Magical Girl Fan Bingbing

After working a part-time job all day, Jiang Ran didn't get home until very late.

Pushing open the door, Jiang Ran saw his daughter sitting on the living room sofa with a displeased expression, glaring at him angrily.

"I'm sorry, Dad was too busy working overtime and forgot to pick you up from your evening self-study session..." Jiang Ran apologized hastily.

Jiang Li's cheeks puffed out like a cute hamster: "If you don't reply to my messages, I'll tell Mom you're out fooling around."

Jiang Ran quickly took out his phone and discovered that Jiang Li had sent him dozens of messages. At first, she was just wondering why he hadn't driven to pick her up, but later it turned into concerned inquiries. From those short text bubbles, you could tell how anxious Jiang Li was at the time.

Upon seeing the last line, Jiang Ran couldn't help but smile.

"Have you had dinner yet? I'll go make you some food."

Dragging his tired body, Jiang Ran entered the kitchen. He was about to wash the pot and boil water when his hand trembled, and the pot lid fell to the ground with a loud crash.

"Dad, are you alright?" Jiang Li jogged over, looking at him with concern. "You seem a little off."

"I'm fine, just a little tired from working overtime. How about we order takeout tonight? What do you want to eat?" Jiang Ran took out her phone again and opened the takeout app.

"I don't want to eat..."

Jiang Li suddenly hugged Jiang Ran tightly, buried her head in his chest, and said in a muffled voice, "Dad, I don't want to be a magical girl anymore."

Jiang Ran paused, then patted Jiang Li's head. "Didn't you want to be one before?"

"The past is the past, the present is the present." Jiang Li snuggled into Jiang Ran's arms. "Right now, I want to get into a good university and become a great scientist like Mom after graduation!"

Jiang Ran smiled and said, "That's great. You can stay by her side from now on."

"But I'm only a freshman in high school. How long will it take me to become a scientist?"

"Let me do the math," Jiang Ran said, counting on her fingers, "Three years of high school, four years of university, graduate school..."

"It takes seven or eight years!" Jiang Li couldn't help but complain.

Jiang Ran took a deep breath and hugged her daughter tightly.

"Yes, it will take at least seven or eight years..."

So long that he might not live to see that day.

But Jiang Ran really, really wanted to see that day with her own eyes.

But the question is, where will the money come from?

The cost of an organ transplant alone can be difficult for an ordinary family to afford, let alone the fact that Jiang Ran has problems with all of her organs.

To prolong his life, he needs to earn a fortune that an ordinary person could never earn in a lifetime.

……

Jiang Ran decided to go and observe Chu Ying's capture mission.

He was somewhat interested in that thing called "Magic Essence".

Upon learning that her teacher would be visiting, Chu Ying became very enthusiastic. A few days later, Jiang Ran received a call from her and arranged to meet at the entrance of the city's Public Security Bureau.

Jiang Ran arrived at the Public Security Bureau early that day, expecting to go through some procedures, but Chu Ying had already arranged everything clearly.

"I will be in charge of this arrest operation," Chu Ying explained.

The two got into the same car and followed the arrest convoy out of the city.

In the car, Chu Ying explained the operation to him: a chef called "Avenger" has been quite active recently, and there is reliable information that the Avenger's base is hidden in a warehouse on the outskirts of Tianhai City.

This time, Chu Ying brought the Watchers with her, so she definitely won't leave empty-handed.

A team of fully armed Watchers sat in the transport vehicle at the front of the convoy.

The so-called Watchers are actually a group of official superpowered individuals who have undergone human body modification using magic elements. Although they cannot compare to magical girls, they are more than capable of suppressing ordinary criminals with mediocre skills.

After the convoy left the city, it suddenly accelerated and came into view of an inconspicuous warehouse. Jiang Ran and Chu Ying's car was parked on a small road next to the warehouse, while the Watchers' car was hidden around a corner.

"Is this chef called Avenger really that good?" Jiang Ran asked.

"It's alright, but this guy has a bad habit of adding white sugar to the finished product, saying that it gives it a sweet, first-love-like flavor."

According to Chu Ying, magic essence is divided into three levels: powder, salt granules, and crystals. The Avengers can produce the salt granule level product.

As she spoke, Chu Ying took out her magic wand and cast a life detection spell into the warehouse.

After confirming that there were indeed signs of life activity inside the warehouse, Chu Ying picked up the walkie-talkie and gave the order to the Watchers: "Target confirmed, proceed."

Immediately afterwards, several transport trucks sped out from around the corner, and in the blink of an eye, several Watcher squads rushed into the warehouse from various entrances. Intense gunfire and screams soon filled the air.

The action team's report came through the walkie-talkie: "Mission accomplished. We've captured the chef who made the magic essence, along with several of his accomplices."

Chu Ying couldn't help but curl up her lips: "Take them all back to the station for questioning."

At this moment, Jiang Ran suddenly said, "Can I go in and take a look at the chefs' hideout?"

"Go in?" Chu Ying hesitated for a while, then nodded. "Okay, but I need to check first. Those magical elements are very dangerous to ordinary people."

After saying that, Chu Ying took the walkie-talkie, opened the car door, and walked into the warehouse through the main entrance.

At this moment, Jiang Ran was all alone, so he had no choice but to patiently sit in the car and wait.

"Since even ordinary people without magic can create magic essence, what if a magical girl were to do it herself..."

Jiang Ran's mind was a jumbled mess of thoughts. Just as various ideas were battling each other in his mind, the window of a two-story building next to the warehouse was suddenly pushed open, and a slender figure sneaked out from inside.

Seeing that no one was on the path, the figure jumped silently from the second-floor window like a kitten. She quickly took off her coat and put it on backwards, then took off her baseball cap, letting out her golden hair and hiding her face in the shadows.

After disguising herself, she looked like an ordinary girl on the street, and no one would guess that she had just escaped from a criminal's hideout.

As soon as the girl turned around, she met Jiang Ran's eyes in the car.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.

Jiang Ran suddenly realized that he seemed to recognize the blond-haired girl in front of him. After a moment's thought, he found the girl's name in his memory: "Leng Qiaoqiao?"

Leng Qiaoqiao's eyes widened as if she had seen a ghost. She never expected to run into her former physical education teacher here. Hearing the sounds coming from the warehouse, her scalp tingled with fear.

"Shh!"

Leng Qiaoqiao put her index finger to her lips, signaling Jiang Ran to keep quiet.

She didn't have time for a touching reunion with her former teacher. Seeing that Jiang Ran didn't move, Leng Qiaoqiao gave him a pleading look, then quickly disappeared into a side alley, leaving Jiang Ran with only a somewhat unfamiliar back view.

Jiang Ran snapped out of her daze and hurriedly got out of the car to chase after her and see what was going on. However, Leng Qiaoqiao was incredibly fast, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"This is……"

Jiang Ran saw something shiny on the ground, picked it up and saw that it was the crystal ribbon that Leng Qiaoqiao had accidentally dropped to tie her hair.

"An Avengers collaboration?" Jiang Ran noticed that the crystal ribbon was printed with several chibi-style superhero characters. The next second, an unbelievable thought popped into his mind.

"Is Leng Qiaoqiao the one who avenged us?"

Jiang Ran held the crystal ribbon, unsure of what to think.

Chu Ying and Leng Qiaoqiao were both his students, and both had taken his physical training classes. But now, one is a magical girl representing justice, while the other has become a criminal.

Leng Qiaoqiao had previously attended a magical girl special class, but unfortunately, she still failed to awaken into a magical girl after turning sixteen. Not long after, Jiang Ran received news that she had dropped out of school. Then, the teacher and student met at the scene of the arrest.

At this moment, Chu Ying came out of the warehouse, her smile gone: "I was unlucky this time. Chef Avenger wasn't here. I only caught some minor characters. Please forgive my poor performance, teacher."

Jiang Ran shook her head in silence.

He did not choose to report Leng Qiaoqiao, otherwise, with Chu Ying's strength as a Gold-level Magical Girl, he could have caught Leng Qiaoqiao even if she ran several kilometers away.

Chu Ying said, "I've confirmed there's no danger in the warehouse. Let me take you inside for a tour, teacher."

"it is good."

Jiang Ran followed her into the warehouse.