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Chapter 16 No! No, I still love her deeply!
When Yuan Zhu regained consciousness, it was already dark, and his car was parked in the parking lot of the Running City Security Bureau. He was shaken awake by someone, but the shrill noise of the rickety car didn't shake his sleepiness at all.

"Wake up, we've arrived at our destination."

"what……!"

He yawned loudly, looking at the stranger in front of him in confusion. Who was I? Where was I? What had happened?
Confused, Yuan Zhu got out of the car and followed the middle-aged man towards a three-story concrete building. Slowly, he recalled his previous experience and looked around the Running police station curiously.

In the New Federation, there's no such thing as a police department; instead, there's the Security Bureau, a general term. Within the Security Bureau, there are various divisions, some responsible for routine civil disputes and criminal cases, but more often for supernatural disasters, beast attacks, pollution incidents, cases involving the undead, aliens, and so on.

This shabby-looking building houses a diverse group of professionals, whose services range from drinking and provoking others to possessing souls, from extramarital affairs to time travel.

He even saw a moose, chewing a pack of cigarettes, slowly walk out of the security office door, and then disappear in the blink of an eye. Wait, what just happened? Am I dazzled?

Pushing the door open, Yuan Zhu felt like he had arrived at a bustling flea market, full of noise.

Some people had their hands handcuffed, and were depressed and crying, some were making a big fuss, some were emotionally stable and in high spirits and very talkative... Some were nervous and looked around in panic, and after their eyes accidentally met Yuan Zhu's, they screamed in fear.

Walking through the crowded corridor, Yuan Zhu felt his vision broaden. Without lingering on the first floor, he ascended the concrete steps to the second floor, where the surroundings instantly became much quieter. The young man surnamed Han went ahead to hand in his equipment.

Compared to the large shared space on the first floor, the second floor has been artificially carved out into many small rooms, most of which are occupied and in use.

Yuan Zhu was led by the middle-aged man to a long row of seats against the wall. He said, "Young man, please wait here for a moment. I will contact the testing experts to conduct a further round of deflection tests on you. As long as you pass, you will basically be fine. Wait a moment."

After the middle-aged man left, Yuan Zhu sat down alone. To his left, there were two strangers also awaiting trial. The one a little further away, a man in his 30s of ordinary appearance, had a silent and serious expression. He lowered his head and stared intently at the patterned floor, showing no intention of communicating.

The guy closest to him, in his early twenties, was wearing brightly colored clothes that looked like casual wear on Earth. He looked much more flustered, occasionally raising his hands to touch his throat, pressing back and forth on his chest and abdomen.

The other party exuded an aura of weakness, looking at a loss and as if he was easy to bully.

Yuan Zhu couldn't help but nudge him with his elbow and said familiarly, "Hey, brother. What's going on with you? What did you do wrong? Why were you brought here?"

"Huh? Me?" The young man shuddered and turned to look at the curious Yuan Zhu. He pointed at himself in confusion and shook his head fiercely in denial. "Don't talk nonsense. I didn't do it. I'm innocent! I'm the victim!"

"Tell me, what happened? I am also an innocent victim passively involved in a case. We can exchange experiences." Yuan Zhu made up a story: More than forty people died on my side, what about yours?

It was also his first time in the police station. The elf relaxed and comforted him mentally. He was not nervous or afraid. Instead, he became curious and wanted to know more about the situation, which would be helpful to him.

The young man next to him was clearly panicking, looking for someone to confide in to relieve his inner pressure. So he began to confess, "Okay, okay. I have a girlfriend I've been dating for three months, and our relationship is on the rise. A week ago, she invited me to her house for dinner and wanted to introduce me to her parents and siblings."

Yuan Zhu, who had zero dating experience, nodded pretentiously and commented, "You're making good progress. You'll be able to meet your parents in just three months."

"I thought so too. I was very happy and delighted at the time. The first dinner was also enjoyable. Afterwards, she said her parents were very impressed with me and invited me to her home for the next week. Each time, I was warmly received and the food was delicious."

Yuan Zhu: "So, why were you taken to the Security Bureau?"

Hearing this question, fear appeared in the young man's eyes: "Since the third time I ate at her house, I fell into nightmares, then had difficulty breathing, and always had the illusion that there was a foreign body in my body. I thought it was due to lack of rest or illness, but the situation kept getting worse, her family became more and more weird, and I seemed to hear strange noises. Finally... Ugh, Ugh!" Before he finished speaking, the young man could not control his violent breathing, put his hands to press his chest, then opened his mouth and sprayed out tiny tentacles connected to small green eyeballs.

The tentacle looked like a small squid leg, with a large eye that blinked and swayed like an earthworm, dragging its eyeball forward and trying to crawl towards Yuan Zhu's shoe.

Bang!

Startled, Yuan Zhu raised his foot and stomped on the BB bullet-sized eyeball, which made a crisp popping sound, splashed green mucus, and emitted a strange fragrance that was very appetizing.

"I... um..."

The young man was about to say something, but he covered his mouth and retched. Then he coughed, and several more vivid tentacles emerged from his nostrils. His eyes were helpless and afraid.

Yuan Zhu hesitated to speak: "Uh... don't say anymore. I guessed it..."

"No! That's not the case. I still love her deeply! I was taken to the Security Bureau for investigation. It had nothing to do with the food she fed me. It was because two severed elf fingers appeared at the dinner tonight. Her family is suspected of being involved in the disappearance of a foreign elf..."

Yuan Zhu's face was filled with question marks: "What?!"

"Stop talking, the experts have already made arrangements for you. It's getting dark, and you still have to work overtime. It's really troublesome." The middle-aged man appeared behind Yuan Zhu, patted him on the shoulder, and signaled him not to gossip about other people's privacy.

Yuan Zhu, who stood up to leave, couldn't help but ask the young man, "So, what are you so panicking about?"

The young man said, "I heard that the elf has a special identity and high status. He is a cultivator from an overseas fairy mountain, and his body has been blessed by the immortals. I am worried that I have been cursed and polluted by something unknown... Ugh..."

"You're already spewing living tentacles from your mouth, and you're still worried about being contaminated by the curse?" Is that elf's name Sukuna?

The young man chewed the tentacle in his mouth and gave him a 'don't worry' smile: "It's okay!"

Yuan Zhu was dragged away by the middle-aged man with a feeling of resentment. On the way to the interrogation room, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you think that guy has been corrupted and eroded, his mind twisted, and he can't tell whether he's contaminated or not? He's even spewing tentacles from his mouth, and he's still saying 'this is okay'?"

The middle-aged man, Fatty Wang, looked at him strangely and sighed, "Hey, Brother Yuan, I guess your life must be very hard, right?"

Yuan Zhu was puzzled: "Why?"

The middle-aged Fatty Wang replied, "Those living eyeball tentacles he just vomited are from a popular dish called 'Suleiman's Gaze.' Those who can afford it are generally from upper-middle-class families. His girlfriend comes from a well-off family, and he's panicking because he's afraid her family might get caught up in a crime and no longer be able to live this way."

"Ah?!!" Yuan Zhu Maomao tilted his head and opened his mouth in confusion.jpg
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