42. Celebration Banquet

"Scatter, scatter. Team Leader Tang said it was just a misunderstanding, stirred up by that girl Feier. Young people are certainly bold, not even closing the window properly."

"Not even closing the window properly? Seriously, did you see it?"

"Are you out of your mind? Who would dare stick their head out to look? That's Chief Engineer Dai's person. I just caught a glimpse of something pale and white through the gap..."

The crowd dispersed, leaving only the sedan rocking in solitude.

The effects of the Derived Spirit Scripture had fully manifested on Tong Qiubai.

"Damn it, how unlucky. I managed to avoid the search, and now my energy is being drained dry. This guy is truly bizarre!" Covered in a sheen of fragrant sweat, she had lost all control over her body, forced to watch helplessly as her power slipped away.

Liu Lang's body stiffened as he finally climaxed, collapsing right after.

He even felt a lingering, intoxicating sensation, as if he were on the verge of a breakthrough.

Tong Qiubai spat in disgust a few times, but the taste still lingered in her mouth. "Thank goodness I have a bit of strength left."

Sensing fluids flowing within her body, she glared angrily at Liu Lang. "Maybe I should just modify this fellow and turn him into a tool bound to my will!"

Acting on the thought immediately, she reached out her hands, intending to snap off Liu Lang's head.

The car door opened.

Dai Li looked at the three people inside in astonishment.

He recognized Liu Feier, and he was familiar with Liu Lang as well, but who was this woman, and why wasn't she wearing any clothes?

Has society really gotten this complicated? How long has Liu Lang been in Tianjing, and he's already gone astray?

And Liu Feier too! It seems she needs an immediate psychological evaluation!

"Bang!" Dai Li closed the door, pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and let out a heavy sigh.

Silently, a figure materialized behind him, a pair of slender, fair hands resting on his neck.

For Tong Qiubai, silencing a witness through murder was a given.

Yet, why couldn't she manage to pull this man's head off?

Dai Li pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses once more, a rare smile touching his lips.

"Song Lili?"

Startled, Tong Qiubai decisively turned to flee, but a sprawling net had already descended to trap her.

"Ah Sun certainly has a clever mind. This Universe Net is quite handy."

Tong Qiubai sneered dismissively. "Handy?"

Her figure flickered into empty space, reappearing instantly behind Dai Li as her hands sprouted sharp claws for an attack!

Acting as though completely oblivious, Dai Li calmly remarked, "You possess spatial abilities, yet you don't use them to escape. Instead, when trapped by the Universe Net, you use your power to reappear right behind me? Could it be that your spatial ability can only teleport you behind human targets?"

Tong Qiubai was startled once again. In the span of a mere few seconds, he had analyzed her ability!

A crisp chime rang out, plunging Tong Qiubai into a brief daze. Sensing impending doom, she tried to flee, but her remaining strength was virtually exhausted. "Damn that Liu Lang, otherwise I could have gotten away..."

She passed out.

Monk Yuanjian hurried over, holding a small bronze bell.

At the Dragon Unit command center, Tang Feng was overjoyed upon receiving the news that Song Lili had been successfully captured. Although she was currently using the identity of Tong Qiubai, her true identity had been confirmed without a doubt by Ah Zeng's verification and Chief Engineer Dai's equipment.

Since there was still no effective way to suppress spatial abilities, she was entrusted to Chief Engineer Dai's laboratory for custody.

At the Wei Long Hotel, Peony Hall.

All personnel involved in the case gathered together to celebrate the successful resolution.

"Her ability is special and she is suspected of having ties to the Eight-Foot Nation. I'd like to conduct some necessary research on her," Dai Li said with refined courtesy, gently swirling the red wine in his glass.

Tang Feng smiled faintly. "There are as yet no written regulations on how to deal with superhuman criminals. If Chief Engineer Dai has any needs, we will cooperate fully."

"Being able to capture her this time is entirely thanks to you and Brother Liu Lang." He smiled at Liu Lang with a hint of mischievous amusement, having already received a full report of the scene from Monk Yuanjian.

Liu Lang did not dare to raise his eyes, sitting in utter silence.

Liu Feier, however, was an optimist. The table was filled with dishes she had never seen before, and she kept pestering Liu Lang to pick food for her.

"Damn it, now I've fallen into the Dragon Unit's trap!" Liu Lang opened his mouth to eat the food Liu Feier fed him, only to realize after swallowing that she had fed him mouth-to-mouth.

The sound of a camera shutter clicked at the opportune moment.

Ah Zeng's eyes turned into sparkling hearts. "So sweet!"

Ah Sun was overjoyed, acting as if taking revenge as she snapped a dozen pictures in rapid succession. "My Brother Lang is a real man!"

Liu Feier wrapped her arms around Liu Lang's arm with a sweet smile, speaking with utmost candidness. "Ever since coming to Tianjing, we've been in a long-distance relationship. This is the first time I've tasted the bitterness of yearning."

Seeing his own "dirt" fall straight into the hands of his "rivals," Liu Lang experienced a complex mix of emotions. Yet, looking at Liu Feier's utter lack of care, he realized that if he kept hesitating and acting coy, he wouldn't be much of a man at all.

Throwing caution to the wind, he pulled Liu Feier directly into his embrace. "I missed you to death too."

Everyone else at the table noticed the affectionate couple, filling the atmosphere with joyous warmth.

When the others finally stopped teasing Liu Lang and Liu Feier, Tang Feng walked up to them with a wine glass in hand. He looked at Liu Feier and asked, "May I borrow your boyfriend for a few minutes?"

"Are you a very big official?" Liu Feier asked innocently.

Tang Feng chuckled, somewhat amused by the young girl's naive innocence, which reminded him that his own memories once held a similarly adorable princess. "I'm not an official. I'm a public servant of the people."

"We helped you catch the bad guy this time. Can you give me and Liu Lang a house?"

Shocked, Liu Lang blurted out, "Feier, what are you saying?"

Ah Zeng and Ah Sun paused for two seconds before covering their mouths to suppress their giggles.

"Oh, why do you need a house? Aren't you Chief Engineer Dai's assistant? Didn't he provide you with a place to live?" Tang Feng laughed heartily, casting a sidelong glance at the helpless Dai Li.

Liu Feier looked at Liu Lang with a wronged expression. "You live with your mom and dad, so you can't stay with me..."

Liu Lang hurriedly clamped a hand over her mouth.

Roars of laughter erupted around the table.

Unable to help himself, Tang Feng chuckled a few times, shook his head, and took a deep breath before speaking. "If you come to work for my Dragon Unit, according to our benefits, we can assign you a dormitory."

"Yay! I'm very capable, you know, I'll be breaking through to C-rank very soon!" Liu Feier happily thanked Tang Feng, then shook Liu Lang's arm vigorously, utterly thrilled.

Liu Lang's conditioned reflex was to refuse, but seeing how happy Liu Feier was, he couldn't bear to dampen her spirits.

Tang Feng, knowing when to stop while he was ahead, spoke earnestly to Liu Feier. "Don't agree right now. Go back and think it over carefully, but my Dragon Unit welcomes you at any time."

"And another thing, your boyfriend's parents are the people he holds dearest. You were probably just feeling a bit nervous, weren't you? Don't mistake that nervousness for fear. As long as Liu Lang loves you, his parents will love you too."

Liu Feier nodded, understanding only half of it, and fell into deep, serious thought.

Liu Lang never expected Tang Feng to say such things; in fact, he felt a surge of gratitude.

Until now, he had been completely clueless about how to convince Liu Feier not to be afraid of his parents—especially since he himself was quite nervous about the whole situation, not to mention the existence of Comrade Xiao Rong.

He had no idea how to handle any of it.

Dai Li stopped swirling his wine and suddenly chimed in. "We should be equipping a batch of superhuman weapons soon, and Feier has made outstanding contributions to the research on these armaments. However, she still needs some tempering before she can break through to C-rank. If she can join the Dragon Unit, it would be a win-win for everyone."