Otherworldly Affairs Office

Captain Hu informed the police to carry the deceased and the severely injured male homeowner downstairs to be sent to the hospital while calming the emotions of the family members with the follow-up staff from the Three Pristine Department. They prepared to alter the unpleasant memories, making it seem like a roaming murderer was killed by special forces while rescuing the hostages.

Seeing the little girl being taken away, pale and trembling in her mother's arms, Captain Hu felt both sad and heartbroken. After handling the scene briefly, he turned and entered the Jiezhi Space to see why they hadn't dealt with the beast yet.

As soon as Captain Hu entered the Jiezhi Space, the blinding flash made him squint. In a frenzy, Song Mingyuan was throwing lightning at the Mechanical Police, which stood unmoved, watching his performance coldly.

Adjusting to the flash, Captain Hu squinted and asked, "What's the situation? Why hasn't he been dealt with yet?"

"Pei Yan is toying with him. Yan Zi's ability totally counters him," Wang Wenze, already inside, squatted on the ground smoking and sardonically remarked.

Ye Jiumu teased from the side, "Yeah, after all this time, it's basically like Pei Yan's been charging himself up. Captain Hu, there's no need to send this guy to the Secret Prison. Just detain him here. Whenever Pei Yan needs to recharge, he can beat him up to save on the department's electricity bill."

Captain Hu shook his head helplessly. Young people like to show off, and that was normal. He had been that way himself when young. Thinking of this, he shouted, "Pei Yan, that's enough. Finish this up and head back to the department. We might even catch the evening gathering!"

"Okay!" Pei Yan replied without turning his head. To Song Mingyuan's horror, Pei Yan moved. Song Mingyuan wanted to evade, but Pei Yan was too fast. Before he knew it, Pei Yan's iron fist punched his stomach soundly.

His prideful internal energy was like paper against the mechanical fist. As it touched, it was absorbed into Pei Yan's body. The punch forced all his breakfast and stomach acid out of him.

Pei Yan looked at the vomit on his mechanical arm in disgust. He followed up with a knee strike to the chest and then a downward elbow to Song Mingyuan's back.

As expected, watching Song Mingyuan's body go limp, everyone relaxed, just waiting for Pei Yan to cuff him and take him back to complete the task.

Just as Pei Yan took out the restraining rings, Song Mingyuan, coughing on the ground, gritted his teeth and shouted, "Swift as lightning!"

A flash of light, and Song Mingyuan, who was under Pei Yan's feet, had moved a hundred meters away. Pei Yan, observing with his Mechanical Eye, saw the whole process as Song Mingyuan spoke the words, turned light, and vanished.

Looking at Song Mingyuan now, his twitching muscles showed that such a move was quite taxing on his body.

"Oh, finally willing to awaken, huh?" Pei Yan smiled and asked. From his notes, he knew this man had reached the threshold of awakening, marveling at his endurance under such oppression only using his trump card at the last moment.

Gasping, Song Mingyuan asked, "You call this awakening? So who on earth are you people?"

"Otherworldly Investigation Hall, but we prefer to call it the Otherworldly Affairs Office," Pei Yan said, approaching unhurriedly.

"So, there's truly another world? That gap leads to another world, right?"

Pei Yan smirked noncommittally in response.

Song Mingyuan let out a long breath, standing straight, "If I surrender now, can we negotiate terms?"

Pei Yan paused, then smiled mockingly, "Terms? What terms do you have to negotiate?"

"I surrender, willing to submit to your control and work for the government. My crimes will be erased and not pursued further," Song Mingyuan said, clutching his painfully aching stomach, resigned.

"Pfft haha!" Pei Yan couldn't help but laugh, and his teammates joined with mocking laughter.

"Why are you laughing? Is what I said funny?" Song Mingyuan, thinking his terms would be readily accepted, felt his dignity insulted and shouted in anger.

Pei Yan looked at him disdainfully, "You say the law protects the wealthy, right? Are you wealthy? Oh right, your family might have some money, but do you think it can buy off five lives?"

"I'm an empowered individual! How can you compare me to them? They're just ordinary people! I'm much more important!" Seeing things unfold differently than he'd envisioned, Song Mingyuan shouted in panic.

How could someone with his abilities not be valued? He thought empowered individuals enjoyed privileges; how did it become like this?

"Since joining the bureau, I was told powers aren't shields for disorder. Five people, four families' lives ruined because of you. Think about your roommate's parents and the little girl here who lost her father and grandfather. Don't you feel guilty? Oh, I forgot, you lack empathy and conscience, talking to you is pointless."

"That's your personal view, jealous of my abilities! I demand to see your superior! They won't have such naïve thoughts, someone as powerful as me doesn't equate with ordinary lives!" Hearing Pei Yan's harsh words, Song Mingyuan desperately prepared his mysterious item for a last stand.

Pei Yan sighed and looked back at Captain Hu, "Boss, he wants to see you."

Song Mingyuan followed Pei Yan's gaze to see a middle-aged man in police uniform stepping forward, removing his cap, he said coldly, "Naive isn't my subordinate, but you. No government agency likes reckless people like you. I won't deny that if you were really powerful and significant, we might compromise, but you're not as important as you think. Pei Yan, stop wasting time, arrest him and finish the task."

"Heh heh..."