Xia Ke's Thoughts

Su Li led the silent Xia Ke out of the Detective Bureau, and the two of them began wandering aimlessly down the street.

After a long while, Xia Ke finally couldn't hold back any longer. She tugged on Su Li's arm and said, "Su Li, do you think we should join the Detective Bureau or not?"

Su Li glanced at Xia Ke, then sighed inwardly.

He could tell that Xia Ke really wanted to join the Detective Bureau. The reason she was hesitating now was simply because she was concerned about his attitude!

In fact, even without Infinite Star Sea and the Nine Spirit Diagram of the Supreme God, Su Li could still produce the Guidance Technique and Gene Blueprint. After all, Superhumans existed on Gorol Star as well.

Moreover, Superpower Technology on Gorol Star was far more publicly available and developed than it was on Earth!

All kinds of Gene Blueprints and Guidance Techniques could be easily purchased as long as one was willing to spend some Credit Points. Of course, this was limited to E-Class and below.

However, the truth was that it was difficult for Su Li to openly produce those things now. Their origins simply couldn't be explained. If anything went wrong, his existence could be exposed.

While Su Li was still not strong enough, anything could happen after he was exposed!

Su Li didn't want to entrust everything to uncertainty. He preferred to plan before taking action and only do something once he had complete confidence. That way, he would never fail.

Therefore, he didn't want to consider this option for the time being!

Compared with that, obtaining those things from the Detective Bureau was indeed much safer.

However, the question now was: Why did Xia Ke want to become stronger so badly? She didn't seem like the kind of woman who had to come first in everything!

After thinking for a moment, Su Li ultimately decided to ask her directly. There was nothing they couldn't talk about between them!

"I'm fine with whatever, actually. The key is that I want to know why you want to join the Detective Bureau so badly!"

"I... I just want the complete version of the Guidance Technique. Didn't Secretary Wang say that they'd give us the complete Guidance Technique as long as we joined the Detective Bureau?"

"And then?" Su Li asked.

"And then... then I want to become a stronger Superhuman!" Xia Ke's tone suddenly grew firm.

"Why?"

"I..." Xia Ke seemed to have been stumped by Su Li's question. This time, she didn't answer immediately.

"What is it? Is there something inconvenient to talk about?"

"No!" Xia Ke shook her head, then continued, "Don't laugh at me after I tell you!"

"Mm."

"When I was little, I had congenital amblyopia. On top of that, I ate an unusually large amount, so people often laughed at me. Gradually, I became very insecure," Xia Ke said softly.

"You've seen how I am in our class. I'm practically invisible. And since I don't live at school, I don't even have a roommate. Aside from you, no one is willing to pay attention to me!"

Su Li: "..."

Really? Am I that great? I didn't even know!

"And then, after I became a Superhuman yesterday, my feelings changed!" Xia Ke continued. "My eyes returned to normal, and compared with the other girls, I finally had an advantage. I'm a Superhuman!"

"Even more than that, I became brave enough to actively pursue the things I liked!"

Xia Ke gazed at Su Li. The intensity of her stare was almost tangible, making him feel slightly uncomfortable. However, considering that this was Xia Ke's talent, Su Li said nothing.

That was only because it was him. If it were an ordinary F-class Superhuman, probably very few people would dare meet her gaze, right?

"So I'm the 'thing' you were talking about? You're comparing me to a 'thing'?" Su Li said with a half-smile.

"No, that's not what I meant!"

Su Li's single sentence made most of the momentum Xia Ke had built up leak away. Now, she grew embarrassed again.

"Haha, I understand what you mean. Your confidence now comes from being a Superhuman, so you want to stay ahead all the time, right?" Su Li asked.

"Mm!" Xia Ke nodded vigorously.

"All right, let's go back. I'll join the Detective Bureau with you!"

Although Su Li knew that the probability of someone becoming a Superhuman was extremely low, and that even if Xia Ke remained only F-, she would still be among the most outstanding girls, he didn't tell her that. It was good for a girl to have ambition.

If we do this, won't I be able to cultivate together with Xia Ke?

"Really? That's wonderful!!!"

"All right, let's go!" Su Li smiled, then pulled Xia Ke around and headed back toward the Detective Bureau.

Su Li was in a good mood. He seemed to understand why Xia Ke had suddenly started liking him.

Men were like that. Even if they weren't sincere toward a woman, they would still want the woman to be sincere toward them!

Half an hour later, at the Detective Bureau.

Secretary Wang smiled as she handed each of them a small booklet. "It's done. Welcome to the two of you!"

"That's it?"

Su Li glanced at the small booklet recording his personal information and asked.

"Of course. What else did you expect?"

"What about the benefits you promised?"

"Oh, those. I can give you the Guidance Technique right now, but as for the other things, we'll have to wait for approval from above! But don't worry. The Detective Bureau is a special department now. They wouldn't dare hold us up!" Secretary Wang said confidently.

"Oh." Su Li nodded indifferently. As long as he got the Guidance Technique, everything would be fine!

"You two, work hard! Once you've accumulated enough merit, you'll be able to apply for a Gene Blueprint and become a Super-class Superhuman like Director Ye!" Secretary Wang said with a smile resembling that of a pyramid-scheme salesperson.

"By then, you'll have reached the pinnacle of life!"

"Then, Secretary Wang, what is our job?" Xia Ke asked.

"Hehe, don't rush. You two can't handle any of the Detective Bureau's current business yet. You're still in the beginner training period... Besides, I still need to think about it!"

Just as Secretary Wang was deep in thought, Ye Mohan's voice suddenly came from outside. "Xiao Wang—"

"Coming!"

The instant she heard that voice, Secretary Wang stood ramrod straight and hurried out.

Su Li: "..."

A moment later, Secretary Wang appeared again, but this time she wore a hurried expression.

"The Director wants me to go out with her. You two can guard the place today. If someone comes, have them wait here first—"

After hurriedly giving them a string of instructions, Secretary Wang quickly ran out.

"What about the Breathing Technique?" Su Li called loudly.

"I'll send it to you later. Remember not to share it with anyone, or the consequences will be very serious!"

"..."

"It feels kind of awkward..." Xia Ke said.

"What's awkward about it? Since no one is here at the Detective Bureau, the two of us are in charge. Come on, let's inspect the place first!"

"Inspect?"

"Er, I mean, take a look around!"

"Mm."