Chapter 59: Merit Secured

"The final step..."

Lin Qing looked at the emerald-green solution just mixed on the coffee table and slowly exhaled.

Immediately, he picked up the syringe box beside him and took out the syringe filled with pale blue transparent liquid.

After carefully removing the protective cap from the needle tip, Lin Qing slowly pushed a drop of pale blue medicine from the needle, letting it drip into the emerald-green solution.

"Drip."

After the pale blue medicine fell into the emerald-green solution, that seemingly tiny drop caused the solution in the measuring cup to change drastically; in just a few seconds, the entire emerald-green color within the measuring cup had vanished completely, leaving only a clear transparent solution and a layer of sand-like crystals slowly precipitating at the bottom.

"It's real!"

Lin Qing's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but show a hint of a smile; he looked satisfied at the syringe in his hand and prepared to begin the injection.

This vial of Super-Sense Original Liquid was 10.5 milliliters; the previous test of its authenticity used only 0.05 milliliters.

According to the detailed data introduction transmitted from headquarters, a single injection of 10 milliliters of Super-Sense Original Liquid would be completely sufficient.

"Fortunately, the test method is very simple; otherwise, I would have to risk going to the Analysis Center."

Originally, Lin Qing thought that inspecting such high-end creations of an extraterrestrial civilization might require very professional instruments, such as mass spectrometry coupling technology or NMR nuclear magnetic resonance technology and the like.

Who would have thought such a simple method could verify it? However, according to the data provided by headquarters, the composition of the Super-Sense Original Liquid is not complex; the key is that one of its components does not belong to Earth, and only the Wisdom Star Group from an extraterrestrial civilization can provide it.

"Begin."

Following the instructions for the Super-Sense Original Liquid, Lin Qing began intravenous injection.

After tying the tourniquet, waiting for the veins to fill, and then disinfecting the skin at the injection site, he slowly pushed, injecting the entire tube of pale blue Super-Sense Original Liquid completely.

The injection syringes circulating on Earth were specially manufactured by the Wisdom Star Group for people in the urban circles, making them more suitable for Earthlings' usage habits.

Only about a minute after the injection, Lin Qing began to feel dizzy, and his vision started to blur slightly.

"Hah..."

Lin Qing leaned back on the sofa and began deep breathing; it was said that dizziness was normal, the brain would experience intermittent mild hypoxia, and there would be certain chromatic aberration hallucinations before the eyes.

Generally, after waiting half an hour, the symptoms would weaken.

Additionally—5.7% of people would enter a coma, and 1.6% would experience a brief high fever.

Although Lin Qing was not an "European Emperor" (lucky person), he was not so unlucky as to encounter these two low-probability symptoms.

After half an hour, he had already returned to normal.

"It seems a bit different from the past."

Lin Qing closed his eyes, feeling an implicit strange change within himself, but it was very obscure, as if buried under a thick layer of soil, listening to sounds from the outside world as if they were barely there.

He was not in a hurry.

The effect of the Super-Sense Original Liquid would last for one or two months; during this time, the senses regarding mysterious energy would continue to amplify until they exceeded a certain limit, allowing him to vaguely perceive the mysterious energy of the outside world.

By then, the original Chaoyang Cultivation Method could be entered! Lin Qing had always remembered—

The Elite Patrol Training Contract given by the Patrol Headquarters stated that if he could master the original Chaoyang Cultivation Method within this year and master the original "Zizai Body" combat technique, he would enjoy various treatments and benefits regarding gene optimization.

Only in this way would there be hope in the future to break the gene shackles and achieve gene awakening!

"For these one or two months, I will cultivate the combat technique."

Lin Qing pondered silently.

There are still eight days left; the debt for the combat technique "Micro" will be paid off, and by then, merit will surely be awarded.

One week later.

On February 16, the Xiaoshan District Patrol Branch held another commendation meeting, even more grand and magnificent than the last one.

After all, they had cleared an important stronghold of the Wuyi Hong Society, and the awarded merit was at least two Class-Two Merits, so the scale naturally had to be more grand.

At this commendation meeting, besides the people from the Xiaoshan District Branch, patrol officers from other branches in Lin'an City were also present, along with several leaders from the City Patrol Bureau, including Yuan Anping.

When Lin Qing went on stage to deliver his remarks, the applause below was quite enthusiastic. The City Bureau leaders sitting in the first row were all friendlier than the last, especially Yuan Anping; after whispering occasionally with a female leader from the City Bureau, that female leader's gaze towards Lin Qing also gained a few degrees of eagerness.

Sitting in the second row were the patrol officers from various branches; Lin Qing also paid attention to the patrol officers ranked in the top three by Brother Dog.

The number one ranked Xu Qiu was indeed very young; although her looks were not the top tier of beauty, she was quite tall, and combined with her exquisite and upright patrol officer uniform and that cold, capable temperament, she attracted the gaze of many patrol officers.

"Fellow patrol comrades, hello..."

Lin Qing had asked Zhao Jiayi to help prepare a speech for the stage yesterday; after casually modifying a few parts, he memorized it by heart.

"... Besides this, I also want to thank my colleague, Captain Xiao Peidong; he is a respectable good patrol officer."

"When I was cleaning up the criminals in the underground boxing ring, the number one criminal, before dying, slandered Captain Xiao as the umbrella protecting the underground boxing ring, maintaining long-term benefit exchanges, and slandered Captain Xiao for using his position to shield criminal activities multiple times."

"Of course, I believe anyone with eyes can see whether this is true or false, and I absolutely believe in Captain Xiao's integrity and honesty."

"And even though Captain Xiao suffered such undeserved injustice, he was still brave enough to rush to the front line during the search, delving into dangerous areas; finally, while searching the enemy's safe, he accidentally fell into the enemy's treacherous scheme, was poisoned by a deadly poison, and is still lying in the hospital..."

Yuan Anping below listened to Lin Qing's speech with a strange expression, feeling that this guy was being sarcastic.

Rushing to the front line...

Everyone knew Lin Qing had single-handedly swept the Wuyi Hong Society's underground boxing ring; wasn't Captain Xiao rushing to the front line just to steal credit and grab benefits? As a result, he was too anxious while searching the safe and fell into the enemy's trap.

It sounded like constant praise, but anyone who knew the situation would feel it was sarcastic just by thinking carefully...

After getting off the stage, Lin Qing couldn't help but mutter to himself: "This time, even if Xiao Peidong's background wants to suppress this matter, it will be difficult... and I am strongly supporting him; if he dies, they can't suspect me..."

Rank promotion depends only on strength and merit; as long as there are no obvious blemishes or criminal records, it is fine.

But the position is different; just like being promoted to a full captain, the patrol officer rank is only a basic requirement; superiors have many more points to consider.

Especially reputation.

One's popularity doesn't have to be that good, but the reputation cannot be too bad.

If Xiao Peidong really was an informant for the Wuyi Hong Society and managed to climb this high, he must have had background support.

In the case of a damaged reputation, it would also be very difficult during the rank evaluation.

After a full hour, this commendation meeting finally ended.

The Municipal Bureau rewarded him with one hundred thousand yuan and an Excellent Patrol Medal; the money meant little, but the medal would prove useful, becoming a crucial weight on the scale during performance evaluations.

Afterward, Lin Qing checked his phone for the rewards just distributed.

"The Municipal Bureau awarded one hundred thousand, the Branch Bureau also awarded fifty thousand, the bounty was seven hundred and fifty thousand, and various merits earned an additional sixty thousand in bonuses."

"That adds up to nine hundred and sixty thousand."

Lin Qing glanced at his account balance; the nine hundred and sixty thousand had already arrived, and with the previous four hundred thousand he hadn't spent yet, his savings suddenly reached a total of one million three hundred and sixty thousand.

Moreover, his rank had promoted to Second-Class Patrol Officer, his income matching his cousin Chen Yanan's, with a base monthly salary of twelve thousand.

Of course...

This money was not the main point.

The main point was merit.

"Two Second-Class Merits, and four Third-Class Merits?"

Lin Qing nodded slightly, quite satisfied in his heart.

Two Second-Class Merits were no surprise, but he hadn't expected four Third-Class Merits? It seemed there must have been wanted criminals or individuals with major criminal records among the security at that underground boxing arena; otherwise, there wouldn't have been those extra four Third-Class Merits.

"Perfect, I can transfer three Third-Class Merits to Zhao Jiayi; with these two Second-Class Merits, I can learn four combat techniques in one go."

Lin Qing pondered silently.

The Zizai Body series was now only three combat techniques away from being fully mastered.

With one combat technique remaining, what should he learn?

(End of this chapter)