The Fire Is Out

Hum!

A firefighting helicopter swept over the head of Chen Qintao, stirring up a gust of wind as it dropped nearly five tons of fire-extinguishing water from a low altitude.

Splash!

The tongues of fire were extinguished by the water, which had been treated with special chemicals, making it difficult for them to reignite.

"Move!"

"Faster!"

Eighty percent of the Intelligence and Technical Support Team's current tasks were dedicated to providing intelligence and technical support to Chen Qintao's Assault Team.

The firefighting helicopter carved out a path, and Chen Qintao and his men strode quickly toward the headquarters of the Iron Rod Gang.

"Captain Chen."

"Sky Net is recovering, though your signal may weaken once you enter the underground."

Outside the blockade of the Old District, within the temporarily constructed command center.

Except for Chief Zhang Qifeng, all the other experts from the Security Bureau were already prepared for battle.

The large screen was divided into eighty small windows, all displaying real-time video feeds from drones.

Members of the support team sat before their computers, their expressions focused as they conducted intelligence analysis.

"Captain Chen."

"We suspect we have located Peace Officer Qin."

"In an alley five kilometers north of the Iron Rod Gang, we have detected seventy-eight heat sources."

Logically speaking.

It was impossible for so many people to be gathered together in the Old District right now, unless they were surrounding and intercepting someone.

In the Southwest District, the only person who fit this criteria was Qin Annian.

"Planning your route now."

The Supply Ship adjusted its course, allowing Chen Qintao's squad to pick up Qin Annian along the way.

At this moment.

The high-level combatants of the Security Bureau who had arrived at the temporary command center not long ago also cast their gazes toward the screens.

Although there was a massive gap between their Life Development Power and that of Qin Annian, they were still somewhat curious about this boxing genius who had been making a name for himself lately.

The second temporary worker to be promoted to a permanent position, a boxing genius whose Life Development Power had increased by over two points in two months, and who had remained unscathed after being plotted against several times.

Isn't this person quite interesting?

"Unable to recognize his own strength, he only causes trouble."

"Do people nowadays think they are invincible just because they have a little talent?"

Wearing the latest model of power armor, Zhang Xiaoqian, the head of the Equipment and Logistics Management Division with a Life Development Power approaching 700 points, wore a mocking smile on her lips.

Everyone else present knew that Zhang Xiaoqian was speaking figuratively to criticize someone else.

With her neat short hair tied back, a deep black long case on her back, and dressed in a standard combat uniform, Han Xi's expression remained unchanged as she kept her eyes closed to rest.

"There are modified martial artists from the Cultivation Holders Association here, as well as gang members who have injected prohibited drugs."

"A genius with less than 15 points of Life Development Power will likely embarrass our Security Bureau."

"If he dies in there, the Security Bureau will become a laughingstock."

Zhang Xiaoqian looked at the screen and said coldly.

Everyone knew that Zhang Xiaoqian and Han Xi were competing for the position of the next head of the Operations Division.

They were also well aware that Zhang Xiaoqian had entered into a marriage alliance with the eldest son of the general manager of the Taiyu City branch of Lingyun Pharmaceuticals, and that the two families had joined forces to force the Security Bureau to change the selection criteria for the head of the Operations Division.

Generally speaking.

A branch manager of Lingyun Pharmaceuticals would not have that much influence.

However, since there was a member of the Betelgeuse United Council in his family background, the situation was entirely different.

Thus.

The most absurd selection criteria for the head of the Operations Division in the history of the Taiyu City Security Bureau was born.

"With the two families working together, the position of head of the Operations Division will surely fall into Zhang Xiaoqian's hands."

Almost everyone thought so.

But then, something happened that left those with hundreds of points of Life Development Power completely dumbfounded.

Han Xi actually got married?!

This mysterious, monstrously talented, and aloof celestial being who seemed untouched by the mundane world had actually gotten married?!

On the day Han Xi handed out wedding candies at the Security Bureau, those who received them were all stunned, feeling as if they had fallen into an illusion.

It wasn't until the sweet hard candy entered their mouths that they were certain this was really happening!

The selection criteria that had been painstakingly developed ended up serving no purpose at all.

Ever since the day Han Xi handed out wedding candies.

The conflict between Zhang Xiaoqian and Han Xi had become even more intense; to be precise, only Zhang Xiaoqian was exerting any effort, while Han Xi didn't pay her any mind at all.

"The fire is out!"

"The vision of Sky Net has been restored!"

After a brief moment of deathly silence in the temporary command center, the voice from the Supply Ship broke the stillness.

He tapped rapidly on his keyboard, quickly projecting the drone footage of the corresponding area onto the large screen.

Whoosh!

Firefighting water descended from the sky like a rushing celestial river.

Hiss!

The raging fire, radiating intense heat, immediately yielded, and one puddle after another appeared on the ground.

Chen Qintao's squad, having followed the helicopter's firefighting route, stood at the entrance of the alley with their pupils trembling in shock!

Boom!

The gun-blade swept across.

A gang member with a crazed expression collapsed into a pool of blood.

Ssh!

A modified warrior from the Cultivation Holders Association wielding a long blade seized this opportunity to slash at the young man's neck.

However.

After skillfully dodging the strike, the short spear thrust forward, pinning another approaching gang member to the alley wall. He then turned and closed in on the chest of the modified warrior from the Cultivation Holders Association.

One hand reached forward, snapping the warrior's modified mechanical arm that held the blade.

The other hand tapped lightly, crushing the warrior's larynx.

Swish!

The short spear was pulled out and thrust forward violently.

Sharp and carrying an unrivaled force, it was like a missile streaking across the sky, piercing through the bodies of several people in succession.

In just ten seconds, six people had fallen in the alley.

This was a one-sided slaughter, a massacre so cold and calculated that not a single ounce of energy was wasted!

In fact.

To a martial artist like Chen Qintao, this kind of killing had become an art form!

And it was precisely for this reason.

He and the team members he led stood frozen in place for a moment.

"Go."

The concise syllable carried an unquestionable tone.

Only then did Chen Qintao and the others notice that behind Qin Annian followed a boy carrying a young girl!

Coming back to his senses, Chen Qintao immediately issued an order, leading his team to charge forward.

Before long.

The few remaining modified warriors from the Cultivation Holders Association who could still stand were all lying on the ground, devoid of life.

Under the washing of the firefighting water, the blood formed a gurgling red stream that flowed out of the alley.

Qin Annian's right hand hung down, holding that short spear which remained as bright as new, unstained by a single drop of blood, his posture as upright as a pine.

At this moment.

Wisps of sunlight pierced through the thinning smoke and clouds, spilling down onto this spot.

The sky seemed to have brightened.

The moist, water-laden air even refracted a seven-colored rainbow!

Temporary command center.

Watching this scene transmitted in real-time by the drone, even the members of the support team couldn't help but stop their hands, subconsciously gaping at the screen.

Zhang Xiaoqian was like a noisy duck whose neck had been pinched, her eyes wide, yet she couldn't make a sound.

The other high-level combatants of the Security Bureau also wore expressions of varying shock.

Han Xi had opened her eyes at some point, her gaze falling upon the figure holding the short spear.

"That's the broken spear from the Chief's collection room, isn't it?"

The deathly silence was broken as someone stared fixedly at the weapon in Qin Annian's hand.