Chapter 22: Life and Death Crisis |
Guan Shan naturally anticipated that someone might come looking for him.
Although the system artistically erased the entire scene, it was still a bus... but where did the system get this thing?
Imagine if everything on the bus was fake, then wasn't it just an empty bus driving into the station and then mysteriously leaking oil and exploding on the road?
That totally looks like a supernatural event, doesn't it?!
And as the only witness, Guan Shan was bound to attract some attention.
Hmm, Guan Shan mentioned to 120 that he was an innocent passerby...
As for his injuries?
Of course, he claimed they were unfortunately caused by the explosion.
To avoid social death, Guan Shan had carefully thought it through. Since it was near the outskirts, the surveillance in this area wasn't dense, and there were no cameras on that stretch of road at the time.
Compared to that, "a bus with no people on board suddenly exploded on the road at midnight" seems much more believable...
...right?
Anyway, in Guan Shan's expectation, the people who would come should have been legitimate police officers.
Not this ragtag group in front of him.
The middle-aged man who spoke first did have an air of steadiness, but his overall appearance resembled an old professor who had spent decades teaching, rather refined.
As for the three young people following behind, they were even more out of place.
The two young men looked slightly younger than Guan Shan, appearing to be college students with lazy postures.
One seemed overly muscular, and the other even had tattoos on his arms and neck.
They looked like typical delinquents.
And the girl was even younger, around seventeen or eighteen, with a beautiful face, dark eyebrows, and apricot eyes, exuding the classical beauty of an ancient maiden by the water. But she had a cold, expressionless demeanor, wearing a black sailor suit, exposing two slender white legs.
Most bizarrely, the girl held a long sheathed sword, measuring about a meter in length.
None of them looked like police officers.
But the middle-aged man still addressed Guan Shan by name, making him wary and suspicious.
Guan Shan stood up straight, frowning: "Who are you?"
In fact, he was already tensed up, ready to bolt at any moment!
Confrontation was not an option; in real life, everyone was real.
No matter what their intentions were, Guan Shan couldn't just pull out his Glock 17 and turn them into sieves, could he?
He was a law-abiding citizen, squeaky clean.
However, what Guan Shan didn't know was that the four people in front of him were even more nervous than he was.
Xia Lei seemed okay, just very curious about Guan Shan. He politely handed over his ID: "Special Security Group, Xia Lei. Don't worry, we're legitimate police."
He pointed to the three behind him, smiling kindly: "These are some kids from my relatives' families. I just picked them up from the bar in the middle of the night. Your case came in right then, so I brought them along."
The three-member team: "..."
Though they knew this was just a test statement, it was too insulting, making them sound like giant babies who couldn't take care of themselves.
Guan Shan remained cautious, taking a closer look at the ID.
As a local reporter, he had dealt with police before, and the ID seemed legitimate on the surface.
However... these three, turns out they really are delinquents.
Hanging out in bars in the middle of the night.
Guan Shan's gaze fell on the tattooed youth, particularly focusing on his neck and arms.
He raised an eyebrow and calmly said, "Oh... Special Security Group, never heard of it. Do you handle special cases?"
Guan Shan knew it was impossible for such a large empty bus to drive on the road and explode without drawing attention.
But he didn't expect there really was an official organization handling such "supernatural events."
Could it be... 'Approaching Science' is real?
Xia Lei noticed his gaze, casually blocking Tang Zhi, and said seriously, "Yes, like... your incident today."
Guan Shan leaned back tactically, showing a professional smile: "Oh... Is there any problem with my incident today?"
He clenched his fists, his heart racing, very nervous now!
Guan Shan suspected that the footage of him fighting with two inhuman monsters might have been recorded!
Such a bizarre and terrifying scene happening on a bus, followed by the bus exploding shortly after he got off.
It did indeed have a ghostly possession vibe.
If there really was a department handling such matters, it made sense for them to come.
But this also meant he was on the verge of social death!
Did he have to say, "Actually, nothing happened, I was just doing some stretching exercises"?
No way! He couldn't let that happen!
If this got on 'Approaching Science,' he couldn't live on this planet anymore!
In such a situation, should he just eliminate them?
While Guan Shan's eyes flickered, thinking about how to survive this crisis...
Tang Zhi, whom Guan Shan looked at twice, felt cold sweat on his back.
He secretly used telepathy in the earphone channel, nervously saying, "Is he looking at me?"
"That look just now, does he want to kill me first? Did he figure out that among us, only I lack close combat skills?"
Tang Zhi had already thought about what would happen next: "He might interfere with you guys first, then rush over to take me out. Does he have space abilities? Isn't that invisible gun still with him? Will he suddenly pull out a gun and turn me into a sieve?"
Seeing Tang Zhi's eyes go blank, already imagining his death, Chen Yunpeng quickly comforted him: "No, I think it's just disdain for delinquents, calm down."
To prove his point, he added, "You must be overthinking. He not only looked at you, but he also looked at Captain's sword."
Tang Zhi calmly said, "I understand. He wants to seize the opportunity to grab the sword and then cut me in half."
He said sadly, "No wonder he stared at my neck just now!"
Chen Yunpeng: "..."
Is it necessary to be so scared?
Due to his abilities, Tang Zhi was much more sensitive than ordinary people, but this reaction was too much.
Although Chen Yunpeng didn't believe it, Guan Shan was indeed certified green and safe by the psychologist.
In broad daylight, in front of everyone...
Chen Yunpeng froze, realizing it was midnight, in a secluded hospital, with only a few people around.
It was a perfect setting for a horror movie or a crime scene.
To make matters worse, the corridor light flickered.
Guan Shan smiled, looking at them with increasingly naked, murderous eyes.
Alright, he panicked.
Chen Yunpeng silently took two steps back, moving to hide behind the Captain.
Seeing the small and cute C-level ability user in front of him, he felt a great sense of security.