Chapter 71: Shadow Edge Locked On, Jumping-into-the-river Case Wang Mengmeng!
In the taxi.
Bai Yu picked up his phone, plugged the special connector from his group into the port, and then sent a message to the Analysis Team: “X****g.”
“This person is a big fish, currently at Yunhu Antique Street. Monitor his every move closely.”
A reply came back immediately: “Understood!”
The Analysis Team now placed considerable importance on Bai Yu’s messages. They immediately began investigating and monitoring, determined to analyze this person’s entire itinerary for the past three months!
Having confirmed this, Bai Yu felt a sense of anticipation.
‘Everyone else in the team is on vacation, and I’ve managed to achieve another performance. Hahaha~!’
The driver, a stout uncle, glanced at Bai Yu, who was smiling broadly, and said, “Looks like you have some good news?”
Bai Yu chatted back smoothly, “Indeed, I should be able to achieve a great performance today.”
“Performance? Like a commission? Judging by your expression, you must be making quite a bit.”
“You could say that. A considerable income.”
The driver was a good conversationalist, and Bai Yu found himself chatting along.
When he got out to pay, he almost got carried away and entered a six-digit password.
If this were before, it definitely wouldn’t have worked, but now, he had to be worried.
The troubles of having money!
Outside the gym, Zhang Youpeng was waiting.
Seeing Bai Yu get out of the car on the opposite side of the road, he excitedly called out, “Yu Ge!”
Bai Yu crossed the road and said, “You, why are you waiting out here? You should be inside.”
Zhang Youpeng just smiled, not knowing how to reply.
In his heart, Bai Yu’s current status was higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea!
His attitude had to be at its maximum, of course.
He suddenly thought of something and said, “Oh! Right, Yu Ge, your ex-girlfriend Li Wan’er and Wu Hao are both at this gym.”
Bai Yu was taken aback and asked in surprise, “They’re both here? Doesn’t that mean they know about the Extraordinary world?”
“Wu Hao definitely knows! When he brought Li Wan’er yesterday, you and Li Wan’er reacted very strongly. It seems you didn’t know, and you’re still processing the information. Oh, and Wu Hao tried to get friendly with me, but I didn’t really engage with him.”
He said this to express his allegiance.
However, Bai Yu had no conflict with Wu Hao and didn’t need this kind of factionalism.
He was just a bit surprised to know they were inside.
Bai Yu had no issues with Wu Hao, and there was no point in showing off in front of him. He said, “Whatever. Let’s go find Wang Haobin. That guy is always with his girlfriend, his body must be completely depleted! We’ll have to see if we should tell him or not.”
“Whatever Yu Ge says.”
Just as they were about to hail a taxi, a voice came from inside the gym: “Bai Yu! What are you doing here, you brat? What, are you leaving as soon as you arrive?”
“Come on, come in and hang out. This isn’t a wolf’s den.”
Bai Yu looked at the person. It was Wang Long.
He had interacted with Wang Long three times, and the man had a very distinct personality.
With a group of strong men in the gym, and the mention of a Nantong gathering, his words sounded like he was trying to solicit customers.
Unable to resist the invitation, he was half-heartedly pulled into the gym.
Inside the gym.
Wang Long chattered incessantly next to Bai Yu: “Let’s see how much you’ve improved after being in the Investigation Bureau for so long. Can your strength surpass mine?”
Bai Yu gave a wry smile, “I’ve only been training for a few days, how can I compare to you, Brother Wang Long?”
“That’s hard to say. Your meals are so good, it’s not guaranteed! How about this, if you can lift 300 kilograms, I’ll give you a pot of Ten Spirit Nourishing Soup! It’s a great thing, you must have tried it before.”
Bai Yu: Tried it? This was the recipe I leaked! I didn’t expect the gym to have it.
Wang Long’s commotion naturally attracted the attention of other gym members.
“Who is this guy? Brother Wang Long is being so enthusiastic.”
“I don’t know. Has anyone seen him before?”
“I haven’t either.”
However, a few members who had been to the Investigation Bureau recognized him.
“A formal investigator from Seventh Group, and from the Combat Squad!”
“Damn! A formal investigator! Combat Squad!?”
“So young…”
“Definitely a Transcendent! I wonder about his strength, could he have the legendary immense strength?”
“Ordinary Transcendent don’t seem to be this exaggerated, do they?”
Wu Hao and Li Wan’er naturally overheard their conversation. They exchanged glances.
Li Wan’er’s eyes held a trace of shock, a trace of confusion, and many other emotions.
Wu Hao shrugged and said, “After what happened yesterday, you should be able to guess, right?”
Li Wan’er did have a guess, but she didn’t believe Bai Yu had any significant status in the Investigation Bureau. At most, he was an ordinary member who had strengthened his body, not someone who could wield extraordinary power.
After all, she had spent half a year with Bai Yu and understood him to some extent.
At least during the time they were together, he absolutely could not have come into contact with the Extraordinary world!
Logically, Bai Yu had only been exposed for about two months now.
Yet, she hadn’t expected him to attract so much attention just by coming to the gym.
This feeling of personally experiencing Bai Yu’s change in status was a huge gap compared to her own speculations!
Wu Hao’s feelings towards Li Wan’er were in a superposition of care and indifference.
If he sensed that Li Wan’er was experiencing a significant emotional drop, feeling that being with him was inferior to being with Bai Yu, he would break up without hesitation.
If Li Wan’er remained as usual, then she could be considered someone with whom he could share and live together in the new world, and he would continue to cultivate their relationship.
Meanwhile, Bai Yu, amidst the cheers of the crowd, approached the testing equipment.
The reason for the commotion was mainly that he was a core member of Seventh Group, and when he had visited the gym previously, he had seemed like an ordinary person.
Everyone was quite curious about Bai Yu’s current strength.
Bai Yu took a deep breath. He had tested himself a few days ago, but only casually, without exerting his full strength. This time was different.
In front of everyone, he had a strong desire to perform, which could also stimulate some of his potential.
He also wanted to see his limit.
“Shall we start?”
“Okay!”
Bai Yu took a deep breath and exerted his strength instantly.
100kg200kg226kg
In just five seconds, he broke the previous record and still seemed to be doing it with ease.
Wang Long and the others’ expressions turned serious.
300kg400kg
Wang Long’s eyes widened: “He broke it already?”
The key was that he surpassed it by over a hundred kilograms at once!
Wang Long: I was careless! I lost a bowl of soup! And so much membership fees.
The surrounding people also became serious upon seeing this.
“He looks thin-limbed, but he’s quite strong.”
“But I don’t think he can break Old Qin’s 780kg, right?”
“With this trend, he definitely won’t.”
“That’s good! Otherwise, it feels like all investigators are monsters. We’d never catch up even if we trained our whole lives.”
At 500kg, Bai Yu started to struggle slightly.
550570588kg
“Phew~”
Bai Yu had reached his limit and chose to stop.
Seeing the number 588, even he was a little surprised.
Although he felt his strength increased significantly every day and was confident it was above 400kg, he hadn’t expected to be close to 600kg without realizing it.
Zhang Youpeng cheered enthusiastically: “Yu Ge is awesome!”
The strong men who had been training for a long time felt a bit ashamed. Less than ten people present could achieve this level of strength, and they had all been training for years.
Bai Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled proudly, and then looked at Wang Long.
“How was it?”
Wang Long gave a wry smile, “You definitely held back last time! You tricked me out of a bowl of soup.”
Bai Yu smiled and then said, “I did hold back a bit.”
Many people in the group curiously asked Bai Yu how he improved so quickly, and also asked various questions about the Extraordinary.
After all, they rarely had contact with investigators from the Combat Squad.
Someone even recognized Bai Yu as the person who caused XinXin Baby to be banned for three months!
Guangying Media Company had indeed considered the special nature of the Investigation Bureau and chose to ban XinXin Baby for three months and fine her fifty thousand.
Zhu Yuxin had no other skills besides live streaming and was bound by a contract, so she gritted her teeth and accepted it.
If she had protested or stirred up trouble in the fan group, she would likely have been blacklisted.
This was the social status of an investigator!
Bai Yu answered the questions he could, briefly explaining to everyone.
Then he said, “I just came to see my brother. I still need to pick up my next roommate. I won’t stay long, see you next time.”
Everyone listened with some regret.
They rarely interacted with investigators! They all wanted to chat more and get familiar with the situation.
The simple word ‘brother’ made everyone pay a little more attention to the young man, Zhang Youpeng, who was training diligently.
Bai Yu’s first thought upon entering was to support Zhang Youpeng.
After all, he was the first brother he had told about the existence of the Extraordinary world.
After Bai Yu left.
Wu Hao looked at Li Wan’er, who was lost in thought beside him, and said, “Are you feeling a bit disappointed?”
Li Wan’er snapped back to attention and quickly pouted, “I’m just a little surprised~ I’m your girlfriend now!”
If she had said no or avoided the question, it would have been a deduction.
This kind of half-playful, half-admitting response was actually very smooth.
Li Wan’er was indeed a very shrewd girl.
However, no one knew what she was thinking inside.
Meanwhile, Bai Yu picked up Wang Haobin at the school gate and headed for the Tianhai Food Plaza.
In the car.
Zhang Youpeng saw the red mark on Wang Haobin’s neck and said, “Damn! That hickey looks like a vampire bit you.”
Only Bai Yu understood this joke.
Wang Haobin looked smug, “Heh heh~ Jealous?”
After chatting for a while, Bai Yu asked, “You’ve been with your girlfriend for so many days, traveling around for so long, why did you suddenly think of your brothers?”
“Ah~ My girlfriend’s close friend seems to be seriously ill. They say she’s been quite irritable lately and is acting crazy. My girlfriend and a few other close friends went to take care of her.”
Before Bai Yu could speak, the driver chimed in, “Young man, I heard there have been many people jumping into the river recently. They all had these symptoms a few days before it happened. You youngsters shouldn’t take it lightly!”
Wang Haobin had only been back for a few days and hadn’t heard about this. He said, “There are four people taking care of her, nothing will happen for sure.”
“Still, be careful~ I heard they have to tie people up, and they’ll calm down after a while.”
“Okay, okay, thanks, uncle!”
He said thanks, but Wang Haobin certainly didn’t agree with tying people up and expecting them to get better in a few days. Moreover, it would be awkward to tell his girlfriend to tie up her close friend.
In the back seat, Bai Yu exchanged a look with Zhang Youpeng.
They had been communicating via messages these past few days.
After the jumping-into-the-river incidents, Bai Yu had definitely told Zhang Pengyu to come to him immediately if he showed any symptoms.
And every morning at breakfast, Bai Yu had also overheard conversations from other groups, hearing that this illness could be cured by tying the person up for 3-5 days.
However, their bodies would be very weak for a long time afterward.
Wait a minute!
The White Dragon has already appeared, and there are cases like this? Does that mean…
Thinking this, Bai Yu asked in his mind, “Bai Ling, are you awake?”
Currently, Bai Ling was in a newborn state and really liked to sleep.
A groggy voice echoed from the Soul Sea, “Brother Bai Yu, what’s wrong?”
“Recently, there have been dozens of weird jumping-into-the-river cases. The general process is…”
Bai Yu also mentioned the speculation about sacrificing to the Dragon King and asked, “Is this related to you?”
Bai Ling retorted indignantly, “I am a righteous god of heaven and earth! I wouldn’t need to sacrifice living beings when I was born. This definitely has nothing to do with me!”
“Alright.”
“Hmph!”
This haughty hmph clearly expressed Bai Yu’s dissatisfaction with her suspicion.
After asking, Bai Yu looked at Wang Haobin in the front seat and asked, “Do you know your girlfriend’s sick friend’s name?”
Wang Haobin blinked and revealed a mischievous smile, “What? Thinking about dating?”
“But, honestly, you’ve gotten quite handsome this month. You’re at least one-tenth of my looks.”
Bai Yu rolled his eyes. You’d be lucky to be one-tenth of my looks! Such bragging.
“So, what’s her name?”
“I think… I think her name is Wang Mengmeng. She’s not tall and her face is a bit chubby. You like oval faces, so you probably wouldn’t be interested.”
Bai Yu’s expression remained unchanged upon hearing this.
As expected! This was the intelligence he was looking for.
Bai Yu immediately formulated a plan in his mind on how to reasonably invite this Wang Mengmeng out.
