Trigger

In Xiao He's view, Yue Feng was a fairly straightforward person, even a bit naive. Of course, his violent tendencies were indeed a serious problem, but the most serious issue was his insubordination. In relevant institutions, the most important thing was to obey orders and follow commands; otherwise, no matter how capable one was, they would only be classified as a dangerous person.

"Your evaluation level is too low; we can't let you Special Response Department just like that," Cui Man said, arms crossed. "However, considering that your violence was justified, I'm personally willing to vouch for you and give you a probationary period. During the probationary period, you must continue to live here in prison; you will only be taken out for missions. If you perform well during the probationary period, I will consider making you a full-fledged employee."

"What if I run into problems during my probation period?" Yue Feng countered.

"Then you'll be locked up here indefinitely until we find a way to suppress Superpower." Cui Man frowned as she spoke. Yue Feng waved his hand, impatiently interrupting her, "I mean, what will happen to you, the one who vouched for me?"

"Suspension, or worse, dismissal," Cui Man replied casually.

"Sister Man!" Xiao He frowned immediately, "Isn't this... a bit much?"

"There's always a risk involved," Cui Man said with a smile, touching his face. "Initially, the higher-ups weren't entirely in favor of having you and White Marsh as the core members, but I stepped forward to vouch for you. And you haven't let me down, have you?"

"But he..." Xiao He hesitated.

Yue Feng chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would let a woman take the blame for me. I'll sign this agreement."

Cui Man nodded. "You can stay here for now. I'll bring you the agreement later."

Yue Feng pointed at Xiao He and laughed, "Yinglong, huh? Good lad, I like you."

"Sorry, I have a girlfriend. She's very cute," Xiao He replied casually.

Yue Feng was stunned for a moment, then coughed and spat.

Although he didn't know why, Xiao He felt that Yue Feng was the kind of person who kept his word and would keep his promise.

On the way back, Cui Man took Xiao He's arm and smiled, "Alright, today's task is complete. Go back and keep working hard on your Plastic Decomposition problem! Our country's researchers have been incredibly excited these past few days; they're still waiting for your follow-up data."

"I understand." Xiao He sighed. Cui Man patted his shoulder. "Look at our Yinglong, he's skilled in both literature and martial arts."

"But Sister Man, do you really need to vouch for that person?" Xiao He frowned. "I know he might not seem that bad, but... going this far, isn't it?"

"Your sister did this for you, silly boy." Cui Man cupped his face and rubbed it.

"Me?" Xiao He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why for me?"

"Look, he's very powerful, isn't he?" Cui Man countered. "When he was 'Lin Tiannan,' your enhancement was very high, because to defeat him, your Superpower would have been upgraded to the point where you could defeat him head-on."

"Yes, so..." Xiao He raised an eyebrow, then suddenly understood. "Oh--! You want him to..."

"That's right, I want him to be your 'Trigger'." Cui Man nodded. "He's not entirely bad, but he's not completely good either. There's no one more suitable to be your Trigger, right? With him around, aside from special abilities like Psychokinesis and flight, you can at least have strong physical abilities and defense, and you can utilize your skills."

"I see..." Xiao He suddenly realized. "Then, the Mutant Prison..."

"It wasn't built for you, but now it's serving another purpose for you." Cui Man winked at him slyly. "As long as there's a 'Lin Tiannan' present, you can trigger a Superpower. As we keep arresting more 'Lin Tiannan' and imprisoning them, the types of abilities that can trigger your Superpower will also increase. We'll record these 'Lin Tiannan' who can trigger your specific Superpower, try to persuade them to cooperate, and then..."

Cui Man clapped her hands. "So you can essentially control your Superpower, right? That way we don't need to worry about the enemy's identity anymore. Each time we face a different enemy, we can arrange one or more 'Lin Tiannan' in prisons to trigger your Superpower, depending on the enemy's abilities. You can handle any situation."

Xiao He understood: "Lin Tiannan" is like different weapons, which can be sent to him in different situations to trigger different Superpower. The more "Lin Tiannan" he has, the stronger he becomes, so it doesn't matter whether the enemy is called "Lin Tiannan" or not.

This method might not work for special enemies like "Typhoon" or "Earthquake," which require a significant increase in his ability ceiling. In those cases, they could simply name "Typhoon" or "Earthquake" and modify them.

Therefore, his ability becomes a guaranteed and controllable Superpower!

The thought excited Xiao He: So this trashy Superpower is finally not trash anymore!?

"Sister Man, you're a genius..." Xiao He opened his arms to Cui Man.

"Oh, I know," Cui Man said with a smile, giving him a big hug and then winking at him. "I've got your back, don't worry. The situation like when we arrested Xia Yu will never happen again, I promise."

"Yes, I believe you." Xiao He nodded, realizing that he really liked this woman.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go home and rest today," Cui Man said with a smile, patting his shoulder.

When they returned, they were driven back in an SUV from the Special Response Department. Xia Yu said goodbye to him before they parted.

"Goodbye, Brother Xiao." Xia Yu waved to him and smiled.

"Hmm, don't spoil your brother too much. If you can't bear to beat him, tell me, and I'll do it. I can't beat him to the point of not killing him but also teaching him a lesson." Xiao He waved to her.

Xia Yu just smiled sweetly, "Goodnight, Brother Xiao. And please say hello to Wanqing for me."

After getting off the car, Xiao He rushed home, worried that Ye Wanqing would wait too long alone.

Right now, Ye Wanqing is at home, hugging her pillow, feeling a little unhappy.

"So quiet..." Ye Wanqing muttered softly, reaching out to Tuantuan, and the kitten bit her without a word.

"Oh, let me pet you!" Ye Wanqing said, displeased, putting her hand in her sleeve and extending it to Tuantuan. The kitten immediately pounced and started biting.

While playing with Tuantuan, Ye Wanqing glanced at Xiao He's dark room and suddenly felt a little lonely. She then looked at the front door of the house and became increasingly anxious.

"It's the same as when I went home for National Day..." Ye Wanqing muttered anxiously, pounding the pillow in her arms.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Tuantuan immediately left her and ran to the shoe cabinet by the door to wait.

Ye Wanqing also perked up her ears, looking at the doorway with some anticipation.

But as the footsteps faded into the distance, she sighed in disappointment and picked up the remote, listlessly changing channels.

"Why aren't you back yet, you stinky pig..." Ye Wanqing complained. "You've been gone for so long, an hour and a half already. You promised you'd be back soon... What kind of boyfriend leaves his girlfriend alone in an empty house for so long..."

But no sooner had she finished speaking than the door clicked open, and Tuan Tuantuan stood on the shoe cabinet, meowing as she greeted them.

"Little Pufferfish, I bought some fruit. Do you want some? There are cherry tomatoes, apples, and..." Xiao He said as he changed his shoes, and when he looked up, he found Ye Wanqing already standing in front of him.

Why did I come to greet him? Am I a cat? Ye Wanqing silently berated herself.

"Want some?" Xiao He handed over the bag. "If you want some, I'll go wash it."

"Hmph!" Ye Wanqing raised her hand and punched him, though she didn't know why she did it.

"What's wrong?" Xiao He asked innocently. Ye Wanqing thought about it and realized she might indeed be being unreasonable, so she softened and muttered softly, "I'll eat the cherry tomatoes..."

"Then I'll go wash them," Xiao He replied. Ye Wanqing snatched the bag from his hand. "I'm coming! You don't cook, how would you know how to wash these things? You need to soak them in water with a little salt, and then rinse them again."

"Alright, alright, you come here," Xiao He replied, handing over the cherry tomatoes.

Ye Wanqing came to the kitchen and breathed a sigh of relief as she washed the cherry tomatoes, "Finally back."

It was already past 11 p. m., and she was actually quite sleepy, but she had been very uneasy and dared not sleep when Xiao He was not around. Now that Xiao He was back, she suddenly became much more alert and couldn't fall asleep.

"Why did you suddenly decide to buy fruit?" After washing the cherry tomatoes, Ye Wanqing asked as she popped one into Xiao He's mouth.

Xiao He mumbled, "I just happened to see an old lady selling things by the roadside so late, and I felt sorry for her, so I bought all the leftovers so she could go home and rest early."

"The intention was good, but the quality of these fruits isn't very good..." Ye Wanqing muttered, glancing at him sideways.

"Sigh, what can I do? Those were the leftovers," Xiao He sighed, heading towards the bathroom. "I'm going to take a shower. By the way, why are you still up so late? It's past eleven."

"I... I saw a pretty good movie, and I've been watching it ever since," Ye Wanqing said, pursing her lips.

"Oh? What movie? Can you recommend one?" Xiao He asked curiously.

Why do you keep asking! How annoying! Ye Wanqing glared at him. "You don't watch domineering CEO type movies!"

"All you do all day is watch those things..." Xiao He frowned, took a change of clothes, and went into the bathroom.

As soon as the door closed, Ye Wanqing stuck her tongue out at him fiercely, then stomped back to her room, lay down on the bed, hugged her pillow, and breathed a long sigh of relief: Now I can finally sleep peacefully.

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