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"What?"

Lin Qing said in surprise, "Team Leader Xiao is poisoned and unconscious? What happened?"

The inspector who came to report said, "Just now, Team Leader Xiao's watch issued an alarm, his vital signs were rapidly weakening, and the data analysis suggests that he was poisoned by some kind of nerve toxin. A group of inspectors put on protective suits and went in, and found Team Leader Xiao had already fainted and fallen to the ground."

"Where is he?" Lin Qing asked, knowing the answer.

"In the office area of this underground boxing ring, in the retro-style office at the end."

The inspector said, "Oh, right, there are also two safes in that office, one is empty and equipped with a high-pressure spray of toxic gas, and the other safe contains a large number of extraterrestrial coins, the price of which has not yet been estimated, but it should be in the eight figures."

Lin Qing nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I understand. Be careful not to let the poisonous gas spread, and send Team Leader Xiao to the hospital for rescue as soon as possible."

After the inspector left, Yuan Anping, who was next to him, walked over, clicking his tongue in admiration.

"Your luck is pretty good."

Yuan Anping said with a strange expression, "You were just saying that Xiao Peidong is your mortal enemy, and he won't let you off easily until he gets rid of you. In the blink of an eye, he poisoned himself and sent himself to the hospital."

He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "This is really..."

"Looks like I'm lucky."

Lin Qing smiled, then turned to look at Zhao Jiayi, who was playing with her phone in the corner, and said with a smile, "Jiayi, it seems my luck is even better than yours."

Zhao Jiayi's face was a little pale, and she forced herself to smile.

"Why is your face so bad?" Lin Qing frowned slightly, "If you're not feeling well, should I take you home first?"

"Now?"

Zhao Jiayi was slightly stunned, "But the search isn't over yet, is it?"

"It's almost over." Lin Qing turned to look at Yuan Anping, "Chief, I'll take my friend back first, is that okay?"

"I'll watch here, you take her back."

Yuan Anping said indifferently, "But you have to come back later. Xiao Peidong has been sent for rescue, and only you can close the team and submit the summary."

"Okay." Lin Qing nodded.

"Alright, go ahead."

Yuan Anping glanced at the underground boxing ring and clicked his tongue, "Today is really your lucky day. The credit you've accumulated so far is considerable. It's estimated to be at least two second-class merits, and there's a lot of bounty money, all for you alone. I envy your luck."

Lin Qing twitched the corner of his mouth and said nothing.

However, he glanced at Zhao Jiayi next to him, and the heart hidden under his smile was even heavier.

He knew.

This was not luck at all.

When he heard the news of Xiao Peidong's poisoning, he had already completely confirmed it.

Because...

When assigning the search tasks, he deliberately omitted the office area, giving Xiao Peidong the opportunity to search Zhou Yang's office.

That kind of arrangement also gave Xiao Peidong the opportunity to be vigilant and hesitant.

He also deliberately clarified the conflict between him and Xiao Peidong in front of Zhao Jiayi.

In this case, the only person with the motive and ability to poison Xiao Peidong... was Zhao Jiayi.

Is Zhao Jiayi a psychic?

...

By the roadside.

This section of the road is a relatively prosperous area with a constant flow of traffic.

Lin Qing and Zhao Jiayi stood by the road quietly waiting for a car, watching unmanned vehicles running at high speed pass by.

"Jiayi."

Lin Qing looked at the road and suddenly said, "My current speed is very fast, I should be able to cross this road in 0.2 seconds. Do you think... if I cross the road at my current speed, will the laser sensors of the unmanned car have time to adjust and avoid me?"

"Probably not..." Zhao Jiayi said doubtfully, "And that's too dangerous."

"I think it's possible, and my current speed shouldn't be a problem. It's a good opportunity to train my movement techniques. I'll give it a try."

Lin Qing took a deep breath and immediately activated his battle technique. His figure flashed to the side of the road, looking eager to try as he watched the vehicles speeding past.

"What?"

Zhao Jiayi was stunned and said anxiously, "But that's very dangerous. You haven't practiced defensive battle techniques. What if something happens?"

"I'll just try, nothing will happen."

Lin Qing stared at the opposite side of the road without looking back, as if he had made up his mind.

Zhao Jiayi bit her lip, took a deep breath, looked at Lin Qing, and said softly, "This is really dangerous, you'll get hit, come back, okay?"

At this moment, Lin Qing suddenly had a strong intuition and sense of crisis.

It seemed that his subconscious was telling him that if he did this, something might happen.

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.

I thought it was influencing my thoughts, but it's only this level?

Similar to subconscious guidance and communication?

If it's just like this, once I know that I might be influenced, as long as I stay vigilant at all times, ignore the abnormal intuition, and make judgments entirely based on reason, it's fine.

However, psychic awakeners can't only have this kind of method, right?

After waiting for a while, confirming that she seemed to only be able to do this, Lin Qing stopped his battle technique, turned to look at Zhao Jiayi, and said, "Okay, you're right, let's cherish life."

Zhao Jiayi breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed her sore eyebrows.

At this time, the online car-hailing service that Lin Qing had called also stopped in the waiting area by the road.

...

Inside the speeding intelligent driving car, Lin Qing glanced at Zhao Jiayi sitting next to him and found that she was leaning tiredly on the seat.

Is it because of consuming psychic power?

"Jiayi."

Lin Qing said, "I guess I'll be the official team leader next month. If you have time, take the inspector's professional exam. I remember that the executive assistant of the official team leader requires the rank of inspector."

"Oh, okay..." Zhao Jiayi nodded with her eyes half-closed, seeming very sleepy.

Lin Qing glanced at her and suddenly said, "I still owe you a third-class merit. After this merit comes down, if the third-class merit is enough, I'll transfer it to you three times, and then you can learn a battle technique."

"Give me three times?" Zhao Jiayi opened her eyes wide, "I only lent you one."

Lin Qing was silent for a moment and asked, "If there is an opportunity to earn a second-class merit, would you give it to me?"

"Yes... uh, I guess so."

Zhao Jiayi felt that she was too certain, coughed lightly with some guilt, and added, "Anyway, you are a battle technique genius. After you learn it, you can protect me... we are friends."

"Friends?" Lin Qing glanced at her, "Are you so generous to your friends?"

"It's nothing..."

After Zhao Jiayi finished speaking, she suddenly realized that she was just a small inspector and added, "I mean... friends shouldn't care so much, anyway, you are my only friend."

Lin Qing was silent for a moment and asked, "What about other colleagues? I see Han Ying often talks to you, isn't she your friend?"

"This..." Zhao Jiayi scratched her hair with some embarrassment, "She's a very nice person, but her conditions don't meet, I can't be friends with her."

"Conditions?"

Lin Qing was silent for a moment and said, "You mean... only if the conditions are met are they worthy of being your friend?"

"It's not a matter of being worthy or not." Zhao Jiayi sighed helplessly, "The main reason is that I have a genetic disease that prevents me from getting too close to others..."

"Genetic disease?"

Lin Qing didn't quite understand what she meant, "Can't get too close to others, then why did you approach me?"

"Because your conditions are met, anyway, it's just... oh, I don't know how to say it." Zhao Jiayi scratched her hair with a headache, "Dad doesn't let me talk about these things."

Lin Qing glanced at her, then shook his head slightly and said, "Then forget it, you don't have to tell me."

At this time—

"Ding!"

"You have arrived at your destination."

The car's intelligent voice sounded.

"Get out of the car."

Lin Qing looked at Zhao Jiayi and said, "Also, since you regard me as a friend, then I will also tell you a word."

"Yes, yes, tell me." Zhao Jiayi nodded.

Lin Qing was silent for a moment and said, "Even friends are independent individuals. First of all, we must respect each other. Can you understand?"

Zhao Jiayi was stunned and said softly, "I don't seem to understand, I'll go home and ask my dad."

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Lin Qing sighed.

After Zhao Jiayi got out of the car, the online car-hailing service sped back to its starting point.

Lin Qing sat silently in the car.

He didn't know if what Zhao Jiayi said was true or false, and he didn't know what thoughts and purposes a psychic awakener like her held.

Of course...

Looking back on his experiences during this period, he also knew that Zhao Jiayi had been helping him, but he couldn't grasp this inexplicable kindness, which only made him more uneasy.

For him, friends had long become a very luxurious word.

In those years in the apocalypse, he was deceived and betrayed by so-called friends. If it weren't for the advantages brought by the Entropy Inverter, he would have died long ago.

Even though humans are social animals and cannot tolerate true loneliness, he also hates being manipulated and observed.

He also hates testing human nature and doesn't want to test whether friends are real or fake.

"Friends who keep their distance are not bad..."

Lin Qing slowly closed his eyes, "The premise is that I have enough self-protection ability..."

He didn't even dare to directly expose Zhao Jiayi's identity as a psychic awakener.

Because psychic awakeners are too rare, even the Inspection Headquarters doesn't know much about them, and there are obviously problems with them.

If he exposed the other party's identity, he didn't know what would happen.

So, let's just wait.

Since he can't avoid it, and the other party is temporarily kind, then he can only try to accept it.

"After this merit comes down, I'll ask if there are any methods to resist psychic awakeners..."

Lin Qing took a deep breath and glanced at his arms again.

He also had to test whether this Super-Sense Serum was real or fake. If it was real, he could master the original Sunrise Practice Method in a short time.