High-level martial arts: Long spear with black flames to suppress demons.

Time flew by, and it was the morning of June 12th.

Today was the day for the large-scale talent test at the Municipal Bureau. Shen Chang'an got out of bed at around six o'clock in the morning, quickly washed up, and then went to the branch's underground canteen for breakfast with a bag of milk in his mouth.

He had just sat down when Li Xiwan, carrying a tray, came over and sat opposite him. Since moving to the branch dormitory, this girl's schedule had become even more regular than his, spending every morning early in the training ground practicing spells.

"Shen, I'm going to the Municipal Public Security Bureau for a test today. Can I come along and watch?"

Li Xiwan took a sip of millet porridge and asked with some anticipation.

Shen Chang'an swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and nodded: "Sure, since you usually practice on your own anyway, today I'll take you to see what the Municipal Bureau is like. By the way, speaking of tests, where did you take your talent test last time?"

"It was done at the medical department of our district bureau. Uncle Zhao tested me personally."

Li Xiwan answered truthfully.

Shen Chang'an immediately became interested, put down his chopsticks and asked, "What was your score on the test? The talent test of the Zhenye Division is usually divided into three parts: mental strength, spiritual perception and physical fitness test."

He then gave Li Xiwan a brief explanation of some basic knowledge: "Mental strength is the most crucial factor, representing the strength of one's will and determining whether one will easily collapse when facing demons; those with high spiritual energy perception can better capture the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, resulting in extremely fast cultivation speed; as for the physical fitness test, it is, as the name suggests, the foundation of one's physical body. Normally, as long as two of these three factors reach the passing score of 60, one can become a candidate for the lamplighter."

Li Xiwan carefully recalled the data on that report and said, "I remember my mental strength and spiritual perception scores were 90 and 85 respectively. However, my physical fitness test was quite poor, only a little over 40 points, which is a failing grade."

Upon hearing the score, Shen Chang'an was visibly stunned, his chopsticks holding the pickled vegetables hovering in mid-air.

"Ninety...and eighty-five?" Shen Chang'an looked at her incredulously. This wasn't just ordinary excellence; this was practically a one-in-a-million magical genius!

In that instant, Shen Chang'an completely understood the good intentions of that old fox, Zhao.

No wonder Lao Zhao took advantage of Li Xiwan's hospitalization to secretly conduct the test within the district bureau, and even kept the file tightly under wraps.

If this incredible mental and spiritual power perception panel were sent to the Municipal Bureau for unified testing according to procedure, those seasoned veterans at the Municipal Bureau, who treat talent acquisition like robbery, would definitely detain Li Xiwan on the spot. There would be no chance for their Qingzhou District branch to pick up this huge bargain!

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with my score?"

Seeing Shen Chang'an in a daze, Li Xiwan was a little puzzled, and then asked him a question.

"By the way, Shen, what were your scores for these three sections when you took the test?"

Shen Chang'an snapped out of his daze and shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't tested it."

"Haven't you tested it?"

Li Xiwan was even more puzzled.

"Isn't this a strict rule of the Night Watch?"

"Rules are rigid, but people are flexible."

Shen Chang'an smiled and teased him half-jokingly.

"Someone like me was born to be forced to eat this kind of food by God. Those conventional testing instruments are meaningless to me."

Looking at Shen Chang'an's arrogant yet irrefutable manner, Li Xiwan couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, her eyes crinkling.

"Alright, hurry up and eat."

Shen Chang'an glanced at the time, quickly finished the rest of his breakfast, stood up, and said.

"After we finish eating, we'll tidy up and get ready to go to the main gate to pick them up. Those young masters and ladies should be arriving soon."

......

At this moment, the main entrance of the Qingzhou District Zhenyesi branch was a bustling yet orderly scene.

This usually deserted stretch of road was packed with a long line of cars early this morning. Upon closer inspection, they were all top-of-the-line luxury vehicles.

Fully armed security personnel from the branch were setting up a cordon outside the gate and directing traffic in an orderly manner.

"The car in front! Stop and go immediately! Drop the person off and you can leave. Do not linger here!"

The security captain held a walkie-talkie and shouted instructions at the top of his lungs.

Those who brought people here today are all prominent figures in Qingzhou District; any one of them could be the head of a wealthy conglomerate or a powerful family with a net worth of over 100 million. But here, on the territory of the Zhenye Division, dragons must coil and tigers must lie low. Everyone must strictly follow the rules, and no one dares to put on airs.

Young masters and ladies from various families stepped out of their luxury cars and, under the expectant gazes of their elders, lined up to walk toward the entrance of the branch.

At the security checkpoint at the entrance, two rows of heavily armed guards were using detectors to search each person.

"Please hand over all electronic devices with communication and recording functions, including cell phones, smartwatches, and invisible earpieces, for safekeeping. Anyone bringing them into the base will be prosecuted for espionage!" The stern warning played repeatedly over the loudspeaker.

Among the line of luxury cars, a rather understated black Audi A6 was slowly moving forward.

In the back of the carriage, Xie He, who was serving as the team leader's assistant today, was carefully touching up her makeup with a small powder compact in the dim light from the car window.

Today she was wearing a standard black business suit. The fitted blazer hugged her beautiful curves, and beneath the knee-length skirt were a pair of long, slender legs tightly encased in black stockings. She wore black mid-heel leather shoes, exuding a sophisticated and charming mature aura.

Sitting next to her was a boy who looked to be around eighteen years old.

The young man was quite handsome, with a resemblance to Xie He in his features, but he was looking out the window with a bored expression, his brows revealing an untamed arrogance typical of a scion of a powerful family.

This is Xie He's younger brother, Xie Yiming.

Xie He slammed the powder compact shut, turned around, and coldly reprimanded her younger brother: "Xie Yiming, I'm reminding you one last time. Once you're inside this door, put away all your spoiled brat attitude and petty cleverness!"

Xie Yiming frowned, somewhat impatiently: "Sis, I know, you've been saying that the whole way..."

"You'd better really know!" Xie He's tone was merciless. "This is the Zhenye Division, not our Xie family compound, much less one of those circles where you can run rampant at school! The officers here could crush you with a flick of their fingers!"

She stared into Xie Yiming's eyes and instructed him, word by word: "Once inside, maintain absolute politeness towards everyone! Do whatever you're told, don't ask questions, and absolutely do not talk back to anyone! Do you understand?"

Faced with his sister's stern warning, Xie Yiming was still somewhat unconvinced, but under the pressure of his sister's aura, he finally pursed his lips and obediently nodded: "Alright, alright, I'll listen to you and won't cause any trouble."