I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 112, Section 111: Residual Hidden Dangers, Bringing Happiness to Others

The sinkhole area outside the city has dissipated, which is a great thing that everyone in the city can see with their own eyes.

Therefore, the tense atmosphere that had lasted for five days was quickly dispelled by the welcoming atmosphere of many extraordinary heroes returning in triumph.

Apart from the families of the victims who are still immersed in grief, most citizens have already begun to relax and celebrate after the tension has subsided.

It seems that only the various districts and headquarters of the Department of the Supernatural are still not relaxed.

The cleanup and cleanup work is piling up, and someone has to keep up.

After enjoying a free meal and drinks with Li Yunfan and his teammates for a while, Xu Lindong boarded the bus again, first returning to the company to report for duty, and then completing the procedures of cleaning up equipment and checking injuries.

Two hours later.

Inside the medical room of the Department of Miraculous Diseases, the air in the private room was fresh and had a faint smell of disinfectant.

On the medical cart against the wall, several rolls of bandages and several unopened bottles of medicine were neatly stacked.

Dr. Lei withdrew his hand from Xu Lindong's back, and the warm current in his palm dissipated.

He took a step back, his hands hanging naturally at his sides, his gaze falling on Xu Lindong's face as if examining a document.

"Your breathing has calmed down; the blood stasis in your back has also been cleared; it seems Lu Qian's ability to 'regulate qi and blood' is now even stronger."

"Yes, Captain Lu had already treated me before I came back."

Xu Lindong responded with a smile.

"But according to procedure, after you get into that car with the hazard lights on, we still need to check your mental state."

Dr. Lei smiled.

"Okay!" Xu Lindong nodded.

Dr. Lei immediately stared intently at Xu Lindong, his concentration slightly diminished.

Xu Lindong felt an invisible "force" enveloping him. It wasn't strong, but it had an inescapable sense of order, as if he were being checked one by one by an invisible set of rules.

"What are the methods of inspection by the head of the law enforcement station?" he wondered to himself.

"Do you agree to liberate the sinkhole and unleash its divine power?"

Dr. Lei's voice was not loud, but it carried the clarity and certainty unique to laws and regulations, each word as if it were being typed on a charter.

"I disagree!" Xu Lindong felt a force probing his emotional fluctuations and immediately responded directly.

He had already undergone similar psychological tests many times before.

"Do you agree to coexist with evil beings, allowing them to work with you to benefit all of humanity?"

"disagree!"

A few seconds later, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Dr. Lei's eyes.

"Your mental state is stable, and your emotions are not fluctuating abnormally."

After he finished speaking, he did not immediately announce the result. Instead, he pushed up glasses that were not actually on his nose, completing a ritualistic act of decree.

Then, in a calm tone as if reading out clauses, he added a question: "Supplementary test item: Xu Lindong, have you ever, before carrying out a mission, due to personal emotional fluctuations, decided without approval, 'Today's dinner will consist of three steaks from the Flaming Mountain sinkhole'?"

Xu Lindong was taken aback by this unexpected "tricky" question.

He instinctively and decisively replied, "I disagree!"

He only realized what he had just said.

The problem itself is flawed.

"Eat three steaks from the Flaming Mountain sinkhole."

How can you answer with "agree or disagree"? Even a simple "I don't eat beef" would be better!

It was as if the force of the law sequence—a binary, unambiguous force—was at work, confining his thinking to the "must make a binary choice" mode the moment he heard the question.

Seeing the fleeting look of surprise on Xu Lindong's face, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Dr. Lei's eyes.

He picked up the record board and meticulously wrote on it: "Extended test results: The target exhibits conditioned reflexive obedience to non-standard imperative sentences, revealing the weakness of habitual thinking in daily training."

Recommendation: Increase training in handling unconventional questions and answers.

After taking notes, he looked up and said in his characteristically calm tone, as if announcing a judicial ruling, "No signs of evil infection, no residual bewitching or distortion. Meets health standards."

After saying that, a very faint smile appeared on his face, he took off his disposable gloves, and nodded slightly in the direction of the door.

"Inspection complete, you can leave now. Oh, by the way!"

Xu Lindong froze as he stood up.

Is there still a problem?

As if just remembering something, Dr. Lei said expressionlessly, "I forgot to congratulate you on your advancement to Gatekeeper, and you're now ranked 488th on the Divine Ranking!"

"Thank you, Dr. Lei!"

Xu Lindong stood up with a smile, inwardly complaining that he was now inseparable from the number "8".

However, he himself hadn't even checked the newly updated rankings on the Divine Rankings, but it seemed that everyone else already knew.

He turned and left the infirmary.

As soon as he stepped outside, Xu Lindong saw a group of people, including team leader Fan Jun and He Shaojun, sitting on a bench against the wall, waiting for treatment.

To his surprise, Li Yunfan was also in the group.

He nodded to Fan Jun and the others as a friendly greeting, then turned his gaze to Li Yunfan, raising an eyebrow and saying, "You're not injured, what are you doing here causing trouble?"

Li Yunfan chuckled, scratching his head, and said, "Brother Dong, it's always better to be safe than sorry. I need to have Dr. Lei take a look, just in case some wandering spirit sneaks onto me."

Xu Lindong rolled his eyes in annoyance, his tone teasing, "If a female ghost were to haunt you, it would actually be a good thing for you."

The colleagues crammed into the corridor outside the medical clinic burst into laughter, and a friendly chorus of merriment followed.

"Brother Dong, I'm not happy with what you're saying!"

Li Yunfan's face hardened, his lips curled into a resentful smile, "If you can't find a girlfriend, then I'll be clinging to you!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

Xu Lindong got rid of this clown and went to the outside corridor to return to the lounge, where he bumped into Xiao Mufeng, who was coming out of the lounge.

"Senior!" Xiao Mufeng's eyes lit up, and he immediately greeted him, "What do you want to do later? How about I treat you to dinner tonight?"

"No, I'm a little tired. I'm going home soon."

Xu Lindong politely declined with a smile.

Although this wasn't very gentlemanly behavior, Sister Xun and Uncle Yi were still waiting at home.

"Okay, then next time, you can't refuse me again."

Xiao Mufeng wasn't angry; he left with a cheerful smile.

"Young people are full of energy." Xu Lindong shook his head and walked towards the rest room.

"Pretty popular, huh? Our Captain Xu!"

Just as they reached the corner, Lu Qian suddenly appeared, smiling as she leaned against the wall, her long legs crossed in a seductive pose, her large, bright eyes fixed on Xu Lindong.

"Captain Lu." Xu Lindong looked surprised, realizing Lu Qian had been waiting there specifically for him. He asked, "Did you need something?"

"Okay." Lu Qian pointed to the door across the street, "Let's go into your room and talk."

"Ah, okay!" Xu Lindong was taken aback, but without thinking much, he opened the door and went inside.

Fortunately, he was a model young man with no bad habits.

Therefore, the room was very clean, without any embarrassing or disgusting things like crumpled paper, underwear, or smelly socks scattered around.

Team Leader Lu clearly didn't have the same habit of checking rooms as Sister Xun. He entered the room and sat down naturally, casually crossing his long legs, treating him like a complete stranger.

"What would you like to drink? We have tea and coffee," Xu Lindong asked.

"No need for that. Don't try to pull that on me."

Captain Lu waved his hand, "Sit down. I just finished talking with the deputy commander and wanted to let you know that you probably won't be idle for many days after you come back."

"Oh?" Xu Lindong immediately sat down. "What is it?"

Lu Qian smoothed a strand of hair behind her ear. "You know I'm going to headquarters soon. You'll be in charge of Team Three from now on. The notification will be in the next few days."

"But now that the sinkhole has just been sealed, there are still some loose ends that haven't been cleaned up. You in the East District need to be especially careful."

"The tail?" Xu Lindong asked in surprise. "Does it refer to outside the city?"

"No, it's inside the city." Lu Qian's expression was solemn. "This morning, Zheng Si and the others joined forces to seal off that hazard-flashing car. I heard it was badly damaged after the explosion yesterday, so sealing it off should be easy."

But besides the car and that strange traffic light, there was also a 28-inch bicycle and an old woman sweeping the streets wandering around outside. They've likely already sneaked into the city, and these two are the key targets for further investigation.

Lu Qian said solemnly, "Even if I go to headquarters, this is still a task that needs to be investigated. I'm just reminding you not to let your guard down. The city may not be safe."

This kind of evil might not entangle ordinary people; it might actually attract those with extraordinary abilities!

"So that's how it is." Xu Lindong's expression also became serious.

His old-fashioned bicycle is inside his Tower of Babel, so there's no need to worry.

But that wicked old woman sweeping the floor was truly terrifying.

If he accidentally runs into it again, he'll have to immediately ride his bicycle away or simply use the broken seat to teleport away.

"In addition, there may be some powerful wandering spirits that can bypass the city's blockade and checks to sneak in."

"These spirits are difficult to detect, and they may even attach themselves directly to people."

Lu Qian rubbed her temples and shook her head, saying, "These are all areas where we'll have a headache from the investigation."

In short, although the sinkhole has been sealed again, it has left behind quite a few minor problems.

"That means there's a lot of trouble ahead, and the workload will have to increase again."

Xu Lindong nodded, then realized his tone was off and immediately said, "But as long as we can solve the problem and maintain order in the city, it's worth it if we're a little tired."

"You're quite enlightened!"

Lu Qian said with a half-smile, "I think a squad leader position at a branch office is too small for you."

Xu Lindong coughed lightly, "We still have to take it one step at a time. I'll definitely need your guidance from Captain Lu at headquarters in the future! After all, you're my former boss!"

"You're such a smooth talker!" Lu Qian rolled her eyes with a smile, clearly enjoying it, and then asked, "Are you free tonight? Want to come to a dinner party with me?"

Xu Lindong immediately thought of Lu Qian's thoughts that he had overheard earlier; this timing was not particularly good.

He immediately declined, saying, "I plan to go back and check things out first, so I won't make plans for tonight."

"Okay!" Lu Qian stood up and laughed, "If you refuse me, then I'll refuse other people's dinner invitations too. We'll both stand each other up! Neither of us will give each other any face."

"I'll definitely give it to you next time!" Xu Lindong chuckled dryly, silently mourning for the unlucky guy who was rejected because of him for a second.

They then escorted Lu Qian out of the room.

"Huh? Captain Lu, Captain Xu, you... I..."

Li Yunfan had just appeared in the corridor humming a song when he saw the two of them walking out of Xu Lindong's room together, and he was immediately speechless.

"Let's discuss business!"

Lu Qian glanced at Li Yunfan, crossed her arms, and strode away confidently.

"Stop gossiping!" Xu Lindong glanced at Li Yunfan and closed the door.

"Is that so?"

Li Yunfan tilted his head, feeling that the two of them were starting to sound more and more alike.

Just thinking about Lu Qian's long legs, her aura, her face and figure—

A hint of resentment crept onto his face.

It wasn't that he had any feelings for Captain Lu; he was just jealous of Xu Lindong's popularity with women.

When did this happen? Could it be that this whole "hero saves the damsel in distress" incident outside the city just happened?

"Dong-ge, Dong-ge, we're both young and inexperienced, so why are you so much more outstanding!"

A dozen minutes later, Xu Lindong escaped Zhang Yue's furious roar, handed over the somewhat deformed Superbike to the equipment repair department, and then took a taxi home.

Yi Qianxun had already received the news and immediately went home after get off work to wait for him, without letting him pick her up, saying she wanted to give him a surprise.

"What surprise is it now? Where do you get so many surprises from Sister Xun every day?"

Xu Lindong saw the sign for Mingjiang Community and was about to scan the code to pay when the driver waved his hand and refused to accept the money.

"You are the executor of the Department of the Supernatural, I cannot accept this money! You risk your lives outside the city, and the peace and stability of the people in the city are all thanks to you. It is my honor to give you a ride."

"ah?

Xu Lindong hadn't expected to encounter such a kind and considerate driver, but he still insisted on paying, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, but we officers can't..."

"Get out of the car! Get out of the car! I absolutely cannot accept your ride, otherwise I'll lose this car."

The driver was quick and efficient; he opened the door and got out of the car first.

Xu Lindong was dumbfounded. Looking at the simple and fun-loving driver, he felt a warmth in his heart and immediately put away the money and got out of the car.

If I were to hand over that money again, it would be quite an insult.

Let's just say he was a little greedy, and that he gave others some positive emotional value.

He was just trying to figure out how to deal with the situation when he reached the entrance of the residential area and was met with another "blow".

The property management's security team, which usually struggles to muster even four sets of healthy teeth, was now standing in a neat row. The burlyest of them, holding a megaphone, shouted, "Welcome back, Mr. Xu, the Executive Officer of Mingjiang Community!"

Surprisingly, many residents lined both sides of the residential area to welcome them, all with smiles on their faces, shouting "Triumphant return!"

"This..." Even though Xu Lindong prided himself on his thick skin, he suddenly felt his face burning at this moment.

This was completely unexpected. So many people were watching, and they were all neighbors. It was impressive, but also quite awkward...

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