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The cityscape of Shengyun City was not much different from the one Tu Yuan remembered from his previous life.

The main difference likely comes from the hundreds of fortified outposts on the city's outskirts and the dense array of surveillance cameras in the buffer zone outside the city.

Shengyun City is divided into a new and an old urban area. The new urban area is the main urban area, bustling with traffic, high-rise buildings, and extremely prosperous.

The old town appears dilapidated, with the buildings bearing the marks of time.

Tu Yuan lives in a neighborhood in the old city.

The exterior walls of the residential complex are already mottled, and the building is six stories high with no elevator.

Many homes have old-fashioned iron railings outside their windows, which are now covered in rust.

The apartment in the neighborhood where Tu Yuan now lives was left to him by his mother.

When he was four years old, his father, Tu Zhengzhou, and mother, He Yanli, divorced. His mother, He Yanli, passed away from illness two years ago.

He left behind an inheritance of 25,000 federal dollars and this two-bedroom apartment of less than 80 square meters in the old town, all of which were inherited by Tu Yuan.

There was no contact between Tu Yuan and his father, Tu Zhengzhou.

In his memory, the last time he met Tu Zhengzhou was nine years ago.

Tu Yuan only knew that the other party was now a live-in son-in-law, and that the woman's family was quite influential in Ziyun City, one of only two first-tier cities in Donghua Prefecture.

We know virtually nothing about the other aspects.

Tu Yuan walked to the entrance of the residential area, where breakfast vendors had already set up stalls on both sides of the passageway outside the gate.

Fried dough sticks, soy milk, steamed buns, mantou (steamed bread)...

There were also vendors selling wonton noodles, with a few small low tables set up next to their stalls.

Before I even reached the door, the aroma of the food filled my nostrils.

Although it is the old city area, most of the ordinary people in Shengyun City live in the old city area.

This makes the alleyways and streets of the old city even more vibrant and lively.

However, Tu Yuan did not buy breakfast from the stalls outside, because there was a canteen inside the institute.

Police officers at the police station usually need to practice martial arts, and the canteen provides free and nutritionally balanced meals to meet their martial arts training needs.

On weekdays, Tu Yuan almost always eats his three meals at the institute's canteen.

Even if you are out on official business during mealtimes, you can still get your meal expenses reimbursed.

So just by eating this every month, Tu Yuan can save a considerable amount of money.

Zhenghe Police Station is four kilometers away from the residential area where Tu Yuan lives.

Tu Yuan usually runs there.

Although the body-strengthening method did not achieve the first qualitative change in physical fitness.

However, Tu Yuan's physical fitness is now far beyond that of ordinary people; he can run a four-kilometer distance in ten minutes.

If he were to exert all his strength, Tu Yuan estimated that he could run the four kilometers in about six to seven minutes.

Tu Yuan put his hat on his head, then walked to the sidewalk next to the door and started running towards Ruilin Road.

Ruilin Road is a little over two kilometers away from his residential area. In less than five minutes, Tu Yuan arrived at the target pharmacy in a relaxed jog.

As soon as I entered the pharmacy, a female customer service representative, dressed in a pink miniskirt and flesh-colored stockings, and of above-average looks, greeted me.

"What would you like to buy, sir?!"

The female customer service representative spoke gently, with a perfectly standard smile on her face.

Tu Yuan was quite familiar with the Qinglong Group's service style, so he went straight to the point:

"I want to buy the Azure Dragon No. 3 potion."

"Sir, how many boxes would you like to buy? We're having a promotion on Qinglong No. 3 medicine right now; you get a 10% discount if you buy five boxes."

"I'll just buy one box. I'll go check it out myself; you don't need to worry about me!"

"Okay! The Azure Dragon No. 3 potion is in the fourth compartment of the second medicine cabinet on the left."

After the female customer service representative finished speaking, she immediately stepped back to the side of the entrance.

Tu Yuan went straight to the second medicine cabinet and found the location of the Azure Dragon No. 3 potion.

The product number is on the front of the box for Qinglong No. 3 medicine. I spotted the box with product number QL379543G at a glance.

The box of medicine that had been mistakenly placed in the first row happened to be there.

Tu Yuan took the box of medicine out directly.

Then I went to the checkout counter, swiped my card to pay, and left amidst the customer service representative's gentle thanks for my patronage.

Stepping out of the pharmacy, Tu Yuan looked at the Azure Dragon No. 3 potion in his hand.

I'm in an exceptionally good mood.

Five thousand Federal Dollars can be exchanged for two doses of Azure Dragon No. 9 potion, which together are worth a total of one hundred thousand Federal Dollars.

This is an incredible windfall!

Looking at the somewhat dilapidated appearance of the old city, Tu Yuan felt full of hope and vitality.

After calming himself down a bit, Tu Yuan strode towards the Zhenghe Police Station, facing the rising sun.

Zhenghe Police Station is located on Fuquan Street in the old city.

The jurisdiction covers an area with a permanent population of approximately 170,000.

Therefore, the Zhenghe Police Station has a police force of 230 people.

However, only about 110 of them are regular police officers; the rest are mostly probationary officers.

Just as Tu Yuan arrived at the entrance of the police station, a voice rang out.

"Tu Yuan! Wait for me!"

Upon hearing the sound, Tu Yuan stopped and looked in the direction of the sound.

A slightly overweight man, also wearing a police uniform, waved and walked quickly toward Tu Yuan.

This person's name is Ma Xiaolian, and he is also a trainee police officer.

Because his parents were ordinary people with similar family backgrounds to Tu Yuan, he usually got along well with Tu Yuan.

"Brother Lian! You're here earlier than usual today!"

Tu Yuan greeted Ma Xiaolian with a smile.

I went to bed early last night, so I got up early this morning.

"Hey Tu Yuan, did you see the news this morning about Zhou Zheng, the deputy director of the Guangming Police Station?"

"Zhou Zheng is a first-level martial artist, and he has already reached the peak of the first level. He is preparing to break through to the second level of martial artist."

"I heard that he was highly regarded by the leaders of the public security bureau and was to be promoted to the bureau, but he was seriously injured by this wanted criminal Lin Shengyou."

"Hey, Zhou Zheng happened to be alone when he met Lin Shengyou. I don't believe there's nothing fishy about that."

"It seems like reaching the second level of Martial Arts Master is a long way off now, and the promotion is probably off the table."

Ma Xiaolian wore a knowing smile.

Tu Yuan raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He really didn't know the specific details behind this.

However, these things were too far removed from his life as a trainee police officer, and thinking about them was pointless.

"Brother Lian, you should be careful what you say!"

Upon hearing Tu Yuan's words, Ma Xiaolian immediately glanced around before changing the subject:

"How's your cultivation progress?!"

"I'm at my wit's end. I'm thinking of asking my family for help. If I rely on the meager salary and drug subsidies from the institute, I don't know how long it will take me to reach the level of a first-class martial artist."

At this point, Ma Xiaolian sighed.

"Given my family's situation, even if we could afford it, we could only scrape together ten or twenty thousand federal dollars at most, enough to buy one or two boxes of moderately effective medicine."

"I also know that ten or twenty thousand federal dollars may not have much effect."

"But cultivating every day, with that tortoise-like slow progress, is really painful."

"I used to get good grades in school and thought I was no worse than anyone else. But after putting on this police uniform, I realized that for someone from our background, making a name for themselves in the federal government is practically impossible!"

"No matter how hard you try, it's not as good as being born into a good family!"

Ma Xiaolian looked somewhat dejected.

In Tu Yuan's memory, Ma Xiaolian was full of vigor and high spirits when she first became a trainee police officer. She was energetic and full of enthusiasm almost every day.

He also understood that Ma Xiaolian's words made sense.

Without the Heavenly Coins, he would likely have found it as difficult as Ma Xiaolian said to make a name for himself.

But the Heavenly Coin gave him a chance to reverse his fate; he wanted to climb higher and see the view from above.

Within the Federation, to become a big shot, one must become a high-level martial artist or a mentalist.

However, becoming a high-level martial artist or a spiritual master requires resources.

The federal government holds the majority of the power to allocate resources within the entire federation.

For example, the Azure Dragon Group was founded by a relative of a powerful figure in the federal government.

"Brother Lian, we're at least trainee officers now. Countless people would love to wear these uniforms but don't even have the chance."

"By joining the federal government, we can at least practice the basic body-strengthening method without having to spend money to buy the copyright."

"In fact, our treatment is already much better than that of ordinary people. If we just live a normal life, we will never have to worry about food and drink."

Tu Yuan offered words of comfort.

Hearing Tu Yuan's words, Ma Xiaolian's depressed mood eased somewhat.

"You're right, but I..."

Ma Xiaolian hadn't finished speaking.

At that moment, a figure strode out of the gate of Zhenghe Police Station.

"Tu Yuan, Ma Xiaolian! It's good that you two are here. We just received a report from the public that someone is suspected of providing sex services without a license."

"Go change into civilian clothes and come with me!"