Heh Heh, Believed It! He Believed It!

[This Book is a Transmigration Marriage]

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"Name?"

"Jiang... Jiang Mian."

"Gender?"

"...Female."

Base City 144, West District Public Security Bureau.

Jiang Mian sat in the interrogation room, nervously clasping her hands, looking restless.

The public security officer in charge looked up and examined the young girl before him.

Her skin was fair with a rosy hue, her features delicate, but largely hidden by a pair of black-rimmed glasses.

Behind the lenses, a pair of watery, almond-shaped eyes were lowered, appearing quite demure.

Anyone looking at her would see a frightened, introverted, and timid good girl.

"Do you know why you were brought here?"

The public security officer's expression was stern, his voice not loud, but subconsciously carrying the harshness developed over years of work.

"I... I know."

Perhaps due to nervousness, Jiang Mian's voice trembled slightly. "I... shouldn't have gone to that kind of place..."

At this moment, the interrogation room door was pushed open, and another young public security officer in uniform entered carrying two cups of water, placing them in front of the two.

"Thank you..."

Jiang Mian whispered her thanks, picked up a paper cup, but didn't drink.

"Sit."

The public security officer sitting opposite Jiang Mian pulled out a chair, making room for him.

"Captain He."

The young public security officer greeted him and casually adjusted the recording device.

After sitting down, he spoke gently to Jiang Mian:

"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Shen Ming, and this is He Yi."

Shen Ming opened the notebook in his hand and nodded at Jiang Mian.

"Miss Jiang, next, we will be questioning you about your illegal purchase of controlled substances. Please answer truthfully."

Hearing this, Jiang Mian's heart stirred, and she secretly became more vigilant.

She had been in this world for a month now.

Before that, she was he, a good young man named Jiang Ming.

He had simply fallen on his way home, his vision went black, and when he woke up, he was in this world, having lost his beloved dragon.

This... could be considered a parallel world, and Jiang Mian corresponded to another self.

The cities in this world were called Base Cities, with high walls built around them to defend against the mist outside and the dangerous creatures lurking within.

In the society of this world, the existence of Awakened was common knowledge.

Before the age of eighteen, during the third year of high school, was the optimal time for Awakening, though one had to purchase an awakening potion themselves.

With official subsidies, although awakening potions were expensive, they were still within the financial reach of most people.

So, many people chose to take a gamble, and Jiang Mian was no exception.

She had previously saved money diligently, scraping it together, and only then managed to buy an awakening potion.

But unfortunately, she had no Sequence Potential and was just an ordinary person.

Until he became her.

On the night of that transmigration, she seemed to have merged with Jiang Mian's soul, completing her "Awakening."

Although her awakened ability ranked very high, she dared not reveal it, simply because...

She had not become an Awakened admired by all, but a Mutant that everyone avoided...

Here, awakened abilities were divided into Awakening Sequences and Calamity Sequences, each with five paths and 360 corresponding sequence abilities.

And what she had awakened to was Calamity Sequence 3, the [Calamity] path, [Doomsday].

The minds and bodies of Mutants would gradually mutate over time, drawing closer to the Calamities in the mist.

Whether it was leveling up or "supplementing nutrients," they needed to devour the cores of Calamities or even the flesh and blood of Awakened.

They were like the mentally ill among the Awakened, very unstable, and posed a significant threat to society.

Although the authorities did not execute them directly, they were strictly controlled, and special containment facilities were established.

But after being contained, where those people went was unknown, only occasionally releasing seemingly pleasant recovery footage.

Jiang Mian felt an inexplicable dread the first time she saw it.

So she wouldn't tell anyone about this.

But it seemed that because the nature of her ability was too violent, the mental invasion came quickly and fiercely.

A week after her Awakening, little dancing figures appeared before her eyes, and as time went on, incomprehensible babbling even echoed in her ears.

After that, came the obvious physical changes.

Jiang Mian could only desperately search for related information, and learned of an "Inhibitor" that could alleviate these symptoms.

However, it was extremely expensive and required special channels. She had no connections and couldn't afford it.

Jiang Mian had no choice but to settle for second best, searching the Black Market for imitation drugs with weaker effects, which led to today's situation.

"Tell me, student Jiang, why would a student like you go to a mobile Black Market?"

He Yi asked, his voice deep and carrying an inexplicable pressure.

"I..."

Jiang Mian lowered her head further, calculating how to get away with it.

Right now... her best weapon was this innocent-looking exterior.

She tried to recall all the sad things from both her lives, until a layer of mist covered her eyes. Only then did she raise her head as if she had made a decision.

Although it was a bit embarrassing... a true man knows when to bend and when to stand firm. Acting and playing pitiful was something she could do.

Jiang Mian looked at He Yi, as if intimidated by his sternness, and shrunk her neck, choking out:

"I... I used an awakening potion last month, but it failed. I... I'm not reconciled..."

Shen Ming's pen paused, and he looked up at the sobbing girl, a flicker of sympathy in his eyes.

In this era where Awakened were supreme, how many people placed all their hopes for the future on this one Awakening.

But the success rate of Awakening was only one in twenty. Every year, there were quite a few students who lost their mental balance due to failed Awakenings and resorted to extremes.

Some always held onto a sliver of luck, thinking they were just unlucky.

Because the official subsidy was only granted once, they would take risks to obtain uncertified products, willing to be swindled.

"Officer... I just heard that things in the Black Market can... stimulate potential, and I was blinded..."

Jiang Mian felt lucky in her heart. Fortunately, she had "wasted" a bit of money to buy an extra tube of fake medicine, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to make up a believable lie.

As for the imitation "Inhibitor"... she had used it directly after confirming it was effective.

Judging by the time, it should have been mostly digested by now. She had even used a scalper to buy it, so there was no way to trace it.

She had checked beforehand; among all the sequence abilities, there was no overpowered time-based ability.

If such a thing truly existed, how could such a master appear in this small Base City 144?

"I'm sorry... I didn't know it was a controlled substance. I really didn't know..."

She forced herself, and tears fell at the right moment.

This made her look exactly like an ordinary girl who had nowhere to turn and was filled with regret and helplessness.

He Yi fell silent for a moment.

Clearly, under Jiang Mian's onslaught, even an experienced security officer like him was having trouble coping.

Shen Ming, standing beside him, was even more so. Seeing Jiang Mian's state, he couldn't help but say:

"Captain He, I've checked her file. Her school records are good, and she has no prior offenses. She bought an awakening potion a month ago, but... her Awakening failed."

He glanced at Jiang Mian, hesitated for a moment, and continued his report:

"We also raided that Black Market den. Based on the materials and ledgers found in the warehouse, they were mainly producing and selling those low-quality auxiliary potions of all types."

He Yi listened to Shen Ming's report, his index finger tapping rhythmically on the table.

Her record was clean, her motive was plausible, and her confession was consistent with the physical evidence. It indeed seemed like just another common scam case that happened every year.

His expression softened slightly. After exchanging a look with Shen Ming, he nodded, his meaning clear: no major issues.

"Ahem."

He Yi cleared his throat, breaking the silence in the interrogation room.

"Jiang Mian, your actions constitute a violation of the law. However, considering this is your first offense and the circumstances are not severe, our handling of this matter this time is..."

He believed her. He actually believed her!

Jiang Mian rejoiced inwardly, but her expression, especially her eyes, remained unchanged.

After all... if you're going to act, you have to see it through to the end.

"A reprimand and education, and we will confiscate the contraband you purchased according to the law. You must never do this again in the future, understand?"

"I understand, I understand! Thank you, officer. I'll never dare to do it again!"

Jiang Mian, with a tearful voice, nodded repeatedly.

Seeing her like this, He Yi's tone softened unconsciously:

"According to regulations, we need to contact your family to pick you up and confirm the outcome of the xử lý. What is your family's contact information?"

Mentioning family, Jiang Mian's body stiffened slightly, and she murmured in a low voice:

"I... I have no family."