Can’t Think of a Question

“Today’s difficulty is nothing like yesterday’s, so be mentally prepared!”

Zhang Heng was still wearing that same long robe, sitting at the control console, though his face looked a bit pale.

When he had been walking just now, he seemed somewhat unsteady.

But that wasn’t what Su Xuan was paying attention to.

Right now, in his eyes, there was only the suppressor that had tortured him to the brink of life and death.

Without another word, he put on that suit filled with data cables and leapt inside.

Zhang Heng made a gesture from below.

Su Xuan returned a gesture to indicate he was ready.

“Buzz—”

The mechanical hum slowly grew louder, enclosing Su Xuan from all sides.

Zhang Heng glanced at Su Xuan’s condition and pushed the lever that adjusted the pressure upward again.

Su Xuan’s progress truly shocked him—within just one afternoon, he was already able to endure level-three pressure.

One had to know that in Zhang Heng’s own cohort, the most monstrous talent they’d seen could only barely reach level two after half a day of training.

“As expected of Major General Su’s younger brother… they really are siblings.

But why is Major General Su’s younger brother so good-looking?

Could it be that Su Chen changed his gender in the archives to protect him?

No, that wouldn’t help much either.

Who would’ve thought that the younger brother of the army’s so-called cold god would look this captivating…”

Sitting below, Zhang Heng stared intently at Su Xuan’s every movement and the data on the console, all while his mind wandered.

The mechanical grooves frantically extracted the energy particles from the energy stones, creating energy pressure that crushed Su Xuan’s body from inside out.

Every inch of skin was being intimately compressed.

His fair skin carried a faint pink flush.

His long lashes glimmered with moisture.

No one would think that this peerless beauty was actually a man.

But he was.

The energy particles within his body surged violently.

The decomposed energy information gathered in streams, ultimately converging into his brain, giving Su Xuan a direct sense of it.

Although he still couldn’t control the particles, he could clearly feel them.

It was completely different from the feeling of moving particles through the circulation meridians before.

Now, his whole body was running non-stop.

Seeing the numbers on the console stabilize, Zhang Heng immediately realized Su Xuan could handle more.

“So you can take another boost, huh… truly a monster.”

Zhang Heng curled his lips.

If only he’d had that kind of talent back then.

Still, thinking was one thing—this kind of prodigy still had to take orders from him, still had to be trained by him.

Zhang Heng had always thought of himself as not being lecherous.

Yet, part of the reason he had given Su Xuan a chance two days ago was because of his looks.

Better to watch a beauty than sit bored in a classroom.

In the past two days, Zhang Heng had no idea how many times he’d had to hold himself back, drink water, and calm down.

It was only by sheer willpower that he resisted his urges.

No matter male or female, a student was still a student.

Such a forbidden relationship was something Zhang Heng could never accept, especially since he had a family.

Feeling the pressure in the room rise again, Su Xuan bit down hard on his teeth.

Every increase in pressure was a great opportunity to temper himself.

His heart pounded wildly.

His breathing quickened.

His blood rushed faster.

The excess heat from the decomposed particles made Su Xuan’s body look even pinker, even more alluring.

The particles surged even more violently, sensing that single control thread.

That transparent thread only became visible when the pressure was greater—only then could he press it into shape and grasp the laws of controlling energy.

Step by step, the intensity was increased.

Two energy stones were quickly consumed, most of their particles transformed into energy to power the machine.

“This really burns money.”

After saying that, Zhang Heng took two more stones out of his pocket.

Looking at them, he sighed and replaced the spent ones.

Retired soldiers didn’t have much energy to spare.

In five days, more than ten stones was already his limit.

Still, keeping them wouldn’t do much good.

Once retired, it was hard to ever step onto the battlefield again—better to let the younger generation use them.

…

“Why is Gao Chong acting like he’s on drugs today? He’s going all out!”

A middle-aged man with graying hair stared in disbelief at Gao Chong inside the suppressor, gritting his teeth and holding out.

In the past, he could endure some pressure, but once it exceeded his limit, he would collapse immediately.

Now, the pressure had long surpassed his limit, yet he was still standing—it was incredible.

“You’re mine… you’re mine!”

Perhaps the pressure was too much, or perhaps his brain was protecting itself, but Gao Chong seemed to hallucinate.

He saw that peerless beauty wrapping herself around him, her slender, porcelain-like legs stepping on him.

All the sources of pressure turned into something she had created.

“Come on… harder.”

Gao Chong’s expression turned dazed, and he actually withstood the unbearable force.

The middle-aged man at the console saw his foolish look and, if it weren’t for the normal data readings, would have thought he’d gone stupid.

…

“This is Su Xuan’s file.

He lives in Building C, Unit 1, Room 505 of Qingshan Community.

He’s a senior in No. 5 High School.

But recently, he’s been training at the Jun Cheng trial grounds, so we just have to set up an ambush somewhere between Jun Cheng and here.”

An ordinary-looking man whispered to several others.

One companion asked, “Mm, when do we make our move?”

The ordinary man was silent for a moment, then spoke two words.

The others exchanged glances and nodded.

…

“All the leads are gone.

These recent missing-person cases are just too strange.

The victims are all between fifteen and eighteen, or in other words, high school students.

They all went missing at night.

The last sightings were mostly near schools.

High school students—not little kids or kindergarteners—are already capable of independent thinking at this age.”

“I don’t think these are ordinary disappearances.

It’s very likely connected to some cult.”

“After the black energy stones vanished, a large number of high schoolers disappeared too.

What’s the goal here?

It’s obvious, isn’t it?

You all still remember what happened in Qingcheng, right?”

“…”

The meeting room suddenly went deathly silent.

Even though they had prepared for the worst, even though they’d suspected it, hearing it said out loud still sent a chill down their spines.

The crowd fell silent.

The director of the Inspection Bureau looked around at everyone with a stern expression.

“This time, it’s about the lives of a million citizens of Baicheng.

Everyone, as members of the Inspection Bureau, we must stand up…”