Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

"Um?"

Yang Wukong's agreement made Pan Lu somewhat wary. He had come here to cause trouble, so why was the other party cooperating so readily? Was there something wrong with this?

Taking out his own portfolio, Lawyer Pan checked the information on this year's new recruits. This information wasn't confidential, and Lawyer Pan, as the squad leader of the inspection team, could easily access it.

Pan Lu quickly found Wu Xiao's name. "With such poor mental strength talent, how was he recruited?" Pan Lu looked at Wu Xiao's information, which showed Wu Xiao's grades during his time at the Sprout Academy.

Upon seeing this information, Pan Lu's gaze sharpened. There was clearly something fishy going on. Considering that Zhou Shanhai, the captain, was in charge of this recruitment, Pan Lu suddenly felt like he had caught a big fish. As a member of the inspection team, catching the scourge within the team was the greatest achievement.

Especially cases involving a captain.

"Stay calm, you must stay calm."

Pan Lu took a deep breath and calmed his wildly beating heart. As a squad leader of the inspection team, he could not possibly bring down a captain without evidence. Things had to be done step by step. First, he had to confirm that Yang Wukong was protecting him, and then he could use Wu Xiao to lure out Zhou Shanhai, the big fish.

Thinking of this, Pan Lu's initial wariness of Yang Wukong's reaction vanished, replaced by a strong desire for credit.

"Since you want to retake the exam to prove yourself, I'll give you that chance." Pan Lu's gaze swept over Wu Xiao, and he was ready to personally expose the other party's past.

"Yang Paopao, what are the assessment contents for this special training?" Pan Lu turned his gaze to Yang Wukong. He was not a new instructor this time and did not know much about the assessment contents of the special training.

But Lawyer Pan believed that with his abilities, he would have no problem being an examiner.

"Survive."

Yang Wukong uttered two words: the main purpose of this special training is to improve the survival skills of this batch of newcomers, and natural survival is the test of this special training.

There are many ways to test trainees' survival skills, the simplest of which is for instructors to act as hunters and hunt down the trainees.

The trainees, on the other hand, need to survive as much as possible while being hunted by their instructors.

"Oh, what are the standards?"

Pan nodded. He was aware of the high casualty rate among new recruits in the Public Security Bureau in recent years, which was why the assessment process couldn't be conducted through back channels.

"If you don't get caught within 5 minutes, you're excellent; 3 minutes is good; 1 minute is passing; anything less than 1 minute is failing," Yang Wukong stated the assessment standards.

"The standards are so low?"

Upon hearing this, Lawyer Pan frowned. If they were really in danger, they might not even be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived in 5 minutes. However, it was better to hold on for a while than to wait to die.

"Wu Xiao, is it? You don't need to last 5 minutes. As long as you can last 3 minutes in my hands, you'll pass." Pan Lu turned his gaze to Wu Xiao, his heart filled with absolute confidence, which was the experience he had gained from facing countless dangers over the years.

To become a squad leader in the inspection team, one must possess certain skills to apprehend those colleagues who commit offenses.

In the entire Public Security Bureau, excluding the pet beast factor, there are very few beast tamers who could escape from Pan Lu's clutches on their own. Well, although I don't want to admit it, Yang Wukong is one of them.

If Yang Wukong were to take action in this assessment, no one could last more than a minute with his speed. After all, Yang the Runner's nickname wasn't given lightly; Yang Wukong was one of the fastest runners in the Public Security Bureau.

Just as Yang Wukong said before, if he hadn't gone easy on them, none of these newcomers would have passed the assessment. That's why Wu Xiao's excellent results stand out. Not only did he not participate in the special training, but he was also given such a high evaluation. Is he treating people like idiots?

"That Wu Xiao is in for a rough time."

Looking at Pan Lu and Wu Xiao standing in the open space ahead, Lu Xu felt a weight lifted from his heart. As long as he could get rid of Wu Xiao, his top-three ranking would be secure.

"Then, I declare the assessment open." Yang Wukong announced the start of the assessment with great interest, and he was ready to watch the show.

"Um?"

After Yang Wukong announced the start of the assessment, Pan Lu was preparing to make his move, but was surprised to find that the student named Wu Xiao was standing there motionless.

"Not running?"

Pan Lu was a little suspicious, but he quickly put aside his doubts. He decided to catch the kid first and then report the matter. After that, Yang Paopao would inevitably be punished, and Captain Zhou would also be held accountable.

「10、9……3、2、1！」

As Pan Lu drew closer to Wu Xiao, everyone silently counted down in their hearts. They all knew that the moment the countdown reached zero would be Wu Xiao's true score.

"wrong!"

Just as Pan Lu approached Wu Xiao and could grab him with a simple reach, a chill ran through Pan Lu's heart—an intuition honed through years of danger.

Almost instinctively, Pan Lu took countermeasures, retreating and dodging, but his methods were of little use against a martial artist.

"Bang!"

After Pan Lu completed a series of countermeasures, he felt a pain in his chest, and then he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

"Where am I? What just happened?"

Pan Lu, who was dazed and confused from the fall, got up, his face full of bewilderment. But when he looked at the others, he saw shocked expressions on their faces.

Pan Lu, who was directly involved, didn't see what was happening, but everyone around him saw it clearly. Just as Pan Lu was about to grab Wu Xiao, Pan Lu suddenly seemed to have a cramp and his body quickly retreated and twisted. After Pan Lu's strange actions, Wu Xiao kicked out and sent Pan Lu flying.

The whole process was simple and straightforward, without any unnecessary delays, leading some to suspect that the two had planned to put on a show.

"Something's not right, something's 99% not right." Yang Wukong stared at Wu Xiao, his eyes full of suspicion. He knew Wu Xiao's fighting ability, but kicking Pan Guangtou away with one kick was really a bit frightening.

This man had participated in countless battles, both large and small, in his youth, and was undoubtedly a veteran of many battles. Yet, he was kicked away by Wu Xiao in a single exchange.

This isn't because he held back last time; in just a few short months, this kid's strength has increased dramatically again.

"Pan Guangtou, do you still have any objections?" Yang Wukong looked at the somewhat dazed Pan Lu and felt a surge of satisfaction. It was so satisfying to see the inspection team suffer a setback.

"I was careless just now, let's try again!" Pan Lu stared at Wu Xiao, he didn't believe he couldn't do anything to a little guy.

"Pan Guangtou, that's enough!" Yang Wukong shouted.

Just as Yang Wukong was angrily rebuking Pan Lu for being shameless, Wu Xiao's voice came, "We can continue, but you'll have to pay more."

"Okay, I'll add more money. This isn't an assessment, it's a friendly exchange." Pan Lu quickly chimed in. As long as this was defined as a friendly exchange, Yang Wukong wouldn't be able to interfere.

"I need mission points, at least 100," Wu Xiao continued.

"Yes, yes, that's fine!"

Pan Lu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. 100 points was almost the reward for a combat mission, and any combat-related mission was accompanied by danger.