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Chapter 94 Basic Personality Questionnaire (Part 2)

"The second letter today comes from a kind-hearted citizen, Hami Melon Meow Meow."

Judging from the pseudonym, this citizen was thoroughly polluted within less than a week of arriving.

"I apologize for writing so abruptly. I have long lived in a small town and am new to this bustling metropolis. I am filled with anxiety and trepidation every day. Fortunately, I have received the kind assistance of a benefactor, which has allowed me to settle down in a corner of the world and escape the troubles of the outside world. Last night, I dreamt of a white dragon and saw a beautiful branch. I was delighted that the gods had noticed me, but I am worried that I am too humble and weak to shoulder such a great responsibility. I also think of my former master, whose kindness is as heavy as a mountain. Although I wish to do my best, I fear that I will become a laughing stock. I am caught in a dilemma..."

Miss Huaisu stammered more and more as she read, and before she had finished, she looked up blankly and asked, "...Ah Kong, what is all this?"

Chu Hengkong tried hard to suppress his laughter, but failed.

"Let me translate. This citizen is very talented. After coming to Huilong City, she was recruited by a discerning employer. She is interested in applying for the job but is hesitant because she is worried about being gossiped about if she changes jobs. By the way, her previous company went bankrupt."

"I completely understand. In other words, this is an employment issue."

"No, it's a matter of perspective," Chu Hengkong pointed out. "This citizen's abilities are evident from her own account; finding a job is not a problem for her. What's holding her back is the opinions of others, something Miss Ji should be well aware of."

"I understand, I understand~"

Ji Huaisu, true to form, pointed at the bewitching doll on the table, saying, "Too brutal. Unreasonable. Lacking in righteousness. Unable to see justice. Violent traffickers. Such accusations, if accumulated, will become the straw that breaks the camel's back..."

The beholder doll swayed back and forth as it was poked by the straw, and finally fell off the table with a gentle tap.

Ji Huaisu put away the straw: "Human beings have their limits. If they are constantly criticized like this, they will naturally break down one day."

"How did Miss Ji overcome that?"

“I didn’t overcome it.” Ji Huaisu flicked her ponytail. “Your sister Huaisu never cares about these nagging comments, so I didn’t feel bothered at all from beginning to end. The more threatening thing was that I almost killed them a few times because I couldn’t control myself… but that’s a topic of endurance, let’s skip that.”

"Thank you for your valuable advice, Miss Ji." Chu Hengkong picked up the Eye Demon doll again. "Speaking of which, I believe the reader of this letter can understand that what is troubling them is not the criticism of others, but their own beliefs. Worrying about what others say is essentially an anxiety stemming from their own belief that 'this is wrong.' Rather than considering the surrounding environment, they should seriously think about whether they want to go to work."

Are there any suggestions beyond theoretical discussions?

"Go to work. Even if you don't go to a local company, you can always look for a private company or start your own business. It's always more meaningful to take the initiative to do something than to stay at home doing nothing."

Ji Huaisu nodded repeatedly: "Just a quick aside, completely unrelated to this investigation: I've heard that Lord Huilong of this city and that renowned Netherworld God are relatives within five generations!"

“Treat the city like a family business; it’s like a subsidiary.”

“Instead of saying that, we should mention that the deity also owns shares in our city.” Ji Huaisu put down the manuscript that had been turned to the last page. “Well then, today’s investigation and interviews should be coming to an end. In the end, what exactly is ideology? Judging from Detective Chu’s remarks, the ideology that is important to most people seems to be nothing more than a constraint in his eyes.”

They are constrained by preconceived notions and therefore unable to make choices.

They are constrained by preconceived notions.

Even if one's understanding is vague, it doesn't affect one's current actions.

In this way, the idea itself seems to lose its meaning.

"That's true when it comes to the specifics, but focusing on the big picture is still important. Ultimately, two people who are fundamentally different cannot act together. The fact that Miss Ji can talk to me like this shows that our views are generally aligned."

Different road non-phase plan.

Lacking common sense, having incompatible personalities, and holding vastly different views on values, this does not preclude communication. Good and evil, conscience, morality—as long as they share a common understanding of the core concepts, even a hitman and a police officer can cooperate and have open discussions.

Ji Huaisu pointed at him with his pen: "Therefore you can tolerate differences in details and differences in understanding, but there must be a fundamental consensus—people can only come together if they reach a consensus on basic cognition."

"A very apt summary."

"Thank you for your cooperation, all done successfully!"

Snap, snap snap snap, the lights in the small room went out one by one and came back on a second later. Ji Huaisu took off her glasses and wig, and spoke in her original tone: "Damn, reading this script is exhausting! Is a basic personality survey really this complicated?"

"I should have said earlier that filling out the questionnaire would have been better."

“Refuse to do boring, monotonous work.” Ji Huaisu chuckled strangely. “Speaking of which, haven’t you noticed that you’ve been unusually talkative today? Did you find yourself revealing information that you shouldn’t have?”

It would be strange if no one noticed him saying so much in one go. The last time this happened was when he was arguing with Van der, but Van der isn't here this time...

Chu Hengkong looked around and fixed his gaze on the harmless eye demon doll that had been tormented in every way.

"...You used Van Der's power to create the relics?"

"Thump thump~" Ji Huaisu held up the Eye Demon doll, "Made by Lord Huilong himself, the Talkative Doll! Anyone who stays next to this doll will find themselves talking more than usual!"

"Talking so much nonsense that it could be made into an heirloom is a talent in itself..." Chu Hengkong sighed, "And what was that expression on your face? What was the meaning of that terrifying smile? Miss Ji, what are you trying to do?"

Ji Huaisu put down the doll and approached step by step.

"The investigation is over, but the doll's power remains~~" she suddenly raised her voice, "Tell me! What kind of girl do you like?!" Holy crap!

Chu Hengkong almost cursed. He instantly realized the malicious intent behind the relic and understood the perilous nature of his situation. But the talkative doll's power was surprisingly strong, and the words had already escaped his lips by the time he realized it!

"I'm attracted to men who need me to take care of them... cough! cough cough!"

Chu Hengkong coughed violently to suppress his nonsense, while Ji Huaisu, who was listening in, was shocked: "You've got it backwards! You, a useless piece of trash who can't even take care of yourself, want to take care of others?!"

"After all, it feels good to be needed, it helps me find... cough! Let's change the subject!"

Oh no, this is really awful. A torrent of nonsense kept bubbling up inside him; even his muscle control was useless at this point. Sitting here any longer was worse than playing another round against the Immortal Machine. Across from him, Miss Ji was incredibly excited, her ponytail swaying like a bobbing tail. She locked her arms around his shoulders and began the next deadly question: "Okay, let's move on to the next one! What kind of girl do you like in terms of appearance?"

Are you ever going to shut up?!
While cursing inwardly, the nonsense already slipped out: "A girl with a good figure, tall stature, and pretty face, right?"

"Damn, how tacky!" Ji Huaisu exclaimed.

"Ideally, she should be a little older than me. Actually, someone like Ji Huaisu would be quite ideal..."

"Haha, you have good taste! I didn't expect you to like someone like me..."

*Crack. Crack.* The air seemed to freeze, both sides' expressions stiffening. Then, 0.5 seconds later, Miss Ji's face turned red at a visible speed, the attacker quickly falling into the same situation as the defender. This abnormal behavior horrified Chu Hengkong: "We were just talking about appearances, why are you blushing?!"

Miss Huaisu's voice grew softer and softer: "Ah Kong, you... are you serious... ah..."

"What do you mean by being serious? Aren't I being interrogated?! I'm the one being tortured! Why are you starting to stammer?! Be normal!"

Ji Huaisu nodded vigorously, buried her face in her hands and took a deep breath. When she raised her head, her confusion had doubled, and her eyes looked like mosquito coils.

"Yes, yes, is that an implication that I should rely on you more in the future?!"

The symptoms have worsened!!

He absolutely couldn't speak at this moment; even without using his spine to calculate, he could intuitively reach this conclusion. Miss Ji's condition was worsening; her body temperature was rising, clearly indicating she was going into an abnormal state. At this critical moment, the assassin had a flash of inspiration. He activated his self-control at full power, using his steely spine to break free from the influence. He grabbed the Eye Demon doll and threw it out the window!
"—The relic has gone berserk!"

Ji Huaisu suddenly realized, "Ah, yes, yes, that's right, the relic went berserk!!"

"My personality is perfectly normal, isn't it!"

"From every perspective, he is an antisocial and abnormal person, which means he is exactly the same as the original Akong, no doubt about it!"

"Okay, then let's retreat." "Let's go, let's go to work!"

Chu Hengkong grabbed his partner's arm and pulled the flustered Miss Ji to work. After the two detectives left, the empty interview room finally returned to peace.

·
Three minutes later, a trembling, furry tentacle reached out onto the windowsill.

A dirty, bewitching doll rolled in through the window. Its internal zipper was pulled open, revealing the life-sized bewitching figure with vacant eyes.

"What sins did I commit to deserve watching these two idiots interact? Please, let me die."

Relics that can be irresistibly alluring simply by their existence are not so easy to create. Lady Huilong, busy with countless affairs, was too lazy to dedicate time to such useless things, so she only spent a few minutes making a doll costume to conceal her presence. She then placed Vande inside, and thus, a free device for concealment was born.

Ji Qiufeng pushed open the door and walked in, his face beaming: "In conclusion, this test was still very meaningful."

"I told you it would be fine. You have to trust my skills; the master himself taught me this professional skill!" Van Der proudly raised his eyes. "Although I skipped half of the classes, which meant my theoretical knowledge wasn't quite sufficient,... the practical results were still very satisfactory!"

Concepts, or rather, perceptions, are the biggest difference between heretics and other racial forces, and the source of the endless war in the turbulent world.

The Demonic Imagination has no order, acting solely based on its own fantastical existence; the Cataclysm is a mobile calamity, assimilating everything it touches; the Fallen dissolve all beings into the Children of the Moon; the Funeral Procession follows only the will of time; the Ultimate Machine is an enemy of all things. The heretics' concepts are fixed; their logic is closed-loop, unopen, uncommunicative, uncompromising, and intolerant of any other way of life. Before the heretics, other life forms have only two choices: become a heretic or die.

Therefore, as long as one is comprehensible and willing to communicate, even the most abnormal thinking is not considered heretical. Chu Hengkong himself meets this standard, and this remained unchanged even after the bone transplant. However…

"Vander, what hint did you just give?"

"All you do is talk more," the Eye Demon said, enunciating each word clearly.

Ji Qiufeng was slightly puzzled: "But my lie detector test results show that Heng Kong didn't tell a single lie."

“You surely know that transplanting a bone is no small matter; its form of existence will definitely be affected…” Van der said. “You see, the ultimate machine has no concept of lies. Truth does not lie.”

Ji Qiufeng immediately understood.

It seems I'll have to remind Hengkong to watch his mouth... but it would be more interesting if I didn't...

With a sense of schadenfreude, the city lord left the small room with the Eye Demon. This concludes the personality survey questionnaire.

(End of this chapter)