Soul Trigger

Chapter 38 Progress
The next day, Ji Li came to an empty department room early in the morning.

After reconsidering with Kurari, the two chose a club room on the upper floor of the club building as a temporary meeting place to avoid being surrounded by too many people.

As Ji Li placed a box filled with large and small items on the table with a "bang", Che Li, who was about to greet politely, was a little dumbfounded:
"……What's this?"

The box was not big, but the things inside were varied:

School badge, cup, small pin, small stapler, lipstick, pencil, utility knife...

There would be nothing wrong with setting up a small stall in front of a public school.

"I went to various classrooms to get the goods last night."

“…Purchase the goods?!”

Che Li's good student gene has a rejection reaction:

"You stole all these?!"

"I'm doing a good deed, it's not stealing. How can an exorcist's job be called stealing?"

"...Okay, this is indeed the simplest and fastest method...but please let me know next time so that I can be mentally prepared..."

Thinking that the Student Union would soon receive a large number of lost property complaints from students, she felt a headache and reached for a pencil.

“These are all contaminants.”

Che Li immediately retracted her hand:

“…All of them?”

"All of them." Ji Li nodded.

"Then in your opinion, isn't this box... a mess?" Che Li carefully chose her words, and there was some fear in her eyes when she thought of the severed hand yesterday.

"Not really, there will just be a river of blood and broken limbs." Ji Li showed a bright smile, "Do you like fingers or big eyeballs? I'll grab one for you to see?"

"...Please don't..." Kururi coughed lightly.

"It's just a joke. Not all pollutants' spiritual essence can reach the level of manifestation."

"It is basically confirmed that these pollutants are personal belongings of their owners. Even if they are not personal belongings, they are with them day and night."

Why do you use the term "lost owner" so openly for the "goods" you imported... Che Li complained in her heart.

"Although I was busy until three in the morning last night and swept everything that could be swept in the entire school here, there were more than forty pieces in total."

"After my physical detection yesterday afternoon, minus the number already taken here, there are probably more than twenty items left. I have sent you a detailed list of suspicious items."

Che Li picked up her phone and saw the precise data divided into classrooms. She was a little stunned:

"…are these the results of your work tonight?"

"Yeah, I worked so hard that I didn't get home until almost dawn... Don't look at me like that, getting the goods is tiring too."

"Think about it, you slept comfortably in your big house at home last night, while I still have to face Aurora City at 4 a.m."

Ji Li twisted his neck, making a crisp clicking sound.

Although he is an awakened one, his body is still in sub-health condition. Without spiritual essence to support him, he still feels a little tired after working until this late.

"...Actually, I had nightmares repeatedly last night and woke up until about 4 a.m. before I could fall asleep normally..." Che Li said unconvincedly that everyone has seen Aurora City at 4 a.m.

"I won't go into too much gossip. The data results may be slightly biased, but they are generally correct."

In fact, Ji Li’s method is very simple.

When I was scouting the classrooms yesterday afternoon, I asked the Ascension Protocol to record all the classrooms and departments where these abnormal spiritual fluctuations appeared.

When Ji Li was "purchasing goods" in the middle of the night, he also made the same data records.

Subtracting two from each other, and then using the Ascension Protocol to calculate the predicted data of mobile personnel, the final result is the list sent to Che Li.

There were no specific student names, but all of them were marked with their places of appearance and possible movement locations. After all, it was impossible for Ji Li to lie on the window to see who they were one by one.

Moreover, Soul Trigger is not GPS positioning, and accurate sensing when there are many people is very energy-consuming and spiritual.

"Then there's this thing."

Ji Li took out a plain-looking watch from his student bag, grabbed Che Li's hand and put it on it:

"Detector, press and hold for 30 seconds, then require 10 seconds of internal correction recovery time."

He held the girl's palm and pressed the watch. After a while of numbers jumping, the words "68.07" appeared.

"Do you see the value above? If there is a fluctuation, it means there is contamination within a ten-meter radius around you."

"Once you confirm that the other party is a student, just kill him. Use your identity as the second in command of the student union to find a way to get the things."

"...We are the student union, not the underworld." Che Li blushed and pulled her hand back.

She couldn't keep up with Ji Li's vigorous and decisive style:
"It's actually a watch? I thought the exorcist's methods would be more...classical?"

She thought of things like holy water and crosses.

"Yes." Ji Li nodded, took out a small paper bag from behind and slapped it into Che Li's other hand, "This is what you think of. You don't need to open it. It will automatically trigger when you encounter trouble. It can be regarded as a talisman."

Talisman...

Our vice president put away the paper bag and said, "Does confirming that the other party is a student mean what I thought...?"

Ji Li didn't say anything, but his expression of half smile was very subtle.

This instantly reminded Che Li of the hand from yesterday. She subconsciously tightened the paper bag. Her heart was pounding, her limbs inevitably became stiff, and even her shoulders began to itch inexplicably.

"But don't worry, there are a lot of pollutants here now, and the value is less than 100."

Ji Li taught Che Li how to operate the watch:
"If there are more than a hundred, don't get close and contact me immediately."

"I understand." The vice president took out his cell phone and set Ji Li's number as an emergency contact. "I won't let you down."

"I'm not a school leader, you don't have to talk like that." Che Li smiled and said, "As a student leader, a polite and rigorous attitude is essential..."

"I'm the vice president."

The girl's smile froze: "You can be really offensive sometimes..."

As for the student union, most of the time they have to work like slaves for teachers and school leaders. She knew that Ji Li was making fun of this.

At this time, Che Li's phone rang. She picked it up, took out the vice president's wrist and tone to quickly respond and give instructions, and then sighed.

"Very busy?"

"Today's whole morning is spent on physical fitness tests and assessments. I have to be on duty to coordinate the work of the Student Union. Just now, the Federation of Societies told me that there was a problem with the pet-raising "Cute Pet Club". A dog was sick..."

"The vice president of the student union also works as a veterinarian part-time?" Ji Li was surprised.

"...That's the beauty pageant champion of the large dog division of the 14th pet competition in Xinnan District, Aurora City. It's an honor for the school, otherwise they wouldn't have called me..." Che Li looked helpless.

"Awesome." Ji Li was quite interested in these anecdotes, but now the important thing was to get down to business:

"That's it. If you have anything, call me. I'm going to have breakfast. If you need a special interview, I'll let you know in advance."

"Understood, Master Exorcist..." Che Li said, and suddenly thought of something:
"Eat breakfast now. Aren't you going to take part in the physical examination this morning?"

"Going to school is just a side job. You don't really think I want to play house with you guys, do you?"

Che Li covered her face: "...If it's not something particularly urgent, I still hope you can at least participate in one project. It's always good to be more sociable. In the future, I can't handle all the negotiations with students..."

"Besides, all the students in the high school will be over there in the playground. If something happens, you will be able to stop it in time, right?"

Ji Li was about to continue to refuse, but he suddenly thought of something:
"Then you can help me arrange it. I remember you are my squad leader?"

"Thank you for remembering that I am your squad leader..."

Seeing that she seemed to have convinced Ji Li, Che Li smiled again.

In fact, what Ji Li was thinking about was the cognitive index.

There are quite a few people taking the physical test in the high school department. If he performs well, he should be able to get a lot of benefits. His current cognitive index is not enough to evolve into a faceless bone.

The watch given to Che Li was purchased by Ji Li on the Shanjie board. Its full name is "Practical Tools for Beginners". It contains a small set of tools, which are artificial psychic props sold at street stalls.

This is a passionate recommendation from Jin Misa, who said it is very cost-effective, and it definitely does not mean that she can get kickbacks.

The paper bag was given by Rabbit during the dinner appointment. It is a very cheap man-made psychic prop. The awakened person cannot use it, but it can save the life of the informant developed during the commission.

Ji Li took the pile of stuff and prepared to go to the principal to settle the payment for the Earthbinders he had received yesterday in person.

……

On the big playground, the physical examination of students conducted once every semester is in progress.

The more basic items include running, long jump and stretching. Since the physical test itself is an exam, there are also some items that are only found in international-level sports, which can be used as bonus points.

The stands and the empty areas below were filled with students coming and going, and various sports were carried out in an orderly manner under the whistles of the teachers. Not far away, there were a few junior high school students taking physical education classes, looking at the sweaty seniors with curious eyes.

On the side of the runway, a man and a woman arguing attracted a lot of attention:
"Keke, wait a minute! I really didn't lose the earphones on purpose... I treasure everything you give me. Look, I always carry this pen with me..."

"Jiang Yincheng I don't want to care about you now, can you let go?"

"Then if you say you're not angry anymore, I'll let you go..."

"Do not you upset!"

The girl with the bob haircut struggled to break free from the masked man's hand. She felt that everyone around her was looking at her and her face became hot.

Zou Ke looked at Jiang Yincheng who looked aggrieved and sighed:
"...I understand. Just stop pestering me. I don't mean to blame you. I'm just in a bad mood recently..."

She was already embarrassed because what happened in the girls' restroom yesterday had spread throughout the school, and now this male classmate, who was a relatively close friend of hers, came to her again early in the morning.

In fact, the relationship between the two is very good and they have exchanged gifts two or three times, but this boy really doesn't know how to talk.

He had to mention in front of her that the crotch-gazing cat was doomed this time and that the whole school would be informed, which made her think of the embarrassing situation yesterday again and again.

She just wanted to calm herself down now.

"That's good... Hey, are you thirsty? I'll go get you some water."

The masked boy named Jiang Yincheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"...You really don't have to run around for me. I don't have anything to do. I just want to be alone for a while."

"Besides, if you keep following me like this, other people will gossip about you. You really don't need to do this."

"I'm not afraid of other people gossiping about me." The boy looked a little proud.

For him, doesn't the eyes of other people help him show his loyalty in front of girls?
His beloved girl had just been bullied yesterday, and in his opinion, this was the moment when she needed him.

But Zou Ke just felt annoyed in his heart, sighed and decided to ignore him for the time being.

Boys and girls in high school may always have some adolescent troubles.

As a result, after walking two steps around the playground, he saw a figure wearing a sports jacket with twisted shoulders coming towards him, and his face fell instantly -

That psychopath named Ji Li.

Jiang Yincheng followed the girl's gaze and naturally caught sight of Ji Li's figure. He immediately stepped forward and grabbed his shoulders:

"Hey you!"

Ji Li: “?”

He looked at the masked boy in front of him, and soon locked onto the pen that was sticking out of the pocket of his school uniform. With the throbbing of his soul, he immediately recognized the other person:
"Your pens are very beautiful. Would you like to name a price?"

Jiang Yincheng hadn't finished his next words yet, but he was stunned by Ji Li's inexplicable opening remarks. It took him a few breaths to react:

"are you crazy?"

(End of this chapter)