Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

"See you tomorrow."

"Thank you, see you tomorrow~" The two said goodbye at the elevator entrance. Su Wanxi rolled down the car window and waited until the lights came on before leaving.

......

After taking a shower, Gu Cheng comfortably turned on the air conditioner, wrapped herself in the blanket with only her head and half an arm showing.

"Where is on the way?" Su Wanxi had given her a ride several times, even though her own villa was on the other side of the city center, she lied to her and said she wouldn't take a detour.

Gu Chengyan: "Weren't you quite happy...?"

"This doesn't conflict~" What a wonderful girl, Gu Cheng felt a surge of tenderness in her heart.

"Ding~" A message flashed on the screen, it was still the adorable Ragdoll cat.

"Here is a general template. Just follow it when you write. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly tomorrow."

Finally, a document was attached. Gu Cheng opened it and took a look. It was similar to the report she had seen on the anonymous version before, but this one was more detailed and had not been edited.

"Thank you (＠゜▽゜)" Gu Cheng's fair fingers slid back and forth across the screen, and she even used an emoticon she had never used before.

"You're welcome, goodnight." A moment later, the blue-eyed ragdoll cat replied to her.

"Okay, goodnight." Gu Cheng clicked send, then switched back to the anonymous version of the Hermit Bureau.

On the other end, Su Wanxi stared at her phone in frustration. She didn't know how to type a smiley face and tried for a long time without success. In the end, she simply copied the above and sent it over.

After a while, Gu Cheng received a message from the blue-eyed Ragdoll cat. She opened it and couldn't help but hug her phone.

That's a (＠゜▽゜), exactly the same as the one she posted before, it must have been copied and pasted.

"...Miss Su seems a bit airheaded~" With a slight upturn of her lips, Gu Cheng tried hard to restrain herself from teasing the other party with emoticons.

"Never mind, I'll go look at some other reports..." It was almost bedtime, so Gu Cheng clicked into the data section to look at something before closing her eyes.

"October 26, 2087, weak crack..."

"September 11, 2087, extremely weak crack..."

Level B access is indeed convenient; she can view significantly more information than before.

Wait... this is... Gu Cheng frowned slightly, her drowsy mind suddenly clearing.

According to reports prior to October 2087, there were six awakened individuals in Lanjiang City who addressed the cracks, but after October, only two remained.

Su Wanxi, Zhou Li...

P.S. Keep writing!

Section 74, Chapter 73: The Tide

"September 2087...August 2087..." Scrolling back, almost all the records of the rifts were handled by six people, and Su Wanxi and Zhou Li's names were also listed among them.

"Combat Situation Reporter: Zheng Wenrui." This was the signature in the lower right corner of the document. Gu Cheng clicked on it out of curiosity.

Zheng Wenrui, male, 41 years old, once served as the leader of the Special Operations Team of the Hermit Branch of Lanjiang City.

This is all the information I could find; scrolling further down only revealed empty pages.

"October 2087..." What exactly happened during that time? Gu Cheng muttered to herself, pressing her forehead against her hand, while flipping through the information in the data section.

"The intervals between cracks are very short," Gu Chengyan thought to himself.

"Short?" Gu Cheng paused for a moment, her eyes narrowing slightly.

“Very weak cracks, weak cracks... neutral cracks…” Gu Chengyan was right. These cracks formed in very short intervals, about every five to six days. The situation was very similar to the “frequent occurrence period” that Su Wanxi mentioned.

Staying on the page yielded no results, so Gu Cheng tapped her finger to exit the Lanjiang City section.

Open a search engine and enter the keywords "strong neutrality" and "Lanjiang". After a short delay, only a few results appear on the screen.

Gu Cheng clicked on the top title, but a white dialog box with black text suddenly popped up on her phone, with a red exclamation mark on the far left.

"Your permissions are insufficient. Please upgrade your privilege level and try again."

"Tsk..." It's that notification bar I haven't seen in ages! Gu Cheng couldn't help but scoff.

"Even B-level access is not allowed to view it..." The level of secrecy surrounding this matter is much higher than she originally thought.

"Is it hard to guess? Four out of six people died, so Su Wanxi naturally became the captain." Gu Chengyan chuckled softly, as if he was also involved.

Gu Cheng: "Shut up..."

This guy never hesitates to assume the worst about what happened.

"...And what about you? We have almost identical memories. I can think of this immediately, so you can't be unaware of it." Gu Chengyan didn't care about the other person's rebuke at all, and continued in a tone of certainty.

Gu Cheng pursed her lips slightly, without refuting the other party.

"Did I hit the nail on the head?"

"Hmm." The girl stretched and then pulled her arms back under the covers.

"If you say so, then so be it." Indeed, he guessed correctly. Gu Cheng had considered this possibility, but she subconsciously avoided it.

Two years ago, Su Wanxi should still be in college...

"Speaking of which, do you really possess all my memories?" Gu Cheng smoothed her long, loose hair and slowly closed her eyes.

"What do you want to say?" Gu Chengyan switched to a female voice, but it was still the same inhuman tone.

"I was just asking casually. If it's true, I'd like to ask a few questions."

"Hehe...Ask me? Tell me."

This tone... Gu Cheng suddenly pictured her: She was sitting on the sofa wearing white boxer shorts, her long legs casually propped up on the coffee table, her arms crossed over her chest, staring at the ceiling, so arrogant that she didn't care at all that she was only wearing a lace bra on her upper body.

Absolutely, absolutely... we can't let this guy out.

Gu Cheng cleared her throat, erasing that scene from her mind: "First question."

Where did I live before I entered the Sunshine Welfare Home?

Regardless of the answer, she could glean useful information from Gu Chengyan's response.

"..."

"Xicheng District, I don't know the exact location, I live on the third floor of an apartment building, there is a lush ginkgo tree outside the window."

"The room is very small, probably only half the size of my current bedroom..."

If the previous vague dream was a skeleton, then Gu Chengyan's words were decorating its flesh and blood. Gu Cheng did not perceive even the slightest sense of incongruity in them.

"...The second question."

"Who am I?" she asked, opening her eyes and uttering each word slowly and deliberately.

......

A hundred miles away from Lanjiang, Song Shiyan, dressed in a suit and tie, stood at the entrance of the conference room.

"Hey, Old Song, Old Song." Hearing someone call him, Song Shiyan adjusted his tie, turned around, and quietly looked at the person who had come.

The speaker was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, also dressed in a suit and tie.

Unlike Song Shiyan, he was overweight, wore brown-rimmed glasses, had deep-set eyes, and his hair and beard were completely white.

"Old Shi..." The two men simultaneously reached out their hands and gave a brief greeting.

Shi Qinghan is the director of the Hermit Branch Bureau of Qiguan City, and his official rank is equivalent to that of Song Shiyan.

The two are about the same age and have very similar styles of dealing with people. Lanjiang is adjacent to Qiguan, so Song Shiyan and Shi Qinghan naturally have very close communication and will take the initiative to negotiate and transfer manpower wherever needed.

Unfortunately, both Lanjiang and Qiguan are currently in a period of frequent outbreaks, and both sides are short of awakened individuals.

"How have things been lately? I heard Mayor Fan has been making some big moves..."

Chen Guotong was a prominent figure, and his imprisonment implicated many people.

“Chen Guotong has the shadow of parchment behind him.” Song Shiyan must have his reasons for daring to intervene. Shi Qinghan had already investigated and was almost certain of the facts, so he was not surprised to hear the other party admit it himself.

"You may enter now." After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the receptionist gave a slight bow, revealing the conference room door behind her.

"Let's go. Mr. Cheng must have summoned us today for more than just this one thing."

Song Shiyan followed the crowd into the conference room, with Shi Qinghan patting his behind and following closely behind.

Section 75, Chapter 74: A Short Meeting

The meeting room is about 30 to 40 square meters, which is more than enough to accommodate the dozen or so visitors outside the door.

"Clang, clang..." Various leather shoes tapped on the floor, making a sound. Song Shiyan tucked a pen into his collar, stretched out his rough palm, and gently pulled out the chair at the very end of the conference table.

Shi Qinghan sat down next to him, his expression serious.

In addition to disposable paper cups, several blue folders were placed on the rosewood table.

No one opened the package; they merely glanced at it briefly before sitting up straight and waiting for the meeting to begin.

After a long while, a man wearing a black suit and a light blue tie walked into the room. He had thick eyebrows, a slightly straight nose, and thin, long, and very pale lips.

The man's features weren't particularly outstanding, but they were well-proportioned, and the palm-colored turtleneck sweater accentuated his refined and easygoing demeanor.

He was no more than thirty years old, and appeared somewhat immature among this group of middle-aged people who were mostly in their forties or fifties.

"Is everyone here?"

"Hmm." The secretary whispered in the man's ear, and upon receiving a definite answer, Cheng Hao walked straight to the curtain.

"Should I make an opening statement, ladies and gentlemen?" He slowly opened his spiritual vision, and everything before him was shrouded in golden gauze.

The visitors present simultaneously activated their spiritual vision, and each person's body emitted faint particles of light.

About half a minute later, Cheng Hao gently tapped the table.

"Then...the meeting begins." Except for himself, all the other Awakened Ones deactivated their spiritual vision and carefully read the documents on the table.

The implicit requirement to become a branch chief is to awaken one's abilities. If the superior is an ordinary person, it is impossible to suppress the ability users under their command.