An innocent man's treasure is his crime

A spirited young man had extended a sincere invitation to him, a fellow youth who had spent ten years living with a disability.

Lin Qiye could no longer remember how many scornful looks he had endured.

Vivid images surfaced before his eyes: gleaming medals, friends laughing together, and the loneliness of walking alone.

For an instant, Lin Qiye suddenly realized that, in some ways, this fellow named Wang Quan resembled him. But the other young man's life was far too spectacular.

It was the kind of dazzling life that seemed to come with cheat codes.

Was he envious?

It would have been a lie to say he wasn't.

Soon, a gentle smile eclipsed all that enviable glamour, followed by ten years of unwavering care and reminders. The person who always put on a brave face was his aunt.

If anything in this world could soothe the heart, it was the warmth of family.

Of course, his younger cousin, who did so well in school, needed him too, as did their clever little black dog.

Lin Qiye no longer felt envious.

He had a family. He couldn't leave them.

"Sorry. Your life is exciting, but my home is full of warmth!"

"My aunt spent ten years looking after me while I was disabled, and my cousin does well in school. Now that I can finally see, it's my turn to stay by their side and repay them."

"Gods, Night Watchers, whatever-I want to be with my family!"

Every word Lin Qiye spoke was heartfelt. None of it could interest him. All he wanted was his family; he carried far too much guilt in his heart.

"You... sigh..."

"A god's agent is incredibly valuable. If you joined the Night Watchers, your achievements would be no less impressive than young Wang's!"

"And our benefits are excellent. Your family would have a better life!"

Unwilling to give up, Zhao Kongcheng earnestly tried to persuade him.

Wang Quan said nothing. He had already said everything he could. Everyone was their own person, with their own aspirations. There was no forcing it.

"Do you know something, mister?" Lin Qiye looked out the window, a faint sadness in his voice. "My aunt's health is poor, and my cousin is too young. I need to take care of them!"

"You're heroes. You're great people. But all I want to protect is my..."

"Family!"

Zhao Kongcheng fell silent. Every family had its own troubles, and he understood that all too well.

"All right!"

"Then I have one last question."

"If there's no problem, all you'll need to do is sign a confidentiality agreement!"

"What is it?"

"Some gods are good, some are evil, and some are neutral. Every god's agent has to carry out something for their god!"

"So what instructions or mission did Michael give you?"

"Does he want to destroy humanity or help it?"

Lin Qiye shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "I don't know!"

"He didn't say anything!"

"Huh?" Zhao was a little surprised. He figured Michael was probably a neutral god. If he were an evil god, the higher-ups would have already issued orders to eliminate his agent.

Besides, members of the Special Squad were right here in Cangnan. There was no need for him to worry about it.

"Anything else you want to ask?" Lin Qiye was getting anxious. If he didn't go home soon, his aunt would worry.

"No!"

"Good!"

"I'll sign the confidentiality agreement!"

With that, Lin Qiye prepared to leave.

"Why don't you think it over again?"

Zhao Kongcheng made one last attempt to fight his disappointment, but remembering that this child shouldered responsibilities beyond his years, he sat back down. He never voiced those words.

Seeing Zhao looking rather dejected, Wang Quan reassured him, "Everyone has their own path. You can't force them!"

"Even though it was your mission, Uncle Zhao, you still let him go, didn't you?"

"Strictly speaking, a god's agent shouldn't have a choice!"

"You're still too softhearted!"

"Hahaha, you're making me sound better than I am!" Zhao Kongcheng chuckled.

Soon, the two checked out and left as well. Zhao Kongcheng returned to the Peace Office.

As for Wang Quan...

His figure flashed, and with the Jujutsu skill Blue, he caught up to Lin Qiye in an instant.

The so-called Limitless technique could be understood as shrinking a stretch of distance infinitely, without end. When that concept was applied to a particular area of real space, it effectively compressed vast distances into inches.

There were still a few things he needed to explain-or rather, a warning he needed to give.

Lin Qiye was strolling beneath the streetlights when a chill suddenly ran down his spine. Without any warning, that fellow named Wang Quan popped up right in front of him.

Teleportation again!

He immediately complained, "Dude, could you stop appearing and disappearing like a ghost?"

"Don't bother trying to convince me. I don't want to join you!"

Standing beneath the streetlight, Wang Quan silently peeled off a candy wrapper, then held the lollipop out to Lin Qiye. His voice was utterly calm, yet it made Lin Qiye's heart lurch.

"Tell me, if I wanted to kill a few people, could you stop me?"

At those words, Lin Qiye's eyes went wildly wide. Without another word, he threw a punch at Wang Quan's face. Strangely, no matter how hard he pushed, his fist remained motionless.

At that moment, his rage-filled fist was only an inch from Wang Quan.

"You bastard!"

"Don't you dare!"

"If you dare hurt my family, I'll fight you to the death!"

Lin Qiye felt that Wang Quan was threatening him, and he was furious.

Somehow, the lollipop had already been stuffed into Lin Qiye's mouth. He hadn't even noticed when Wang Quan moved.

In an instant, he understood. If this bastard wanted to act, there was no way he could stop him.

A sense of helplessness immediately welled up inside him.

That was right. This world wasn't peaceful, and there were things even the law couldn't control.

The atmosphere turned ice-cold.

Then, unexpectedly, Wang Quan laughed, clutching his stomach.

"Hahahaha!"

"Look how scared you are!"

"I'm one of the good guys!"

"Besides, I was only asking you a question!"

Lin Qiye: "???"

There was nothing funny about that question.

"Could you stop me?"

"No!" Lin Qiye answered honestly. Having confirmed that Wang Quan meant no harm, he spoke much more calmly.

"Do you know how many assassination attempts I faced when I first joined the Special Squad?" Wang Quan asked with a smile.

"How the hell would I know?"

"On one mission, ten people came to kill me!"

"Holy shit!"

"And you still didn't fucking die!" Lin Qiye grumbled resentfully.

Wang Quan gave the kid a backhanded slap, then showed off. "Of course!"

"I killed them instead!"

"Then I hunted down their people everywhere, until they didn't dare send assassins after me anymore!"

"Well?"

"Badass, right?"

"So impressive!" Lin Qiye clapped with obvious indifference.

Wang Quan: "..."

Why are my hands itching to hit someone?

"So..." Lin Qiye spread his hands. "You caught up with me just to show off?"

"No!" Wang Quan shook his head. "There's an organization called the Ancient God Church that specifically targets gods' agents like you. They're a bunch of anti-human lunatics. There's nothing they won't do!"

"You're a god's agent!"

"That isn't your fault, but I want to warn you..."

"If you stay with your family, they're bound to end up facing the same endless pursuit as you!"

"This isn't a joke. I have a friend who's also a god's agent. People have been trying to assassinate him for quite a while."

His expression grave, Wang Quan raised a hand and patted Lin Qiye's shoulder. Then he walked past him and gradually vanished into the night, leaving behind an old saying:

"An innocent man's treasure is his crime!"

"You understand what our ancestors meant by that!"

Lin Qiye turned back, his pupils contracting sharply. The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became. He murmured, "If someone like him wanted to kill..."