Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 23 Badge Inventory (Two in One)

[Wine Country Martyr: Is this wine? This is a flowing cold fire, a good way to forget worries, an oasis in the city, an antidote to painful life, a warm river, and the loneliness boiling in the deepest part of my heart in countless cold nights]

[Wearing effect: The more alcohol content in your body, the less impact a series of negative emotions such as fear, timidity, panic, etc. will have on you.

When there is 100 mg of alcohol in every 20 ml of blood, this effect will reach its maximum value, directly immune to the impact of related negative emotions, but will enter a special state of "drunk"]

[Drunk: Your reaction time increases by 50%, your body coordination decreases by 50%, your perception of the surrounding environment decreases by 50%, and your courage increases by 300%]

[Advanced route: After tasting one thousand kinds of "fine wines" and above, one hundred kinds of "fine wines" and above, ten kinds of "mellow wines" and above, and one kind of "intoxicating wine" and above, this badge will automatically be upgraded to a badge of a different color "Wine Fairy".

当前进度分别为117/1000，7/100，1/10， 0/1】

[Hidden Features (No Need to Wear): After a hellish drinking spree, your body has adapted to the abuse of alcohol and found a way to deal with it. Your rate of alcohol metabolism has increased dramatically.]

After drinking all night and sleeping all day, I got a gold-level badge... This... doesn't seem... unacceptable?

After reading about the specific effects of [Martyr of the Wine Country], Leon's emotions finally calmed down.

As expected of a gold-level badge, the effect is indeed very powerful.

Although I am not a courageous person, I was still somewhat scared when I faced the hospital that day that would directly "eat people".

Especially the hellish scene in the lobby on the first floor. Even just observing it through the scope made me shudder with fear.

To be honest, if I hadn't been hiding in the distance and sniping, but had walked in with Senior Emma with a gun in hand, in that extremely terrifying scene, I'm afraid I might not be able to hit the person face to face.

But with this gold badge, as long as you carry a bottle of strong liquor with you, you can greatly reduce the impact of these negative emotions and calm yourself down again. For this kind of job that involves life and death, calmness and rationality can save lives at critical moments.

In addition, according to Senior Emma, ​​although there are not many abilities that can directly affect the soul like the Black Goat, it is not impossible to encounter one. With the terrifyingly large scope of work of the Cleanup Bureau, you may run into one at any time.

Although this [Martyr of the Wine Country] has a limited range and can only be immune to negative emotions such as fear, timidity, and panic, if the opponent's ability happens to be within this range, he will be directly restrained to death. Even if the range is limited to a relatively narrow range, this is also an extremely powerful trump card.

It seems... there is still a lot to be explored in the badge system.

After looking at the four slots on the panel, as well as the seven badges, three black iron, two bronze, one gold and one different color, Leon couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Among the seven badges that I have activated so far, the ability of [Unemployed Youth] is not only confusing, but also requires exiting the Cleanup Bureau if you want to upgrade. It is not something that can be upgraded just by hard work. I will pass it for now. The same goes for [Probationary Worker] who will have to wait two months after joining the company to upgrade.

The remaining [Trustworthy Brother] has no advancement route, [Materialistic Soul] can't be upgraded any further, and although [Martyr of the Wine Country] can still go up, I don't understand wine and I don't have the money to buy that much good wine, so I can only give up for the time being.

Then the only ones who might actively upgrade are [Devil's Follower] and [Shooting Rookie].

The former is the easiest to do. All you have to do is buy a few more packs of "Gaut" for Black Goat without the knowledge of the people from the Cleanup Bureau. The latter requires live ammunition shooting, so you may have to find a solution from the military... Hmm... Wait, the Police Department seems to have a shooting range too, right?

Recalling that he seemed to have seen armed policemen while eating in the police department cafeteria, Leon began to think about joining the police department.

Although it is only affiliated with the Ministry of Police, the Cleanup Bureau is indeed nominally subordinate to the Ministry of Police. To them, they can be considered half of their own people, so borrowing their training facilities... shouldn't be a problem, right?

Hmm… Practice shooting and get badges, investigate the water company and the road administration department, visit the middle-aged nurse named Hannah… I’ve only been on the job for two days, but I already have so much to do…

Covering his still dizzy forehead, Leon climbed up with a pale face and rummaged through the old table beside the bed.

After a rustling noise, he found the half-cut carbon rod and straw paper he had picked up, wrote down what he was going to do one by one, then folded it carefully and put it in his arms along with his wallet.

"Brother! You're awake!"

Maybe he heard the noise of rummaging, a little boy whose facial features were 70% similar to Leon's, but with a silly look, peeked inside through the crack in the door.

After seeing that Leon had gotten up, she immediately ran in with a look of surprise on her face, hugged his thighs tightly, and then said with red eyes:

"My sister coughed so loudly the day before yesterday that her handkerchief turned red. She hasn't come back yet. After you came back, you couldn't wake her up. I... I thought..."

"William! What are you doing!"

As if she heard the noise, another little girl of similar age, with light golden hair, ran over and grabbed the little boy's sleeve and said angrily:
"Didn't the sister with tomato-like hair say that big brother was just drunk? Drunk, you know?

It's just a minor illness like a cold. You'll be fine after a good night's sleep. You won't die! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up!"

After scolding the little boy who was half a head taller than her, the little girl with the same hair color as Anna hesitated for a moment, but finally rushed over and hugged Leon's other leg, lowering her head and saying with red eyes:

"Brother, how is my sister?"

"Anna is fine, she's fine now."

Looking at the two children who were clinging to his thighs tightly, one on each side, a hint of guilt flashed across Leon's eyes.

The night before yesterday, Anna suddenly coughed up blood, so I hurriedly entrusted my brother and sister to the care of a neighbor. Without even having time to say a word of advice, I carried Anna to the hospital on my back and was busy all day. That night, I joined the cleanup bureau and encountered another unusual incident, which also spent the whole night busy.

After dealing with the out-of-control infected person, I worked with senior Emma to wake up the doctors and nurses, and helped Anna change the ward and get new medicine. It was already dawn, and I was too sleepy to go home, so I just slept for a while on Anna's bed.

When he woke up, he rushed back to the Cleanup Bureau to report the situation. After the report, he took a leave. He wanted to go home after confirming Anna's condition, but he heard information about suspected abnormal objects from the baby-faced employee of the gas company, so he had to run back to the Cleanup Bureau again.

Oh... I didn't get much sleep for two days in a row, and I was so busy that I didn't even think of asking anyone to go home and report my safety. After get off work, I was even dragged out for a drinking spree, and then slept the whole day.

Really... one of the adults at home is sick and the other is bedridden. They haven't been home for more than two days. They must be scared. I'm really not doing a good job as a big brother...

……

After gently patting his brother and sister’s heads, Leon took them to sit on the bed, leaned over and comforted them softly:
"Don't worry, I asked the doctor yesterday, and he said Anna's condition is very stable, and her illness is no longer a problem." "Really?"

Hearing Leon's words, the silly William buried his head and said nothing, but the obviously more lively little girl suddenly raised her head and said happily:
"So what the red-haired sister said is true? Sister Anna will be able to go home soon?"

"Ah."

Lyon smiled and nodded:

"The doctor said that she only needs to rest for two more days before she can go home. She just needs to take medicine on time and she will be cured in three months at most. She will never cough again."

After hearing the good news, the two little guys were extremely happy, with joy from the bottom of their hearts on their faces.

When the two of them had no memories yet, their parents, who were mechanics, had already died in the Great Patriotic War a few years ago. They don't have very clear memories of their parents, and it was almost entirely Anna who took care of them all the way.

So even though Anna herself was only less than sixteen years old, in the hearts of these two younger siblings, the idea that an elder sister is like a mother was not an exaggeration but a true description. When they heard the news that Anna was fine, they were definitely happier than anyone else in the world.

After carefully looking at his brother and sister’s appearance and complexion, and confirming that they were neither hungry nor cold in the past two days, Leon finally felt relieved and touched the little girl’s golden hair, smiling and asking:

"Where is that red-haired sister? Melanie, tell me, when did she leave? What did she say to you?"

"Ah... let me think..."

Although she is the youngest in the family, the little girl named Melanie is obviously much smarter than her somewhat honest twin brother.

After tilting her head to recall for a while, she counted on her fingers and recounted it seriously:
“After the red-haired elder sister carried you back, she gave a silver wheel to the aunt who took care of us, and asked her to take good care of us until you woke up.

Then she also said, I’ll give you another day off today, and the nurse and other things will be handled tomorrow, um… Also, she bought me and William some really sweet candies, and said she would give us new clothes…”

“But we didn’t want it!”

At this moment, the little boy who had been listening silently couldn't help but interrupt:
"My brother and sister both said that if anyone wants to give us candy or clothes, they are definitely bad people, child traffickers, and we should never follow them.

So when I heard she wanted to buy us clothes, I immediately glared at her! I also shouted that someone had kidnapped a child, and she was scared away! "

"..."

(⊙_⊙)?
In the midst of Lyon's speechless and bewildered expression, the silly little William stood up, patted his chest hard, and said proudly:
"Brother! I scared away the bad guys and protected Melanie! Did I do a good job?"

"Bah! How dare you say that!"

Before Leon could speak, the angry little blonde girl rushed over, stretched out her little hand and slapped her twin brother's forehead hard, while slapping him, she shouted angrily:
"Fool! Idiot! Big fool! Stubborn! Blockhead!
Are you stupid? Can you use your brain? She brought my brother back home, so how can she be a bad person? You should compensate me for my new clothes!

Also, if you are really afraid that she is a bad person, then you don’t even want the candy. Why are you fighting with me for the candy? You are so annoying! "

"I...didn't you eat several pieces first?"

The silly little boy raised his skinny arms to hold his head, trying his best to resist his sister's attack, while arguing confidently:
"I thought, since you are fine after eating candy, it proves that candy must be non-toxic. Why shouldn't I eat non-toxic candy?"

"..."

Good man... your logic is quite strong, but are you considered a fool or a smart guy?
Seeing his brother and sister-in-law chasing and escaping and making a mess of the house, Leon, who was full of guilt just now, immediately switched to the parent mode of looking at the child more and more disgusted. He covered his head which was still dizzy after the hangover and waved his hands weakly:
"Stop it, hey...you two are really...our family is going to have money soon, when the salary comes, I will buy you both candy and new clothes!"

After promising a huge benefit worth two copper wheels and finally calming down his quarreling brother and sister-in-law, Leon looked at the dark sky outside, struggled to get up and prepared to get something to eat.

"Are you all starving? I'll cook for you."

"No need, we've already eaten!"

After glaring at her stupid twin brother, Melanie shook her two light golden braids and answered happily:
"Although she was driven away by the idiot William, the red-haired sister came back quietly later and left a lot of food in our house, enough for our family to eat for several days. The two of us came to see you only after we had eaten."

"Yep!"

As if remembering the delicious food just now, William licked his lips and nodded repeatedly:
"Especially the fried fish and smoked sausage, they were so delicious, we ate a lot!"

"Humph! Didn't you say she was a bad person? Why are you still eating her food? Aren't you afraid of being arrested?"

"Don't worry, I always wait for you to finish eating first, and then eat after I see that you are okay. For example, I didn't eat a single bite of the mashed potatoes that you didn't eat. I'm very smart!"

"I...I'll just piss you off to death!"

"Alright, alright!"

Seeing that they were arguing again and were about to start a new round of fighting, Leon quickly grabbed them one by one and changed the subject with a headache:

"And then? You two ate so many good things, did you thank them properly?"

"Of course!"

After glaring at her stupid twin brother, Melanie shook her braids and said proudly:

“Sister Anna said that we are just poor, not wild children without parents, so we must be polite!
So I not only said thank you to the elder sister, but also pressed William's head to force him to say it! But... um... the elder sister didn't seem very happy. When I wanted to hug her, she ran away..."

When she said this, she seemed to remember something she couldn't understand. Melanie blinked her big, sparkling eyes, pinched her skirt in confusion and said:
"She seemed to say... she didn't like children, saying that once children got familiar with others, they would easily regard others as their mothers, and then they would forget about her without permission...

Brother, I don’t quite understand what the elder sister said. Why do we forget about her after we get to know her well? "

(End of this chapter)