Outside a high-end ward on the third floor of the hospital, more than a dozen Inspectors stood guard.
Wu Peng and Li Pubin brought Tang Ling and the two others to the door. Wu Peng looked at Tang Ling, "Captain Tang, we won't go in."
"Alright." Tang Ling nodded to them and led the other two inside.
Two bodies lay on the hospital beds, covered with white sheets. The young man behind Tang Ling immediately quickened his pace upon entering the ward, heading towards the smaller body.
Just as he was about to lift the white sheet, a hand rested on his shoulder. Tang Ling stood behind him, her voice gentle, "Wang Qi, calm down."
"Captain, I'm fine, don't worry." Wang Qi's voice trembled slightly as he slowly lifted the white sheet.
Wang Xiaoye's body appeared before him, covered in stitches from head to toe. Her face bore a kind and gentle expression, and this, combined with the stitches all over her body, created a strong impact.
Looking at his sister's body, Wang Qi's eyes turned red, and his body trembled, "Why did this happen? It was supposed to be the simplest mission!"
Tears welled in his eyes, his vision gradually blurred, and everything before him seemed to disappear.
It was as if none of this had happened. He stood smiling beneath an old apartment building.
He looked ahead as Wang Xiaoye, dressed in a white dress, ran quickly towards him, "Brother! I've awakened an ability! Now I can fight alongside you!"
"Hmph! You only awakened a tracking ability, you still need your brother to protect you!" Wang Qi said dismissively, but the smile on his face revealed his true feelings.
"Xiaoye, big brother will protect you! Big brother will protect you!" In reality, Wang Qi cried, repeating these words over and over.
Behind him, Tang Ling watched all this, then looked at the two bodies on the bed, her eyes practically overflowing with murderous intent.
A moment later, Wang Qi suddenly turned around, a murderous look on his face, and walked out.
"Wang Qi! What are you doing!" Tang Ling roared when she saw this.
Wang Qi paused, turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, "Captain, I'm going to kill him right now to avenge Xiaoye!"
Tang Ling walked up to him and looked him directly in the eyes, "Do you know where he went? Even if you find him, can you defeat him alone?"
She pointed to Yuan Kui's body and said coldly, "Even an old man like Yuan Kui died by his hand."
"Captain!" Wang Qi wanted to say more, but Tang Ling grabbed his shoulder, her tone icy.
"Don't worry, this isn't just your revenge. Even if he runs to the ends of the earth, I, Tang Ling, will find him and bring his head back to honor Yuan Kui and Xiaoye!"
Wang Qi listened to Tang Ling's words and stopped walking.
While they were talking, the other young man with a buzz cut who had come with them was frowning, grabbing Yuan Kui's body with his hand.
Red light appeared where he grasped the body; he was reading Yuan Kui's last memory before death.
Buzz! A moment later, the red light suddenly flared brightly, illuminating the entire ward in a crimson glow.
The next moment, the red light vanished, and the buzz-cut youth appeared on a street, in front of a barbecue restaurant.
"Old Kui, let me see what you encountered before you died." The buzz-cut youth's eyes flickered. There were no surveillance cameras at the scene, so he was the only one who could do this.
Both Yuan Kui and the other person had peaceful smiles on their faces after death. This was the first time he had seen such a situation, so he was very curious as to what had caused them to be like this.
Soon, his perspective began to move. He watched Yuan Kui rush into the shop and punch Jiang Yan, sending him flying.
However, these images had no sound; everything was completely silent. This was the drawback of reading memories from the dead; only reading from the living would produce sound.
Everything was normal until Yuan Kui punched Jiang Yan again and suddenly stopped moving.
The screen began to spin wildly, caused by Yuan Kui observing his surroundings.
The buzz-cut youth's eyes lit up. It appeared, let me see what it is.
Soon, he saw a tall, dark, and eerie figure standing beside him in the image.
'How is this possible? How could it be a Buddha!' The buzz-cut youth's expression changed instantly upon seeing the figure, his heart filled with shock.
The image was exactly like those in movies and TV shows, except the color had changed from gold to black.
He watched the Buddha press its palms together, its lips moving as if chanting scriptures. The scene suddenly stopped there.
This made the buzz-cut youth feel a wave of confusion, "Strange, why isn't it continuing? Did Yuan Kui die at the hands of this thing?"
Just as he was wondering, the scene moved again.
"Amitabha!" A strange, hollow voice appeared in the buzz-cut youth's ears.
"Not good!" The buzz-cut youth's expression changed drastically. He reacted extremely quickly, cutting off the image the moment he heard the voice, intending to escape.
However, things did not go as he had expected, and he did not leave.
In his sight, the black Buddha, with a benevolent expression, slowly turned its head to look at him, its emotionless black eyes locking onto him.
"Damn it, what the hell is this thing!!!" The buzz-cut youth roared, and a red light burst from his body. These lights began to tear apart the surrounding scene.
The scene inside the shop began to shatter, and everything plunged into darkness. However, to his despair, the Buddha still stood there in the darkness.
Its hands began to press together, and chanting sounds emerged in the dark world... Inside the ward, Wang Qi and Tang Ling, who had calmed down, watched the buzz-cut youth's back, waiting for the results.
Suddenly, the buzz-cut youth began to chant, "Amitabha, formless and selfless, all beings are like dust."
This sudden action startled everyone present. Tang Ling's expression changed slightly, and she instantly appeared behind him, grabbing the buzz-cut youth's shoulder and shouting, "Huang Hao, wake up!"
Her voice carried a special effect. Huang Hao, who was chanting, suddenly opened his eyes, his expression terrified, and he turned to run, "Captain, there's a ghost!"
Slap!
Upon hearing this, Tang Ling immediately slapped Huang Hao across the face.
The panicked Huang Hao instantly calmed down after the slap, though his eyes still held the look of someone who had narrowly escaped death.
"What happened?" Tang Ling frowned deeply.
Wang Qi, behind her, also looked at him in confusion.
Seeing this, Huang Hao began to tell them everything he had seen in the vision, including the eerie Buddha.
Tang Ling listened, her expression growing more solemn. A moment later, she looked at Huang Hao, "This Jiang Yan should be a Mental Awakened. You must have been attacked by residual traces."
Saying this, she fell into thought. There was too much information here.
Fortunately, she was a Mental Awakened, otherwise, they would have lost another team member.
At the same time, she had a rough understanding of Jiang Yan's strength. He was at least Level Three, as only a Level Three Awakened could leave behind a mental attack in a deceased person's mind.
Awakened Ones in this world are divided into Combat and Support types.
Level One Awakened are generally newly awakened. Combat types at this level can easily kill six or seven adults, while Support types have slightly stronger physical attributes than before.
Level Two Awakened can skillfully use their abilities, ignore small-caliber firearms, and easily slaughter dozens of armed ordinary people.
Level Three Awakened can cause small-scale structural damage, defeat a hundred-person company equipped with heavy firepower, and hold important positions.
Level Four Awakened are already prominent figures in various states of Nanwu Country.
Level Five Awakened can be called mobile strategic weapons!
As for those above, they are beyond the reach of a mere captain like her.