Shen Ming followed Shen Yuan downstairs. It was only after they got into the black government car that he finally couldn't hold back his question:
"That girl... she should be all right, shouldn't she?"
He had only met Jiang Mian once, but the impression she'd made on him was incredibly deep.
The second time she'd been taken to the station, Shen Ming had already been transferred back to headquarters to work with Shen Yuan, so he hadn't run into her.
But he'd carefully looked into her file and what had happened to her since.
Honestly, the girl had been through so much in such a short time. After awakening by accident, she'd adapted at an astonishing speed. She could even go outside the city to kill Calamities now.
He couldn't help admiring her.
For an ordinary person who'd grown up inside the high walls, she was already remarkably brave.
At that, Shen Yuan glanced at him but didn't answer right away.
His gaze wasn't stern, but Shen Ming instinctively sat up straighter, like a student caught unprepared by a teacher.
"Xiaoming, what do you think?"
Instead of answering Shen Ming's question, he asked one of his own.
"I..."
Shen Ming gathered his thoughts.
"She seemed more confident than before she awakened, which is normal. But when she heard about the Third-tier Calamity, her worried, frightened expression didn't seem fake either."
In his view, even though Jiang Mian had gained some combat ability, it was perfectly normal to react that way when faced with a Calamity far stronger than herself, one lurking in the shadows.
After all, fear was instinctive for living things...
"Think again. Anything unusual?"
"Unusual?"
At that, he thought it over carefully.
"The bracelet on her wrist... it should be made from Radiance crystal, right? It looks pretty