When Mike returned to the living room after a comfortable hot shower, he found the atmosphere here was not good.
Mainly Carly, who looked very unhappy.
Although she knew that Jessie and Chris had not revealed Mike's act of saving people before for his own good.
But this did not stop the girl from feeling unfair for Mike.
However, when Mike appeared, dressed in a bathrobe with his semi-dry hair combed back, his handsome features immediately diverted the attention of the two girls present.
Mike, who saw the reactions of the three, went to the guest room's drink area, poured a small half-glass of red wine for everyone, and asked, "Who can tell me what's going on now?"
Seeing that the two ladies in the room were temporarily caught in Mike's beauty attack, Chris explained, "It's the follow-up handling of the cannibal problem; the police station has targeted us..."
Then, Chris recounted everything, from the three of them being invited to the police station overnight to the concealment of Mike's rescue, in full detail.
After explaining the ins and outs, the small employee of the securities company stared at Mike with a worried expression.
Although helping to conceal the rescue was for Mike's benefit, Chris was still a little afraid that the other party might misunderstand, given that he was unsure of Mike's specific personality.
"Financial Management Experience + 10"... "Financial Management Experience + 10"...
Mike, who received a series of experience light clusters, looked to be in a good mood. "Thank you, Chris. You saved me a lot of trouble..."
With his intelligence, he could understand Chris's intention with just a little thought.
At the same time, confirming that Chris was a flexible talent, Mike felt that if there was an opportunity in the future, he could invite him to be his financial advisor.
"Alright, Mike. I should go rest. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can contact me. As long as I can help, I will never refuse—!" After chatting for a few more sentences, Chris, who had kept the life-saving grace in his heart, tactfully offered his goodbyes.
As he left, he also smiled and gave Mike a look that all men understand.
Then he left the room to the three young people.
"Who made our beautiful lady unhappy again?" After Chris left, Mike, holding his wine glass, sat opposite Carly and the other girl.
Under the soft light, the two girls exuded different charms.
"I just think it's unfair. You clearly did a good deed, but you didn't get the reward you deserved," Carly, with her straightforward personality, spoke her mind.
Obviously, the girl considered Mike one of her own, and therefore felt even more sorry for him.
This was clearly a good opportunity to be commended.
"It's okay, Carly, I didn't save people to get praise..." Mike smiled gently: "Let's talk about your situation, have you contacted your family?"
"We've already contacted them. My and Jessie's families should be coming to pick us up tomorrow..." Indeed, Carly's attention was diverted.
Girls with simple personalities are like that; their emotions come and go quickly.
Then, Mike specifically chose some light topics and chatted with the two girls.
During the conversation, Mike learned that both girls had been admitted to Ivy League universities this year.
They were now considered semi-university students.
Jessie's grades were excellent, and she applied for the most popular majors in software programming and information technology. Carly's side was a bit worse, but she was luckily admitted to the Ivy League fashion design program.
As the conversation progressed, the two girls became more and more relaxed, and they drank more and more red wine.
Having just experienced a near-death escape, they clearly needed a spree to completely calm their minds.
Everyone present was young, and they were all handsome men and beautiful women.
So, with a tacit understanding, Mike got a taste of college life in advance.
"Charm Attribute + 12"... "Holy Spear Experience + 5"... "Eloquent Speech Experience + 5"...
"Charm Attribute + 10"... "Holy Spear Experience + 3"... "Eloquent Speech Experience + 3"...
After a period of madness, it was now noon.
Mike moved the arms wrapped around him, left a note for the two sleeping girls, and then left the room.
All good things must come to an end...
Mike had also told the girls before that he was in a hurry to return to Minnesota.
To avoid delaying his journey and making Dennis and his wife worry, Mike simply had lunch at the hotel and then set off on his return journey.
At the same time, more than a dozen local police officers went to the cannibal's lair and sealed off the scene.
"Johnny, are these the cannibals the three survivors mentioned?" The sheriff, with rank insignia on his shoulder, looked at the two monster corpses in front of him, then turned to the young police officer beside him and asked.
"It should be them. But according to the parties involved, there were three cannibals here..." This police officer named Johnny was the young officer who had previously taken statements from Jessie and the other two.
He had thought the cannibals here were very dangerous, so he specifically requested firepower support from the sheriff.
However, when he brought police forces to encircle the monsters, he found two severely damaged monster corpses and a small wooden house burned to ashes along the way.
"Are you sure those survivors weren't lying?" The sheriff had doubts.
The dense abandoned vehicles around had already confirmed that the missing persons near the town were all the work of the monsters here.
Good news: the true culprit in the missing persons case has been found.
Bad news: the local police department found no opportunity to show off in this incident.
This situation highlighted the incompetence of the local police department. For the sheriff, solving the case in this manner was not a good thing.
"Those three parties shouldn't have lied. They didn't look like they could deal with monsters..." Johnny's thoughts weren't as complex as the sheriff's. He continued with some worry, "I hope the third monster also died in the infighting."
Yes, Johnny, who had seen the full appearance of the monsters, already believed that these monsters had had an internal conflict, which gave Jessie and the other two a chance to escape.
Now, Johnny only hoped that the third monster would not pose a greater safety hazard to the surrounding residents.
Preferably, that third monster was burned to death in the small wooden house.
Just as Johnny was thinking about good things and the sheriff was racking his brain on how to write this report, a black SUV arrived at the crime scene, and two Men in Black in black suits got out of the car.
"Who are you?" The sheriff stopped the two Men in Black outside the cordon and asked.
Appearing at the crime scene at such a time, these two tall, sunglasses-wearing men were highly suspicious.
"We are detectives from New York. The situation here is special, and we are taking over," the leading MIB Agent showed an FBI badge.
These two Men in Black were precisely the ones who received a mission from Headquarters to come here to deal with the cannibal situation.
However, it seemed they were a step too late.
"We don't know much about the situation here. Please feel free to proceed." The sheriff, who was already finding the situation troublesome, immediately threw the problem out when he saw someone taking over.
"Very good, thank you for your cooperation." The leading MIB Agent nodded, then took the other MIB Agent to the monster corpses.
"Boss, I don't feel like they're detectives," Johnny whispered to the sheriff at the cordon.
Expensive black suits and wearing sunglasses while on duty, they didn't look like proper police officers at all.
"Who cares about them? Anyway, that badge is real..." The sheriff, nearly fifty, was clearly more seasoned in handling affairs.
Strictly speaking, the rank of a local sheriff is not lower than that of an New York detective.
But what does that matter? Anyone who can produce an New York detective badge, even if not a detective, must have an unusual identity.
Coincidentally, this incident involved man-eating monsters, which is not something ordinary people should handle.
...
"These two monsters are indeed our targets this time. It seems we're lucky." The leading MIB Agent said with a relaxed tone after inspecting the cannibal corpses.
"Such damage cannot be done by ordinary people. Should we investigate who did it?" The junior MIB Agent seemed a little uneasy.
The two cannibals in front of them: one had its head violently chopped off. The other's head was hammered into a pulp.
At the same time, both monster corpses had varying degrees of indentation in their chests.
Achieving such lethal effects with only cold weapons was not common even at Men in Black Headquarters.
"We are just cleaners. Let those guys at Headquarters handle the brainwork of investigating cases," the leading MIB Agent, clearly not wanting to cause further complications, continued, "We just need to report the situation here truthfully. Go check around again to see if the third cannibal has been eliminated."
Internal Men in Black intelligence indicated there were three cannibals here.
And the cleaners' mission was to ensure that all three cannibals were eliminated.
Cleaning up the scene was what the cleaners should do.
Not long after, the junior MIB Agent found the third cannibal corpse, burned to charcoal, in the ashes of the small wooden house.
With this, the Men in Black's current elimination mission was confirmed complete.
"Please, dispose of the three monster corpses. Also, do not disclose the situation here to the outside world for now. As for how to proceed specifically, someone will contact your police department later..." The leading MIB Agent specifically instructed the sheriff before leaving.
To avoid causing public panic, Men in Black Headquarters has its own procedures for handling supernatural incidents.
Of course, if someone doesn't cooperate, the Men in Black wouldn't mind using the memory-wiping device.
...
Meanwhile, Mike, who had embarked on his return journey, finally arrived at Devil's Kettle before sunset.