"Hey, Captain Lin, it's me..."
"Detective Wen, I know it's you. Among the freelance hunters, you're the only one who calls me so frequently." Lin Zhe Yuan sighed, wondering what new trouble this call might bring.
"Oh, it's like this. I took down a monster. It was in a small park near the auto factory's staff housing. You guys should come and handle it."
"You took down another monster?"
Lin Zhe Yuan's tone couldn't help but rise. With Wen Wen's efficiency, if he were in the Hunter Association, he might receive commendations from the higher-ups and gain better opportunities.
Unfortunately, he was just a freelance hunter.
"Oh, also, there are over a dozen bodies at the scene. They should be people who have gone missing recently. If their families posted any bounty notices for missing persons, remember to transfer the money to my account," Wen Wen added.
"You won't let go of money even for this?" Lin Zhe Yuan asked in surprise.
"If no one offered a bounty, it would be one thing. But if someone did, I can't just not take the money. I'm not as well-off as your Hunter Association. If I didn't take money when someone died, I would have starved to death long ago," Wen Wen said, raising his eyebrows.
"Alright, don't worry. If there are any, you won't be shortchanged a single cent."
"Don't skim off the top!" Wen Wen emphasized.
Lin Zhe Yuan said helplessly, "Rest assured, I won't."
After hanging up, Wen Wen packed his various equipment. After taking one last look at the bodies, he walked out of the park.
Wen Wen had no choice but to inform the Hunter Association about this operation. With Lin Zhe Yuan involved, Wen Wen couldn't disassociate himself from the matter, so he might as well tell them directly.
Getting back into his car, Wen Wen drove home.
Oh, right. You still don't know where this car came from.
After capturing the Corpse-Eating Demon, Wen Wen was captivated by Gu Pan Xi's large motorcycle. He deeply realized his lack of transportation, so he didn't hesitate and bought himself a car.
It was a black, used car. It wasn't expensive, and its performance was just passable. Anyway, Wen Wen only needed it for transportation; he wasn't relying on driving to escape pursuers.
The car windows were fitted with one-way privacy film, so Wen Wen didn't have to worry about being discovered when entering The Disaster Containment Facility. If necessary, Wen Wen could enter the facility from here.
Upon returning home, Wen Wen immediately went into the bathroom and entered The Disaster Containment Facility.
The Whispering Tree Spirit was confined in Cell Disaster-0004, next to the Corpse-Eating Demon. When Wen Wen entered, the female vampire and the ghost Qin Shuang were as usual.
What surprised Wen Wen somewhat was that the Corpse-Eating Demon had eaten all the pig offal that Wen Wen had thrown in. It seemed that even after becoming a puppet, the Corpse-Eating Demon still needed to eat and wouldn't starve itself to death.
This made Wen Wen feel relieved. At least he didn't have to worry about its acid-spitting ability disappearing.
However, Cell Disaster-0004 shocked Wen Wen. The floor of this cell had turned into soil, allowing the Whispering Tree Spirit to root itself there!
The previous few rooms where monsters were confined, though slightly different, hadn't undergone any major changes. But the addition of soil in this cell made Wen Wen find it somewhat difficult to understand.
He understood that each monster's cell should be somewhat different, and he also knew that The Disaster Containment Facility possessed technology beyond reality. But conjuring soil out of thin air was abnormal.
These monsters were confined to their cells according to their numbers. They wouldn't have been prepared in advance, and Wen Wen himself didn't even know what monsters he would capture.
Furthermore, Wen Wen hadn't seen any intelligent robots or anything similar in the facility. So, where did this soil come from?
In any case, this made Wen Wen feel somewhat suppressed, as if The Disaster Containment Facility were a giant biological entity with its own will.
And Wen Wen was supplying nutrients to this giant entity, which were the monsters captured inside. In exchange for these nutrients, this giant entity would give him some small rewards.
After thinking for a long time, Wen Wen still didn't get an answer. There were too many things he couldn't understand within the facility, and he couldn't change anything. Life had to go on.
Before the final truth was revealed, any speculation, whether good or bad, was meaningless.
Afterwards, Wen Wen went to the central area and, as usual, tested the abilities the Whispering Tree Spirit had granted him. As he captured more monsters, Wen Wen became more proficient at these tests.
Under the Whispering Tree Spirit's physique, his movements would become slow, but his defense would be enhanced. His five senses would all be weaker than normal, and even his thinking would slow down. Finally, there was a special function: he could control the hair on his body to attack enemies…
Wen Wen tried it. He could control his hair very easily. His short hair surged like a tide, looking very eerie, like a large nest of wriggling horsehair worms. Apart from that, there were no other effects. Sudan Novel Network
The strength of his hair was the same as before; it wouldn't fly out to blind anyone, nor would it grow to protect his body. In fact, he could still feel pain when his hair broke!
"Hmm… this tree spirit physique is useless except for being amusing. I'll just keep it in the cell as a mascot."
Wen Wen passed on this ability with a somber expression and then moved the disaster-0004 onto his ring finger, seeing the Whispering Tree Spirit's ability.
The name of this ability was Whispering Speech!
With this ability, he could imitate sounds he had heard. The more vivid his impression of a sound, the more accurate the imitation. Conversely, the vaguer his memory of a sound, the rougher the imitation would be.
For very familiar voices, he could perfectly imitate the intonation, tone, and speaking habits. At the same time, there was a faint magic that made people believe him.
The reason Tao Wen and Li Da Zhuang were so easily deceived by the Whispering Tree Spirit before was because of this ability. Otherwise, they wouldn't have so easily believed the old woman's voice.
It was thanks to this ability that the Whispering Tree Spirit was able to hide in that park for so long. As long as he didn't hunt too frequently, it was not easy for the Hunter Association to catch its tracks.
This ability was quite interesting, much more so than controlling hair.
A significant part of the reason Wen Wen chose to become a detective was influenced by an anime called "Detective Conan" from the Sakura Great Region.
In that anime, the young detective had a prop that allowed him to imitate others' voices, and he used this prop to solve many troubles.
Now that Wen Wen had acquired this ability himself, he couldn't help but feel excited. In the future, even if he stopped hunting monsters, he could still make a living as a voice mimic.
Therefore, after completing all the tests, Wen Wen immediately exited The Disaster Containment Facility, turned on the TV, and prepared to imitate the people speaking on it.
"Roasted gluten skewers, roasted gluten skewers, my roasted gluten skewers…"
"Hello everyone, I'm xxx. If you're my brother, come and hack me…"
"Hello everyone, I'm an independent trainee xxx. I like singing, dancing, rap, and basketball…"
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