I will be stronger after the remake

"What happened? Did you get into another car accident?" Tang Ping couldn't help but ask.

Tang Zheng did not answer, but turned around, picked up the umbrella from the back seat, opened the car door and got out.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Tang Ping turned her head and looked out the window. She saw her father running to the side of the road with an umbrella. There, an elderly man in a wheelchair was struggling to walk in the rain.

The old man's clothes were already soaked through by the rain. Despite his efforts to turn the wheels of his wheelchair, he seemed to be stuck and unable to move.

Tang Zheng spoke to the old man for a while, and then pushed him toward the car.

Upon seeing this, Tang Ping quickly ran to the back seat and opened the car door so that her father could put the elderly man into the car. Then, her father lifted the wheelchair and put it in the trunk.

Because the wheelchair was too big, the trunk lid couldn't be closed, so it was simply left open.

Seeing that the old man was covered in water, Tang Ping took out the tissues she always kept in the car and wiped him dry.

"I'm so sorry, I got your car wet," the old man said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's just a cheap car, it'll be dry in no time."

Tang Zheng waved his hand, restarted the car, and asked, "Where do you live?"

"No need, just take me to the house in front, I'll take shelter under the house and wait for the rain to stop."

"Oh dear, there's no such thing as doing a good deed halfway. We're not short of money, so please tell us quickly."

The old man declined twice more, but eventually gave the address.

Along the way, Tang Zheng chatted with the old man and learned that he had gone out to buy medicine for his wife, but unexpectedly it started raining heavily. He was in a hurry to get home, but ended up getting stuck in a sewer cover.

Since the elderly man was in a wheelchair, he was not far from home. Before long, the car arrived at the community where the elderly man lived. Tang Zheng and Tang Ping braved the rain to take the elderly man and his wheelchair to his doorstep.

The old man held Tang Zheng's hand tightly and said excitedly, "You two are such good people! If I hadn't met you today, I really wouldn't know what to do. Thank you so much! Please come in and sit for a while. My son will be back soon."

"Grandpa, this is what we should do. Please come inside and don't catch a cold."

Tang Zheng smiled and refused, leaving despite the other party's attempts to persuade him to stay.

Tang Ping sat back in the passenger seat and said leisurely, "Back then, your godmother said you were 'doing good deeds without caring about the future,' but you denied it, so you're a pragmatist. Then why didn't you stay and accept the reward just now?"

Tang Zheng said dismissively, "You saw their family; they're just ordinary people. They probably don't have much money. We just took the old man home; we didn't save his life. Even if they thank us, they won't give us much money. It's not as valuable as my time. Of course, we can't stay. If it were your godmother's conditions, I would definitely shamelessly stay and ask for a reward."

Feeling the alert from the lie-detection ability, Tang Ping was speechless. What was this? The arrogance of a middle-aged man?

At this moment, he suddenly sensed that his spiritual interpretation level had increased slightly, equivalent to one-third of the previous level.

Considering that he saved three people before, but only one this time, could it be that in the eyes of Ling Ge, the "novice monk," saving a life and sending someone home are the same level of good deeds?

It would be great if we could know the specific evaluation criteria.

While guessing, Tang Ping said, "Although what you said before makes a lot of sense, from a personal point of view, I still choose to believe in 'good deeds will be rewarded'."

Tang Zheng remained silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed.

Tang Ping didn't know if his father was laughing at his naivety or at his satisfaction, and he was too lazy to guess. He looked out the window and found that the rain had lessened and a faint ray of light was visible on the distant horizon.

Chapter 174 Job Hopping

Tang Ping's spiritual interpretation is rapidly improving because he has discovered that the situation on the day of the tomb sweeping was not an isolated case. In the following days, whenever he went out, he would always encounter various unexpected events.

For example, the next morning when they went for a run, they encountered an elderly man who had twisted his neck and couldn't move. Tang Ping helped him by calling his family.

While shopping at the supermarket at noon, a young mother was looking down at her phone when her stroller almost slipped off the escalator, but Tang Ping caught her in time.

In the afternoon, I witnessed a traffic accident. The accident itself was quite ordinary; the driver was fatigued and crashed into the guardrail in the middle of the road. The people in the car were unharmed, but a whole row of guardrails that was knocked over by the car almost crushed two elementary school students on their way home from school. Fortunately, Tang Ping reacted quickly and stepped in in time to save the students from the brink of death.

After dinner in the evening, on the way back to the hotel, Tang Ping encountered a stray dog ​​that was attacking passersby. Tang Ping kicked the dog to death.

Similar incidents occurred frequently in the following days. If no one had died, Tang Ping would have wondered if she had become some kind of Grim Reaper, causing accidents wherever she went...

No, if I don't take action, someone might really lose their life.

But did the accident happen because I came, or was the accident bound to happen and I just happened to be passing by and saved someone who was supposed to die?

While Tang Ping was delighted with her rapidly increasing spiritual expression, she also tried to analyze the strange things happening to her.

After four days of this, things finally returned to normal on the fifth day, and I no longer encountered unexpected events when I went out.

Then, he approached Ling Chong and told him his guess.

"You think it's the effect of five hundred Arhats?"

Ling Chong was also astonished upon hearing this.

Tang Ping said, "Besides this, I can't think of any other possibility. This is the only extraordinary item I've come into contact with recently, and it makes logical sense. The Five Hundred Arhats are Buddhist relics, so they would help Buddhist spiritualists manifest their spiritual attributes."

Ling Chong frowned and said, "But if we follow your logic, there will be a significant increase in unexpected events. Why has no one noticed this before? You know, the former head of the Armed Forces Department and I are both Buddhist spiritualists."

Tang Ping said, "It's very simple. The way the five hundred Arhats help interpret the spirit is to increase the probability, not to create something out of nothing. Just like when I came into contact with the Arhat statue, I didn't notice anything unusual for a few days. That's because I was teaching you the Brahma Wheel Breaking Finger in the Illusionary Realm during those days. I hardly went out in the real world. When I did go out, I just ate a meal and went back to the hotel."

“Even a few days ago, I only encountered unexpected events when I was out wandering around the streets. I didn’t encounter any when I was resting in the hotel. I think the Five Hundred Arhats can help manifest the spirit, but the effect is not very strong. It still requires the psychic to actively trigger it.”

Ling Chong thought for a while and nodded in agreement: "Your analysis is likely correct. During the period before and after I came into contact with the Arhat statue, I was busy cleaning up the mess left by the Armed Forces Department and stayed in the Spirit Energy Management Bureau without going out. The former director of the Armed Forces Department simply stayed in the Illusionary Realm in order to absorb the Arhat statue as quickly as possible. Neither of us had a chance to experience the effects."

Tang Ping cautiously said, "This is just my personal guess at the moment, and I cannot draw any conclusions. I cannot rule out the possibility that other spiritual energy items that I have not noticed may be effective. However, it is very simple to verify. We will know once we come into contact with another Arhat statue. One case is not enough to prove anything, but with a second case, coupled with such a rare situation, we can basically confirm it."

"Although I'd love to know the result, given the lessons learned from the Armed Forces Department, the higher-ups are very strict about the Five Hundred Arhats. They can only be used after a proper reason and approval. I can't give you any special treatment."

Ling Chong expressed his helplessness.

Tang Ping pondered, "Last time I helped you capture the Guiling Cult members, and then I gained the opportunity to communicate with an Arhat statue. Does this mean that if I perform another meritorious service, I will receive the same reward?"

"Theoretically, that's how it is. You possess Buddhist spiritual energy, and you're a first-stage spiritual energy user. In the eyes of your superiors, you can maximize the effect of the Arhat statue. As long as you have a legitimate reason, you'll definitely get approval."

"Could we request a statue of an Arhat for experimentation, ostensibly to verify our hypothesis?"

"No, as I said, after the Armed Forces incident, the higher-ups are extremely cautious about using the Arhat statues. Besides, your so-called increase in the probability of accidents is too abstract and lacks any supporting evidence. It's easy for it to be seen as something fabricated to take advantage of others, so the higher-ups definitely won't approve it. It might work if they stop paying attention to the Arhat statues a year from now."

"I can't wait a year. By then, I might have already advanced to the second job advancement."

The compatibility between the "novice monk" spirit type and Tang Ping is decent. Although it is certainly not as good as the immortal spirit type, there is no sense of dryness when cultivating spiritual power.

According to normal estimates, if he only uses spiritual power cultivation to improve, it would take him about two to three years to advance. However, he has now communicated with an Arhat statue and done a lot of good deeds in the past few days, accumulating a lot of performance points. As long as he does more good deeds in his daily life, it is not an exaggeration to say that he will advance in a year.

Ling Chong pondered for a while, then suddenly showed an expression of interest, but hesitated to speak.

Tang Ping, perceptive as ever, asked, "Have you thought of any good ideas?"

“Just a few days ago, our Security Section discovered a location with unusual spiritual energy in the local Illusion Realm. We suspect it may be another mythical ruin. This was originally the task of the Armed Forces Section, but as you know, our Armed Forces Section has not yet been reorganized, so the task fell to the Security Section. We are planning to organize a team to investigate soon.”

"Can you really gain merit by investigating mythical relics?"

"If the scale of the mythological ruins is comparable to that of Guiyuan Temple, it would be a collective second-class merit."

"A collective second-class merit? That doesn't seem to have anything to do with individuals."

"If you use it to apply for an award, it's no different from a second-class merit award."

"But this is a collective achievement, why should it be used for one person? Not to mention that it would leave us indebted to many people, I would also feel embarrassed to ask for it."

Ling Chong revealed the truth: "You saved us all last time, so there's no need to worry about personal favors. On the contrary, we've been worried about not having a chance to repay you. However, the collective second-class merit belongs to the unit, so even if it's used to reward individuals, it can only be awarded to people within the unit. It can't be awarded to outsiders, otherwise the higher-ups will have objections."

Tang Ping realized what he meant: "You want me to switch jobs to the Jiangcheng Psychic Management Bureau?"

Ling Chong nodded expectantly and said, "Yes, everyone has witnessed your strength. I don't think anyone will have any objections to exchanging a second-class merit for a master to switch jobs and become your colleague."

Tang Ping did not object to the job change, but after giving Fu Zhengyi so much time, he didn't even react and hasn't contacted him at all.

Leaving aside the matter of merit, since the Jiangcheng Spiritual Energy Administration has already given a reward, and the organization may have a rule that "the same thing cannot be rewarded twice," the missing Dao Seed has not yet been made up.

Tang Ping's ability to obtain the Dao Seed advancement from Zhou Canglan was due to his own skill, and it does not mean that the Spirit Energy Administration can withhold the Dao Seed that should rightfully belong to him.

It's not like I'm asking Fu Zhengyi to pay money. I'm just asking him to help me apply. I can accept it whether it succeeds or fails. What kind of attitude is this if there's no response at all?

A leader who doesn't know how to advocate for the welfare of his subordinates is utterly incompetent; working under such a person will only make you feel frustrated.

Mencius said: "If a ruler regards his ministers as his hands and feet, then the ministers will regard the ruler as their heart and soul; if a ruler regards his ministers as dogs and horses, then the ministers will regard the ruler as a stranger; if a ruler regards his ministers as dirt and weeds, then the ministers will regard the ruler as an enemy."

Tang Ping felt that his relationship with Fu Zhengyi was not one of enmity, but rather that of fellow Chinese. As the saying goes, "If the ruler is not upright, the minister will defect to a foreign country." He had no psychological burden about changing jobs.

"The Psionic Administration is a government agency, right? Can employees just switch jobs whenever they want? What if their original supervisor doesn't agree?"

Ling Chong sensed an opportunity and his eyes lit up. He quickly explained, "Generally speaking, you need the consent of both sides' leaders to switch jobs, but your situation is special. Don't forget, you are still a student. Strictly speaking, you are not a formal employee of the Spirit Energy Administration Bureau. You can only be considered a reserve officer who has signed a letter of intent. You can change your work unit at any time before you graduate, as long as the target unit is willing to accept you. Of course, we have no problem with that. So it depends on your personal wishes. As long as you are determined, even if your current leader objects, it won't matter."

"So that's how it's said."

Tang Ping stroked his chin, somewhat tempted, and simply laid his cards on the table: "But I still have an undercover mission, so how does that apply?"

Ling Chong blinked, looking bewildered. "What undercover agent? Are there still undercover agents these days? Psionicists are so precious, sending them to be undercover agents would be such a waste."

Tang Ping's heart skipped a beat. Could he have been tricked by Fu Zhengyi? He quickly explained that he had been entrusted by Fu Zhengyi to infiltrate the New Territories Alliance.

After listening, Ling Chong said thoughtfully, "It's not impossible that the undercover target is the New Territories Alliance. After all, the New Territories Alliance is notorious and we can't be careless. I've also heard of Zhou Canglan. He's a third-level spiritual energy user who has awakened a unique spiritual personality. He's very powerful, but his specific spiritual personality is unknown. All I know is that he's related to water and is definitely a famous figure. But Director Fu actually dared to send an expert like you as an undercover agent. I don't know what he was thinking."

Tang Ping breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said, "Back then, I hadn't become a psionicist yet, and my spiritual factor activity was only at an average level, so it's normal that I looked down on it."

"That's because he has poor judgment, can't recognize talent, values ​​superficial stats too much, and only sees MVPs as easy wins."

In order to win over Tang Ping, Ling Chong resorted to undermining her.

Tang Ping, who was considering changing jobs, didn't care about her former boss's feelings and asked directly, "Although I don't remember ever having any conflicts with him, I can't rule out the possibility that I offended him without his knowledge. Do you think it's possible that he deliberately plotted against me?"

Ling Chong thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "That's unlikely. Fu Zhengyi is a celebrity in the industry. His spirit is the 'Bi'an,' which is known for its righteousness. But scheming against someone who has a grudge against him and deceiving them into becoming an undercover agent is against justice. If he dares to do that, he will suffer the backlash of his spirit. Unless he really has a deep grudge against you, it's unlikely that he would make such a big sacrifice."

"It seems to be just a coincidence. I just happened to meet the requirements at the time. Thinking about it carefully, the other party did not force me at the time, but only gave me a suggestion. It was my own decision to go undercover."

Ling Chong said with disdain, "What's the point of being an undercover agent? The merits are minimal, and the dangers are considerable. After you switch sides, this mission can be completely abandoned. Anyway, I'm not willing to let someone as talented as you go undercover."

After a moment's thought, Tang Ping said, "Forget it, let's continue with the undercover work. I never give up halfway. Besides, you said it yourself, Zhou Canglan is very powerful. If he finds out that I fooled him, he might take revenge in secret."

“Alright, although I really want to say defiantly that ‘the other party wouldn’t dare,’ a third-tier psychic is welcome everywhere. The other party has a way out, and it’s not impossible for them to retaliate against you and escape abroad. It’s best to be careful,” Ling Chong said cautiously.

Tang Ping said, "In short, I personally have no objection to changing jobs, but I don't know the specific process."

"You don't need to worry about that. As long as you agree, I'll handle the rest of the process. At most, someone from higher up will come to verify with you. Just tell them you want to join the Jiangcheng Psionic Administration Bureau."

Ling Chong patted his chest and made a grand promise.

"Alright, I'll wait for your good news. Remember to let me know when you need to explore the singularity. I need to go with you so that we don't give anyone a handle to use against us."

……

Tang Ping returned to the real world and went back to the hotel, only to find the door wide open. A young woman was talking to her father inside.

There was no romantic atmosphere between the two; it was more like an interview, so Tang Ping didn't suspect that her father had found a partner.

As I quickened my pace to get closer, I heard the female reporter say enthusiastically, "Mr. Tang, your and your son's heroic actions in that car accident are truly admirable. We hope that through this interview, more people will know about your righteous deeds and promote this positive energy."

"Sigh, I'd be happy to cooperate with publicity for anything else, but this car accident was extremely dangerous. The front of the car was already on fire. I don't recommend that anyone rush in if they encounter the same situation. You should protect yourself first. My son and I seized the opportunity and, based on a little experience and courage, managed to..."

Tang Zheng paused for a moment, then said seriously, "If you don't have absolute certainty, rushing forward blindly may not only fail to save people, but also put yourself in danger. Everyone must be cautious."

Upon hearing this conversation, Tang Ping immediately understood what was going on. He wasn't surprised at all; if he were a local reporter, he would definitely come to interview them. So he stepped forward and greeted the reporter and his father.

When the female reporter saw Tang Ping, her eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Hello, Tang Ping! According to people at the scene, you were the one who forcibly pulled down the car door, which successfully rescued the trapped family. How did you do that?"

"How did you do that? Didn't you say you pulled it down by hand?"

"But a normal person shouldn't be able to do something like that. It's said that the car doors were locked, and even the people inside couldn't open them. Everyone thought you must have practiced internal energy to have such strength."

Tang Ping sighed and said seriously, "It's not that exaggerated. Actually, it's just the strength and skills accumulated through long-term training, plus a little bit of mechanical principle. We have to believe in science. There's no such thing as some mysterious internal power. Reality isn't a novel. As long as everyone trains hard, they can do it too."

"Based on our understanding of physics and mechanics, I think most people wouldn't be able to do it."

Despite her complaints, the female reporter stopped there when she saw that Tang Ping was unwilling to reveal any secrets, and decided to call it a day.

Chapter 175 Getting to Know New Colleagues

Ling Chong was eager to recruit Tang Ping and actively promoted the matter.

Two days later, Tang Ping received a call from Fu Zhengyi. He thought the other party would interrogate him, but the caller only asked him to confirm whether he really planned to switch jobs to the Jiangcheng Psionic Administration Bureau.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Fu Zhengyi coldly left with the words "Take care of yourself" and hung up the phone.

Tang Ping was completely dumbfounded. What on earth was going on in this person's head?

He thought about it for three hours but still couldn't figure out the other party's logic. Putting everything else aside, at least explain the undercover mission clearly.

Although Tang Ping has already made her decision, Fu Zhengyi, as the initiator of the mission, should offer his guidance and suggestions, whether he recommends continuing or advocates ending the mission as a failure.

What does "ignore everything" mean?

The application for the Dao seed that was promised before has also fallen through.

"How did such an unreliable person get promoted? As a brand new department, the Psychic Administration's ability to awaken depends entirely on luck, not blood ties. Logically speaking, there's no way to get in through back channels."