Deep in the Living

Chapter 144 Planting
【Chinatown.Youth Apartment】

After sleeping on the sofa all night, Luo Di got up at six o'clock as usual, even though he watched a movie with the squad leader until about one o'clock last night.

He looked through the crack in the bedroom door at the squad leader who was sleeping soundly inside, then left quietly.

Switch the investigator's outfit to a bodysuit worn underneath, and put on a light jacket.

Because of the morning jogging habit he developed during the previous investigation of the ghost bride case, after a simple breakfast, he ran directly to the Municipal Investigation Bureau ten kilometers away.

Maybe it's because I've been pretending to be Mr. D for too long and have been too immersed in it.

While running, Rody would unconsciously release murderous intent, causing passers-by to feel as if they had stepped into a slaughterhouse and would unconsciously make way for him.

Even some people who wanted to deliberately block the way by relying on their strong bodies would subconsciously avoid him and break out in cold sweats when Rody ran towards them.

The journey was smooth all the way, but finally I was stopped by a traffic light.

The time has come to seven o'clock.

The sidewalks were crowded with adults heading to work and students in their school uniforms.

Luo Di also squeezed in and waited for the traffic light.

There happened to be a student with a schoolbag standing next to him, and his thoughts were unconsciously drawn back to the time in No. 4 Middle School and that night.

Somehow,
The complex hell symbol, the hell symbol that combined the hexagram, spiral, and unknown runes, suddenly appeared clearly in Rody's mind, even though he had not thought about it.

At the same time,

Green light switch,

The crowd standing on both sides of the sidewalk began to walk towards each other.
The sounds of sneakers, leather shoes and high heels came into the ears one after another.

But to Rody, it gradually changed, becoming the sound of metal boots stepping on the surface of bones.

Because someone was pushing him from behind, Rody unconsciously took a step forward.

The shoes that were supposed to step on the sidewalk stepped on the wet, sticky and hot red soil.

The people around all turned into Hellspike warriors holding sharp weapons and wearing heavy armor.

The crowd walking across the street turned into rotting and bloated hell tumors.

In a blink of an eye,
A tumor-ridden man with a worried look on his face, a giant tumor on his back, and his head wrapped in spherical parasites has arrived in front of him.

His physique is more than twice as big as Rody's.

The intestines hanging outside the belly bag constantly excrete filth.

In his hand he also held a long sword covered with parasite eggs. As long as he hit the target, the eggs would enter the target's body.

The rotten knife cuts down!

Feeling the threat of death, Rody quickly activated his back and blocked it firmly with his left hand filled with wire.

hum!
The red earth, war, and hell disappeared.

What came in return were the sounds of whistles and human voices.

Rody was standing in the middle of the sidewalk, blocking several cars.

The community staff member in charge of traffic control saw that he was not in a good state and suspected that he might be a fake person, so he gently hit him with the baton in his hand.

But he was caught by Rody and even entangled with terrifying iron wires.

This sudden change frightened the community staff so much that they immediately called the Investigation Bureau, but his bracelet was grabbed by a rough and strong hand.

Just when he thought he was dead.

The investigator's ID card with "I" printed on it was shown to him.

"You...are an investigator."

"Trainee Investigator Luo Di, I'm sorry for disrupting traffic."

"No...it's okay."

"Ah."

After a brief explanation,
Ignoring the gazes of the crowd, Rody quickly disappeared from the street. The Investigation Bureau building was not far ahead.

“It happened again… This time it was still on the street, without taking any drugs. It was just that the scene at that time had some similarities with the battlefield, and I happened to be lost in memories and remembered the symbol of hell.

Although such an experience is exciting, it is not a good sign.

If I can't control this situation, it could easily go wrong during the sisterhood gathering.

I'd better go to the Fifth Hospital and ask Mr. Hawke for clarification later. 』

Rody kept gasping for breath. He had faced all kinds of fake people and had been on the verge of life and death many times.

But the feeling of being on the battlefield just now was completely different. The extreme oppression made him breathless.

"The creatures in the real hell are terribly strong. When my spine is full and I project it to the Spine's base, I will most likely need to go to the battlefield.

Once the consciousness projection dies in the real hell, it is equivalent to real death.

I must also find a way to utilize the resources of this world to improve myself, hoping to get a suitable pituitary gland for "abnormal diet" soon. 』

In the blink of an eye, we were already downstairs at the Investigation Bureau.

After identifying himself at the door, Rody immediately received a message from a senior executive asking him to take the elevator at the deepest part of the hall and touch the buttons in a specific numerical sequence.

The elevator did not stop at any floor, but took Rody directly to the top floor of the tallest building in Pluto City.

Ding!
【City Council - Top Level】

The elevator goes directly to the center of the conference room, and the seats are right outside the door.

It is surrounded by five-meter-high platform seats.
Sitting here are three rare senior investigators and a senior executive of the Research Bureau, who basically represent the highest level of Pluto City.

They had already established a special cooperative relationship with Luo Di and knew his other identity, Mr. D. One of the senior investigators was also the director of the Municipal Investigation Bureau.

"You performed very well in the Fighting Hall the day before yesterday. According to what you said before, you should have been allowed to go to the Sisterhood, right?"

"Yes, we will be heading to the assembly area in a week."

"Since you are going there in a disguised identity, you cannot take anything related to the Investigation Bureau with you. All we can do is help you conceal your identity and provide you with non-investigator assistance.

The [Death Row Prisoner K] who was killed by you the day before yesterday was a relatively rare special species. There is no need for me to explain his specific attributes. As the killer, you know it better than anyone else.

This pituitary gland will be given to you as a reward,
And the Research Bureau will fully cooperate,
However you want to use it, prop it up, plant it, or even inject it.”

Rody originally wanted to use the pituitary gland to pay off his debt, but the squad leader's words immediately popped up in his mind, and perhaps he didn't need to pay the money back in a hurry.

In the end, he changed his statement, "This pituitary gland doesn't quite match my nature, and it's not suitable for injection or diet. What's the best recommendation for the other two methods of use?"

“You already possess a weapon made from a special pituitary gland, and you even demonstrated the effects of full-body use during the competition.

I suggest you to implant the pituitary gland in the back of your hand, which can greatly improve the flexibility and aggressiveness of your fingers.

If your synchronization rate with this implanted pituitary gland is high enough, you may be able to manifest an external spirit body after you become proficient in using it. "

"Are there any side effects of planting demons?"

“Yes! For most people, the side effects are huge.

Especially for pseudo-people like this who are themselves related to "body phobia", implanting their pituitary glands on the corresponding limbs will have a good effect, but the pituitary glands will continue to affect you and tempt you to do all kinds of bad things at the physical level.

For example, you may lose control of your fingers and suddenly blind the friend you are chatting with.

However, for you who killed the prisoner with your own hands and is the connector, it will have almost no effect.

Your spine acts as a new neural management center that suppresses and limits the influence of the pituitary gland.

From now on, even if you don’t want it anymore, you can just pull the pituitary gland out from the back of your hand.”

"If I plan to eat something different in the future, this thing planted on the back of my hand won't affect me, right?"

"will not."

"Do you need to go to the Research Bureau for surgery?"

"The director of the research bureau is also an expert in pituitary surgery in our city. Limb transplantation is very simple for him and he can perform the surgery here.

Another thing to remind you is that

If the demon is confirmed, the relevant demon information will be recorded in Mr. D's personal information. As an investigator, you must not reveal the demon on the back of your hand until the sisterhood matter is over. "

"Well, come on."

The surgical expert came to Rody with the things he had prepared long ago.

1. The pituitary gland of a death row prisoner stored between the "simulated brain boxes".

2. A metal ring with an embedded chip and an electric current.

3. A portable automatic surgical instrument that can fit in the palm of your hand.

Of course, some common surgical instruments are not explained.

Luo Di noticed at first glance that the metal ring was a bit strange: "What is this metal ring?"

“The connection and restraint can not only ensure the neural connection between the pituitary gland and the implant site, but also limit the autonomy of the pituitary gland and reduce the impact of the corner.”

“This isn’t entirely human technology, is it?”

"It is a technology brought from a corner of the capital. It has been widely used in demon breeding, and the effect is excellent."

While the two were chatting, the expert had already cleaned and disinfected the back of Rody's hand and turned on the surgical instruments.

Follow the prompts to put your palm into the instrument and select the center of the back of your right hand as the implantation area.

The expert asked: "Is local anesthesia necessary?"

"Need not."

"Then the operation begins."

The laser cuts a 3cm long and 1.7cm deep opening in the palm along the gap between metacarpal bones III and IV.

The incision is opened by a micro-robotic arm.

"Drop Ring" implant,
Due to lack of space, the metacarpal bones need to be cut and modified so that the ring can be embedded between the two metacarpal bones and completely fixed without affecting the basic structure of the back of the hand.

Wait until the bone grinder and the vertical ring are fully integrated.

The experts removed the pituitary gland from the "simulated brain box" and used an instrument to precisely place it between the already embedded vertical rings.

Perfect restraint!

The microcurrent between the pituitary rings immediately passes through the pituitary gland, completing a consistent neural connection inside and outside.

hum!
Although it was only implanted on the back of his hand, Roddy received brain signals from the pituitary gland and saw pictures of the childhood of the death row prisoner K.

A poor child whose original family was slaughtered by fake people and who was treated like a fool while living in his adoptive father's home.

Just as Rody was savoring the bitterness of this tragic memory, some substance from the corner of the pituitary gland attempted to invade his consciousness.

despair!
The tongue snaps, hell presses, and there’s an instant of peace.

During the entire operation, Luo Di's expression did not change at all.
As the final suture was completed, the surgical machine also performed an implant check, and a value representing the synchronization rate appeared on the screen.

[87.1%]

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