The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Anyone who goes against Landon Hospital is practically going against the entire upper echelons of the Federation.

So, is it really necessary to thoroughly investigate old man Langdon?

...Investigate! We must investigate!

Mengmeng made the decision without any hesitation.

She will never forgive any act that harms human children, and she will fight to the death against the perpetrators, even if it means being shattered to pieces!

This is Mengmeng's own way of repaying kindness, and it is also a kind of spiritual inheritance.

When Mengmeng was a little girl, she was also abducted and sold.

But back then, there weren't any crazy researchers who needed a large number of human infants as test subjects. Those who trafficked Mengmeng were simply attracted by her looks and wanted to package and groom her before selling her to brothels as their top escort.

Of course, the criminals failed. The one who stopped them and rescued Mengmeng was an FBI investigator, a very ordinary Red Star investigator.

After that, Miss Mengmeng became good friends with that investigator uncle. She often went to the investigator uncle's house to play and pestered him to teach her some self-defense fighting skills. That period was also the happiest time of Mengmeng's childhood.

Unfortunately, their happiness was short-lived. Just six months after Miss Mengmeng met the investigator, he was seriously injured by the criminal while investigating another case involving the abuse of human infants. He ultimately succumbed to his injuries and died in the line of duty.

After Mengmeng learned about this, she naturally went to the hospital to visit the investigator uncle every day. She also roughly understood the cause and effect of the matter from the casual conversations of the investigator uncle's colleagues.

In short, a brothel is suspected of using underage girls to provide services, and that the brothel has powerful backing and employs several mages to manage the business. Other investigators are unwilling to take on the case and have all made excuses to decline it.

Only that investigator took on the case without hesitation and began his investigation, but he was retaliated against by the brothel's backers and ultimately died in the line of duty.

In the final moments of that investigator, Mengmeng cried and asked him why. He only said one sentence, a sentence that Mengmeng still regards as her motto to this day:

"No matter what, children are the hope and the future. I can't do anything about the dark struggles between big shots, but I will never stand by and watch children get hurt."

After that, Mengmeng changed completely, bidding farewell to her normal teenage years.

She began to push herself to the limit, spending all her time studying and training, except for meeting her basic physiological needs.

Mengmeng already possessed considerable talent and striking good looks. Coupled with her relentless efforts, she finally gained admission to the Intelligence Academy of the Federal Military Academy, graduating first in her class. After graduation, she chose to join the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

She wanted to carry on the spirit of that investigator uncle. She could turn a blind eye to all the darkness in society, but she absolutely could not tolerate any human child being harmed.

Unlike her uncle, the investigator, Mengmeng's studies at the Federal Military Academy's Intelligence School made her more shrewd and adept at using others to her advantage, allowing her to solve several major cases at a young age.

The brothel that killed Investigator Mengmeng's uncle and its backers were ultimately uprooted by Mengmeng's scheme. Mengmeng handled that case exceptionally well, which was one of the important contributions that enabled her to become a Purple Star Investigator.

In that case, Mengmeng did not force an investigation or confront her opponent head-on. Instead, she used tactics of sowing discord and adding fuel to the fire, causing the target and the competitor to fight each other like dogs. In the end, the struggle exposed a large amount of criminal evidence on both sides, and Mengmeng took them down together.

Now, Mengmeng is a Purple Star Investigator, the highest-ranking and most authoritative investigator among frontline investigators. She doesn't even care about ordinary local dignitaries. The person behind the brothel that killed her investigator uncle was just a state legislator, nothing more than a nobody in Mengmeng's eyes now.

But Mengmeng's current opponent is not someone a mere state legislator can compare to; old man Langdon's backing is far more powerful than that of a mere state legislator. Mengmeng's forced search of old man Langdon is even more dangerous than when her investigator uncle forcibly searched that brothel.

However, Mengmeng showed no fear whatsoever; her eyes were filled with fighting spirit and determination. She was determined to stop old man Langdon from continuing to harm innocent human cubs.

Just do it.

Mengmeng quickly put aside her own danger and began to deduce further based on her own soft moan.

Based on her memory, she used a magical device capable of creating 3D projections to create a map of the general scene of the backyard of Langdon Hospital, which she then placed in front of herself.

Then Mengmeng closed her eyes slightly and began to recall how she had been bullied by Amelie during those two days, when she screamed the loudest, and where she had screamed.

Soon, Mengmeng recalled these important clues and made a judgment.

She used the projection drawing tool again to draw a red circle on the rooftop of the small white building in the backyard of Langdon Hospital and on the first floor of the building.

These are the two places that Mengmeng believes, after careful consideration, are the most likely places where Ham's daughter would hear her moaning... She was teased and bullied by Ameliete while pinned to the rooftop railing and the stair railing in these two places, and she also made a lot of noise because she couldn't help but do so.

Based on Ham’s memory of the location from which Ham’s daughter heard the sound, Mengmeng deduced that Ham’s daughter was below her at the time.

If Ham's daughter heard Mengmeng's voice coming from the rooftop, then Ham's daughter must have been in the children's dormitory in the backyard.

If Ham's daughter heard Mengmeng's voice coming from the first-floor hallway, then Ham's daughter was in the basement of the Little White Building at that time.

Mengmeng remembered that she had carefully searched the first floor of the white building, looking for a possible secret entrance to the underground, but she did not find any hidden space underground.

Under normal circumstances, Mengmeng is quite confident in her search abilities; if there are hidden passages in the Little White Building, she will definitely be able to find them.

But this time she really didn't have much confidence... There was no way around it, that scumbag young lady was too powerful. Even an excellent investigator who graduated from the intelligence department of the Federal Military Academy would find it difficult to maintain focus under such superb manipulation techniques, and it was normal to miss something during the investigation.

Based on her extensive investigative experience and her intuition as an excellent investigator, Mengmeng still felt that it was more likely that the Little White Building had an underground space.

Judging from the fact that no direct entrance to the underground space was found at the time, the entrance to this underground space must have been very well hidden and its defenses must have been quite robust, making it unlikely that one could sneak in through the entrance.

But this didn't stump Mengmeng. She had special techniques for successfully infiltrating multiple times. Once she determined the general direction of the investigation, if she couldn't get in through the main entrance, why not just dig a tunnel to the side?

Mengmeng quickly prepared all the tools she needed for her infiltration and search, and was ready for a tough battle.

However, that's not enough. Old Man Langdon is a very powerful figure, with the support of major families such as the Melson and Lowhid behind him. His defensive forces are definitely not to be underestimated.

No matter how Mengmeng calculated, she felt that the probability of successfully infiltrating, finding evidence, and returning safely was no more than 10%.

This level of danger certainly wouldn't make Mengmeng give up, but Mengmeng was also smarter than her investigator uncle; she was very good at using one enemy to defeat another and leveraging others' strengths.

So after making preparations for the infiltration and search, Miss Mengmeng recorded a projection and took out many photos, placing them together with the projection.

If she does not return within two days, the projection and the photos will be automatically shown to her colleagues at the Bureau of Investigation.

The content of the projection was very simple: Mengmeng said that she suspected that old man Langdon was the mastermind behind the years of harming magic-repelling cubs, and that she was going to infiltrate and investigate. If she hadn't returned by the time the projection played, she was probably already in jail.

Then Mengmeng added that she and the eldest daughter of the Melson family were close friends, and if something really happened to her, the eldest daughter of the Melson family would definitely be angry, so she told her colleagues to handle the situation.

The photos displayed alongside the projector were taken when Mengmeng visited Amelie in Locke City. There were photos of them shopping together, eating together, and even soaking in a hot spring together wrapped only in towels; they certainly looked very close.

This was the backup plan Mengmeng had left for herself.

She believed the FBI would never dare to abandon Miss Melson's close friend in her time of need. The FBI might not support her continuing her investigation of old man Langdon, but they would definitely find a way to get her out... as long as she could live until then.

This is not difficult. The Merson family is still the largest shareholder of Langdon. The fact that Miss Merson is a close friend of Langdon will definitely have a deterrent effect on him, at least making him not dare to kill her easily.

Mengmeng is very confident about this.

Let me borrow your name and act like a bully just this once, Emerald... As long as I can stop that demon from harming more children, you can do whatever you want to me afterward!

With these thoughts in mind, and having prepared for her infiltration and search, Mengmeng finally arrived in Warrendo City from Sphingard through the portal, beginning what was likely her last infiltration and search.

After a little disguise, Mengmeng transformed herself into a middle-aged woman who looked like a rural auntie from Blue Star, and found an empty seat in the square outside the gate of Landon Hospital.

Then she took out a magazine, pretending to be waiting for someone, but her eyes kept scanning the flock of pigeons in the square.

White doves symbolize peace on Earth and are also considered auspicious in this world, believed to bring health and good fortune. Many hospitals keep a flock of them in a semi-wild, semi-fed manner in front of their premises.

Mengmeng observed the flock of white pigeons for a moment, then locked onto the most lively ones, grabbed them, and tied the magical image sensing device—a magical miniature camera—to their legs. She then fed them some bread crumbs mixed with stimulant potions before releasing them back into the air.

Startled and affected by the potion's effects, the pigeons immediately took flight, circling continuously in the air above the hospital, allowing the image sensors on their legs to capture most of the scenes inside the hospital.

Mengmeng sat back down and pretended to read a magazine, but the magazine in her hand had turned into a display screen for an image sensor, giving her a view of almost the entire hospital from the air.

Mengmeng wasn't very interested in the main part of Landon Hospital. She had already investigated it many times, both openly and secretly. It was just an ordinary large hospital, and the medical staff were all dedicated and responsible. There was nothing suspicious about it.

Mengmeng's main focus was on the backyard of Langdon Hospital, which was Langdon's nominal private residence, and even hospital staff were prohibited from entering.

With the help of the pigeons circling overhead, Mengmeng quickly took in the scene in the hospital's backyard.

It seemed no different from the last time she came to investigate; a group of children were playing in a garden full of white flowers, but old man Langdon was nowhere to be seen.

But this time, it's different.

Previously, when Mengmeng observed those children, she was worried about whether they had been abused by old man Langdon. Her observation focused on the children's bodies, looking for hidden injuries or judging whether they were malnourished by their complexion.

Mengmeng had never doubted whether the children themselves had any problems.

But now that Mengmeng is certain that old man Langdon is definitely suspicious, then the children playing in the garden are definitely suspicious as well.

Mengmeng had previously fought against the magical puppet warriors, which gave her a terrifying idea about the children's true situation.

Sure enough, working backwards from the answer is always much more efficient than haphazardly deriving when you have no clue.

This time, Mengmeng didn't focus on the physical and mental health of the children in the garden. Instead, she looked for suspicious points in them from the perspective of an investigator and quickly made some progress.

03 is quite intelligent now, but it's not truly independent intelligence; rather, it's artificial intelligence created using big data and model training. The children it controls appear to be no different from real children, but they can't escape the scrutiny of the suspicious investigator.

Mengmeng didn't actually find any solid evidence, but after observing the children in the garden for a while, she had a strange feeling in her heart.

Mengmeng loves children. Besides investigating cases at work, she often visits welfare homes or kindergartens to play with children during her vacations. She is a young woman who understands children quite well.

Compared to normal children, the children in Langdon's Garden seemed to behave normally, yet Mengmeng felt like she was watching a movie... as if their lines and actions were fixed, and their behavior was too logical.

...Yes, that's right, it's just too logical!

Mengmeng took a deep breath, confirming her guess.

She finally understood where that sense of disharmony came from.

Children's ideas are boundless. Even the most well-behaved children can be naughty and willful due to various reasons such as a bad mood. Moreover, what many children will do next is something adults can never guess.

And what about the children who live in the garden?

They are too well-behaved, and their behavior is too logical. Almost everything they do is what adults consider to be the behavior of good children... This is definitely not normal!

There's definitely a problem here! A big problem!

After confirming that the children in the garden had a problem, Mengmeng did not linger in the square in front of the Landon Hospital and left temporarily.

There were many inconveniences during the day, so she planned to take action at night.

Mengmeng found a hotel and booked a room under a false name. She took a shower first, then sat on the bed and used a special meditation method to adjust herself so that she would be in the best condition when she went about her business that night.

When she opened her eyes again, night had fallen and the bright moon was high in the sky; it was time to take action.

After donning a special bodysuit that could absorb magical energy and arming herself from head to toe with various magical devices, Miss Mengmeng jumped out of the window and moved at an extremely fast speed across the buildings in the night, heading towards Landon Hospital like a ninja.

Miss Mengmeng easily crossed the 5-meter-high hospital wall, and the hospital's security system's magic scan had no effect on Mengmeng, who was wearing a special bodysuit. This allowed Mengmeng to pass through Langdon Hospital almost effortlessly and approach the backyard where old man Langdon lived.

Mengmeng had assumed that the security system here at old man Langdon's place would be even more perfect, and that there might be some of the latest magical artifacts from the Melson family, or that there were mages secretly keeping watch.

However, Mengmeng quietly circled the outer side of the backyard and found no guards at all. It seemed to be the residence of an ordinary rich person.

...How could they be so careless? Or is it a trap?

Mengmeng hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided that nothing ventured, nothing gained. She climbed over the wall and jumped into the garden near the little white building.

As she landed, Mengmeng touched the magical artifacts on her body with both hands, ready to be attacked by a mage or magical puppet that suddenly appeared from the shadows.

However, despite Mengmeng's full vigilance for a long time, nothing happened. It seemed that there was really no defense in the garden, only the little white flowers swaying in the night breeze.

Chapter 198 The Investigator is Captured

After taking precautions and finding no danger or abnormality in the garden, Mengmeng began to search according to plan.

Little did they know that the most dangerous thing in the garden was not in the dark corners, but in the seemingly delicate and lovely little white flowers in the flowerbed.

In the underground laboratory, Langdon had already noticed Mengmeng's every move, and 03, as before, asked for instructions:

"Reporting to the doctor, an intruder has been discovered. Her identity is Ms. Mengmeng Bell, a Purple Star Investigator. She also possesses visitor privileges granted by the young lady. What should we do?"

"That female investigator is here again? Her intuition is truly terrifying... Even though she didn't find any evidence the last few times, she still refuses to rule me out as a suspect."

Old Man Langdon didn't even raise his head; both his hands were holding surgical instruments, and on the examination table in front of him lay the corpse of a magic-rejecting infant who had only recently passed away.

"Died again...tsk, I was so close, what's wrong with me?"

With a wave of his hand, he cleared the dead test subjects aside, then casually grabbed a new subject under general anesthesia and placed it on the testing table. After a moment's thought, he gave 03 the following order:

"As for that female investigator... let's handle it the same way as before. You disguise yourself and let her search freely. If she doesn't find anything, pretend we didn't notice her and let her leave on her own. But if she does find something... then keep her here. Remember to capture her gently, you don't want that young lady to burn you alive when she's angry, do you?"

"Yes, doctor."

03 Upon receiving the command, it will immediately begin execution.

Aside from keeping a close watch on Mengmeng, it did not take any action.

The first place Mengmeng searched was the children's dormitory.

Based on her previous observations and reasoning, Mengmeng is now more than 80% certain that these children are not real humans, but some kind of magical puppet, created by old man Langdon to deceive outsiders.

Verification is simple; just take one apart and look. No matter how similar the magical bionic organ is to a real human organ, it is still just a resemblance. The materials are mainly metal and synthetics, making it easy to distinguish.

However, looking at the children sleeping soundly in the bed, Mengmeng raised the small axe in her hand several times but could not bring herself to chop them down... Even though she was very sure that these children were not human, she still could not bring herself to hurt them.

"Hey."

In the end, Mengmeng quietly left the children's dormitory again, choosing to continue her investigation from another angle.

Next, Mengmeng set her sights on the old man Langdon's apparent residence, the small white building that hid many secrets.

However, when Mengmeng tried to enter the Little White Building, she discovered that she could no longer enter this building she had casually entered last time. The Little White Building was surrounded by a sophisticated defensive array of runes, so advanced that even the FBI's special tools could not penetrate it.

"There is indeed a problem!"

The more this was the case, the more convinced Mengmeng became that there were many secrets hidden in the Little White Building.