Half an hour later.
A security officer knocked on the door.
He delivered a slab of pork belly that had been inspected and confirmed safe.
Chen Yi hung the pork belly against a steel plate.
That would prevent the laser from piercing through later and causing accidental injury from stray bullets—no, stray beams.
After hanging up the pork, he picked up the laser gun.
Chen Yi found the power adjustment switch.
He tested the lowest setting.
Sizzle!
A beam flashed.
The faint smell of seared pork drifted through the air.
A two-centimeter-wide scorch mark appeared on the surface of the pork belly.
But it was only superficial and had not penetrated deeper.
"It really is good for tattoo removal."
After examining it, Chen Yi adjusted the power to the second setting.
Sizzle! A brighter beam flashed.
A three-centimeter scorch mark appeared on the pork belly.
At its center, an area roughly one centimeter across had turned completely black and carbonized.
Chen Yi took out a small knife and scraped away the charred layer.
It had penetrated more than a centimeter deep.
"A hit at the second setting would char the dermis.
"A few shots like this might not be fatal.
"But the pain would be unbearable for most people."
Chen Yi clicked his tongue in amazement and continued with the third-setting test.
Sizzle!
The beam flashed.
The stench of burning and the scent of roasted meat erupted at once.
A large section of the pork belly thawed.
At the center of the thawed area, a spot more than two centimeters wide had turned completely black.
Chen Yi scraped away the blackened section and found that it remained charred for three centimeters below the surface.
The pork was thoroughly cooked to a depth of nearly eight centimeters.
The pork within a