"Hey, Cao Mingyu, why is the captain acting a bit strange since he came back from Suicheng?"
In the training room, a short-haired woman looked at the figure in the middle of the field who was lifting a specially made oversized barbell and asked a question.
"Really?" Cao Mingyu replied.
As he spoke, he exerted a little force with his arms and lifted the barbell up again.
"Of course! I've noticed that the captain has been spacing out a lot these past few days, I wonder what he's thinking about. Didn't you notice?" Lin Wei said.
Upon hearing Lin Wei's words, Cao Mingyu seemed to recall the events as well.
He paused his work briefly, thought for a moment, and then said:
"It's probably because of the injury."
"How could that be? The captain's injury wasn't that serious. Besides, we've used all the treatments available, including the quick-healing gel, bone healing agent, and organ stabilizer. You've used those medications before, right? You should know their effects. The captain's injury when he came back a couple of days ago should have healed by now!" Lin Wei retorted.
"Hmm, that makes sense," Cao Mingyu said.
"Then tell me why?" Lin Wei asked, raising her head and muttering to herself.
"Do you think it might be because he broke up with someone or something? The captain isn't getting any younger, is it possible...?"
"Clang--!"
The specially made barbell fell to the ground.
"Huh? What are you doing?" Lin Wei stared wide-eyed at Cao Mingyu as he got up from the ground.
"Why so many questions? Just come and ask!" Cao Mingyu got up and walked out of the training room.
"Oh, but, but..."
The two arrived at Captain Qi Yue's training room, but finding him absent, they searched other areas.
Finally, they found the other party in the captain's office.
At this moment, Qi Yue was standing by the window, gazing outside.
Just as Lin Wei had said, Captain Qi Yue started spacing out from time to time after returning from Suicheng.
Right now, he's standing by the window, lost in thought, I don't know what he's thinking.
"Captain!" Cao Mingyu raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Upon hearing this, Qi Yue also came to his senses.
He turned to look at the two people at the door and asked:
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"No, Lin Wei noticed that you haven't been acting right these past two days, so she wanted to come and ask what you've been thinking about?" Cao Mingyu said.
Hearing Cao Mingyu reveal her identity like that, Lin Wei's eyes widened in surprise behind him.
He then turned his head and gave the captain a sheepish smile.
Upon hearing this, Qi Yue chuckled lightly, then quickly put it away.
He turned his gaze back to the window.
After a long pause, he said:
Do you think the differences between people are really that big?
"Huh?" Lin Wei blinked, somewhat confused about what the captain was talking about.
Cao Mingyu was also somewhat confused.
Qi Yue didn't give the two more time to think, and instead said:
"Tell me, how else can I develop my ability, Metal Weaving?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Mingyu and Lin Wei exchanged a glance, finally understanding what their captain had been up to these past two days.
Did they go to Suicheng and get a setback?
However, capability development...
Cao Mingyu paused for a moment, then said, "Captain, not all abilities need to be developed. It's enough to maximize the potential of a particular aspect of your abilities."
"Just like my ability, A-Class Physical Fitness Enhancement."
"Besides trying to improve my physical fitness through regular training, there's absolutely no other room for development."
"Even so, with this ability and some combat techniques, I can still unleash formidable combat power."
"Is it enough to just maximize one aspect of your abilities?" Qi Yue repeated.
After a moment, he gave a wry smile and stopped dwelling on the matter.
" Mingyu, thank goodness you've also reached Fourth Tier, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to get there in time this time..."
Click!
After closing the car door, Shen Heng walked into the Supervision Bureau.
" Shen Heng informs you that you are welcome back to the Supervision Bureau!"
The door closed automatically again.
There was no one in the lobby on the first floor.
Shen Heng didn't pay any attention and walked straight up to the restaurant.
When we arrived at the restaurant, we found that most people were gathered around Wei Leyang's tablet, and even Dahuang was putting its paw on the table and craning its neck to look at it.
Only Han Ling, Old Li, and Zheng Jianguo didn't get together.
"Captain!" Xu Kai, Chen Tao, and Wang Hao all looked up and greeted him upon hearing the voice.
Although they had been with the Linhai Supervision Bureau for several months, they were still a bit more reserved than others.
At least not to the point where seeing Shen Heng had become commonplace.
Shen Heng nodded slightly, as if to say hello.
Then, he went to the kitchen doorway and looked at the chef cooking inside, saying:
"Master, the food is ready!"
"Okay, sure!" the chef replied, and then began to serve the dishes.
Shen Heng walked towards his seat.
Along the way, he looked at the group and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Look at the online discussions about this incident, Captain! You've come at the perfect time, come and take a look!" Wei Leyang's eyes lit up as he looked up, and he waved excitedly at Shen Heng.
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng paused, then walked over.
The screen was filled with trending hashtags from social media platforms:
#Unusual Events Occurring in Multiple Locations#
#Official Response: Investigation Underway#
#Video of combat between unidentified aerial creatures#
As Wei Leyang swiped his finger upwards, one video after another appeared before Shen Heng's eyes.
Some were taken on the street, some inside a car, and some at home...
Since the incident broke out the day before yesterday, related content has been continuously posted online.
There was no way around it; far too many people encountered the Calamity Beast during this incident.
There have been six incidents in Linhai alone, not to mention the rest of the country.
Because of this, almost everyone in the entire Great Xia now knows that something strange happened the night before last.
For this reason, a large number of people went to the headquarters of the Supervision Bureau of various platforms to inquire about the situation.
Given this situation, headquarters could only issue a notice yesterday.
The gist of the statement is that the incidents of overlapping Calamity Beast that occurred nationwide yesterday have all been dealt with, and headquarters is currently investigating the incident. Citizens are urged to remain calm.
"By the way, the video from Suicheng is also trending on social media." Wei Leyang said, pulling up a video.
Shen Heng looked over.
In the shaky camera footage, two blurry figures collide at high speed in the night sky, with white halos spreading out in the air.
Although the image is so blurry it looks like it's been pixelated, it has already garnered over three million likes.
There are also hundreds of thousands of comments below.
[User 9527]: Wok! Wok! Wok! Can anyone tell me what order this is?
-[Physics student]: I don't know, but it's definitely not First Tier. I have a friend First Tier, but I think he'd have a hard time even fighting a tiger!
-[Green Pine]: Don't even mention First Tier, Third Tier can't do that. If it can fly, it's at least Fourth Tier!
--[Echo]: I spotted a pro! [peeking. jpg]
[Buddhist Youth]: Sigh, although I know that martial artists will definitely be different in the future, actually seeing this still feels like being Superman...
[Mr. Lonely]: People richer than me don't really treat me like a human being anymore. Will these kinds of creatures ever really consider me one of their own kind again?