Captain Li Ying, Protecting His Own Power!

In the hospital room.

From the [Psionic Plainclothes Badge] pinned to Qi Xun's shoulder, Li Ying's urgent voice rang out again:

"Wang Zhong, Wang Zhong, answer me quickly!"

"How are you doing right now?"

Li Ying's urgent voice jolted Wang Zhong and Qi Xun, who had been lost in their own thoughts, back to reality.

"Detective Li Ying, there's one of our own people holding me captive and telling me to be a decoy and a scapegoat. Help!"

From the hospital bed, Wang Zhong quickly raised his head and spoke rapidly into the [Psionic Plainclothes Badge] in front of him: "Detective, this guy has murderous intent towards me. He's very likely an accomplice of the suspect! He's also trying to shut off this badge!"

"Bastard!"

Qi Xun, who had only just reacted, suddenly reached out towards the [Psionic Plainclothes Badge] on his shoulder, appearing to want to manually deactivate it.

Unfortunately, a stern voice that followed interrupted Qi Xun's action: "Stop. I don't care which department you're from, but this Wang Zhong is my subordinate, Li Ying. As long as he hasn't committed a crime, you have no right to detain him!"

"I'm coming over now. Until then, you'd better not deactivate the badge, or I'll report it to the relevant authorities to have you arrested!"

"Click."

Beside him.

Hearing the stern voice's threat, Qi Xun's expression shifted repeatedly. He seemed unwilling, but in the end, he could only reluctantly lower his clenched right hand. He then glared fiercely at Wang Zhong.

He couldn't understand why his [Psionic Plainclothes Badge], which he had clearly deactivated, had been reactivated by this unofficial member's command. However, he knew very well that his plan to find a scapegoat was now impossible.

"Buzz!"

At the same time, Wang Zhong diverted a portion of his mental energy and poured the rest into the [Mechanical Firearm] held in Qi Xun's hand.

Mechanical firearms, like this one, were also mechanical creations, so Wang Zhong could communicate with this [Mechanical Firearm]...

After all, Wang Zhong was afraid that the [Mechanical Firearm] in Qi Xun's hand might suddenly discharge... in which case, he would truly be finished!

Fortunately, Qi Xun's madness did not exceed Wang Zhong's expectations.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Qi Xun did not make any further excessive moves. Instead, he retracted the [Mechanical Firearm] pointed at Wang Zhong, sat down on the sofa in the hospital room, and stared gloomily at Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong showed no reaction. He lay quietly on the hospital bed, waiting for his superior, Li Ying, to arrive.

On the sofa.

"That's strange. I clearly remember deactivating the badge, but why did it react?"

As he pondered, Qi Xun's indifferent face turned towards Wang Zhong: "Could it be? This brat is up to something?"

For Qi Xun, besides this possibility, he couldn't think of any other unexpected factors.

However, Qi Xun had investigated all of Wang Zhong's information before. The other party was just a psionic who had awakened [Level 1 Psionic Talent]. Apart from being able to use some psionics to strengthen his physique, he had no other special abilities.

"Damn it, I won't forget this debt so easily!"

Thinking to himself, Qi Xun shifted his attention to how to deal with Detective [Li Ying].

Li Ying was a Level 3 Psionic Warrior and also a [Psionic Plainclothes Detective] in the city. The strength and authority he possessed were not something a [Level 2 Psionic Warrior] like Qi Xun could compare to.

More than twenty minutes later.

A middle-aged man with a stern face and a beard on his chin walked forcefully into the hospital room where Wang Zhong was.

Stomp. Stomp.

As soon as he entered, Li Ying, dressed in a brown suit, first observed Wang Zhong. Finding that the latter had not suffered any injuries, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He then quickly walked up to Qi Xun, looked down at him, and said angrily: "Qi Xun, you've detained my subordinate without authorization. You owe me an explanation for this!"

"Heh heh, Captain Li, you've misunderstood."

"I didn't detain your subordinate; I needed your subordinate to investigate some matters..."

"The investigation is complete now. You can take him away."

Qi Xun, sitting on the sofa, looked up and said to Li Ying with a smile.

He paused, looked at the ashen-faced Li Ying, and added: "After all, the detention was less than twenty-four hours, so it doesn't count as detention. Besides, I brought your injured subordinate to the hospital for treatment."

"You should be thanking me!"

"Qi Xun, you bastard, don't think I don't know you like to find people to take the blame for you..."

Seeing Qi Xun's indifferent demeanor, Li Ying's eyes widened, and he rolled up his sleeves, ready to teach Qi Xun a lesson.

Who knew that at this moment, Wang Zhong's劝诫 (persuasive) voice came: "Captain, he's playing word games and rules here. Honest people like us can't win against him. Besides, I'm fine. Let's just let this matter go..."

"Heh heh."

Hearing Wang Zhong's words of easy surrender, Qi Xun glanced at Wang Zhong coldly and chuckled disdainfully.

"Wang Zhong... don't worry! I won't let this matter go!"

Li Ying seemed to take Wang Zhong's words to heart, but in the end, he clenched his right fist, which glowed with specks of blue psionic energy, and said fiercely to Qi Xun, "Kid, I've got my eye on you. I'll keep tabs on this matter. If you dare retaliate against my subordinates afterward, I guarantee you won't get away with it."

Outside the hospital.

Wang Zhong got into Li Ying's hovercar. Before he could even get comfortable, he began to express his gratitude to Li Ying.

"Thank you, Captain. If it weren't for you, I probably would have been made a scapegoat..."

In the driver's seat of the hovercar, Li Ying shook his head dismissively and said, "You're my subordinate, Wang Zhong. You've been with me for over a year. No matter what, I have to look out for you..."

"And another thing!"

As he spoke, Li Ying seemed to recall something. He smacked Wang Zhong hard on the head with his right hand and said irritably, "You brat, I told you to follow me, but you refused. You only like doing this desk job and the safe guard work. This time, you almost lost your life."

"Cough, cough, thank you, Captain. I'll consider your offer... Oh, right, Captain, is this case very difficult?"

"Extremely difficult! It's said that the thieves not only stole numerous psionic fossils from the museum, but they also took the most important ancient artifact..."

"Oh, I see. So, Captain, I'm injured now. Can I take sick leave?"

"Alright, I'll give you three days off, kid. You should probably get out of here for a few days..."

"Then, Captain, is this leave paid or unpaid?"

"Get lost! Of course, it's paid leave. You're injured this time, so you'll naturally get paid time off..."

Half an hour later.

Wang Zhong returned to the rented room he had.

At this moment, holding the mechanical phone he had used for many years in his right hand, he couldn't help but think, "If this case is really as the Captain described, then whether it's me or the people around me, we're all in danger..."

"Therefore, the only thing I can do now is place my hope in this cheat system."

"At the very least, it should allow me to have the strength to protect myself."

[Level 1 Psionic Warrior].

This power is still too weak.

If he, Wang Zhong, had the same strength as his boss Li Ying, then Qi Xun wouldn't have dared to touch him.