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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　The door to the interrogation room cranked unpleasantly as Li Yiming led Chen Jiaw.a.n.g out into the hallway.

　　"He needs to come with me," Li Yiming said as he looked at Lin Lu.

　　"Go with you?" Lin Lu smiled awkwardly as she found Li Yiming's demand hard to comply with.

　　"He didn't break any laws, did he? Why are you retaining him?" Li Yiming said as Chen Jiaw.a.n.g looked at him with reverence.

　　"This isn't something I can decide myself," Lin Lu answered truthfully.

　　"I know that it's hard for you to accept my request, but he's still just a kid. Look, in return, I promise you that I'll lend you a helping hand if you get into trouble," Li Yiming proposed.

　　"Really?" Lin Lu's eyes lit up, as Li Yiming's offer effectively meant that he was joining National Security, albeit not officially.

　　"I'm sure that we'll be able to agree on what const.i.tutes 'trouble'." Li Yiming shrugged his shoulders. Although he had made the offer to help out Chen Jiaw.a.n.g, he did have a genuine desire to do whatever he could it in order to bring some good to the world.

　　Li Yiming had initially thought of the paranormal incidents to simply be caused by guardians who sought to selfishly benefit from their powers. After witnessing Chen Jiaw.a.n.g's case first-hand, however, he realized that that was not the case — not only was the awakening of guardians unsystematic, but so was the power bestowed upon them. A person like Chen Jiaw.a.n.g could do little harm to society, but Li Yiming shuddered when he recalled Zeng Qian's talent, which could kill millions in a few hours.

　　"Could you please wait for a bit? I'm going to contact my superior." Lin Lu turned and ran away. She had overwhelming confidence in Li Yiming's capabilities, and to trade someone like Chen Jiaw.a.n.g for his a.s.sistance was unquestionably worth it.

　　Li Yiming walked on the streets outside of the building he was in with Chen Jiaw.a.n.g after refusing the lift that Lin Lu had proposed.

　　"Let's go to my tea shop. There are two rooms on the second floor." Li Yiming slowed down his pace as he thought about what he could do to take care of Chen Jiaw.a.n.g..

　　"Uhmm… Mr. Li… What's your talent?" Chen Jiaw.a.n.g asked rather s.h.i.+ly, both impressed and intimidated that Li Yiming convinced the people at National Security to release him.

　　"You can call me by name. Or how about 'captain'?" Li Yiming noticed the wariness in Chen Jiaw.a.n.g's voice, which reminded him of his first encounter with Li Huaibei.

　　"Captain?"