At the Jiangdong City government building.
In the meeting room, a group of politicians in suits was having a meeting.
A plump middle-aged man sat at the head of the table, looking down at a document. Then, he raised his head and asked one of the officials, "Chief Ye, what do you think of this matter?"
The middle-aged man called Chief Ye had a handsome face and the gold-framed glasses on his face gave him a scholarly air. However, as the Chief of the Public Security Bureau in Jiangdong City, his nickname "Jiangdong Tiger" was not for nothing.
Ye An had been a narcotics officer before, and had a lot of achievements under his belt after taking down lots of organizations. After his promotion, his work has been exemplary even when he's working desk work. He had improved the security of the district. Therefore, he became a member of the committee at the age of forty.
Ye An adjusted his glasses and thought for a moment before saying, "Secretary Li, this is an organized and premeditated crime!
"There are many cases of people running around naked and stealing clothes in the city. It seems like it's just a small case. Though running around naked will only disrupt society's peace and it's just illegal and not a crime, but there are many perpetrators, and they all happened at the same time, making people suspect if there's another crime motive.
"The reason why the perpetrator was found running around naked was because he had stolen clothes from the school dormitory, clothing store, shopping center, and private residences. Their methods were not brilliant, and they were quickly discovered. According to the victim's reaction, the range of stolen clothes was very wide, and there was no specific range of value. It did not seem to be for money.
"Although they were discovered, they were agile and unlike ordinary people. They were not captured by the crowd.
"Also, according to the research of the Surveillance Department, the recordings of crime scenes from all over the world seemed to have been tampered with. However, the method of the crime was extremely brilliant and there were no traces left behind.
"It's just that some of the images are contradictory from a logical point of view. If not for too many people reporting the case, we would only have discovered the problem after careful research. Otherwise, we would have simply ignored it.
"Therefore, they have a large organization, a perfect plan, and a clear goal. I suspect that this might be a sign of a serious social event!"
"Are there any social problems recently?" Secretary Li frowned and looked around.
Everyone shook their heads.
"Check all the religious organizations, social groups, and popular clubs in the city to see if there are any suspects."
"Oh, right. Secretary Zhao from the Provincial Committee called me. Something similar has happened in the entire province. It's not just our city, but the entire country as well. So, we have to take this matter seriously. The few leaders feel that it's not that simple."
Knock, knock, knock! Someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," Secretary Li said.
The door was pushed open and a young man in his twenties walked in. He took out a USB and handed it to Ye An.
Ye An inserted the USB drive into the computer and looked at it. His furrowed brows relaxed slightly. Then, he looked up and said to Secretary Li,
"Secretary Li, we found an important clue!"
Then, he turned the laptop around and the screen was facing Secretary Li. There was a video playing on the computer. It was a young man in a student uniform moving around on the streets. He made difficult movements and in the end, he jumped over the wall without any leverage.
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In the neighborhood of the Lotus Bank.
At Yan Chong's house.
The dining table was a mess, indicating that they had just experienced a feast.
Yan Chong gazed lovingly at Catherine, who was playing with her phone. However, Catherine was focused on playing with her phone and did not seem to notice anything.
Actually, after the meal, it wasn't as if Yan Chong hadn't done anything. While he was using his eyes to hint at Catherine, he was secretly studying the skills he had copied from Catherine, Li Mubai, and Zhang Wei.
Cleanse Spell D-, Intimidation D, Greasy Spell D-, Magic Missile D+, Hypnosis D+, Fireball C-, Flight C.
Life Spiritual Plant Technique C+, Blood Fruit D, Spirit-Eye Fruit D, Body Strengthening Fruit D+, Illusion Fruit D.
Discrete Meditation Method C, Dream Entry D, Negative Emotions D+.
Human common language D+, Astrology C.
It was affordable and cost-effective. Yan Chong still had some money left after buying it with his remaining XP. As for Grade B magic and Grade B- computer skills, Yan Chong could only shrink back because he did not have enough XP.
Although Yan Chong suspected that this had something to do with the group of naked people, in terms of importance, it was better to wait until later.
Among Catherine's spells, only [Intimidation D] and [Hypnosis D+] were purely spiritual spells that could be activated without mana.
Intimidation was a trick that could stun or even knock the target unconscious through spiritual force. However, it had to be determined by spirit and willpower. If one of the target's statuses were two times stronger than the user's, the trick would be ineffective and might even backfire.
Below 0.5 times, the target would be unconscious. A range of 0.5 to 1.5 times would successfully cause dizziness for 0.5 to 5 seconds. A range of 1.5 to 2 times would only cause dizziness for an instant, which was the effect of "instant stun".
The method of judgment was to compare the maximum value of the two attributes.
Hypnosis, on the other hand, was induced by hand gestures, language, and eye contact while using mental energy. A higher level hypnosis could succeed without any medium.
Due to the lack of a partner to contact, Yan Chong could only watch with an itch in his heart. He did not dare to provoke Catherine. It would be terrible if he suffered a backlash.
What made Yan Chong happier was that [Discrete Meditation Method C] was a proper meditation technique that could train one's spiritual force. However, it was different from the meditation technique in the fantasy novels that Yan Chong knew. It was not about visualizing diagrams but using mathematics.
Yes, that's right. It was mathematics. This required a certain mathematical foundation. It was based on an extremely complicated mathematical formula. Using it as the source to derive it would produce all kinds of sub-formulas.
This process required constant calculation and logical thinking. It also required mental calculation. Yan Chong tried it out. With his current mathematics foundation, understanding this formula was very difficult, not to mention mental calculation.
This made Yan Chong regret not copying Li Mubai's mathematical skills. He had a feeling that the mathematics that Li Mubai knew was different from the current world's mathematics. After all, mathematics was an extremely large subject with many categories. It was said that two mathematicians might have different research directions and could not understand each other's research content.
[Negative Emotions D+] was a rather interesting skill. It was also a pure mental trick that could amplify the target's negative emotions. However, it could not be created out of nothing. For example, it could make the angry person angrier and the fearful person more fearful. However, it could not make a happy person suddenly sad.
Finally, Li Mubai's [Life Spiritual Plant Technique C+] could be said to be miraculous. It also allowed Yan Chong to understand what kind of profession the Plant Master was.
Through cultivation, one could nurture a plant into a life spirit plant and then produce all sorts of mystical fruits. These fruits could be used to strengthen one's body, attack one's target, or achieve special effects.