Xia Chujian returned home, thinking she could finally rest for a Sunday, but the next day, Sunday morning at eight o'clock, the Quantum Optical Brain's notification tone woke her up.
It was a video call invitation from Inspector Huo.
Xia Chujian sat up weakly from the bed, tousled hair and all, and tapped "Accept." Her eyes were vacant as she looked at Huo Yushen's frosty face on the virtual display screen.
"Good morning, Inspector Huo. What brings you here?" Xia Chujian covered her mouth with her hand and yawned.
Huo Yushen seemed not to notice her just-woken-up appearance, and said coldly, "I've come to Mulan City, and I only have two hours. Hurry over here, I need to review your physical training results."
Xia Chujian immediately sobered up, "My physical training results are all archived in the computer system at the branch's headquarters, aren't they?"
Huo Yushen said, "Data can be faked, don't you know? I don't really trust your scores without testing them myself."
Xia Chujian was furious, "What do you mean you don't trust my scores?! I'll be there right away! Let's spar!"
Huo Yushen: "Can you be here in ten minutes?"
"...Even if I leave now, it'll take thirty minutes by Suspension Train."
"Use your Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha and come here immediately."
Xia Chujian struggled feebly, "...What if I'm spotted?"
"You're using the Shao Siming, can't you disguise yourself?"
Xia Chujian remembered the mecha's unique electromagnetic interference function and gritted her teeth, "I'll try."
"If you let someone see you and they take photos or videos, your first test today will be considered a failure." Huo Yushen finished speaking and ended the video call, only sending Xia Chujian a message.
[Huo Yushen]: Timing starts now.
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
Nothing more needed to be said.
She threw back the covers and got out of bed, hurriedly washed up, put on a one-piece bulletproof suit, and then activated the Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha, only covering it with a khaki work jacket on the outside.
It was already the end of March, almost April, and the weather had warmed up a lot. She no longer had to wear so many layers when going out.
But at the same time, it was easier to be exposed.
Actually, she had tried this Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha. In addition to its electromagnetic interference function, it also had a visual stealth function.
But that required wearing the mecha on the outside.
She couldn't let her family see it, so she had no choice but to put on a work jacket on the outside.
After putting on the work jacket, the visual stealth function was disabled.
She had to think of another way.
She then put on a Lily-of-the-Valley Purple Silk Hat, as well as an Ability Defense Helmet, goggles, and a mask, and directly said, "Aunt, I have something to do, I need to go to the headquarters."
And ran out.
Wu Fu and Si Xi watched Xia Chujian dash out, looked at each other, and then nonchalantly withdrew their gazes.
Liu Shun slid over to close the door and then went to the kitchen to help Xia Yuanfang prepare breakfast.
In the past two months, Xia Yuanfang had gotten used to Xia Chujian being like this and didn't take it to heart.
After Xia Chujian came out of the house, she didn't go down the elevator, but went directly to the roof.
On the roof, she activated the electromagnetic interference function of the Shao Siming Mecha and then jumped from the eleventh floor.
In order not to be seen by the naked eyes of passersby, and also not to be late, she fully activated the speed of the mecha, her figure as fast as lightning.
There weren't many pedestrians on the road, and even fewer Flying Vehicles in the sky.
Occasionally, someone felt like something was wrong, but Xia Chujian's figure was already hundreds of meters away.
She raced against time like this, and in only nine minutes and forty-nine seconds, she arrived at the training hall of the Special Security Bureau's Mulan City branch headquarters.
Huo Yushen had already changed into special training clothes and was standing there, actually timing her.
After seeing her come in, Huo Yushen put down the timer and said calmly, "Were you seen by anyone along the way?"
Xia Chujian breathed slightly, and said, "I guess some people might have sensed something, but absolutely no one could see me."
She showed Huo Yushen her speed all the way.
With that kind of speed, anyone who could see her clearly would be a ghost.
Unless they were high-level Gene Evolvers above Rank A peak.
But in the entire Mulan City, there were no Gene Evolvers above Rank B peak.
Of course, except for those few outsiders at the Special Security Bureau branch garrison.
Huo Yushen nodded, "I will double-check. — Now, attack me."
As soon as he said the word "attack," a black handgun suddenly appeared in his hand.
He raised the gun and fired three shots at Xia Chujian without any mercy!
Fortunately, Xia Chujian had been in a state of tension all along.
Moreover, she did have an unusual intuition about firearms.
The moment Huo Yushen revealed the gun in his hand, she had already tapped her toes, and her whole body flew out diagonally. At the same time, she drew her own handgun and fired three shots at Huo Yushen as well!
With the enhancement of the Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha, she avoided the first bullet, and at the same time, the bullets fired from her own handgun directly collided with and canceled out Huo Yushen's second and third bullets.
Huo Yushen shouted "Good!" and at the same time, his whole body also flew up quickly, avoiding Xia Chujian's third bullet, and kicked Xia Chujian's shoulder with a sudden single leg.
Xia Chujian bent backward ninety degrees directly, her waist seeming as soft as a willow branch.
But her other hand fired at Huo Yushen, who was chasing after her, again! Bang! Bang! Bang! Three gunshots sounded again. Huo Yushen stretched out one hand and caught all three bullets in his hand, then threw them back at her! The force was no different from being shot directly from a sniper rifle barrel.
Xia Chujian's pupils shrank sharply.
She had seen Feng Qianzhan do the same action, but the strength and accuracy were far worse than Huo Yushen's!
Moreover, Feng Qianzhan did not catch the bullets with his bare hands that time, but after dodging the bullets, he threw a dagger backhand, stabbing her in the heart area of her chest...
At the critical moment, Xia Chujian increased the speed of the Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha, avoiding the first and second bullets.
Faced with the third bullet, which was impossible to avoid, she directly used her own tactical dagger and slashed down fiercely!
The Shao Siming Mecha gave her arms a strength comparable to that of a Rank A peak Gene Evolver.
The rapidly flying bullet was cut in half by her knife, naturally losing its kinetic energy and falling directly.
But her arms were so sore that she could hardly lift them.
However, to guard against Huo Yushen's follow-up attack, she continued to fly quickly, without stopping for a moment, rushing in front of Huo Yushen, and pressed the handgun against Huo Yushen's forehead.
Huo Yushen wasn't wearing a helmet on his head.
And Huo Yushen's handgun was also against her jaw.
As long as he fired, the bullet could go straight through her jaw and out the top of her head.
And her shot would also pierce Huo Yushen's forehead.
A suicidal way of fighting, definitely not a loss.
A faint smile appeared in Huo Yushen's eyes.
He retracted his hand and said lightly, "Not bad, your reaction is quite agile."
He controlled his physical fitness at the early stage of a Rank S Gene Evolver, which had surpassed Rank A peak.
Because he knew that the Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha could at least deal with a Rank S early-stage Gene Evolver.
Of course, it depended on how it was operated.
Xia Chujian undoubtedly exerted the maximum performance of this mecha.
Of course, what was even more valuable was her gun sense.
Huo Yushen had never seen anyone so sensitive to guns.
Before joining the Special Security Bureau, he served in the military for ten years, starting as a low-level soldier, and had seen countless geniuses, talents, and prodigies.
There were also tens of thousands of marksmen.
But someone like her, who had not undergone systematic training, and relied on her own intuition to explore and train in a place like Dark Night Hunter, and could achieve this effect, was absolutely unique.
For a fleeting moment, Inspector Huo even considered grooming her into the most outstanding shadow assassin in the entire Beichen Galaxy.
But after careful consideration, he felt it would be a waste to limit her to being just an assassin.
She could be of greater value.
Although Inspector Huo had retracted his gun, Xia Chujian still kept her gun pressed against his forehead, without the slightest relaxation.
Her voice was slightly hoarse due to excessive tension.
"Inspector Huo, throw the gun on the ground before you speak," Xia Chujian said in a raspy voice.
Inspector Huo didn't throw the gun, but replied, "The assessment is over, you don't need to be so nervous."
"Is that so? You didn't say the assessment started either," Xia Chujian remained unmoved. "Throw the gun down. I'll count to three."
"Are you threatening me?" A barely perceptible smile flashed in Inspector Huo's eyes, though his face remained cold.
It had been years since anyone dared to threaten him so openly.
Xia Chujian pressed the gun even harder against Inspector Huo's forehead and said coldly, "This is an assessment, how could it be a threat?"
Inspector Huo slowly raised his hand, threw the gun down with a thud, and said, "I declare the assessment over. My word is my bond."
"Sounds like you've never lied to me before," Xia Chujian clicked her tongue and slowly retracted her hand.
But her bright eyes remained fixed on Inspector Huo's shoulders.
As soon as his shoulders moved, her gun would immediately return to his forehead.
Inspector Huo said, "What will it take for you to believe me?"
Xia Chujian said without hesitation, "If you were really my enemy, of course, I would only believe you if you were dead."
A flash of admiration crossed Inspector Huo's eyes. "Well, not bad, that's what I think too."
Xia Chujian said, "Don't you think I'm cruel?"
"Being kind to an enemy who can take your life is being cruel to yourself," Inspector Huo said calmly. "I don't think you and I are that kind of person."
Xia Chujian finally retracted her hand and said, "Well, I believe you. Even if you point a weapon at me again, I won't care. Anyway, you won't really kill me."
Inspector Huo rubbed his temples and said, "So I don't care about these training data."
Xia Chujian raised her eyebrows. "You think only on a real battlefield can you see a person's true qualities and abilities."
"Yes, that's what I think." Inspector Huo bent down, picked up his Qu Zhong 110 Handgun from the ground, and said, "Here, I'll give you this new handgun I just got."
He said, "This handgun is called Qu Zhong, .110 caliber, semi-automatic, with an effective range of up to three hundred meters. The barrel is almost twice as thick as other handguns, so it's also called a hand cannon."
Xia Chujian's eyes lit up. She took it, looked it over, raised her hand, and fired a shot.
The humanoid target opposite them was instantly torn to pieces.
Xia Chujian couldn't help but praise, "When the gun fires, people die; when the music ends, the crowd disperses. This name is really well chosen."
Inspector Huo stood in the training hall with his hands behind his back, watching Xia Chujian test the gun.
After all the bullets were fired, he said, "In fact, Gene Evolvers also evolve from ordinary people. They have the inherent starting inertia of ordinary people."
"Su Buyan did a study. The reaction speed of most humans in the first tenth of a second in an emergency is exactly the same, whether they are Gene Evolvers or ordinary people. He calls this reaction human starting inertia."
"A very small number of people, after training, can overcome the inherent human starting inertia in this tenth of a second and gain a certain advantage."
"Although you are not a Gene Evolver, your innate reaction ability has the potential in this area."
"As long as you keep training, you will have the ability to gain a starting advantage in this tenth of a second."
"When you have this ability, even if you are facing a Gene Evolver, even if you don't have mecha enhancements, you still have a certain chance to defeat a Gene Evolver. Do you understand what I mean?"
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