Deep in the Living
Chapter 249 - 238 Insomnia

Chapter 249: Chapter 238 Insomnia

After experiencing life as a disguised apprentice and having listened to Wendy’s explanation, Luo Di had largely come to understand the nature and operating model of the Nameless Orphanage.

60% of the city’s orphans (under the age of three), including newborns, are sent here, and there are even children born within the orphanage itself.

These orphans are subjected to special assassin training from a young age.

Their understanding of the world, their knowledge of human nature, is completely constrained within the walls of the orphanage.

The ultimate goal is to cultivate in such a high-pressure environment a true assassin who can preserve the essence of humanity and does not develop a Thought Corner, but to date, this goal has never been achieved.

Even if the ultimate goal is not met, the orphanage still holds significant value.

The orphans raised in this environment possess extraordinary physical fitness, and even if they develop a "Thought Corner," there is a high chance they will transform into special, Abnormal Pseudo-Person beings, each with pituitary glands of exceptional value nestled within their brains.

Especially those who survive until fifteen and undergo transformation during a ceremony, they are labeled as "Murderers."

These Murderers are both vessels for the cultivation of high-quality pituitary glands and forces for the organization.

As long as they serve the organization, they are temporarily spared from execution.

The moment any problems are discovered with them, or they require Sewing, or display behavior that betrays the organization, they immediately face "extraction." In severe cases, some kind of bomb buried within their consciousness can be directly detonated.

Wendy is a notorious Murderer within the organization, known by the code name "Human Head Clown."

She earned this name due to her clown costume and her fondness for severing heads.

The "skills" Wendy displays during killings and combat were all learned from the orphanage; she has been undergoing various combat training since the age of three.

According to her, for an orphan to reach the critical milestone of turning fifteen, they almost need to eliminate a hundred of their peers during this period.

Every Murderer in the organization has climbed the ranks stepping over others’ corpses, and each one possesses solid foundational skills and unique killing techniques. The values imprinted in their minds are fixed and unchanging; their nature has long deviated from humanity, rather, they are domesticated beasts of slaughter.

...

[Employee Dormitory]

"Master... may I take a bath? I haven’t cleaned myself since my resurrection, and the basement of the rented house doesn’t have running water, I’ve been washing my face and rinsing my mouth with delivered cola and then using it to flush the toilet.

Although I really like drinking cola, I need to use it to flush water in order to make the basement smell less strong, so that you won’t be disgusted by it."

Luo Di recalled smelling the cola scent when he went to the basement this morning.

"Go take a bath."

"Thank you, Master."

Wendy began to undress as she took off her disguise mask.

Due to her Fear Embodiment being related to balloons, not only do they offer Disguise, but balloon membranes can also repair her body. The Sewing traces from Hell’s Torture Room were almost invisible now.

Her body, slimmed by torture, returned to a normal body fat percentage; she indeed looked like a seventeen-year-old girl should, with clear signs of rigorous training.

Just as she had said, her body indeed needed washing.

Falling scabs, Hell’s ash clinging to her and sweat secreted by her skin gave off an odd smell.

Wendy had just stepped into the bathroom when her head suddenly reappeared.

Beneath the golden, slightly greasy hair, her amber eyes were fixed on Luo Di on the bed.

"Master, it’s quite spacious in here, would you like to join me in the bath?

I’ve learned not only about killing but also serving others here... Some special targets are hard to eliminate normally, so I have to create opportunities for others to relax in advance."

"No."

Luo Di’s words were tinged with annoyance, causing Wendy to break out in a cold sweat. She immediately erased the topic of bathing together from her mind, daring not to overstep her boundaries ever again.

...

Inside the bathroom.

Wendy looked at her slim reflection in the mirror, compared to her once extremely obese state.

"Mr. Di must prefer this figure, and since I won’t live much longer, I might as well control my diet during this time~ Just need to have a good meal before death.

La la la~ I must be the happiest person in the world.

I thought it would be enough to leave all this to Mr. Di for investigation, but I didn’t expect to be resurrected and personally get involved."

As the hot water poured down,

Wendy’s imagination was extremely vivid; she could fantasize that the hot water washing over her was Mr. Di’s touch, causing her to tremble and even convulse during the process. She would then cover her head with a balloon to muffle the sounds, so as not to disturb her Master’s rest.

Half an hour passed without realization.

Excited, Wendy knelt on the ground, suddenly aware that she had bathed too long.

The bathing time in the orphanage was always fought for through combat, and even being the champion of the day only granted a five-minute hot water shower opportunity.

Looking at the wristband that indicated half an hour had passed, she was already prepared for punishment.

Before completely drying herself off, she opened the bathroom door, not even daring to step out, but instead crawled out like a pet, slowly making her way.

Just as she crawled out of the bathroom, she heard Luo Di’s querying voice:

"What are you doing?"

"I... I shouldn’t have taken such a long bath."

"Did I ever say you couldn’t take a long bath?"

Luo Di’s questioning made Wendy panic again, not knowing what to do next, but a second later she received another directive:

"Get dressed and sit on your bed, I have more questions for you."

"Oh... okay."

Wendy quickly put on her staff uniform, sat cross-legged on the opposite bed with an obedient look, and said, "Master, please ask!"

"We need to wait here for the so-called Venerable to come, right?"

"Yes, the Venerable is the core of the organization. As long as we can kill or control him, we can uproot the organization. The entire force behind the scenes will be pulled out, and I will assist you with all my might, Master."

"How long will we likely have to wait?"

"Hmm? Based on my past experience, a murderer who turns fifteen years old can emerge roughly every 3 to 6 months.

So... if we’re unlucky, it might take half a year. If we’re lucky, it could just be a few days."

"That’s too long."

"Waiting is the safest strategy, and, besides, it will also enable you to become gradually familiar with the entire orphanage.

If you don’t want to wait, Master, you could adopt a riskier and more extreme method, like creating a significant death incident within the orphanage.

If the orphanage can’t find the murderer and the death toll continues to rise, the organization will inevitably send someone over.

As the situation escalates,

the Venerable will eventually be disturbed."

"Hmm..." Luo Di stroked his chin, "How about this: tomorrow you try to slip into the archives and check the personal information of these orphans to figure out how long we’ll have to wait.

If it’s going to take a while, then we’ll choose the second method."

Upon hearing that Luo Di was actually considering her suggestion, Wendy got extremely excited and revealed a toothy grin, "Okay!"

Luo Di was also preoccupied with another matter, "By the way, if the person responsible for the cold chain transport doesn’t show up here tomorrow, will the orphanage become suspicious?"

"You can rest easy on that, Master. There are many disappearances every day in Moon City, not to mention those who work in the cold storage area and deal with *meat every day.

It’s quite common for Pseudo-Persons, who expose their true nature upon smelling *meat, to attack them, disappearing without a trace.

The organization won’t waste resources investigating such marginal personnel, it’s much faster to just replace them~ after all, although Moon City lacks many things, it certainly does not lack workers."

"Alright, time to sleep."

"Oh."

It’s only [22:00] now, which is the most exciting time for Luo Di, who is accustomed to staying awake at night, but considering he needs to get up early to disguise as an apprentice tomorrow, he has to force himself to sleep.

First, let’s start with a thousand single-finger push-ups.

Luo Di naturally kept quiet, making as little noise as possible to avoid disturbing Wendy. This was the moral education he had received, and it would not change just because the other person was an incorrigible villain.

Even though he made no noise, Wendy still couldn’t sleep.

As a murderer who also liked to hunt at night, not to mention it was her first time sharing a room with Luo Di, and him doing push-ups right beside her bed made her blood run hot from just one glance.

After a thousand push-ups, Luo Di hardly broke a sweat, but Wendy was covered in it.

However,

Lying in bed, Luo Di still couldn’t fall asleep, his eyes wide open like brass bells. He truly felt the discomfort of insomnia for the first time, perhaps due to the smell of Wendy’s sweat, he voluntarily spoke up:

"If you’re hot, you can sleep without the blanket."

"Oh... okay."

"Apart from working with this organization, have you not been invited by any other organizations?"

Seeing that Mr. Di was initiating the conversation, Wendy quickly seized the opportunity, "Nope, do you think there’s any organization that suits me well, Mr. Di?"

"Your abilities would likely be valued by an organization called the Sisterhood of Pseudo-Persons, perhaps they don’t operate within Moon City.

By the way, does any organization related to the orphanage have a Monster Avatar?"

"Monster Avatar? Nope, at least I’ve never seen one, nor heard of one.

The true controllers of the organization are the Venerables, and they have a strong desire to dominate. They would never allow such uncontrollable and dangerous entities to exist, as they can also attract investigators from the Capital City."

"Hmm."

Luo Di didn’t continue the chat, and just as things seemed to revert back to an awkward and sleepless atmosphere,

Wendy gathered her courage to ask:

"Master, we are both nocturnal creatures... it’s difficult to fall asleep without exhausting our energy. What if I accompany you for a bit of training? With your talent, you could learn these killing skills very quickly."

Realizing she said something wrong, Wendy quickly waved her hands and corrected herself, "No no no~ you don’t need to learn such lowly skills at all, Master, I just thought... I’m sorry. Please punish me as you see fit, even killing me is okay."

"Let’s go."

When Wendy looked again, Luo Di had already gotten out of bed and started stretching his muscles.

"Master, are you going to punish me or..."

"Spar with me."

"Okay!"