Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

It was a message from Gu Cheng... received thirty minutes ago. Su Wanxi picked up her phone and carefully typed her reply.

"Well, we don't have enough information to confirm that Yu Jinxuan is the source of the rift. Even if she is, we lack a suitable opportunity to completely eliminate her." Once a creature is born through a rift, it will spontaneously integrate into reality, making it difficult for even Awakened beings to detect without careful observation. Until the situation becomes clearer, the Hermit Bureau will only provide them with technical and intelligence assistance.

Since the clues were hard-won, they should be handled carefully. Su Wanxi didn't want to alert the enemy at the moment.

After hesitating for a moment, feeling that saying so much was a bit unlike her, Su Wanxi began to delete words one by one, finally leaving only a simple "Mm".

That should work...

She selected "send," turned around, took out a light blue patterned curtain, and gently laid it on the piano.

Section 31, Chapter Thirty-One: Delicate Relationships

"Could I take a look at this phone?"

"Okay, please wait a moment." Wen Xiangdong opened the glass counter and took out the equipment the customer needed from the bottom.

"This is our latest model, with moderate configuration, long battery life, and extremely high cost performance..." The other party picked up the phone and examined it carefully, while he stood aside and patiently introduced it.

"Are there any other options with similar prices?" After looking around for a while, the customer put down his phone, seemingly dissatisfied with something.

"Then you can take a look at this one." Wen Xiangdong switched to another one and continued to smile.

After looking around, he still couldn't sell anything. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat back down in the chair at the front desk.

Business is tough. Wen Xiangdong sighed and poured himself a glass of cold water. His major in university was financial management, and he barely managed to get a bachelor's degree after four years. He never expected that what he had learned would be so inadequate in the real world. He also didn't like going out much, let alone building any connections.

Luckily, his family has some connections, so they could easily find him a job. If he had been more diligent back then, things might not be like this today.

Someone else has arrived? After finishing the water in his cup, Wen Xiangdong stood up to prepare to greet them.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Wen Xiangdong?"

Two young women entered the store. The first wore a white tank top, revealing her shoulders, and her long legs, encased in black stockings, were visible beneath a plaid skirt. In contrast, the second woman's attire was far more conservative. A large baseball cap covered her black hair, and a dark green coat concealed her shapely figure. Her collar was plunging quite high, about three or four centimeters above her collarbone.

So beautiful... Looking at the two people in front of him, Wen Xiangdong was stunned, his heart pounding wildly.

"Isn't that right?" Feeling the man's burning gaze, Su Wanxi asked again.

"Oh right, that's me." He finally realized, and the surprise on his face turned into a smile.

"We are from the Lanjiang City Public Security Bureau. We need your help investigating a case." Su Wanxi handed him her identification, her tone calm.

"Police station? I haven't broken the law, you must have made a mistake." Plainclothes police officer! Looking at the identification in his hand, Wen Xiangdong's romantic thoughts vanished.

"Relax, we were just asking."

After explaining for a while, Wen Xiangdong finally believed that the two police officers really weren't there to cause him trouble.

"Wait a minute, I'm about to leave work."

"Okay." He packed his things and led the two to the upstairs lounge.

"It's more convenient here. Ask whatever you want." This was the first time in over twenty years that Wen Xiangdong had been called in for questioning by the police. He nervously trembled his right leg, his eyes darting around.

"Have you ever heard of the name Yu Jinxuan?" Su Wanxi asked directly.

“Yu Jinxuan…I know, we were classmates in college.” Wen Xiangdong thought for a moment, recalling some youthful memories.

"So, did you know she was missing?"

"Missing? When?" Wen Xiangdong frowned, his face full of disbelief.

“She went missing on July 6, 2086, and the person who reported her missing was her brother,” Su Wanxi added.

"No way, how could she..."

"Are you very familiar with her?" Gu Cheng noticed Wen Xiangdong's hesitation and took the initiative to ask.

"We're probably friends." Wen Xiangdong scratched his head, looking somewhat uneasy.

“Probably?” Su Wanxi repeated, looking at him meaningfully.

"Well... I used to like her."

“I was a junior in college at that time, and Yu Jinxuan was one of the few girls in the science class. She was beautiful, had a gentle personality, and was very popular in the class.”

Wen Xiangdong recounted many stories about Yu Jinxuan, even detailing a chance encounter.

"Yu Jinxuan might never know I like her until graduation, or maybe she knows but is too shy to say it directly." In the end, it was a one-sided love that ended without a trace, and there are countless people like him.

"Do you know her brother?"

"Yu Jinlin?"

"Yes, that's him."

“I don’t know much about him. I learned a lot about him through Yu Jinxuan. He seems to work for some company, has a high annual salary, and owns his own house. It was Yu Jinlin who suggested that Yu Jinxuan move out in her second year of college.”

"So, the brother and sister have a very good relationship."

"Yes." "...I even think their relationship is a little too good." Wen Xiangdong's tone became complicated, as if he had something he couldn't say.

"Where should I begin?" Gu Cheng felt a little short of breath and pulled her collar down a little.

"Many people pursued Yu Jinxuan at the time, including some with excellent qualities. Yu Jinxuan rejected them all, saying that her family wanted her to focus on her studies and not to date during her four years of university."

“This family member is Yu Jinlin.” Releasing his tightly clenched hands, Wen Xiangdong rubbed his numb right leg.

"If it were me, I probably would have done the same," Gu Cheng sighed slightly. It wasn't that she was worried about her studies, but rather that she felt she should let go of her younger sister only after careful consideration and finding someone truly worthy to entrust her life to. In reality, Gu Cheng didn't have a younger sister, only a younger brother. If Qin Jin were to one day steal someone else's sweetheart, she, as the older brother (or older sister), would be overjoyed.

"At first I thought so too, until something happened later..."

“That day was Valentine’s Day. I was shopping at the supermarket near my home when I ran into Yu Jinxuan and her brother.”

"Yu Jinxuan was laughing so happily. I had never seen her laugh like that at school before. They didn't even notice me."

Su Wanxi suddenly understood some things, but she didn't interrupt Wen Xiangdong's narration. Instead, she continued to listen attentively.

"I followed out of curiosity, but I never expected to see something I shouldn't have seen at the corner... Yu Jinlin kissed Yu Jinxuan, not on the forehead, but on the lips. Yu Jinxuan just shyly took a step back, seemingly not resisting such an intimate gesture."

“Back at school, she continued her normal study life, and I even thought I had seen things wrong that day.”

At this point, all three people present fell silent.

"If you don't believe me, you can just take it as gossip. I'm just talking casually." Wen Xiangdong realized that the content was too shocking and quickly stopped talking.

"Did Yu Jinxuan ever act particularly strangely for a period of time?"

"...If I had to say, she wasn't in good shape for the weeks before she left school; she was always distracted in class." Before leaving school? Yu Jinlin hadn't mentioned this at all. Gu Cheng and Su Wanxi turned to look at each other simultaneously, exchanging glances.

Are there any other questions?

"That's all, thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Wen." Su Wanxi stood up and politely said goodbye to him.

"Um..." Can you let me know if there's any news? He swallowed the words back and slowly lowered his arm.

Section 32 Chapter Thirty-Two Extended Space

“Ah Lin”.

The voice... The man slowly opened his eyes, and standing in front of him was a beautiful young woman dressed in home clothes.

His long-lost sister, Yu Jinxuan.

"Xiao...Xuan?" In a daze, Yu Jinlin reached out and pulled her into his arms, her sweet and soft scent lingering in his nostrils.

Feeling the other person's real body temperature, his eyes welled up with tears.

"What's wrong, brother? Why are you crying?" Yu Jinxuan asked softly, close to her brother's ear.

"I had a very, very long nightmare."

"I dreamt that you left me, on a completely unexpected afternoon, taking nothing with you." I was left alone in the empty room, waiting for the sunset. Yu Jinlin's voice was low and sorrowful. He hugged Yu Jinxuan even tighter, as if afraid she would slip away again like in the dream.

"I won't leave you, brother." Yu Jinxuan leaned gently against the man's chest, her soft, long hair entwined around his fingers.

"I will never let you leave again..." Absolutely not, Yu Jinlin leaned forward and kissed the other person.

"Ugh, I need to shave, it's so prickly." Yu Jinxuan's cheeks flushed, and she turned her head away coquettishly, pressing her body even closer.

"I know, I know." Yu Jinlin stroked his rough stubble, not making any further inappropriate moves, but simply resting his chin on the other's hair, silently savoring this hard-won tenderness. Time stood still at that moment; he had found an anchor for his soul, and all the pressure and pain vanished with the girl's smile.

"Are you hungry? Should I get you something to eat?" He almost forgot that Yu Jinxuan hadn't had breakfast yet.

"Mmm." Yu Jinxuan nodded obediently.

"Let me see if there are any good breakfast places." He usually makes breakfast for his younger sister himself, which is healthy and safe. But now, Yu Jinlin just wants to hold his little princess and not leave her side for a moment.

The network kept loading, but the product information never appeared on the screen, and only a small part of the signal bar remained in the upper left corner.

"Signal lost?" he muttered to himself, turning his head to look around.

This... wasn't his room, but a basement filled with junk. The moment Yu Jinlin regained consciousness, several cracks appeared in the world before him, winding and twisting like a mirror about to shatter.

"Huff, huff!" Yu Jinlin rolled off the sofa, scattering white sleeping pills all over the floor. Only the television was still on in the bedroom, playing a pre-show commercial break. The dim light made his sweat-covered profile appear even paler.

It was another illusion. His previous memories gradually returned, and the huge gap completely crushed Yu Jinlin. He collapsed to the ground, his breath weak.

Blood seeped in through the cracks in the bedroom door, staining the once-white carpet a sticky reddish-brown.

......

"Just as I suspected." The information in her hand confirmed her suspicions once again. Su Wanxi handed the file to Gu Cheng and at the same time used her captain's authority to notify the members of the Hermit Bureau who were responsible for monitoring Yu Jinlin's villa.

"The situation has been investigated and clarified. Immediately seal off the surrounding roads and put everyone on alert." That thing should be inside the villa, awakened for some reason but unable to escape immediately. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Uncle Zhou will be here in five minutes." After relaying Zhou Li's location information to Su Wanxi, Gu Cheng opened her travel bag and carefully inspected the weapons and equipment.

"It seems he'll arrive before us." Su Wanxi started the engine and accelerated to the maximum speed limit set by the street.

A moment later, they met Zhou Li at the entrance of the villa.

Su Wanxi briefly explained the investigation to Zhou Li, and after confirming that everything was correct, she drew her pistol and aimed it at the door lock.

"Bang!" A burst of fire shot from the gun muzzle, and the door opened.

Inside the villa, layers of black mist swirled around. Gu Cheng frowned as she followed Su Wanxi.

"The size of the space is so different from when we first came..." The overall layout of the living room is the same as before, but the distance between things has been stretched out without limit.