Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1158 The Ordinary Troubles of Extraordinary Individuals

Mo Ying complained that ever since that mission, her hair had become like ink. Before, if she didn't wash her hair, it would get oily and cause dandruff, but now it leaves ink stains.

Although it's much more elegant than dandruff and oily scalp, when I'm busy and can't wash my hair, the sheets will be filthy and covered in a grayish mess the next morning.

Kehen complained that taking a bath was troublesome. Her square hair and angular body made bathing and using everyday tools inconvenient for her.

In addition, Kehen is worried that his private work of finding mistresses for others will lead to various retaliations, so he is asking Mo Ying whether the Control Bureau has a system to protect him in such matters.

Baihe, who is troubled by training his nephew; Wulang, who is addicted to gambling; Moying, who has a complicated hair washing routine; and Kehen, who is being watched for doing private work. Xia Shou suddenly felt that the lives of superhumans and ordinary people were not so different.

Even extraordinary individuals have ordinary troubles, only their troubles are more diverse compared to ordinary people. In this light... the job of the Control Bureau might really just be an ordinary job.

And going to work is really just going to work.

The door to the private room opened again, and this time Li Ming and Xiao Gao entered.

They were having a very serious discussion, and you could vaguely hear words like "level" and "superpower".

Xia Shougang wanted to remind them that they were out for a meal and should put their work aside for now, but when he got closer, he realized they were discussing the combat power of a superpowered TV series.

So, Xia Shou, who originally wanted to persuade them to relax, changed his mind and asked, "There's still a lot of work to be done, isn't there? How can you relax so easily when you haven't finished your work?"

Xia Shou had only asked casually, but Li Ming and Jiang Wengao both gave him strange looks.

"Brother Shou, you won't become like the minister, will you?" Jiang Wengao asked worriedly.

Even Li Ming, who is usually a workaholic, showed a shocked and even fearful expression: "Even people who use self-discipline notebooks need to relax! Without relaxation time, the workload in our department will definitely drive us crazy!"

Seeing Li Ming's vivid expression, Xia Shou was taken aback, then realized something and asked, "You don't actually use a self-discipline notebook all the time, do you, Xiao Ming?"

"Of course! Otherwise, who could withstand it? During the time you were inside the book, Fatty and Sister Ying weren't there either, and Sister Ke never showed up in the department. I was the one handling all the department's miscellaneous tasks. If I hadn't used the self-discipline notebook, I would have collapsed long ago!" Li Ming said angrily.

It's clear that the man who's agitated right now isn't the usual Li Ming; rather, it's the self-discipline notebook that's frantically retaliating against all sorts of negative emotions.

Xia Shou asked curiously, "But you haven't broken down yet."

"After all, the nightmare is over. It's easy for someone who has been tortured to confess, but I've never heard of someone confessing only after being tortured. Now that we can finally rest, wouldn't it be a huge loss for me to break down now?"
"I've decided to resign in a few days. I can't stand staying at the Control Bureau for even a day longer," Li Ming complained earnestly.

Xia Shou nodded, not taking it seriously at all.

He knew all too well that Li Ming was currently in a semi-mad state, but would be fine once he had rested.

He then turned his attention to Jiang Wengao's recent situation: "How have your dreams been lately?"

“I understand a little bit now, but there’s still one thing I don’t understand,” Jiang Wengao said. “Brother Shou, do you remember what happened in the book? Was there a serial killer in the book?”

"Um, this..."

Xia Shouyi was a little unsure how to answer.

Although everyone in the department knows he has a close connection to "The Fall of the Stars," only Su Yue, Mordis, the director, the minister, Daniel, and Edward, among others, truly understand his relationship with the book. They only know that he hid inside the book to avoid being crippled by Vero, and later returned to reality through Daniel's special ritual.

This ritual actually represents signing one's name, and only a few people in the know are aware of it, so others have no idea that he is the serial killer in the book.

Clearly, Xiao Gao's sudden question stemmed from some information he received in his dream.

This was a major discovery for Xia Shou.

Before this, Xia Shou always thought that he did not exist in Xiao Gao's game, so Xiao Gao could never include him in the layout calculation.

But judging from Gao's question just now, another possibility has emerged.

Perhaps... he doesn't not exist in the game, but rather he exists only in the book "The Fall of the Stars".

“The book is also a world, and there are quite a few serial killers in it. I don’t know which one you’re asking about. Why are you asking this?” Xia Shou asked casually.

"Brother Shou, didn't you take us into the book once in the underworld last time? Can we go in again this time?"

"Didn't you use that masked method to achieve communication between the book's content and the audience? This time, I want to go in and talk to that murderer."

"You may not be able to do this, but I might be able to pass on your message to him."

"You know him?!" Jiang Wengao exclaimed with delight.

"I wouldn't say I know him personally, but one of the serial killers I know might be someone you contacted. Since he was arrested, his personal information was leaked, so I can pass on his message," Xia Shou said casually.

The joy on Jiang Wengao's face immediately vanished, and his shoulders slumped in disappointment: "That shouldn't be the one I'm looking for. That person probably won't be caught."

"What exactly do you want to say to him?"

“I want to persuade him to stop killing, but to persuade him I have to enter his inner world, and first I have to get to know him before I can take the next step… Sigh, is this first step really that difficult?” Jiang Wengao sighed.

Xia Shou was completely dumbfounded.

Try to persuade him not to kill?
The people he killed in the book were all very important figures!
Each of them was a powerful figure in the history of the present world. Although Xia Shou has not killed any of them in his current memories, according to Daniel's description of the spell, the future version of himself in the book should have tried to kill them as much as possible.

If he hadn't killed those people, then a whole bunch of outrageous individuals like Van Cleef would have appeared in the world, and the world would have been in complete chaos.

I really don't understand why Xiao Gao wanted to do this.

Xia Shou felt that this matter needed to be taken seriously.

Because he needed to be serious, Xia Shou pretended to be even more nonchalant and casually asked, "Why did you advise that person not to kill? Does it mean that if he kills someone, our future is doomed?"

"I guess so, but you know how it is, Brother Shou, I can't go into the specifics." Jiang Wengao sighed softly, then shrugged.

This action made Xia Shou realize that Jiang Wengao's current mood seemed quite special.

(End of this chapter)