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Chapter 87: [86] An Impressive Newcomer

The Sixth Outpost had a total of thirty-two patrol officers and five feathered beasts.

When the first group of patrol officers urgently rushed to Zhengqi Lane, they took all the feathered beasts with them.

The team led by Long Xingyun, on the other hand, belonged to the second group of support forces and could only ride on sleds.

However...

The ones pulling the sled were not snow beasts.

They were spirit mastiffs.

"Woof! Woof!"

The dogs barked incessantly as they ran, pulling the sled at a fast pace.

"Clang!"

Two patrol officers vigorously shook their alarm bells, reminding passersby to make way in time.

Xiong Yuan, Kang Ziyan, and several other students, seeing the speed of the sled, had anxious expressions on their faces, fearing that the sled would collide with something and cause an accident.

Cheng Han, on the other hand, had a calm expression on his face, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Long Xingyun coldly observed everything, taking it all in, and subtly shook his head.

They were all students, so why was there such a big difference?

Ten minutes later...

The dogs dragged the sled and arrived at the scene.

The strange person they collided with was a young woman named Liu Ying.

Last night, this young lady had worked overtime diligently and walked a long distance on her way home. When she woke up this morning, she found a strange shadow under her feet, which scared her half to death.

Cheng Han deliberately approached and took a glance.

Miss Liu Ying was isolated in her own bedroom, trembling with her delicate body, her face pale without any makeup.

It was already past three in the afternoon, and the room was brightly lit, with no darkness at all. Even under the bed, everything was clearly visible.

And at the woman's feet, there was a faint black shadow that trembled along with Liu Ying, resembling a shadow from another time and space at noon.

It was the strange shadow.

The two patrol officers stood guard nearby, as if facing a formidable enemy.

They slightly raised their heads, staring intently at Liu Ying, trying their best to avoid looking at the strange shadow.

This was the simplest and most effective measure to prevent transmission.

Xiong Yuan, Kang Ziyan, and the others, seeing their squad leader go over, also wanted to join in the excitement.

Long Xingyun reached out and stopped them, saying without hesitation, "You will only cause trouble if you go over there. Just stay here honestly."

The few of them exchanged glances, all wearing embarrassed expressions.

At this moment...

The two patrol officers noticed Cheng Han standing at the door and immediately shouted at him.

"Without permission, no one is allowed to enter the quarantine zone. Who let you come here?"

"You, get out!"

Long Xingyun, who followed along, helped explain, "It's okay! This kid is very strong. This strange shadow is not powerful, so it's unlikely to transmit to him."

With the assurance of the patrol leader, the two patrol officers didn't say anything more.

Cheng Han muttered to himself in his heart, "Not 'unlikely,' but simply impossible."

He had just done a quick calculation, and the result showed that the power of True Flame Imprint was the perfect counter to the strange shadow.

The former represented light, while the latter represented darkness, making it a perfect restraint.

Cheng Han looked at Long Xingyun again and said, "Patrol leader, can I give it a try?"

This statement seemed a bit inexplicable, but Long Xingyun understood.

This guy readily agreed, "Sure!"

Cheng Han stared at the strange shadow, his eyes becoming deep once again, and shouted, "Slash!"

"Buzz~"

A strange buzzing sound instantly filled the room.

With this sound, his spiritual power turned into an invisible blade and slashed towards the strange shadow.

In the next moment...

The shadow under Liu Ying's feet swayed inexplicably and then returned to its original state.

This was one of the applications of the Soul-Shaking Style.

To some extent, the Nine Elements Body Strengthening Style could be considered as encompassing Myriad Manifestations. It included both physical combat techniques and a large number of mental power application skills.

Cheng Han shook his head. "Too weak!"

The result of this experiment showed that the Soul-Shaking Style could only slightly weaken the strange shadow, but it couldn't eliminate it at all.

Compared to the God-Dimmed Spirit-Slaying Spear, the power of this move was pitifully weak. However, its advantage was that it could be openly displayed, and no one would suspect anything.

Long Xingyun, on the other hand, praised him, "For your age, you're already very good! There aren't many people in the entire outpost who have your level of skill."

The two patrol officers also looked admiringly.

This simple move easily won the recognition of the two of them.

Liu Ying looked at Cheng Han eagerly, as if grasping at a lifesaving straw. "Mr. Patrol Officer, please help me. I'm willing to provide you with free services."

How could Cheng Han withstand this situation?

He smiled awkwardly and decisively left the room.

The two patrol officers immediately wore strange smiles on their faces.

Long Xingyun couldn't help but laugh, teasing, "Cheng Han, every man will have to go through this kind of test sooner or later. You can discuss it with Miss 'Meilan'!"

Note: "Meilan" is a nickname for Liu Ying.

The term "personal" in this context deliberately emphasizes the tone.

Cheng Han couldn't be bothered with this person and just muttered to himself, "Old cow is busy."

Do you think I don't know that you have a beautiful daughter studying at Eighth Middle School?

Believe it or not, when I have time, I'll go find your daughter to "discuss personal matters."

*

One minute later.

Long Xingyun shed his "busy old cow" facade and became serious.

"Everyone, for the next day, we will stay here and carefully investigate every suspected transmitter to ensure that there are no omissions."

He glanced at a few bewildered students and, out of consideration for Cheng Han, added, "If any fish slip through the net, it could lead to a rapid increase in anomalous cases, and even death. We must be extremely cautious."

Xiong Yuan and the others listened with solemn expressions.

Cheng Han already knew this and remained calm.

Long Xingyun waved his hand and began assigning tasks: "Each of you will take a student and inspect all the surrounding residents."

He quickly read through the list, "Zhou Jie, you take Xiong Yuan... Ma Guang, you..."

After the assignments were finished, everyone started moving.

The inspector Cheng Han followed was a middle-aged man named "Sun Zhonghui."

This person seemed to be a quiet and reserved type, and only said, "I'll ask later, you watch."

Cheng Han simply replied, "Okay."

Soon after.

Sun Zhonghui knocked on the door of a house.

"Bang! Bang!"

There was no response from inside the door.

Sun Zhonghui listened for a moment and shouted, "I am an inspector from the Sixth Outpost of the Inspection Bureau. I have heard your breathing."

"I am now officially warning you that if you don't open the door within ten seconds, I will forcibly break in. Any losses caused will be your personal responsibility."

The Inspection Bureau had considerable authority, and in justified circumstances, breaking a door was not a big deal.

Just two seconds later.

There were hurried footsteps from inside the door.

"Creak!"

The door was pulled open.

Two anxious faces appeared behind the door.

It was a young couple.

Sun Zhonghui asked expressionlessly, "Have you witnessed any anomalies near here? A civilian encountered an anomaly, and I am officially questioning you as an inspector. If you lie, the Inspection Bureau has the right to detain you and sentence you to a certain period of labor."

Intimidation through language was a common technique used by inspectors. They didn't possess many extraordinary abilities, so they could only resort to this method.

The young man shook his head repeatedly, "No, I haven't. I've only heard about it."

Sun Zhonghui then looked at the woman, "What about you?"

The woman's tone carried a strong disgust, "That shameless bitch, I feel dirty just looking at her."

In other words, she hadn't seen anything.

Sun Zhonghui stared at the couple with a penetrating gaze, searching for any suspicious expressions on their faces.

The young couple trembled and dared not speak.

Two seconds later.

Sun Zhonghui nodded slightly, "If..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a calm voice interrupted him.

"Where were you at noon?"

It was Cheng Han.

He stared at the young man with a sharp gaze.

The man was taken aback but calmly replied, "I took the day off today and stayed at home."

Cheng Han snorted, "I happen to be quite proficient in the fourth move of the Nine Yuan Strengthening Technique, 'Listening to the Wind.' I smelled a faint fragrance on you..."

He deliberately paused and continued, "The same fragrance as Miss Meilan."

Although the fourth move was called "Listening to the Wind," it didn't just enhance hearing, but also other senses.

The young man's face instantly changed.

The woman paused for a moment, then started hitting her husband with her fists, cursing loudly, "You bastard! I work so hard, and you take advantage of your day off to fool around with that shameless slut..."

The man tried to explain, "Miss Meilan is in a difficult situation, and I'm just providing some appropriate assistance..."

Sun Zhonghui witnessed this scene and a barely noticeable embarrassment flashed across his face.

He had exerted all his effort to showcase the insight of an experienced inspector in front of this new star student, but almost ended up embarrassing himself.

What an impressive newcomer!

Sun Zhonghui suppressed his embarrassment without showing it and shouted, "That's enough!"

The woman continued to fight her husband, cursing even more harshly, "You filthy scum! You're still alive..."

Sun Zhonghui frowned and lightly pushed the woman's shoulder, causing her to retreat several steps.

He took out a pair of metal handcuffs and handcuffed the man, coldly saying, "You have deliberately deceived the Inspection Bureau and seriously hindered official duties. Go to the outpost and spend half a year there."

(End of this chapter)