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As the title says, these chapters couldn't be deleted. Chapter 47 has been revised, so just go straight to Chapter 47.

Did Chen Xia really want to become an ally of justice?

Everyone below the stage could tell. They didn't even need to look; just from Chen Xia's listless voice, they could sense that he didn't.

Chen Xia didn't want to, either.

But he had been swept along by the world's will.

So be it.

He sighed helplessly, walked over to the seat bearing his name, and sat down listlessly. Even his eyes had dimmed a little.

After all, just now, he had said something that could destroy his Dao heart.

Of course, this Dao heart was only a metaphor. It wouldn't actually destroy his Dao heart, since Chen Xia didn't have one to begin with.

An old man then took the stage to deliver a speech. Presumably some official in a leadership position, he was reading out the achievements of the various Night Hawk members over the past month.

"C-rank Rainbow Rabbit, captured the C-rank ability user Black Tiger. Third-class merit."

"C-rank Blue Cat, killed the rampaging ability user Mask. Third-class merit."

"..."

The last person on this list of achievements was Chen Xia, who had killed Fire Man yesterday.

The old man looked up, glanced at Chen Xia sitting at the very back, practically shrinking beneath the table, and shook his head helplessly before continuing.

"E-rank Chen Xia, killed the rampaging ability user Fire Man. Third-class merit."

At these words, the Night Hawk members below the stage all turned toward Chen Xia, undisguised surprise in their eyes.

Fire Man had been on Night Hawk's wanted list, ranked as a C-rank ability user.

An E-rank newcomer could kill the C-rank Fire Man?

They didn't want to believe it.

Chen Xia had already vanished from sight, sliding all the way under the table.

"Meeting adjourned," the old man's voice rang out.

Chen Xia instantly stood, brimming with vigor, and headed for the door at top speed.

"Newcomer, wait!" a voice called out.

Chen Xia wanted to pretend he hadn't heard, but feared being rejected by the world's will again. Helplessly, he could only stop where he was, listless once more.

He hadn't expected one simple descent into the myriad worlds to do such damage to his "Dao heart."

The inspector walked over to Chen Xia, holding something shaped like an envelope, and said earnestly.

"You'll be going on a mission next."

Chen Xia's face fell, his lips stretching into a fake smile. His expression held three parts helplessness, four parts reluctance, and ninety-seven parts haggardness as he nodded in agreement. "All right."

It was hard to imagine all those expressions appearing on a single face.

The inspector smiled. "Don't worry. This mission is very simple, and you'll have a veteran guiding you."

"Come over here." The inspector beckoned.

Heavy footsteps sounded against the floor, and a figure over two meters tall emerged from the room, as burly as a house, and stood before Chen Xia.

Chen Xia frowned.

Standing before him was a...

Gorilla?

"Hello." The gorilla removed the hat on his head and smiled at Chen Xia with his rugged face. "I'm a C-rank Night Hawk member, Captain Gorilla."

Holy shit, it became a spirit.

Chen Xia marveled, then quickly regained his composure and politely replied to Captain Gorilla, "Hello, hello."

Seeing that the two had met, the inspector smiled. "You'll be carrying out the mission together. Captain Gorilla is a veteran who's completed over a hundred missions. As a newcomer, you can learn plenty from him."

"Sure, sure, sure." Chen Xia nodded helplessly.

The inspector said a few more words, then turned and left.

Captain Gorilla put his hat back on and suggested to Chen Xia, "How about we study the mission together and get our preparations done first?"

Naturally, Chen Xia agreed.

The two opened the envelope and began studying it.

[Mr. Guangzhi of the new government will hold an academic symposium next week. Please handle security during the symposium.]

Captain Gorilla rubbed his chin and nodded confidently. "Just a simple security assignment. I've done a few before. There shouldn't be any problems."

Chen Xia asked, "Just the two of us?"

Captain Gorilla shook his head. "There should be other Night Hawk members taking part, and Mr. Guangzhi will probably bring his own security personnel too. Nothing should go wrong."

Chen Xia looked at the mission letter again and began picking over the wording.

"Security work? Doesn't that mean we'll be security guards?"

Captain Gorilla nodded. "More or less, but don't be discouraged. Being a security guard is a pretty good job too."

Discouraged?

Chen Xia certainly wasn't discouraged. His number-one career choice was security guard, and he had even committed the three great principles of security guards to memory.

For once, his face broke into a delighted smile.

Seeing him so happy, Captain Gorilla smiled happily too.

Fortunately, he didn't know the three great principles of security guards in Chen Xia's mind.

The two walked out of headquarters side by side, chatting on and off along the street.

Captain Gorilla clasped his hands behind his back, his spine perfectly straight. His walk was no different from a human's as he said to Chen Xia with a light smile.

"You're a newcomer who just joined. Although your rating is only E-rank, don't lose heart. The strength of an ability is actually comparable to mental capacity. You can slowly train your mental capacity to improve your ability."

"And ability users who improve slowly like this are the least likely to go berserk. Those who start out with powerful talents have too much mental capacity to control, so they go berserk when their emotions run high."

Chen Xia nodded. He wasn't planning to follow the ability-user path right now; he still intended to continue cultivating.

Captain Gorilla stopped, took a pack of cigarettes from inside his clothes, flicked one out, and held it between his lips as he asked Chen Xia.

"Want one? Banana-flavored."

Chen Xia had intended to refuse, but couldn't resist when he heard they were banana-flavored, and asked Captain Gorilla for one.

The two stood beneath a streetlamp, chatting like that.

Captain Gorilla exhaled a cloud of smoke and asked with a smile, "Guess what my ability is?"

Chen Xia took the banana-flavored cigarette from his lips with two fingers, flicked off the ash, and guessed, "Turning into a gorilla?"

Captain Gorilla fell silent and leaned against the streetlamp, smoke obscuring his face. Only after a long while did he slowly shake his head and speak in a wistful tone.

"It would be nice if that were it. Unfortunately, it isn't."

Chen Xia shook his head. "Then I can't guess."

There were so many abilities in the world. How was he supposed to guess?

Captain Gorilla said nothing, only taking one drag after another. The smoke he exhaled was thin, but grew thick as it gathered, hiding his expression.

It also concealed his rugged face.

Without looking at his face, he was merely an ordinary human who was a little taller and burlier.

The cigarette was soon gone, leaving only a faint ember.

As quickly as a dream.

The thick smoke dispersed, revealing Captain Gorilla's rugged face. Only then did he speak in a low voice, laden with a deep heaviness.

"My ability is turning into a human."

Chen Xia frowned, thoroughly puzzled.

"Isn't that pretty much the same?"

Captain Gorilla froze for a moment, then a delighted smile appeared on his face as he asked, "You really think it's pretty much the same?"

Chen Xia nodded and replied calmly, "There's no difference."

"Hehe." A happy smile appeared on Captain Gorilla's face as he tucked the cigarettes back inside his clothes and said to Chen Xia.

"Stop smoking. Smoking is bad for your health."

"True." Chen Xia nodded, stubbed out his half-finished cigarette, and threw it in a trash can.

The two were about to part when Captain Gorilla suddenly sighed.

"Once this mission is over, I'm planning to retire and go back home to get married."

Chen Xia froze.

Don't go saying things like that.