Once, I wanted to be a good person

"Inquire about the reasons and the details behind the Special Operations Order."

"And demand a deadline of three days to solve the case."

"Issuing a Special Operations Order without any consultation and arresting the mid to senior managers of the city below has left the people there in a bind. How can they carry on with their work?"

"Who isn't panicking?"

"The Security Bureau's power is just too vast! It needs to be limited!"

When the young man heard the nobleman say this, he couldn't help but smile and then said, "If that's the case, it should be foolproof..."

......

The next day, perhaps because he had done too much the day before, Fang Ze got up a little late.

After getting up, he habitually checked on Hua Jian's situation first.

A night had passed, and he still hadn't been kidnapped.
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The arrest of Qiu Yue and Kai Shi seemed to have no effect on him at all.

He got out of bed as if nothing had happened, made himself breakfast and, surprisingly, his cooking skills weren't bad...

Shifting his gaze, Fang Ze checked today's class schedule. All three classes were theory classes: [Security Bureau Commissioner's Code], [Common Crimes of Awakeners], and [Awakener Basic Overview].

For Fang Ze, they were all classes without any learning value.

His method of handling cases was completely different from that of a regular commissioner, and the exams were all about rote memorization, which he didn't need with his Void Eye.

Having just advanced to mid-level Awakener the previous night, Fang Ze had no intention of wasting his time on those boring classes.

So... he hesitated not a bit in skipping all of today's classes.

After washing up and eating something, he patted Mei, which had been clinging to him the whole time, and headed to the Security Bureau, ready to find Bai Zhi and Bai Ling to test his new abilities!

Arriving at the Security Bureau, before he even went upstairs, Fang Ze ran into Bai Ling, who was casually heading to work carrying a huge hammer.

Today, the girl was clearly in a good mood, her hair done in twin tails as she hopped and skipped, exuding a lively innocence.

Seeing this, Fang Ze called out to her with a smile, "Chief Bai Ling? Is there a happy occasion? Why are you so cheerful today?"

Hearing Fang Ze's voice, Bai Ling's face lit up with joy as she turned around.

Upon seeing that it was indeed Fang Ze, a smile bloomed on her face like a beautiful flower, "Fang Ze? What a coincidence, huh?"

With that, she bounced over to Fang Ze's side, swayed her body, making the big hammer on her back swing, and then said, "Because my hammer has been fixed. So of course I'm happy!"

Fang Ze recalled that he hadn't seen Bai Ling with the hammer during this period; he had thought it was because such heavy weapons weren't allowed in the city, but it turned out it was broken.

Thinking this, Fang Ze observed Bai Ling, considering whether to bind her as his Lending person right now.

But... this little girl was a wealthy loli, and she didn't lack for anything.

So, how... to get her to lend him stuff?

While he was pondering, Fang Ze suddenly came up with a mischievous idea.

He reached out his hand when Bai Ling was not paying attention, and with a flick on her forehead, she was caught off guard.

Bai Ling was taken by surprise, her head snapping back from the flick, and when she looked up again, her forehead was already red.

She gazed at Fang Ze in shock, touching her head while her eyes teared up and asked, "Fang Ze, what are you doing!"

Seeing Bai Ling's red forehead, Fang Ze felt confident.

He chuckled and then said to Bai Ling, "Chief Bai Ling, come on! I'll show you something fun!"

Bai Ling, looking at this man whose mood seemed to flip like a book, was reluctant to follow him, but... Fang Ze had already grabbed her hand.

Feeling the warmth and security of that large hand, Bai Ling felt a bit aggrieved, but in the end, she still followed...

Soon, Fang Ze took Bai Ling to an empty classroom in the training center.

After looking around and making sure no one was there, Fang Ze pulled Bai Ling into the classroom.

Bai Ling was still a bit angry, pouting with her hands on her head, she looked up at Fang Ze, unsure what he was up to.

And at that moment, Fang Ze extended his arm toward Bai Ling and said, "Come on, feel it."

Bai Ling glanced at Fang Ze with disdain, feeling he was kind of creepy.

But she was also a polite girl, and now that she was here and Fang Ze had started showing her whatever it was, it wouldn't be nice to directly refuse.

So, in the end, she reached out and touched it.

The moment she contacted Fang Ze's arm, Bai Ling froze in place.

She looked up at Fang Ze incredulously.

Fang Ze grinned at her.

Bai Ling in surprise gripped Fang Ze's arm, squeezing it firmly.

Fang Ze's arm felt very hard to the touch, extremely hard, as if... he had achieved the Skin Tempering stage!

After a close inspection, Bai Ling looked up at Fang Ze unbelievably and asked, "You've reached the Skin Tempering stage?!"

Fang Ze nodded with a smile.

Bai Ling's mouth was wide open in astonishment as she said, "It's only been a few days. How could it be so fast!"

She began counting on her fingers.

Since she had known Fang Ze, who was a commoner at the start, it had only been a month at most.

In other words, in a month's time, Fang Ze had broken through three realms in succession.

Also, if she remembered correctly, before coming to Emerald City, Fang Ze was only at the Tendon Tempering stage, and had only tempered two major tendons.

And now, in just this short week, he had broken through again!?

And then thinking about herself... despite being a high-level Awakener, her Martial Arts Cultivation was still stuck at the peak of Tendon Tempering, unable to push through.

A decade of hard work on her part, and she was overtaken by Fang Ze in a single month?

This...

Was this not too monstrous?!

While Bai Ling was reeling in astonishment,

Fang Ze steadied her shoulders and said in a tempting voice,

"Chief Bai Ling, if I'm not mistaken, you haven't achieved Skin Tempering yet, right?"