Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

The two chatted for a while on the phone. Su Wanxi didn't say anything, but always had a faint smile on her face.

Section 36, Chapter Thirty-Six: Teasing?

Unable to resist Qin Kexin's enthusiasm, Gu Cheng chatted with her on the phone for a long time, not hanging up until almost dinnertime.

"Get some rest and don't use your abilities again recently." Gu Cheng agreed to all of Zhou Li's instructions before he left.

"Captain Su, can I leave now?" Feeling that she had recovered enough, she turned her head and asked Su Wanxi.

"Not now, the discharge date I booked for you is tomorrow afternoon." The apple peel broke again while she was peeling it halfway through, so Su Wanxi changed her grip and made her movements more casual.

"I'm ready."

"No, you're not good." There's a saying that goes, "Mom thinks you're cold."

"The button by the bed can call the nurse, yes, the blue one. You can tell them if there's anything inconvenient." The rest of the trimming was done well, and Su Wanxi nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay, I understand..." Gu Cheng felt that Su Wanxi's image was slowly changing from a cool and aloof older sister to a more mature and reserved person. She didn't dislike her in this way; in fact, she liked her even more.

If you haven't experienced a transformation yourself, you absolutely must pursue her!

The thought had barely surfaced when Gu Cheng nipped it in the bud. If they hadn't gone through all that, they wouldn't have had any interaction at all. Besides, everything Miss Su wore and used revealed her wealthy family background; what right did a poor boy like her, who hadn't even gone to university, have to pursue her?

"By the way, could I take a look at that document?" Gu Cheng sighed softly, dismissing her disheartened thoughts.

"What do you mean?"

"It's the document you were looking at before we set off." She had determined her target based on that document, and Gu Cheng was also very curious about what decisive basis it contained.

"Here." Su Wanxi handed her the plastic bag and began peeling the remaining oranges.

Unlike the materials I'd seen before, this file only contained a few pieces of travel information, and also a... medical record?

On May 3, 2086, about two months before Yu Jinxuan disappeared, Yu Jinlin took a high-speed train from Lanjiang to Songhu City. In addition, there was a round-trip travel record with the passenger's name being He Rong.

He Rong, Gu Cheng had seen this name in Yu Jinlin's file. She was the mother of the two siblings and suffered from acquired heart disease. When Yu Jinxuan went away to school, Yu Jinlin specially hired a caregiver to take care of the elderly woman in his hometown. Away from his relentless work, He Rong's condition gradually improved.

As for that medical record... as she read line by line, the light in Gu Cheng's eyes dimmed slightly.

After returning to Songhu City, He Rong's heart condition suddenly worsened, and she eventually died on May 6, 2086, despite all efforts to save her.

"Finished reading it?" Gu Cheng's gaze lingered on the medical record for a long time, and Su Wanxi interrupted her with some concern.

"Hmm." She put down the documents and gave a stiff smile.

"Perhaps Wen Xiangdong was right. Yu Jinlin and Yu Jinxuan's relationship may have really crossed the line of normal siblings." He Rong's heart condition had improved significantly, but it deteriorated rapidly after visiting the two siblings. Something must have happened during this visit.

"Yu Jinxuan's decision not to continue attending school was probably also Yu Jinlin's doing." Gu Cheng carefully sorted through the clues, while Su Wanxi sat quietly to the side listening without offering any opinions.

"Miss Su?"

"Ok?"

Was my reasoning correct?

"I don't know, but it matches my previous guess." The deceased is gone, and any further clues can only be speculation.

"You should get some rest. Once this is over, don't think about it anymore."

"Hmm..." Gu Cheng agreed, and curled up her legs and put them back under the covers.

"Would you like some more fruit?" Su Wanxi placed the plate in front of her; it was filled with fruit pulp again.

"That's enough, that's enough, you don't need to peel any more for me." Actually, she was already full, but she was too embarrassed to refuse the other person's kindness.

Upon hearing this, Su Wanxi tied the plastic bag and set it aside.

"Um, Miss Su, do you know 'The Bard'?" To avoid the ward falling silent again, Gu Cheng quickly found a new topic.

"That person from the anonymous forum?"

"Yes, Miss Su knows him?"

"I know her, no, I don't really know her." So whether she knew her or not, Gu Cheng was a little confused.

"I've met him in person, but we're not very close." Su Wanxi disliked frivolous guys who would flirt with someone they'd only met once.

"Oh, I see. I've been looking at the monster files he compiled recently."

"A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to Creatures Descending into Rifts?"

"Yes, that's the title." The "Bard's Collection" post is manually pinned 24/7, and anyone who has browsed the forum will know about it.

“I’ve been reading that one too. It’s very well-summarized in every detail. I never expected that the author was him.” Su Wanxi raised an eyebrow, somewhat incredulous.

"Hmm..." He had a feeling that Miss Su didn't seem to like him very much.

"Why are we suddenly talking about this?" Su Wanxi picked up the teapot and poured some warm water into a cup.

"The guidebook says that the abilities exhibited by the decomposed organism are closely related to its carrier..."

"I want to know if the binding ability that the shadow possesses also originates from this."

Su Wanxi frowned, her tone becoming complicated.

"You've managed to steer the conversation back on track, albeit indirectly..."

"I'm just curious." Gu Cheng pulled the blanket up a little, her fingers twirling the edge of the bed, just like a child waiting for a story.

Seeing her like this, Su Wanxi smiled gently, her delicate lips slightly pursed, appearing even more alluring under the light.

"If the reasoning is correct, the shadowy figure is a creature that descended from Yu Jinxuan."

“Mirrors, chains, and an ever-extending space.” Su Wanxi repeated several times; these were all abilities possessed by the shadowy figure.

"Yu Jinlin once imprisoned Yu Jinxuan?"

Su Wanxi shook her head, not giving an answer immediately.

“Yu Jinlin was not bound in any way, but he was just an ordinary person, not an awakened one.” In the basement, he was the only one who could still maintain physical agility, which inevitably made people think.

"The shackles on Yu Jinxuan's body... most likely originated from Yu Jinlin." This is extremely similar to Gu Cheng's thoughts.

"Sure enough."

“Shackles are not necessarily material; they can also originate from the spiritual realm.” Hearing Gu Cheng’s mutterings to herself, Su Wanxi smiled and continued to explain.

Yu Jinlin was too persistent, so persistent that he would even chase after illusions. Perhaps what truly bound Yu Jinxuan was his almost pathological possessiveness.

"Mr. Yu, he... Waaah~" Gu Cheng wanted to say something, but Su Wanxi directly poked two bunches of apples and stuffed them into her mouth.

"Stop asking questions. Focus on getting better now. We can discuss any issues at the meeting."

"Mmm..." Gu Cheng chewed the fruit in small bites, looking at her with watery eyes.

"It's seven o'clock. What do you want for dinner?" Su Wanxi should be going home soon; she had been at the hospital for nearly six hours.

"I'm not hungry." The truth is, I ate too much fruit in the afternoon.

"Losing weight is bad for your health. You're already thin enough that I don't even need to lift you."

"Hold...me?" When did this happen? How come she didn't know?

"Besides, consider it a way of cherishing your soon-to-disappear abs." Su Wanxi said with a smile, taking her keys and going downstairs to order food.

Abs? Gu Cheng subconsciously touched her lower abdomen, then belatedly blushed.

This is blatant flirting!

Section 37 Chapter Thirty-Seven Request

Strictly speaking, Gu Cheng is not someone who is sensitive to unfamiliar beds. For example, on the night she moved to her new home, she was still able to sleep soundly in her new bed.

But this was a hospital, not some other place, and the constant smell of disinfectant in the air made Gu Cheng feel empty. She spent a sleepless night, and as dawn broke the next day, she eagerly packed her clothes and boarded the subway home.

The result was that when Su Wanxi brought in a steaming hot breakfast, she found only neatly folded tofu blocks on the bed.

"I'm leaving." She placed the plastic bag on the stainless steel table in the ward and muttered to herself.

After sitting for a while, Su Wanxi took out her phone and opened the chat window.

"You've been discharged from the hospital?"

Inside the subway, Gu Cheng rubbed her eyes, staring at the message flashing on the screen. A blue-eyed ragdoll cat... a text message from Su Wanxi.

"Hmm." Oh no, she should have told Miss Su before she left.

"There will be a debriefing meeting for this operation at 3 p.m., and Director Song will also be there." Su Wanxi untied the knot in the plastic bag and slowly began to eat her breakfast.

"Okay, I'll be there on time." It's 3 p.m., there's still plenty of time, I can go back and catch up on some sleep.

"Um... Miss Su, are you having breakfast now?"

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Su Wanxi replied calmly, looking at the extra food.

"It's nothing, I was just asking." It seemed she hadn't gone to the hospital to see me. Gu Cheng's heart sank, but at the same time, she felt a little disappointed.

"You're such a coward." The tone was slightly contemptuous, as if it came directly to her ear.

Gu Cheng turned around abruptly, only to find that there was no one around.

Was it just my imagination? That voice sounded so familiar, like I'd heard it countless times before.

......

At 2:50 PM, in the General Affairs Department of the Hermit Branch of Lanjiang City, Gu Cheng gently knocked on the conference room door.

"Please come in."

Upon entering the room, Song Shiyan sat at the very front of the horizontal table, with a man dressed as a secretary standing behind him holding documents. Su Wanxi and Zhou Li were positioned on either side of the table.

"Am I late?" Gu Cheng pulled out a chair somewhat awkwardly and sat down next to Su Wanxi.

“No, you’ve come at just the right time.” Song Shiyan gave his secretary a look, and the latter nodded and distributed the documents in his hand one by one.

"Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, congratulations on solving another supernatural event."

The materials in my hands are a detailed account of this operation, and even include conversations between Su Wanxi and important figures.

"Judging from the extent of the damage to the site, the organism most likely formed through a weak crack, but the possibility of it being a weak-neutral crack cannot be ruled out."