"W-what happened?" Miss Lin Yilin didn't quite understand the final development.
She had originally thought that the other party would concentrate their power and have a huge clash with Mr. Illusion, deciding the victor in a grand display of power. Of course, Mr. Illusion would surely win easily in the end, as she could also sense how much power Mr. Illusion had used in this battle.
It was probably... not serious at all; the most serious part of the whole process was trying to "rob" the Bloody Conglomerate.
In the end, there was no sight of the passionate, grand skill clash; all she saw was the Bloody Conglomerate charging up a big one, shouting, and then it was gone.
"Hahahahaha! I'm dying of laughter." Zheng Fan was even more direct, laughing out loud using Lin Yilin's body, showing no respect for the remaining blood-splattered residue.
"Want to buy me dead? Still want to buy me dead? That's hilarious. Become Dadu's richest person first, you trash!"
Recovering from his uncontrolled emotions, Zheng Fan looked at the now much cleaner scene; the previous blood-red and chunks of flesh seemed like an Illusion.
Zheng Fan reached out, conjuring a singularity the size of a tennis ball out of thin air, the largest one absorbed so far.
"But it's quite a substantial amount. What a pity, so much money directly squandered. Wouldn't it have been better to leave it to me?" Zheng Fan weighed the large singularity in his hand.
"Mr. Illusion truly recreated the ability of property-type Illusions... Incredible."
"Is that so? It's precisely because it's incredible that it's an Illusion, isn't it?" Zheng Fan said indifferently.
"It's different. Although Illusions are numerous and varied, our current consensus is that Illusions cannot obtain unrelated powers outside their growth trajectory. Illusions, which complement humans, are, in a sense, also constrained by humans. But Mr. Illusion, relying on what you call the singularity, has broken this consensus."
"You are not a property-type Illusion, but you can mobilize property that does not belong to you."
Zheng Fan still didn't care much after hearing it: "Whatever. I have enough secrets on myself, and that gives me even more motivation to survive in this world."
Seeing this, Lin Yilin no longer dwelled on Zheng Fan's matter and instead said, "It's such a shame; because of the other party's inexplicable self-destruction, we couldn't even save Daluoqi."
"Huh? Why save him?"
"The bounty," Lin Yilin said seriously.
"He's the last direct bloodline of the Kanneitong Family. The Processing Bureau has a bounty commission for him. If we had saved him and brought him to the Processing Bureau to hand over, it would have been a high-profile achievement." She was quite helpless, "Why did he decide to self-destruct?"
The evaporation was too fast; she didn't even react. It was too late to ask Zheng Fan to help separate the human body with talismans.
Although, with the invasion having mutated to that extent, whether her talismans could even retrieve the person was still an unknown.
But she had to at least try, right?
In the end, there was no chance to even try.
Zheng Fan was delighted by the other party's actions, while Lin Yilin was troubled.
"Alright, alright, cheer up. One must be content. At least our original commission is basically complete now, isn't it?" Zheng Fan said, patting Lind, whom he was holding in his hand.
"That's true... However, I hope Mr. Lind is alright."
"If the source of the Illusion has been eliminated, he should be fine."
"I'm not talking about the Illusion's influence, but about him himself..."
Zheng Fan, knowing what Lin Yilin meant, could only say, "Then that has nothing to do with us. As you said, we are only responsible for completing the commission. At this point, we have already done very well."
Saying that, he hoisted Lind onto his shoulder and walked towards the door.
Soon after, the detached house was engulfed by flames after a few explosions.
The Bloody Conglomerate was dealt with, but some of Daluoqi's trusted subordinates did not lose their fighting spirit and continued to resist Zheng Fan's subsequent cleanup until the very end.
They even gritted their teeth and blew up the house directly.
To prevent Lind from being injured by the explosion, Zheng Fan also put away his playful mood and left the place under the glow of the flames.
When he reached the street outside the courtyard, he saw at the corner that the disguised garbage truck they had arrived in earlier had been taken over by a team from the Shenlai Firm.
Someone was contacting the firm's headquarters; they must have already mobilized forces to come here.
It was just that no sooner had they reported than the house here exploded.
Shenlai Firm: ???
Everyone was passionately engaging in a team fight, gathering courage and wisdom to seize the opponent's weakness, about to attack the enemy's base, just preparing to launch the final charge, and then you tell me the opponent's base exploded?
Zheng Fan smiled and turned, waving his hand lightly: "Ciao~."
...
That afternoon, Ms. Kaibisi met her long-awaited husband.
And Mr. Lind, although he woke up after Lin Yilin's treatment, his mind was dazed and confused. Upon seeing Kaibisi, his emotions collapsed instantly, and he cried loudly in his wife's arms.
At this moment, he seemed to vaguely return to reality.
After understanding the full scope of the matter from Lin Yilin and getting confirmation from Lind, Kaibisi hesitated, wanting to say something, but Lind, after his emotions had somewhat subsided, voluntarily proposed to Kaibisi: "Let's get a divorce. I'm sorry."
Kaibisi, after a moment of stunned silence, nodded with tears in her eyes.
Lin Yilin and Zheng Fan witnessed the end of a marriage from the sidelines.
Even if the person returned, what had already happened did not mean it was over.
Kaibisi could not forget the anxiety and fear of this period; she needed a more stable mindset and environment to raise two children alone.
As for Lind, he planned to turn himself in.
Lin Yilin helped contact Officer Drake, who took him away.
After Lind left, Kaibisi paid the commission as promised and held Lin Yilin's hands, repeatedly bowing and thanking her. It was clear that the lady's emotions were not as good as they appeared when she faced Lind.
After comforting her, Lin Yilin contacted Aunt Chen, the landlady, and then saw Kaibisi off.
The next day, after verification and certification by the Processing Bureau's official website, Lin Yilin and Zheng Fan's commission was completely concluded.
Lin Yilin sat at a desk deep within the office, typing on the keyboard and making event records.
One official record had already been reported to the Processing Bureau, where Lin Yilin naturally "embellished" it, omitting some unnecessary content.
What she was writing now, however, was what truly happened, all her observations and experiences. This was a record belonging only to the Zero One Office, not to be viewed by others without permission.
"Mr. Lind, he didn't end up in prison but was sent to the Baiyun Asylum in the neighboring Jiyun District," Lin Yilin said as she wrote.
Beside her, a baguette with wings was enticing Toast to run around.
Hearing Lin Yilin's words, the baguette transformed back into Zheng Fan's original form, landed, grabbed Toast, and hugged him: "He just changed places of confinement, but his situation isn't surprising."
"The story of the Kanneitong Family has also officially concluded. Although the Shenlai Firm felt that the matter ended before they even exerted their full strength, the final cleanup was still clean and swift, with a large number of remnants either dying or being captured. It earned Shenlai a significant reputation again," Lin Yilin continued.
"Hahahahaha." Zheng Fan laughed out loud.
Lin Yilin looked at him.
"Sorry, whenever you mention the Kanneitong to me now, I think of that thing self-destructing, and I just can't help it." Zheng Fan gestured with his hand in front of his mouth, indicating he couldn't help it.
Lin Yilin silently averted her gaze: "The nameless casino incident that Daluoqi orchestrated in cooperation with the Bloody Conglomerate has also come to light completely, causing some commotion online and even being reported by the Dadu Daily."
"Those things have nothing to do with us, after all, if you were to directly get involved now, you wouldn't be able to explain where you got your abilities from."
Lin Yilin nodded gently: "One shouldn't be too greedy."
Contentment is happiness.
But for those who are desperate, that thread of greed is something they must grasp. There's no other choice.
After a long while, the sound of typing abruptly stopped.
Lin Yilin stretched: "It's over!"
"Good, then the celebration banquet we talked about, let's go!" Zheng Fan raised both hands high, forgetting he was still holding Toast, whom he dropped to the ground. However, Perfect Toast didn't mind such a small matter and also let out a cheerful howl.
Seeing this, Lin Yilin showed a gentle smile.
"Yes, let's go."
