Ask It Yourself

After dialing Officer Chen's number, it rang twice before being picked up.

"Where did you run off to? You didn't reply to my WeChat messages or answer my calls?"

Xiang Kun heard from Officer Chen's tone that he was not angry. Instead, he was puzzled. It should not be anything serious. Hence, he found an excuse and replied, "I've been traveling for the past few days. I'm in the mountains and there's no signal. What's wrong, Officer Chen? Do you need me?"

Officer Chen said, "The reward for catching the wanted criminal has been issued. Come and sign a document to confirm."

Xiang Kun was stunned for a moment. Then he remembered that he had gotten a bonus when he caught the suspect on the street. Did he forget whether it was 10,000 or 20,000?

"I remember now. Didn't you leave my bank account number at the station?"

"I do have a bank account number, but you have to come to the police station to sign a document to confirm your identity. In short, it's just some necessary procedures, so I can't transfer the money directly to you. When you're free, come to the police station. It'll be done very quickly."

"Then… how about tomorrow morning?"

"Okay, give me a call if you're coming over. If I'm not around, arrange for a colleague to help you."

After confirming it, Xiang Kun hesitated to ask Officer Chen about his work and life. However, Officer Chen said, "Let's leave it at that. By the way… you haven't been patrolling the streets recently, right?"

"No, no. At most, I'll run around my neighborhood." Xiang Kun could not help but sweat. Officer Chen was still worried that he had the intention to be a superhero or a voluntary police officer. Indeed, he was not "patrolling the streets" anymore. He was "patrolling the mountains". After all, the mountains and lakes he went to were very remote and there were no cameras.

Officer Chen continued, "If you encounter any problems in the future, remember to call the police first. If you're unsure if you need to call the police, you can ask me on WeChat and call me first. Don't be a hero yourself."

"Yes, yes. Officer Chen, don't worry. I will definitely call the police if anything happens. The previous two, uh… three times, I called the police first," Xiang Kun said sincerely. Actually, he did not like to stick his nose into other people's business. The video of him "acting bravely for a just cause" was still circulating online, making him very troubled.

After hanging up, Xiang Kun checked his WeChat and saw a bunch of unread messages, including three from Officer Chen.

He had set most of the group messages as messages to avoid interruptions. He only looked at the three groups of people with his parents, responded to a few of his mom's concerns, and explained why he hadn't replied.

He saw another message from Baona. It was sent last night, probably not long after he fell asleep.

"Saitama-sensei, why haven't you been to the gym recently? Coach Shen from the gym and Coach Yang from the boxing gym are asking me about it."

Although he felt that it was not convenient for him to be in a relationship for the time being and did not want to have more intimate contact with others, he had to admit that Tang Baona's character seemed pretty good.

There were a few times when he thought that if he did not reply coldly, the other party would be angry and would not contact him or care about him anymore.

After all, with Tang Baona's looks and family background, there would definitely be many people wooing her. She would definitely be the moon surrounded by stars in her circle of friends. There should be very few people who would repeatedly ignore or reject her olive branch.

Xiang Kun thought about it. If it was a timely message like "Are you there?", he would have let it go. However, he felt that he had to reply to this obviously concerned message. After all, Baona had been introduced by Chang Bin. It would be impolite for him to not reply. Although he had not replied on purpose, he had not seen it.

"I haven't been feeling well recently, so I'm resting at home. How about you? Has your ankle recovered?"

After replying, Xiang Kun got up and wanted to check on the four rabbits that had been injected with his blood and saliva.

Unexpectedly, the reply came within three seconds.

She picked up her phone and saw that it was indeed Tang Baona's message.

"D * mn! Saitama-sensei! Why is your network so delayed? It's been a whole day before you reply?"

Then came the second message:

"You're not feeling well? Did you get a heatstroke when you carried me back that day?"

Then the third message:

"Is it serious? Did you see the doctor take his medicine?"

The fourth message followed soon after:

"You only replied now, are you still sick?"

Xiang Kun held his phone and looked at the messages in shock. He was shocked by the speed of Baona's typing or voice recognition.

Xiang Kun quickly replied, "I'm much better now, but I don't think I'll be going to the gym anytime soon. By the way, did Coach Shen say why they were looking for me?"

Baona said, "I think there's a competition. I want to know if you're willing to participate."

Baona asked, "What's wrong with your body? Zhen Er is working in a pharmaceutical company and can get a lot of new drugs that are very effective on the market. If you have a viral cold, you can try it."

Seeing that Yang Zhen Er was working at a pharmaceutical company, Xiang Kun became interested. "Which pharmaceutical company is Zhen Er working at? Is she in research?"

This time, Baona did not reply immediately. After a while, she replied, "Ask her yourself. Are you interested in the pharmaceutical company?"

Xiang Kun replied, "I'm interested in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and biotech. Recently, I've been thinking about a project that might involve these fields."

Baona said, "Why don't you come over to my place to play mahjong in a few days? There will be a master's student from the Medical University with you. If you have any questions, you can ask them directly."

Xiang Kun was a little hesitant. However, after thinking about it, it was just a game of cards and not a meal. He should be able to deal with it and not make himself look weird.

"Then set a time to let me know."

Xiang Kun added, "Preferably before next Friday."

Because on the 23rd of next Friday, according to the pattern, it was his blood drinking cycle again.

…

After Tang Baona replied to Xiang Kun's WeChat message, she got up and walked back to her room. Although her ankle was still swollen, it did not affect her movement.

In the room, Zhen Er was eating chicken with her classmates in front of the computer. Baona leaned close to her and looked at the screen silently.

"What is it, my beloved concubine? What is it? Tell me quickly!"

"It's okay. We'll talk about it when you're dead."

"D * mn! Don't jinx me! I'm definitely going to eat chicken…"

However, just as she finished speaking, her character knelt on the ground.

"Ahhhhh! It's all your fault!" Zhen Er roared angrily.

After a while, Zhen Er exited the app. She turned around and frowned at Hao Zhe. "What is it?"

"Didn't you say that you wanted to play cards with Sherlie?" Baona asked.

Division line

When he saw a bookseller say that there was a problem with the title search, he went to give it a try. It seemed to be true. There was no problem in searching for "bloodsucking", and there was nothing wrong with searching for "ghosts". However, when he searched for "blood" and "ghosts", he couldn't find them. It seemed to have only been like this for the past few days. He didn't know why these two words had become forbidden words when they were combined.

Today, when he saw Long Konglai's friends in the comment section, he specially went to Long Kong to take a look. He found that there was actually a thread recommending this book. He was very grateful for the melodious tune of the post. It was very difficult for a 100,000-word sprout that had not been recommended or signed to be noticed.

I also want to thank those readers who added the book to the book list. Thank you for your recommendations. For the young saplings with little words, your recommendations, comments, and collections are precious nutrients. They are the motivation for the author to continue writing.

Some readers are worried about the follow-up plot. To be honest, I can't guarantee that it won't collapse. This is because most of the time, everyone's understanding of whether it will collapse is different. The so-called immortal grass and other poisons are like this.

However, one thing was certain. If the book did not follow the route of the magically rich era, it would not open an alternate world dungeon. Its overall style would be similar to the previous ones. The protagonist would continue to explore the world himself. Mutated creatures were definitely not limited to the protagonist and the owls that appeared before. However, they were also very rare and would not be common.

I wanted to reply in the comments section, but I was told that I had to bind my phone. I didn't seem to have tied my phone, so I could only reply backstage. I couldn't reply to the comments. When I went to bind it, I found that my phone number was tied to an old account from before. Then, I found my old account and realized that I couldn't untie my phone from its starting point… Damn.

Everyone's comments said that I have been paying attention. Thank you to all the readers who have been paying attention to this book. Your clicks, recommendations, collections, and comments are my adrenaline. They are the source of my writing update.