Cyberpunk, but urban

After saying that, without caring whether Finn said anything or not, these finishing staff from Run Office signed their names, were taken away by a door in front of Finn, and disappeared without a trace.

In desperation, Finn could only inform the agency representative Run about this matter. However, Run knew nothing about what happened in the library, so he asked Finn to go back and wait until the situation of those who were finishing the matter was confirmed before making any plans.

However, until four o'clock in the afternoon, when Run's office was about to close for the day, the finishing staff who had disappeared on the spot still had not returned. Finn knocked on Run's office door and reported the situation to him.

Run said to Finn, "There are many closers who disappear without anyone noticing. If there is still no response, I will remove them from my firm for breach of contract, dead or alive."

To Run, these disobedient finishers were nothing more than cannon fodder to be used and abandoned. Rather than actively exploring a completely unknown library for them, it would be more profitable to abandon them directly.

"But... Mr. Agent, although I am only a Level 9 finisher, I can feel that this incident is of great significance." Finn said.

Run looked up at him. Although Finn's words were somewhat offensive, he finally broke it all down and explained to him: "They signed a piece of paper, and a door appeared out of nowhere and took them away. This is either a prank by a rich man, or a certain wing is testing their singularity. We at Run Agency will not waste our time on such things."

"Listen carefully, you frog in the well. Madness beyond your imagination is happening in the city as fast as breathing. Once you have a lot of things to focus on, you don't have time to feel "significant". Things like yours that you can't prove are not worth investigating."

Finn was listening carefully, but suddenly his attention was attracted by something that appeared out of nowhere on Run's desk. It was an envelope exactly the same as the one that appeared in his pocket before, an invitation to the library.

He asked Run, "Then what is the envelope on your desk...?"

This question aroused Run's doubts. He looked in the direction where Finn's finger was pointing, and saw the envelope that Finn mentioned was placed in front of him.

"What...? What on earth are you trying to do, little brat?"

"I...? Mr. Representative, you should be able to tell that this was not done by me."

"Please step aside."

Run asked Finn to leave the office. Although he was not convinced by Finn, the invitation letter that inexplicably appeared on his desk convinced him.

"Hello? This is Jun's office. I have a hunch this time."

Run made a call to a sponsor from whom he could still borrow money.

"Lend me some money so I can hire some people."

After hearing what he said, the sponsor first spent five minutes greeting all of Run’s family members, and then spent ten seconds asking Run to give him a probability of making money.

"I have a good feeling this time."

"So that means it might be a waste of time?"

"...Indeed, it is possible that it is a waste of time as you said."

Run pondered for a while, and finally made a suggestion: "If necessary, I can confirm it again. Although this method is a bit inappropriate...!"

"Not right? Oh, are you going to use the little guy in your office again?"

"Yes, there is a suitable young man here."

Chapter 80. Reception of Run Office

In the library, Roland was walking out of the battle room he had been to once. Behind him were several books from the Run Office.

It was really a waste of his talent to ask him to deal with these finishers who were only at the ninth level. Killing them was not even as difficult as causing them to burst into more intense emotions.

But even if we add the emotion of those who walked into the library out of greed, the difficulty for Roland is just changed from killing a chicken to cooking them after killing them.

"Roland, come quickly."

He had just put down the materialized Durandal when Angelica's voice calling came from Angela's director's office.

"I'm coming."

Sighing, Roland walked into the director's office. His and Angelica's child, Teresa, was sleeping peacefully at this moment, and his wife was watching the next victim of the library invitation letter with Angela.

Angela asked Angelica beside her, "If there is no office, the people who finish the work may not be able to start their work?"

"Yes, that's usually the case. However, there are also one-person offices, and in that case you just need to receive a commission and do it."

Angela waved to Roland and asked the couple, "So, do you two know those closers?"

Roland sighed visibly at her, and then said, "Angela... it doesn't mean that we will know each other just because they are in the same industry. It's like you randomly catch two people on the street and ask them if they know each other."

"'Excuse me, do you two know each other? I see that you two are both humans who walk on two legs~' Do you understand what I mean by that?"

"Alas...it seems that there are many types and numbers of finishers."

Angela sighed. She thought the Finishers were like the employees in Lobotomy Corporation, all members of the same organization.

Roland shrugged: "That's it~ By the way, what did you guys just watch? Can anyone tell me?"

……

……

"Finn, I've talked to the sponsor. Your discovery can be investigated." Run said to Finn, "But the sponsor needs evidence to prove that the books in the library are indeed valuable."

"Mr. Representative, you should just give your orders directly." Finn was a little confused by Run's words.

"Okay, I need you to go to the library first to do some preliminary research to make sure the books in the library are of the right value. If possible, I hope you can bring back a few books, understand?"

Run sighed. Although he had decided to sacrifice the young man to seek money from sponsors, he still felt a little reluctant when he actually did it.

"understand!"

Finn smiled brightly. He felt that this was the representative's trust in him. As long as he could do this well, he would get the recognition he had always wanted.

"If you understand, go and get ready now, and don't get in my way all the time..."

But in the city, any kindness shown to others by a bottom-level cleaner like Xiang Run may bring danger of killing himself. All Run can do is bury these emotions deep in his heart and treat others with a cold-blooded attitude.

Soon, Run was informed by another closer from Run's office that Finn had signed the invitation to the library and was taken away through a door.

Runye also called his sponsor at the right time.

"Wow... this is the library... the representative is right. If we succeed this time, maybe our firm can really get sponsorship from the association. I will definitely try my best!"

When Finn was able to see things clearly, he was already at the reception desk of the library. He was greatly surprised by the wonderful and luxurious decorations around him.

"Finn, there's someone over there."

The reminder from his imaginary sister rang in his ears, and he finally woke up from his surprise and turned to look at the lady his sister had pointed out.

"Welcome to this guest who is the closer. I am Angela, the library director." Angela was still wearing the same suit and had the same emotionless voice.

"Hello, I'm Finn, the closer of Run Firm!" Finn greeted and introduced himself. Then, he asked Angela, "Can I really... find a book with a lot of information here?"

"That, of course, is the point of inviting you here."

“May you find the book you are looking for.”

Angela answered his question and pointed out the door that once you walked through, you could never leave again. Finn didn't ask any more questions and pushed the door open and walked in.

Opposite the door was the room on the general floor used to receive combatants, but the person waiting for him in the room was not Roland, but Angelica.

Angelica wanted to ask Finn, the young and optimistic closer, something, so she temporarily left the task of taking care of the children to Roland and stood here herself.

"Hello... Hello! I'm Finn. As a 9th level finisher, I still have many shortcomings in all aspects. Please give me your guidance."

Looking at the mature woman waiting opposite him, Finn was a little overwhelmed for a moment. So, he briefly introduced himself to the woman, which made his imaginary sister speechless.

"Angelica, this is my name. Mr. Finn, before we start fighting, I have a few questions I want to ask you."

I don’t know whether I should praise the cognitive blocking mask for being so effective. Very few people in the city know that Angelica is the Black Finisher.

So Finn had no idea how powerful the lady in front of him really was.

He glanced at his sister, who was standing next to him in his fantasy, and said, "Ms. Angelica, please ask any questions you have."

"Okay," Angelica nodded and asked him, "Finn, you should know that your personality is not suitable for the job of closer, so why do you still want to do this job?"

"I thought you were going to ask something, Ms. Angelica. I chose to be a closer in order to give my sister the right to live in a nest without having to take risks again."

"For your sister?...Have you ever thought about what you would do with your sister if you died as a cleaner?"

"I'm sure she'll be sad," Finn said, "but she'll get over it. And now that she's freed from this burden of mine, she won't be as tired as she is now."

Chapter 81. The Book of Finn

"Whatever you think, your sister will be sad." Angelica was silent for a while, then said to Finn.

"I know, I know...but Ms. Angelica, someone like you would never know the feelings of someone as untalented as me."

The imaginary sister looked at Finn sadly, and Finn also glanced at her secretly. The conversation with Ms. Angelica had come to an end at this point, and there was no point in talking further.

As Finn spoke, he drew the serrated dagger from his waist and pointed it at Angelica, who was standing opposite him empty-handed.

"Ma'am...you don't use a weapon?"

At this point, Finn, the unqualified finisher, was still worried about whether his enemy was ready.

"…Your representative is right, Mr. Finn. You are indeed not suitable for the job of closer. No, there may be another place that would be a good fit for you."

Angelica took a stance and said to him, "If you have a chance, you might as well try Liuxie."

The next second, the dagger pointed at Angelica by Finn collided with Angelica's fist, and in an instant it flew out of her hand and pierced the wooden door through which Finn came.

Yes, it was indeed, it pierced through the wooden door steadily, and only the hilt of the dagger remained in the room.

"So strong!"

Finn's sword-holding hand was directly broken by this blow, and the skin of his entire palm was torn apart by the dagger, leaving a bloody mess.

The imaginary sister gave her a worried look, but without a physical body, she could do nothing but worry.

but……

Today, when Finn saw Sister Elvira's face for the first time, he saw several red marks in the middle of her neck. Although Finn had never had that experience before, he still naturally regarded those red marks and kiss marks as a kind of trace.

"How...how could..."

For a moment, Finn even forgot the pain of his broken arm and bloody hand. He even forgot that Angelica, who had no chance of winning, was still around and threatening his life.

"Sister...you are obviously my fantasy..."

"Finn?" Angelica looked at Finn, who was suddenly staring blankly at an empty space, and called out to him, "We are still fighting. What's wrong with you?"

"So last night, I did..."

At the same time that Finn figured it out, Angela, who was observing all this in the curator's office, also saw a sudden burst of emotion in Finn. His emotional level jumped from level one, roaring like a storm to level four, and even continued to rise.

"Ms. Angelica..."

Finn raised his head and looked at Angelica, there seemed to be an inexplicable light flickering in his eyes.

"…For my sister, I must return alive today!"

"Oh? You didn't think it would matter if you died, like you did at the beginning?"

Angelica asked, but got no response from Finn. This boy, who was not much stronger than an ordinary person, showed a fighting ability far beyond his level after losing his arm and his weapon.

It was as if the wildly growing level of emotion that Angelica couldn't see was providing him with strength.

Angelica, who had known beforehand that she wanted to arouse the guests as much emotion as possible, did not attack with all her strength, but after Finn took the initiative to attack, she became more and more frightened.

This young ninth-level finisher seemed to be completely unable to feel pain. Even when a heavy punch that could make an ordinary person lose consciousness hit him, he did not even react at all.

"I broke twenty-three of the twenty-four ribs, and at least half of them are now stuck in your lungs. I also broke all the bones supporting your limbs, and the most damaged parts have even passed through your muscles and are exposed. Finn, according to common sense, you should be dead now."

"Ah... I was injured so badly..."

Finn's left eye was hit by Angelica's straight punch and he has now lost his sight. Although he can still see with his right eye, the bruise caused by the shattered eyebrow bone still makes it almost impossible for him to open his eyes.

"Haha...my sister is still watching me...I can't just die like this..."

That was a life that was completely supported by his own emotions. Finn was like an immortal monster at this moment. Even though Angelica had increased her strength to 50% and a punch could make Finn lose a piece of flesh, she was unable to defeat this rookie who was gritting his teeth and holding on.

Holding Theresa who was sleeping soundly, Roland asked Angela: "Angela, his emotional level has reached the maximum...what will happen?"

But soon, he saw a puzzled look on Angela's face.

"Wait...you don't know what's going to happen either?"

"Roland, according to the current situation in the library, this gentleman named Finn can only arouse the third level of emotion at most... In the current situation, I don't know what will happen."

Angelica hit Finn again, but this time Finn also deflected most of the attack with a move that he could never do normally, and in the end only took away half of his left shoulder.

"Finn, I have to admit that you are very strong now... so I will do my best to deal with you. Cheer up, kid. You will always be remembered by me and Dark Silence."

Perhaps it was because Finn's performance was so amazing, or perhaps Angelica also burst out with emotions far beyond her usual level under the influence of the library, and facing this doomed young man, she revealed her true identity.

“Huh?! Ha!! It’s actually… it’s actually a color!!!”

Angelica's revealed identity became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Finn. After she revealed her identity, Finn collapsed to the ground as if he had let out his last breath.

"Finn, even I have to commend your persistence. If you have any last words... say them now."

The hammer, spear and battle axe of the Beech Workshop appeared in Angelica's hands. Angelica was about to use all her strength to kill Finn, a young man with more persistence than most people in the city.