Chapter 200 Chapter 200 I thought you said
"The cognitive filter I built for you is working. He doesn't look like this in real life." Number 666's voice entered Li Hua's mind as he was about to reach for his weapon. "Remember what you said when we were talking about Phantom Void? The organization will provide special protection. That's it."
When Li Hua heard this, he reached for his weapon even faster, and directly went over the staff to reach for the grenade.
The organization has already put in place special protection measures, so the person coming here must be no good!
"I'm not an enemy, but if you, kid, hit my host first, then I'll be in trouble."
Another voice, very similar to No. 666's, but with a completely different tone and manner of voice, sounded in Li Hua's mind.
[Hey, kid, I see you really don't understand anything.]
"Does your host know everything right out of the gate? My host hasn't even made it past his probation period. If he gets hurt because of what you said, I'll file a lawsuit and accuse you of deliberately provoking trouble, with the charge being that you're trying to cause stress to an intern who hasn't even made it past his probation period."
Before Li Hua threw the grenade in the other person's face, the more familiar voice in his head rang out.
[They are not enemies, but colleagues from different timelines and their systems.]
".......ah?"
Li Hua didn't know what to say. This was the first time he met his colleague and he didn't know how to react.
Even Benjamin, who could hear the system conversation in the living room, was stunned for a moment. "Huh? ■□□ is Li Hua's colleague?"
It even mutes the sound and even produces different mutes? What a strong shielding ability!
"There's no need to block the keyword 'lady'. He already knows it anyway. And I'm not the only woman in the organization, so it's okay for him to know. Maybe one day I'll want to change my mood and personality."
The voice and figure of the person who came showed some feminine characteristics as he said this, but there were still no other characteristics. He still looked like an unlocked character from "Detective Conan".
…though in every sense of the word it is true.
"This...old senior is really in a good mood." Li Hua didn't know what to say, and after a long while, he could only utter this sentence, "Are you also here to participate...uh, join the battle?"
"I'm not here to join the group. I'm just a colleague passing through on vacation. I don't belong to this time and space, so I can't and won't participate in your operation. Don't worry about me."
The "unlocked character" lady threw a bunch of keys to Li Hua.
"I'm going to catch some fish, so I'll leave the empty room for you guys. Don't worry about the rent, your entire meal has already been paid for."
I can actually exchange the house that comes with it for items with buffs, which is really a great deal.
Li Hua: "...was it paid by 'that guy' I was thinking of?"
Unlocked Character: "Yes."
Li Hua:........
So I have a mortgage before I even reach adulthood?
Benjamin: "This is too valuable. We can't accept it."
"Oh, it's not expensive. I got that house right after landing. I plan to travel to the local universe and won't stay there many times anyway, so I didn't take anything overpriced. After all, I'm not a profiteer! It's worth about... one of your Berserker Sumo cards, a duplicate of a regular one."
Ms. Unlocked saw that Li Hua and Benjamin both breathed a sigh of relief with their own eyes, and the smile in her voice became even more intense.
"You should just need to ensure that you have a complete building structure in a few years to complete the adverse possession judgment. I don't know exactly how many years it will take. You can check the laws of your state when the time comes."
"That's it, I'm in a hurry to grab a fishing spot, so I won't say any more pleasantries. Bye~"
After finishing her words, the woman turned around and walked away, as if she was just dropping off a package, without giving anyone else a chance to react.
Li Hua held the key in his hand, and before he could figure out how to communicate with this colleague, he saw her strolling leisurely down the street. All he could utter was a bewildered, "Huh?"
Are you leaving now???
Are you really unwilling to say even a single polite word?
Does this colleague simply like to act decisively or is it a professional habit?
"What else? You two aren't on the same timeline, and you've already been given a cognitive filter, so isn't it obvious that the less contact the better?" 666 said, "Besides, they've already said they're just a casual visitor on vacation. Do you understand the importance of vacation for workers? Talking to someone about work on vacation is offensive."
When Li Hua returned to the sofa in the living room, he heard Jason say, "Adverse possession... As expected of your colleague, Li Hua, he can come up with a brilliant idea the moment he opens his mouth."
Li Hua asked: "What is adverse possession?"
Carl explained, "Adverse possession simply means that after living in someone else's home for a certain legal period, the house becomes legally theirs. This act doesn't require the original owner's consent, and the occupant doesn't have to pay any price, not even taxes like a normal real estate transaction."
Li Hua had never heard of such a law before: "Isn't this just encouraging robbery? Wait... then isn't her logic encouraging us to become robbers and rob her?"
Is this ok???
Jason smacked his lips. "That's why I say she's amazing. This whole process not only saves us from having to deal with property transfer documents, but we don't even have to pay property transfer and gift taxes. It's pure genius."
Sandra felt something was wrong, but couldn't put her finger on it. She looked it up on her phone and said, "But the prerequisite for adverse possession is 'appropriation.' This isn't 'appropriation,' right? She consented to it."
Jason: "Without text messages or a written contract, how can we prove her consent? And who can prove it? Since she proactively suggested that we commit adverse possession, she certainly won't sue us later."
Karl muttered to himself: "This...this...must be considered tax evasion."
"How can that be considered legal? This is completely legal." Jason's smile was genuine. "Besides, if she's traveling to another planet, I don't believe the local IRS can contact her. Even if they could, what would happen? How would the IRS prove that she knew and consented to her home being occupied?"
It is common for a homeowner to be away from home and leave their home unattended for intrusion, and most disputes over "adverse possession" arise from this.
That neighbor has gone on a long journey to outer space, so isn’t it reasonable for him to be “unaware” of the current status of his residence on Earth?
Is this the extent to which veteran employees of the "company" exploit loopholes? No wonder No. 666 is so good at bugging things, and why he says he doesn't know how to describe Li Hua's other colleagues... I'm afraid they're all experts at bugging things!
Sandra still felt that this was not a good idea: "Doesn't that mean we have to occupy our neighbor's yard? What will the other neighbors say?"
Benjamin: "...Actually, Mom, don't we hang out with her all the time? And Ms. ■ actually knew my true identity before you and my dad did. She opened her house to us as a hangout. She said she likes to wander around and isn't home most of the time, so it's nice to have some people around. So objectively speaking, the neighbors probably wouldn't think there was anything wrong with us going in and out of her house."
Carl: "...Were you walking the dog when she saw through your identity?"
What magical power does his dog have that always brings new and mysterious people around his son who is walking the dog?
Benjamin: "No, she was walking by while we were fighting the alien monsters."
It was because of this incident that Kevin initially became very wary of Ms. ■ and therefore did not like to talk to her.
Because Kevin believed that no ordinary person would choose to walk alone in such a remote place at such a time of night, or even watch the show instead of running away when seeing alien monsters fighting... All this was too coincidental and unreasonable.
Since the other party is Li Hua's colleague, and a senior colleague who is on vacation, everything can be explained.
Because they have seen a lot of things. What's the big deal about walking on a remote road at night and watching a group of alien monsters fighting? Maybe they have fought more powerful things while performing their missions!
"Anyway, I'll get the paperwork done and have someone appraise the house to calculate the real estate transfer tax or gift tax. If she comes back soon, please have her discuss this and go through the proper procedures."
Carl pressed his solar plexus and the center of his eyebrows, feeling that his head was really painful today.
"Honey, call Ben's school and ask for two days off. Ben...you and your friends should go to the next room and clean up. Your phone is upstairs."
As for him?
Not only did he have to contact relevant people to inquire about the house, but he also had to tell the people who had helped find Ben some time ago that Benjamin had returned home.
Then I'll ask who was involved in Benjamin's heroic activities, such as complaining to my brother that your daughter helped my son hide it from me...
Just thinking about it made Carl's head hurt even more.
After sending a text message to Gwen and Kevin to keep him safe, Benjamin just walked out the door when he suddenly remembered something: "Dad, I have something else to tell you."
"......what else?"
Carl felt that the quick-acting heart pills brought by Li Hua and others might come in handy.
Benjamin raised his right hand, a blue light flowing across the surface of his palm. "I've awakened my divine power. Can I not tell Grandma about this? I'm afraid she'll come and take me back to Anno Star. Last time she wanted to take Gwen, we had to stop her for a long time."
Carl: ...
Carl: "Has my mother been back?"
Benjamin was also surprised: "Huh? Didn't Uncle Frank tell you?"
“.......”
Carl fell silent under his wife's sympathetic gaze.
How many things about this family are there that I don’t know?
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Author's Note: Actual Uncle Benjamin Frank: Huh? I thought you said that, Gwen!
【Catch the bug twice】
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