Deep in the Living
Chapter 97 - 91 Friends

Chapter 97: Chapter 91 Friends

"Ah?"

Anna wasn’t sure if she had heard it wrong.

After all, she knew Luo Di well, his personality should be cold and aloof, he definitely wouldn’t say such a thing.

Moreover, Anna knew that Luo Di had a profound relationship with her best girlfriend.

"I said, you can stay at my place."

"Is that really okay~? This is a studio apartment, seems like there’s only one bed."

"I’ll sleep on the sofa, you take the bed."

"Oh, that works then."

Although Anna was a girl with a strong personality, she seldom interacted with males her age.

Even though she had a pretty face, her large build was really intimidating; during her school years, no boys approached her, it was mostly a bunch of girls who liked to follow her.

Her past experiences made her develop a fondness for Luo Di, but it was limited to a friendship kind of fondness.

She even tried inviting Luo Di to her house for a barbecue party, but he always refused with various excuses.

It was not until she found out about Wu Wen and Luo Di’s relationship that she stopped initiating contact.

Their next meeting was directly at Wu Wen’s funeral,

Seeing Luo Di throwing a punch at Wu Wen’s biological father, witnessing this guy doing something she wanted to but dared not do, sparked a special emotion inside her.

She had been inquiring about Luo Di’s whereabouts ever since, planning to go to Mingwang City.

Who knew that upon their first meeting, she ended up staying at his place.

"I—I’ve been traveling all day, I’m a bit dirty, I’ll take a shower first."

"Go ahead."

Luo Di just quietly sat on the living room sofa, staring at a TV that wasn’t even turned on.

The narrow bathroom just managed to accommodate Anna’s body; any smaller and she would have had to move sideways.

Anna didn’t rush into the shower after undressing; instead, she stood in front of the washbasin, looking at her reflection in the mirror.

Six-pack abs, large bone structure, and an overload of muscle mass,

Together, they comprised her substantially more-than-average sturdy physique.

Growing up in a family that revered physical strength, Anna always felt happy and proud of her body’s growth.

For some reason, tonight she slightly resented such a body, wishing she could be like normal girls who don’t have to wear the largest clothes, or make squeaking sounds when sitting on a sofa.

Sizzling~

The hot water showered over her body,

The alcohol fogged her mind cleared up quite a bit, but her cheeks remained flushed.

"Why did Luo Di ask me to stay? Is there something he wants to talk about... After Wu Wen passed away, he was alone, locked up in a Psychiatric Hospital for two whole months, not just in solitary confinement, but even some physical movements were restrained.

Did he just get discharged and want to... No that’s impossible.

Since he was Wu Wen’s boyfriend, he surely likes that type of figure, not someone with a body like a bear.

Then why did he keep me here? Does he want to discuss something about the Investigation Bureau, or just to chat? Probably just got stifled being in the Psychiatric Hospital and wanted someone to talk to.

It must be that.

But if..."

Anna seemed stuck in her thoughts, unknowingly taking more than half an hour to shower.

She still hadn’t figured it out while drying her hair in front of the mirror, even feeling hesitant to step out, completely unsure of Luo Di’s intentions.

Taking a deep breath, tensing all her muscles,

Anna summoned the courage as if confronting a Pseudo-Person, and pushed the bathroom door open.

The lights were turned off at some unknown point, and the curtains were drawn, leaving only the passage light leading to the bedroom; the overall brightness of the room had been reduced below safe levels.

And Luo Di still sat on the sofa in the same posture, motionless.

Feeling the eerie atmosphere, Anna grew timid.

"Luo Di, if there’s nothing, I’ll go to bed."

"Anna, come here for a moment."

Luo Di, who had been motionless, started motioning with his hand regularly, almost like a Pseudo-Person.

But Anna still moved her body slowly towards him, her mind almost blank.

When she reached the sofa, Luo Di continued, saying:

"I’ve been thinking, since we are ’friends’, and you are a close ’friend’ with Wu Wen, there’s something I need to make clear to you."

Anna’s thoughts jumped to a previous idea, and she quickly explained, "I am just coming over to see you, nothing else..."

"Hush!"

Luo Di made a silencing gesture, as if to remind Anna not to speak, and also as if to hint that what was coming up needed to be kept a secret.

He took his climbing bag in front of him, preparing to open it.

Anna suddenly realized that ever since she met Luo Di, he had been very concerned about this bag, whether walking, eating, or returning home, he would glance at it from time to time.

Luo Di unzipped the bag, then slipped both hands along the edges into it.

Even in the dim light of the room, when the contents of the backpack were gradually taken out, Anna saw it, even stepping back in fright upon seeing black hair.

Until the whole thing was taken out and laid on a tissue.

Anna’s brain completely froze, her expression shifting from initial horror to expressionlessness, then to the tear glands beginning to uncontrollably secrete fluid.

She heavily knelt on the floor, gently touching the cold black hair.

She didn’t speak, only wept.

Luo Di just quietly watched all this, or rather, carefully watched the squad leader; this was also a kind of "trial."

He wanted to see if the childhood friend playmate could be awakened or at least trigger some superficial activity.

Unfortunately, nothing happened.

Five minutes passed, and as Anna gradually regained her composure, she asked excitedly, "Does this have to do with the world you’re connected to, Luo Di? Besides, wasn’t Wu Wen’s body already reclaimed?"

"I have eaten her pituitary, but it wasn’t digested."

"Can it really do that! Can Wenwen truly be resurrected?"

"I don’t know."

Anna quickly became anxious again, "Even if she is resurrected, she would still be a Pseudo-Person, right? Still influenced by the whispers of the Corner, that would mean it’s all for nothing."

"That might not necessarily be the case. Although the nature of the pituitary hasn’t changed, the method of reconstructing the brain is not from this world. As long as she really wakes up, even if she is still affected by the Corner, it will be greatly diminished.

Besides, Wu Wen belongs to a special type among Pseudo-Persons, capable of withstanding the influences of the Corner, or else she wouldn’t have been so easily killed by me.

I am currently looking for a way to wake her up, and it seems hopeful."

Listening to this explanation, Anna felt an indescribable excitement emanate from deep within her soul.

Unable to control her emotions for a moment, she gratefully hugged Luo Di, completely squeezing him in her arms.

Then she quickly realized the inappropriateness of this behavior and repeatedly apologized to the squad leader next to her.

With this,

Anna’s contemplation in the bathroom was thoroughly resolved, and living with Luo Di no longer posed a psychological burden; after all, they no longer constituted just a man and a woman.

At the same time, Anna also thought of a problem:

"Luo Di, you always carry Wenwen on your back, won’t it be discovered? If the Investigation Bureau finds it, wouldn’t that be troublesome?"

"I have already verified it. Whether facing Pseudo-Persons or entering the lobby of the City Investigation Bureau, I have not been exposed. Even if only this head exists, Wu Wen’s pituitary is still operating, maintaining her best ’Disguise.’

Since she could fool everyone in the past, it can still be done now.

Moreover, I have verified another thing.

If I blatantly took out the squad leader’s head in the street, passersby would only see some kind of spherical object. Yet, when I took it out in front of you just now, you saw the true essence.

This means, the squad leader wants you to see her.

This indicates that her consciousness is still present."

After this narration, Anna, who had just stabilized her emotions, could no longer contain herself and began to cry loudly, instinctively wanting to hug the head tightly into her chest.

"By the way, Anna."

"What is it."

"The ’segmented brain fluid injection’ you mentioned just now, ’Alien Food,’ can it be applied among Pseudo-Persons?"

Anna held back her tears, carefully recalling the knowledge she had learned at the Investigation Bureau and shook her head incessantly.

"The pituitary of a Pseudo-Person is ’absolute poison’ for other Pseudo-Persons. Once consumed, unimaginable rejection reactions occur.

This is why, aside from ’interstice screening,’ Pseudo-Persons rarely engage in mutual killing in daily life. Luo Di, you mustn’t think about feeding the squad leader her pituitary, the risk is great."

Luo Di indeed had this idea, but now it seems he can only dismiss it temporarily, leaving him quite puzzled.

"Pseudo-Persons cannot consume the pituitary; this setting must originate from the Corner itself, aiming to reduce the internal strife among Pseudo-Persons.

Strangely, the Corner still allows humans to consume, absorb, accept the pituitary, and gain abilities.

What exactly is the Corner?

What does it ultimately want to achieve in this country?"