Asura in Arknights

Without this report, Elena might not get a demerit when she gets back, but she'll definitely have to deal with some arguments.

"Huh? I clearly put it in, so why isn't it there?" Elena stopped what she was doing, puzzled, when she heard her sister's question.

"Come find it yourself."

Xingji took a step back, gesturing for Elena to come and find him herself.

Elena immediately stopped what she was doing, ran to Xingji's side, and flipped through the huge pile of documents she had stuffed in earlier.

That mainly refers to the investigation report on the ruins of Plot 21. As long as the keywords "Dream Project" are removed, no one will know what this document is for. Even if it is discovered by other departments of Rhine Lab, they will only regard it as a routine inspection activity of the Energy Department.

After all... although there are quite a few urban plots destroyed by natural disasters, most of them are old models that have been in operation for over a hundred years and are about to be scrapped. There are no newest models like plot 21, so it still has considerable investigation value.

That's why Xingji so casually stuffed the action report issued by Rhodes Island into his luggage.

Compared to those action reports, Elena's medical records were only a few thin pages long. She flipped through the stack of documents and found that the few pages of records she had put in last night had indeed disappeared.

"Strange... I clearly remember putting it here..."

Elena searched anxiously back and forth several times, but couldn't find the mysteriously missing medical record.

"You still have some time, why don't you just print out a new copy?"

Seeing Elena rummaging through her belongings, turning her neatly packed luggage into a complete mess, Xingji couldn't help but suggest something.

Rhine Life's convoy had already gone back with Ferdinand, so the two sisters had to return to Colombia on their own this time.

For ordinary people who want to travel across borders, apart from the rare occasions of regular tour groups, they either have to spend a lot of money to hire a professional security company for escort, or they can see if there are any caravans nearby and bribe someone to hitch a ride.

Of course, the caravan would depart on time, and it was impossible for them to stay behind specifically to wait for those who wanted to hitch a ride.

"But I haven't finished packing my luggage yet..."

Elena hesitated for a moment and did not run away immediately.

"Go ahead, I'll take care of the rest."

After Aster agreed to help, Elena didn't waste any more time.

She rushed to the medical department and printed out another copy of her medical records.

However, this report alone is useless. It needs to be stamped with the Rhodes Island seal by Keshiel to be effective. Otherwise, wouldn't Elena be able to fabricate a medical record at will?

As a large company, RheinLife does possess this level of rigor.

When Elena ran to the vicinity of Kal'tsit's office, she saw several unexpected figures there.

"A knight? So he's already here?"

Although the other person wasn't wearing that signature helmet, Elena recognized him at a glance.

After all, he was his savior; it would be too impolite not to recognize him.

Beside the knight, Elena also saw a petite Caprini... young girl? Although she looked very young, her demeanor was very mature, and Elena couldn't quite figure out the relationship between the two of them.

Beside Kal'tsit was a young girl named Felin, who looked to be just over ten years old.

Without thinking too much, Elena walked towards those people, ready to have Kal'tsit stamp the medical record.

As soon as Elena approached them, she heard Kal'tsit say,

"Anyway, I'm leaving the rosemary in your care."

Chapter Three Adoption

"Anyway, I'm leaving the rosemary in your care."

As Kal'tsit spoke, she gently nudged Rosemary's shoulder, pushing the bewildered kitten in front of Li Ang and the other man.

"...To be honest, Dr. Kal'tsit, I was going to refuse this request. We're not going to Colombia for tourism."

Li Ang sighed and reached out to rub Rosemary's little head.

Early this morning, Leon and Adele arrived at Rhodes Island to fulfill their promise to the Ubica sisters.

Upon arriving at Rhodes Island, Leon didn't rush to find Elena. Instead, he first greeted Kal'tsit, the head of the island.

However... to Li Ang's surprise, Kal'tsit seemed to have been waiting for him, presenting him with a generous gift the moment they met—

She wanted to ask Li Ang to deliver the rosemary to Rhine Life.

“Rhodes Island cannot leave Kazimierz right now, and there are very few people trusted by Rosemary, so we can only trouble the two of you.” Kal'tsit also showed a rare hint of helplessness.

The contract between Rhode Island and Ball Pharmaceuticals has not yet expired, so even if they wanted to leave, they couldn't.

The situation with rosemary is particularly tricky; only by obtaining the original experimental data from the Loken tank can there be any possibility of a solution.

Although Li Ang had previously agreed to help obtain experimental data from Rhine Labs, there was nothing he could do if the other party refused to budge.

After exchanging ideas with Ferdinand, Li Ang roughly understood the important role that the experimental data from the Loken tank played in Rhine Life.

Of the ten departments at Rhine Lab, including the Energy Department, Structural Department, Engineering Department, and Originium Arts Application Department, Ferdinand knows of four that use Loken Tank technology. In particular, Loken Tank technology plays a pivotal role in the projects of the Structural Department and the Originium Arts Application Department.

The technology obtained from the Loken tank is now considered a core secret of Rhine Lab, and obtaining it is practically a pipe dream. Ferdinand has not backed down on this point.

However, Ferdinand also said that if Leon could help him take the position of head of Rhine Labs, he would consider sharing the technology with his allies.

Li Ang simply pretended not to have heard his condition.

As for Pol Pharmaceuticals, although many of the technologies left by Ayin were developed based on the 'Dream Project,' which is the Originium Arts Application Department project, after changing hands several times, the experimental data had long been completely distorted, making it almost impossible to restore the original data that Kal'tsit needed.

Li Ang also promptly informed Kal'tsit of this intelligence.

After some time of consideration, Kal'tsit contacted the Structural Department of Rhine Labs through her own channels.

The Structural Science Department primarily studies the framework and morphology of the biological basic particles that construct Terra organisms, as well as the impact of structural changes on the basic functions of biological particles. They are quite interested in Rosemary, the initial subject of the Loken Water Tank. Previously, due to the interference of the Melander Children's Rights Protection Foundation, they were unable to obtain guardianship of Rosemary, but if Rhodes Island takes the initiative to offer her, the situation will be completely different.

"This is the only way to treat Rosemary. After Rhine Lab examines Rosemary's condition, they will share some of the original data and conduct a joint consultation with Rhodes Island."

Originally, Kal'tsit planned to have other Rhodes Island operators escort Rosemary to Columbia.

But the problem is... Rosemary is currently in a very sensitive state, and each treatment causes memory loss, so there are very few people she can trust.

Li Ang also gained Rosemary's trust by cheating.

He directly reversed the killing intent fluctuations, constantly sending emotions representing 'friendliness' to Rosemary through mental fluctuations. This crooked method, which Li Ang would never have given a second glance to before, has now achieved miraculous results.

Rosemary's soul is now as pure as a blank sheet of paper, so it is easily influenced by this 'friendly fluctuation'. He completely let down his guard against Li Ang, and he can even boldly rub Rosemary's little head now.

Rosemary's brothers are too perceptive to sense the threat posed by Li Ang, which affects Rosemary's subconscious. Conversely, Rosemary can also influence them.

However, this method of using the killing intent wave was somewhat bizarre, like a strange uncle deceiving a child, leaving Li Ang with rather complicated feelings.

As for Adele, her mind was equally pure, and she had already gained Rosemary's trust from the beginning.

Those who didn't gain Rosemary's trust... have probably already been turned into mincemeat by her brothers, right?

Li Ang looked up and saw that the ugly fleshy ball was still floating directly above the rosemary.

Such a cute little girl is actually connected to such a disgusting thing. Even though Li Ang knew that these were Rosemary's brothers, he still couldn't accept it.

This situation is tormenting for both Rosemary and her brothers, and it would be better to resolve it as soon as possible.

“I know… so I will deliver the rosemary safely to Rhine Labs, but… what if Rhine Labs decides to conduct another unethical experiment on the rosemary?”

Leon pointed out the most critical problem with Kal'tsit's method.

What if Rhine Labs was just using rosemary as a test subject? After meeting some scientists, Li Ang realized that he should never have any expectations of the integrity of such people.

While there's no inherent good or bad in technology, the fact that one can continue to utilize the research findings of the Loken Water Tank without any psychological pressure suggests that none of the heads of the Energy Department, Structural Department, Engineering Department, and Originium Arts Application Department are any good people.

Li Ang simply didn't believe that Rhine Life genuinely wanted to treat Rosemary's problems.

“There’s no need to worry about this for now. The Melander Foundation will send specialists to follow up on Rhine Lab’s treatment. With them involved, there’s no need to worry about Rhine Lab doing anything underhanded for the time being,” Kal’tsit explained.

“I see…” Li Ang nodded, accepting Kal'tsit’s explanation.

Any attempt to personify a large organization is foolish. Regardless of the intentions of the Melander Foundation's leadership, their affiliated organizations have indeed done a lot of good for ordinary people.

Without them, Rosemary would probably have been devoured by those crazy scientists long ago, and there would have been no way she would have been sent to Rhodes Island for treatment.

"The only thing we need to be careful about is whether this so-called commissioner has been bribed by Rhine Lab."

Of course, it is indeed possible that the staff of the Melander Foundation could be bribed.

After thinking about it, Li Ang felt that doing it this way was not quite safe.

If the agents sent by the Meland Foundation were bribed, and Rhine Lab wanted to conduct various experiments on rosemary, Leon wouldn't even have a reason to intervene.

After all, he was just an escort commissioned by Rhodes Island.

It's not wrong to stand up for what's right, but now Li Ang has more responsibilities on his shoulders, and he can't act as recklessly as before, killing whoever he doesn't like. If there's a legal way, he'll try to follow the rules.

So Li Ang said to Kal'tsit, "I think this is not enough. Let's add another layer of insurance."

Li Ang's trip to Rhine Lab was already going to provoke the General Components Department, the Environmental Department, and maybe even the Originium Arts Application Department. Now, adding the Structural Department is no big deal. When it really comes down to flipping the table, it doesn't matter how many are on the other side.

Since he intended to help Rosemary, Li Ang had no intention of giving up halfway.

"What kind of insurance?" Kal'tsit frowned slightly, clearly not expecting Leon's plan.

"Rhodesmour's custody should have been transferred to Rhodes Island, right? Then why don't we just adopt the child? What do you think, Adele?"

Li Ang said this while gently stroking Rosemary's soft hair.

"I don't have any objections, I just feel it's a bit sudden."

Adele was slightly taken aback, but she quickly accepted Leon's suggestion.

She already liked Rosemary very much, so she had no objection to Li Ang's idea.

Now, they both looked at Kal'tsit.

Although they have this intention, whether it can be realized depends on Kal'tsit's thoughts, since she is currently Rosemary's guardian.

"I understand what you're thinking."

As she spoke, Kal'tsit knelt down in front of Rosemary and gazed into her eyes.

Even though Rosemary lost many memories of the past, she still retained a basic impression of her attending physician.

Looking at Kal'tsit so close to her, Rosemary suddenly showed a somewhat confused expression.

"Rosemary, do you hate them?"

Kal'tsit pointed at Leon and Adele and asked.

Rosemary is only eleven years old, but due to her long-term imprisonment in the laboratory and the aftereffects of amnesia, both her physical development and mental age are much younger than that of a normal eleven-year-old child. She does not yet have the concept of 'adoption', so Kal'tsit can only judge her wishes in this way.

A few seconds later, Rosemary belatedly realized that Kal'tsit had just asked her a question.

She turned to look at Leon and Adele, then shook her head.

"So, if you were asked to live with them from now on, would you be willing?"

Faced with this question, Rosemary hesitated slightly. She stared blankly at the two of them, her little head seemingly lost in thought.

Finally, after a period of intense internal struggle, Rosemary nodded gently.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Kal'tsit stood up again.

“In that case, I have no objection,” Kal'tsit replied.

Even if Rosemary's problems are resolved smoothly, the probability of her living a normal life is almost zero.

The most important point is that there are already few people willing to adopt orphans, and since Rosemary is an infected person, there are even fewer people willing to adopt her.

Growing up on Rhodes Island, the best outcome for Rosemary would be to join Rhodes Island's operations department, suffer an acute attack of Oripathy in a battle, and ultimately sacrifice herself.

However, compared to the future that Li Ang offered, all of this was so insignificant.

Does Kal'tsit value Rosemary's potential? Of course she does, but that's about it.

A powerful warrior may win a battle, but that is insignificant compared to the predicament they face.

Simply put, Rhodes Island has no shortage of warriors like Rosemary.

Kal'tsit took out her terminal, tapped a few times, and sent an electronic file to Li Ang.

"This is the custody transfer agreement. I've already signed it. I'll give you the paper document later."

With that, Kal'tsit turned and went back to her office to prepare a more formal paper document.

Li Ang stood in the corridor, glanced at the agreement briefly, signed his name, and then had Adele sign hers as well.

After finalizing the transfer agreement, Li Ang forwarded the electronic document to the company's legal department, asking Ms. Destreet, the department's deputy head, to work overtime and quickly complete the procedures with the Securities and Futures Commission.

It must be said that with money paving the way, the processing speed of most procedures was significantly improved. In just a few minutes, Destreet had completed most of the procedures and sent the results back.