I'm the King of Wage Earners in Lobotomy City

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Chapter 297 Violet Tears.

Hesitantly, he reached out and took the heart-shaped ruby ​​from Elena's chest, dismissing the idea that it might be a reflection of her real heart. "It feels a bit like stealing a kidney from a rat, and besides, removing the heart in the mirror world shouldn't kill me, right?"

Elena stared at Du Jue without saying a word; the flowing blood obscured all her expressions, but her gaze remained fixed on Du Jue's face.

Realizing that Du Juejue dared not remove her heart, Elena smugly hummed twice, "I'm willing."

Angela: Don't worry, everything in the mirror world is just a reflection of reality.

Du Jue then forcefully removed the gem, and immediately heard Elena's instructions: "Remember, Du Jue, you owe me a heart. If I can't remember, you have to remind me."

Clutching the gem, Du Jue retreated back to the library, feeling that this was probably the easiest recycling task he had ever undertaken. As soon as he stepped into the literature section, he heard Michelle's surprised voice.

"City Star seems to be the highest level of commission in the association's assessment... Is that Blood Demon really that powerful? I thought I would have a tough battle with him."

Michelle hugged her right arm, which was covered in insect limbs, and leaned closer.

Angela, somewhat puzzled, asked Du Jue, "So, all those who are named City Stars are dangerous? Then what is this 'Lead Gray Melody' you mentioned, Du Jue?"

The employees who were moving books around looked over in surprise when they heard this. After all, many of the employees at headquarters came from back alleys and knew very well the value of the City Star.

There are too many desperate criminals in the city who will do anything for money, so even murder doesn't earn much. And if someone is offered the price of a "city star," then the target must be extremely difficult to deal with.

As the mirror-like entrance formed by the bookshelf shattered, Du Jue's ruby ​​transformed into a blood-red book and was placed on it. "This isn't the key issue, is it? Anyway, the recovery of the Seed of Light is complete."

Michelle noticed Du Jue's predicament but smiled knowingly. "Yes... no one is perfect. As long as we can all be happy together now, that's all that matters. I prefer my current job to headquarters."

"Really? I think this is just a misjudgment caused by emotions taking over."

Gabriel, who was walking slowly, suddenly interrupted, causing Michelle to turn around and look at him in surprise, seemingly not expecting him to appear.

Gabriel frowned at Angela, then relaxed when he noticed Du Jue's slightly dejected expression. "Angela, the retrieval work is the responsibility of all librarians; you cannot activate the literary layer alone."

"If I hadn't noticed that the library had brought in new books, I probably wouldn't have seen Du Jue."

Gabriel then changed the subject, "But let's put that aside for now and prevent it from happening again. I'm glad to see you're safe and sound."

Snapped.

Angela snapped her fingers lightly. "To improve efficiency, I will gradually let each layer handle the recycling work on its own. After all, some simple tasks don't need to bother my partners every time."

“Gabriel, I must remind you that you are not here to cooperate with me, but to help the library.”

Goodness, it can even run in the background!

I immediately snapped out of my gloomy mood and stopped thinking that there was a possibility of promotion in the library.

Once the Seeds of Light are collected, regardless of whether the librarians and Angela decide to launch them again, the collected books will not disappear, meaning the organization can still function normally.

Wouldn't he be able to become the librarian then? After all, Du Jue knows that Angela doesn't care about this kind of thing, and as long as the collection work is done, she's very likely to agree to his request.

I'm a genius at working!

Du Jue nodded to Gabriel. "I'm fine. I know there might have been some conflicts at headquarters before, but for now our goal is the same—to retrieve the complete Seed of Light."

"Don't worry, Du Jue, I won't be prejudiced against you. After all, from a rational point of view, you were indeed Angela's subordinate before, and it was she who made the decision to betray her."

With her arms crossed, Gabriel said, "I'm more rational in my actions than indecisive or resentful, so I'll help."

Angela's cool voice rang out, "Then this recovery operation is now concluded."

buzzing.

The sound of the car's engine startled Du Jue awake. He quickly turned to check on Elena's condition, only to find her unconscious. "Angela, what happened? I thought she would wake up quickly like Huo Kexiao."

[Angela: The target's level of unconsciousness may also be related to the concentration of the recovered Seed of Light. She is expected to wake up within two days, possibly accompanied by nightmares.]

Du Jue breathed a sigh of relief and carefully put Elena down, planning to leave her at the company later.

[Angela: But I still want to know about Lead Grey Symphony. I was artificial intelligence before, so I didn't have any discrimination or prejudice. It's really hard to suppress my curiosity about this, being your partner in adultery.]

Why is Angela gossiping now that she's turned human?!

However, after thinking about how Angela had been cooped up in headquarters for so many years, and now that she was out, she naturally wanted to ask everything, Du Jue hesitated before asking, "Do you remember me, the Abnormal Being who first came to work at headquarters?"

[Angela: One sin and a hundred virtues. Your work on this anomaly caused a major power outage, and I even sealed the recordings of that work.]

"What I regret is that I created the wailing incident as the lead gray symphony. I may have killed a lot of high-society people at the time, so the commission amount skyrocketed to the City Star."

Du Jue looked at the two obvious blood spots on her palm and realized that Elena was indeed quite clean, and also had her own troubles.

[Angela: I see. My understanding of you has deepened once again.]

Bang!

The vehicle suddenly jolted violently, preventing a direct head injury.

"It's over."

Yuri, who had been feeling uneasy, quickly looked towards the back seat and saw Elena unconscious in Du Jue's arms. She immediately sensed something was wrong and whispered, "Huo Kexiao, you seem to have knocked out the City Star."

"Aren't you doomed?!"

However, Huo Kexiao immediately looked in the rearview mirror, his brows furrowed.

The manhole cover she had just passed was half-picked up, and a dirty head popped out. She looked at the flashy, extended limousine ahead and quickly put the manhole cover back.

Did you run over someone?

Du Jue, who saw Huo Kexiao park his car, also looked back and was surprised to see someone suddenly pushing against a manhole cover on the main road. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?

"No!"

Huo Kexiao suddenly looked up at the roof of the car and exclaimed, "Someone has jumped onto our roof! Lord Wen, get out of the car quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Du Jue immediately picked up Elena, kicked the door open, and rushed out, only to see members of the Color Gang on both sides of the street.

Those guys wearing the same yellow reflective stickers didn't approach; instead, they hid in the alleyway and watched, most of their eyes falling on him before glancing upwards.

These guys must be members of the color gang, right? Aren't they colleagues with the Green Forest Gang? How could they possibly attack this car?

Without much thought, Du Jue grabbed Elena with one arm, pulled out the chilling Crusher with the other, and turned to look at the roof of the car.

When he saw who it was, his pupils shrank instantly.

"Hey, Du Jue, long time no see."

The warm and gentle voice sounded like a greeting between old friends, but the speaker was a black-haired woman whom Du Jue had never seen before.

As Yuri retreated under Huo Kexiao's cover, she couldn't help but ask, "Huo Kexiao, that looks like someone Lord Wenduo knows. Shouldn't we stay put and wait for orders?"

"Yuri, you'd better not be the one cleaning up the mess. It's too dangerous for you."

Huo Kexiao retreated repeatedly, "That's the color finisher—violet teardrop. Who knows if we're her targets?"

Yuri was speechless for a moment. "No way, could the person who finished off the color scheme also be a fan of Urban Girl?"

"Please, Yuri, and this is none of our business, especially with such important people. We need to back up to a distance where we can't hear them talking."

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Chapter 298 Giving Gifts.

Holding the still unconscious Elena tightly, he cautiously sized up the person who had suddenly appeared before him.

Her long, straight, deep purple dress, reaching her ankles, was covered in snake-scale-like patterns, and the large areas of purple on the dress made her highly recognizable.

Jin Zi stood on the roof of the car, looking down at Du Jue, but her gaze was not contemptuous at all; instead, it carried an inscrutable smile.

I was on high alert, trying to stop my mind from racing to figure out what the other person was up to, even though I had never interacted with her before.

and many more!

The other person's tone clearly indicated that she considered her an acquaintance. Since she said it had been a long time, it was very likely that she knew the former chief.

"Violet Teardrop, why did you step on my car?"

Du Jue dared not relax and even prepared to activate the Red Dragon's Scales, after all, the other party was a very special one even among the color finishers.

Iori is a Tier 1 Enderman with the ability to travel through time and space. She can foresee the future and different possibilities, but there is a price to pay for using her abilities, so she will not abuse them.

For years she has been searching for a world where her dead son still exists, helping many others who have also lost something precious along the way, out of compassion but also out of a desire to benefit from it.

Many of the top-tier finishers, including Crimson Mist, have received instruction from Iori, making him, in a sense, a renowned urban instructor.

"Did you leave this behind?"

Iori casually rested her right hand on the hilt of the two long swords at her waist, her entire demeanor concealed, while her other hand displayed a gleaming silver star. "It's not good to just throw these away carelessly."

"what?!"

Du stared in disbelief at the palm-sized silver star in the other person's hand, then was forced to calm down by the dizziness. "What do you mean? Are you trying to return it to its rightful owner?"

"The chief told me everything."

With a faint smile, Iori gently shook the silver star block in her hand. "I never expected the journey to Emerald Green would develop to this point. It's a pity it's shattered into this state now."

Taking a deep breath and stepping back, Du Jue, whose body was covered in red scales, looked around. There were still quite a few gang members keeping watch in the corner of the alley.

Swish!

A dazzling purple light swept across the tall buildings, and a ghostly figure swept across both sides of the street in an instant.

Holding the Thorn Spear tightly, Du Jue coldly watched as the gang members who dared to show their faces were decapitated. Even the back alley cook couldn't find fault with the severed wounds.

Sheathing the greatsword she was carrying, Iori calmly said, "Now there's no need to worry about this being leaked."

Are you threatening me? Or are you interested in Silver Star?

Considering Elena's refusal to produce the notice from the library, he decided to first see what the other party was up to. "I advise you not to let desire cloud your judgment."

Iori carefully examined Du Jue and said calmly, "Even if all the silver stars are collected, Du Jue, you are still an indispensable main body. Only you can truly set foot there, so of course I am here to help you."

To everyone's surprise, Iori actually reached out and handed over the silver star, waiting for me to take it.

"I'll just seal this thing away as soon as I get it. You don't actually want to synthesize the Great Silver Star and then watch the stars with me, do you?"

Avoid getting too close; who knows if the other side has an ambush?

Let alone color, even high-level finishers have incorporated smiling while killing people into their daily routine; just because someone shows goodwill doesn't mean they won't stab you.

Moreover, Du doesn't care about Silver Star as much as he does about Seed of Light. He could even choose not to collect Silver Star at all, since he already has the largest piece, and anyone who has designs on Silver Star can't avoid him.

The reason Du Jue took the initiative to reclaim it was because it was suspected of retaining the chief's consciousness. He couldn't let so many fragments with ulterior motives deceive urbanites; in the end, they would definitely come after him.

If we don't address this soon, the situation will only become more dangerous if we keep delaying it.

The most troublesome thing is the fragments of Silver Star left in the parallel universe, because the chief has already demonstrated the ability to travel between parallel worlds, and the arrival of those ambitious guys here is almost a foregone conclusion.

call!

Iori casually tossed the silver star block to Du Jue. "There are many parallel universes, but stars are not so abundant. A star that can be perfectly replaced by humans is extremely rare, and you are the only one of your kind."

He caught the Silver Star block steadily, and Du Juejue could feel the previously lively Chief's response quickly subside. He realized that Silver Star could also be selective in its dealings with people. "What do you want from me?"

"I just want to see my son who died unjustly, and you obviously can't fulfill my wish now."

Du Jue decisively added the silver star block to the library, but became suspicious of her gift-giving behavior, saying, "You must know about making wishes on stars, because people have done it before, but their wishes have not actually come true."

"Violet Teardrop, you can travel through time and space, can't you look at it rationally?"

Iori maintained her faint smile upon hearing this. "Excuse me. A person who has lost something precious cannot be rational. Didn't you come here because you lost... Kaji? Even if you only spent half a day with him."

Click.

He tucked the notice into Elena's black hair, then coldly refused Angela's request to take care of Elena for the time being. Immediately afterward, he saw the Blood Demon in his arms suddenly disappear.

He looked directly at Iori. Despite being a color handler who had to deal with all sorts of high-risk cases, she didn't exude any obvious murderous intent. Instead, she seemed like a noblewoman at an auction, bidding with restraint on everything. "So, you're on the Chief's side?"

"Of course it's your side. Only you, Du Jue, can do what others can't. I just want to give it a try."

Iori nodded politely, her long, straight hair swaying in response.

"The stars may not be able to fully grant people's wishes, but they should be able to perfectly fulfill their own. If you insist on repaying me, then spare my life in the future."

Seeing this guy so calmly admit defeat, Du Jue sensed ill intent and immediately questioned, "Even if I did that, do you really want to force Xingxing to grant your wish?!"

Hearing this, Iori wasn't angry. "Who knows? Maybe that's how it'll go. I'm willing to give it a try. Don't you want to revive Kaji? Or are you satisfied with things as they are now?"

Even if the other party is all smiles and pleasantries, Du Jue can still sense their unusual stubbornness and arrogance. Their so-called attempts are probably just about making the world go in a way that suits their wishes, and they will not hesitate to take any action, including massacres.

After all, in the official storyline, Iori was able to nonchalantly watch as a large number of children in the orphanage were killed by a monster, and she might even have personally led the monster there.

“Iori, you’re right.”

Stop picking up your communicator to send a text message.