Chapter 229: 248. Coincidence and Crisis
Besides a few questions involving basic common knowledge, the officer also asked several questions about transcendent abilities that did not concern Xu Zhi's privacy. Coincidentally, Xu Zhi had never received any transcendent education in the real world either. The only thing she knew about circuits was what she had heard from Doctor Zhuang, and even then, she merely knew that such a thing existed.
After several rounds of probing, Xu Zhi's performance was flawless.
The thing was, she was not entirely acting. Her ignorance was genuine; it had a quality that could not be faked.
Retrieving the surveillance footage took some time. After all, this was the lower district, where much of the technology was less convenient than in the upper districts. Not long afterward, Doctor Zhuang's testimony was delivered to the officer, along with several printed images from when Xiao Man had used her transcendent ability to scan Xu Zhi's injuries, as well as Doctor Zhuang's statement.
The female officer first reviewed the "medical record" and statement provided by Doctor Zhuang, then revealed a hint of surprise. She had not expected Xu Zhi's so-called injury to be this severe. That practically ruled out the possibility that it had been self-inflicted, because if she had stayed in the rain even a little longer, or if anything had gone wrong while she was being brought home, she would have died on the spot.
Not to mention that even after being taken home, she could have faced all manner of accidents. At the time, Xu Zhi had truly been hanging on by a thread; the slightest gust of wind could have snuffed her out.
So who would be so vicious toward a transcendent of the [Lamp] attribute? And whom had this seemingly well-behaved girl offended?
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