Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

Generally speaking, there are two ways to activate latent spiritual genes: one is to join an ancient sect and activate them through cultivation, and the other is to be stimulated by external factors.

In short, according to Qin Hai's research theory, no matter what, a person without the Spirit Element gene can never become a superhuman. This is because the Spirit Element is the foundation of all superhuman power, and a person without the Spirit Element gene cannot even sense the existence of the Spirit Element, let alone use its power.

So for many years, Qin Hai has been trying to complete the research that is to implant the Ling Su gene into people who do not have the Ling Su gene through artificial means, or to recompile some of the genes that ordinary people already have into the Ling Su gene.

Unfortunately, even if Qin Hai is a genius, it is very difficult for him to blur the line between the extraordinary and the mortal. Over the years, he has unintentionally produced many research byproducts, some of which have even become great inventions that have changed the lives of the people, but his main research direction has not progressed quickly.

Currently, there are only two ways to mass-produce superhumans with minimal side effects: the witch metamorphosis that Qin Huanyu created through the Jade Net, and the high-level cultists baptized by the Truth Society... Strictly speaking, these two methods are actually the same, both being routes where believers receive power from God.

The male college student who was Lu Han's love rival and eventually turned into a stone man was named Feng Yong. He was neither a brainless fan of Qin Huanyu nor a cult member of the Truth Society. Therefore, the way he obtained extraordinary power should not be that he was given power, but rather that he activated his latent spiritual genes.

This is the most logical deduction. When Qin Hai examined Feng Yong's body, he also conducted the examination according to this deduction. The result was exactly as expected. Feng Yong's awakening of his superpower was indeed due to the activation of the latent spiritual gene, without any abnormal phenomena.

Qin Hai dotes on his daughter, but when it comes to research issues, he often argues with Qin Huanyu until they are both red in the face and neither side will back down. This time was no different; he insisted that his physical examination of Feng Yong was absolutely flawless.

Qin Huanyu had great faith in her father's abilities, and the data on the medical examination report was entirely accurate.

If Lu Han hadn't discovered that Feng Yong had suffered from pica before his superpowers awakened, this would have been a very ordinary case of a superpower suddenly awakening and going out of control.

Feng Yong's medical examination report did not show any problems for the time being, so Qin Huanyu could only wait for Lu Han to provide Feng Yong's medical records and for the Investigation Bureau to transport Feng Yong himself over.

While waiting, Qin Huanyu thought for a moment and then contacted Yaoji again to ask if a similar situation had occurred in Baiyingzhou—that is, people suffering from pica suddenly awakened superpowers, and that the superpowers were related to pica.

"Superpowers? Pica?"

The enchantress was somewhat surprised, and her thoughts raced quickly:

"Is something strange happening on your end that you suspect is related to White Eagle Continent?"

"maybe."

Having already contacted Yao Ji, Qin Huanyu didn't hide anything and recounted Feng Yong's story in a storytelling style.

"That's it..."

After listening, the enchantress pondered for a moment:

"I haven't really paid much attention to this kind of thing. These matters involving human superhumans are usually handled by those few guys who have already adopted anime girl costumes and are preparing to become goddesses. I'll have them investigate this matter as soon as possible, and I'll give you an answer by tomorrow at the latest."

"Okay, thanks."

Not long after ending her contact with Yao Ji, Lu Han returned with Feng Yong's medical records from several hospitals where he had been treated for pica, as well as some information she had gathered from Feng Yong's roommate.

Roommates are the easiest people to discover secrets. Many college students can hide secrets from their parents, but often they can't hide them from their roommates.

According to Feng Yong's roommate, Feng Yong was a typical sunny and cheerful young man with no bad habits or dark secrets; he was a completely normal person... In other words, his pica was a sudden onset and not something that developed gradually due to previous stimuli.

The hospital's medical records were similar to what Lu Han had previously described.

Feng Yong was diagnosed with pica during his first visit to the doctor. He developed a strong craving for eating stones and would experience a kind of high-spirited state after eating them, feeling extremely enjoyable and intoxicated.

The hospital provided Feng Yong with medication and psychological counseling, but to no avail. Feng Yong's love for stones only grew stronger day by day... Afterwards, Feng Yong's parents took him to several other hospitals, but to no avail.

Just as Feng Yong's parents scraped together some money to take him to a major hospital in the capital for expert treatment, Feng Yong got into trouble—his superpowers suddenly awakened and went berserk, after which he was subdued by Lu Han and the police.

These medical records seem to be fine.

--Um?

Just as Qin Huanyu was about to put the medical records aside to consider other factors, a sudden thought flashed through her mind, and she quickly picked up the medical records again to look at some of the contents.

When treating Feng Yong, all the hospitals considered that eating stones might harm him, so they all adopted a similar approach—suppressing Feng Yong's appetite with medication and then supplementing his nutrition and maintaining his life through intravenous injections.

There was nothing wrong with this treatment method, but Qin Huanyu suddenly thought of something.

When Lu Han was telling her story, she mentioned that when she wanted to visit Feng Yong, she was strongly refused by Feng Yong's parents.

But normally, what's shameful about a patient who's just weak and lying in bed receiving an IV drip? That's just normal for a patient.

However, Feng Yong's parents sternly refused Lu Han's visit, which strongly suggests that Feng Yong was doing something at home that he absolutely could not let outsiders know—such as secretly eating stones at home.

This is not impossible. Many parents are very indulgent towards their children. Even if the doctor had told Feng Yong not to eat stones, as long as Feng Yong showed enough pain at home, his parents would be very likely to soften their hearts and give him a small stone to taste.

But if Feng Yong ate the stone, why did his subsequent hospital visits and examinations show no abnormalities? Can a normal person digest a stone? Of course not.

"Let's go to Feng Yong's house and have a talk with his parents!"

This was a crucial question, so Qin Huanyu didn't hesitate. She grabbed Lu Han and left the research institute, heading towards Feng Yong's house.

Qin Huanyu's participation in academic seminars and science and technology interview programs over the years has been very effective; even Feng Yong's parents know this genius scientist.

Then things became easier. Qin Huanyu explained that Feng Yong had contracted a very rare and strange disease, and she was undergoing treatment, but Feng Yong's parents needed to cooperate—for example, to tell the truth.

Feng Yong's parents immediately showed expressions of shame.

Just as Qin Huanyu had guessed, when Feng Yong showed even stronger pain and struggle than a withdrawal reaction at home, Feng Yong's parents finally softened and, disregarding the doctor's advice, gave Feng Yong a few small stones to satisfy his craving.

At first, Feng Yong's parents were worried that he might get an upset stomach, but after eating the stone, Feng Yong not only did not feel any discomfort, but his energy and spirits improved... So similar things happened again and again.

Lu Han was strongly refused when she wanted to visit Feng Yong because Feng Yong was secretly eating stones at home and was so high that he was not suitable to see outsiders, especially female classmates.

"Feng Yong didn't experience any discomfort after swallowing the stone, are you sure?"

Important questions should be asked several times, so Qin Huanyu repeatedly confirmed this matter with Feng Yong's parents.

Feng Yong's parents both confirmed this.

This is the problem. According to Qin Hai's physical examination records of Feng Yong, Feng Yong's spiritual gene was only activated from its latent state before his superpower went berserk yesterday.

In other words, before yesterday, Feng Yong was just an ordinary person suffering from pica—but how could an ordinary person not feel any discomfort after eating stones, and instead feel better?

Qin Huanyu returned to the Lingsu Research Institute with this discovery and went to Qin Hai again to confirm whether there was any mistake in yesterday's physical examination of Feng Yong.

After hearing Qin Huanyu's new findings and analysis, Qin Hai was no longer so confident. He said that after Feng Yong was sent back, he would conduct another detailed examination on him, and Qin Huanyu would also participate.

After waiting patiently for more than two hours, Feng Yong, who had been taken away and detained overnight, was brought back by the Investigation Bureau and entered the laboratory again.

This time, the Qin family father and daughter worked together, taking it extremely seriously and thoroughly studying Feng Yongzai.

The result made Qin Huanyu frown.

No problems were found. Qin Hai's previous test report was correct. Feng Yong had indeed just activated the latent spiritual gene yesterday and become a superhuman. Before that, he was just an ordinary person.

But that's the biggest question—why would an ordinary person suddenly develop pica, and experience no discomfort after eating stones?

Qin Huanyu's bad premonition grew stronger. She had a feeling that this matter might become a major event affecting the entire human civilization, even more dangerous than a Class A event!

Fortunately, this incident is still in its early stages. As long as we understand the essence of the matter as soon as possible, we can minimize the losses.

However, all the current clues are somewhat contradictory and broken.

Based on Qin Hai's years of research, Feng Yong should have just experienced a normal awakening of superpowers, but Feng Yong's awakening process was clearly not so ordinary.

In scientific research, when a new discovery conflicts with known theories, sometimes it is necessary to completely abandon the known theories and make bold conjectures.

Feng Yong was an ordinary person who had never shown any special talent, but suddenly developed a strange pica. After eating stones for almost a month, he awakened the ability to petrify his own body.

According to Qin Hai's theory, the process of awakening superpowers is the activation of the spiritual gene. However, Feng Yong was able to eat stones before the spiritual gene was activated and could completely absorb them. He not only did not feel any discomfort, but felt very comfortable.

Let's make a bold guess—is it possible that Feng Yong was born without the Spirit Element gene, and that he only developed and activated the Spirit Element gene after eating stones for a month?

If this is the case, then apart from the fact that Feng Yong suffers from pica, everything that followed makes sense.

Verifying this hypothesis is quite simple.

Qin Huanyu asked the trace evidence department of Baiguang City Police Department for help. They went to Feng Yong's home and university dormitory to collect various biological residues that Feng Yong might have left behind DNA.

If we can find biological residue from a month ago and test it to confirm whether Feng Yong had the Ling Su gene before he developed pica, Qin Huanyu's bold guess can be verified.

Qin Hai is also very curious about this case. After receiving the samples sent by the trace evidence department, he personally conducted various tests.

The result surprised Qin Hai so much that he adjusted his glasses several times.

Qin Huanyu actually guessed almost all of them correctly.

Not only did Feng Yong not have any spiritual genes before he developed pica, but the number of spiritual genes in his body continued to increase as the duration of his illness increased—meaning that Feng Yong truly gained the ability to become a stone man by constantly eating stones!

But how is this possible?

If eating random things could turn an ordinary person into a superhuman, humanity would have ascended to immortality long ago.

There must be some external factor that caused this result, allowing Feng Yong to add spiritual genes to his body by eating stones, just like how the witch Qin Huanyu's infection recompiles genes.

Qin Huanyu already had some guesses about the source of this external factor.

Sure enough, the next morning, Yao Ji took the initiative to contact Qin Huanyu and told her about the results of the investigation in Baiyingzhou the day before.

Recently, a large number of people in White Eagle Continent have indeed developed pica, and many of those who suffer from pica have become superhumans.

There are several reasons why this matter did not alarm the Holy Zhou Kingdom.

First, White Eagle Continent has completely loosened its control over supernatural information. Superpowers are no longer a secret to ordinary people, so awakening superpowers is no big deal. On the contrary, many young people think it's cool, and awakening superpowers makes it easier to find a job and make money.

Secondly, none of the cult members who had been baptized by the Truth Society had experienced this situation, so before Qin Huanyu contacted Yao Ji, the Truth Society didn't care about this matter at all.

Third, it is suspected that General Ron's secret department was operating covertly, recruiting all those who had suffered from pica for some time and blocking certain information.

General Ron's purpose in doing this is easy to guess. He certainly does not want the White Eagle Federation to be completely controlled by the Holy Zhou Kingdom in a de facto way, and wants to build a force of its own in the White Eagle Federation.

But now that the White Eagle Federation has been demilitarized, and the troops stationed there are all soldiers from the Holy Zhou Kingdom, how can they gather their own strength? The simplest and most effective way is, of course, to recruit superhumans.

Qin Huanyu understood General Ron's actions. She immediately contacted the Ministry of Rites, hoping to use diplomatic means to get General Ron to cooperate in handing over those pica sufferers for research.

General Ron was initially very reluctant to cooperate and engaged in various tug-of-wars with the diplomats from Saint Zhou.

However, they couldn't hold out for long. General Ron suddenly received a phone call, his face turned grim, and he hurriedly left, abandoning his diplomats.

About an hour later, General Ron contacted the Holy Zhou Kingdom, pleading for their help with a bitter tone... Several of his superhumans had gone berserk and were indiscriminately attacking everything around them with their powers.

Qin Huanyu naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. She personally went to White Eagle Continent through the Imaginary Space and met more than twenty berserk superhumans at a place that was clearly a secret base.

Just as Qin Huanyu had guessed, these superhumans had all transformed into various substances, including tree people, stone people, clay people, and iron people, and were engaged in a chaotic battle without any rationality. The scene was extremely chaotic, and many of General Ron's confidants were also killed or injured.

Without saying a word, Qin Huanyu immediately put on her armor and called out the names of the rampaging superhumans one by one, suppressing them with force.

Several monstrous beings of the Ghost Realm level from the Truth Society, having received the news, also rushed over. It was Xuan Turtle Loli herself who led the team to help Qin Huanyu suppress the rampaging superhumans.

The Xuan Turtle Loli's ability is very powerful; it's a spatial ability.

No matter what kind of attack is about to hit her, the distance between the two will change from infinitesimally small to infinitely large, making them truly as close as a stone's throw away yet worlds apart.

She could also use this power to protect others. After she made her move, the berserk superhumans could hardly cause any damage, no matter how frantically they attacked.

The suppression was completed smoothly.

Qin Huanyu also spotted a familiar face among them—the food blogger her daughter, Qianqian, used to admire. Now, however, the woman had completely transformed into a dark-skinned, unrecognizable figure, with only her slender frame and face hinting at her former identity.

With this incident, General Ron's little scheme could no longer be kept secret, and he readily confessed to Qin Huanyu.

Indeed, similar phenomena have occurred many times in White Eagle Island.

Since these people who suffer from pica and go berserk after their superpowers awaken are not members of the Truth Society, the freaks of the Truth Society don't care about them. They always treat them as ordinary people who have gone berserk after their superpowers awaken, knock them down, lock them in jail, and that's it—just like how the 404 Investigation Bureau treated Feng Yong's case before.

It was the true patriot, General Ron, who noticed the anomaly. Although he didn't understand the reason for this phenomenon, he could tell that pica patients were likely to awaken superpowers. So he had the idea of ​​recruiting them in advance to form a team of superpowered individuals. However, it turned out to be a huge failure—all of the pica patients went berserk after their superpowers were awakened, without exception.

With Feng Yong's example in mind, Qin Huanyu was very efficient in examining these pica superhumans in Baiyingzhou, and got results in less than half a day.

As expected, these people were originally ordinary people without spiritual genes. They only gradually developed spiritual genes after developing pica and starting to eat all sorts of strange things.

The situation is exactly the same as Feng Yong's.

This made the situation serious. Qin Huanyu personally went to see Wu Xiqun and had Wu Xiqun convene a meeting of the Phoenix Pavilion in the name of the Empress to take the matter seriously.

The 404 Investigation Bureau will re-examine all recent cases of superhumans going out of control to see how many more cases similar to Feng Yong's have occurred.

The elders would personally oversee the medical system, rigorously screening all patients who had recently developed pica.

The same investigation will be conducted in White Eagle Continent. The Truth Society will be responsible for the extraordinary aspects, while the medical system will be handled by the Holy Zhou Kingdom and the White Eagle government.

After two days of busy work, initial results were achieved in all aspects, and intelligence was gathered.

Feng Yong's case was indeed not an isolated incident. Within two months, more than 50 people across the main continent were suppressed because their superpowers suddenly awakened and went berserk. All of these people had symptoms of pica before.

Meanwhile, the number of patients with pica seen in major hospitals has increased significantly during this period, by more than a thousand times compared to before... Many medical workers are also very puzzled by this.

On the White Eagle Continent side, however, there are two extremes.

Thanks to a previous agreement, the Truth Church is now the official religion of White Eagle State, with a total of over 1.2 million official followers.

Those believers who joined the Truth Society and received formal baptism were all fine, but the White Eagles who had not been baptized were the hardest hit, with almost one in ten people suffering from pica, and this was a conservative estimate; the actual number was likely much higher.

Without a doubt, the source of this incident is in White Eagle Continent. The Holy Zhou Kingdom was infected for some reason. This special pica can definitely be transmitted from person to person.

This was quickly confirmed in subsequent investigations. For example, Feng Yong had a cousin who was a soldier of the Holy Zhou Kingdom. He had been stationed in Baiyingzhou and had only recently returned to China after being relieved of his post. He had met Feng Yong once before Feng Yong developed pica.

Chapter 223 Light of Evolution

It is a contagious disease with an incubation period that causes pica, eventually turning people into out-of-control superhumans. This disease has already secretly infected countless people.