Chapter 45: Shen Ji’s Appointment
She didn’t believe in pie-in-the-sky good things happening for no reason without asking for anything in return. If this matter truly harbored hidden dangers, letting Anse check it for her would prevent her from being kept in the dark.
“You mean, that spiritual power inside you surged out suddenly?”
“Yes.”
“As far as I know, Zhan Ye left the training ground suddenly at noon two days ago. According to the Third Squad’s vice-captain, Zhan Ye’s expression was very ugly when he left.”
After receiving Su Tang’s call, he had tried to contact the Third Squad. He learned quite a bit about Zhan Ye’s recent abnormalities from Zhan Ye’s vice-captain.
“Calculating like this, the spiritual power used in your body and Zhan Ye’s sudden flare-up were roughly at the same time. Perhaps, the spiritual power in your body was transferred to you by Zhan Ye.”
“Transferred to me? Can marking a Sentinel have such an effect?”
Anse pursed his lips, glancing at Su Tang with a strange look in his eyes.
“Ordinary Guides certainly wouldn’t.”
Marking made a Sentinel belong wholeheartedly to the Guide alone. A marked Sentinel would absolutely never do anything to harm the Guide. Similarly, the Guide leaving a spiritual channel in the Sentinel’s body to soothe the Sentinel’s easily irritable and infected emotions was originally a mutually beneficial matter. But he had never heard of a Sentinel’s spiritual power feeding back to the Guide after the Guide marked the Sentinel.
“Your body is very strange.”
“If I’m not wrong, your current spiritual power should have already risen by a large stage.”
With Zhan Ye’s spiritual power as fodder, Su Tang’s level absolutely couldn’t still be the bottom-tier F-class measured before.
“Department Head Anse, I want to ask, will this matter cause damage to Zhan Ye?”
“Judging by his current lively and energetic appearance, rest assured. That guy has thick skin and flesh.”
“That’s good.”
Otherwise, she wouldn’t feel at ease using this spiritual power.
…
“Captain Yasuo, Captain Shen invites you.”
According to regulations, every Sentinel who returned from a mission needed to go to the White Tower high command to report mission progress. Just as Yasuo walked out of the White Tower high command office area, he was blocked by two Sentinels with cold, hard eyes.
“Yo, that snake’s little loyal dogs. His news is quite fast. I just came back, and he sent you to pick me up.”
Yasuo’s fingertips carelessly stroked the spine of the black cat on his shoulder, raising an eyebrow at the two Second Squad Sentinels who suddenly popped up to block his way.
“What does he want with me? Wants me to change his chain?”
Before leaving the team, Shen Ji’s spiritual power was on the verge of riot. That chain confining his neck was his masterpiece. Pity, he heard that not long after putting it on, that guy broke it.
“Captain Yasuo, our Captain invites you. Please don’t make it difficult for us.”
The Sentinels didn’t answer Yasuo’s question, only stepping aside slightly, their attitude respectful but not humble.
Yasuo sneered and stepped forward.
Soon, arriving at the Second Squad’s area—Second Squad’s spiritual entities were mostly reptilian creatures preferring dark and damp environments. The entire area was decorated dimly by them, and the air seemed filled with a nauseating aura.
Yasuo’s gaze swept nonchalantly over various spiritual power detection instruments installed on the walls. Soon, he arrived deep in the corridor. Outside the door, two Sentinels equipped with firearms stood guard. Seeing him come, they saluted.
“Captain Yasuo, Captain Shen Ji is waiting for you inside.”
Yasuo’s gaze swept over the guns held by those two Sentinels.
The latest model, heard to have strong explosive power. It seemed Shen Ji’s illness hadn’t healed yet.
Yasuo pushed the door open. A strong smell of disinfectant mixed with rusting metal hit him in the face.
Cats’ sense of smell was always exceptionally keen. Yasuo frowned slightly, waving away the disgusting aura hitting his face with distinct disdain.
The man sat on the only bed in the entire area. A deep purple cloak trailed onto the floor. He still wore that metallic half-mask Yasuo disliked on his face.
Hearing the commotion, he slowly turned around.
With the man’s movement, the clicking sound of gears also emerged in the unusually quiet environment. Yasuo’s gaze fixed on the collar hanging around Shen Ji’s neck.
That was a spiritual power detection instrument. Once it detected the Sentinel’s riot value exceeding the threshold, it would automatically detonate the explosive device inside.
Good stuff created by that group of old geezers in the White Tower. Yasuo lowered his eyes, smiling self-mockingly.
“You came.”
Shen Ji’s voice came through the mask, carrying a slight hoarseness, emotions indiscernible.
Yasuo didn’t walk in. He leaned against the doorframe on one side, folding his arms.
“I just got back, and you already knew. Your news is efficient enough.”
Shen Ji didn’t speak. He turned around, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the cold, hard edge of the bed.
“I heard you and Mo Xiao seemed to have some unpleasantness at the tarmac.”
“Captain Shen Ji’s surveillance methods are as they always were.”
Everyone said his Fifth Squad was the top sharp blade for hidden assassinations. In his opinion, clearly, this guy in front of him was.
Silence fell between the two again. Yasuo wasn’t a patient person. Seeing him not speak, he tapped the black cat nestling on his shoulder rather irritably and turned to leave.
“Do you know?”
Shen Ji’s voice wasn’t deliberately lowered. Not just him, even the two Sentinels standing at the door heard the movement and looked over.
“My spiritual power riot value is almost uncontrollable.”
He raised his hand to press his mask, his knuckles turning white from force.
“Both you and I know very well what this thing on my neck is for.”
Yasuo’s brows furrowed.
“So? You called me over; what exactly do you want to do?”
“Yasuo, I heard a very interesting piece of news concerning the little Guide beside Mo Xiao. You should have met him today.”
Yasuo looked at the two Sentinels frequently glancing here, frowned slightly, lifted his foot to walk into the room, and closed the heavy iron door again.
Shen Ji watched Yasuo’s action and chuckled low.
“It seems you also noticed that Guide’s specialness, right? Doing this—do you want to keep the secret for them?”
“Cut the useless crap. Speak, what is the real reason you invited me here?”
Yasuo kicked a small stool in the corner nonchalantly. Due to the nature of felines, he didn’t like enclosed spaces. If not for his interest in Shen Ji’s words, he wouldn’t force himself to stay here no matter what.
“Her spiritual power is very special; it can stabilize the consciousness sea of a Super S-Class Sentinel.”
“So you found me to help you snatch the person?”
Yasuo sneered.
“Shen Ji, since when have you fallen to doing such sordid things?”
“Sordid?”
Shen Ji laughed, his laughter carrying thick self-mockery.
“I don’t consider trying hard to survive a sordid thing.”
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