I woke up today feeling adventurous so I decided to take Mao out for breakfast at that restaurant because the food they have is surprisingly nice the past few days. I sat at the back eating breakfast then Mao had a call to leave for work but I decided to lounge here reading my novel on the phone but not before smiling at the new waiter who took my plate away and brought me a coke.
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Xu Ling examined the globe of dark mana that wrapped tightly around the restaurant or more like vendor with the sense of aging very prominent. Despite that it still has a steady stream of visitors comprising of normal folk even with the fact that heavy amount of mana induces extreme discomfort. Speaking of discomfort, Yihui seems to have trouble handling it Xu Ling thought noting the squinting of her eyes but he deemed not to mention it even though we haven't even walked in yet just examining the outside.
[A large amount of dark mana detected]
[Skill granted. Purification: when in an area of dense amount of dark mana, the speed of conversion increases at 10 x and is automatic]
Xu Ling smiled at the system already feeling happy at this mission. He urged Yihui inside and stood close to her making her relax a bit due to the purification reducing the mana around us. Xu Ling unexpectedly tensed as a sweet fragrance surrounded Yihui and he thought to himself that he quite likes this scent then his neck flushed remembering this is the first girl he has been close to. They walked in and sat at the back where there was almost no one except a kid on his phone drinking a coke looking around my age.
"And what would you have today" a man around his mid 20s came up to us in a waiters outfit and asked holding a notepad smiling at us looking like a gentle man. We declined while observing the kitchen whose view was very good from that area not seeing any old man just the waiter cooking having switched with a younger child who looked very gloomy to take orders assisted with the mother.
"So what do you think" Xu Ling said taking his eyes away from the kitchen to face Yihui.
"It has to be the mother" Yihui said
"How so, anyone can kill in this type of world"
"Her eyes look dead yet when she passes by him, she always strokes his hair lightly"
"That only proves that the boy has to be the problem considering how much she pays attention to him"
"She has eyes of someone who is ready to die at anytime"
"Why don't we speak to them and see" Xu Ling said. They both stood up and stopped at the mother just as she entered the kitchen.
"Let's talk outside" she said not even turning back but marched outside commanding her son to take charge. They looked at each other and followed her to the huge trash can just outside the door which seemed to be overstuffed making the whole place stink.
"I know who you are and why you're here" she said facing us with a determined look.
"I'm wondering what Mrs...
"Chen Jing"
"Yes what Mrs Chen Jing is talking about"Xu Ling said pensive
"I did kill my husband but he wasn't a human being just an animal. I did not go crazy and I'm fully aware of what I did" she said
"Do you want us to arrest you " Xu Ling asked confused
"Yes that's what I deserve since I did break the law"
Xu Ling was truly confused by now. It didn't sound like she was trying to trick them and the system didn't detect any mana from her so she couldn't be the one responsible for the field surrounding this place so that only leaves the son but he looks normal albeit a little depressed.
"Mother you can't" the young boy said bursting through the door to meet his mother
"Shu take care of yourself while I'm gone" Chen Jing said patting his head.
"But mother didn't do anything wrong by protecting me" Chen Shu said his eyes tearing up. Xu Ling started to feel reluctant seeing as even the boy was normal. The most important problem is that even though they have suffered abuse, none of them seem to be able to create the mana field outside so the only other option is that it was from an external source which would support a dangerous thought he was having about the Hunter corporation and it's trustworthiness but he can't figure why it would be this place.
"Why didn't you report your husband" Yihui said observing them. She must still be suspecting the family.
"We did try but for some reason they never got back to us and my husband started noticing so we were restricted from going outside" Chen Jing replied supporting my thought of a rat in the corporation.
"Well you did commit a crime so we will arrest you as you wish" Yihui said testing them
"Where did you keep the evidence " Xu Ling added wondering if seeing the body will set them on edge.
"It's behind the trash can, I didn't know where else to hide it so I buried it under all this trash" she said pointing at a trash bag hidden behind the trash can answering the question of why the place smelled so rancid.
"You cut it up yourself" Xu Ling asked raising an eyebrow
"These past few days I suddenly got stronger so I used the chance to kill him and cut up his body using his favorite kitchen knife. The same one he uses to cut us up when he was happy" she spat out glaring at the trash can showing us her various scars, no wonder they wore long sleeves clothes in the heat. The father seems more like the deranged one here but he's already dead.
"Papa was just showing us love using big brother" Chen Shu said defensively.
"That's just a lie he told us because he loved that damn thing more than his family claiming it has been passed down from generations in his family" she said shaking his shoulder. The peices started to fit together; maybe this isn't to keep us out but to breed something thought Xu Ling frowning.
"That's a lie. Brother cooks well, takes care of me and he is very good at his job" Shu argued back
"Do you mean his job of cutting us up. You sound like the knife was your best friend" she said knocking his head.
"He is and this guys can prove it's true" Chen Shu said pointing at us. We blinked at him confused.
"Brother was the one who took your order remember. He did his work very well right,I heard people say so unlike me" Chen Shu said proudly
Xu Ling and Yihui stared at him shocked then they turned to find Chen Jing in a daze too. She was a about to ask Chen Shu to explain grabbing his shoulder tightly.
"I thought we weren't going to say anything brother. You can be quite silly sometimes" the waiter said standing at the door with a sunny smile making everyone eyes stare at him tensely. It seems I found out what they had been breeding thought Xu Ling.