Soul Trigger

Chapter 130: Mystery
The scene suddenly went from being in an uproar to being silent, and then because of Han Xiaofu's loud laughter, the silence turned into a second uproar.

"He killed An Shangling...?!"

The impact that had erupted in the past two days was a bit too much even for the guards.

First, the third mayor was assassinated, and now the commander of the mayor's guard was discovered to be a "rebel" by an agent from the Special Management Bureau. Then he was killed on the spot by this new agent at his doorstep.

How do you think the rookie agent took out the superior officer?
Oh, he is a sixth-level master, that’s okay.

But isn't he a new guy?!

This is probably what officer Park is thinking at this moment.

He stared at the dark human figure, which was at least four or five meters tall, for a long time. The spiritual essence that was constantly boiling with the steam at high speed was enough to frighten even him.

Where did the Special Management Bureau find this freak with such terrifying speed just now? Or was it a street-fleeting monster from the Special Investigation Division?

In the current situation, he could only look for help to Quan Qixian who had fallen completely silent beside him.

Quan Qixian slowly fell down and ended his evil spirit state. A gloomy face appeared under his cracked spiritual body, which eventually turned into a helpless long sigh.

The golden lion also laughed loudly and fell to the ground, transforming into its original form:

"Good! Great kill!! Now that things have come to this, Captain Yan, drag the body back to the spirit for me!"

"Han Xiaofu, shut up!"

Quan Qixian shouted angrily and glanced at the corpse that was slowly regaining its human form, a hint of lament still flashed across his eyes.

But there was not much hostility in the eyes when he looked at Ji Li. Apart from being shocked by his strength, there was more helplessness.

Then he called the mustache officer and gave him some instructions, asking him to gather the noisy soldiers around.

Ji Li slowly regained his human form, and the cold spiritual essence was still rising from the surface of his skin like cold air.

The series of outbursts just now made him feel a little overwhelmed, especially after he had just come out of the Soul Mach state in his first actual combat.

Ben stepped back to steady himself, but ended up making a small hole in the ground, and the soldiers around him started to clamor again.

A slender and powerful leather glove supported Ji Li's shoulder. He turned his head and saw the cool girl who was using electric light to blast the cigarette butt in her hand into powder:

"I am fine."

The latter hesitated and patted his shoulder.

After instructing her subordinates, the old lady general turned to look at Ji Li:

"Boy, you've trained very well. You really can't refuse to admit your age..."

Ji Li raised his eyebrows but said nothing.

After all, even in Murphy's giant structure, not everyone is as old as him, so he wouldn't bother with a girl in her seventies or eighties.

At this moment, he was busy calming the spiritual essence in his body that was boiling due to using Soul Mach in the battle.

Quan Qixian glared at Han Xiaofu:

"I have been serving in Aurora City for five years. This is the first time that an outsider dared to kill my guards on my guards' territory, even if they were 'rebels'. Han Xiaofu, you really taught them well."

"Given the current situation, even our Special Management Bureau has become an outsider. Does that mean the people on the street should sit at the table with the children? Or are they not even worthy of eating at the table?"

Facing Han Xiaofu's loud joke, she remained noncommittal and said:

"You are indeed a talented person who dares to resist my spiritual essence. Now that the matter has been settled, I can't say anything more. But this person is brought here by you, and you, Han Xiaofu, must give me an explanation."

"Haha, just like what the young people said, you guys are in a mess internally, and we're here to help you clean up the mess, and now you want me to explain it to you?"

"You know the rules. We must have a good talk about this matter, including what happens next."

"As for An Shangling's case, the man has been killed and you are angry. You can ask the spirit, but you must try him in my guards. This is the final bottom line!"

"Captain Park, you will be in charge of the connection with the Special Management Bureau. That's it, everyone disperse!"

The last two words turned into a vibrating sound wave, and the powerful spiritual pressure was released and then retracted. The soldiers around were all shocked, and quickly turned around and dispersed amid the scolding of their superiors.

This time Han Xiaofu didn't say anything more. He smiled at Ji Li with his gleaming sharp teeth, gave him a thumbs up, then turned around and left with the old general.

Although Chief Lion is relentless and will mock your guards whenever he gets the chance, they are all experienced men who know their limits and you still have to give them the face they deserve.

"She is quite sensible." Yan Xiyu sighed, and then saw Ji Li's expression:

"You don't seem to be worried at all that she might make things difficult for you?"

"There's nothing to worry about." Ji Li grinned:
"Did I do something wrong?"

Yan Xiyu seemed to want to say something, but in the end it turned into a light laugh and patted Ji Li's shoulder:

"Well done."

"If I could, I'd probably give Old Lady Quan a couple more punches. She keeps talking about rules and regulations all the time. It's so annoying."

"Wasn't that a good opportunity just now?" Ji Li glanced sideways.

"I've already missed it, and not everyone is as perverted as you." Yan Xiyu lifted the hair beside his ear and said with a click of the tongue:
"If I had known, I should have rushed forward with you and slapped her in the face. What a pity. But this is the first time I rushed directly into the guard base. Apart from anything else, I gave the soldier a swollen face. I wanted to do this a year ago."

Seeing Ku Niu raising her fist quietly, Ji Li cooperatively bumped fist with hers and said that this idea was in line with her image as a rebel.

At this time, the officer named Park walked up. Ku Niuer only had time to glare at Ji Li, and the two of them walked up to him.

……

The so-called "rebel" does not mean "treason" or "deserter".

There have been cases where the awakening aura has been destroyed or tampered with. People whose auras have been destroyed or tampered with often have drastic changes in their temperaments, and their emotions are often unstable.

This situation, before the causes of its formation were thoroughly studied in the past, was called "split syndrome" in soul psychology, or "split syndrome" for short.

This name has been used until now, so people who have had their awakening aura tampered with are also called "the Broken Ones."

The term "rebels" is the general term used by the Guard to refer to those who are schizophrenic within the ranks, specifically referring to those soldiers who suffer from schizophrenia.

Patients with schizophrenia in the early stages often do not have obvious external manifestations, and people around them will at most only notice that their behavior and way of speaking are different from before.

But as time goes by, this difference will gradually magnify and will gradually be discovered by people around you.

Its specific manifestation is that the personality is in a completely opposite state to the original one.

For example, a calm and peaceful person becomes irritable and angry, or a carefree person suddenly becomes meticulous.

In addition, when emotions are exposed to external stimulation, a certain degree of paranoia will be exposed, as is the case with An Zhixiong.

For the Third Contact Defense Force that implements the military system, the existence of the Broken Ones within it will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the stability of the force and even the system.

So over time, a file called "rebels" was gradually established, and those who broke away from the guards were often called "rebels".

The officer surnamed Park's real name is Park Yongzhi, and he is also a senior colonel. After connecting with him, Ji Li and Yan Xiyu also learned this information.

"In fact, we have always had an established process for screening out 'rebels', but I never expected that the mayor's guard leader like An Zhixiong would also be a rebel..."

When he said this, Park Yong-ji couldn't help but sigh.

"So, this phenomenon is very common?" Ji Li raised his eyebrows. The other party shook his head:

“It’s not really common.”

"But during the mission, there will always be situations where the awakening aura is shattered. Although you are a member of the Special Investigation Division, you should also be familiar with the recruitment criteria of our awakener agency, right?"

Ji Li expressed his knowledge:

The Awakening Organization has internal guidelines for recruitment.

This criterion has nothing to do with the recruitment channels and methods, but is a criterion for judging the awakened aura.

Because of the existence of the "Law of Desire", the awakening aura is directly related to the future development direction of an awakened person and the personal qualities of an awakened person.

Therefore, places like the Special Management Bureau mainly recruit awakened people with risk-taking spirit or upright and brave awakened spirits.

Like Yan Xiyu's awakening inspiration, although she has a rebellious mind, she is indeed "just".

If it was someone like Qin who had a dull and shy temperament, she would definitely not comply with the internal recruitment regulations of the Special Management Bureau.

Compared with the Special Management Bureau, places like the Third Contact Defense Force place more emphasis on order and support for the country.

Therefore, the recruitment direction of Awakening Spiritual Light is mostly based on patriotism and the idea of ​​protecting order.

"Compared to purer desires such as 'survival', such awakening auras are more likely to be shattered."

After learning that Ji Li was a member of the Special Investigation Division, Park Yongzhi did not have any other emotions and patiently explained to him, a reflection walker who grew up wildly in Flash Street.

The main reason was that the scene just now left too deep an impression on him. Even though Ji Li looked young, the respect in his words was indeed great.

Since Ji Li himself did not rely on the awakening aura, this part of knowledge was recognized for the first time, but it was not difficult to understand:

"Because one starts from an object, such as 'patriotism' and 'protection'. Once such an object that one cannot fully control is impacted, the awakening aura will naturally be shaken."

"But for a concept like 'survival', it starts from the subject itself and is completely based on itself, so it is very stable."

Park Yongzhi clapped his hands:
“Your understanding is profound.”

"So for the soldiers among us, there is even an awakening aura related to 'friendship'."

"If the object of his 'Friendship Aura's Desire Law happens to be his comrade, and his comrade happens to encounter an extremely tragic accident during the operation, causing the aura to be shattered, this person is very likely to be transformed into an evil anomaly."

Yan Xiyu continued: "External forces and possible coincidences will cause those whose spiritual light is shattered to be tampered with, so the 'rebels' will appear."

"In addition, the destructive aura can indeed be tampered with artificially, and there are many 'objective auras' in the army, so the base number is large." Ji Li nodded.

"Yes, you two have summarized it very well. This is why the 'rebels' appeared." Park Yongzhi nodded:

"That is why we have been conducting targeted soul psychology training to reduce the probability of soldiers' awakening auras being shattered. The Special Management Bureau also has corresponding training, and I believe you should be very clear about it."

"So to sum up, in your words, although the risk of 'objective aura' being shattered is greater than that of 'subjective aura', that is only relative, and the proportion is still very small."

"So the proportion of 'rebels' is not that high. The combined proportion of Silla's guards, the Special Management Bureau, and the Abnormal News Department is already very high, not to mention that it's only in Silla."

Park Yong-jik read out a lot of zeros, emphasizing the rarity of this situation.

Yan Xiyu said: "But judging from your reactions, the proportion of 'rebels' in the Silla guards has increased recently?"

"It's not the proportion of rebels, but the number of Lost Souls in the entire Aurora City has increased compared to before. The latest 'rebels' in the team are the former captain of the 'Hunting Tiger' team and the communications soldier of another team."

"Two cases in just half a year is an abnormal situation."

Ji Li looked at Yan Xiyu:
"Are there any 'rebels' in the Special Management Bureau?"

Yan Xiyu shook his head:
"I have been in office for less than two years. Even if I was promoted quickly, I am not fully aware of these cases that only occur over many years."

"At least I have rarely heard of relevant information during my tenure, but the files in the Special Management Bureau should contain relevant information. I can check it out on the hidden website after I return."

So the awakening aura is destroyed and tampered with --> amnesia --> lost souls/rebels (special name for the guards).

"Then how are the mayor's guards selected?" Ji Li asked.

"Generally speaking, the Mayor's Guard's review is very strict. In addition to the opinions of other local superiors and generals, the final review and decision will be made by the capital."

If An Zhixiong became the leader of the mayor's guard because of the interference from the capital, Ji Li would not be surprised.

Because this is consistent with the information provided by Film.

In order to disrupt Aurora City, Babel collaborated internally and externally to assassinate the third mayor, closing the conspiracy chain.

The three of them reviewed the case to some extent, but ultimately they still had to rely on asking spirits to solve the problem.

Especially when An Zhixiong was throwing dirty water on Ji Li, he was the most likely person to kill the mayor when all the high-end battles were tied up.

But the final result of the inquiry was beyond everyone's expectations -

The death of the third mayor had nothing to do with An Zhixiong.

Asking spirits is a very rare ability, and it is not an ability that ordinary awakeners can obtain. Instead, it requires a specific type of awakener to possess.

In essence, asking the spirit is not about asking the soul of the deceased, but about using the remaining spiritual essence in the body to achieve the same effect as talking to the corpse.

Depending on the amount of spiritual essence remaining, the answers that can be obtained are limited, and lying generally does not occur.

An Zhixiong's body indicated that he was indeed invited to become a member of a secret society after becoming a lost soul.

The person who invited him was most likely the one who made him a Lost Soul, named "Mouthpiece".

Ji Li sent the name to Feilin to see if he could get some information from the knowledgeable Da Lei.

But his body showed that An Zhixiong did not provide any assistance in the assassination of the third mayor, nor was he the one who did it.

As for why he wanted to frame Ji Li, his answer was:

He really believed that Ji Li killed the mayor and that the black ice was found at the scene, not brought by him.

And the order he received regarding the parade day had nothing to do with the third mayor.

Cover the gluttony train.

Yan Xiyu's expression changed instantly:
"He's from the Skinners!?"

Seeing An Zhixiong slowly falling back to the ground after the spiritual inquiry, Park Yongzhi's face was also very ugly, and he raised his own doubts:

"This doesn't make sense... How could the Flayers infiltrate the Guard?"

This is like an older hooligan who steals lollipops from kids on the street and hangs around the streets doing illegal and criminal things every day.

And now you tell me that this petty thief is actually an ultimate boss who can place spies in the National Security Bureau?
There are only three words in Park Yongzhi's mind:

Is he worthy?
If my guard unit really allowed such a person to infiltrate, it would be a complete disgrace!

But Ji Li raised his head, his eyes flashed:
"That is to say, my masterpiece is very important to a powerful being who can place spies in the guards and even actively turn people into Lost Souls."

"That's why the Skinner targeted me."
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Today there is only one chapter with 4600 words. Because there was a power outage tonight, I had to type on a tablet, so the efficiency was very poor. I will make up for it tomorrow.

Besides, it will be Qin's turn soon. Those who understand will understand. I still don't know how to compete with Hexie.

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