Unlocking Progress 02! Stumbling Block Plan!

Chapter 20: Progress Unlocked +0.2! The Stumbling Block Plan!

The stairwell on the first floor.

Wang Zhong, clad in a black cloak, crouched down and looked at the corpse of Xiao Zhe, who was sprawled on the stairs. He held a fruit knife, and with a flick of the blade, he gouged out one of the corpse's eyes.

Crack.

Instantly, with Wang Zhong's immense strength, a simple squeeze caused the silicone skin of the prosthetic eye to crack. Then, a precisely engineered mechanical prosthetic eye was held in the palm of his right hand.

"Gulp!"

At that very moment, a familiar feeling of intense craving resurfaced in Wang Zhong's heart.

This feeling of craving was not unfamiliar to Wang Zhong; he had felt the same way before when he encountered Mien's corpse.

"So, this prosthetic eye is what's causing my craving?"

"In that case, bring it on."

Thinking this, Wang Zhong didn't restrain the craving but allowed it to be fully unleashed.

Crackle!

The next second, a dazzling blue electrical energy appeared in the palm of Wang Zhong's right hand.

"Crackle!"

Visibly, threads of shimmering blue arcs flickered into existence in the palm of Wang Zhong's right hand. Then, these blue arcs rapidly exploded, spreading at a terrifying speed.

Finally, under Wang Zhong's curious gaze, the mechanical prosthetic eye he held in his palm was enveloped by the dazzling blue arcs, so bright they made it impossible to open one's eyes.

Crack.

A moment later.

The shimmering blue arcs, like swallows returning to their nest, converged towards Wang Zhong's right hand, finally disappearing into his body.

The mechanical prosthetic eye he had held in his right palm had also vanished.

"Boom!"

As the last threads of blue arcs returned to Wang Zhong's body, he clearly felt a coolness spread through him. Vaguely, threads of blue light, representing psionic energy, coursed through his body.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

Immediately, a strong heartbeat echoed clearly in Wang Zhong's ears, and a surge of even greater power coursed through his body.

However, the extent of this enhancement was not significant. Compared to his previous psionic feedback, it only reached about forty to fifty percent.

[Host: Wang Zhong]
[Clerical Position: Primary Saint]
[Companion Sacred Artifact: Mechanical God Book]
[Mechanical Remains: Electric Heart (Primary Mechanical), Electric Mechanical Right Eye (Right Eye)]
[Upgrade Progress: 1.2/6]

By the stairs.

"It seems the power contained within a mechanical right eye is still no match for the power contained within a mechanical heart..."

Snapping back to reality, Wang Zhong looked down at the corpse before him, now missing its right eye. After a moment's thought, he took out a bottle of developer from his person and poured it onto Xiao Zhe's right palm.

Sizzle.

After a sound filled with corrosive energy, a black tattoo of a cyber spider appeared on Xiao Zhe's right palm.

This black cyber spider tattoo was the mark of every [Sain Mechanical Killer] from the [Sain Mechanical Company], their symbol as assassins.

This developer could reveal the otherwise invisible [cyber spider tattoo].

This secret was an unexpected one that Wang Zhong discovered while monitoring Xiao Zhe.

Expose the assassins from the bureau.

Make the Sain Mechanical Company too busy to handle its own affairs.

This was Wang Zhong's plan, the [Stumbling Block Plan]!

After completing all this, Wang Zhong stood up, then walked directly past Xiao Zhe's corpse, which lay with its eyes wide open in death, and descended the stairs. Soon, his figure disappeared.

At the alley entrance.

Wang Zhong rode his electric scooter towards his rented room.

By the time Wang Zhong returned to his rented room, the time was exactly [9:05 AM].

After washing up and changing into new clothes for going out, Wang Zhong first browsed through his chat logs, and then, with an urgent look on his face, he hurried out of the rental apartment and headed towards their agreed-upon meeting spot.

Nine twenty-three.

Beside a barbecue stall.

Wang Zhong, dressed in a blue casual outfit, rode a small electric scooter and stopped near the barbecue stall.

After parking the electric scooter, Wang Zhong walked straight towards the barbecue stall. He casually chose a seat, then took out his phone and took a picture of the table number, sending it to Xiao Zhe.

[Wang Zhong: Image, Image.]

[Wang Zhong: Xiao Zhe, I've arrived at the barbecue stall. Why don't I see you? Have you set off?]

After doing all this, Wang Zhong took out his [Mechanical Phone A10] and started reading a novel with great interest.

Meanwhile.

Outside the residential building where Xiao Zhe was located.

A group of people wearing [Basic Psionic Battle Suits] had sealed off the entire building.

"Captain Li, we've already examined it. The spider tattoo on the deceased's palm wasn't temporary. It's been attached to the skin for at least five years."

A middle-aged man wearing a white scanning device on his face, looking like a forensic examiner, held a paper report and reported to Li Ying, who was standing at the entrance of the building's stairs.

"So, Xiao Zhe wasn't framed?"

"He really is a Sain Mechanical Killer from the [Sain Mechanical Company]?"

Hearing this, Li Ying, who had a black beard on his chin and was wearing a [Basic Psionic Battle Suit], looked up and said to the forensic examiner with a grim expression, "Are there any other clues at the scene?"

"Captain, I know this one. I found three clues."

At this moment, a woman who had just finished surveying the scene, looking valiant, strode forward and shouted proudly.

"Oh, Manni, tell me what you found!"

Hearing his beloved female disciple's words, Li Ying immediately became interested.

"First, there was a developing bottle placed next to Xiao Zhe. I investigated, and Xiao Zhe's right palm was covered in this developing solution. Therefore, I infer that this developing solution can reveal the tattoo on Xiao Zhe's palm..."

"Second, Xiao Zhe wasn't weak. I just tested him with this detection instrument, and the psionic strength within Xiao Zhe reached the level of a [Level 2 Psionic Warrior]..."

"I suspect he infiltrated our bureau with ulterior motives."

"..."

Clap, clap.

Listening to his beloved disciple's analysis, Li Ying's eyes lit up, and he applauded her, saying, "Not bad, not bad, Manni. Your analysis is indeed very reasonable, just like the conclusion I reached when I surveyed the scene..."

He paused and asked Manni curiously, "So, what is the third point you discovered?"

Uh!

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Manni's valiant and pretty face, and she said helplessly, "I don't know if this third point is related to the case, but through Xiao Zhe's phone, I found a line of text in his memo."

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