In the name of supernatural powers

Chapter 18 Steel-like Warriors
As darkness fell, the border police, having found nothing, had no choice but to return home filled with anger.

Zhang Like said, "The criminals are most likely bandits, trying to force you to reveal the whereabouts of the life bone. As the last witness, you may have already been exposed, so don't go out for the time being."

"it is good."

Lu Zhao felt a sense of urgency and said, "Help me apply for permission to carry a gun on my person."

Zhang Like nodded: "The pistol should be fine."

The news reached the traffic police department, and within just half an hour, the police identified the suspect vehicle.

The investigation was handed over to the police, and Lu Zhao and the others have returned to the border station.

Lu Zhao first asked Liu Qiang to send the monster's corpse to the logistics department, while he himself needed to go back to the dormitory to wash himself.

Monster blood is a raw material for making life-sustaining elixirs, but it is highly toxic if not processed.

Lu Zhao simply rinsed off and then headed towards the logistics department. Before he even got close, he could vaguely hear the sounds of arguing.

'Liu Qiang, that hothead.'

It's obvious that Liu Qiang had probably gotten into an argument with someone.

Mo Kun, the head of the logistics section, is the fourth most important person in the border station, and he always tries to skimp on these things. It's not targeted at anyone in particular, but he's telling everyone to try and get along with him.

"The money will be included in your salary next month."

"Can't it be given to me on the spot?"

"This month's quota is full."

Logistics Section Chief Mo Kun held up a newspaper, crossed his legs, and didn't even glance at Liu Qiang.

"How could it be full? Besides Brother Lu, who else can hunt monsters at this defense station? Aren't we the reinforced platoon the ones that bring back every month?"

Liu Qiang was a little angry and stepped forward to argue with the logistics section chief. His raised voice also attracted other people's attention.

Mo Kun put down his newspaper, frowned, and said, "If you're unhappy, you can file a complaint. Someone, throw him out."

Who are you trying to kick out?

Lu Zhao's voice came from afar. He walked into the logistics department and came to Mo Kun's side.

Looking down at him, the dead fish eyes made Mo Kun feel uneasy. He put down the newspaper, changed his attitude, and said, "Just kidding with Platoon Leader Lu's soldiers, here's the money."

Although he was a school officer, Lu Zhao's prestige and life development level were much higher than his, and Mo Kun was not stupid enough to confront Lu Zhao head-on.

Moreover, he is not in the right in this matter.

Soon, a small stack of banknotes was handed to Lu Zhao.

He then split the profits 70/30 with Liu Qiang. Liu Qiang had carried the corpses all the way, which was considered hard work, and he received a total of 8,000 yuan.

I gave three thousand yuan to my sister-in-law, and used the remaining five thousand to buy ten bottles of life supplements, bringing my stock to twenty-five bottles.

The money was all spent again, and Lu Zhao's 50% quota was also used up.

However, wages and allowances will not be paid until the middle of next month.

Liu Qiang was overjoyed to receive the three thousand yuan and said, "Brother Lu, want to go for a drink? It's on me."

"No, I need to rest early today."

Lu Zhao returned to his dormitory with slightly quick steps and sat cross-legged on his bed to meditate.

Practicing spirit cultivation more often won't cause problems, it just won't have a very obvious effect, but accumulating little by little is always good.

He also needs to improve his offensive methods for self-defense as soon as possible. The mental white worms can only cause dizziness at best, and they are less effective against superhumans.
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Ten p.m.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door, and Lu Zhao went to open it to see Zhang Like outside.

"These meetings are torture; they go on until 10 PM."

He walked in without any ceremony, opening the refrigerator to get a drink as he said, "Why are you storing so many life supplements?"

Lu Zhao replied, "I'm thinking of giving it my all; fifty points of vitality should be enough to get me there."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Like wanted to dissuade him, because developing vitality is not something that can be achieved simply through hard work; it requires a lot of money.

Life-sustaining supplements are the most basic necessity; other items require various advanced instruments. Lu Zhao's family is not wealthy, and his mother suffers from heart disease, requiring his financial assistance from time to time.

But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he didn't know how to say them, to make him resign himself to his fate and lie down.

If it weren't for his slight arbitrariness with power, Lu Zhao would at least be like Lin Zhiyan now, at least a member of the special task force, someone who would need to be well served by everyone at the border station.

I suppose I wouldn't accept my fate either.

Zhang Like put aside his complicated thoughts and changed the subject, saying, "According to the information you provided, the traffic police have located the suspects and a firefight has taken place. These bandits are not simple; they are carrying rifles."

"Did you catch them?"

Lu Zhao was not surprised at all. As long as the license plate was provided, the target could be quickly located through surveillance even without the Sky Eye system.

"They got away."

Zhang Like took a sip of his drink and continued, "We originally planned to wait for the task force to make the arrest, but something went wrong at some point. The criminals noticed the blockade in advance and tried to break through."

"The traffic police had no choice but to block the road, and the criminals abandoned their car and fled into the alley. The city dispatched a special rapid response team, which killed one person and three escaped. As you predicted, there was one person with the metal element and one person with the earth element."

"They're asking about you."

Zhang Like looked at Lu Zhaojun's handsome face and didn't notice any panic.

It seems unlikely that Lu Zhao secretly kept the life bone, as the authorities claimed.

Lu Zhao is currently being held at a border post, but this is not a place where the Buddha can hold him back; he can leave at any time.

From the perspective of life development, according to what he knew, Lu Zhao's life bone belonged to the middle level and was of the spiritual type.

What does he need a bone of unknown origin for?
It's impossible from both a moral and logical standpoint; otherwise, Lü Jinshan would have jumped out to accuse him long ago, instead of remaining silent.

Investigating something without evidence can easily lead to trouble, especially since Lu Zhao is no ordinary citizen.

Zhang Like said, "You're not flustered at all."

"Why should I panic? They're just a bunch of rats in the gutter. So what does the organization need me to do next? Be bait?"

Lu Zhao showed no fear on his face; on the contrary, he was eager to try.

He needs more merits to earn more life-sustaining potion quotas.

"You haven't been exposed."

Zhang Like shook his head, and under Lu Zhao's questioning gaze, he took out his phone and played a video.

At this time, mobile phones were comparable to those in the early 2000s, and they could already record video, but the resolution was only 352×288.

The image is blurry, with dense and grayish noise, and the lens is very shaky.

"This is a video from the phone of the slain criminal. Gangsters love to film these kinds of murder videos to spread and gain so-called prestige in the underworld."

Two colleagues in border guard uniforms, numbered 458955 and 458933, were forced to kneel on the ground, with gleaming blades pressed against their necks.

I'll ask you one more time, who killed Slope Seven?

[Jiao Zhi, your grandpa is me]

The blade slashed through the throat, and number 458955 struggled on the ground, clutching his neck, the bloodied blade pointing at the next person.

【now you.】

【…】

Number 458933 stood tall and remained silent, but was ultimately slit in the throat.

Zhang Like put away his phone, his voice tinged with obvious anger, and said, "The higher-ups have given the order: they want to see these two thugs alive or dead."

At this moment, the relaxation on Lu Zhao's face gradually disappeared, his features tightened, and his lifeless eyes were as dark as black holes.

Neither of them revealed any information to the other. What Lu Zhao thought would be exposed sooner or later was something someone would risk their life to protect.

They didn't even have a nodding acquaintance.

Lu Zhao retracted his previous opinion of the Ant Ridge Border Station. Perhaps they were lax in their daily work, perhaps they were just getting by, and perhaps they weren't really like soldiers.

But when facing the enemy, they are undoubtedly warriors of steel.

(End of this chapter)