In the name of supernatural powers

Chapter 227 Confrontation with Chen Qian

April 14th, Nantie District.

Last night, after Li Mufeng was transferred to criminal detention, Zhou Wanhua let him out of the interrogation room and escorted him to the detention room inside the bureau.

Inside were several addicts reeking of marijuana, which made the federal superstar vomit. He was then punched twice by one of the addicts and started fighting with someone.

When the police pulled them apart, Li Mufeng had a black eye in his right eye, his clothes were torn, and he looked utterly disheveled.

He had never suffered such injustice before. He lay on the cold wooden bed, facing the wall, and cried.

Lu Zhao, separated by three or four rooms, used his mental power to observe everything and continuously put pressure on Li Mufeng.

It's not a mental attack; it's just applying mental pressure to his mind, and it won't cause any harm or have any substantial impact.

It only makes people feel a bit heavy-headed and depressed.

If someone has a strong will, this level of mental pressure is less effective than the tiger bench.

But Li Mufeng is clearly not a person with strong willpower.

His composure is simply a habit he has developed over a long period of smooth sailing in life.

When Lin, a junior student, was in Fangshi, one of the task force members died, and she was quite frightened.

Whether they are powerful or celebrities, they are all human beings at their core.

A person's resilience depends on their experiences. People who grow up in luxury and are admired by others are unlikely to develop strong willpower.

If you put Li Mufeng in the same situation as the thugs, without any external help, they might not be as at ease as the thugs.

In psychology, this is called the threshold of loss of control; ordinary people have a higher tolerance for uncontrollable factors. On the contrary, those who have grown up in comfort have a much lower psychological resilience.

When Lu Zhao was in the capital, he considered returning to his old profession, such as criminal investigation or drug enforcement.

The job content perfectly matched his supernatural abilities.

Those with investigative abilities are best suited for criminal investigation work.

Eight in the morning.

Comrade Xiao Wei brought Lu Zhao a change of clothes and also brought the Horned Dragon Bow.

Although Lu Zhao never said it, as a staff officer and part-time orderly, he remembered all of Lu Zhao's preferences.

If we were to pinpoint one obvious quirk of the leader, it would be that he likes to eat smashed cucumbers and is very clean.

I take a shower every morning, and I always take an extra serving of cucumber salad when the cafeteria has it as a cold dish.

With a change of clothes, Lu Zhao stopped observing the big star and used Zhou Wanhua's office to take life supplements to continue opening up his 19th meridian.

The progress remains consistent: half a meridian is opened up every day, and one meridian is opened up every two days. There is no way to advance any further.

Just like developing vitality, physical growth takes time, and pursuing short-term efficiency can easily damage the foundation.

Lu Zhao wasn't in a hurry. As the team leader, he rarely needed to personally participate in various tasks.

Unlike when he was at the border post, where his presence sometimes determined whether a mission would succeed.

In contrast, the Ninth Detachment consists of battle-hardened soldiers capable of handling most situations. If they cannot resolve a problem, their presence would be of no use.

At least for now, Lu Zhao's power is not enough to make a decisive move, so he needs to continue developing his vitality and pursuing a higher level of potential to prepare for the future.

Once you have the power to overturn the table, everything will be different.

About forty minutes later, the body reached its limit, and blood started seeping from the skin again.

Lu Zhao stopped the flow of energy through his meridians. He opened his eyes and felt a faint meridian running from his left arm to his middle finger.

The flow of energy in my entire left arm was noticeably smoother.

Qi is the foundation of extraordinary beings, just like sugar is to the human body. Without Qi, an extraordinary being is at most just a strong little superman.

Only those who possess powerful Qi, which they can release through supernatural abilities or Taoist methods, can have the power to move mountains and fill seas.

The power of unblocking all meridians lies in this: the upper limit of an extraordinary person depends on Qi, and unblocking all meridians allows an extraordinary person to better mobilize the Qi of their entire body.

Just as building roads is the first step to getting rich, a city with a well-developed transportation system will inevitably develop faster than a city with only a few main roads.

The fact that his master, a figure of divine status, first thought when rebuilding his cultivation was to unblock all the meridians speaks volumes about the value of his skill.

Aside from the fact that my breathing speed increases slightly with each meridian I open, the biggest change is that my skin seems to be getting better and better.

The calluses on my hands have come off, and the calluses on the soles of my feet, which I developed over four years of patrolling the mountains, are also falling off.

The dermis appears to be strengthening and becoming more resilient.

"It can also enhance the physical body by opening up all the meridians?"

Lu Zhao looked puzzled, but then didn't think much of it, treating it as an unexpected surprise.

He turned and picked up the horned dragon bow on the table, running his fingers along the dragon scale patterns on its surface.

"I used to poop once a month, but I haven't pooped since. I don't know how potent it is?"

Lu Zhao had considered giving it a try, but the thought of spending another month of his life force to nurture it made him immediately give up the idea.

Now, all the life force I accumulate each day is used to unblock all the meridians, and sometimes it is consumed too much, causing my life force to drop by 0.1-0.2.

He wouldn't create unnecessary trouble for himself and increase his own energy expenditure.

Moreover, he is only at the first stage of refining the Horned Dragon Bow, and can only use the Horned Dragon Bow's abilities.

In the second phase, the power of the Diablos Bow increases.

In the third stage, the Diablos Bow replaces part of the body's skeleton and can be transformed at any time.

These can only be unlocked gradually as Lu Zhao develops his life force. He's currently stuck at 70 points of life force and can't advance any further.

'Next time, I'll ask my master; he should be able to determine the power of the Horned Dragon Bow.'

dong dong dong.

A knock sounded on the door, and Zhou Wanhua slightly pushed open the door a corner and peeked in.

He couldn't see Lu Zhao covered in mud and blood, but he could notice the empty bottle on the ground and asked, "Are you developing your life force?"

Lu Zhao asked, "Is there something you need?"

Zhou Wanhua asked, "I'm wondering if we should apply for an arrest warrant to shut down the beauty salon, catch the perpetrators red-handed, and put our big star in jail."

Once someone is backing you up, there will be plenty of people who want to advance.

The federal government has no shortage of talent; what it lacks is a predictable path to advancement. The reason special operations forces are so sought after is not primarily due to resources, but mainly because serving a full year earns a third-class merit.

Within the Cangwu Special Counter-Strike Force, each additional year spent there brings one closer to promotion.

"Team Leader Zhou is awesome!"

Lu Zhao pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let's put it aside for now. We shouldn't be the ones to bring this up."

Zhou Wanhua said anxiously, "If we don't bring it up, what if they take all the physical evidence away? If you ask me, it's more important to act decisively and get the witnesses and evidence in hand than anything else."

"Don't rush, this isn't a case investigation."

Lu Zhao pointed out: "The black market supplement case is a political issue, not simply a matter of illegality and crime. You and I are both executors, not decision-makers."

If given a year, his first reaction, like Zhou Wanhua's, would be to gather all the witnesses and physical evidence. Because of their different perspectives, law enforcement officers need to go through various procedures to achieve their goals.

This way of thinking is not wrong; law enforcement officers should follow procedures.

But there are too many people in this world who don't follow the rules. In order to make the rules work smoothly, Lu Zhao learned from the old Taoist priest to look at things from outside the framework of the rules.

Having learned about the beauty salon from Li Mufeng, it was justifiable to shut it down.

But this will not yield any results.

The forces that the two of them can mobilize are unlikely to harm Marquis Wu. It would be better to leave the decision to Liu Hanwen and let him make the choice. If Liu Hanwen orders them to investigate, then he must have made other preparations to ensure that they will find the goods when they investigate.

Conversely, unnecessary actions will only invite danger.

Lu Zhao has always been clear about his own position and has never felt that he can act recklessly just because of his relationship with Liu Hanwen.

The rules constrained them, forcing them to obey the instructions of the Marquis of Wu, and also protected them.

Zhou Wanhua was handling a case at the Public Security Bureau; no military commander would send someone to kill him. That would be too arrogant and give his opponents ammunition.

But if he were to investigate secretly and delve into the state, killing him would be as easy as turning his head.

Zhou Wanhua seemed to be deep in thought.

So we're not going to do anything now?

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll do as Brother Lu says."

Zhou Wanhua now addresses Lu Ge (Brother Lu) fluently.

At first, there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, as he believed that the only difference between him and Lu Zhao was their social status. But as they got to know each other better, he gradually noticed the differences in Lu Zhao's words and actions.

Deep down, he was still a policeman, a public servant, but Lu Zhao was not; he was more like an official.

Lu Zhao then used the public security bureau's bathroom to wash himself.
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Eleven o'clock in the morning.

An unexpected guest arrived at the Public Security Bureau, and the bureau chief personally went to the entrance to greet him.

A woman with a six out of ten appearance walked into the police station with a lawyer and a sixty-year-old butler.

Hearing the commotion, Lu Zhao also brought Zhou Wanhua to the lobby of the Public Security Bureau.

From afar, a venomous gaze was cast upon them.

Lu Zhao also noticed the owner of the gaze.

Chen Qian, the source of all the trouble, the culprit who made me patrol Ant Ridge for four years.

Lu Zhao had wanted to kill her countless times before, but now he was surprisingly calm.

Because he has a path to advancement and the possibility of changing everything, there's no need to gamble his future for an idiot.

One day he will take his revenge in a fair and square way.

"Lu Zhao!"

Chen Qian pushed aside the obsequious police chief, clenched her fists, and walked towards Lu Zhao.

What did you do to my husband?!

Lu Zhao raised his head slightly, seemingly trying to avoid the scent emanating from Chen Qian.

"Ms. Chen, your husband is suspected of violating the law and committing crimes. We are currently investigating him in accordance with the law."

Chen Qian frowned, about to speak, when a lawyer stepped forward and said, "According to federal law, a subpoena cannot exceed 24 hours. Mr. Li has already been subpoenaed for 25 hours."

Without Lu Zhao giving any instructions, Zhou Wanhua said, "Li Mufeng has now been transferred to criminal detention."

The lawyer said, "We are now requesting a meeting with Mr. Li."

Zhou Wanhua shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Li Mufeng is a prime suspect and it's not advisable for him to contact the outside world at the moment."

The head of the public security bureau jumped out and said, "I agree. Mr. Li's crime is not a serious one, and there is no reason not to allow his family to meet with him, especially since he brought a lawyer with him."

At this moment, the deputy director arrived and immediately stood in front of the public security bureau chief.

“Li Mufeng’s case seriously endangers national security, and he cannot even meet with his lawyer.”

"Deputy Director Zhao, this is only the investigation stage. How could it possibly threaten national security?"

"I have obtained the supervisor's permission."

"Where's the document? I need to see the document!"

"The documents will be available shortly, but the important thing is that we cannot see the suspect!"

The director and deputy director of the Public Security Bureau were locked in a standoff. The two usually had a good relationship, but today they were like mortal enemies, glaring at each other with bloodshot eyes and neither willing to give in.

It appears chaotic and involves a large number of people.

But essentially there are only two people, one surnamed Liu and the other surnamed Chen.

"Enough! I'm going to see Mu Feng. Anyone who tries to stop me, beat them to death."

Chen Qian's shrill voice drowned out the two of them. As always, she was lawless and walked forward, with the butler following closely behind.

Zhou Wanhua and Deputy Director Zhao didn't dare to stop them and instinctively made way for them.

Lu Zhao looked at Chen Qian, who was rushing towards him angrily, and raised his right hand slightly. Chen Qian immediately stopped in her tracks, a hint of fear showing in her eyes.

From childhood to adulthood, only Lu Zhao had ever slapped her.

She still hasn't forgotten that feeling.

A hint of disdain flashed in Lu Zhao's eyes.

This person has truly mastered the art of being outwardly fierce but inwardly weak.

Chen Qian realized she had backed down, and immediately became furious. She turned to the butler beside her and yelled, "You bastards, what are you all standing there for?!"

The butler stepped forward, revealing the aura of a third-tier transcendent being. Flames erupted from his hair, and a wave of heat swept around him.

He said, "Captain Lu, please step aside. We just want to visit Mr. Li."

Lu Zhao raised an eyebrow and said, "You want to attack the police department and assault federal public officials?"

He could tell at a glance that this person was trying to bluff him.

As long as he sees Li Mufeng and makes a promise, he can persevere for longer; what people fear most is being isolated and helpless.

The tactic of bluffing has been used by countless people throughout history because it is so effective.

When faced with intense conflict, people often fail to make calm judgments.

Click!

The sound of bullets being chambered rang out, and a ten-man special operations team stationed on the perimeter entered the hall, then quickly dispersed, aiming their guns at Chen Qian and the old housekeeper.

In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.

Seeing this, the old steward visibly panicked and shouted, "This is Chen Wuhou's daughter! Who dares to fire a shot!"

They dared to force their way in because of this identity.

Originally, the intention was simply to intimidate Lu Zhao and get a meeting with Li Mufeng. Firstly, to stop the young lady from causing further trouble, and secondly, to appease Li Mufeng.

To avoid accidentally saying something you shouldn't in a moment of nervousness.

But to the old steward's surprise, Lu Zhao seemed completely unafraid of Wu Hou, and actually dared to have someone point a gun at Chen Qian.

If anything happens to Chen Qian, he won't be able to live either.

The special agents noticeably lowered their guns and moved them away from Chen Qian.

The next moment, Lu Zhao pulled a pistol from his waist and pointed it at Chen Qian.

"Follow orders. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

With her finger on the trigger, Chen Qian saw Lu Zhao's calm eyes and felt the threat of death for the first time.

He really will kill me.

(End of this chapter)