Chapter 12: Hes a good man |
Not long ago, a certain residential house
Not long ago, a certain residence near Guan Shan's home had been set up as a temporary base for the Special Security Unit's operation.
Three members of the You Squad's First Team, a psychological analyst from the logistics department, and the instructor Xia Lei were present, making a total of five people.
The Special Security Unit consisted of twenty-two squads, named after the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.
The twelve squads of the Earthly Branches were divided into two types: the first six were special combat units, and the latter six were ability user squads. The former supported the latter.
The You Squad was one of these, with the squad instructor being a B-level ability user, Xia Lei.
Each squad was further divided into four teams, with the First Team being the default strongest in combat, followed by the Second and Third Teams.
The Fourth Team consisted of reformed criminals, each carrying a special locator—a black explosive neck ring.
Although it was a bit crude, the tasks given to these criminals were usually highly dangerous, making post-task cleanup less troublesome.
Xia Lei was relaying Lin Shuman's observation results to the psychologist.
The psychologist, a quiet, long-haired woman with glasses, methodically recorded the information on her computer, occasionally nodding and providing her insights.
Xia Lei pondered, "So, based on current observations, his personality tends towards the positive, perhaps even more upright and patient than the average person."
The psychologist nodded seriously, "Yes, during today's test, I applied three pressure points that would typically trigger anger in a normal person."
"But he neither retreated nor lost his temper, nor did he show any signs of using his abilities. Instead, he used the photo to set up his opponent... Of course, this was one of the expected possibilities."
Xia Lei asked, puzzled, "No signs of using abilities? But Jiang Siyang showed clear signs of fear."
The psychologist shook her head, "That was not a sign of ability use, just a subconscious intimidation."
"From this, we can see that he hasn't experienced memory loss, personality switches, or been replaced. The person last night was indeed him."
"In summary, my detailed evaluation report is here. I will upload it later, and you can review it. The next tests will be in other areas."
The psychologist manipulated her computer, bringing up an evaluation interface.
A gradient color bar, ranging from white to black and encompassing all colors, was prominently displayed, indicating danger levels below.
"For now, I believe he can be marked as green, indicating an absolutely safe personality."
The psychologist concluded.
"But..."
Xia Lei looked at the green color on the screen, smiling wryly, "Last night, he killed 17 people in one hour. Even if they were deeply parasitized puppets, it shouldn't have been visually obvious."
The psychologist nodded, "Indeed."
"..."
Xia Lei waited for more, but couldn't hold back, "That's it?"
The psychologist shrugged, "I can only state the facts within my professional scope. Personality-wise, he's very normal."
She added seriously, "In simple terms, he's a good person."
"However..."
The psychologist paused, "He may have tendencies towards mental disorders, such as hallucinations, emotional detachment, or other cognitive impairments. But specifics need further confirmation."
Xia Lei nodded, although this was already apparent from last night's footage—who could maintain a frightened expression while headshotting targets one after another?
Still, Xia Lei felt a strange sense of relief.
No energy detector response, no psychological issues... if this was just an ordinary person, he might have gone mad.
Since when do ordinary people tear apart D-level ability users?
Unknown ability, unknown energy level, and a perfectly clean background with a muddled personality analysis...
This Guan Shan was a big trouble that suddenly appeared!
Xia Lei felt a bit weary, "Let's leave it at that for now. Thank you for your hard work."
Compared to their heated discussion, the three members of the First Team sat in silence.
But this was just on the surface.
In reality, they were mentally chatting through special earphones, naturally focusing on Guan Shan.
"Wow, 17 kills in one hour, almost like that sacrificial serial killer. How can he be green?" Tang Zhi couldn't help but complain, "The Fourth Team's cannon fodder hasn't killed that many combined, right?"
Next to him, Chen Pengyun joked, "Why don't you try sensing him? That way, you'd know if there's an issue."
Tang Zhi retorted, "Get lost! Do you think I'm stupid?"
Tang Zhi's ability was a special type called "sensing."
As the name suggests, he could share senses, memories, and emotions with the target.
This sharing could be one-way or two-way, controlled by Tang Zhi, allowing him to influence or be influenced by the target.
If backfired, the consequences were severe.
So without knowing Guan Shan's energy level and ability, he wouldn't easily attempt it.
A black-haired girl, Gao Ye, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them and said, "Stop arguing. We have a mission tonight, remember?"
Tang Zhi and Chen Pengyun immediately responded, "Yes, Captain."
"Clap, clap."
Xia Lei approached, clapping his hands. Seeing the three looking at him, he said seriously, "You all understand why you're here today, right?"
Tang Zhi nodded, "Understood. After Zhao Hong and Fang Minmin, the most complete test subjects for 'Ascension Sugar,' died, the 'Killer Bee' organization is likely to target Guan Shan again."
"One for revenge and another because Guan Shan has no energy response, making him a probable experiment target."
Xia Lei nodded, "Correct. 'Killer Bee' can create D-level ability users with 'Ascension Sugar,' while we only have scattered clues about their bases. This puts us at a disadvantage. We must seize this opportunity..."
Xia Lei's expression suddenly darkened, "He Jiang is out of contact! His vital signs are gone too! They're here!"
The three team members were shocked, immediately springing into action, leaping out of the residence, and sprinting towards the bus's location.
But in the next moment, their vision blurred, and they found themselves back where they started.
And Xia Lei was nowhere to be seen.
Tang Zhi and Chen Pengyun looked bewildered, while Gao Ye's eyes flashed with cold light.
"A space-type ability user?!"
Chen Pengyun's face turned pale, "The energy detector signal from He Jiang's collar shows two ability users on the bus... a D-level and a C-level!"
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[Story loading complete!]
[Three, two, one! Doot, doot, doot—Last bus departing! Welcome aboard bus■■, traveling from the human world to hell. The bus is starting, no living passengers allowed. This journey has no end, please hold on tight... guess what will kill you?]
[*Note: Only by killing the final boss can you end this simulation!]
The familiar mechanical voice, cold and flat, sounded oddly comical with its dramatic opening line.
But Guan Shan couldn't laugh.
>Special Security Group had a total of 22 teams, named after the Heavenly stems and Earthly branches.Of the twelve brigades of the Earth branch, the first six were special warfare units, and the last six are teams of ability users, with the former responsible for supporting the latter.
The You brigade is one of them. The brigade director was Xia Lei, a B-class ability user.
Each brigade was divided into four teams, the first team was the strongest in combat by default, followed by the second and third.
The fourth team was composed of criminals who had been recruited, each of whom wore a special locator – a black self-destructing collar.
Although simple and a little brutal, the tasks that require these criminals were usually also very dangerous, and the aftermath won’t be a hassle.
This time because the third team collapsed, so naturally, the first team was sent to carry out the task.
Xia Lei was relaying Lin Shuman’s observations to the psychologist.
The latter was a quiet woman with glasses and long dark straight hair. She used a computer to sort the observations into different categories, nodding her head from time to time before finally expressing her own opinions.
Xia Lei pondered: “So from the looks of things, his personality is on the positive side, perhaps even more upright and patient than the average ordinary person.”
The psychologist nodded and said solemnly: “Yes, in today’s test, I applied a total of three pressures, creating a situation that was enough to make a normal person’s anger explode.”
“But he didn’t back down, he didn’t lose his head, nor did he show any signs of using his ability. Instead, he used the photos to prove himself to the other party…Of course, this is just as expected.”
Xia Lei wondered: “Was there no sign of using his ability? But at that time Jiang Siyan obviously had a look of fear.”
The psychologist shook her head and said, “That wasn’t a sign of using an ability, but just a subconscious deterrent.”
“But it can be seen from this that he did not suffer from memory loss or personality switching, nor was he replaced. It was indeed him last night.”
“In short, my detailed evaluation report is here. I will upload it later. You can check it out by yourself. After that, we will test his other aspects.”
The psychologist worked on her computer and slid to an evaluation interface.
A gradient color bar that covered all colors from white to black and looked impressive also had a hazard level marked below.
“For now, I think he can be marked as green, his personality is absolutely safe.”
The psychologist made a conclusion.
“However…”
Xia Lei looked at the green on the screen and smiled bitterly: “He killed 17 people in one-hour last night, even if they were puppets that had been deeply parasitized, before any blood sampling and analysis, just looking at it with the naked eyes. You wouldn’t be able to tell.”
The psychologist nodded: “Indeed.”
“…”
Xia Lei waited for a long time, and couldn’t hold back: “Nothing else?”
The psychologist shrugged: “I only speak facts that can be obtained within the scope of my profession. Personality-wise he is indeed normal.”
She has a serious expression: “In short, he’s a good person.”
“But…”
The psychologist paused, and then added: “He may indeed have schizophrenic tendencies, such as hallucinations, emotional separation, or other cognitive impairments, but the specifics would need to be tested for confirmation.”
Xia Lei nodded, although this was already obvious from the video last night —What normal person can shoot consecutive headshots while looking scared?
But Xia Lei was still inexplicably relieved.
There was no response from the energy level detector. If there are no more problems with the psychological assessment here and someone tells him that the target was an ordinary person, he would punch the wall…
Your family of ordinary people can tear apart D-class ability users?
Ability’s unknown, energy level’s unknown, but there is no problem with his background, and his personality analysis is chaotic…
This Guan Shan is just a big problem that appeared out of nowhere!
Xia Lei’s heart was a little tired: “Anyway, let’s start with that, Thank you for your hard work.”
In contrast to the two people who were “in the heat of the moment”, the three members of the first team sitting next to them seemed extremely silent.
But only on the surface.
In fact, they were conducting thoughtful group chats through the special headsets, and the topic naturally revolved around Guan Shan.
“Impressive, one hour to kill 17 people, and just as good as the previous murderous cultist, right? And yet he’s still considered green?”
Tang Zhi couldn’t help but spit out: “Even those few cannon fodder from team 4 haven’t killed that many people combined, right?”
Chen Pengyun, who was next to him, winked: “Why don’t you try to communicate with him, then we’ll know if he really has any problems or not.”
Tang Zhi said angrily: “Get lost! Do you think I’m stupid?”
Tang Zhi’s ability was of the trait system called “Interpretation”.
As the name suggests, he can communicate with the target and interpret their senses, memory, and emotions.
This kind of intercommunication can be one-way or two-way. The switch is in Tang Zhi’s hands, so he can use this to influence the other party or be affected by the other party.
Once backfired, the consequences are quite serious.
So, before Guan Shan’s energy level and abilities were determined, he would not try it easily.
Gao Ye, a girl with short black hair, who had been closing her eyes, opened them at this moment: “Stop arguing, there’s still a mission tonight, remember?”
Tang Zhi and Chen Pengyun replied immediately: “Yes, captain.”
“Clap clap.”
Xia Lei walked over, clapped his hands, saw all three of them looking over, and said sternly: “You all know why you are here today, right?”
Tang Zhi nodded immediately: “Understood, after the death of Zhao Hong and his wife who were the most complete experimental subject of “Sublimation Sugar”, the “Killer Bee” organization will probably target Guan Shan again.”
“On one hand, it’s for revenge, and on the other, Guan Shan has no energy level response, and is likely to be targeted to be used for experiments.”
Xia Lei nodded: “That’s right. The Killer Bee has been able to create D-class ability users through a drug called Sublimation Sugar, but we only found some fragmentary clues about their strongholds. Which is very unfavorable for us, using this opportunity, we must……”
Xia Lei’s expression suddenly sank: “We’ve lost contact with He Jiang! Vital signs have disappeared at the same time! They’re here!”
The three-person team suddenly changed color, and immediately took action, jumped out of the residence, and dashed towards the direction of the bus.
However, the next moment, they returned to their original place in a blur.
And Xia Lei had unexpectedly disappeared.
Tang Zhi and Chen Pengyun blanked out for a moment, and Gao Ye’s long and narrow eyes erupted with cold light.
“Space-type ability user?!”
Chen Pengyun was shocked: “The energy level detector attached to He Jiang’s collar, the signal that came from it showed that there were two ability users in the bus… a D-class and a C-class!”
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【Plot loading completed! 】
【Three, two, one! Toot toot—the last bus departs! Welcome to the bus route ■■. This bus goes from earth to hell. Once the vehicle starts, the living stop. There is no end to this journey. Please sit still and hold on… Guess what will kill you? 】
【*Note: Only by killing the final BOSS will the simulation end! 】
The familiar mechanical voice was cold without ups and downs, and it seemed a little funny when it read the emotional opening.
But Guan Shan couldn’t laugh.
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