Then let the witch offer her loyalty

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(Two chapters combined into one, updated together)

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[Awakened to the second stage of psionic power, gaining the advanced power "Phase Space"]

[Phase Space: A psionicist can create an invisible realm centered on themselves, perceive all objects within it, and automatically display the "value" of inanimate objects.]

[All non-living entities located in the "phase space" can leave a "phase imprint" on a psychic without direct contact.]

The "Phase Space" is initially a spherical space with a radius of 10 meters. Psionicists can inject additional psionic energy to expand its range, but this will also greatly intensify the madness's corrosive influence within the witch's body.

Chen Moxin looked at the information on the system panel; this reward was obtained by completing the previous task.

The power of the second-order psionic awakening is extremely strong because it removes two major limitations of "phase shift".

The first step is the perception of an object's "value".

Previously, Chen Moxin had to understand the value of any object before she could use her abilities on it.

The mainstream products in the market are fine; you can roughly know them without even looking them up.

The value of items that are not commonly found on the market is difficult to determine, and requires repeated investigation and experimentation.

Now, as long as "Phase Space" is activated, the value of objects within the area will be automatically displayed, making it clear which ones are usable.

The second major improvement is in distance.

Previously, to leave a "phase imprint" on an object, it was necessary to use hand contact.

This distance restriction can cause many inconveniences.

For example, one day he might need to fight a tank.

You can't exactly run over and touch it before activating your ability.

That's enough to kill him ten times over.

With phase space, if a similar situation occurs, he can maintain a safe distance to deploy the field, mark the important components inside the tank remotely, and then use phase transfer to turn it into a paralyzed metal shell.

Chen Moxin continued to look at the updated task entries.

The spiritual bond between the witch and her proxy has been broken, and the proxy has returned to being an ordinary person, no longer possessing spiritual powers.

Everything has a beginning and an end, and so do cases.

This drama will end with you.

[Final Mission: Arrest Zhang Hao or kill him on the spot and close this case]

[Task Reward 1: Liu Lan obtains "Mind Interference - Ultimate"]

[Mind Interference - Ultimate: Imprints a mark on the target's subconscious, creating a psychological impact. The target will regard the host as a supreme master, obeying in all things and never betraying them.]

[Task Reward 2: Obtain 1 "Divine Sense Point", which can be used to unlock "Divine Sense Talent"]

The first reward of the final mission perfectly resolved one of Chen Moxin's uncomfortable points.

After he transmigrated, although he found the psionic energy of this world very interesting, he also always felt "awkward".

The awkwardness lies in the way psionic energy is obtained.

Psychic awakening only occurs in women.

This means that any man who wants to gain psychic powers can only do so by becoming the witch's proxy through a psychic pact.

Despite the witches' miserable state of being captured and imprisoned throughout the Empire, they actually hold an absolute dominant position in terms of the inherent characteristics of psychic energy.

If witches didn't need spirit contracts to increase their madness tolerance, there would be no need for them to share their spiritual energy with others.

Substitute? That sounds nice, but in Chen Moxin's view, this kind of existence, which is specifically designed to satisfy a certain need of the other party, is no different from Star Fury.

The witch can change her substitute at any time if she so chooses.

No matter how powerful the substitute cultivator becomes, the witch can tear up the spirit contract and it becomes worthless.

This makes people feel very insecure.

However, "Mind Interference Absolute" makes up for this deficiency.

Once the highest level of mental interference is achieved, the witch will never betray you, will obey everything, and will offer absolute loyalty.

As for the second reward, "Divine Sense Points," and the so-called "Divine Sense Talent," their specific details are not yet available, and their effects are unknown.

However, since it can be the reward for the final mission, its effect should not be much worse than the previous second-tier awakening.

After reviewing the task, Chen Moxin closed the system panel and looked down.

He was on the rooftop of a residential building, with the bustling "Sunflower Kindergarten" just across the street.

It's Monday morning, the busiest time of day, as parents drop their children off at the kindergarten gate. Some children are crying because they don't want to leave their parents, while others skip and jump into the kindergarten with their friends.

The scene was vibrant, but neither the parents nor the teachers and students knew that they were about to become Zhang Hao's target.

After Liu Lan broke the spiritual contract yesterday, Chen Moxin controlled the spider robot to crawl into the gaps in Zhang Hao's clothes and kept a close watch on his movements.

Not long ago, Zhang Hao suddenly returned home to get a gun, then hailed a taxi and rushed towards the kindergarten.

He must have been furious when he discovered he had lost his psychic powers and was ready to take revenge on society.

This aligns with Liu Lan's statement—Zhang Hao is someone who worships power and cannot accept having his power taken away; otherwise, he might do something extreme.

Chen Moxin just felt that one thing was really stupid.

Liu Lan was imprisoned in the Administration Bureau. Even a shrewd idiot would know that the break in the spiritual contract must be related to the Administration Bureau or the Tribunal.

Instead of retaliating against the authorities, Zhang Hao targeted kindergarten teachers and students who had nothing to do with him.

Tang is truly finished.

He got his start in the underworld.

Chen Moxin looked at the Tarantula robot control software on the tablet.

Judging from the distance and speed of movement, Zhang Hao should arrive here in fifteen minutes.

Now the final thing to consider is how to bring this case to a close.

This is both a system task and something Chen Moxin needs to achieve, so that it can become a shining achievement in her file.

Of course, he had to make it all seem logical.

Not to mention that everything related to the system must be kept under tight control.

Solving cases independently is itself against regulations.

The Rose Empire is unlike the Azure Federation.

The Azure Federation champions individual heroism, and such plots are frequently seen in movies.

A major crime has occurred in a certain part of the federal government. The police station is full of useless people who know nothing and are completely outmaneuvered by the criminals.

At this moment, a retired police officer, burdened with a string of negative traits including alcoholism, divorce, and the loss of a child, re-emerges and turns the tide, ultimately creating an epic tale of heroism.

The Rose Empire doesn't buy into that.

This country values collectivism.

The normal procedure for this case should be: after obtaining information from the witch, the team leader should take unified command, and various departments should divide the work and cooperate to capture Zhang Hao.

However, Chen Moxin kept the information a secret and continued to cause trouble on her own.

This is a matter of principle and discipline. Even if the final outcome is good, if the higher-ups know that he is someone who chose to conceal the truth in order to gain merit, their evaluation of him will definitely be lowered.

Moreover, Liu Lan is currently in a state of "no proxy," and her tolerance to the erosion of madness is very low. She can still use her spiritual energy, but she can't use it indiscriminately like before.

Therefore, Chen Moxin needed to make proper arrangements for the final touches.

Chen Moxin opened her phone's contacts, clicked on "Group Leader Luo," and dialed the number.

A short while later, the call was connected, and Luo Shoucheng's voice came from the other end. He must have just gotten up, because his voice sounded a little sleepy.

"Xiao Chen, what's wrong?"

"Team Leader Luo, I've finished organizing the things you asked me to organize over the weekend."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. We'll have a morning meeting at work later, and then we'll ask the forensic department if they have any news. We need to locate Zhang Hao as soon as possible."

"I have something to report to you. When I was organizing the files over the weekend, I thought of some issues and decided to conduct a last-minute interrogation of Liu Lan."

It's quite normal to be interrogated on short notice if there are problems, and Luo Shoucheng didn't react in any particular way: "Oh, did you find out anything?"

Chen Mo thought to himself, "Liu Lan has revealed Zhang Hao's whereabouts."

"...Huh?" Luo Shoucheng's voice snapped back to reality. "What? Liu Lan confessed? How did she confess?"

Chen Moxin said in a businesslike tone, "It's nothing. I just reasoned with her and appealed to her emotions. She gradually realized that it was wrong for her to resist the control, so she confessed."

This was easier said than making his girlfriend happy, leaving Luo Shoucheng completely bewildered.

Last Friday, he personally interrogated Liu Lan for most of the day, but Liu Lan just kept quiet and didn't say anything.

As it turned out, Chen Moxin managed to find out the answer in just one weekend.

Could it be because he's handsome?

"Good lad, so young, yet you have the potential to be an interrogation expert. Not bad, not bad, young man with a bright future. Tell me the details when we get to the station, so I can assign you tasks accordingly."

"Team Leader Luo, I think I shouldn't go back to the station yet. The place Liu Lan told me about overlaps with my commute to work, so I just went to check it out on my way."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by Luo Shoucheng's slightly reproachful voice.

"Xiao Chen, it's good that you're proactive about the task, but I still have to criticize you. Don't act on your own in this kind of thing. What if you alert the enemy?"

"That's what you taught me."

"Alright, don't linger around there, get back to the station right away."

"There is one more thing I need to report to you."

"Tsk, why are you speaking so slowly? Just get to the point."

"I'm following Zhang Hao."

Luo Shoucheng was immediately startled: "Chen Moxin, what are you up to?!"

Chen Moxin continued her report: "When I was scouting the area just now, I saw Zhang Hao and followed him. He seemed to be carrying a gun and was heading towards Sunflower Kindergarten at the intersection of Chengdong Road and Huiyuan Road."

"I suspect he wants to take hostages to pressure the Administration Bureau and force us to release Liu Lan."

The sound of a glass being knocked over could be clearly heard from the other end of the phone. Luo Shoucheng's voice was filled with surprise and anger: "Are you fucking crazy?! You're only telling me something this important now?!"

"The intersection of Chengdong Road and Huiyuan Road, right? I'll call people over right away! The target is armed and is an illegal psychic, extremely dangerous. Don't act rashly!"

Chen Moxin retorted firmly, "Team Leader Luo, I'm sorry, but I have to disobey orders. The situation here is urgent; the teachers and students in the kindergarten are in danger."

"As an agent of the Administration Bureau, I have the responsibility and obligation to protect the safety of the citizens of the Empire, and I absolutely cannot sit idly by."

"I'll find a chance to subdue Zhang Hao. If I unfortunately die in the line of duty, tell my dad I'm not a coward!"

Screams from Luo's group echoed: "Chen Moxin! Don't do anything rash! Chen..."

Chen Moxin hung up the phone.

Immediately afterwards, he dialed another number he had previously found.

"Hello, is this the Sunflower Kindergarten security office? This is the Twin Cities Witch Management Bureau..."

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Zhang Hao sat in the taxi, looking out the window, his teeth clenched, a twisted rage burning within him.

They already possessed psychic abilities; going to the Federation would have given them a bright future.

My life has been completely ruined by these damn authorities!

Why is this country targeting me like this?!

Why am I so miserable while everyone else lives so comfortably?!

Is this fair?!