Chapter 79: On the 999 Ways to Eat a Villain Roommate [24]

Chapter 79: 999 Ways to Eat Your Villain Roommate "24"

Shi Mo's voice held a faint, helpless smile as he picked up 447.

"But you're back just in time. I've been feeling like there's something off about this little fox."

With that, Shi Mo told 447 everything Old Master Shi had told him earlier, along with some of his own speculations.

"So help me check out his physical condition."

447 momentarily forgot that Shi Mo was holding Sui An in his arms.

[Alright, Xiao Momo, give me a sec.]

His expression turned serious as he returned to Sui An's side, circling around him once before doing a full body scan.

The results came back quickly.

447's expression darkened as he looked at the findings.

[Xiao Momo, this little one's physical condition is very bad. Based on my scans, he's been injected with all sorts of random drugs.]

[It's a miracle he's even still alive.]

447 let out another sigh: [But his body is in such terrible shape that if this keeps up, he probably won't survive much longer...]

[More importantly, there's a strange energy fluctuation inside his body that I can't figure out.]

447 paused, thought for a moment, then looked at Shi Mo, who was also lost in thought, and spoke seriously:

[Xiao Momo, I don't think this is just ordinary abuse. Judging from how badly his body has deteriorated, he was probably a lab rat.]

[I can't detect anything from before, but the drugs injected into him recently still leave traces I can detect—those aren't things ordinary people could get their hands on.]

[Xiao Momo, if what he said is true, then the original body's father is highly suspect. Though we can't rule out the grandfather orchestrating it all himself.]

[But whether it's a coincidence or on purpose that they sent this kid to you, you need to be careful, Xiao Momo.]

Shi Mo looked at the little fox in his arms, listening to 447's analysis, his expression flickering before he finally spoke slowly:

"I understand. Have you found where Yun Munan is hiding yet?"

447 fell silent for a moment, then let out an awkward little laugh and said quietly:

[That Wild System is a bit... tough. Not only is it using Yun Munan to steal the protagonist's luck, it hasn't spared anyone else either.]

[So he's pretty strong right now. If I'm not mistaken, he's got someone backing him—probably someone from that lab.]

Shi Mo chuckled softly, cutting straight to the point: "So basically, you haven't made a breakthrough yet, right?"

447 spoke up hastily: [Not entirely!]

[I found something interesting. The original owner isn't blood-related to his parents, but he does share blood with his grandfather.]

[I originally just wanted to dig into who was behind that lab, and that's when I stumbled onto this...]

Shi Mo paused in the middle of smoothing the little fox's tail, his tone unreadable:

"Now that's interesting..."

"Mmm... brother... what's interesting?"

Sui An had woken up at some point, but instinctively burrowed deeper into Shi Mo's arms, nuzzling against him gently.

Feeling the warmth and familiarity of that embrace, he couldn't help but squint happily, then blinked up at Shi Mo:

"Brother!"

There was obvious joy in Sui An's voice. It wasn't hard to see why—this was the first good night's sleep he'd had in his memory.

No nightmares, no pain, nobody bothering him.

He vaguely remembered two warm embraces that had made him feel safe, and even given him a good dream.

"Brother, I dreamed that I grew up."

Sui An's eyes sparkled as he wanted to share his wonderful dream with Shi Mo, but the next moment, his words got stuck in his throat.

447 sat on the blanket watching Sui An. Though examining Sui An's body earlier had softened his heart a bit.

But the thought that Sui An might have been sent to Shi Mo's side to deal with him—and that Shi Mo, knowing full well the kid had issues, still treated him so well—made 447 feel miffed.

So he stared at that swaying tail, and unable to resist, pounced on it and bit the tip.

447 knew he wasn't strong, but he never expected Sui An to stop moving because of it, staring right at him.

Meeting those confused and curious eyes, 447's heart skipped a beat.

For a moment, he almost thought Sui An could see him.

But he quickly calmed down—he was a system, after all. People in this world couldn't possibly see him or touch him—

[Ahhh!!! Xiao Momo!]

[Hurry! Quick! Get his hand off of me!]

447 was screeching wildly, getting squeezed and rolled around in Sui An's grip.

Sui An wasn't that strong, but 447's reaction was anything but small.

After all, 447 had always believed that no one in these little worlds could see or touch him.

But now, he was being repeatedly squished and kneaded by a background character who didn't even appear in the plot!

Shi Mo watched the whole thing, clearly a bit surprised too.

Whether he was just enjoying the show or genuinely hadn't processed it yet, it was hard to say.

After a moment, he reached out and ruffled Sui An's hair.

"What are you playing with, Sui Sui?"

Sui An instinctively looked up at Shi Mo, and only after confirming that "Sui Sui" was his name did he remember what he'd heard before falling asleep.

He was a little fox who had a name now!

Sui An squeezed 447 in his hand, his tone cheerful:

"Brother, this is so fun!"

Shi Mo smiled warmly: "What are you talking about, little Sui? You don't have anything in your hands."

Sui An looked at 447, a bit confused, then held him out to Shi Mo:

"Tuantuan! He's fluffy and cute! Come touch him, brother~"

447: [Σ(▼□▼メ)!!!]

"Oh... brother, Tuantuan's mad, so you can't touch him."

Sui An looked at 447, hesitated, then hugged him back, said in a serious tone:

"But you can touch my tail instead, brother."

[You're the one who's Tuantuan! You're the one who's Tuantuan! Hmph!]

447 was fuming, but Sui An couldn't understand him.

Looking at the fluffy ball in his hands, and having slept all day without eating, he was getting hungry.

So he couldn't resist...

"Nom~"

447: [!!!]

447's pupils suddenly shrank. Last time, when Shi Mo bit him while drunk, he could still escape in time.

But now, being suddenly grabbed and bitten by this kid, the whole system was stunned, and his voice trembled:

[X-Xiao Momo...]

[I... I got bitten... I got bitten by this fox...?]

447 gritted his teeth in anger, fists clenched, already preparing to pull a needle from his little pouch.

The next moment, Sui An kissed his cheek, smiling with curved eyes, revealing a small canine tooth,

"So cute, Tuantuan."