he had Emma cornered and was smugly showing off his origins! And just as he was about to reveal who was backing him, you guys went and killed his physical form!"
"..."
Shocked, the Black Goat opened its mouth and then frowned, questioning,
"This... Things can't be that coincidental. Are you trying to pull one over on me?"
"Heh..."
Seeing the Black Goat with its doubts, the red-haired woman pressed her hand to her chest where anger brewed, unwilling to expend the effort in explaining. She carelessly tossed the report on the table over.
"See for yourself!"
*Fine, I'll look myself! Now that I have people on my side, I don't need you anymore!*
Seizing the report with its mouth, the Black Goat turned and handed it to Leon, who sensibly cradled it with one hand and opened it with the other, holding it up to its eyes.
Black Goat: ...
Leon: ?
"It means you should read it."
Glancing at man and goat staring each other down at the table, the red-haired woman took a swig from her bottle, chuckled derisively, and waved them off,
"Go on, read it for him. This idiot can't read!"
"..."
"I'm not completely illiterate, just... not very literate..."
Noticing Leon's surprised stare, the Black Goat became a little embarrassed and annoyed,
"I'm a Demon! You understand a Demon, right? As long as I can speak Demonic, why bother with human writing? Get on with it! What's on there? Summarize it for me!"
"Oh..."
Despite the Black Goat's not-so-polite tone, given the help it had provided, and its willingness to teach him for free, Leon, indebted to the demon, took no offense and instead began to read the report.
[Red Brick Road Hospital Incident Cleared Report]
[Incident Rating: Accident Level]
[Incident Status: Cleared]
[Handling Personnel: Emma Alman, Leon Laine]
[Anomalous Objects Used: Demon Horn, Serpent Bandage]
[...]
Skimming rapidly over the preliminary registration, Leon quickly turned to the second page, eager to locate details on the mastermind. But as he read, his pace gradually slowed.
[Following subsequent investigations, the true identity of the Uncontrollable Afflicted was determined to be the director of the Red Brick Road Hospital. This individual was suspected of having been infused by a True God, merging his authority as director with the hospital itself, completely corroding it into a personal Anomalous Object.]
[This Anomalous Object, currently known, exhibits two primary abilities. The first is controlling the hospital's staff, forcibly turning them into puppets under its command, suspected to be a manifestation of the director's authority post- Corrosion.
Meanwhile, during the cleanup mission, I observed one medical staff member whom it never controlled, even in the face of danger, who persisted in assisting patients to flee. Thus, I speculate that this ability may be ineffective against individuals of good heart or those daring to resist authority.]
[The second ability of this Anomalous Object is to absorb patients and enhance itself. Upon entering its range, if any severe ailments are present in the body, the entire hospital will commence devouring, leading to a gradual drain on vitality.
With each patient absorbed, the structural integrity of Red Brick Road Hospital slightly increased. After absorbing over three hundred and fifty patients, specially designed nails capable of penetrating six walls consecutively lost all kinetic energy after only piercing two.
Subsequent investigations suggest that the origin of this ability to drain patients' life force should be linked to the hospital's long-standing practices of excessive billing, prioritizing the sale of expensive drugs, and deliberately prescribing addictive medications to extract wealth from patients...]
*I see...*
By the time Leon reached this part of the report, he couldn't help but adopt a more serious demeanor, gaining a newfound admiration for the meticulous thoroughness of the Bandaged Woman.
*Yesterday night, by the time I packed up the sniper rifle and arrived, she had already been to the sixth floor, rummaging through the director's office, not only removing plenty of items but also prying open the director's safe and cleaning it out completely.*
*At the time, I didn't realize she was investigating the incident. I thought she was raiding the director's "secret stash," but who would've guessed that just overnight, she'd produce such a comprehensive and professional report. Truly worthy of a seasoned Purification Bureau employee, her capability in handling affairs speaks for itself.*
"You... why are you nodding without saying anything? Read it aloud!"
Having waited patiently yet hearing nothing from Leon, worried he might truly end up as soup at the hands of the ruthless redhead, the Black Goat grew anxious and couldn't resist urging,
"Hurry up! If you won't read it aloud, just skim the records and tell me if what she says is true!"
"It is true."
After a quick scan of the relevant records, Leon nodded helplessly,
"At that moment, the director had just started speaking, ready to reveal the identity of the mastermind behind it all, and we happened to pinpoint his location, shooting him dead through the director's office..."
"..."
*This... was it really just that coincidental? That's just too unlucky, isn't it?*
Seeing that Leon's expression bore no hint of deceit, the Black Goat, once so arrogantly defiant, instantly deflated. Its head drooped as it murmured bashfully,
"I... I was several hundred meters away. Who knew the intelligence there would be so crucial? Even if it led to you missing out on intelligence, in my defense... it's understandable..."
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