127: New adaptors

Looking into The boy's clear eyes, Shen Mingyuan solemnly accepted the watch.

It felt slightly cool to the touch with a delicate texture. The dark silver streamlined casing and the slowly breathing bands of ghostly blue light indeed possessed an extraordinary sense of beauty and technology.

As someone instinctively sensitive to details and anomalies, a hint of doubt couldn't help but rise in his heart: the craftsmanship and design of this thing didn't look like any common children's toy or ordinary electronic watch on the market at all; it didn't even look like any mainstream consumer electronic product.

Could it be something very valuable or special?

He calmly held the watch in his hand, observing it carefully under the light. His fingertips tentatively touched and slid across the side of the casing and the glass-like interface a few times.

Just as his finger swiped across the central interface for the third time—

"Ding, ding, ding! Dong—! Super—Hero—Transform!"

A burst of loud, yet exceptionally cheap and rough-sounding synthesized electronic sound effects, full of a plastic feel, suddenly erupted from the watch!

Simultaneously, the ghostly blue breathing light bands instantly turned into a glaring, multicolored marquee-style flashing, and a crude cartoon pixel pattern flickered on the central interface.

This sudden, highly contrasting commotion felt particularly jarring in the quiet environment, startling Shen Mingyuan so much that his fingers jerked, and he almost dropped it.

"Wow!" Wang Yuan was immediately drawn by the light and sound effects, his eyes sparkling. "What an amazing watch!"

Beside them, Mr. and Mrs. Wang were also taken aback by the noise. Then, somewhat embarrassed but kind smiles appeared on their faces; they probably felt the toy's sound effects were a bit... too "enthusiastic."

He froze for two seconds. Looking at the watch in his hand that had instantly fallen from a "mysterious high-tech creation" to a "cheap light-and-sound toy," his usual calm and scrutinizing expression cracked for the first time, followed by a realization that left him between laughter and tears.

Heh... it seems I overthought it. It's just a... very whimsical toy.

The bit of doubt in his heart vanished instantly.

"It is indeed... quite amazing." Shen Mingyuan followed Wang Yuan's lead and smiled at The boy, then turned to his parents, naturally displaying the watch. "The sound effects are quite robust."

He no longer hesitated, flipped the watch over, and buckled it directly onto his left wrist, adjusting the strap. The still-flashing multicolored marquee lights were slightly obscured by his suit cuff, only leaking a faint glimmer of light occasionally.

"Thank you for the watch, Wang Yuan. I like it very much," he said seriously to The boy, lifting his hand to shake his wrist slightly so the watch glinted under the light. "I will wear it well."

"Mhm!" Wang Yuan nodded vigorously, his small face full of happiness.

After a few more brief pleasantries and confirming follow-up matters, Shen Mingyuan bid farewell to the family of three. After watching them leave, he sat back down at the table and turned his attention back to the paperwork for the case.

The watch on his wrist sat quietly, occasionally flashing a faint and lively colored light through his cuff. He didn't think more about it, treating it as just a somewhat special accessory carrying a child's sincere gratitude, and continued to focus on the text before him.

[Consciousness Space]

[Prompt: Unit detected to have established a stable wearing relationship with a new living individual. Initiating deep scan and compatibility assessment procedures.]

[Deep scan complete.]

[Target: Shen Mingyuan.]

[Basic Physiological Data: Human male, 28 years old, in good health.]

[Key Parameter: primordial evolution factor (EVO) concentration—0.029%.]

[Status Assessment: Dominant potential individual (concentration ≥ 0.01%), meets Elementary binding standards. Energy activity level stable.]

"0.029%? A bit lower than Lu Jianchuan's 0.038%, but it still far exceeds the activation threshold. Qualified!"

Han Chengyu was delighted. But he immediately calmed down; his previous experiences had taught him that power must be entrusted to the right person.

"Concentration qualification is only the lowest threshold. Character, Heart-Nature, whether he can bear the weight of this power... these are more important. Judging by his attitude in saving the child and handling the case just now, he seems to be someone with principles and a capacity for action. However, I still need to investigate more clearly."

"System, isn't he a lawyer? Retrieve his public practice records, media reports, and... the case judgments or social evaluations of cases he's handled that we can access. We need to understand which side he chooses to stand on and why."

[Command confirmed. Accessing public judicial databases, news archives, and limited-access professional evaluation networks... Filtering information...]

Key snippets of filtered information were quickly listed in the interface; they weren't everything, but they were enough to sketch a clear outline:

· "Young Lawyer Shen Mingyuan: Defends Falsely Accused Warehouse Security Guard, Successfully Overturns Case, Real Culprit Caught" (News Headline)

· "The 'Rebellion' of a Criminal Defense Lawyer: Upon Discovering Client Withheld Key Criminal Evidence, Voluntarily Informs Court and Requests Withdrawal" (Professional Discussion Summary)

· "Lawyer Shen Mingyuan Represents 'Hit-and-Run' Case, Insists on Independent Investigation, Ultimately Proves Defendant Moved Vehicle to Assist the Injured, Non-prosecution Decision Reached" (Case Brief)

· Several short but consistent evaluations: "Logic Monster," "Evidence Obsessive," "Difficult to deal with in court, but if you are truly innocent, he will be your best shield," "I heard he has a principle: he never helps those he knows are guilty escape punishment, and he's offended many for it..."

· A slightly sarcastic peer comment: "Lawyer Shen? He's more like a Detective wearing a lawyer's badge. For him, fighting a lawsuit is a means; finding the 'truth' is the goal. Sometimes you don't even know who actually hired him."

Han Chengyu browsed through these fragments carefully, his gaze lingering for a long time on the records of "voluntarily withdrawing after discovering the client withheld evidence" and "never helping those known to be guilty escape punishment." He slowly let out a breath, a look of understanding and affirmation appearing on his face.

"I see... a lawyer who places 'truth' and 'justice' above simple 'winning' or even 'client interests.' No, he's more like a Detective trapped in a lawyer's identity."

Han Chengyu analyzed in a low voice, "He has his own moral compass and the courage to act according to it, even if the price is professional criticism. Strong logic, capacity for action, pursuit of substantive justice... these traits are indeed rarer than mere combat power."

He looked at the stable signal representing the wearer, Shen Mingyuan, in the System interface. "It'll do." Han Chengyu finally made his decision. "He is qualified and has potential. So, the question is..."

He thought for a moment. The last binding with Lu Jianchuan was full of accidents and a tragic beginning. This time, perhaps it could be more... proactive, and more in line with this new friend's characteristics.

"System, record my concept." Han Chengyu's thoughts became clear and full of strategic intent.

"The reason and method for binding need to be adjusted. For a lawyer who believes in logic, evidence, and 'Detective games'... perhaps we can package the granting of this power as the kind of 'puzzle' or 'commission' he likes best."

"Let me think about how exactly to design this 'opening scene'..."