mysterious forerunner

Chapter 185 Sacrifice is inevitable
After sorting out the secret rewards, Zhang Qingxiang looked at the time. It was almost dinner time. In the yard outside, there were more voices from the detectives. Everyone took a short break and then rushed back.

Most people had a look of exhaustion on their faces.

Professionals are also human beings, and they may also feel stressed and want to be lazy.

So this "tiredness" may not be fatigue, but that everyone wants to rest.

Shi Fangjie came with Xiong Zhenlin, and behind him were Ma Manluo and Doctor Liu.

"Team leader, they have something to ask you." Shi Fangjie brought them over, because these two people now only trust Shi Fangjie and Zhang Qingxiang.

In the mysterious scene, the two of them - especially Ma Manluo - were completely unaware of the status of Team Leader Zhang.

After coming out and completing the examination, they wanted to see Zhang Qingxiang. They asked several detectives one after another, but they were all dismissed with a few words: "If you have anything, you can tell us directly."

"The team leader is busy with official duties, so it's not convenient to disturb him."

"If it is really an important matter and we cannot make the decision, we will help you submit it to the team leader."

Ma Manluo originally thought that his [Swordsman] profession was very powerful, but he found that there were hundreds of professionals in the secret case team, and he was not stronger than any of them.

He was a little dumbfounded at the time, but fortunately Dr. Liu was smarter and took the initiative to find Shi Fangjie and ask him for help.

Doctor Liu couldn't help but criticize Ma Manluo: all his little cleverness was used on girls.

Zhang Qingxiang was very enthusiastic when he saw the two of them, and said with a smile: "There are some things in the scene that you don't understand, and you want to ask me for clarification?"

Doctor Liu shook his head quickly: "If it's just such a small matter, we don't dare to disturb Team Leader Zhang."

The two of them also figured it out: the former city's secret case team and the city's Public Security Bureau were on the same level.

Even in this era, the secret case team is half a level higher.

Zhang Ruiqian is the team leader and has no deputy. Zhang Qingxiang is the actual second-in-command of the secret case team.

Compare it to the Public Security Bureau, and you will know what level Zhang Qingxiang is!

The two figured this out and instantly felt that there was a huge gap between them.

Doctor Liu stepped forward and took out something: "I got a secret item as a scene reward, and I would like to ask Team Leader Zhang to help me take a look."

Then, Doctor Liu said: "I heard that the Fourth Hospital of the City is a mysterious hospital. I want to apply to be transferred there, but I am afraid that they will think that I am a [thief] and not a [physician] and they will not accept me."

Zhang Qingxiang first called his mother and explained the situation.

Director Ye Shumin gave specific instructions, and Team Leader Zhang nodded repeatedly, um, um, um, so he had to humbly accept it.

Then, Zhang Qingxiang conveyed Director Ye Da’s instructions: “Your profession is actually very useful in the hospital.

You can steal the internal organs, and you can steal the lesions in any living thing.

Even... the mutated part.

Even more accurate than a skilled surgeon's scalpel. "

Doctor Liu shook his head, somewhat proudly: This is correct.

"But your level is too low now. You need to improve your strength as soon as possible. You must reach at least level three before you can help." Zhang Qingxiang continued: "Otherwise, a patient will come and you will need to steal the mutated tissue from his body. As soon as you took action, it was stolen, and you were also contaminated..."

Doctor Liu understood: "Then I should improve my strength first?"

Zhang Qingxiang said: "There are two options. One is that you can join the Fourth City Hospital now, but you can't be an attending doctor yet. You have to start from the most basic level. As long as you advance to the third level, you will be promoted immediately."

"The second option is that you join the secret case team first and get some training in the front-line team. You can think of yourself as a 'military doctor'.

In our secret case team, the strength improves very quickly. When you reach the third level, you can transfer to the Fourth City Hospital. "

Doctor Liu fell into deep thought. Zhang Qingxiang gave him some time and then asked Ma Manluo: "What's the matter with you?"

Ma Manluo also took out an item: "Hey, I'm also here to ask the team leader for help. What is this reward?"

Zhang Qingxiang glanced at it and saw that it was a black lump of iron, so he threw it with a [Treasure Appraisal].

Then Zhang Qingxiang raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "This is a secret material, mixed with a variety of mysterious metals, and the quality is very good."

Ma Manluo looked at Zhang Qingxiang expectantly, and then realized that there was nothing more to say: "Then what?"

Zhang Qingxiang: "You are a [Swordsman]. If you can find a profession like [Blacksmith] with this secret material, you can make a good sword for you."

The sword used by Ma Manluo in the mysterious scene disappeared after the scene ended.

He was into full-armor fighting, so he had no shortage of swords, but those were ordinary weapons.

Ma Manluo suddenly became smart: "How much does it cost to build such a sword?"

Zhang Qingxiang also smiled bitterly: "Is this... I really can't say for sure now."

Shi Fangjie opened the [Mysterious Forerunner] on his mobile phone, and then found several secret swords from the trading area and showed them to him: "It must be more expensive than these."

Ma Manluo glanced at it and was immediately shocked!
A second-level secret martial sword costs 900,000 yuan - this is the cheapest among several swords.

Because only this one is traded in currency, and the others only accept barter.

Rich people won’t sell it to you either.

Ma Manluo thought he had a small amount of savings, but he only had a savings of less than 100,000 yuan.

"Team Leader Zhang," although Ma Manluo was a little reluctant to give up, he still asked: "If you sell this secret material, what can you get in exchange for it?"

Zhang Qingxiang asked: "How much do you want?"

"I don't want money." Ma Manluo said quickly: "I also want to exchange for a secret object, preferably a sword."

Zhang Qingxiang glanced at him and pointed to the APP trading area: "Is this second-level sword okay?"

"Okay!" Ma Manluo was overjoyed.

Zhang Qingxiang nodded: "Okay, leave this matter to me."

Ma Manluo glanced at Tiedao with some reluctance, put his hands on Zhang Qingxiang's table, and then stepped away.

There were too many things he experienced in this day and night, which had completely destroyed his so-called "confidence".

He advocates bravery, otherwise he would not be able to engage in full-armor fighting.

So when he became a professional, he decided without hesitation to continue developing on this road.

You can ignore any danger.

But he also realized: there are too many strong people, and he still needs to learn more.

Zhang Qingxiang saw his changes, nodded, and decided to mention a few words: "In the mysterious field, you must always remain in awe."

"In the face of any weirdness, the most taboo thing is arrogance."

"If you make a mistake, you may ruin yourself and your teammates' lives!"

Ma Manluo's face turned red, he lowered his head and said solemnly: "Don't worry, team leader, I won't be like before."

Shi Fangjie patted him on the shoulder and was very happy with his improvement in character: "Come to the secret case team, we can fight side by side in the future."

Of course Ma Manluo is willing, even eager.

He knows very well that it is difficult to improve behind closed doors, especially in combat skills. He needs to go out and communicate with others. The more he fights, the better he will be.

But he also knew that his performance in the mysterious scene was too bad, and he didn't know if Team Leader Zhang would want him.

He raised his head and looked at Zhang Qingxiang expectantly but uneasily: "Is that okay?"

Zhang Qingxiang thought for a while: "Okay, Xiao Shi, take him to report to Senior Brother Ximen and let Senior Brother Ximen keep an eye on him."

"Thank you, team leader!" Ma Manluo was overjoyed.

After handling Ma Manluo's matter, Doctor Liu on the side also made a decision: "I want to join the secret case team."

"Have you thought about it?"

"Think about it!"

Zhang Qingxiang shook hands with him: "We warmly welcome you!"

Doctor Liu is different from Ma Manluo in that his performance in the mysterious scene far exceeds that of the other. Moreover, Zhang Qingxiang has long wanted a "military doctor".

In the process of handling mysterious scenes, injured agents can be treated on the spot.

Sometimes it's just a few minutes before it's too late to get to the hospital.

Zhang Qingxiang picked up his secret reward object: "Here, let me take a look for you."

This is a wooden mask that looks very much like a mountain god statue. It will have a strong "intimidation" effect when worn.

Especially for Yin spirits - Yin spirits below the third level dare not get close.

In addition, it can also enhance the wearer's strength by double the amount.

A side effect is that you need a "blood sacrifice" after each use, soaking the mask with your own blood.

This is a third-level secret weapon, which can be regarded as a small masterpiece.

"A very good treasure." Zhang Qingxiang appraised it and returned it to him. In terms of reward, Doctor Liu's was better than Ma Manluo. The mysterious scene was very fair in this regard.

"That's great!" Doctor Liu couldn't put it down.

Zhang Qingxiang thought about it for a moment: "If you want to join the team, just stay with me. If there is any mission that requires you, just go with me."

"Okay, I'll follow the team leader's arrangements."

Xiong Zhenlin took Doctor Liu out to go through the entry procedures. Zhang Qingxiang first called Du Jinpeng and asked him to buy the second-level sword.

Zhang Qingxiang didn't have that much money now, so he arranged an "instalment payment" with Mr. Du, and first transferred the more than 100,000 yuan in his hand to him, and returned to the state of abject poverty.

Ma Manluo's iron knot is exactly what Zhang Qingxiang needs.

Zhang Qingxiang took out the [Shield Leaf] and fed it the iron lump.

[Shield Leaf] Swallowing metal can strengthen itself.

This time in the mysterious scene, [Shield Leaf] was seriously damaged and has not recovered yet.

After discovering the iron lump, [Shield Leaf] became extremely eager and turned into a piece of silver liquid, jumping up and wrapping the entire iron lump.

It didn't take long for it to be completely integrated, and then Zhang Qingxiang discovered that [Shield Leaf] had been upgraded to the fifth level!
The iron lumps are mixed with a variety of mysterious metals, most of which are third- and fourth-order metals, with a small amount of fifth-order metals and an even smaller amount of sixth-order metals.

[Shield Leaf] has received such supplements, and promotion to the fifth level is a matter of course.

But this does not mean that Zhang Qingxiang cheated Ma Manluo by trading a second-level secret weapon for Tie Qiaoda.

The value of secret materials is not the same as that of secret objects. If you want to trade, often only a fourth-level secret material can be exchanged for a second-level secret item.

In this era, because there are still few professions such as [Blacksmith] and [Alchemist], the price of secret materials is even lower. Moreover, the grade of this mixed metal is generally the lowest. In other words, from the evaluation of secret materials, Tie Qiao Da is only at the third level.

He took the iron lump and exchanged it with the owner of the second-level sword, but he would most likely refuse.

Zhang Qingxiang smiled and checked the attributes of the [Shield Leaf] and put it away with satisfaction.

The efficacy and side effects have not changed much, but the defense has been enhanced to the fifth level.

"This guy's appetite will also grow in the future. I'm afraid it will require tons of metal to feed it every time it is used."

Zhang Qingxiang had a headache. Not only was he burdened with huge debts, but buying scrap metal in the future would also cost a lot of money.

After dealing with these trivial matters, there was a banging sound outside - Deng Wanhong knocked on the stainless steel basin and shouted at the top of his voice: "It's time to eat-"

Zhang Qingxiang frowned, opened the door and stood in the corridor on the second floor, yelling at Deng Wanhong: "Where did you learn this bad habit?"

"Next time you dare to do this, I'll put your head in a pot and knock it!"

The agents dare not speak out when they are angry, but this bastard Deng Wanhong always feels like he is feeding pigs...

Deng Wanhong shrank his neck and stopped knocking. He smiled and apologized to the team leader: "I was joking. I won't dare to do it next time."

He first went to fill a large basin and sent it to Xiao Hui: "They don't understand my cooking skills. Xiao Hui, you are my soulmate!"

Tan Beixiang arrived at the meal with cotton. Deng Wanhong suddenly smiled brightly. He grabbed the cotton from Tan Beixiang's hand and held it up high: "Hahaha, Cotton also knows how to appreciate it."

"Come on, I'll take you to dinner. I left a portion for you in advance."

Tan Beixiang was eager to hand the cotton to Deng Wanhong, so he turned around and ran out: "I will pick it up in a while..."

In the cafeteria, two cute little newbies were shivering.

They saw Bai Qian!
Is my secret case team so arrogant? The queen works as a secretary for the team leader?

Especially Dr. Liu, who is his "dream type" during the day. He has little experience in love. He wants to peek at others from time to time, but is afraid of being discovered, so he eats a meal very awkwardly.

At six o'clock, the mystery came out of the blue, and in just ten minutes, more than a dozen calls came in!
Zhang Qingxiang sent out all the power in his hand, and then personally went out to put out fires everywhere, regardless of whether they were large or small.

By eight o'clock in the evening, the climax of this wave was over.

Zhang Qingxiang returned to the big office and looked around. Several team leaders were there, but Peng Shuangjie had a bandage on his chest and one-third of the agents were missing.

Some are in the hospital, and some...will never come back.

Doctor Liu - Liu Dingbang should be called his name now. His face was covered in blood and his new uniform was in tatters. He was sitting on the side with some excitement.

His captain is Tian Mingkun, who is praising him: "Lao Liu performed well on his first mission, he was calm and calm, and he followed the command in all his actions.

Also rescued two wounded people. Especially Xiao Chen, if he hadn't performed first aid in the scene, he might not have been sent to the hospital..."

He is in his thirties and is already the "Old Liu" in the secret case team, which is mostly made up of young people.

Liu Dingbang chuckled, and a female team member next to him took out a pack of wet wipes and handed it to him: "Wipe your face."

He was flattered and took it while wiping his face and looking around: "Where is Ma Manluo?"

Ximen Ye in the crowd answered the phone. After whispering a few words, he hung up the phone and rubbed his brow.

After a while, he stood up and found Liu Dingbang. He said in a low voice, "The hospital called. Ma Manluo... couldn't make it."

Liu Dingbang was stunned and stammered in disbelief: "Why...this is the first time...he, he is a swordsman..."

Ximen Ye squeezed his shoulder and said in a low voice: "Mystery never treats newcomers favorably."

"In this era, we all have to get used to farewell..."

Zhang Qingxiang has been watching from the side. After Ximen Ye left, Liu Dingbang sat there in despair, unable to accept it for a while.

Zhang Qingxiang sighed in his heart. Ma Manluo survived the mysterious scene when he was arrogant, but he learned how to face the mystery, but he was killed in the first mission.

And that's with the captain's care.

It's very "dramatic", but this is "mystery", they are treated equally.

Liu Dingbang also muttered: "That shouldn't be the case. He is a [swordsman] and has rich combat experience..."

There was no time for Liu Dingbang to continue to grieve, and the second wave of climax came again.

Tian Mingkun rushed over and picked up Liu Dingbang, slapped his face hard, and shouted loudly: "Liu Dingbang! Tell me, can you hold on? If not, you quit now, I will grant you three days' leave, you can Keep honoring your friend, but I don’t want you to drag the rest of us down!”

Liu Dingbang suddenly came back to his senses and gritted his teeth: "Captain, I can do it!"

Tian Mingkun nodded: "That's right! Mystery kills our friends, and we go to the mysterious scene to fuck them! Until - Mystery kills us too!"

Tian Mingkun let go of Liu Dingbang and waved his hand: "Let's go!"

……

Early in the morning, Zhang Qingxiang called Liu Dingbang out and invited him to have a bowl of hot wontons outside.

Zhang Qingxiang didn't say anything to Liu Dingbang. This relatively delicious breakfast was a comfort to him.

But that's it.

Many people in the secret case team die every day, and we should not mourn for them. It's not that we don't remember our heroes, but the mystery is too tight behind us.

After eating, Liu Dingbang took a taxi home, and Zhang Qingxiang returned to the group. He couldn't rest yet, as a Taoist man from Yihang had made an appointment with him and was coming over this morning.

After Mr. Guo reminded him, Zhang Qingxiang originally wanted to go to the research institute to visit him, but before he had time, someone from Yihangdao called and said that he would bring several researchers to the team in the morning to collect some data on the "stone".

The research institute of One Channeler is only two stops away from the three groups.

The institute went to work at eight o'clock, and at eight-thirty his car drove into the small courtyard of the secret case team.

A man got out of the car, followed by two young people.

"The Taoist Master is here." Uncle Ba had just washed the teacup and made tea, and was playing a set of Ba Duan Jin in the yard.

Taoist Yihang forced a smile: "Good morning, Uncle Ba."

Uncle Ba glanced at the two people behind him and pointed upstairs: "The team leader is waiting for you upstairs."

"Okay, let's go up first."

Ye Yousheng went to bed by himself. Zhang Qingxiang was the only one in the office, and he was reading a document.

After Guan Tong's death, Xingtianshe's clues were cut off again. The Public Security Bureau traced the addresses of the express delivery sent by Guan Tong and forwarded the subsequent investigation results to Zhang Qingxiang.

"Team Leader Zhang." After Yihang Taoist knocked on the door and came in, he introduced: "These two are researchers from the capital."

The two took the initiative to shake hands with Zhang Qingxiang and introduced themselves:
"Lin Jiamu."

"Jiao Pengliang."

"Welcome." Zhang Qingxiang smiled and said, "Please sit down, both of you." Zhang Qingxiang was about to make tea, but Lin Jiamu stopped him: "Team Zhang, don't bother, let's go directly to the prison. We can't wait to see the secret object."

"it is good."

The four of them went down, Zhang Qingxiang opened the restriction of the mysterious prison, a holding space appeared, and the stone lay quietly inside.

Lin Jiamu and Jiao Pengliang looked solemn and took out several secret objects to test the stone.

Taoist Yihang stood aside and did not move. Zhang Qingxiang looked at him strangely, and the other party gave him a wry smile.

For about half an hour, the two of them put away their own secret objects, and then exclaimed together: "What a magical secret object!"

"It's not a source, but it can release the power of the source."

"This is a precious asset of the country. It cannot be placed here. It is too wasteful."

"Team Leader Zhang, we are going to take this secret object back to the research institute. There are many large instruments we transported from the capital there, so we can conduct a comprehensive study on it."

"We can use this secret object as a blueprint to develop many powerful weapons - weapons specially designed to deal with mysterious weapons!"

Zhang Qingxiang asked a Taoist man: "Is the research institute prepared? For example, a similar containment space and a strong defense force?"

Zhang Qingxiang does not necessarily have to keep this secret object in his hands. If the conditions of the institute are suitable, he can transfer it.

Taoist Yihang shook his head: "Not yet."

The research institute has various large-scale instruments specially developed for mysterious purposes, but the conditions for containing and protecting the stones are not met.

Zhang Qingxiang frowned slightly and said to the two of them: "My opinion is that you should leave it with us for the time being, and you can come over to study it at any time.

After your side meets the conditions, I will send this thing to you. "

Jiao Pengliang said rudely: "Team Leader Zhang, you should understand that everything in the secret case team belongs to the state and is not your private property, Team Leader Zhang."

Zhang Qingxiang glanced at him: "This thing is very dangerous. You are obviously not ready yet."

Once something goes wrong, Jiang Yu will be in danger, and Ye Yousheng will probably be miserable.

Zhang Qingxiang will never allow such a thing to happen.

Jiao Pengliang still wanted to say something, but Lin Jiamu stopped him and said calmly: "Let's go here today and say goodbye."

Zhang Qingxiang closed the holding space. After the four people came up, Lin Jiamu and Jiao Pengliang had no intention of staying any longer and got in the car directly.

Taoist Yihang still wanted to chat with Zhang Qingxiang, but Jiao Pengliang was already urging him in the car: "Taoist, hurry up."

A Taoist man shook his head at Zhang Qingxiang and got into the car.

Zhang Qingxiang watched their car drive out, took out his phone and called Mr. Guo: "What's going on with these two researchers from the capital?"

Mr. Guo: "Have you seen it?"

"I've seen it before. They wanted to take away the stone, but I blocked them."

Mr. Guo sighed: "Their teacher is the number one person in the capital currently studying the mysterious field.

You may have also heard of Professor Shao. "

Zhang Qingxiang has indeed heard that "Professor Shao" has frequently appeared on official TV stations recently to conduct "science popularization" propaganda to the general public.

Every time he goes on TV, there is a long list of titles in front of his name, and they are getting more and more, and they are getting more and more bluffing.

However, Zhang Qingxiang thought about it for a long time and did not remember that there was such a "mountain" in the mysterious academic world in his previous life.

　I'm going back today and won't be able to get home until tomorrow...

　　I won a very weird prize in the annual meeting lottery: Zero Update!

　　The prize is a leave application note and a signed photo of Lin Gengxin.

　　I probably won't use this prize.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)