Girl, you form the head.

Chapter 31 The Dark Gray Knight
Inside the police car, Yan Le was drowsy, her eyelids drooping several times. She would suddenly perk up and look at the detection vehicle in the distance again, afraid that it would disappear in the next second.

On the other side, Bai Chi in the driver's seat was still sleeping peacefully.

What terrible things have I done?

Yan Le couldn't help but sigh.

I skipped class and work early this morning and traveled all the way to this place. After listening to some strange stories that I still can't verify, I started sleeping with someone again.

It really was a case of sleeping together; Bai Chi slept next to her while she stayed there.

More than two hours had passed, and Bai Chi still showed no signs of waking up. The detection vehicle in the distance remained completely still, making Yan Le wonder if there was anyone inside at all. Or perhaps it was all a hoax. As for the purpose of this hoax… Yan Le couldn't figure it out. After all, she had neither power nor money; she was just an ordinary, indebted female student. The sense of accomplishment from deceiving her was less than that of deceiving a stray dog ​​on the street.

But if this isn't a scam, then this series of seemingly absurd events is really hard to explain.

Yan Le was also a little confused about the situation.

Just then, she saw police cars returning to the police station, each carrying at least two "prisoners" who appeared to be special individuals.

This puzzled Yan Le, who wondered whether she should tell Bai Chi, since Bai Chi had only asked her to keep an eye on the detection vehicle and hadn't said anything else.

"So that's the plan?"

Just as Yan Le was struggling with her decision, Bai Chi spoke up. She turned around and found that Bai Chi had taken off his coat at some point and was looking at the prisoners thoughtfully.

"When did you wake up?" Yan Le asked, somewhat surprised.

"I haven't been sleeping much," Bai Chi said casually. "And I'm also a little worried about leaving you alone to keep watch over things."

Then why do you still want me to guard it?

Yan Le was somewhat speechless, but fortunately she had gradually gotten used to Bai Chi's way of speaking, so she turned her attention back to the prisoners: "What did you mean by 'this plan' just now? Are those people special beings?"

“Yes,” Bai Chi explained, “They want to eliminate some distractions in advance to improve the accuracy of the capture.”

Yan Le understood: "You mean, the police want to gather all the special individuals in Hanguang District before making the arrests, so that they can distinguish one from another later?"

"Yes."

"But this is too far-fetched, isn't it?" Yan Le said with great suspicion. "Are there really that few people with special abilities in your area?"

“Indeed, not many,” Bai Chi said. “There are only a few dozen registered special individuals, so the number of those who are not registered should be about the same. What we are arresting now are those who are not registered.”

"What about those who registered?"

"They'll probably be invited over," Bai Chi said. "Those who don't want to come can be arrested later."

Yan Le was speechless, thinking that there was no difference.

But she also had to admit that it was indeed a clumsy but effective method.

"Has Superintendent Yan not made a move at all?" Bai Chi looked at the reconnaissance vehicle in the distance. "It seems they also tacitly agree that the vengeful spirit will act at night."

"Is it because people are more afraid at night?" Yan Le already knew about the vengeful spirit's abilities.

“Yes, people tend to overthink at night.” Bai Chi nodded slightly, then looked at Yan Le. “Are you sure there’s no one or nothing you’re afraid of?”

"I really didn't expect that." Yan Le shrugged. "I never watch horror movies, and I'm not afraid of ghosts. I've always been optimistic, cheerful, carefree, and easygoing. I used to be afraid of cockroaches, but I've overcome that in the last few years. I can catch them with my bare hands without any problem."

"And what about the people in real life?" Bai Chi asked. "Parents?"

"Sorry, I don't have parents... but don't feel sorry for me." Yan Le blinked. "Although I don't have parents, I have a sister who loves me very much, so you don't need to pity me~"

“I have no sympathy for you, because I don’t have parents either.” Bai Chi shook his head. “And I don’t have a sister who loves me very much either.”

Yan Le: "...I'm sorry."

Since Bai Chi judged that the vengeful spirit would act at night, he didn't let Yan Le stay in the car any longer. He took her to a nearby restaurant to eat something to fill her stomach, and also ordered a few hamburgers for Liu Li Hui, who was still at home. He texted her to ask if she had recovered yet, and the answer he got was that she hadn't.

Fusion seems to repair physical damage, but it seems to be helpless against mental exhaustion. Even Bai Chi has not yet recovered from the trauma of last night's defeat, and the system also evaluates his current physical condition as "sluggish".

"Um, Officer Deng," Yan Le casually asked Bai Chi during the meal, "Since you have this special ability and are also a police officer, why don't you just join the Special Abilities Department? There should be more options there."

Bai Chi was not surprised by Yan Le's question, after all, Liu Li Hui had asked the same question, and his answer was the same - he believed that the police had not done their best in some cases.

"Didn't you put your all into every case?" Yan Le murmured softly, as if repeating Bai Chi's words or stating a fact. But she quickly recovered from this mood and asked Bai Chi again, "But aren't you afraid of being reported if you look for collaborators like this? Of course, I'm not talking about myself. I'm being paid and I'll do things properly. I'm asking about other people."

Of course, Baichi had considered this issue.

In his view, once his special abilities are discovered by the police, the most likely outcome is that he will be assigned to the Special Abilities Department, and the second most likely is that he will be assigned to the military and sent to the front lines to defend against Gao Yang. These two possibilities account for 90%, after all, in this society, people with special abilities receive preferential treatment. Even if he did some things that were against the rules and laws in the past, as long as his special abilities are useful, everything can be offset.

But this also means that he will be subject to control, and he will not be able to do many things as he pleases. The truth he most wants to find may also end in vain because it involves too many people.

Of course, another possibility is that he'll be dissected and studied. After all, his unique abilities are different from others, and it's hard to say that no organization wouldn't want to uncover his secrets. That would be the worst-case scenario, since it involves life. So even though this possibility is low, Bai Chi still has to be on guard.

However, he didn't need to tell Yan Le these things. He simply said, "If that's the case, I'll have no choice but to go work in the Special Department and then try to get revenge on the person who told on me."

Yan Le immediately raised her hands: "Don't worry, I will absolutely not tell on you!"

If I get discovered, I'll have to go work in the Special Abilities Department? This statement gives off a vibe of "If this small business goes bankrupt, I'll have no choice but to take over my father's billionaire business and then kill the idiot who made me go bankrupt."

But ironically, there's nothing wrong with what he said. If Bai Chi's special abilities were really as amazing as he described, then he could immediately go to the Special Abilities Division of the General Headquarters if he wanted to. Why would he be a lowly police officer in this small Han Guang District? Well, a police inspector isn't exactly a lowly position.

In any case, as long as Bai Chi is willing to reveal his special abilities, his life will definitely be better than it is now.

Yan Le then thought of the row of loose change that Bai Chi had previously bid on.

No matter what, life shouldn't be that difficult.

So, he gave up all those things just for that vague and elusive truth?
If that's the case, is it possible for him to help me...? Ah, why think so much? He hasn't even proven that his special ability is real yet!

Bai Chi was unaware that Yan Le had already begun an internal storm. He caught a glimpse of Yan Tao's detection vehicle leaving the police station out of the corner of his eye, and immediately pulled Yan Le up: "Alright, it's time to go."

"Hey, hey, I haven't finished eating yet."

When the two returned to the car, Yan Tao's car had already driven far away, but Bai Chi was not in a hurry, because this was a joint operation of the entire Han Guang branch. Soon he received instructions from the car radio.

The arrest operation had not yet begun, but the detection vehicle detected suspicious special particle signals in three areas. However, it was not possible to pinpoint the exact location, so it was decided to send police officers to stake out those areas in advance to ensure that they could act as soon as possible.

Bai Chi glanced at the map and frowned.

Because these three areas are not close to each other, if something happens in one of them, it will be difficult to get there immediately.

Although Yan Tao had given the order that no matter which area the target was found in, as long as they could be held back for fifteen to twenty minutes, Yan Tao could arrive.

Bai Chi, who had fought against vengeful spirits, knew that there was no way to hold that guy back.

and so……

Bai Chi glanced at the map again, and after confirming the areas where the two special agent police officers, Yan Tao and Zhong Ji, were stationed, he immediately started the car and drove towards the only area without any special agents stationed there.

……

Twenty minutes later, the police car stopped in front of an urban village called "Noisy Market".

Then, Bai Chi, who had changed into casual clothes beforehand, got out of the car with Yan Le.

"Is it right here?" Yan Le looked up at the urban village in front of her. "It looks very deserted."

“Yes, there aren’t many residents here.” Bai Chi walked towards the village. “So the police force stationed here is the smallest among the three areas. You’d better follow me and not be discovered by my colleagues.”

"Oh! Okay~" Yan Le immediately followed Bai Chi.

It was still about an hour before dark, right at the end of the workday, which should have been the busiest time of day. But looking around, there were only a scattered hundred or so people sitting around a few hole-in-the-wall restaurants, drinking and chatting. There were naturally several plainclothes police officers among them, but Bai Chi had already skillfully avoided them.

"Will that vengeful ghost be here?" Yan Le asked.

"It's just a suspicious source of anomalies; it's unlikely to be a vengeful ghost," Bai Chi said based on his experience. "It's more likely that it's some drug dealers using anomalies to make drugs, but we still have to be on guard."

Bai Chi's current physical condition can only barely support one transformation, and it's uncertain how much combat power he can unleash. Therefore, he hopes that the vengeful spirits are in the other two sections, and that the two special agents can handle them.

Yan Le was naturally aware of Bai Chi's thoughts, but she was somewhat conflicted.

First of all, she definitely hopes to get Bai Chi's money without doing any work or taking any risks.

But she also wanted to see if Bai Chi's special abilities were real, since she had been talking about it for so long but hadn't seen it with her own eyes yet.

So why can't there be a way to have the best of both worlds...?

"Sister!" Just as Yan Le was hesitating, a small hand tugged at her clothes, accompanied by a crisp sound, "Want some candied hawthorn?"

Yan Le turned her head and saw a little girl, about seven or eight years old, with rosy cheeks, standing next to her. She was holding Yan Le's clothes with one hand and a skewer of candied hawthorns in the other.

Behind the little girl was another girl who looked about 70% similar to her, but was even younger.

At this moment, an even smaller girl was hiding behind the little girl, timidly peeking out.

For a moment, Yan Le was in a daze, as if she were seeing another scene, until the little girl's voice pulled her back to reality: "Sister, sister, candied hawthorns, two skewers for one yuan, buy two skewers and share them with your brother."

Yan Le glanced at the candied hawthorns on the skewer.

The workmanship is very rough, and the ingredients are poor; it's obvious that it won't taste good.

But Yan Le still took out his wallet: "Okay, two skewers, oh no, four skewers will do."

"Thank you, sister!" The older girl happily took down four strings of candied hawthorns and handed them to Yan Le.

Yan Le took it while patting her head: "Is that your sister behind you?"

The little girl nodded repeatedly: "Yes."

"Wow, you're really capable! How long have you been selling like this?"

"One day."

"Then why aren't you going home?"

"I'll go home after I sell everything." The little girl waved her hand, said "Goodbye, sister," and then left with her younger sister.

Bai Chi glanced at the four skewers of candied hawthorn in Yan Le's hand: "Do you really like eating these?"

"Of course!" Yan Le popped the slightly astringent candied hawthorn into her mouth, her eyes immediately narrowing. "I really like it~"

Back then, her older sister also dragged her all over the streets, trying every possible way to make money.

It was thanks to her sister's competence that the two of them survived the most difficult period and eventually both gained admission to the Sacred Music Academy.

Just now...

The thought of her bedridden, paralyzed sister dimmed Yan Le's bright eyes again, but then she remembered something and quickly caught up with the two sisters.

Before long, she brought back all the candied hawthorns, along with the stick.

Bai Chi was quite surprised: "Why did you buy all of this? Can you even finish it all?"

Yan Le gave a thumbs up: "Of course, don't underestimate me."

……

Half an hour later, the sky began to darken.

Yan Le squinted at the candied hawthorn skewer in her hand. As soon as she opened her mouth, a wave of nauseating sweetness washed over her.

I can't eat anymore, I really can't eat anymore.

After thinking for a moment, she handed the remaining candied hawthorn skewers to Bai Chi and said generously, "Have something to eat, Officer Deng, it's on me."

"I don't like sweets."

Yan Le immediately clasped her hands together and said, "Please, if you don't help, we'll have to throw it away."

Bai Chi could only take the remaining candied hawthorn skewers, and then asked in confusion, "Why did you buy them all if you can't finish them?"

"Hey~ I just wanted those two little guys to go home earlier." Yan Le sat on the high platform next to her, swinging her legs back and forth. "Those two said they have to sell everything before they can go home, but isn't it dangerous after dark? Especially for the two little guys."

"I see." Bai Chi understood, and then put a string of candied hawthorns into his mouth.

It was indeed too sweet and cloying, which he didn't really like.

"When I was little, my sister used to take me around like that. We weren't selling candied hawthorns, but it was pretty much the same thing," Yan Le said with a grin. "Back then, our feet would hurt from walking so much, but we still couldn't sell a lot of things. So, I would pray that a rich person would come along and buy everything we had, so my sister and I could go home and rest sooner. Haha, I never thought I'd become that person today..."

Before Yan Le could finish speaking, Bai Chi suddenly stuffed a string of candied hawthorns into her mouth.

Her eyes widened, but before she could do anything, she saw Bai Chi make a shushing gesture to her.

This made her guess what was going on, and she involuntarily held her breath.

There are far fewer people on the streets now, with only a few tables still occupied, and their voices have become the main melody of this urban village.

But beneath this main theme, there is a subtle, easily overlooked element... a roar.

“It really is here.” Bai Chi said to Yan Le, “It’s time, Yan Le.”

Yan Le quickly spat out the candied hawthorn in her mouth, somewhat flustered: "What...what should I do?"

"You don't need to do anything, just let me do it." Bai Chi said, enunciating each word clearly. "Remember, do nothing, don't resist, don't struggle."

Bai Chi's body has not yet recovered, and if Yan Le's resistance is strong, the transformation is likely to fail.

However, Yan Le found these words very strange: "What do you mean by 'don't struggle'..."

Before she could finish speaking, her eyes widened.

Because she saw a semi-transparent spirit emerge from behind Bai Chi.

What is that?! Isn't he an ordinary person? How did he do that...?

The spirit opened its arms and embraced the two of them.

Transform!

……

A moment later, the dark gray knight knelt on the ground, breathing heavily.

How is this going?

Bai Chi stared blankly at the system panel.

Synchronization rate...16%?

(End of this chapter)