Chapter 190: 189 Bang Bang Bang

Force someone to bow to you? What kind of ability is that?

After curiously blinking her fox-like eyes, the Red-haired Woman said with keen interest:

"What's the specific cost? What's the price? What happens if the ability fails?"

These… don't seem to exist at all?

After frowning slightly, Li Ang said uncertainly:

"It should be very low. The target range is just narrow—it only works on those who meet the criteria."

"I see."

After thinking for a moment, the Red-haired Woman directly proposed:

"If there's truly no cost, would you like to try it on me?"

Try it on the Chief?

Hearing the Red-haired Woman's suggestion, Li Ang's heart stirred.

He had long been curious whether the effect of the 【Badge】 could work on the world's "high-end powers." The Red-haired Woman, with her immense strength and immunity to harm regardless of success or failure, was undoubtedly the perfect test subject.

"Then I'll give it a try!"

Seizing this golden opportunity, Li Ang immediately switched out the 【Thrush Prince】 Badge, then looked directly into the Red-haired Woman's eyes and asked slowly:

"Why don't you bow to me?"

"Is it activated by speech? E—?"

The moment Li Ang finished speaking, the Red-haired Woman's body trembled slightly, then stood up decisively from her chair and delivered a deep, forceful bow—except between them wasn't empty space, but a sturdy, solid desk…

"Bang!"

Holy shit!

Watching the Red-haired Woman bang her forehead squarely onto the desk, delivering herself a resounding head-bonk, Li Ang winced and immediately turned to run—but before he could reach the door, his own hair, tied around his neck, yanked him back.

"Your ability… is interesting."

Sitting back down, picking up a stamped document to cover the crack on the desk, the Chief, face flushed, cleared his throat:

"How to put it… the activation is extremely stealthy, especially since it takes effect so suddenly—even I didn't react in time. Overall, it's quite good."

"…"

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

"Don't think I'm just making this up."

Seeing Li Ang's true thoughts in his eyes, the Red-haired Woman, having just lost face, clenched her fists and couldn't help explaining:

"I was afraid that if I resisted too hard, you'd get injured from excessive strain, so I deliberately held back my power—even cooperated on purpose. That's why it happened like this… uh… how about you try again? This time, I'll definitely block it!"

"Uh… maybe not necessary?"

Hearing the Red-haired Woman's invitation, Li Ang, sensing trouble, smiled nervously and shook his head:

"It was just a test of strength. Since it worked when you weren't paying attention, it'll definitely work on rebels too. We've tested enough."

"Not enough, not enough."

Grinding her molars hard, the Red-haired Woman smiled:

"Testing an ability must be thorough. How can you cut corners?"

"Uh… alright then…"

Under the Red-haired Woman's "warm invitation," Li Ang returned to his original position and, feeling guilty, suggested:

"Uh… how about we move somewhere else? Farther away from this desk…"

"No! Test it right here."

"…"

Seeing the cold light in his Chief's eyes, Li Ang for the first time hoped the Badge's effect wouldn't be too powerful, then gritted his teeth and said:

"You… bow to me."

"Bang!"

The instant Li Ang finished speaking, the 【Thrush Prince】 icon on the Badge flickered, and the Red-haired Woman leapt to her feet again,

slamming her head squarely onto the desk!

"…"

"…"

Oh no!

Watching the Chief, still bowing toward him, butt in the air, face planted on the desk—especially her rapidly reddening ears—Li Ang's mouth began to twitch uncontrollably.

After two head-bonks like that, am I going to get sabotaged from now on?

"Uh…"

"Again!"

Sitting back down with disbelief, the Red-haired Woman, her forehead smudged with ink from rubbing it on the document, gritted her teeth and insisted:

"I was just careless before. This time, I'll use 【Blood-Red Hair, No. 013】 to block it—my resistance might multiply several times over. If you feel the strain, stop immediately. Don't be reckless!"

"…"

Watching the Red-haired Woman, clearly intoxicated, her forehead stamped with the reversed word "Approved," Li Ang clung to his last hope and tried to dodge:

"Chief, I've got something else to do later. Maybe we should stop testing for today…"

"Go!"

"…"

"Would you… bow to me?"

"Boom!!!"

For the third time, she rose—chair tied to her butt, foundation ripped from the ground by her long red hair—and delivered another solid, thunderous head-bonk to Li Ang, then slowly sat back down, her entire worldview reshaped.

This isn't scientific!

I have a Li Ang value over seventy, plus 【Blood-Red Hair, No. 013】—no ordinary anomaly could force me to bow! To compel this combination to kneel, only the physical manifestation of the "Lord of Bowing" or the "God of Headbonking" could do it!

But does such a pointless true god even exist in this world? Or…

Looking at the uneasy Li Ang before her, the Red-haired Woman fell silent for a moment, then wearily waved her hand:

"Earlier… I lost my composure… uh… why don't you go ahead and attend to your business? I… need to be alone."

"Understood!"

Without asking who "alone" was, the instant the Red-haired Woman released him, Li Ang didn't even wipe the dust off his clothes—he bolted out of the Chief's office without a word.

Watching his back, even more disheveled than hers, the Red-haired Woman's mind a chaotic mess, she couldn't help laughing once—then shook her head in bafflement.

Little Li Ang's rank is probably far more absurd than I imagined… hmm… but if used well, it might prove decisive in a critical moment?

…

【After receiving your appointment as Minister of Public Security, you successfully acquired a side job and activated the Bronze-level Badge: "Warden"】

【Warden: A senior prison administrator responsible for ensuring prisoners are treated appropriately, supervising prison discipline and management, overseeing staff conduct, and aiding prisoners' rehabilitation and reform so they may reintegrate into society】

【Wearing Effect: Slight increase in efficiency when performing arrest-related duties】

【Advanced Path: None】

【Hidden Trait (No Equipment Required): Due to frequent exposure to a wide variety of criminals, you are intimately familiar with their traits and behavioral patterns, granting you an exceptionally unique intuition for detecting lawbreakers】