Taking it back because he was unhappy, so it did not exist...

"..."

A soft sigh escaped from the captain of the Ability Control Bureau, and Xiao Pei gave Ye Jiang the other chicken leg on her plate.

"Eat more, gain some weight, you're so thin..."

Captain Xiao wanted to say that his small frame was so weak it would be blown away by the wind, but the image of the person opposite him tearing apart the Polluted flashed through his mind, and his lips twitched, causing him to stop.

Another message came in on her phone, and she quickly cleared her mind to check it.

[A second investigation revealed no unusual activity or high-level Polluted in Dongcheng District.]

No.

No.

There isn't one anywhere.

Yun Hua could not be found, nor could the powerful Polluted who could have attracted attention.

Xiao Pei fell into thought, her fingers tapping slowly on her phone screen. Was waiting for Yun Hua to wake up the only solution?

Speaking of powerful Pollution, Xiao Pei's thoughts once again circled back to a certain entity—the monster "Wanderer".

If there were a ranking of Pollution in this city, the Wanderer would definitely be on the list. They can unleash powerful Pollution and then perfectly retract Pollution —a common ability of monsters. Could it be that Yun Hua's shadow encountered a "Wanderer"? Xiao Pei had thought this more than once, as had Qin Daichuan, who was also in charge of this matter. But they had no way to verify it. Humans wouldn't dare provoke a monster over a mere suspicion. No one dared to do that. Oh, not entirely no one—there was one person who might be able to communicate with that monster...

Xiao Pei glanced at the person opposite her who was engrossed in gnawing on a chicken leg.

This person might be able to.

Should we ask her?

Is it better not to ask?

This child may not know that a monster is a monster, and the monster may be coexisting peacefully with her because of this. Could the intervention of the Bureau of the Ability Control Bureau cause disastrous consequences, leading the child to anger the monster...?

Xiao Pei's thoughts were in turmoil. Suddenly, her gaze was pulled away. In a fleeting glance, she saw a strange, dark object, indescribable in its shape, being held in the palm of someone across the table and kneaded as if squeezing a stress ball.

"What is that?!" The captain of the Ability Control Bureau exclaimed in shock, his voice becoming shrill.

That thing, that pitch-black thing, was radiating energy...

Um?

Having finished eating, Ye Jiang, startled by the shout, tilted her head. Finding her dining companion's gaze fixed on the object in her hand, she squeezed it again, her face expressionless, and said, "It's my pet."

To demonstrate this, she fiddled around for a bit and pulled out two ears for the dark shadow.

"Look."

"It's a pet," Ye Jiang's eyes seemed to say.

Xiao Pei: "..."

Chapter 77: Because I'm unhappy, it doesn't exist...

In the underground glass cubicle of the Ability Control Bureau, it was night. All the high-powered lights used for interrogation were turned off, and a floor lamp was temporarily moved in. The lamp was on, and the soft light illuminated the otherwise cruel interrogation space with a touch of warmth. If the powerful captain of the Ability Control Bureau hadn't been carrying the still unconscious criminal surnamed Yun with one hand like he was carrying a string of sausages.

The long, humanoid object in her hand was shaken, and the temporarily requisitioned floor lamp dutifully cast its shadow on the ground. Xiao Pei, Qin Daichuan, the two Healer who had suspended their treatment, and Ye Jiang, who had returned to the underground cubicle, all stared at the shadow that belonged to Yun Hua on the ground.

After observing carefully for a few seconds--

"Tsk, they don't look any different."

Captain Xiao curled his lip and concluded that Yun Hua claimed to have separated a part of his shadow, but the remaining shadow looked no different from a normal person. The Ability Control Bureau had actually verified this long ago, and this was just another experiment.

Xiao Pei looked at Ye Jiang Ye Jiang, who, receiving the gaze, rummaged in her pocket and pulled out an excessively rounded shadow—the very shadow that had startled Xiao Pei at first sight. As Xiao Pei pondered her next move, the shadow, perhaps too close to Yun Hua's shadow on the ground, suddenly moved, then, before everyone's eyes, transformed into a wisp of light and vanished into Yun Hua's shadow on the ground.

The Healer exclaimed softly. Qin Daichuan and Xiao Pei's expressions turned serious. Sure enough, Yun Hua hadn't lied; he really could split his shadow apart!

The two captains exchanged a glance, seeing a hint of hostility in each other's eyes. It was basically confirmed that Yun Hua's shadow was indeed different from ordinary people!

If Yun Hua's confession can be completely trusted, then according to Yun Hua, he tampered with other people's superpowers, and he is the culprit behind the recent shocking drop in superpower levels!

Xiao Pei tightened her grip, wishing she could crush this scum's neck to save the Miao Family's children, her colleagues from the Ability Control Bureau, and the more than one hundred people who perished in the wilderness.

The veins on her neck throbbed and bulged. It took Xiao Pei several seconds to calm down. She suppressed her personal emotions, threw what she was holding on the ground, ignoring the fact that the other person was still seriously injured.

She looked at Ye Jiang again, who stared at her hands with a blank expression, her expression slightly different.

Xiao Pei softened her expression. "What's wrong, Waiter?"

"Pets..." Ye Jiang clenched her fist, "... none."

Nothing much happened to her; she just suddenly found herself without anything in her hands, so she took the opportunity to reminisce about the brief, worthless bond she shared with that shadowy figure.

Xiao Pei's face twitched. Even now, thinking about how the shadow, which had returned to its original form, had once been a pet in someone's hands, she still felt that the world had gone mad. What kind of kind person would keep such a strange thing as a pet? However, this wasn't the first time the Waiter had acted so differently. Captain Xiao was slowly getting used to it, and perhaps before long, she would be able to calmly accept the news that the Waiter wasn't human.

Xiao Pei scoffed, "You're overthinking it. That's impossible. After all, Waiter aren't inhuman, are they?"

She coughed, steer the conversation back to the main topic. "Ye Jiang, where did you catch this shadow?"

"It was a gift from someone."

"Who sent it?" Xiao Pei licked her lips. "... Was it the boy you were with?"

Yun Hua was suddenly severely Pollution, and in the last second of her consciousness, she risked self-destruction to call for help. She must have encountered an invincible, powerful Pollution entity, such as S-Rank Polluted or a monster. The boy is a perfect fit for these criteria. It's reasonable to speculate that the boy captured Yun Hua's shadow and then handed it over to Ye Jiang, a human he was close to. This is the most logical speculation that the Ability Control Bureau could come up with.

Xiao Pei snapped out of her reverie, staring intently at Ye Jiang as she asked again, her tone slightly tense. "Is it that boy?"

Ye Jiang, unaware of what the Ability Control Bureau was so nervous about, casually echoed, "

It was him.

It was indeed Dong Zhen who gave it to her, Ye Jiang told the truth, but she didn't mention that the thing later escaped and was captured by a man, from whom she obtained it.

Ye Jiang wasn't deliberately hiding anything; this was just her usual way of speaking—rigid, uninteresting, and she almost never took the initiative to expand on the topic.

Thus, a misunderstanding arose. Upon hearing this answer, the two captains of the Ability Control Bureau exchanged glances, mistakenly believing that their speculation had been confirmed.

They really are "Wanderer".

The moment their suspicions were confirmed, the action team leaders of the Ability Control Bureau breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they didn't want to admit it, hearing the name "Wanderer" in this place at this time brought them some peace of mind. It wasn't some unknown, powerful monster or Polluted who had brought Pollution to this city and was hiding there, but rather "Wanderer," who had always shown a relatively friendly attitude throughout history. This was undoubtedly a very good omen.

"Very good." Xiao Pei felt the weight on her shoulders lighten a little.

She let out a deep breath, regaining some energy, and affectionately put her arm around Ye Jiang's shoulder, pulling the other's slender frame into her strong embrace. "Xiao Ye, you've done a great job this time. Is there anything you want? Our branch will do its best to satisfy you."

Ye Jiang kept a blank expression, turning her head away to reject the intimate gesture.

Xiao Pei laughed loudly and deliberately pulled her into his arms.

Ye Jiang: "..."

The Ability Control Bureau was so anxious to find Yun Hua's whereabouts because they were on edge, fearing that things might change and an unknown powerful figure might visit. Now that they know it was just a "Wanderer," they can breathe a sigh of relief. The members of the Operations Team are still patrolling outside, just in case, but the atmosphere is not as tense as it was before the shadow was found.

Yun Hua regained consciousness a day later. His treatment upon waking was clearly worse than when he was unconscious; he was handcuffed and interrogated by Qin Daichuan.

Qin Daichuan didn't want to get entangled with this scumbag anymore. He was still patiently sitting here to bring this case to a complete close.

"Tell me, what happened?"

After this ordeal, Yun Hua lost all his arrogance. His pride was shattered when he fell into the bottomless abyss. He was, after all, just a mortal, knowing nothing of power, and no longer dared to dream of becoming a god.

He was as dejected as a stray dog, confessing all his crimes. He admitted to everything, but begged for the protection of the Ability Control Bureau. The thought of that man sent a shiver down his spine. The Pollution in his body had been mostly cleansed, but the fear of that man still lingered.

Qin Daichuan was speechless that this man dared to ask for protection. Did he really think he could escape with his life after committing such a heinous crime?

After the Disaster Day, only three people committed such a heinous crime against their compatriots. The first two were executed. What makes Yun Hua think he can be spared?