When he saw the familiar back, the lazy young man couldn't help but shudder all over, as if someone had opened his skull and poured a bucket of icy water mixed with ice shards into it, making him feel completely unwell.
Although he hadn't seen "that person" from the front during the dice-throwing process, except for not having wings on his back, this person's hair color and figure were almost identical to the one before him.
Especially when this person noticed him and turned to glance in surprise, the expression was practically carved from the same mold!
No wonder he felt "that person" looked familiar. Even though he hadn't interacted with him during the process of promoting him to the position of Duke, he'd seen his back in the newspapers twice in the past two months.
Once, it was when the cash register at Charl Department Store collapsed, and he was buried under a mountain of Gold Wheels. More than half of his body was trapped, which was captured in a photo by a reporter from The Sun News.
The other time was recently when he was found battered and lying on the ground at the Ryan Manor. That photo was also taken by the police and made it to the front page of The Sun News...
Shocked that the newly confirmed colleague had True God level potential, how should I face him? Should I start flattering him immediately or hold back a bit before doing so?
Urgent, waiting online!
Why is this person so strange?
Under the complex gaze of the lazy young man, Leon felt a chill in his heart. After a moment of silence, he awkwardly tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled politely at the other.
However, to his great surprise, the person shivered suddenly at his goodwill, then instinctively took a half-step back...
Just as Leon was baffled, the Red-haired Director also noticed the young man's abnormality. After thoughtfully observing both of them, she smiled and said,
"You're back pretty quickly this time... Leon, you can call him Tom. Although he looks young, he joined us a few years before Emma. He's already in his thirties and is also a First Level disaster handler."
A First Level disaster handler?
Hearing the title, Leon immediately grew solemn.
The Director had once told him that those assigned as First Level disaster handlers were usually ace employees from various Purification Bureaus, people who could independently lead teams to handle large-scale disasters.
Among the elite of the First Level disaster handlers, as soon as there's a vacancy in the director position of the 75th Sub-Bureau, they might very likely be promoted to fill it. The two First Level disaster handlers of the Virgo Bureau currently belonged to this category, far surpassing the ordinary First Level handlers as ace elites.
That also meant this strange young man before him was already a "half-step director level" powerhouse.
Since the other was an old-timer and one of the aces in the Purification Bureau, and Leon, despite having undergone two lifetimes, was indeed not yet seventeen in this life, having only half the other's age, he politely addressed first,
"I'm Leon Laine, a new employee confirmed this month, currently just a Level Three accident handler. I hope you can guide me more in the future."
"You... you're too polite..."
Unconsciously hiding his dice-scarred right hand behind him, the lazy young man forced a congenial smile.
"There's no need to talk about guidance; I just came a few years earlier than you. It's better for us to learn from each other, learn from each other..."
Still unable to grasp the disposition of this "future True God," and fearing to roll the dice lest he reveal himself, the lazy young man looked to the Red-haired Director and said,
"Director, I just came to report the task, nothing urgent. Since you still have matters to discuss, I won't disturb you."
Squinting at the oddly behaving lazy young man, then at Leon, who seemed to have a good impression of him, the Red-haired Director nodded, taking the task report,
"Just give me the report, you can go busy yourself."
Once the lazy young man walked out of the Director's office, and the sound of his leisurely footsteps gradually faded, the Red-haired Director turned to Leon and asked with a cheerful smile,
"Little Leon, what do you think of this Senior Tom?"
Hearing the Red-haired Director's words, Leon thought for a moment and replied,
"Senior Tom seems to be quite amiable, but there's a long-standing stain on his collar, his nails are trimmed rather roughly, and the leather parts of his shoes and luggage weren't well maintained, severely cracked. It seems... he's a bit careless about little things?"
"You observe quite carefully, but that's not what I'm asking."
The Red-haired Director shook her head, her gaze narrowing as she softly said,
"Little Leon, when you have the time, check his soul with that sheep, see if there's anything strange about his soul."
Leon was slightly taken aback at the words, then frowned.
"I don't suspect him. The standards for recruitment in our Virgo Bureau are different from other branches. While not everyone here may be good, they won't be completely bad either. I'm asking you to check his soul state primarily because I'm worried about the people behind him."
"He has some connection with the Aquarius Director."
The Red-haired Director explained,
"Tom was once an official in the Ministry of Finance. Because the King consecutively ousted three Ministers of Finance, the Ministry was thrown into chaos for quite a while. Then he... well... at that time urgently needed a large sum of money, so he did some unscrupulous things, losing the Kingdom's reserve funds.
After joining the Purification Bureau in desperation, the Aquarius Director seemed to discover some kind of potential in him, helping him create an anomalous object almost tailor-made for him. Although the Aquarius Director's identity is confidential and they've hardly interacted directly, it's better to be cautious."
Nodding to remember the task, Leon quickly shifted the topic back and tentatively asked,
"Director, about the Demon's Heart confiscated from the Ryan Family..."
"It's already been sent to the headquarters, just wait for the inspection!"
The Red-haired Director frowned at the words, recalling the bureau's plummeting performance rankings, and took a bitter gulp of tea, speaking irritably,
"Don't worry yourself over it. Once the bureau finishes the investigation and proves you're fine, what's yours will be yours! With me covering for you, others can't take it away!"
"Oh, well, that's good then."
Seeing the seemingly pleased Leon, the Red-haired Director grew furious.
"I asked you to do an investigation task! Investigation!"
"After you identified a suspicious target, why didn't you come back and call for reinforcements? Instead, you directly engaged him? Your clothes in the photo were soaked with blood! Is this what you learned from Emma?
Let alone failing to stop that thing, letting it cause numerous extra casualties, almost completely destroying a major noble!
Do you know? The evaluation for your task this time is absolutely the lowest in the bureau! The absolute lowest, just barely better than a failed mission by a tiny bit!"