Chapter 110
Lin Ran, pressed against the back seat by the acceleration, realized that something was definitely wrong.
The fluffy creatures at home would definitely be anxious if they saw this.
He hurriedly held onto the car seat and looked back at the little guys chasing after them from the rear window.
“Don’t worry, young man, stay calm. There are many secrets hidden in this world. We’ll talk to you in detail when we get back to headquarters. You might also have to sign a confidentiality agreement.”
Qiu Ying tried her best to comfort Lin Ran. Because this young man was the same age as her younger brother, she subconsciously felt a bit of affection for him.
When they joined the Monitoring Bureau and learned about demons, they had been even more shocked than Lin Ran.
“No, I’m not panicking, I just feel that if we continue like this, the situation will become a bit bad…”
Lin Ran tried to reason with Qiu Ying, although he also realized that the leader here seemed to be Zou Zhenyuan in the front passenger seat.
“It won’t be bad, have some faith. We’re using the latest technology, which can, to a certain extent, shake off demon tracking.”
Although Sun Boyu’s expression was extremely serious, he also tried his best to comfort Lin Ran, even though it seemed like he was also comforting himself.
No matter how terrifying it was, he couldn’t transfer this pressure to ordinary people.
This was the consistent principle of their Monitoring Bureau!
Lin Ran felt a headache after realizing that everything he said would be “misunderstood” by these humans.
And the demons not far away also quickly realized that this seemingly ordinary SUV was actually equipped with top-level jamming devices and an acceleration engine.
Every time they tried to lock onto it with their magic, it narrowly escaped at the last moment.
“As expected of the Human Monitoring Bureau.”
Ms. Oni’s tone was ice-cold.
She was the oldest demon present. If something happened to Lin Ran, she would definitely blame herself the most. It seemed that the long period of peace had made her careless.
These humans actually dared to take the initiative to provoke them and kidnap A-Ran!
“Chairman Oni, I am also responsible!”
Anvers gritted his teeth and chased after them, his heart filled with regret.
Shao Mian, the Demon King, wasn’t present today, and if he lost him, he might as well resign and take responsibility!
Not only that, but a group of fluffy creatures who usually didn’t get along were now rarely cooperating.
“Cheep…”
Sootball, closely following behind, stared at the SUV that had become a small black dot, tears welling up in his eyes as he gradually transformed.
Not to mention Little Feather, gray spots reappeared all over his body, and even the patriarchs of several different races behind him couldn’t help but look at him.
How could the aura on this demon cub be so terrifying?
And such a powerful demonic aura gathering in one place, the most direct change was that the entire sky darkened.
The faint low pressure made the villagers in the surrounding villages subconsciously feel anxious and uneasy.
Looking around after stepping out of their houses, they inexplicably felt a sense of impending doom.
The surrounding environment was already like this, and everyone in the Monitoring Bureau, directly facing this demonic pressure, felt even more disheartened. Because they hadn’t shaken off these demons, on the contrary, they were getting closer!
And a destructive aura filled the air.
“Why are they so persistent? Could it really be because their conspiracy has been exposed?”
Sun Boyu almost crushed the steering wheel.
“Actually, if you stop the car, they really won’t chase anymore.”
Lin Ran weakly explained again.
“They’re just looking for me.”
Originally, no one in the car took Lin Ran’s explanation seriously.
They thought that this was most likely a reaction to seeing demons and becoming mentally unstable.
But when the dark demonic aura was about to completely engulf the SUV, Lin Ran boldly opened the car window and grabbed a small, evil ball, startling everyone in the car into speechless silence.
“Che- cheep——”
Nemo instinctively wanted to bite, but instantly realized that the touch was wrong, it was A-Ran!
So the little ball, which was halfway through transforming, was easily pulled into the car by Lin Ran.
“I’m fine, Sootball.”
Lin Ran hugged the small, black fluffy ball and seriously comforted him. The little guy’s big, round eyes stared at A-Ran blankly.
He whimpered and pounced into his arms.
“Ee! Ee ee!”
The next second, the dumbfounded Qiu Ying was startled by another fluffy creature frantically knocking on the car window.
But after breaking through the window, it didn’t even look at her, directly pouncing into the young human’s arms.
“Sigh… Little Feather is crying too?”
Lin Ran touched the little guy’s slightly wet face, feeling distressed and amused.
It was a good thing Snowball had work today and couldn’t come, otherwise it would really be a chaotic mess.
As for everyone in the Monitoring Bureau, who instinctively raised their guns, they didn’t know what to do next.
Especially Zou Zhenyuan, the leader, watched as the dangerous black demonic aura was pulled into Lin Ran’s arms and turned into a small, fluffy toy.
This completely shattered his worldview.
How could those vicious demons have such a form!?
And more than ten minutes later.
In the monitoring room of the Monitoring Bureau’s Asian branch headquarters, all the staff were watching the young human on the screen easily handing out a biscuit to each demon, appeasing these terrifying creatures.
“I’ll just go in and talk to them, there won’t be any danger. They thought I was in danger, so they brought me into the car, they weren’t trying to kidnap me.”
Lin Ran stood at the entrance, looked at the demons outside who refused to leave, and seriously explained.
But these demons clearly wouldn’t leave first. If they left and couldn’t continue to deter those daring humans, what if they bullied A-Ran!?
“Okay, then wait for me outside? I’ll come find you as soon as I’m done.”
Lin Ran could only give up after seeing that persuasion was futile.
He didn’t know if the Monitoring Bureau, facing such a large group of demons “fiercely” guarding the door, would think this was a threat.
“By the way, the lottery machine, Ms. Oni, can you take it?”
Before leaving, Lin Ran also handed the lottery machine to Oni.
“This way, when I come out, you can already draw lots and decide the order for dinner, and you won’t have to fight anymore.”
Although Lin Ran also knew that demons were used to making decisions based on their strength.
But Lin Ran felt that it was a new era, and their Demon World could also be a little more civilized. Fighting until their fur flew everywhere, what if they became bald?
For example, Lin Ran saw that Anvers had a tail feather bitten off by Wen Erman, and Wen Erman himself was missing a patch of fur, which made him feel very distressed.
These were all his beloved fluffy creatures! He would feel distressed if any of them became bald!
“Come back early. Let Sootball and Little Feather accompany you. If there’s any danger, notify us immediately.”
Ms. Oni seriously instructed.
“Okay.”
Lin Ran smiled, feeling that everyone really treated him like a cub.
Seeing A-Ran go in, a group of fluffy creatures squatted coldly at the door, staring at the officers on duty at the entrance of the Monitoring Bureau.
As if neither side was willing to yield.
And in the meeting room, Zou Zhenyuan looked at Lin Ran, this human, with a complicated expression.
To be honest, if it weren’t for Lin Ran’s exceptionally excellent resume, Zou Zhenyuan would almost suspect that this young human was a demon spy.
From a worldly perspective, Lin Ran’s excellent academic and personal conduct records were definitely what elders trusted and liked the most.
Zou Zhenyuan couldn’t help but suppress his trust and remind himself that this person wasn’t simple.
“So they gathered in Country C to fight over who would take you home for dinner today?”
“Mm, yes, but I’ve already had them draw lots, it shouldn’t happen again next time.”
“Then their recent unusual activities around the world…”
“Actually, it was to buy a magazine, cough, definitely not to destroy the world, if you don’t believe me, you can check the activity near those bookstores.”
“Then…”
After a series of rapid questions and answers, the questioners from the Monitoring Bureau seemed a bit caught off guard, while Lin Ran, the one answering, was very calm, except for being a little embarrassed occasionally.
After quickly investigating according to the clues given by Lin Ran, everyone in the Monitoring Bureau had to admit that all the characteristics and signs did match!
“Reporting, Chief Zou, those demons’ activities were indeed all near bookstores, and the residual demonic aura values also prove this!”
After a staff member ran over and reported in shock, Zou Zhenyuan fell completely silent.
The atmosphere became a bit strange.
“Okay, last question, so you’re saying that you accidentally picked up and raised these demons?”
In the meeting room, Zou Zhenyuan looked at Lin Ran, who was holding two demon cubs, and nodded slightly after a few seconds.
“With such dangerous demons entering Country C, haven’t you ever thought of reporting it?”
Zou Zhenyuan really wanted to say that appearances could be deceiving.
This seemingly shy and gentle young man, how could the demons he raised be so fierce!?
Raising such large “bioweapons” in his courtyard was truly terrifying, okay!
“Mm… I thought, they weren’t very dangerous?”
Lin Ran’s slightly hesitant answer instantly silenced everyone again.
They initially wanted to refute, but then felt that it wasn’t right, wouldn’t it make their Monitoring Bureau seem incompetent?
A college student had raised a bunch of dangerous beings that they were on high alert for!
“And I guarantee that they’ve never done anything bad, right?”
After saying this, Lin Ran looked down at Sootball and Little Feather, and the two little guys immediately nodded seriously.
Although they still subconsciously protected A-Ran, not liking these humans getting too close to him.
Even when Qiu Ying personally came over to pour him a glass of water, she was stopped by Little Feather, who turned around and signaled to A-Ran that he couldn’t casually drink anything given by these people!
Lin Ran and Qiu Ying exchanged glances, Qiu Ying didn’t mind, and even wanted to laugh but didn’t dare to, she just took the water and walked away.
And after several investigations during the conversation, the Monitoring Bureau had to admit that this Luna Clan cub and Feather Clan cub were both from well-known great demon clans in the known materials, but they really didn’t have any dangerous or criminal records!
Being held by Lin Ran, they were incredibly well-behaved.
“And they’re really cute, do you want to touch them?”
Lin Ran realized that Qiu Ying, who had been staring at them, seemed very interested in Sootball, so he rubbed Sootball’s fur and indicated that Qiu Ying could touch him.
Sootball: O.O
Qiu Ying: QWQ
Her heart was racing, but she didn’t dare to reach out. What if this little guy bit her?
Seeing this, Lin Ran couldn’t help but laugh.
“And Sootball has been going to school, he gets along very well with humans. Do you want to sing a song? How about the one you just learned in music class?”
Lin Ran lowered his head and teased the little guy.
Sootball actually obediently looked at Zou Zhenyuan and the others who had been observing him.
“Cheep~ Cheep! Cheep cheep…”
This was what he learned in music class at school, Sootball felt that he sang very well.
So everyone in the Monitoring Bureau stared dumbfounded as this little demon seriously sang, although it sounded strange, it was indeed a recently popular children’s song.
And it was really… strangely cute.
“Don’t you think it’s really cute?!”
Qiu Ying, who was almost moved to tears, quietly gestured to her colleague beside her.
She couldn’t imagine how it would feel to hug and rub this little guy fiercely.
Little Feather, watching from the side, couldn’t help but want to go to kindergarten immediately. He would also sing for A-Ran then!
Finally, Sootball, who had finished singing happily, squatted on A-Ran’s lap and was applauded and encouraged by A-Ran.
Seeing this, everyone in the Monitoring Bureau also subconsciously applauded, after all, this little fluffy ball sang quite well.
Sootball was a little surprised hearing the applause but quickly suspected that they might be trying to make him lower his guard. He wouldn’t leave A-Ran this time no matter what!
“Don’t worry, we don’t mean him any harm.”
Sun Boyu also couldn’t help but speak up. Since he discovered that these demons could understand them, he had really wanted to try chatting with them.
Chatting with a demon, this sounded a bit cool!
“Cheep!”
Sootball did understand, but he turned his head away with a cold and disdainful snort, only leaving Sun Boyu his fluffy butt.
After all, Sootball still remembered that it was this guy in the driver’s seat who had almost made him lose A-Ran!
“Sigh, he has quite a temper…”
Sun Boyu awkwardly scratched his head. Why was the treatment he received completely different from Lin Ran’s?
These little demons had even learned to play favorites, huh?
“Okay, we admit that we misunderstood something, there was a bit of a mix-up.”
Finally, Zou Zhenyuan’s tone was a bit awkward.
It was hard to associate the harmless fluffy creatures in front of him with the terrifying demonic aura that had been chasing the SUV.
But if they really treated Sootball and the other demons as harmless beings, they would definitely pay the price.
Zou Zhenyuan quickly realized that this young human in front of him might be the key to solving the problem.
“Then if the misunderstanding is cleared up, can I go back now? I’m worried that they’ll be anxious waiting outside.” And scare everyone again.
Lin Ran also looked at Zou Zhenyuan, who still hadn’t recovered from the shock, and asked.
Looking at Zou Zhenyuan, some distant memories surfaced. Lin Ran suddenly remembered that in Snowball’s Time Mirror, those who tried to investigate Snowball called themselves the Monitoring Bureau.
Didn’t that mean that if things continued to develop unchecked, the conflict between the Monitoring Bureau and the demons would become very serious?
And now, it was far from that point!
Especially the group of young staff not far away, they clearly seemed curious about Sootball and Little Feather, and there wasn’t any noticeable hostility.
“In fact, there have been very few major incidents between humans and demons recently, so these newcomers have a very different view of demons compared to the older generation.”
Zou Zhenyuan explained, noticing Lin Ran’s gaze.
“Isn’t that good?”
Lin Ran felt that the fluffy creatures at home really hadn’t caused any trouble recently.
Although this should also be largely related to “Demon World,” after all, after the Demon Energy River recovered, the nourishing effect of the demonic aura had become much stronger.
The number of demons who went berserk and hurt people had naturally decreased significantly.
“But there are still inevitably some strange incidents, which is why we brought forward this demon census.”
After hesitating for a long time, Zou Zhenyuan finally made a decision and told Lin Ran about the recent incidents encountered by the Monitoring Bureau, which should have been classified information.
Perhaps with the appearance of Lin Ran, this young man, many things would become completely different, this thought inexplicably appeared in Zou Zhenyuan’s mind.
And Lin Ran, after reading the materials given by Zou Zhenyuan, quickly understood what he meant: “You think that the disappearances or loss of control of these humans were caused by demons hiding in the shadows?”
“Yes, that’s what we initially thought.”
Facing Lin Ran’s serious question, Zou Zhenyuan admitted their initial guess.
“If you trust me, I can convey the message on your behalf. Perhaps the demons can discuss and resolve it…”
However, Lin Ran, flipping through the list in his hand, suddenly saw a familiar name.
Xiao Mingfei?
“This just happens to be a student from your S University, do you know him? He’s showing signs of demonization, we just detected it today and added him to the key observation list.”
Zou Zhenyuan’s words made Little Feather become alert.
He flapped his wings and pointed at the photo, wanting to tell A-Ran that it was this guy who tried to put a strange camera in his backpack, which he ate in one bite.
Although Little Feather now realized that eating it in one bite was a bit reckless, it meant that the evidence was gone.
Most importantly, the strange human who broke into A-Ran’s dormitory and threw him on the ground had a demonic aura very similar to Xiao Mingfei’s.
After Little Feather struggled to explain this complex and information-heavy content for a long time, Lin Ran and Zou Zhenyuan exchanged glances, a little confused.
“Can you give Little Feather a pen, Chief Zou?”
Lin Ran suggested giving Little Feather a pen. He remembered the note Little Feather left for him when he sneaked into the mall, he was a true soul artist.
So even a group of Monitoring Bureau staff not far away joined this “Pictionary” game between a human and a little demon.
“Wait a minute, I think I understand, this is a backpack!”
“Oh, oh, then isn’t this… a miniature camera!?”
“It’s so ugly-cute, haha.”
After the last person exclaimed with a laugh, he was glared at by Little Feather.
Cute was a compliment, but ugly wasn’t! What did ugly-cute even mean?
“Ahem, ugly-cute means that your drawing is very vivid with just a few strokes.”
Sun Boyu, after becoming familiar with him, became a bit talkative and actually had a back-and-forth conversation with Little Feather.
Zou Zhenyuan felt a bit embarrassed seeing this, but Lin Ran smiled.
He felt that they were quite cute together.
“But I probably understand the situation now, I’ll contact you if I have any new clues after I go back, okay?”
If there really was a demon hiding in the shadows, trying to do something in the human world with his demonic aura.
Even knowing that his demonic aura would be unbearable for ordinary humans, he still tempted them to be driven by power and do things.
Lin Ran looked at the content in the materials, his heart filled with worry and confusion.
Because the demons he knew had never done such things, but Xiao Mingfei’s actions were a bit suspicious.
After personally escorting Lin Ran to the entrance, Zou Zhenyuan was still surprised by the demons obediently waiting there.
“These demons are indeed just standing not far away, they haven’t made any dangerous moves, and they don’t seem to be losing control.” The officer on duty reported the situation to Zou Zhenyuan.
As for Lin Ran, he had already been surrounded by the fluffy balls who had been waiting for him.
Zou Zhenyuan originally wanted to invite Lin Ran to have lunch in the cafeteria, but Lin Ran declined in the end.
Because Lin Ran said that if he really stayed and ate, the consequences might be a bit dangerous.
As for which side this danger was aimed at, Zou Zhenyuan inexplicably understood that it probably meant that there would be another “forced rescue” incident in the SUV within the Monitoring Bureau.
“Let’s go, shall we go home for dinner?”
Lin Ran looked up at the fluffy creatures and was immediately led home by them!
This scene was naturally extremely shocking for the Monitoring Bureau staff who were seeing Lin Ran off, and no one spoke for a long time.
“So it was really because we were mistaken for kidnappers by those demons? That’s why they chased us so persistently?”
Johnson, the gunner, subconsciously wanted to light a cigarette, feeling that his nervousness and cold sweat in the car were all for nothing.
He had also found it strange, it had been a long time since there were any incidents of demons deliberately hurting people, why were they the ones being relentlessly pursued!
So it was because they had kidnapped the apple of these demons’ eyes.
“But I can actually understand.”
Qiu Ying couldn’t help but explain.
Although they had only interacted for a short time, she really felt that this young man, Lin Ran, was very easy to like. And this gentleness wasn’t a disguise, it was simply his personality.
Because when she poured him water and was warily stopped by that little demon, Lin Ran even left her the last pack of biscuits before leaving, asking her not to mind.
It was said to be homemade, and even the appearance was very cute.
“Don’t you think these biscuits also seem to be made in the shape of demons?”
Sun Boyu noticed at a glance that one of the handmade biscuits was clearly in the shape of that small black fluffy ball.
If this was true, it was too thoughtful!?
It wasn’t so strange that they would fight then.
Qiu Ying felt that if she wasn’t too old, she might even be obsessed.
And Shao Mian, after setting off, unexpectedly got along quite well with Grandma at the hospital.
The old lady, looking at this obviously high-end private hospital, subconsciously wondered how much the medical expenses would be, and Shao Mian, imitating Lin Ran, helped the old lady up and set off.
He considered himself very thoughtful.
Although if the demons in the Demon World were to comment, they would say that Shao Mian didn’t look like he would help an old lady cross the road, but rather like he would ride on the old lady to cross the road.
After a series of examinations and treatments, although Grandma didn’t understand the principles of those instruments, she could clearly feel that her leg was much more relaxed during the treatment.
At least there wasn’t the previous pain that made it impossible to move, the effect was even more obvious than going to a big hospital before.
And once she relaxed, she became talkative and even smiled more as she chatted with Shao Mian, who was deliberately acting obedient.
“Aiya, Lin-zai was so cute when he was young, look, I even have photos!”
Especially when the topic involved Lin-zai, the old lady couldn’t help but proudly take out the old photos hidden in her wallet.
Shao Mian silently looked and instantly found them incredibly cute!
The little Lin Ran in the photos looked to be at most four or five years old, his cheeks still a bit chubby.
His dark, moist eyes looked at the camera, his eyelashes long and thick, the hair by his ears soft, like a baby bird that had just woken up from its nest, still a bit dazed.
Wearing a sky-blue cotton-padded jacket made by Grandma and a beige scarf, he obediently held an adult’s hand, and Grandma, holding a small cake, smiled at the camera.
“This photo was taken on his birthday, isn’t he cute? His cheeks are so tender that you could pinch water out of them, but he’s easily shy when touched, haha.”
The whole village adored him at the time, saying that they had never seen such a beautiful child, his eyes dark and sparkling, and his skin so fair.
“He is indeed cute, can I make a copy, Grandma?”
“Uh, sure, just don’t lose it.”
Grandma was stunned for a moment and didn’t refuse, after all, this photo was really good.
“Lin-zai’s birthday is during the New Year?”
Shao Mian continued to observe the photo and noticed many details, such as the red firecracker debris on the ground and the red lanterns at the village entrance.
“Yes, his birthday is on New Year’s Day, will you come and have cake together this year? Thank you, young people, for being willing to take this old woman to see the doctor.”
Grandma responded with a smile.
Shao Mian agreed, but a plan secretly formed in his heart.
However, this short, warm scene didn’t last long before a black raven hurriedly landed on the windowsill.
And Shao Mian, after learning what had happened, his aura and mood instantly changed.
Although in front of Grandma, he only seemed a little quieter.
So the fluffy creatures who were excitedly escorting A-Ran home instantly stopped.
Seeing Shao Mian waiting at the door and Secretary Ser quietly standing behind him, the originally lively group instantly became as quiet as chickens.
Even Ms. Oni felt a little guilty, not to mention Anvers and the other young demons.
Sootball tried to cover his eyes with his ears, and Little Feather subconsciously wrapped himself with his wings.
After all, although what happened today was a misunderstanding, it was indeed a serious negligence on their part!
