The Cockroach-like Girl Is My Beast

Night.

The last one to shower, Vishdair, wrapped in a snow-white towel, walked barefoot out of the bathroom, her bright red nails strikingly conspicuous against the white tiles.

She looked at Lin Guang, who was operating a laptop in the living room, and Lisa, who was quietly sitting beside him. She walked over, sat opposite Lin Guang, and said, "So? Any thoughts yet?"

"Actually, I've thought about it for a long time..."

Lin Guang didn't stop browsing the web, his slender fingers tapping the keyboard rapidly like a pianist, while his eyes reflected a screen filled with dizzying images that the average person would find overwhelming.

"The thesis on Swaying Lily evolving into Ghost Light Lily will undoubtedly upset Protective Umbrella Company's apple cart; they will definitely take action. But I didn't expect that Lisa's previous research institute was right at their base for cultivating Ghost Light Lilies."

Lisa sat quietly beside Lin Guang without speaking.

Vishdair tilted her head: "Probably just to save money, those high-end things don't look cheap."

"That might be part of it, but there may be more to it than just that."

"I think they're likely concentrating their security forces. If there's really some top-secret and advanced research that needs protection to prevent sabotage and leaks, then the fewer places that need guarding when the number of strong individuals is limited, the better."

"I think that's even more of a reason for them to get wiped out all at once." Vishdair shrugged, "So, what now?"

"Are you planning to do the same as last time... what was it, host some report to the police station?"

"... It's the police and report."

Lin Guang sighed a bit helplessly, stopping his keyboard tapping, and paused on a piece of information he'd collected earlier.

"But, contacting the police is likely to be useless."

"Lingmiao Industrial Co., Ltd.'s park was completed and went into operation two years ago; before that, Lingmiao Industry didn't even exist."

"Yet the genetic research technology of Protective Umbrella Company clearly couldn't have appeared suddenly in these two years."

Lin Guang began, "So I searched for news about the Divine Heart Association and Protective Umbrella Company from two years ago... and found that two years and three months ago, the police announced the destruction of a Divine Heart Association research facility."

"Just three months later, Lingmiao Industrial Co., Ltd. registered, almost coinciding with the completion of the park, and immediately began producing and selling their various flagship products upon registration."

Lisa understood his point and said softly, "So... superficially destroyed, but in reality, they just moved their operations?"

"Exactly the same as last time." Vishdair sneered.

"Yes, that's very likely."

"Heh, what's the point of having them around."

Vishdair snorted coldly, "Then go find those two influential figures, the big-talking Truemans, or just go straight to that old woman."

"Exactly, if we report to the Truemans, they are likely to believe me."

Lin Guang spoke softly, "But even if they give me face and take action, I fear it won't blow up into something too big."

"Why?"

Lin Guang's expression was blank, with a subtle pause and an emotion in his eyes that was hard to distinguish.

"Because technically, the Divine Heart Association and Protective Umbrella, they haven't 'crossed the line'."

"Even though they're illegal and unethical organizations, it cannot be denied that the research from the Divine Heart Association and Protective Umbrella Company has yielded beneficial results for humanity—like genetic chimeric spirit beasts, which have indeed contributed to society."

"The Truemans are so high up that they might just raise the hammer high, only to let it fall lightly for the sake of stability for all parties."

"Reporting to the three Truemans, the Divine Heart Association might suffer significant losses, but it definitely wouldn't be crippled. The most likely scenario is still being superficially wiped out, but in reality, the original team starts over elsewhere."

There were still some words Lin Guang didn't say.

This base is very likely involving plans of the 'Artificial Legend' level.

Although it's unknown what level of ultimate power the Divine Heart Association's highest echelon possesses, just the thought of it being deeply rooted in Zhen Sheng City, an elite city ranking among the top three in Fenghai Province, Lin Guang wouldn't be surprised even if six-star Truemans were guarding it.

Straightforward Tian True Man, and the old, reserved Kong True Man, don't they mind seeing the Divine Heart Association's antics?

Do they really not know about the collusion between the Divine Heart Association and Protective Umbrella Company?

It's probably just pulling one hair and the whole body moves, leaving them powerless.

"Kazdail expletive! I thought today was pretty enjoyable, but looking at it now, why does it feel so stifling?"

Vishdair cursed softly, a trace of ruthlessness flashing across her face: "What gray, what black, neither this nor that works. When I can crush them one day, I'll definitely blow these people up with a single bomb."

Lin Guang didn't speak.

But unexpectedly, Lisa's voice sounded.

"Brother Lin Guang, Sister Vishdair."

"Thank you both for thinking so much for me."

The girl looked at Lin Guang, then at Vishdair, "I've already thought it through."

Her immature yet delicate face revealed a look of guilt: "Actually, all of this is because of me."

"Brother and sister, is there really any irreconcilable conflict with them? Why oppose such a powerful force for me?"

"Back then, I was just a fox. Experimenting on a fox isn't really doing anything excessive to them, is it?"

"If it weren't for me, Brother Lin Guang wouldn't have been targeted by them later on."

"So if it's just to help Lisa untie her knot, there's no need to be so complicated."

She looked at the silent Lin Guang, who was visibly wanting to refute, but didn't know what to say, and Vishdair, who was trying to make a relaxed expression, even smiling.

"Living with brother and sister, Lisa is already very happy now."

She tugged Lin Guang's hand, her big emerald-green eyes showing a hint of pleading, cautiously saying, "I'm very strong, you don't need to worry about me..."

As she spoke, she noticed Lin Guang's expression changing a bit.

"Brother Lin Guang...?"

Lin Guang said nothing, just sat there dumbfounded, staring intently at Lisa.

And Vishdair also sensed something unusual, getting up—only to see Lin Guang's other hand tightly clenched into a fist, his nails piercing his flesh, with blood trickling down his fingers and dripping onto the floor.

She frowned slightly: "What is it?"

At this moment, Vishdair suddenly realized.

It seemed like since they came out of the park, the boy's emotions had been somewhat off.

Lin Guang still hadn't snapped out of it, staring blankly at Lisa.

He suddenly felt...

That the Lisa in front of him, and all the things happening now, strangely familiar, a sense of déjà vu.

It felt like, a long time ago, something similar had happened.

And accompanying this feeling was a tidal wave of sorrow, anger, and deep helplessness.

During the time when he hadn't awakened his past memories and was hung up on his forgotten past, he had extensively researched memory studies.

Forgetfulness is essentially a self-protection function.

If a person could remember every detail of their past, never forgetting, they would be endlessly tortured by the most sorrowful, painful, and melancholic moments of their life, never coming out of past negative states.

But Lin Guang realized at this moment, that events deeply etched into the heart, even if seemingly forgotten, leave some trace in the mind, like a boulder being continually crushed into fragments, into gravel, into sand... finally becoming dust that cannot be decomposed or disappear.

And the dust would still stubbornly exist there.

Like how some emotions remain deeply engraved in one's life.

Perhaps his talent was starting to evolve, gradually affecting his spirit; at this moment, Lisa reminded him of that blank period of his past.

But the next moment, he forced himself to break free from this emotion, releasing his clenched fist, looking at the slightly flustered fox-eared girl in front of him who seemed to feel she had said something wrong, he spoke softly:

"Lisa."

"Ah, wh-what is it?"

Lin Guang extended his other hand, stroking her head, gently speaking: "Lying is not a good habit."

"Lisa isn't..."

"If you're really okay, then why are there so many grievances and sadness on your face?"

Lisa froze, touching her face, but found no words to speak.

"Don't worry."

"If the Divine Heart Association feels their existence is an inevitable trend, and thus act recklessly and unscrupulously."

"One day, they will know."

Lin Guang stated calmly, "We are the inevitable trend."

With their growth rate, that day won't be too far away.

However.

Lin Guang didn't know.

The opportunity that he never expected in his heart to solve this matter in the near future...

Would arrive so swiftly and unexpectedly in front of him.