Start By Parsing The Sun

Chapter 88: A Heart with Temperature, Gateway to Another World

At six o'clock in the evening.

The darkness completely swallowed the light.

The first investigation ended.

The results were neither good nor bad.

A total of thirty-six civilians witnessed the strange phenomenon, among which seven tried to deceive their way through but were exposed and brutally beaten by the official authorities.

The city construction department under the Council of Governance completely sealed off the block and urgently set up a row of sturdy tents at the entrance of Zhengqi Lane, along with a batch of furniture.

Inside the tents, there were complete heating facilities, and although it was freezing outside, it was warm inside the tents.

Apart from the poor soundproofing, the rest was not much different from a house.

The Inspection Bureau was a powerful department in Qinglin City, and it was not surprising that they received such exceptional treatment.

Several inspectors gathered in one of the tents, quietly discussing the recent events.

"Old Liang, how are the students you brought?"

"Let me put it this way, they are stronger than wooden stakes. At least that kid can move, wooden stakes can't."

"Haha, no one in the Sixth Outpost can insult people like you."

"The students I brought are about the same. They are completely just for show. The key is that we only have one month, so I didn't even have the idea of adjusting them."

"By the way, Old Sun, isn't Cheng Han with you? How is he doing?"

With this question, everyone's gaze locked onto Sun Zhonghui.

This experienced inspector candidly said, "I think, I'm just Cheng Han's sidekick. He can handle the inspection work alone, and I'm completely unnecessary."

The group of inspectors immediately exclaimed.

"Impossible! You are the most experienced inspector in the outpost."

"It's true that Cheng Han is powerful, but inspection work relies more on experience. How could he be better than you?"

Sun Zhonghui's old face showed no expression. "Do I need to lie to you?"

He recounted two incidents, one where Cheng Han smelled a fragrance and another where he saw through someone's intentions and exposed the deceiver.

With these detailed examples, the inspectors finally believed Sun Zhonghui's words.

One inspector couldn't help but sigh, "Such a student is truly extraordinary!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Woof! Woof!"

The barking of the spirit hound suddenly sounded.

Another inspector laughed, "I'm really hungry now. The canteen is taking too long. Finally, dinner has arrived."

Everyone rushed out and entered the large tent serving as the canteen.

A small cart was pushed in, filled with steaming hot boxed meals and two golden roasted whole lambs.

The latter caught everyone's attention.

"The food tonight is not bad!"

"It's been a long time since I had roasted whole lamb."

Even the group of students showed full anticipation.

This was the explicit rule within the outpost. Whenever they were on an external mission, the quality of food would be significantly better than usual, serving as a reward for the inspectors.

Soon, the boxed meals were distributed one by one.

But no one touched the roasted whole lamb.

Several senior inspectors took knives and started to carve the meat.

This was not an explicit rule.

It was an unwritten rule.

The best parts of the meat usually belonged to the chief inspector, while the rest was distributed based on seniority and merits. This was a fair practice.

Long Xingyun suddenly gave an order, "Leave a good piece for Cheng Han."

Sun Zhonghui responded and personally cut off a large piece of lamb chop and placed it in front of Cheng Han.

No one had any objections to this scene.

Xiong Yuan, Kang Ziyan, and others looked at the scraps in their plates, with more bones than meat, once again deeply feeling the huge difference between people.

Undoubtedly, in this tent, they were at the bottom of the food chain.

Of course.

If they were back at school, they would transform into the top layer and could brag to their classmates, "Back when I was at the Inspection Bureau, I ate roasted whole lamb." They would receive envious looks.

After dinner.

Cheng Han took the initiative, "Chief Inspector, I want to participate in guarding the strange phenomenon."

Everyone's gaze instantly focused on him.

Some were admiring, while others looked at him as if he were a fool.

Long Xingyun was taken aback, "Guarding the strange phenomenon is somewhat dangerous. You are a newcomer, there's no need for you to do this."

According to the rules, each official inspector needed to guard the strange phenomenon for three hours, taking turns.

Cheng Han remained calm, "I just want to do my best."

This was a legitimate opportunity to study the anomalies. How could he miss it?

Long Xingyun pondered for a moment and nodded, "Alright."

He paused and added, "You are the most outstanding student I have ever seen."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Cheng Han modestly said at the right time, "You are overpraising me."

At this moment.

Long Xingyun privately thought that if he were to grade the students from No. 15 Middle School, the performance of the other students could be given negative scores because they caused more trouble than help.

But Cheng Han's performance was enough to receive ten times the full marks.

His individual performance is enough to make the overall evaluation of No. 15 Middle School excellent.

Late at night.

Cheng Han and Long Xingyun replaced two other patrol officers.

At this time, Miss Liuying had taken medication and fallen into a deep sleep, avoiding Cheng Han's embarrassment.

She lay on the bed, covered with a thin quilt, and her alluring curves could still be seen, no wonder the previous adulterer generously provided double support.

After a while.

Long Xingyun suddenly asked a question, "I'm curious, why are you so proactive in dealing with the strange?"

On the first day of "work," he took the initiative to go to the scene of the strange, and even volunteered to participate in the rotation, which most adults cannot do.

Cheng Han was silent for a moment and said softly, "I live in Shanyi Alley, and my neighbor is called 'Zhang Dashan'..."

He told a long story.

It was also a story of joys and sorrows.

When Zhang Dashan was young, his father encountered something strange on a cold winter day, and his body disappeared. In great grief, he developed a stutter.

When Zhang Dashan was middle-aged, he was unfortunate enough to encounter a "strange tree" while cutting firewood in the wilderness, and had his arm bitten off. Since then, making a living became extremely difficult.

Even his two children, due to rarely eating meat, would stand outside Cheng Han's house and secretly smell the aroma of roasted meat to satisfy their cravings.

One can imagine how complicated Zhang Dashan's heart must be when he learned about this.

Although it was just a plain narrative without any artistic embellishment, these facts alone were enough to move people.

Long Xingyun rarely showed a touch of sadness, "This family is indeed too miserable."

Cheng Han's tone fluctuated, "Why are there so many strange things in this world? Everything has a reason, so what is the reason behind the strangeness?"

He was not advocating for the heroic "greatness of chivalry," but a heart ultimately had warmth, and he couldn't turn a blind eye to the plight of Zhang Dashan's family.

And another reason was to establish his character - a young man who tirelessly studied the strange.

Long Xingyun fell silent, but secretly labeled Cheng Han in his heart:

A young man with a compassionate heart.

And some idealism.

From this motivation, his actions were completely logical.

Afterward.

The two remained silent.

The room was enveloped in silence.

Cheng Han stared at Miss Liuying, pretending to be lost in thought, silently reciting, "Analyze the strange shadows."

A chill surged like a tide.

His mental value plummeted.

He stayed in the room for a long time, which was an activity that established a connection. The longer the time, the stronger the connection with the strange shadows.

Therefore, the deduction went smoothly.

The flow of information was particularly rapid, and the information density was quite high.

Unfortunately, the nature of the strange shadows was too high, and the All-Knowing Eye did not decipher it. However, it extracted a large amount of knowledge, and the result showed that the strange shadows were based on the "Eternal Night Darkness."

This was a new term.

And the foundation of a completely new system.

He had a faint feeling that just this term itself was extremely advanced knowledge.

Cheng Han silently recited again, "Refer to 'Eternal Night Darkness' and deduce the True Flame Imprint."

The nature of the Eternal Night Darkness had some similarities with the Dark Light, which was part of the True Flame Imprint, so it could naturally be used as a reference.

After a few breaths.

The core structure of the imprint grew slightly.

Feedback followed, "True Flame Imprint, completeness 14.89%."

A stream of information followed, "Proficiency +84, current proficiency is 1374/3000, mental value is 26.4/34.4."

The completeness of the imprint increased by 1.21%.

The upper limit of the mental value increased by 0.3 points.

Cheng Han's heart was filled with joy.

He had gained new understanding of the Dark Light, and his combat effectiveness at night had also improved significantly.

For example:

When performing the Radiant Leap at night, no, it should be called the 'Leap of Dark Light,' the jumping distance increased by about thirty percent, which was not a small improvement.

Cheng Han remembered something and asked intentionally or unintentionally, "You mentioned earlier that people have died in previous strange incidents. How did they die?"

Based on the analysis just now, the All-Knowing Eye gave a conjecture - the strange might be a "portal," and behind the door might be another world.

Long Xingyun casually replied, "They were devoured by the strange, leaving no trace of their bodies."

Cheng Han's heart was instantly filled with waves of shock.

This was not devouring!

The deduction was correct!

There was another world behind the door!

Just at that moment.

An unexpected change occurred.

"Ah~"

Miss Liuying suddenly let out a scream, waking up from her sleep.

Her face was filled with immense fear, "Mr. Patrol Officer, something is desperately pulling me, please save me!"

After saying that, she jumped off the bed.

The shadow beneath her feet was wriggling incessantly, as if it had come to life.

When Cheng Han heard the word "pulling," his heart skipped a beat.

Was the portal to another world about to open?

Thanks for the reward, "Town Book Ghost"!

(End of this chapter)