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Chapter 27 Newborn Beasts

May 21, 6:23 AM.

Jiang He spat out the mouthwash and combed his hair in front of the mirror.

He heard the door close outside. He came out of the bathroom and saw "Jiang He" walk into the living room and put pan-fried buns and spicy soup on the table.

"Come and have breakfast."

Jiang He sat on the sofa, broke his chopsticks apart, and casually asked, "Did no one notice anything unusual?"

"Don't worry, it's been taken care of," Baihe said.

Jiang He paused, looking up at the smiling white crane in front of him.

He must be joking...right?

Jiang He stared at the white crane for a few seconds, feeling somewhat exhausted.

Since his true identity was exposed, Bai He seems to have taken off his mask, and he will tease him whenever he has a chance.

However, he couldn't completely ignore it—Bai He was truly daring to take action.

Therefore, Jiang He could only try to be more vigilant and pay more attention to him.

Perhaps this is the white crane's purpose?

After finishing breakfast, Jiang He changed his clothes and picked up his phone from the table.

There's still no news about Teacher Wei's scholarship, but I did get a reply to the greeting I sent to Chi Zhilei last night: "Thank you."

Jiang He knew that her father's condition was not optimistic, so he shook his head slightly and opened another chat window.

He considered it for a moment, then typed and sent it.

Jiang He: I'm off.

[Du Lingwei: Received.]

Jiang He put away his phone, left home, and ran all the way to the fire station.

Around 6 a.m., the streets were already bustling with breakfast vendors and sleepy office workers, adding a touch of vibrancy to the city.

Looking at this scene alone, it's hard to believe that this city was attacked just yesterday, let alone called it a "city of sin".

Until he crossed the street and arrived in the city center area.

The scene that came into view made him stop in his tracks—

Jiang He remembered that there should have been a small square in the city center of Zhongzhou, which not only had decorations such as fountains, but also a large sculpture of the first S-class superhuman and the first chairman of the Superhuman Council, the "Prophet".

The square is surrounded by a large shopping mall and a landmark tower.

But now, the towers, the squares, the buildings... everything has been erased.

Where they once stood, only clusters of translucent crystal material, hundreds of meters high, remain, refracting the morning light and their reflections.

Clearly, this is a remnant of a major battle.

If these things had ended up at Zhongzhou No. 1 High School, probably not a single person would have survived.

Besides the remaining crystals, the surrounding buildings also suffered significant damage.

At this moment, the entire area was sealed off, and figures could be seen busily cleaning up the mess inside.

Jiang He didn't go in. Instead, he bypassed the battlefield area in the city center and went to the other side. He ran through several streets before finally arriving at the location of the Zhongzhou Fire Department.

Du Lingwei was already waiting outside the fire station. She greeted Jiang He and led him inside.

In this extraordinary era, various unexpected events occur frequently, often involving the supernatural, greatly increasing the importance and danger of firefighting work.

All firefighters are superhumans, including many Class C superhumans and even some Class B superhumans.

For this reason, the fire station was transformed into a large-scale supernatural facility, with all sorts of extraordinary equipment for firefighters to use for training or daily operations.

"Aside from the lack of a rare facility like a meditation room, the rest of the facilities here are basically complete."

"We trained here before the start of the school term."

As Du Lingwei spoke, she led Jiang He through the porch and into the bureau.

What comes into view is a spacious training ground, and opposite the training ground are several buildings, with many people in firefighter uniforms going in and out.

Just as Jiang He was observing curiously, three men and women dressed in firefighter uniforms walked out of the building, saw this side, and walked over.

"Captain Du, you're here so early?"

"We're about to go on a mission to clear wreckage in the city center. Want to come along, Captain Du?"

Du Lingwei shook her head: "I have something to do, you guys go ahead."

"Something wrong?" The three firefighters noticed Jiang He beside them and asked curiously, "Who is this...?" "This is Jiang He. He switched to fire control like me. Teacher Zhong is too busy, so he's learning from me first," Du Lingwei explained. "Schools are closed, so I brought him here for training."

"A fire controller!" "A genius!"

Clearly, the three firefighters were well aware of the meaning of their profession.

They immediately became enthusiastic. The female firefighter with the ponytail said, "Hello Jiang He, my name is He Xue. I used to study at Zhongzhou No. 1 High School, so I'm your senior!"

The short-haired male firefighter said, "My name is Chen Zhengyi, and I am also a graduate of Zhongzhou No. 1 High School. I am your senior."

"Fine, fine, so you guys are so close, and I, a graduate of No. 2 High School, am inferior to you, right?" The bespectacled male firefighter retorted. "Jiang He, my name is Long Tao. You can think of me as your senior... or even your senior."

Chen Zhengyi shoved him: "What nonsense are you spouting? Don't scare people."

Jiang He nodded somewhat awkwardly.

Hello, seniors.

"Hey junior~" He Xue said with a smile, "We have a mission to complete, so you should train with Captain Du first, and we'll talk later!"

After saying that, he pulled the two of them away, saying, "Let's go, Captain Zhang will be angry if we're late..."

"Goodbye, junior!" Long Tao turned and waved before being dragged away by the other two.

Jiang He breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the three figures disappear into the depths of the corridor.

He was really bad at dealing with these enthusiastic people.

Du Lingwei noticed his unease and said, "Jiang He, you don't need to be so nervous. Although they have a bit of an eccentric personality, they are actually very easy to get along with."

Jiang He nodded, recalling what the three had just said, and asked curiously, "They just called you Captain Du?"

“I work part-time here,” Du Lingwei said. “I’m the deputy captain of the seventh squad.”

He's already a vice-captain, and you still call it a part-time job?
Jiang He mentally complained, when he suddenly felt his calf being brushed.

He instinctively took a half step back, looked down, and found a chubby calico cat nudging his leg with its head.

This cat... doesn't it look like the one in Du Lingwei's profile picture?
As Jiang He was surprised, Du Lingwei's eyes lit up, and she quickly squatted down and reached out to grab the calico cat.

"Xiao Mi! When did you get here?"

The calico cat was picked up by Du Lingwei. It struggled a few times but couldn't break free. It could only stretch out its chubby paws to Jiang He and meow.

Jiang He sensed that the calico cat was pleading for help, and hesitated for a moment.

"Who is this cat?"

"This is a kitten I found at the fire scene last year. Everyone loves it, so we're keeping it here." Du Lingwei rubbed against the calico cat, her face full of happiness.

"Its name is Xiaomi, and it likes me a lot. It's always sticking to me."

Jiang He: "..."

It didn't look happy at all.

Jiang He watched the calico cat go from struggling to pleading for help to despair, its expression incredibly rich. Finally, it gave up struggling, its eyes becoming lifeless.

After Du Lingwei had thoroughly toyed with it and put it back on the ground, it instantly came back to life, darted out like an arrow, and disappeared into the grass.

The movement was so swift that even Jiang He didn't quite see it clearly.

Was it running away too fast?
Du Lingwei, beaming, said, "Let's go train."

Jiang He glanced at the bushes and nodded: "Okay."

……

In the grass, a calico cat lay on the ground, licking its body vigorously.

Outside its field of vision, a white crane stood beside it like a ghost, its brows slightly furrowed.

"Strange beast..."

If he remembers correctly, Xiaomi is just an ordinary calico cat.

Now, however, it has suddenly transformed into a newborn "monster" and possesses abilities similar to its innate talent, appearing silently beside Jiang He's legs...

How could the timeline have changed so much in just two and a half days?

This is clearly not something that can be explained by the butterfly effect.

""possibility"……"

Bai He pondered Jiang He's talent.

(End of this chapter)