12: Chapter 12: The Aston Martin and the Little Green Through Several Hands

"So, he used a nearly two-hundred-ton rock to break the sound barrier and almost smashed that C-Class Disaster Beast to death?"

At the Dongcheng City Special Affairs Bureau branch office, the scene of an ongoing regular meeting was suddenly interrupted by a piece of news.

Of course, this was authorized by Wei Heng; any news regarding that Ability User had to be placed before him first.

This video message was played directly on the projector.

Upon seeing Fang Xun pin the Disaster Beast to the ground, Wei Heng pressed the pause button.

At this moment, Xiao Xu, sitting to the side, raised his hand and said:

"Actually, this is much less power than he displayed last time. Compared to the power of that punch, which equaled a fifty-ton TNT explosion, the damage from this strike is less than one-tenth of that previous punch."

"I'm not concerned about that," Wei Heng shook his head. "The problem is that Disaster Beast seem to have a natural resistance to the various elements in our world.

Even the strongest weapons might have less than one-thousandth of an effect on them.

Even a Remnant Beasts several meters tall would require a direct hit from a man-portable rocket launcher to guarantee a kill.

Otherwise, even bullets casually manufactured by converting the production lines of any agricultural machinery factory would be enough to fill their stupid dimensional rifts.

The previous battles wouldn't have required Ability Users to sacrifice their lives to fill them.

But this was just an ordinary piece of granite."

Wei Heng said this, then glanced at Xiao Xu again.

Xiao Xu immediately responded, "Bureau Chief, we found it. This cornerstone was quarried from the Tianbei Mine, and there are no anomalous energy bodies residing in the Tianbei Mine."

"Mm, noted."

Wei Heng nodded, then pressed the play button again.

Next was that punch.

The punch that flattened an area spanning several dozen meters, leaving no rough edges.

The Disaster Beast, originally over ten meters tall, looked like an abstract painting smeared on the ground after that single blow.

Seeing this scene, everyone watching the video took a soft breath.

If it had directly smashed out a large pit, it might not have been so shocking.

Looking at the final frame of the video, Wei Heng called out again.

"Has the Cleaner arrived? Collect some of the stone powder from that cornerstone and see if it has any effect on other Disaster Beast.

Also, for Jiang Qin... add ten points to her college entrance exam score."

"Yes."

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In front of Fang Xun's hospital bed stood two women, one tall and one small.

After bypassing the hospital entrance, Fang Xun sprinted all the way, finally circling around through another door to lie down on the sickbed before Jiang Qin returned.

Fang Xun originally wanted to leave with a dashing somersault cloud, but unfortunately, his strength gave out once he was safe behind the scenes.

But it wasn't a big deal; he was wearing a mask, so who knew if the person tumbling on the ground was a human or a dog!

Before lying on the bed, Fang Xun didn't forget to sneak two rolls of gauze from the dressing room to rewrap his foot.

This sequence of actions left the big brother in the next bed dumbfounded.

No way, you're actually not hurt, are you?

How did you fool the doctor into making the little girl worry about you so much!

Just as Fang Xun finished rewrapping and lay down, the door creaked open.

Jiang Qin and Lu Li walked in together.

Although Jiang Qin disliked Fang Xun, it didn't mean she didn't care about her brother's safety.

"Like a pig," Jiang Qin muttered softly, pursing her lips as she looked at the 'sleeping' Fang Xun.

"Is this your brother who shouted about transforming and jumping off a building?" Lu Li looked closely at Fang Xun. He was quite handsome; how could his mind be so faulty?

"Mm," Jiang Qin nodded lightly.

"Do you want me to arrange a sinecure for him at the Special Affairs Bureau?" Lu Li suggested. This was compliant with regulations and a very common practice to retain talent.

"No need, Captain. Brother will definitely mess everything up.", Jiang Qin shook her head slightly.

"Captain, will I get paid once I become a formal member?"

"Of course! The subsidy from our Special Affairs Bureau is high. I almost can't stand it, but if they insist on giving it, there's nothing we can do," Lu Li sighed, looking helpless.

"Then I'll support him in the future. He won't cost much anyway."

"That's true. If he's just playing at home, there aren't many places to spend money. Just make sure he doesn't get tricked by bad women online."

"Mm-hmm," Jiang Qin nodded.

On this point, Jiang Qin was the least worried.

Her brother only had girls flocking around him in gala game; even if a real girl approached him, he probably wouldn't dare to speak.

"Captain, I'm leaving now. I still have class; I'm really going to be late."

With that, Jiang Qin bid farewell to Lu Li and prepared to run back to school.

"Don't rush. I'll give you a ride. The Cleaner is almost here; we can borrow their vehicle."

"Is that allowed?" Jiang Qin blinked, wondering if this counted as using public property for private use.

"Don't worry, if I say it's okay, it's okay."

With that, Lu Li directly led Jiang Qin outside.

After the two women walked out and closed the door, Fang Xun quietly opened his eyes.

"Are they gone?"

Fang Xun whispered to the big brother next to him.

"Yep, they're all gone." The big brother looked at Fang Xun with envy. "Brother, you're quite the ladies' man."

"It's my sister..."

"Got it!" The big brother gave him a thumbs-up.

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Just like that, Fang Xun honestly stayed in the hospital bed for two weeks before finally getting out of bed.

As for the big brother next door, since he had a fracture, he had to stay for at least a month before being discharged.

"I'm leaving now, Big Brother," Fang Xun said as he greeted the big brother before leaving in the afternoon.

"See you later, brother. Let's grab a meal sometime."

"Okay."

With that, Fang Xun strode out of the hospital.

During the discharge examination, the doctor marveled at Fang Xun's recovery speed.

Logically speaking, even after half a month, he shouldn't have healed so completely.

Fang Xun didn't tell Jiang Qin about being discharged.

Jiang Qin originally wanted him to stay hospitalized, but Fang Xun thought about how Jiang Qin's college entrance exam was the next day, so he decided to go back and accompany her.

At such an important juncture, if he didn't accompany his sister, who else would care about her!?

Fang Xun walked out, hopped on a shared bicycle, and pedaled creakily towards home.

But whether it was guilt or conscience playing tricks on him, Fang Xun didn't ride his favorite Little Yellow this time; instead, he rode Little Green.

Sorry, Little Yellow, I'll favor you next time.

The hospital was about five kilometers from home, so Fang Xun took about twenty minutes on the bike to reach his doorstep.

Just as he arrived at the gate, a bright green sports car whipped past him with a tail-slide, splashing him, and then drove directly into their residential complex.

Fang Xun looked at that streak of emerald green, then at his own green ride.

"Tsk, putting on airs. Probably a used one with several owners!"

Fang Xun snorted, letting out a sound of jealousy.

Immediately after, Fang Xun stopped, locked Little Green, and walked into the complex gate.

When he reached the base of his building, Fang Xun happened to see the emerald green sports car slowly backing up.

There was only one parking space there, so backing in wasn't very convenient.

By the time Fang Xun walked into the entrance hall and pressed the elevator button, the car had just finished parking.

As he walked over, Fang Xun secretly observed the car's appearance.

aston martin Convertible.

Hmm, he didn't know the exact model, but Fang Xun recognized the emblem and knew it was a convertible.

Just as Fang Xun stepped into the elevator, wondering if some young mistress had run away from home, a pattering sound of light footsteps came from behind him.

"Hey, hey, hey... Can you hold the door for me? I need to go up too."

Hearing this, Fang Xun subconsciously pressed the open door button.

When he looked up, he saw a lively little girl in a bright green puffy dress skipping over.

She looked full of energy.

"Thank you, thank you, Brother," the little girl said politely, clutching her little fists to her chest, looking at Fang Xun with gratitude.

In that instant, Fang Xun felt his heart get struck.

It was as if he had unlocked a new CG while playing a gala game.

This... this is what a sister should look like!

A real sister is nothing like this!

But looking at the little girl, Fang Xun only managed a stiff "Mm" and waited for the elevator to ascend, stopping on the second floor.

While going up, Fang Xun secretly glanced at the little girl a few times. He saw her sending messages on her phone.

Although snooping was bad, Fang Xun felt the profile picture on the other end of the message looked a bit familiar.

But it didn't matter anymore; even if they lived in the same unit, his interaction with this little girl would likely end here.

Ding dong~~~~~~~

The second floor arrived.

Fang Xun strode out of the second-floor elevator. Just as he was about to open the door, the door opened by itself.

Jiang Qin poked her small head out excitedly, then froze.

"Xiao Tang... Brother?"