Becoming a god by raising witches

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"Hannah, that's not what I meant. I meant that we should cherish every day, because that's what makes life meaningful."

Locke placed a hand on Hannah's shoulder and said seriously.

Hannah nodded again. "Yes, I understand."

"Then it's decided. I'll wait for you at home. Go to work now. The Bureau of Investigation's kitchen has a lot of precious ingredients."

Eileen couldn't wait to push Locke out the door.

Locke was a little amused and exasperated. "Wait, I'm not in uniform yet."

“That’s really long-winded.”

Eileen reached out her hand, and Locke's uniform appeared in her grasp. She draped the uniform over Locke's shoulders.

"You can go now, remember to bring some honey back with you."

"Okay, Hannah, is there anything else you'd like to eat?"

Locke, who had already reached the door, turned back and asked.

Hannah thought for a minute, "If possible, could you bring back a cake?"

"no problem."

Locke smiled and waved. "I'm off to work."

"be careful on the road."

Hannah said gently.

"In theory, as long as no evil god appears on the road, I will be in no danger."

Locke raised an eyebrow.

Suddenly realizing he'd made a huge mistake, he immediately changed his mind.

"I will be careful."

After saying goodbye to Hannah and Eileen, Locke took out his pipe and stroked it.

"Aladdin Rebecca, come out."

Rebecca poked her head out and rolled her eyes.

"Who is Aladdin? Please don't give me any weird prefixes."

"Stop talking nonsense. Is this how you talk to your great master? I have an important task for you today."

"What mission?"

"You overheard my conversation with Xiao Ai, didn't you?"

"I heard."

Rebecca said impatiently, "What kind of bullshit Day of Life is this? It's already over!"

"Good to hear. I have important guests today and need to prepare a dinner party, so I need enough ingredients. The Bureau of Paranormal Investigations has all of these ingredients in its kitchen warehouse, but as an investigator and chef, it is inconvenient for me to take so many. This glorious mission can only be entrusted to you."

"What?! You want me, the mighty demon, to steal vegetables?!"

Rebecca stared at Locke in shock.

Locke nodded slightly. "The time has come for you to prove your worth. Don't tell me that you, a demon, can't even handle the kitchen of the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations?"

'Damn it, that damned Locke Bemon! Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you have an unawakened evil god residing within you! How could I, a mighty demon, possibly steal vegetables?'

Rebecca cursed Locke inwardly, but could only speak in a conciliatory tone.

"Sending me to the kitchen is a bit of a waste of my talents. Why not let Alice do this kind of small thing? I think she's perfect for it."

"Hehe, if you don't go, you can forget about completing the remaining third of your soul."

Locke sneered.

"What? You know where the remaining third of my soul is?"

Rebecca looked at Locke excitedly, the smoke even turning into the shape of a cute dog's head.

Locke's lips curled slightly upward, and he made a shushing gesture.

"Shhh."

"Why are you shh? Is someone spying on us?"

Rebecca looked around warily, then suddenly remembered that Locke had indeed been monitored by the Church of Knowledge. So she nodded, "Alright, in that case, I'll complete the task. It's just stealing vegetables, how could it possibly be difficult for me, the great demon Rebecca!"

Seeing that Rebecca had agreed, Locke put away the devil's pipe with satisfaction.

Heh, you little devil, even demons are easy to fool.

Locke arrived at the Bureau of Investigation, but before he could even enter the kitchen, his colleagues informed him that a meeting was scheduled.

Rebecca had to act alone, but fortunately she was already very familiar with the Bureau of Investigation's kitchen. She quickly gathered all the ingredients needed for the Day of Life banquet. To prevent Locke from making her do such despicable things again, she took more at once, emptying a third of the kitchen's reserves.

Meanwhile, Locke was gathered with his colleagues in Renis's office.

"Director, I have something to report."

Angela was worried because she couldn't find Dimo. After all, she was a master at finding people, and the insects in the area all listened to her. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the queen of insects.

"Please wait a moment."

Renis raised her hand, interrupting Angela's report, and looked at the crowd.

"Today is the last day Her Majesty the Queen has demanded that the mastermind behind the murder be found. Have you found anything?"

"Chief, I haven't found any useful clues."

Sieg said frankly.

"Me too."

Robson blushed and said that he felt it was a very shameful thing.

"I……"

Angela was too preoccupied with Dimo's disappearance to investigate the Queen's assassination attempt. She stammered, unable to speak.

Locke and Boyd shook their heads as well. "The West Square has been cleaned up; no clues have been found."

“Very well, Her Majesty the Queen wants me to report tomorrow, but you told me you found nothing.”

Renis frowned, her tone somewhat angry.

"Chief, besides us, aren't the ministers and the chief of the Fifth Security Division also investigating? What have they found out?"

Sieg asked.

"If we can't find anything, what can they find?"

Renis tossed a document at Sieg, who silently caught it and said with a smile, "That's not the worst-case scenario."

Just as everyone was having a frantic meeting, there was a knock on the door of Renis's office.

Locke, who was closest to the door, opened it and saw Reid, the representative of the radicals, Donovan, the Conservative minister, and Hoganu, the head of the Fifth Magistrates' Court.

All three of them looked preoccupied.

'That damn Renis! We've been trying to contact her for ages, but she just wouldn't have a meeting with us to discuss the case's progress. And now she's finally calling a meeting with the investigators!'

This is the sentiment of Minister Reed.

'That cunning woman. She's been slacking off all this time. I wonder if she's found anything out. I don't want to lose my job because of her laziness.'

This is what Minister Donovan truly felt.

"Director Renis, we have something important to discuss with you."

Hogonu spoke up.

"Is it finally here?"

This is what Renis truly felt.

She looked at the investigators sternly. "You can all leave now."

"Yes, Director."

Locke and the others responded and turned to leave her office.

After leaving the office, Hogonu closed the door.

"Let's go grab a drink."

Sieg suggested.

"I'm about to lose my job, I'm not in the mood for that."