Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

"Around 4 a.m. last night, municipal surveillance cameras captured you being surrounded by four extraordinary martial artists near Xinghu Villa."

Bai Xingzhou sat in his chair and got straight to the point: "After that, you ran towards the sea, and those four people chased after you."

"This morning, municipal maintenance workers found signs of a struggle on the breakwater, with a large amount of blood at the scene, indicating that someone had suffered fatal injuries, but no body was found at the scene."

At this point, he looked directly at Lin Ran and asked, "Can you tell me what happened?"

"I escaped by sheer luck. As for where they went afterward, I have no idea," Lin Ran said casually, speaking without any pretense.

The reason he lured people to the beach before killing them was to prevent this situation from happening again.

Even if the Special Affairs Bureau had some doubts, they could never have imagined that an F-level Awakened could kill four Transcendent Realm warriors.

Since the correct answer has been ruled out, what about the remaining incorrect answers? They can be made up as they please.

"According to the information, you haven't even broken through to the Innate Realm yet, so how did you manage to escape from four Transcendent Realm experts?"

Bai Xingzhou leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on Lin Ran's eyes.

There were signs of a struggle at the scene, yet Lin Ran was completely unharmed, which is highly unusual.

It couldn't possibly be the student in front of us who crushed four Transcendent Realm experts, could it?

"I wonder what realm I am in your information?" Lin Ran met his gaze.

Bai Xingzhou frowned slightly: "That's another question I wanted to ask you."

To escape from four Transcendent Realm warriors, one must be at least at the Innate Realm, right?

"Inner Breath Realm." Lin Ran shrugged, his tone relaxed.

Yesterday he gave himself the identity of an Inner Breath Realm cultivator, and today he took the opportunity to confirm it.

Bai Xingzhou raised an eyebrow, stared at Lin Ran for a few seconds, and then spoke again in a slower tone: "So you really haven't broken through to the Innate Realm?"

"Isn't it normal not to have broken through to the Innate Realm yet?" Lin Ran said matter-of-factly. "I'm only eighteen. What level do you expect me to reach?"

Bai Xingzhou took a deep breath, rubbing his chin with his fingers: "So, you managed to escape the pursuit of four Transcendent Realm martial artists using only your Inner Breath Realm strength?"

"Just lucky." Lin Ran said seriously.

Given that he is only at the Inner Breath Realm, no matter how Bai Xingzhou thinks, he will not get the right answer.

It's wrong from the root, so how can you deduce the truth?

Bai Xingzhou leaned forward, his gaze sharp: "I need to know how you escaped."

He couldn't understand it at all, so he could only keep asking.

Lin Ran leaned back, resting his arm behind his head in a casual posture.

"I was running ahead, and they were chasing me. When we reached the beach, a very powerful energy surged up, and then they stopped chasing us."

Before Lin Ran could finish speaking, Bai Xingzhou immediately pressed, "A very powerful aura fluctuation?"

"That's right, it's definitely stronger than the Transcendent Realm." Lin Ran nodded solemnly.

Although the story is bizarre, it also makes sense.

It would be difficult for an Inner Breath Realm martial artist to escape from four Transcendent Realm warriors, unless those four Transcendent Realm warriors were stopped by a Profound Realm warrior.

Following Lin Ran's train of thought, Bai Xingzhou asked, "So, a martial artist at the Transcendent Realm saved you?"

"I don't know either." Lin Ran shook his head. "I just ran away and didn't see anyone."

Reasonable!

Absolutely reasonable!

A person who is exhausted from running for their life is unlikely to stop and pay attention to what is happening to the people chasing them.

If someone actually did that, it just means that person is not thinking straight.

Bai Xingzhou remained silent for a long while, seemingly trying to determine which parts of Lin Ran's words were fabricated and which were true.

"Are you really only at the Inner Breath Realm?"

"Actually, I only awakened less than a month ago." Lin Ran immediately produced a strong piece of evidence.

Bai Xingzhou's brows furrowed again: "How did you break through to the Inner Breath Realm in less than a month?"

"Because I was already at the Tongqiao Realm before I awakened." Lin Ran could only repeat the same line he had used to fool Zhao Meng.

After all, he had defeated a martial artist at the Tongqiao Realm before he awakened, so it seems reasonable for him to say that he was at the Tongqiao Realm back then.

However, this was the first time Bai Xingzhou had heard of such a thing, and he found it hard to believe.

"How is that possible?"

"I am exceptionally gifted."

After a pause, Bai Xingzhou changed the subject: "Do you know who wants to assassinate you?"

"I don't know, but I have two suspects."

"Which two?" Bai Xingzhou asked solemnly.

"One is Sun Jinghuan from the Sun family. He has a grudge against me for stealing my wife, so he always wants me dead."

Lin Ran said seriously, "The other one is the adopted son of the Lin family. He's afraid I'll fight him for the family fortune."

In fact, he was pretty sure that the person who made the move this time was the person behind Lin Haozhe, and it probably had little to do with Sun Jinghuan.

But that doesn't stop him from trying to sow discord among the Sun family. After all, they've done it before, so they're not innocent either way.

Bai Xingzhou didn't raise any questions about this, but casually asked, "Is there any evidence?"

"No." Lin Ran shook his head: "These are all just my reasonable suspicions."

Bai Xingzhou stared at Lin Ran for a few seconds, then took a deep breath: "Alright, the questioning is over. Now I have something else I'd like to discuss with you."

"What's wrong?" Lin Ran looked bewildered.

He didn't think he had any other dealings with the Special Affairs Bureau. Could it be because of Bai Ruolin?

That doesn't make sense either.

Currently, his relationship with Bai Ruolin is completely innocent, and there has been no behavior that crosses any boundaries.

"On behalf of the New Sea Special Intelligence Bureau, I formally extend an invitation to you." Bai Xingzhou said solemnly, "Lin Ran, would you be interested in becoming a proud investigator?"

Lin Ran was slightly taken aback.

This invitation came a bit suddenly.

"I haven't graduated yet..." Lin Ran immediately wanted to refuse.

Bai Xingzhou interrupted directly: "The Inner Breath Realm is actually the graduation standard for martial arts academies. With your current strength, you are more than qualified to join the Special Affairs Bureau."

Most teenagers awaken their powers between the ages of sixteen and eighteen. When they enter martial arts academies, most are still in the Body Tempering Realm, while a few can advance to the Aperture Opening Realm.

Only someone like Sun Jinghuan, born into a martial arts family, could possibly achieve this through his family's resources.

These students, who are in the late stage of Body Tempering Realm and the early stage of Qi Opening Realm, will have some successfully advance to the Inner Breath Realm after four years of training at the Martial Arts Academy, while others will be eliminated.

Those who advance to the Inner Breath Realm will be divided up among various forces, while those who are eliminated will have to find their own way.

You could join the military, become a monster hunter, or at the very least, do security work for a company.

Of course, some geniuses can reach the Innate Realm before graduation, and they become the objects of competition among various forces.

Talent is a scarce resource in any era.

Lin Ran is now falsely claiming that he is an Inner Breath Realm martial artist and has met the Special Affairs Bureau's recruitment standards.

If you don't continue to improve after entering the academy, that's fine. But if you make any further progress, you'll become a hot commodity in the eyes of various powerful forces.

The Secret Service's practice of recruiting in advance is now standard procedure.

Seeing that Bai Xingzhou was unwilling to give up, Lin Ran could only be more direct: "Actually, my ambitions lie elsewhere."

Firstly, he dislikes being too restrained, and the work at the Special Affairs Bureau is too busy, which would affect his usual cultivation.

Secondly, he also needs to participate in the martial arts examination and try his luck with the Nine Heavens Jade Pendant.

Jade pendants with storage space are simply irresistible; you'd feel like you're doing yourself a disservice if you didn't try to get one.

Therefore, no matter what kind of person he is, he could not possibly agree to Bai Xingzhou's advance recruitment.

"Don't rush to refuse." Bai Xingzhou didn't seem surprised by the answer, his expression remaining calm.

"With only F-rank talent, those top martial arts academies probably won't accept you. The Special Affairs Bureau is your best option. You can consider it."