Vacation Over, No More Internal Strife!

Five days of vacation passed in the blink of an eye.

As newlyweds, Qin Annian and Han Xi had surprisingly not seen each other during that time.

Aside from eating, drinking, and sleeping, Qin Annian spent all his time cultivating in the Practice Room;

Han Xi had worked overtime at the Security Bureau for five consecutive days and had yet to return home.

"Another benefit of improving Life Development Power is that it lets you outwork everyone else more effectively."

"Every senior official in the Federal Government has had considerable Life Development Power."

For example, Mayor Qian, who had been particularly popular lately, had 523 points of Life Development Power listed in his official records.

However.

Since taking office, he had cultivated an image of being down-to-earth and close to the people, causing many citizens to subconsciously overlook that fact.

Qin Annian looked at the tester's screen:

15.2.

"These past few days, I focused on martial techniques, so I cut my Standing Posture training time in half."

Qin Annian felt that he had now entered a phase of gradual accumulation, where steady drops could wear through stone.

"Standing Posture cultivation is the foundation of martial arts."

"By clarifying one's heart and seeing one's true nature, one may behold the light of the soul, enter the Spirit Sea, draw upon the Force of Creation, and elevate and evolve life itself."

Even though the Federation had entered the interstellar age and technology had flourished.

It still had not uncovered the true nature of the Spirit Sea.

This kind of mind-over-matter power was difficult to grasp.

When reflected in reality.

Standing Posture cultivation generally followed a pattern of "painstaking accumulation—encountering an opportunity and rapidly improving—then continuing the painstaking accumulation."

However.

Some people accumulated for their entire lives without ever encountering an opportunity, only to end up with nothing.

Others rapidly improved and earned the name of genius, yet failed to break through their next accumulation phase and eventually faded into obscurity.

Even so.

For Qin Annian to have increased his Life Development Power by so much in such a short time, he truly deserved to be called a "monster."

"Trouble them to stretch out the time frame and update my records in batches."

"It's enough to maintain my label as a genius."

Taking a high-energy nutritional meal from the refrigerator, Qin Annian sat in the dining room, eating dinner while scrolling through his Personal Terminal.

He had not been blindly cultivating behind closed doors these past few days.

At this time every day, he would use the internet to keep up with the changes in Taiyu City.

On the first day of the vacation.

Security Bureau Director Zhang Qifeng appeared on a program.

With a firm and unmistakable stance, he voiced his support for Mayor Qian's Old District redevelopment project.

To promote Taiyu City's development and pave the way for revitalizing its stagnant economy.

The Security Bureau would spare no effort in clearing away every obstacle.

That night.

More than a hundred bloody clashes erupted in the Old District.

The Operations Division deployed half its squads, standing ready outside the Old District.

They kept the unrest contained within the Old District.

On the second day of the vacation.

The directors of various City Government departments were jointly invited onto a program.

They struggled to cope with the host's pointed questions.

All they could do was pat their chests and promise that corresponding policies would soon be formulated.

So that the Old District redevelopment could proceed smoothly.

To that end.

The Finance Bureau had already begun preparing a fund of thirty million Federation Credits as relocation compensation for Old District residents.

That day.

Taiyu City's construction market boomed.

On the third and fourth days of the vacation.

The gang wars within the Old District grew increasingly intense, and the Assault Team entered the Old District several times to disperse the crowds.

Yet while these gang members fought one another to the death, they shared a united stance toward the Security Bureau.

The moment the Assault Team entered, informants tipped them off.

Upon receiving the news, the gang members who had been fighting moments before immediately scattered, leaving the Assault Team empty-handed.

"The major event today was that Xu Laosan and Ge Qingwang were jointly transferred to the Legal Bureau for prosecution."

"The Blood Blade Gang and the Azure Dragon Society have completely fallen apart."

"But when one whale falls, all things thrive."

Having absorbed the members of those two major gangs, many smaller gangs were growing wildly.

It was also on that day.

Qin Annian was added to several Security Bureau chat groups.

[Second-term Shen Mingqiang: @Everyone, let's all welcome Peace Officer Qin Annian!]

In an instant.

This group called "Security Bureau Peace Officer Family" became lively.

The Peace Officers had mixed feelings about the arrival of Qin Annian, the fiercest newcomer.

The second probationary officer to become permanent, a fist technique genius, someone whose Life Development Power had risen by two points in two months, who had solved the Old District case in the most unexpected way possible and lit the fuse on the powder keg.

And in the end.

He had even voluntarily applied to have the Old District assigned as his patrol district.

Amid the flood of welcomes, Qin Annian sent a polite clasped-hands emoji.

The groups that had invited Qin Annian in, such as "Fist Technique Enthusiasts" and "North City Peace Officer Group," were also welcoming their newcomer.

However.

Qin Annian merely responded to all of them with a simple emoji.

His attention settled on the group with the fewest members.

"Old District Peace Officer Group."

"There are only five people including me."

[First-term veteran Zhang Guoming: @Qin Annian, welcome, Peace Officer Qin Annian.]

[Peace Officer Lin Qi: Welcome, great genius Qin!]

[Peace Officer Zhao Qinglin: Peace Officer Qin, you've got it easy. You don't start work until tomorrow.]

[First-term veteran Zhang Guoming: @Peace Officer Zhao Qinglin, what do you mean, easy or not easy? We're all working hard to maintain order in Taiyu City.]

From that brief exchange, Qin Annian understood how they felt about him.

"Why does this Zhao Qinglin hold a grudge against me?"

They had not even crossed paths before today.

Before Qin Annian could think further.

Zhang Guoming sent him a friend request.

"Hello, Peace Officer Qin."

"Don't take Zhao Qinglin's words to heart. Actually, aside from you, all of us were chosen by Miss Ju Zi and had no choice but to come to the Old District."

Qin Annian immediately understood, then sent a message in the group:

[I cultivated for five days. It really was quite comfortable.]

For a moment.

Both the Old District Peace Officer Group and his chat window with Zhang Guoming fell completely silent.

Qin Annian was merely stating the truth.

After awakening the memories of his past life, he had decided to become someone who never suffered from internal strife.

Security Bureau.

Zhang Guoming stared at the group chat history, the corner of his eye twitching nonstop.

It was easy to foresee.

Although their districts would be adjacent in the future, there was no chance they would be united or help one another.

"Tsk!"

Having witnessed Qin Annian's razor-sharp edge.

Zhang Guoming clicked his tongue and forced himself to say to Qin Annian:

"Peace Officer Qin."

"Someone asked me to pass along a message. Director Zhang from our Security Bureau's Equipment and Logistics Management Division wants to meet you."

Qin Annian raised an eyebrow, recalling something.

Equipment and Logistics Management Division, surname Zhang?

Right.

On the morning of the assessment, he had seen that name while passing the notice board.

"Her name was Zhang Xiaoqian, right?"

"Hm?"

"That lunatic?"

Qin Annian recalled the person who had suddenly messaged him five days ago, saying she was giving him an opportunity to pledge loyalty to her, only for him to block her.

Where did she get such arrogance and superiority?

"Not interested."

Qin Annian did not discriminate against disabled people.

But he would not indulge someone with something wrong with her head who had come looking for trouble with him.

He put away his Personal Terminal and cleared the dishes from the table.

"Time to rest."

"Tomorrow will be my first day on the job as a Peace Officer."

"Who should I find to keep helping me take another swing?"

With anticipation.

Qin Annian peacefully drifted off to sleep.