Chapter 17: Patrol Bureau

Lin Qing felt only a numbness in his hand, as if he had touched an electric door; his entire arm began to tremble uncontrollably, causing half his body to shake constantly.

Chen Yanan, meanwhile, gripped his hand tightly to prevent him from breaking free and said, "Try it now."

Lin Qing forcibly closed his eyes and began to meditate on that brilliant, dazzling Lei Ting again.

The spirit cannot affect the external world, but it can affect one's own internal state.

This is like the extraordinary surge of power that erupts in cases of extreme anger or an overwhelming will to survive; what is affected is the secretion of hormones.

And the mental state brought about by meditation can, in theory, also affect the mysterious energy within the body.

After trying these past few days, Lin Qing found that the mysterious energy in his body actually showed a trend of simulating bio-electricity, it was just that it always lacked that tiny bit.

So, before the meditation image blurred, he still had hope of entering the path.

And now, Chen Yanan actively consumed the mysterious energy within her body, transforming it into bio-electricity to help him find the feeling, bringing him even closer to that state.

Suddenly—

Chen Yanan felt a trace of electric current pass through Lin Qing's skin; her hand went numb, and she was immediately repelled.

"It really worked?" Chen Yanan was both surprised and delighted.

Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes and looked at his palm; it seemed unchanged from usual, but at this moment he could clearly feel that the mysterious energy within his body seemed ready to simulate bio-electricity at any moment.

Finally, he had entered the path.

"Sister, thank you." Lin Qing showed a faint smile.

"What is there to thank me for?"

Chen Yanan clicked her tongue in wonder and said, "It seems you were already just a tiny bit away from entering the path; no wonder I only helped you slightly and you succeeded. It was mostly up to yourself."

"With such a small margin, who knows if I could succeed before the memory blurred?" Lin Qing shook his head.

"Regardless, as long as you have entered the path, that is good. Adapt and familiarize yourself slowly; I estimate within a year and a half at most, you will master the 'Min' technique." Chen Yanan smiled.

A year and a half? Lin Qing summoned the Entropy Reverser panel in his mind, and saw that the 'Min' combat technique had already appeared in the list of advanceable items.

Inclusion successful.

Next, he only needed to wait ten more days; after completing the 46th Edition training method, he would be able to advance this 'Min' combat technique!

A year and a half is a bit too long.

It is said that after learning a combat technique, under the same conditions, the faster one enters the path, the higher the compatibility and talent.

He entered the path on the fifth day, and only succeeded after Chen Yanan gave him a push, indicating his compatibility and talent could only be considered average.

However, this is not important; as long as he can enter the path, that is enough.

"During the exam tomorrow, you can note in the supplementary explanation section that you have already entered the path of the combat technique."

Chen Yanan reminded him, "This is also a bonus point for you; this way, your written test score can be even lower, and if someone notices, they might even give you benefits."

"Benefits?" Lin Qing asked in confusion.

"Just add it, that's all." Chen Yanan said.

Lin Qing nodded.

December 25th, early morning.

All the Patrol Branches across Lin'an City began their monthly professional examinations.

To become a regular officer or be promoted to the Patrol Bureau, one generally needs to pass the professional examination.

First are three written tests: political literacy, basic theory, and professional ability; these three items are mainly about memorization.

Lin Qing had long ago flipped through all the relevant books; during the exam, he found the questions were not difficult, just miscellaneous, but if he wished, he could have scored at least 280 out of 300.

But under the condition of deliberately making mistakes, he probably only scored 150.

The afternoon exam covered five items: combat, shooting, physical fitness, equipment, and professional skills.

The promotion examination for the Patrol Bureau, including the written test, has a total score of 800; 560 points are enough to pass.

Given Lin Qing's combat and shooting levels, these two items were naturally full marks; the physical fitness exam was also targeted at the 46th Edition Chaoyang training method, which he had completely mastered, so that was naturally full marks as well.

As for equipment and professional skills, as long as one is familiar, it is not difficult; even if full marks are not achieved, one can still get 80 points.

"The total score is estimated to be around 610."

Lin Qing secretly estimated his score; if it weren't for his cousin asking him to keep his written test score low, he could have easily reached over 700.

But the ranking of this score means nothing; as long as he passes, that is enough.

Just three days later, on the morning of December 28th, the scores for the professional examination were announced.

Lin Qing's final score was 614.

"Congratulations, new Patrol Officer." "Lin Qing, you should form a team soon, right?"

"From now on, it's Team Leader Lin."

"Team Leader Lin must treat us to dinner tonight!"

After the members of Team Two learned the scores, they all congratulated him; although they already knew Lin Qing would definitely become a Patrol Officer, they didn't expect it to be so fast?

"Congratulations." Team Leader Han also rarely showed a faint smile.

"Forming a team will at least have to wait until mid-next month." Lin Qing shook his head and said, "For this half month, I will still have to trouble you to lead me in Team Two."

He was not in a hurry; every day he still practiced the training method three times, patrolled, and familiarized himself with the combat technique.

In the blink of an eye, the year 2120 passed.

This era seems to have no New Year's Eve activities; Lin Qing simply had a late-night meal with a few colleagues from the Patrol Bureau after finishing a patrol mission, treating it as a New Year celebration.

On January 1st, 2121, a leader arrived from the City Patrol Bureau, and the leaders of the Xiaoshan District Branch, including the Branch Director, Captain Xiao, and the Director of the Political Work Section, were also present.

The Branch Director conferred the title and personally appointed the seventh team leader; after completing a series of procedures, Lin Qing officially became a Level Three Patrol Officer.

And he is a Patrol Bureau inspector at only eighteen years old!

This is also quite rare.

When the leaders of other groups spoke with him, their attitude was completely equal and friendly.

The single women in various departments and other groups within the branch office also encountered him with significantly increased frequency, and their smile index skyrocketed.

This also confirms that saying—

As long as you are strong enough, you will find that the world is full of kindness toward you.

The new Patrol Bureau uniform and shoulder insignia were prepared quickly, the salary rose to 7,000 yuan, and all kinds of welfare benefits were improved.

Of course, these were not important to Lin Qing.

The most important thing was...

The right to bear arms! The firearms equipped by the Patrol Bureau were the unified revolver M500; placed in the old era, it was one of the most powerful handguns, and even now it was not bad.

My cousin was also equipped with this gun, which was far more powerful than ordinary firearms.

Although this gun had little effect on tough guys like the fugitives from Qinghu Island Prison, even a captain of that level, even if mastering defensive combat techniques like "Steel" or "Earth Element," could not block it.

Unfortunately, recently no wanted criminals had been caught, nor had any opportunity to earn merit been found.

Group Leader Han was quite steady in his mindset.

"It's fine; as long as patrol work performance is excellent and no mistakes are made, after completing one year of work, one can also receive a Third-Class Merit."

Lin Qing could only hope that after the new group was established, among the new members there would be a second-generation heir coming to polish his resume.

Inside the captain's office on the second floor.

Xiao Peidong sat before the desk, looking at the establishment plan for the Seventh Group on the screen, then glanced at the appointment file for Group Leader Lin Qing, and could not help but narrow his eyes slightly.

"He became a Patrol Bureau inspector so quickly..."

His fingertips lightly tapped the desk. "However, this kid didn't leave the bounty money he earned for Chen Yanan, and during this time following Han Linsong he didn't make any money either; it seems Chen Yanan no longer needs his help over there..."

He was still only an acting captain.

If Chen Yanan's strength had not declined much when she returned to the team, and if he still hadn't been confirmed in his position, then he would only be able to serve as vice-captain or transfer to another district to become a captain.

"The matters Yihong Social entrusted me with... I must stay in Xiaoshan District to handle them."

Xiao Peidong pondered for a while, then made a decision: "Forget it; try to have this kid's Seventh Group and Han Linsong's Second Group operate together, so he doesn't make too much money..."

January 5th.

Lin Qing was practicing the final session of the 46th Edition Morning Sun Method at home.

A few days ago, the High-Energy Slow-Release Liquid had run out.

However, it was only a few more completions away; he wouldn't buy another set just for that, so he waited until today.

【Completed '46th Edition Morning Sun Method'】

As this final session of the 46th Edition Method was completed, this line of prompt finally appeared before Lin Qing's eyes.

The number of advanceable projects recovered to 1/1 once again.

Lin Qing did not hesitate; immediately with a thought he commanded: "Advance the combat technique 'Agility'!"

(End of this chapter)