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"How did you know?"

Le Erya was puzzled. Neither of them had revealed their abilities like they had when fighting Gu Sheng.

"You already caused the Warrant Detector to sound. Your Spiritual Energy must be far beyond that of ordinary people. Xiao Wang is impulsive, but as Director Qi’s bodyguard, he has excellent skills. He was taken down in just a few moves, so this older sister is probably no ordinary person either."

Dr. Wu Mengchen smiled at Lin Qinghe. She was about the same age as Lin Qinghe, but her baby face made her look younger. If not for her glasses making her look a little more mature, she might even have looked younger than Le Erya!

"Big Sister Lin! Little Sister Le! Could you come over here for a moment?"

Wu Mengchen put the briefcase on the table, took out a pile of strange instruments, arranged them, and then beckoned Lin Qinghe and Le Erya over.

"Go ahead!"

Lin Qinghe and Le Erya were uncertain, so they both turned to Director Zhang. Director Qi, who stood in front of Director Zhang, spoke up and nodded at them, signaling for them to go over for the examination.

"Beep beep~~"

Wu Mengchen first put a headpiece-like device on Le Erya. After testing her, she smiled brightly. "Your Spiritual Energy is twelve times that of an ordinary person. You should have only awakened recently, right? Once it stabilizes, it should grow even stronger. Your ability should be a Mental Type ability on the material side—in other words, Telekinesis."

Le Erya replied blankly, "Big Sister Wu, how did you know? That person said the same thing. He said I had some kind of Four-Star Potential, and that He-jie had some kind of physical reaction ability. He also told me I should sleep for three days and three nights."

"Sleep! Exactly!"

Wu Mengchen’s eyes lit up. "That really is a good way to recover. When you get back, you can try entering a deep sleep."

"Oh~~"

Le Erya nodded as if she understood, feeling sleepy again.

"Big Sister Lin!"

Wu Mengchen removed the device and smiled at Lin Qinghe.

Lin Qinghe walked over and sat down, allowing Wu Mengchen to put the device on her.

"Beep beep beep~~~"

The device sounded again. Wu Mengchen glanced at the data on the computer, moved the device to another position, and tested her once more. "That person got it wrong this time. Big Sister Lin’s ability isn’t a Superhuman Type physical reaction. It’s an Elemental Type Wind Manipulation ability. Put simply, she controls wind.

"However, Big Sister Lin’s ability field is a little strange. The fluctuations within one meter of her body are unexpectedly strong, while those beyond one meter are too weak. As a result, it greatly enhances Big Sister Lin’s close-combat ability. Her reactions are swift and her strength is astonishing, which is why that person mistook your ability for a Superhuman Type ability."

"What’s the difference between the Superhuman Type and the Mental Type?"

Le Erya was an eager student, so of course she asked when she had a question.

A troubled look appeared on Wu Mengchen’s face. After glancing at Director Han, she fended off the question. "I can’t explain it clearly right now. When you have time, go to the Patrol and Security Division headquarters, and we can discuss it in detail." It wasn’t that she didn’t know. It was just not very appropriate to explain it now.

"Of course, of course~~~"

Director Han nodded repeatedly in delight. He enthusiastically said to Director Qi, "Lao Qi, we want to borrow two people from you in the Patrol and Security Division. With our relationship, you won’t refuse, will you?"

"Our relationship? What relationship do we have?"

Director Qi turned around and looked at Director Han in feigned surprise. Then he pointed at Lin Qinghe and Le Erya. "Inspector Lin and Inspector Le have always been elites of our Criminal Inspectorate."

Director Qi had heard something about the matters that had been growing increasingly intense recently. He had long heard that the Imperial Capital intended to establish special departments in various regions and place them under local command.

If he hadn’t known about these two trustworthy officers, that would have been one thing. But now that he knew, how could he possibly let them be taken away so easily?

"Lao Qi, that’s not fair!"

The moment Director Han heard this, he knew what Director Qi was planning. "Without us, you wouldn’t even know that they were in the Criminal Inspectorate, would you? You can’t cross the river and tear down the bridge like this. Besides, you should know that when you establish the Local Special Department, you’ll absolutely need our help. Are you really going to do this?"

"The establishment of a local department has really been decided? Why?"

Director Qi looked somewhat incredulous. Before this, he had merely heard some rumors. Now that Director Han had confirmed it, he still found it difficult to believe.

"It’s been decided. Sigh…"

Director Han sighed and nodded. "You should have sensed the reason too. The Patrol and Security Division is too small, yet too many things are happening now. Since the end of December, every country has suddenly discovered that something has changed in the mysterious side of the entire world. The most obvious change is the appearance of Ability Users.

"Superpowered people are also known as people with extraordinary abilities. In ancient times, many figures revered as immortals or gods possessed all kinds of incredible abilities that could not be explained by science or common sense.

"However, people with extraordinary abilities had always been extremely rare—just a tiny group on the verge of extinction. Ten years ago, during the annual nationwide census, finding even one person with such abilities in an entire year was considered a lot.

"But recently, the frequency with which these people have appeared has been unimaginably high. Three cases have appeared in Hangcheng alone within a month, and that doesn’t even include these two little superhumans.

"The appearance of superpowered people often occurs after they suffer some kind of stimulus. This can cause them to lose control and go insane after awakening their abilities. Some people gain power and become arrogant and lawless.

"For example, last week, in a certain major country, a state governor was hypnotized by an awakened Mental Type ability user with a psychic ability on the illusory side, causing a serious and dangerous incident. It was also after that incident that the Imperial Capital equipped those of us who hold considerable authority with these badges. They’re specifically used to monitor Spiritual Energy fluctuations."

Director Han tapped his chest. That was the Warrant Detector that had sounded earlier when he approached Le Erya.

"That dangerous?"

Director Qi was startled after hearing this. He instinctively shifted his body, and his gaze toward Le Erya also changed somewhat.

"You don’t need to be afraid. Little Le’s ability has nothing to do with hypnosis."

Director Han smiled. "The Mental Type has three focuses: sensory, material, and illusory. The illusory type is the kind of ability I just mentioned, such as hypnosis, which specifically targets living creatures. The material type is what Little Comrade Le has—controlling objects with the mind, also known as Telekinesis. The sensory type is similar to radar. It can use Spiritual Energy as eyes to see and observe objects in extremely distant places.

"We divide Ability Users into three types: Elemental Type, Superhuman Type, and Mental Type. The Mental Type is the rarest, the Elemental Type comes next, and the Superhuman Type is the most common.

"The Elemental Type uses what we call an ability field to control certain materials nearby—wind, lightning, water, fire… It sounds like mythology, but it’s the truth. In the past, there were practically no Ability Users of this type.

"The Superhuman Type refers to abilities already present in the human body, but with one aspect greatly exceeding that of ordinary people. The simplest example is the innate divine strength spoken of in ancient times. That was a kind of Superhuman Type ability."