"Sorry, smoking is not allowed in the hospital."
Zhou Yi took a deep breath and answered Lu Jiaying's question while observing the flame on Lu Jiaying's fingertips.
She had fought the heavenly army, cared for the son of the land of ghosts, met ghosts, and even captured a ghost by hand.
It's all just a small scene.
"Is this magic?"
Zhou Yi asked with a touch of luck.
"Not!"
Unfortunately, Lu Jiaying's answer ruthlessly shattered Zhou Yi's hope.
"And who are you?"
Not magic, then it must be sorcery!
What kind of people can have sorcery?
Spirit clans, ghost clans, and demon clans are all possible.
Zhou Yi secretly placed his hand on Min Yue's innerwear in his pocket, ready to turn his face at any moment.
"You don't need to be nervous, I'm like the nurse named Zhou, human."
Lu Jiaying noticed Zhou Yi's nervousness, put away the flame and cigarette in his hand, and crossed his hands on the table, appearing completely harmless.
Human?
Just as Bai Lu said before.
Among humans, there are also those who have mastered extraordinary powers.
"Awakened one!"
Zhou Yi slowly uttered three words from his mouth.
"Hmm? It seems, Nurse Zhou, you're not as unaware as I thought. You even know about the existence of Awakeneds."
"Then could you please tell me, Nurse Zhou, which faction are you from?"
Lu Jiaying still had a smile on his face.
But Zhou Yi could detect a hint of danger beneath the false smile.
There's a crisis sense of doom that will come if you answer wrong.
"What faction, I don't know what you're talking about."
After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yi decided to tell the truth.
She had only heard the words "Awakened one" from Bai Lu, and she really knew nothing else about it.
She hadn't even heard of anything related to faction.
"It seems Nurse Zhou is still quite cautious around me. Well, then, let me introduce myself first."
"I am Lu Jiaying, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau of Zhongyuan City, and I also hold the position of Director of the Zhongyuan City Special Affairs Management Office."
"As a member of Zhongyuan City, if Nurse Zhou cannot provide a non-harmful proof, then I can only apologize. For the safety of Zhongyuan City, it is my responsibility and duty to expel you from the city. Do you understand?"
As Lu Jiaying spoke, Zhou Yi felt the surrounding temperature suddenly rise several degrees, and her body mysteriously felt a hint of heat.
It's obvious that this guy is trying to intimidate and threaten himself.
Compared to Zhou Yi, who was still able to maintain a semblance of calm.
The ghost car key, placed in Zhou Yi's pants pocket, showed signs of panic first.
As if it had been threatened with death, the ghost car key in Zhou Yi's pants pocket shook wildly.
If Zhou Yi hadn't quickly clamped down on his pants pocket first, the guy might have already escaped by now.
"If you let that thing out, what happens next won't be up to me."
Lu Jiaying issued another threat.
This also began to straighten out Zhou Yi's anger.
She had done nothing wrong.
The result was that this person issued a threat without any reason.
As if someone owed him.
It's just so frustrating!
Zhou Yi had considered the possibility of acting, but Lu Jiaying's identity made Zhou Yi hesitate.
Facing an official like this, the consequences would be clear to anyone.
After barely gaining two years of life, she didn't want to end up as a fugitive.
I'll hold back!
Zhou Yi gritted her teeth and reluctantly nodded.
"All right, it seems you understand what I mean. But unfortunately, there's not enough time today; let's call it a day for now."
Lu Jiaying looked at his watch on his wrist and shook his head slightly, with a hint of regret.
"So let's make a deal. I'll wait for Nurse Zhou at the Special Affairs Management Office tomorrow. Please bring your identification and the little ghost in your pocket. Here's the address. If Nurse Zhou doesn't show up by noon tomorrow, then..."
Lu Jiaying took out a business card from his pocket and placed it in front of Zhou Yi.
"I understand."
The unspoken words in Lu Jiaying's incomplete sentence were clear to Zhou Yi.
Seeing Zhou Yi nod and agree, Lu Jiaying did not linger, rising gracefully and leaving without further ado.
Zhou Yi was left alone, sitting in the hospital room alone, staring at the business card in front of her in a daze.
...
Hey, didn't you bully someone again?
At the entrance of Zhongyuan Mental Hospital, Lu Jiaying's colleague looked at Lu Jiaying with a face of incomprehension.
"This isn't bullying; it's a necessary procedure."
Lu Jiaying looked back at the entrance of the mental hospital, then took out the cigarette he couldn't light earlier, took a leisurely puff.
"She's just a newly awakened little girl. Do you really need to threaten her personally as the director of the Special Affairs Management Bureau?"
Lu Jiaying's colleague looked at him with slight contempt.
Disgraceful behavior like bullying someone younger; it's a shame for him to do something like that as a director.
"Since we've met, we naturally need to take care of it. After all, it is our responsibility."
Special Affairs Management Office.
A special department of the Dragon Nation government responsible for various supernatural events and extraordinary incidents.
It also manages the Awakeneds in each district, responsible for recording them and preventing any accidental incidents.
"And don't let the fact that they are newly awakened lull you into complacency. After all, no one can guarantee what kind of abilities they have awakened. There's always a chance that they might just have something that can counter you."
Lu Jiaying finished smoking the cigarette in one bite and threw it aside, then walked away.
"Not only about the little girl, but did you really intend to strike just now? I have to warn you that we can't afford any mischief here."
"Even with the temperature you released just now, I even suspect you came here deliberately to stir up trouble! I'm really afraid you'll fight with the monsters here."
Lu Jiaying's colleague, quickening their pace to catch up with Lu Jiaying, turned back with a worried look at the mental hospital.
As an old member of the Zhongyuan City Special Affairs Management Bureau, he was all too aware of the peculiar nature of this mental hospital. It wasn't something that could be handled just by their city bureau.
"There will be a day for that."
Lu Jiaying walked ahead without looking back, speaking in a low voice.
Not long after the two left.
In the underground surveillance room of the mental hospital.
"The director, this newly arrived Mr. Lu from the Office seems to have a lot of animosity towards us. Should we take action to warn him?"
The head nurse stared at the surveillance footage of the entrance to the mental hospital, where there was still an unlit cigarette butt.
"Don't worry about it, just a passing dragon. Someone will make him behave."
"Compared to him, I'm more curious about his sister. One body, two souls. How can an ordinary human body bear the soul of a demon race?"
The director was indifferent to Lu Jiaying's actions and was instead eagerly flipping through the medical records in his hands.
The medical record of Lu Nianwei.
