From being plagued by all kinds of diseases to becoming a powerful martial arts demon god!

The guard post on Xichang Street.

Jiang Heng's eyes lit up slightly.

This Crimson Flame Golden Body Ointment perfectly suits his needs; the "Candlelight Breathing Method" belongs to the category of flame-based breathing techniques.

He opened the interface of the "Crimson Flame Golden Body Ointment," and with a slight swipe down, he saw the price of the ointment.

[Price: One bottle (500 grams) / 11000 Merit Points]

"So expensive?"

Jiang Heng was slightly taken aback; 500 grams would cost 11,000 merit points...

He did the math and thought it was reasonable.

A normal martial artist uses five grams at a time, once every two to three days, and this bottle can last for a year.

But Jiang Heng doesn't intend to use only the normal dosage...

Moreover, he only has 7,100 merit points, which is 3,900 short of enough to buy a bottle of this Crimson Flame Golden Body Ointment.

As far as he knew, a team leader like Lü Zehai from the Wu'an Bureau, aside from wanted and bounty missions, would only earn about a thousand merit points a month from regular daily patrols.

Even if Jiang Heng becomes the team leader, it will probably take him two or three months to save up enough to buy a bottle of Crimson Flame Golden Body Ointment.

Unless he can complete the bounty missions within the Wu'an Bureau, but the most crucial element of such missions is information.

Finding the criminal is pointless; it's just a matter of luck.

"This won't do, this efficiency is too slow..."

Jiang Heng thought for a moment and then remembered the Chongming Street he had seen a few days ago when he and Lü Zehai were on patrol.

Nightclubs, casinos, illegal pharmacies...

"If I take Chongming Street as my jurisdiction and sweep the entire street, I should be able to quickly accumulate a lot of merit points..."

Jiang Heng's eyes flickered, then he turned on his computer and began searching for information about Chongming Street online.

……

Time passed day by day.

Besides his daily cultivation, Jiang Heng continued to follow the fourth patrol group, accumulating about one hundred merit points again.

Ten days later, in the guardhouse bathroom.

The clean, bright mirror reflected Jiang Heng's current appearance; his hair had grown quite a bit, and some of it was loosely hanging over his forehead, forming bangs.

His once fair face had become somewhat rugged, with a jawline as sharp as if carved by a knife, and the shadow cast below his brow bone gave his eyes a more piercing look.

His tall, imposing frame, over 1.87 meters, was encased in a black Wu'an uniform, the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing bulging muscles in his forearms, with dark blue veins lurking beneath the undulating, mountain-like muscles...

Looking at himself in the mirror, Jiang Heng couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Putting everything else aside, I do look quite good now.

He snapped out of his reverie and habitually opened the panel for a quick glance.

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[Name: Jiang Heng]

[Physical Body Level: 2.06]

[Techniques: Ninth Set of Gengjin Breathing Method (Perfected); Candlelight Series - Level 1 Breathing Method (Perfected); Candlelight Series - Level 2 Breathing Method (Proficiency 12%)]

[Martial Arts: Vajra Eight Forms (Perfected); Heart Tiger Stance (Perfected)]

[Current condition: Mild candlestick disease; Mild biological functional syndrome]

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In these ten days, my physical body level increased by 0.06 levels, which is not much.

However, my proficiency in the "Level Two Candlelight Breathing Technique" has been steadily increasing and has reached 10%, allowing me to use "Level Two Blood Burning".

With a thought, Jiang Heng adjusted his breathing in the bathroom mirror and tried to activate "Second-Order Blood Burning".

The blood in his meridians began to boil and surge, the muscles on his body surface writhed and swelled, and the blue veins on his skin surface were as ferocious as intertwined tree roots, and his body size almost increased by one size.

The increase in physical strength is at least 50%.

Everything in sight gradually slowed down, and the speed of nerve transmission was greatly improved.

"good."

Jiang Heng dispelled the "burning blood," and his boiling blood returned to calm. He nodded gently.

Aside from the fact that the "pheromone pressure" itself is not very perceptible, the effect of the second-level blood burning has completely overwhelmed the first-level blood burning.

As a breathing technique specifically designed for battlefield combat, it truly lives up to its name.

The phone screen on the sink lit up, and a message popped up.

[Director Jiang: Xiao Jiang, your team leader approval has been granted. Come over here.]

Jiang Heng's eyes lit up slightly; he had finally passed...

He then left the guardhouse and went to the office on the fifth floor of Building No. 2 of the Wu'an Bureau in Yuquan District.

"Knock knock knock".

"Please come in." Jiang Yunliang's calm voice rang out in the office.

Jiang Heng pushed open the door and entered.

Jiang Yunliang nodded at him: "Xiao Jiang, your team leader approval has been granted, the seventh team of the third detachment."

"OK."

Jiang Yunliang continued, "Originally, the captain of the third detachment was supposed to hand over the task to you, but he is away on business, so I will do it in his place."

The bureau has assigned three team members to you this time: Qin An, Hu Zhenghong, and Tan Weidong.

Jiang Heng was slightly taken aback.

He naturally knew Qin An.

Hu Zhenghong was the top scorer in the selection and assessment by the Wu'an Bureau in the same batch as him.

As for Tan Weidong, he should be a veteran member of the Wu'an Bureau.

Jiang Yunliang continued, "These three team members, please assemble yourselves. Also, please go to the Internal Affairs Section to pick up your new uniform, rank insignia, and sidearm later."

Jiang Heng nodded again.

Ordinary members of the Armed Police Force are not allowed to carry guns for extended periods unless they are on a mission.

Only those who reach the level of team leader have the long-term right to be issued firearms.

"Regarding the powers and obligations of the Wu'an Bureau team leader, I will send you a set of regulations, mainly concerning regional jurisdiction and independent law enforcement power."

In addition, you can mobilize a police force of more than 20 people at a time, and you have the right to request other departments and units of the joint government in Yuquan District to assist you in handling cases.

If danger is encountered, other nearby teams can be contacted for emergency support.

Of the dozen or so government units in Yuquan District, the Wu'an Bureau has the most authority, and the other departments are basically subordinate to it.

Jiang Yunliang paused, then seemed to remember something:

"Oh, and one more thing, what I told you before, which jurisdiction are you planning to go to?"

Without hesitation, Jiang Heng calmly replied, "Chongming Street, and the area west of Chongming Street."

Jiang Yunliang was taken aback: "Are you sure? Have you looked into that place?"

Jiang Heng nodded: "Yes, I plan to eliminate this group on Chongming Street."

"It seems you've already made up your mind. That's good; having ambition is a good thing."

However, I still want to remind you that the Chamber of Commerce on this street is a powerful and complex organization. Even if you manage to defeat them, they could easily turn on you. Unless you are fully prepared, it's best not to take action rashly.

"I see."

Jiang Yunliang nodded: "Okay, then you can go to the Internal Affairs Section first."

"Okay, thank you, Director."

……

Jiang Heng left the office and went to the Internal Affairs Department to collect his two new uniforms, a sergeant rank insignia, and a sidearm.

In the afternoon, the fourth group of the third detachment gathered in the rest room to prepare for their patrol.

Fang Hai and Chen Yao warmly congratulated Jiang Heng on his promotion to team leader.

Lu Zehai's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at Jiang Heng's uniform, which was exactly the same as his own.

Although the team had been joking for a long time that Jiang Heng would probably be promoted to team leader soon.

But that was just a joke. Who would have thought that he would actually break through to the second level of physical body so quickly and be promoted to team leader?

Lü Zehai was also the top player in the previous reserve team, but it took him almost two years to reach the level of team leader.

"I really didn't expect you to leave after less than half a month here..."

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Team leader, I didn't leave. I'm right here in the jurisdiction next to yours, aren't I?"

"The neighboring jurisdiction..."

Lu Zehai couldn't help but ask, "Are you really going to Chongming Street?"

Jiang Heng withdrew his smile and calmly replied, "That's right, a man can't get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse can't get fat without night grass."

"If I miss this path, who knows how long it will take to accumulate merit through wanted missions? I can't wait that long."