Skill extraction starting from Dragon Clan

Investigation-type tasks are not accomplished overnight, especially when the people behind the scenes are very cautious, and there will not be many results in a short period of time.

So except for going to the bar every night to investigate, Zapp and Jade returned to their normal lives the rest of the time.

On this weekend, Jed continued to come to the park to perform paper butterflies as usual.

After once again receiving praise from the crowd and a large amount of coins, he packed his luggage and was about to leave when he saw a familiar figure in the park.

It was the out-of-place middle-aged man he saw in the bar that day, but now he had some scars on his face.

When Jed saw him, he was wearing the clothes of a defense worker and cleaning up the garbage with a garbage bag and tongs.

"Ah! It's true."

Jade looked at the other person carefully and couldn't help but say something.

"?"

Seeing the man's doubtful gaze, Jade paused, thought for a moment, and decided to tell the truth: "You've been to the Purgatory Detective Agency these past few nights, right?"

The middle-aged man was shocked, but seeing that Jade didn't seem to have any ill intentions, he could only give a habitual forced smile: "Ah...haha, I'm really ashamed that you saw it."

As if they realized that the other party had no ill intentions, the two of them inexplicably lowered their guard and found a bench next to them and sat down.

"I went to find my daughter. I heard that she always hangs out in that store...but I didn't expect it to be such a dangerous place."

Sitting on the chair, the middle-aged man sighed helplessly, his tone full of decadence and worry.

"By the way, little brother, do you often go to that store?"

Jade was stunned for a moment and could only answer vaguely: "Ah, this...is...recently."

The middle-aged man suddenly thought of something and immediately rummaged through his clothes and quickly took out a photo from his wallet: "Ah, by the way, please look, this is my daughter. Her name is Ai Lian, I’m so sorry. If you see her, please let me know.”

Jade fell silent as he looked at the young and handsome man in the photo and the little girl hanging around his neck.

Although I have never seen his daughter, compared with the photo, the middle-aged man is a bit too old.

"Hey~Sergey!"

In the distance, a man also wearing sanitation worker uniforms shouted. After hearing his name, Sergey nodded to Jed and stood up slowly:

"Then, I'll take my leave first..."

Jed didn't know what to say, so he just nodded and sat on the bench watching Sergey pick up his clips and garbage bags and wander towards the distance.

When he walked to the lake, Sergey suddenly swayed and fell into the lake with a "bang".

"Wow!!"

Jed was startled, ran over and jumped into the lake without hesitation, and soon dragged Sergey out of the lake, who was almost unconscious.

However, while dragging Sergey in the water, Jade keenly noticed that something was not right about the "touch" of his body.

When they came to the shore, the commotion here had attracted many people. Jade tore his clothes apart and planned to perform compressions.

"Huh? This is it?" The crowd watching nearby made a surprised sound.

Sergey's belly looks very weird, completely different from that of a human being, but more like a transparent tissue similar to a jellyfish.

The belly that looks a bit bloated is actually a large mass of transparent tissue. Occasionally, there are a few thick transparent sticks sticking out of the belly. Through the skin, you can clearly see the internal organs of different shapes. They are completely different from humans, but It doesn't seem like he has any special abilities.

"Ah... I'm so sorry. Thank you for saving me. I don't know how to thank you."

Sergey woke up slowly and managed to sit up with Jade's help.

"No problem?"

"Fortunately, maybe it's because I haven't slept much recently. Haha, I'm fine." Sergey smiled comfortingly.

Not far away, several staff members wearing sanitation workers' clothes were already running over with stretchers.

"Over there!"

"Sergey!"

The two expertly transferred Sergey to a stretcher and carried him out of the park.

Before leaving, Sergey waved his hand to Jed: "I'm really troubling you today. I'll contact you later..."

Looking at Sergey being carried away, Jade was full of doubts, and there were also doubtful voices from the crowd watching:

"Huh? Isn't that person human?"

"It's not like your belly looks like that, right?"

"Looks like a human, or is it because he is sick?"

…

"It's jellyfish infection... that person."

A familiar voice sounded from behind, and Jade was slightly startled. He turned around and saw the tall Zheng Shu and Quantum hanging on his arm as usual.

"Mr. Zheng Shu?" Jade greeted Zheng Shu hesitantly.

He is not the two heartless guys like Leo and Zapp. He can still talk normally after knowing Zheng Shu's identity.

But this time it seemed that Zheng Shu's words aroused his interest, so after hesitating for a moment, Jade cautiously asked: "What is the...jellyfish infection you mentioned before?"

Zheng Shu smiled gently and nodded, then explained to Jade in detail:

"That was a conceptual infectious disease that was prevalent for a short period of time after the first Great Collapse. As the name suggests, part of the patient's body will become like a jellyfish, but now there seems to be no new cases.

Because it looks very scary, many people have a deep prejudice against this disease. So these patients are rare, and they are not unlucky people who stay in this city because of their own spiritual will.

People outside can't understand it at all. After all, no matter what these patients look like, they are still the original New York City citizens who can't go back to the outside world."

Speaking of this, Zheng Shu also sighed. Because of his strength, he is indeed a little out of the scope of normal people.

Jed could find Sergei's abnormality in the bar before, and Zheng Shu could naturally notice it. And he could find more problems, and almost immediately found Sergei's physical problems.

Out of curiosity, Zheng Shu found Dr. Esteves and asked her about relevant matters.

He also learned that there are a group of unlucky people in this city who don't want to stay in the city, but have to stay here for various reasons.

This is different from what Zheng Shu had expected. Before this, he had always thought that those who could stay in the city after such a long time were basically volunteers.

After all, the outside world also gave them enough financial subsidies to help them move their residences. In Zheng Shu's understanding, since there was no financial pressure, those who were willing to stay here should be volunteers.

But now he suddenly realized that in addition to economic problems, there were also some social and spiritual pressures.

Just like these people who have jellyfish infection, because their physical appearance has changed, it is almost impossible to let them reintegrate into the normal human society outside.

"Is there no treatment for this disease? With the current technology of Hersharemz, it should be no problem to develop a treatment method, right?" Jed asked in confusion.

Zheng Shu was silent for a moment and shook his head: "Unfortunately, if it is a broad-spectrum adaptable radical cure, it has not been found so far."

"Why?" Jed was more puzzled.

After all, Hersharemz is full of talents. Even if this disease is more troublesome, it should not be a problem to develop a treatment method.

"I may sound irresponsible when I say this, but jellyfish infection itself, apart from the morphological changes, no matter what changes have occurred in the patient's body composition, is no different from a normal healthy person in terms of function, and even conventional treatment drugs can work normally.

In this city, new fatal diseases appear every day and night, and many of them are fatal and terribly contagious. Most doctors are busy trying to solve those diseases.

As for the remaining few doctors... they are the creators of those diseases..."

Zheng Shu did not continue, but Jed had already understood the problem.

In Hersharemz, jellyfish infection can even be called "harmless", and it is probably less dangerous than some special colds.

After all, even if they are not sick, many people specially strengthen their bodies or undergo mechanical transformation in order to gain stronger power. The special appearance of jellyfish infection is not worth mentioning in this city.

As a conceptual disease, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to develop a treatment method.

Instead of spending so much effort on studying how to cure a harmless disease that only changes the appearance of the body, it is better to focus on more dangerous diseases.

Zheng Shu looked at Sergei and his two colleagues who were escorted to the ambulance by the mobile police in the distance, and suddenly shook his head and smiled.

"In fact, you don't have to worry too much. Although they don't live comfortably in this city, they are not isolated and helpless. For example, his job is actually the assistance department set up by the city hall and the police department.

And their work places - including most public places like this park, there are a large number of security personnel patrolling to ensure safety."

Although Zheng Shu would help those unlucky people he met, he never regarded himself as a savior, nor did he feel that he had an obligation to help all the poor people in the world.

This is indeed the case. Even in places where he didn't notice, there are still people working hard to make the world a better place.

Jed looked at the direction where Sergei left, not knowing what he was thinking, and even didn't know when Zheng Shu left.

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Under the influence of unknown emotions, Jed learned about Sergei's residence from other sanitation workers the next day and went there.

This is a dilapidated street. Although there are tall buildings next to it, they have almost been abandoned. Only scavenging birds and various ragged people are left on the street.

Looking at the bleak scene in front of him, Jed knew that in a sense, this is the real slum of the city.

Gathered here are the lowest level of gangsters or people with jellyfish infection. It is a low-level area where even organ dealers are unwilling to come to "collect goods".

Following the address remembered on the paper, he found a dilapidated building. Jed just opened the door and a thin girl ran out from beside him.

"Come back soon! Ailian, I haven't finished my words yet..."

Ailian didn't stop when she heard the words coming from behind. She extended her middle finger without hesitation: "I've heard it thousands of times, go to hell!"

"Ah...wait a minute, you..."

Jade suddenly reacted, and just as he was about to call out to the other party, there was a sound of falling to the ground behind him.

Looking back, I saw that Sergey had just fallen down the stairs, rolled over and sat down in front of Jed.

"Ah, Mr. Jade?"

Sergey invited Jed back to his home and served him a cup of instant coffee.

"How is your health?" Jade didn't know what he was going to do this time, so he just asked out of habit.

"Fortunately, although I haven't fully recovered yet, I'm getting better." Sergey seemed very happy. It seemed that he had few "friends" here.

After hesitating for a moment, Jade continued to ask: "The girl just now...is the daughter?"

"……Yes."

The two were silent for a moment. Jade, who felt a little embarrassed, looked at the environment in the room and saw many photos on one wall.

Judging from the photos, it is obvious that Sergey had a perfect family before.

Sergey also felt a little sad when he looked at those photos: "She was not wrong, the reason is all my fault. Elaine lost everything she once had, including her mother, friends, and boyfriend...everything a normal girl should have."

They all said they did not dare to associate with the monster’s daughter anymore, for fear that they would be infected too, so just being verbally attacked was considered good..."

"How can this be possible?!" Jade suddenly became angry, "I may be inappropriate in saying this, but obviously in this city, all races of different forms live freely, right?"

Sergey looked down at the foam on the coffee in his hand: "Maybe it's because the term 'original human' inflamed their fear even more. If they were completely different in the first place, there would be no discrimination."

The pair of antennae on Jed's head drooped with emotion. At this moment, he probably understood why he was so interested in this person.

Because from the first time he saw the other person in the bar, he smelled the "same kind" in this person.

"I think I can understand your loneliness..."

Sergey raised his head in confusion and looked at the man in front of him who seemed to be even sadder than himself.

"I am a synthetic product. I have no parents, no children, and I do not even obey the laws of nature. From a racial perspective, I am truly alone."

Hearing what Jed said, Sergey showed pity in his eyes: "...The poor child is so pitiful."

"..."

Jade, who had originally planned to forgive the other party, suddenly lost his composure when he saw such pity in his eyes. He felt as if he now pitied him even more.

"No, but, so... I have already thought about it. If you have nothing from the beginning, there is nothing to be afraid of. Everything after that will be gains." Jade explained in a panic.

Recalling my past feelings and thinking about what I had inquired about about jellyfish infection, an inexplicable anger welled up in my heart.

"However... you are different. What you have experienced is not correct!"

Sergey looked at the angry Jed kindly and suddenly laughed: "Mr. Jed, thank you. In my opinion, your experience is much more painful than ours, but you are angry because of me, It seems that this world is still worth cherishing. I feel very lucky to meet someone like you."

"No, please don't say that."

Sergey suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down on the chair in an extremely relaxed posture: "I feel more relaxed. That's it. Just like what you said, Mr. Jade, from now on, as long as you strive for something, Just harvest it...me too, and so does Ailian..."

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Jed stayed at Sergey's house until night before leaving. After all, he needed to go to the bar to continue searching for information at night.

When Jed arrived at the bar, Zapp, who was dressed up in a fancy dress, was angrily complaining to the other two field staff: "I told you, that is definitely a scam!"

"Really? But that dice has been treated with causal insulation."

"Yes, the selling point of this store is that there are seven warlocks present as witnesses, which means there are seven layers of guarantees to ensure that no one will cheat..."

"So!" Zap slammed the table, "The Tao is as high as the devil, don't forget that this is Helsalemz Lott!"

A field worker was drinking and was moved by Zapp: "It seems to make sense."

"Hey! Don't be deceived by him. This guy just owes so much that he refuses to admit that he lost!" Unfortunately, another field officer exposed Zapp's purpose.

Looking at the three people chatting happily, Jed interrupted them with some hesitation:

"Let me interrupt you first... Don't you think that as time goes by, we are just here to drink? Just like Zapp, I always feel like you had this idea from the beginning."

Zap couldn't help but sweat broke out on his head, but he still said stubbornly: "Are you stupid? How can we sneak in and search if we are not familiar with each other? How much energy do you think we spent to create this state?!"

"That makes sense."

"Don't be fooled by him, this guy just wants to use public funds to drink!"

Just as the three of them were noisy, a group of gangsters came over and asked, "What were you talking about just now?"

Several people had been hanging out in this bar for a long time, and they all recognized that the people in front of them were one of the suspects.

Seeing them approaching them on their own initiative, Jade's eyes lit up.