Please be my partner.

In addition, Kingdom Bank drafts and scattered gold coins totaling more than 700 gold coins were received.

This act of robbing the rich to help the poor made Melen very satisfied.

Those ordinary criminal members could not resist the control of Xiao Honglian's blood at all. Except for leaving a guy who looked to have some status alive, the rest were all killed.

Later, Mellen found Danny in a room with five other boys and girls of the same age.

After instructing them not to leave the room, I continued to explore the den and unexpectedly found something unexpected...

Looking at the middle-aged man lying on the clean hospital bed, with a haggard face and dying, this turned out to be his second target of the day, the missing homeless man.

At this time, most of the opponent's organs have been removed. The only reason he is still alive is thanks to a potion containing extraordinary power. This potion can forcibly prolong the user's life at the cost of squeezing the user's vitality. This process is extremely painful and is simply worse than death.

The purpose of feeding the homeless man this potion was simple, and that was... to keep the remaining organs in his body fresh and vibrant.

As Mellen approached, the homeless man subconsciously muttered: "...Kill me... Please... Kill me..."

Melen could clearly tell that the other person could no longer be saved.

He asked, "I've already killed all the original criminals here. Do you have any last words?"

Hearing this, the homeless man's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Mellen as if he had regained his consciousness and said, "Promise... Please..."

He handed the inconspicuous iron ring on his finger to Mellen, and told her intermittently about his agreement with an angelic little boy.

In fact, everything is not complicated. The story begins with a kind-hearted little boy who helps a down-and-out homeless man. Then, after a few interactions, these two people with completely unrelated identities actually develop something called friendship.

The little boy asked in confusion: "You have both hands and feet, why do you still beg for a living? You can find a job and live a decent life."

The homeless man scoffed, mocking the little boy's naiveté: "Not all efforts in this world will yield rewards. I once had more wealth than your family, but so what? Now I have nothing!"

The little boy said in confusion: "How can you have nothing? Don't you still have me? We are friends!"

The little boy thought for a moment and said with determination, "Hard work will definitely pay off! How about we make a deal? I've never been good at math in school, always at the bottom of the class. Mr. Kevin also said I don't have the talent for it and hopes I can develop more in other subjects."

"Well, let's make a deal. If I can get into the top five...top ten in the class on the next academic test, you'll start working hard too, okay?"

Facing the little boy's sincere eyes, the homeless man knew that he had lost, completely lost.

But he lost willingly.

From then on, except for the time when the little boy would wait in his original position when he went to and from school every day, he tried hard to make changes at other times.

I built myself a small home that was barely livable and went to find some odd jobs to make money.

He would even save some of the money he earned and buy the little boy a small cake when his academic test results came out. This would be a good choice whether to celebrate his success or to comfort him for his failure.

Originally, everything was moving in a good direction.

pity……

Watching the homeless man slowly closing his eyes, Mellen looked at the ring in his hand. It was ordinary, looking neither valuable nor inconspicuous, otherwise it would not have been worn on the homeless man's hand.

Suddenly, a strange wave rose from the homeless man's body and slowly poured into the ring.

Then, right under Mellen's nose, this ordinary ring was upgraded to an extraordinary item in a short period of time!

After fiddling with it a bit, he roughly understood the function of this extraordinary item.

It allows the holder to summon a special life of the guardian spirit type to protect himself.

This kind of protection can be transformed into an invisible shield to resist all external threats, or it can reveal the true form of the guardian spirit to help oneself fight.

The strength of the guardian spirit is just barely at the first level, but because it is a ghost-like life form, it is immune to most physical damage. In addition, the characteristics of the guardian spirit itself also make it free from the weaknesses of most ghosts.

All in all, this is a pretty good supernatural item for novices who are just getting started with the supernatural and the mysterious.

However, although this extraordinary item has no negative effects, it has strict restrictions and can only be used by a specific person.

Of course, with the extraordinary knowledge that Mellen possesses, it is still very easy for him to deal with an extraordinary item.

However, although he has a relatively flexible moral bottom line, it is not so low as to embezzle this extraordinary item.

Next, Mellen notified the nearby police station, and then secretly watched the police officers find Danny and the other children before leaving quietly.

Chapter 93 Three Clues

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Bandy let his father hold his hand, and he passively followed with lifeless eyes.

The little boy was not in a daze, but was... thinking about the problems that the math teacher discussed in class.

Bandy's father couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw this. He tried to find some topics to attract his son's attention, such as...whether he wanted to go for dessert, or go to the amusement park on the weekend.

Unfortunately, Bendy didn't respond beyond a few "hmmmm"s.

When passing by a small square, the laughter of children woke Bandy from his thoughts, and he subconsciously stopped and looked over there.

The children who were playing noticed Bendy and immediately called out, "Bendy, come and play!"

Bendy's little face showed a longing look.

Seeing this, the father smiled and let go of his hand, indicating that his son could go and play for a while.

But, the next moment, Bendy held his father's hands tightly with both hands, and then said to his friends who called him: "Sorry, Hill, Randy, I have to go back."

Seeing this, his friends no longer paid any attention to him.

Bandy said to his father, "Dad, let's go home quickly. I want to review what the teacher taught me today."

The father sighed and said, "Little Bandy, if you continue like this, others will think you are a nerd and isolate you."

Bendy raised his little face and said calmly, "Don't worry, Dad, this is only temporary. Once I catch up on the courses I've fallen behind in, it won't be like this anymore."

The father looked at his sensible son and felt a surge of pride in his heart. He wanted to let the whole world know that he had such a good son.

If there was a certain audio platform in this world, he would definitely make a series of it.

Just as the father was thinking about how to reward his son, a middle-aged man who looked tired and had a weathered face and who obviously had a lot of stories to tell walked towards them.

The father keenly noticed that the other person's gaze was always locked on his son, which made him instinctively alert and protected his son behind him.

Mellen came not far from the father and son, but did not get too close, and did not care about Bandy's father's alert behavior.

He said, "I'd like to talk to your son, is that okay?"

Bandy's father glanced at the bustling crowd around him, thought for a moment, and said, "Who entrusted this?"

Meilun calmly said a name: "Old Yin Mo."

Bandy's father suddenly realized that it was the missing homeless man. His son had mentioned this name, and his son's change was also related to the other party.

At this time, Bandy said excitedly: "Did Old Yin Mo ask you to come? Is he okay?"

Mellen smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, little Bandy, Old Yin Mo is in a... very happy place now. I'm a little busy with work and can't get away, so I came to apologize to you."

"Regarding the agreement between you and him, he said that he lost, so according to the agreement, he will start working hard and strive forward, and he doesn't want to disappoint you."

When Mellen said "a very happy place", Bandy's father's eyes trembled slightly. He already understood the meaning of this sentence.

Bendy said excitedly, "Really? That's great!"

Then he said with some frustration: "Really, my academic test hasn't even started yet."

He was upset that his friend couldn't see his progress.

Meilun said gently: "Old Yin Mo will keep an eye on you. This is the gift he asked me to bring. It is also his most precious treasure."

He stretched out his palm and opened it, and in his palm was the inconspicuous ring.

Bendy seemed to want to take it, but hesitated and looked at his father.

Bendy's father looked at Mellen, then at the ring, and finally at Bendy's expectant eyes, and nodded slightly.

Bendy cheered and took the ring.

Mellen stood up and said softly, "Bendy, this ring has magical powers. I hope you can use it with caution."

These words were said to both Bandy and Bandy's father.

After saying this, without waiting for the two to react, he turned and walked into the bustling crowd and disappeared.

Bendy waved goodbye while fiddling with the ring lovingly.

Bandy's father seemed to have heard the hidden meaning of Mellen's words, and his expression was complicated. He didn't know whether today's incident was good or bad for his son.

When Mellen returned home, it was already dark.

Seeing how exhausted he looked, the two maids hurried to prepare hot water.

After a comfortable wash and a sumptuous dinner, Mellen returned to his room.

Lying on the bed, he stroked Xiao Honglian while lost in thought.

Although we didn't gain anything in searching for the 'polluter' today, we did gain a lot in other areas.

This opened up new ideas for Mellen. Among the cases at the police station, perhaps many involved the extraordinary. If he could filter them all out, it would definitely be a valuable "nutrient" for him.

But considering that there were still so many missing persons who had not been investigated, he temporarily gave up this tempting idea.

Compared to other things, Mellen is still obsessed with the 'Polluter' and the 'Eroder'.

Especially the 'Erosioner' who almost pushed him into despair a few months ago. Melen earnestly hoped that the other party was still in Vero City.

After that, Mellen went out early and came back late every day, wandering around the city of Vero under different identities, tracing the footsteps of the missing people.

Although the "polluter" was still not found, several missing persons cases were solved and many criminal dens were destroyed. Spiritual energy and gold coins were brought in almost every day.

In this way, it is not a wasted effort.

Occasionally, he would stop and think whether his approach was really feasible.

Actually, he was not completely without other options. As the chief of police, Mikel was in charge of all police stations in Vero City. He might have information about the "polluter".

However, Melen did not want others to know that he was actively pursuing the 'Swallowing Swamp', so he suppressed this idea for the time being.

After another busy day, Mellen dragged his slightly tired body on the way home, wondering whether he should take a few days off.

After all, defeating the 'Swallowing Swamp' is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and it is important to combine work and rest.

At this moment, he received a message from Xiao Honglian. The little guy sensed that the blood crystal given to Liman appeared in Mellen's house.

Mellen raised his brows and quickened his pace back.

When I got home, I saw Sheriff Liman being entertained by Butler Morgan in the living room.

Sheriff Liman obviously wanted to say something, but when his eyes swept over the two maids and Butler Morgan, he hesitated.

Seeing this, without waiting for Mellen to speak, Butler Morgan ordered the two maids, one to turn on the hot water and the other to help in the kitchen.

Then he bowed slightly to Mellen and said, "Master Mellen, I still have some accounts to take care of. Please excuse me."

Mellen nodded slightly.

When only Mellen and Liman were left in the living room, the latter spoke, "Master Mellen, I've sent people to review the cases you asked me to investigate. Most of them have no clues left due to time, and a few are just ordinary disappearances. Of those that can be connected to the extraordinary, only these three remain..."

As he spoke, he handed over a folded paper.

Melen couldn't help but sigh that there is strength in numbers. He worked tirelessly for several days and only explored forty or fifty targets.

On Liman's side, he went through hundreds of targets in just a few days.

Of course, the latter screening should be extremely simple, and may even result in a lot of missed clues, but even so, it will save Mellen a lot of effort.

After all, he couldn't take care of so many goals.

Melen looked at the information in his hand...

Missing Person, Easley Meyer.

Easley disappeared two months ago, and his wife immediately reported the case to the police. However, he returned safely just a few days later, and the police naturally closed the case.

But the matter was not over yet. A few days later, Easley's wife suddenly came to the police station and claimed that something was wrong with her husband. However, when the police asked what was wrong, Easley's wife could not explain it. Naturally, the police would not handle such a case, and the matter was left unresolved.

Until recently, at the request of Sheriff Liman, they reviewed all previous missing persons cases. At that time, the police officer revisited Easley's home and did not find anything wrong. But strangely, he did not see Easley's wife.

The police officer asked a follow-up question casually, and Easley replied that his wife had gone back to her parents' home and would not be back for a few days.

The police officer thought about what Easley's wife said when she went to the police station for the second time, and felt something was wrong, so he visited Easley's neighbors and was surprised by the conclusion he came to.

Everyone felt that Easley was different.

The police officer then realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately reported the news.

Seeing this, Melen's eyes lit up.

According to the information he had obtained, once infected by the power of the 'Swallowing Swamp' and becoming a 'Polluter', although one can gain extraordinary powers and their memories will not disappear, their thoughts will begin to change, and they will gradually regard themselves as part of the 'Swallowing Swamp' until they are completely assimilated and devoured by the latter's power.