207: Chapter 207 The old world: Han Xue is dead; now she belongs to Lin Yuan.
In the hall.
Captain Han Xue stood before Lin Yuan, her head bowed.
After that blue serum vanished, the light in her eyes dimmed as well.
A thirty percent chance of exploding.
If she were lucky enough to succeed, it would only be a fake Superpower that required feeding with crystal cores.
She had nearly staked her life on such a thing just moments ago.
Lin Yuan looked at her.
"Have you figured it out?"
Captain Han Xue's throat moved.
"I still want to become stronger."
Her voice was very soft.
But she didn't move.
Lin Yuan smiled.
"Then stop staring at that trashy serum."
Captain Han Xue looked up.
In the hall, all the women were watching her.
This gaze was harder to endure than the blades of Master Onizuka at the quarry.
Lin Yuan spoke up.
"Become my woman."
The hall went quiet instantly.
Captain Han Xue's face flushed red.
She wanted to say that she had already offered her token of allegiance when she came over wearing the rabbit tail earlier.
Lin raised his hand to stop her from speaking: "Maintain absolute loyalty, absolute obedience."
"I will tell you your true Superpower potential."
Captain Han Xue's pupils constricted.
Superpower potential.
Not a defective serum.
Not gambling with her life.
But the path she was always meant to have.
Jiang Xiaowan crossed her arms and let out a soft "tsk."
"That bastard really knows how to sell a pipe dream."
Her voice was very low.
But Su Xiaonuan heard it.
She glanced at Jiang Xiaowan but didn't respond.
Among those present, only she knew.
As long as the favorability rating reached 50%, Lin Yuan could see the other person's Superpower.
Therefore, Boss Lin wasn't really selling a pipe dream.
Captain Han Xue stood in place, her shoulders tense.
But her voice was steady.
"Okay."
[Ding! Target Captain Han Xue (Beauty 88), favorability +2%, current favorability: 12%.]
Lin Yuan looked at Su Xiaonuan.
"Arrange a room on the second floor for her."
Su Xiaonuan picked up her tablet.
"Yes."
She didn't ask any further questions.
When Captain Han Xue heard the words "second floor," her heart gave a slight jolt.
Jiang Xiaowan glanced at her.
"Congratulations, Captain Han, you've been upgraded."
Captain Han Xue didn't retort.
Anything she said now would feel like losing.
Lin Yuan turned around.
"Su Xiaonuan."
"Here."
"Take Master Onizuka to B3."
Lin Yuan's voice grew cold.
"Have Xia Qingqiu assist with the interrogation."
"I want him to spit out every last hidden card the Ninja Guild has left."
Su Xiaonuan nodded.
"Understood."
...
Captain Han Xue packed up and dragged her suitcase to the second floor.
Her luggage was very sparse.
A few pieces of clothing.
A few old files.
And that police badge hidden at the very bottom of her drawer.
The new room was very clean.
The sheets had been freshly changed.
But inside the closet was a white shirt.
The white shirt had clearly been altered.
The hem was short.
The waistline was pulled in very tight.
The neckline wasn't very proper either.
Tang Qiqi popped her head out, her voice lowered.
"Don't thank me, it's a friendly sponsorship."
She slipped away as soon as she finished speaking.
Captain Han Xue clutched the garment, not saying a word for a long time.
In the bathroom.
Hot water fell.
She looked at the person in the mirror.
Twenty-eight years old.
Criminal police officer.
Deputy captain.
Once engaged.
Caught criminals.
Also knelt, endured, and fired guns in the apocalypse.
Before, she had gambled once just to join the table.
That was called keeping her head down and playing along.
Now, Lin Yuan had given her certainty.
Yet, she felt somewhat unsteady.
Was this still her?
Half an hour later.
Captain Han Xue stood at the door of the master bedroom.
That white shirt clung to her body, revealing a section of her collarbone at the neckline.
Below was a black miniskirt.
A holster was strapped to her thigh.
The rabbit tail had been modified by Tang Qiqi and fixed to the back of her waist.
She raised her hand to knock on the door.
"Enter."
Captain Han Xue pushed the door open.
Lin Yuan was sitting on the sofa, flipping through Master Onizuka's preliminary interrogation files.
He looked up.
Paused for two seconds.
"Tang Qiqi has good taste."
Captain Han Xue's face turned red instantly.
She walked in, her movements as stiff as a new recruit just entering the police academy.
Lin Yuan put down the documents.
"Come here."
Captain Han Xue walked up to him.
She hadn't retreated even when faced with a hail of bullets at the quarry.
Yet now, she didn't even know where to put her hands.
Lin Yuan reached out and gripped her waist.
Captain Han Xue froze completely.
Lin Yuan chuckled.
"Are you this nervous when you catch criminals?"
Captain Han Xue bit her lip.
"No."
"Do you know how to kiss?"
Captain Han Xue's face turned even redder.
She didn't answer.
Lin Yuan already knew the answer.
He kissed her directly.
Captain Han Xue's lips were pressed tight, her breathing completely chaotic.
Like she was executing a completely unfamiliar mission.
Lin Yuan let her go.
"Open your mouth."
Captain Han Xue's eyelashes trembled.
"Breathe."
She did as told.
Clumsy.
But obedient.
A hint of amusement appeared in Lin Yuan's eyes.
The Captain Han from the outer ring who shot people in the head and established the injury card system was, here, like a primary school student handing in their paper for the first time.
Captain Han Xue's fingers grabbed his shirt.
She used a lot of force.
Lin Yuan pressed her into his arms, his voice against her ear.
"Remember."
"There is no Captain Han here."
"Only my rabbit."
Captain Han Xue closed her eyes.
She didn't refute it.
Outside the window, snow was still falling.
The lights in the room dimmed a bit.
Don't know how much time passed.
Captain Han Xue let out a pained groan.
Her forehead pressed against Lin Yuan's shoulder, her breathing intermittent.
She was finally no longer like a block of wood.
Lin Yuan spoke at this moment.
"If that missing fiancé of yours isn't dead."
Captain Han Xue's body paused.
Lin Yuan's voice was very soft.
"What would you do?"
This sentence was more precise than Master Onizuka's blade.
Captain Han Xue opened her eyes.
Scarface Liu's words flashed through her mind.
Engineer Zhang.
Reporting.
Transferred away.
Lost contact after the city was sealed.
The man from the old world who was clean, earnest, and willing to save up for a down payment with her seemed to crawl out of the ashes, standing outside the door looking at her.
But the next second.
The image shattered.
Because the old world was already dead.
She was now in Lin Yuan's arms.
Wearing the clothes Tang Qiqi had altered.
The rabbit tail still fastened behind her waist.
Captain Han Xue looked up, tears in her eyes.
Her voice was terribly hoarse.
"If he is still alive."
"I will tell him."
"The Captain Han Xue of the old world is dead."
Lin Yuan looked at her.
Captain Han Xue gripped his collar tighter.
"The one here now belongs to you."
[Ding! Engaging in relations in an extremely immoral environment, target Captain Han Xue (Beauty 88), emotional fluctuation reached the extreme!]
[Favorability critical hit +20%!]
[Current favorability: 32%!]
[Favorability broke the critical threshold, obtained 50% of target's base attribute bonus! (Target Constitution: 12, Spirit: 12)]
[Host: Lin Yuan]
[Constitution: 85 (+6)]
[Spirit: 136 (+6)]
[Superpower: A-rank [Dimensional Space] / S-rank [Sky Torrent] / S-rank [Absolute Zero] / SS-rank [Mirror Doppelganger]]
Lin Yuan smiled.
"You learn fast."
Captain Han Xue covered her mouth to keep any sound from escaping.
This action made Lin Yuan's eyes deepen a few degrees.
But Captain Han Xue was ultimately just an ordinary person who hadn't awakened a Superpower.
Not long after, she completely ran out of strength.
Lin Yuan glanced at the communicator.
"Qin Yumo."
There was silence on the other end for two seconds.
Qin Yumo's voice was a bit muffled.
"Master."
"Come."
"...Received."
One minute later.
Qin Yumo pushed the door open and entered.
Her red hair was loose, and her face still bore the sweat from training.
She glanced at Captain Han Xue, who was huddled in the blanket by the bedside, and then looked at Lin Yuan.
"I knew she wouldn't be able to hold out."
Lin Yuan leaned against the headboard.
"You certainly know how to do favors."
Qin Yumo turned her face away.
"I didn't."
Lin Yuan raised his hand to his forehead.
Tiangong No. 1 is very interesting right now.
Su Xiaonuan has her own faction, and no one dares to challenge it.
Su Muxue and Xia Qingqiu are close, and Liu Qing is often called away by them to "analyze data."
Jiang Xiaowan and Feng Qingwu bicker every day, but at night they can form a temporary alliance.
Wang Ya, being a mother herself, can also talk with them.
Only Qin Yumo.
Highest combat strength.
Can also fight in bed.
Yet she has no real allies.
Tang Qiqi clings to her, but Lin Yuan has always pampered Tang Qiqi like a little sister, so she doesn't dare to push her around.
So she set her sights on Captain Han Xue.
Lin Yuan looked at her.
"Want to recruit someone?"
Qin Yumo didn't speak.
Captain Han Xue buried her face in the blanket.
She just wants to play dead right now.
Lin Yuan patted the edge of the bed.
"Come here."
Qin Yumo walked over.
Lin Yuan's voice was indifferent.
"It's fine to have little schemes."
"Don't think I can't see them."
Qin Yumo lowered her head.
"Master, I was wrong."
"Where were you wrong?"
Qin Yumo thought for a moment.
"Report it beforehand next time."
Lin Yuan was amused to the point of laughter.
"You still want to have a next time?"
Qin Yumo was very serious.
"If Master likes it."
Captain Han Xue closed her eyes inside the blanket.
What is all this?
After the apocalypse, do people even need tactical groupings to compete for favor?
...
B3 level.
Master Onizuka was fixed to a titanium interrogation chair.
The stumps of his limbs had already been treated by Xia Qingqiu.
Not letting him die.
And not letting him pass out for too long.
Su Muxue was wearing a white lab coat, holding a serum in her hand.
A green healing light fell on Master Onizuka.
The wounds healed a little.
The pain like slow slicing returned along with it.
Master Onizuka let out a cracked sound from his throat.
"Kill me!"
Xia Qingqiu pushed up her glasses with her middle finger.
"Boss Lin said you cannot die."
Su Muxue stood in front of the monitor screen.
"Continue."
The serum was injected.
Master Onizuka's body went rigid suddenly.
Su Xiaonuan turned on the recording.
"Care to talk?"
Master Onizuka gasped for air, the corners of his mouth covered in blood foam.
"I don't know..."
Su Xiaonuan's voice was very soft.
"Increase the dosage."
Master Onizuka finally broke.
"What do you want me to say? Just ask!"
He raised his head, his eyes full of bloodshot veins.
Su Xiaonuan's gaze paused.
"How much power do you have in Shanghai?"
Master Onizuka sniffed, as if having made a decision.
"It's not about how many people... it's that Shanghai is no longer a battlefield for humans."
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