After the internet was disconnected, I connected to the magic world.

Wang Hu, head bowed, was flanked by two plainclothes officers. As soon as he entered the police station, a cold sweat broke out on his back.

He's a tall, 1.85-meter-tall man from Northeast China, weighing around 200 pounds. He usually acts all high and mighty at the gym, but when he actually stands in the police station, his legs start to tremble.

"Oh no, oh no, I've really messed this up."

He cursed himself eight hundred times in his heart.

Why show off by hanging your token around your neck and sticking it out during a perfectly good morning exercise?

If you're going to chat on the world channel, just chat. Why point at thin air and laugh like an idiot? Doesn't that just make people suspicious?

Now look what's happened. The police have come knocking on his door, and he even accidentally threw someone away. Now that he's been accused of assaulting a police officer, will his little gym still be able to stay in business?

Upon entering the interrogation room, the incandescent light shone down from above, making one's eyes water.

Two policemen sat across the table. One had a notebook in hand, ready to take notes, while the other had a square face and sharp eyes; he was clearly a veteran detective.

"Name." The square-faced policeman tapped the table, his voice not loud, but carrying a sense of oppression.

"Wang Hu".

"age."

"Twenty-six."

"Profession."

"He owns a gym."

After asking for the basic information, Officer Li changed the subject, his gaze fixed directly on the man's face:

"Do you know why I brought you here?"

Wang Hu shrank back and chuckled obsequiously, "I know, I know, officer, I really didn't mean to!"

Just now it was a conditioned reflex, my hand trembled and I couldn't control myself, it was absolutely not an intentional attack on the police!

I'll cover all your medical expenses and lost wages, no matter the cost!

He adopted a very humble attitude, thinking that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, and that it was best to downplay the assault on the police officer.

Officer Li ignored his question, pointed to the table, and went straight to the point:

"Stop trying to bluff. I'm asking you, what's that wooden sign hanging around your neck?"

Wang Hu's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively reached out to cover his neck, only to find nothing, realizing that his token had just been taken away.

He was feeling very uneasy, so he started to laugh it off:

"ah?

"It's just a regular peach wood plaque, officer. I bought it while traveling in a scenic area. It's a peace plaque, for protection. It costs ten yuan each, and they sell them everywhere."

"A regular peace sign?" Officer Li sneered and threw the surveillance screenshot on the table.

The photo is crystal clear; Wang Hu is standing on the edge of the horizontal bar, pointing at the air with a smile on his face, as if he's having a video chat with someone.

"Can a regular peace sign let you chat with the air for ten minutes?"

"You think you can just point and move your finger around like that? Wang Hu, I advise you to confess honestly."

Officer Li leaned forward, his tone becoming serious:

"We now suspect that you are involved in an illegal cult, subject to mind control, and have abnormal violent tendencies."

You'd better explain the whole story clearly. Honesty will be met with leniency, resistance with severity.

"If we wait until we find out, the nature of the matter will be completely different."

"Your assault on the police officer, plus your involvement with a cult, should put you in jail for three to five years."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu's face turned pale instantly.

Cult?

Three to five years?

He's just an ordinary guy who likes to show off; he's never even touched this stuff before!

"It wasn't a police officer! Absolutely not!"

Wang Hu was so anxious that he almost stood up, but the policeman next to him pressed him back down.

"I have absolutely nothing to do with cults! Really!"

"Then tell me, what exactly is this wooden sign? And where does your strange strength come from?"

Officer Li pressed closer.

"Can a normal person who works out really throw two grown men three or four meters? Can they crush a stainless steel water cup with their bare hands?"

As he spoke, he picked up a thickened stainless steel cup next to him.

"Snap"

He placed the piece of paper in front of Wang Hu: "You made this outside just now, forgot?"

Wang Hu looked at the water glass with a dent in it and inwardly groaned.

He panicked when he helped the person up, and his hand slipped, squeezing the cup. He didn't expect it to flatten, which became evidence.

He opened his mouth, wanting to speak but not daring to.

He claims he dreams of entering another world?

Is this wooden sign a teleportation key?

They say you can learn martial arts and cultivate internal energy inside?

Even if the police didn't believe it, if he heard it himself, he would have to say the same thing.

"Are you crazy?"

But if he doesn't say it, he really can't bear the label of being a cult member.

Sweat dripped from Wang Hu's forehead down his chin, his intestines twisted in a knot of anxiety.

Officer Li didn't urge him, but just crossed his arms and looked at him with eyes like searchlights, making him feel uneasy all over.

After another five or six minutes, Wang Hu finally couldn't take it anymore.

He gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and shouted in a defiant manner:

"Fine! I'll talk! I'll talk, okay? But don't think I'm crazy!"

"You go first," Officer Li said calmly.

Wang Hu took a deep breath and spilled everything out like beans from a bamboo tube.

It all started a few days ago when a peach wood plaque mysteriously appeared in my bag, and then it all came down to how I closed my eyes to sleep one night and found myself in a different world called Kyushu.

There are villages and sects where you can learn martial arts and cultivate internal energy. Wooden plaques are the keys, and you can also chat and view the interface.

It can even bring the elixirs and items inside into reality.

After he finished speaking in one breath, the interrogation room was silent for several seconds.

The two policemen exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh.

"Wang Hu, are you trying to talk to me about online novels?"

Officer Li was both annoyed and amused, and tapped on the table.

"Dreaming of entering another world? Practicing internal energy? Why don't you just say you're the chosen one, destined to save the world?"

"I don't think you've joined a cult; you've just read too many fantasy novels and gone mad with their fantasies, haven't you?"

The young policeman taking notes nearby also suppressed a laugh and shook his head.

Having been a police officer for so many years, I've seen plenty of bizarre suspects, but this is the first one who uses dreaming as an excuse.

"Really! I'm not lying to you!" Wang Hu said anxiously, his face turning red.

"Officer, think about it. Why would I, a gym owner, make up this stuff? What benefit would it bring me?"

"It's true that I've become stronger! I used to be able to bench press a maximum of 200 pounds, but now I can easily bench press 300 pounds! And there's more..."

As he spoke, he reached for the stainless steel water cup on the table.

Officer Li didn't stop him, wanting to see what tricks he was going to play.

Wang Hu pinched the cup with two fingers, his brows furrowed slightly, and a faint wisp of internal energy from his dantian flowed down his arm to his fingertips.

click -

A soft sound.

The thick stainless steel cup, which was already dented, was further dented by his two fingers, and the rim of the cup was crooked.

The laughter inside the room stopped abruptly.

Officer Li's smile vanished instantly. He reached for the water glass, his fingertips touching the dented area, and his expression turned serious.

This cup was issued by the institute; it's made of thickened 304 stainless steel and is very hard.

Let alone pinching it with two fingers, even a strong man squeezing it tightly might not be able to deform it.

Wang Hu just easily and effortlessly flattened it, like kneading clay.

This is something that ordinary people cannot do with their strength.

"Make another one for me to see." Officer Li handed over a new water cup.

Without saying a word, Wang Hu took it, and with a forceful press of his finger, created another dent.

The room became completely quiet.

The two policemen looked at each other, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

If they previously thought Wang Hu was fabricating stories and had mental problems, now that his real strength is right in front of them, they have no choice but to believe him to some extent.

"Is it true that you can learn martial arts in that Nine Provinces world you mentioned?"

Officer Li's tone softened considerably; it was no longer interrogative, but rather sounded like he was verifying information.

"Really!" Wang Hu nodded quickly, seeing that they believed him to some extent.

"There are even sects inside! I joined the Qingfeng Sect and practiced the Qingfeng Technique. You can even use the internal energy you cultivate in real life!"

"And I'm not the only one! Many people all over the country have this token!"

We even have a world chat channel! It's really not some kind of cult!

Officer Li frowned and picked up the peach wood plaque on the table, examining it over and over.

It's just an ordinary piece of peach wood, with typical cloud-like patterns. It doesn't feel special to the touch, and it's no different from the ones that cost ten yuan each at tourist attractions.

But how could such a broken piece of wood allow someone to dream of entering another world? And even develop superhuman strength?

Who would believe that if I told them?

He hesitated for a few seconds, then stood up and gave the young policeman a wink.

"You stay here and watch over him. I'm going out to call the director and report this."

This matter has gone beyond the scope of an ordinary case.

Abnormal forces, unknown objects, widespread dissemination...

Each one meets the standards of the Special Affairs Office.

Officer Li walked out of the interrogation room with the token and a crushed water glass in his hand. The light from the corridor shone on his face, making his expression particularly serious.

He knew very well that if what Wang Hu said was true, then the world was about to change.

In the interrogation room, Wang Hu sat in a chair, looking at the young policeman opposite him, his heart pounding with anxiety.

He didn't know if it was right or wrong for him to tell the whole story.