After hearing the scream, the Chief Medical Officer confirmed one thing—this was not a holographic projection!
The all-white photo earlier had momentarily made the Chief wonder if he had somehow ended up on the wall.
But now it was clear—the light was indeed shining on her.
Since X-rays were out of the question, it was time to resort to a traditional skill—bone palpation.
“Endure it!” the Chief barked, then pressed down sharply!
“Ah!!!”
Eve Nightburn couldn’t bear the pain; it felt as if her bones had been dislocated.
The room was filled with screams until it finally ended.
The Chief pressed down on Eve’s shoulders, realigning her bones, and then led her back to the instrument control room.
The Chief then pulled out a diagnostic booklet from a drawer and wrote a report: Bone development corresponds to that of a 9 to 10-year-old, considering height, determined to be 9 years old.
After completing the report, the Chief tore off the page and handed it to Nina White: “Alright, I don’t care how old she really is, but based on human bone development, she’s nine.”
Nina took the diagnostic report and left with Eve.
Once they reached the lobby on the first floor, they met up with Lucian Blue, who had just retrieved the medical report, not wasting a single second.
Nina handed Eve over to Lucian: “The rest is up to you; you’re familiar with them.”
Lucian immediately patted his chest, assuring her: “Everything will be done tonight, I promise!”
After saying this, Lucian grabbed all the documents, took Eve, and dashed out, leaving Nina standing there, still processing what had just happened.
Nina watched the two disappear from her sight, momentarily speechless: “Lucian… why so eager today?”
After getting into the car with Eve, Lucian headed straight for the police station.
At the station, Lucian found Leon Rivers.
While Leon was idly watching videos at work, Lucian slammed a pile of prepared documents in front of him, urging him to get to work.
Lucian: “Buddy, you promised yesterday.”
Leon, annoyed, stopped watching videos, took the documents from Lucian, and grumbled: “Alright, alright, I promise, I’ll have it ready in three days.”
“What?!” Lucian was stunned, “Three days? Didn’t you say immediately yesterday?”
Leon waved his hand impatiently: “A half-month’s work, I’m doing it in three days, and you’re saying that’s not immediate? With my salary of three thousand a month, this is the best I can do.”
…
Dealing with these bureaucrats is hopeless.
Lucian clenched his fist, trying to contain his anger, and after a moment said: “Fifty thousand, the rest is up to you.”
“How much?!”
Leon was momentarily stunned, even his words were unclear.
“Fifty! Got it?!”
Lucian repeated, annoyed.
“Give me three hours, and here!” Leon said, pulling out his payment QR code and leaving it on the table, then grabbed the documents and left his post.
Watching Leon’s retreating figure, Lucian was momentarily at a loss for words.
So, money really does determine efficiency, huh?
“Sigh~ abstract,” Lucian sighed, then scanned the code on his phone and paid fifty thousand, after all, it was the country’s card.
Eve was also stunned by these two, her small eyes filled with big question marks.
Two and a half hours later, Leon, panting heavily, returned, dragging his nearly lifeless body, and handed a card to Lucian: “See… see! I… didn’t… didn’t break my promise, did I?”
After taking the card, Leon, walking like a zombie, went to the water dispenser, got a paper cup, and poured himself some water to quench his thirst.
Lucian looked at the card:
Name: Eve Nightburn
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Chinese
Date of Birth: June 1, 2095
Address: Room 1002, Building 2, Sun City B District, East District, Cloudhaven City, Wenford Province.
Lucian checked both sides; there were no issues.
June 1st was indeed the common supplementary registration date in the city, as the two most common supplementary registration dates nationwide are January 1st and June 1st.
After drinking water, Leon felt much better.
He then poured another cup of water and walked over to Lucian, patting his shoulder.
“You said you wanted this kid to have a birthday soon, so I asked a friend to find the nearest supplementary registration date. See how thoughtful I am!”
“Quite thoughtful indeed,” Lucian said, then handed the ID card to Eve, “From now on, this is your new identity.”
Eve, full of anticipation, took the long-desired ID card, marking the moment she officially shed her stateless status.
This signified that she would now be entitled to all the basic rights of the people of this country.
Being stateless was truly unbearable—it was suffocating, deadly, no different from being dead. But from now on, she was ready to embrace a new life!
With this, even finding a job wouldn’t be difficult.
This is one of the highest symbols of modern society—the citizen ID card!
From now on, Eve Nightburn, who had disappeared from the world for so long, was back! And she returned as a Little Loli!
Thinking of this, Eve couldn’t help but jump up and cheer: “Long live the ID card!”
“Alright! Everything’s done, let’s go! I’ve only had a few sips of water since morning, I’m starving!”
Eve excitedly grabbed Lucian’s hand, urging him to take her away from here.
After spending so many days with Lucian and Nina, Eve was utterly bored.
Now that everything was finally done, she could finally leave their jurisdiction.
Eve insisted that she must return to her rented flat immediately to play on her computer!
Lucian didn’t object; he had done all he needed to do. Taking her back would complete this mission.
“Let’s go.”
With that, Lucian took Eve and drove away.
Now, only Leon remained in the room…
Leon sat back in his seat, feeling completely drained. That fifty thousand was indeed hard-earned.
Lucian gave fifty thousand, forty thousand of which was used to grease the wheels, leaving him with only ten thousand.
“I shouldn’t have boasted like that…” Leon regretted. If he had said five or six hours, it would still be today!
Why did he have to say three hours? He ran around like crazy and ended up exhausted…
But the result was good; the money he made today was more than three months’ salary.
