17: Section 17

After school, Lin Yi grabbed his schoolbag and hurried out of the school.

He caught a bus and headed straight for Wei Nan's home.

The situation at Wei Nan's home was slightly better.

His mother ran a small to medium-sized supermarket; although she couldn't make a fortune or get rich overnight, she had no trouble covering the family's daily expenses.

Wei Nan's father was a member of the Public Security Team.

The Public Security Team was a subordinate unit of the Martial Arts Police Station.

Usually, the main job of the Public Security Team was to maintain public order.

It could be considered a relatively decent job.

It's just that the salary wasn't very high, only a little over three thousand.

However, the upside was that there was a bonus every month.

If you added everything together, it was about five thousand.

Most importantly, there was also safety insurance.

This insurance covered a very wide range; as long as it was during work hours, whether it was an injury or death, there would be compensation, and all medical expenses were free.

If death occurred during work hours, a substantial compensation would also be paid to the family.

For a job like this, countless people would fight tooth and nail.

Not for anything else, but just for that death compensation.

The residents living in the Old District gradually lost the meaning and purpose of living.

Death was always by their side; you never knew when you might be walking down the street and meet an untimely death.

Or perhaps be attacked by a Yao Beast at night. Tragedies where whole families were wiped out also happened often.

They lived in fear every single day.

Therefore, many people believed that rather than living a meaningless life, it was better to have life insurance; even if they were to encounter misfortune one day, it could bring a considerable sum of compensation to their families...

"Auntie, is Wei Nan home?"

Lin Yi got off the bus and, relying on his memory, found the supermarket belonging to Wei Nan's family.

When he arrived outside the supermarket, he saw a middle-aged woman busy moving goods.

Lin Yi recognized her at a glance; she was Wei Nan's mother, Li Fenglan.

When Li Fenglan turned to look at Lin Yi, she smiled after a moment and said, "Oh my, you must be Lin Yi, right? It's been so many years, you've grown so big!"

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"Hello, Auntie..." Lin Yi nodded with a smile.

Li Fenglan hurriedly said, "Come, come, don't stand outside, come in and talk!"

"Do you want a drink? Take whatever you want, don't be polite!"

Li Fenglan greeted him warmly. Lin Yi shook his head and said, "No need, Auntie. I came to see Wei Nan; he didn't go to class today..."

"Oh, you mean that?"

"Sigh, didn't Wei Nan explain it clearly to you? Making you run all this way. It's like this: his dad works for the Public Security Team, right?"

"There is an old master in the team with a very high Dao-Grade; he seems to be some kind of martial arts consultant for the Police Station, I'm not too sure... His dad begged him for several days before he finally agreed to give Xiao Nan some pointers!"

"So, he was taken there early this morning. It might take at least a week, or as long as a month or a month and a half!"

"When I called your head teacher today, he said that starting tomorrow, you seem to be preparing for the Martial Arts Exam? He said you don't need to attend cultural classes anymore, so I told your head teacher that Xiao Nan can just return to school before the Martial Arts Exam..."

After Li Fenglan finished speaking, Lin Yi finally understood what had happened.

The heart that had been hanging in his chest finally settled down.

"So that's how it is; then I can rest easy!"

"You are such an honest child. Wouldn't it have been enough to just call Xiao Nan and ask? You ran all this way!" Li Fenglan said, feeling a bit sorry for him.

Lin Yi smiled, "I did, but his phone was turned off!"

"Turned off? Right, look at my brain. This morning, his dad didn't let Xiao Nan bring his phone, saying it would affect his training... Can you believe that? I'll settle the score with Old Wei later for making you run this trip for nothing..."

After Li Fenglan finished explaining, Lin Yi smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm relieved that Wei Nan is alright, so I'll head back now!"

"Don't go yet, come, let me give you two bottles of drinks for the road, and take two loaves of bread to eat..."

Li Fenglan took out a plastic bag and packed two bottles of drinks and some bread for Lin Yi.

Lin Yi didn't want to take them, but Li Fenglan was too enthusiastic. He couldn't refuse. In the end, Lin Yi took one bottle of drink and one loaf of bread. Only then did she let him leave...

When he took the bus and returned home, the sky had gradually darkened.

A series of roars came from the main street. A dozen Ghost-fire Youths rode heavy motorcycles, whistling past.

The huge noise was unbearable for many people. However, they just cursed a few times; no one could do anything about it.

No one would invite unnecessary trouble for themselves because of a few Ghost-fire Youths. This had already become an iron rule of the Old District.

Just being able to survive here was already very difficult. Who would still go looking for trouble?

As the bus drove along the road towards the next stop, suddenly, he saw a dozen Ghost-fire Youths surrounding a person wearing a hoodie.

They kept circling the person in the hoodie, making strange noises.

This attracted many passersby, and passengers on the bus were also looking over there. Some private cars even stopped far away.

They were perhaps afraid of being caught in the crossfire, or perhaps they just wanted to watch the spectacle.

However, when Lin Yi saw the person surrounded in the middle, he was shocked to see a talent entry appear above that person's head.

[Bite: Possesses astonishing bite force, capable of easily tearing off every piece of flesh...]

[Predator: A term for a type of hunter; they often appear in the dead of night, taking pleasure in hunting and enjoying the process of the hunt...]

[Lecherous Ghost: Naturally lustful, especially fond of young girls.]

[Bloodthirsty: A serious psychological disorder; has killed at least 30 people or more.]

[Low-head Scent: Uses the scent left by prey on objects to track and hunt them down...]

When the talent entries popped up above that person's head one by one, Lin Yi was deeply shocked in his heart.

Every single entry was heinous. Apart from innate talents, talents like [Bloodthirsty] were entries that could only be slowly cultivated after killing a certain number of people.

That meant that person had already killed over 30 people?

Lin Yi's expression was grave, and a look of concern flashed in his eyes. He wasn't worried for the person wearing the hoodie, but rather for those Ghost-fire Youths; death was imminent, and they didn't even know it.

"Wait a second, Low-head Scent?"

"Isn't that a term for hunting dogs? There's a distinction between Low-head Scent and Scent Tracking?"

"Low-head Scent tracks by using the scent left by prey on a certain object, while Scent Tracking can lock onto the direction of the prey just from the air..."

"Could it be that the person is a Dog Demon?"