Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

Just as Cui Minggang finished organizing the latest surveillance data from the Yapool base in his office, the door was gently pushed open, and Ruya appeared in the doorway, his tone somewhat serious: "Cui, we've discovered some unusual circumstances."

He stepped forward and handed Choi Myung a video feed transmitted by birds: "The birds on the outskirts of the city have been found to be behaving strangely—frequently changing hiding places, emitting faint cosmic energy fluctuations, and previously appearing near the Metropolitan Police Department and the village to the east, as if they were hiding from something."

Cui Ming stared at the "Sakamoto" fleeing in the image, and after listening to Ruya add details such as "the villagers chased after him" and "the Metropolitan Police Department dealt with it perfunctorily," he tapped his fingers lightly on the table. In a few seconds, he basically confirmed: "He is an alien. His disguise ability is not bad, but his energy fluctuations cannot be hidden."

However, he quickly frowned—it wouldn't be good to just kill him directly.

Although the aliens in the footage act suspiciously, they haven't actually started causing trouble yet. They haven't harmed humans or damaged Earth's facilities; they're just hiding. Taking action now would seem too "unreasonable."

"Sigh," Cui Ming couldn't help but sigh, his fingers pausing on the table.

Since he had "randomly dealt with" traitors and extradimensional beings more often, complaints from aliens have been flying to the Land of Light like snowflakes. The Ultra Warriors understood that he was doing this to protect the Earth, so they didn't intend to interfere.

But Cui Ming couldn't let the enemy find an opening!
Therefore, Cui Ming now has to consider the feelings of the Land of Light—he can no longer just shoot any suspicious alien or traitor he sees as before. He has to follow the "rules," investigate thoroughly, and confirm that the other party has malicious intent before taking action.

"Sigh," he sighed again, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes, "I miss the days when I could randomly shoot a traitor or an alien. Back then, I didn't have to think so much. If I saw something was wrong, I would just take care of it. It was worry-free and efficient."

But not now. If he continues to act as he pleases, he will only cause trouble for the Land of Light and make it difficult for the Ultra Warriors to face the cosmic powers. Although Cui Ming has a fiery temper, he can distinguish between what is important and what is not, and he knows that he cannot let his own habits affect the relationship between Earth and the Land of Light.

"Oh well, let's not cause trouble for the Land of Light." He shook his head, suppressing his "little regret," picked up the helmet on the table, and called out towards the door, "Kotaro, come with me."

Kotaro, who was sharpening his weapon in the training room next door, immediately responded to the shout, "Oh! Okay!" As soon as he finished speaking, he ran out carrying his weapon, his eyes full of excitement.

Cui Ming glanced at the energetic Kotaro, a faint smile playing on his lips, and casually handed him the video data: "The target is an alien disguised as a human. We haven't discovered his true purpose yet, but we can be sure he's a bad guy. Let's go meet him and see what he's up to on Earth."

"Understood!" Kotaro took the documents and quickly browsed through them, already thinking of a solution. He knew that Cui Ming hadn't taken direct action this time, which was a sign of respect for the Land of Light, and he had to cooperate to prevent things from spiraling out of control.

As Kotaro followed Choi Myung toward the garage, he looked at the steady steps of the captain beside him and couldn't help but mutter to himself: Choi Myung is just too kind.

Having grown up in the Land of Light, he was already used to the straightforward style of Ultraman – when faced with a threat, he never hesitated and acted decisively, without considering issues like “complaints” or “face”.

After all, for Ultraman, protecting life and eliminating threats are the most important things. As for the complaints of those aliens with ill intentions, there's no need to take them to heart. "Cui, you don't need to worry so much," Kotaro couldn't help but say, his tone serious. "Our Land of Light is never afraid of these aliens' complaints when we take action! If we encounter a problematic guy, we just deal with him directly. Why be so cautious?"

Cui Ming turned his head and glanced at him, but didn't say anything, only gesturing for him to continue.

Seeing this, Kotaro simply started talking: "Look at Hayata-nii (the original Ultraman), when he encountered the Baltan aliens, hundreds of millions of them were hiding in their spaceships, and they were thinking of invading Earth. Hayata-nii didn't say a word and just used a Specium Ray to blow up the spaceships. He wasn't afraid of complaints from the remaining Baltan aliens at all!"

In Kotaro's view, the reason why Cui Ming was so "restrained" was because he always thought about not causing trouble for the Land of Light and also had to take into account the relationship between Earth and the forces of the universe. But in reality, the Ultraman of the Land of Light were not afraid of these things at all - they had experienced countless space wars and dealt with all kinds of evil forces, and had long understood the principle that "being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself".

“That alien disguised as a human, since he has cosmic energy fluctuations and is hanging around the village and the Metropolitan Police Department, he definitely has bad intentions.” Kotaro frowned, his tone firm. “Even if he doesn’t cause trouble now, he will cause trouble sooner or later. It’s better to deal with it sooner rather than later.”

As Cui Ming listened to his words, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he patted his shoulder: "I know that your Land of Light acts decisively, but Earth is different from the Land of Light. There are too many ordinary people here, and there are complicated rules. It's not that I'm afraid of complaints, but I don't want innocent people to be implicated because of my impulsiveness, and I don't want the Land of Light to be used against me for gossip."

He paused, his expression turning serious: "But don't worry, if we're sure that guy has malicious intent, I won't hold back. Right now, we're just investigating to leave room for maneuver for both of us."

Looking at Choi Myeong's earnest expression, Kotaro understood—Choi Myeong's "goodness" wasn't weakness, but a sense of responsibility towards Earth and the Land of Light. Although he still felt that "taking direct action would be more satisfying," he understood Choi Myeong's concerns and nodded: "I understand, Choi, I'll cooperate with your investigation! If that guy really dares to cause trouble, I'll be the first to take care of him!"

After pondering for a moment, Cui Ming continued, "Kotaro, this is just my personal wish. After all, we can't cause trouble for the Land of Light in everything. Humans need to rely on themselves."

"Ah, indeed."

Kotaro smiled and nodded.

"Yes, it's pointless to wait for others to rescue us. Oh! I found it! There it is!"

"Okay, I'll run it over!"

"Okay!" (End of Chapter)