Chapter 42

After finishing her day's work, Zeng Man, with nothing much to do, thought of the codes written on the note in her handbag. She then found the phone number of the Louis Vuitton Hong Kong Island general agent and called to inquire.

"Miss, I'm sorry, the codes you asked about are the identification codes for the makeup cases included in the special limited edition makeup bags. However, from the code segment, it seems to be the part of goods retained by the LV Group. As for Hong Kong Island, there were only ten such makeup bags, and they have all been sold out," the customer service representative on the other end of the phone replied.

Hearing this, Zeng Man pondered for a moment and asked, "If I want to order your next limited edition makeup bag, what should I do?"

"It's very simple. You just need to provide your VIP number and payment account, and we will send a specialist to your registered address to serve you," the representative replied.

"What about the price of the next limited edition bag?" Zeng Man followed up.

There seemed to be a moment of hesitation on the other end before the reply came, "The next makeup bag is also a limited edition, but not the special limited edition you asked about earlier. Therefore, the price is relatively cheaper, around 100,000 to 150,000 Hong Kong dollars. Would you like to place an order?"

Zeng Man was taken aback by the price and quickly said, "No, I'll think about it!" She then hung up the phone. Following that, she called the same way to inquire about the codes of the cosmetics and found out that they were all genuine.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have pretended to be so high and mighty. Why shouldn't I accept what he gave me?" Zeng Man muttered to herself, "It's a waste, making me stay at another man's place for the first time."

At that moment, Wu Yunbo pushed the door open and heard the last part of her words, teasing, "Which man's place did our beautiful doctor stay at?"

Zeng Man glared at Wu Yunbo and said, "What's it to you?"

Wu Yunbo touched his nose and said, "This is a task assigned by your senior, to take more care of you!"

"Ha, you've been separated from her for a long time, and you still call it a task?" Zeng Man said. Seeing that it was time to leave, she picked up her bag and left without a backward glance, leaving Wu Yunbo with an awkward expression.

Taking a taxi to the headquarters of the Hong Kong Island district, Zeng Man easily found the Serious Crime Unit office.

Pushing the slightly open door, Zeng Man asked, "Excuse me, is Inspector Fei here?"

It was almost five-thirty, and since there was nothing much to do, Dai Yan and the others had already left. Only Xie Yixin was still in the small office inside, organizing reports. Hearing someone, she put down her work and came out. Seeing the beautiful Zeng Man, her eyes became wary, "Who are you looking for?"

Zeng Man, a very perceptive woman, noticed Xie Yixin's unfriendly gaze and said seriously, "I am Zeng Man from the Forensic Department, looking for Inspector Fei!"

"Sorry, he's not here right now," Xie Yixin's expression softened, "I am Senior Inspector Xie Yixin of the Serious Crime Unit. If you have any matters, you can tell me."

Upon hearing Xie Yixin's identity, Zeng Man realized her plan to use official business as a cover had failed. From Xie Yixin's slightly changed expression, she also sensed that she might have some feelings for Fei Lun. Without thinking, she decided to give Fei Lun a hard time: "No problem, no problem. Since he's not here, I'll go to his house to find him." She then turned to leave.

As expected, Xie Yixin immediately became agitated, "Wait! Do you know where Fei Lun lives?"

Zeng Man smiled slyly, "Of course, I stayed at his place last night."

This statement almost made Xie Yixin explode with anger. Just as she was about to react, a small head poked in from the door, "Madam, where is Brother Fei?"

Xie Yixin was slightly stunned and looked to see Liang Xiaolin, asking, "Xiaolin, why are you here?"

"Can't I come to see Brother Fei?" Liang Xiaolin bounced in.

Xie Yixin sneered, "I bet you're here to see his Ferrari."

"So what if I am?" Liang Xiaolin pouted, "He promised to let me drive his car for a few days. By the way, where is he?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yixin noticed that Zeng Man seemed to be listening intently for the answer. Her heart, which had been hanging, instantly relaxed. She deflected the question, "He's on a visit to another department."

"Which department? When will he be back? I'll go find him!" Liang Xiaolin wrinkled her nose, "My sister specifically sent an email to ask about his situation. If I can't answer, I might get in trouble."

Xie Yixin glanced at Zeng Man, whose ears were even more perked up, and smiled apologetically at Liang Xiaolin, "I'm sorry, I really can't say. It would be against the rules."

Hearing this, Zeng Man knew Xie Yixin was playing with her and coldly said, "Looks like I'll have to go to Fei Lun's house to find him." She then turned and left without looking back.

Liang Xiaolin, hearing this, quickly followed her out, as she also wanted to know where Fei Lun lived.

Xie Yixin felt a lump in her throat, still thinking about Zeng Man's words, "I stayed at his place last night." Finally, feeling quite upset, she returned to the inner office and called Fei Lun.

Fei Lun briefly described the function of the blood balls, and then several team members who had played Diablo 2 began to help explain to the other Black Eagles. Soon, everyone understood the benefits of quick recovery.

"If this is true, our sustained combat capability will be greatly improved."

"Who wouldn't agree? It's like having infinite stamina!"

"Inspector Fei, please teach us!"

Ignoring the team members' discussions, Li Feng, who had also understood the benefits of quick recovery, was quite excited. Fei Lun, however, gestured for silence and said, "Everything is balanced. Any technique or item has its pros and cons. You've all understood the benefits of quick recovery. Now, let me explain the drawbacks..."

The Black Eagles all perked up, determined not to miss a word from Fei Lun.

"The drawback of 'quick recovery' is quite obvious. After using it, you will feel extremely hungry. If you use 'quick recovery' again before the hunger subsides, the consequences can be severe," Fei Lun said solemnly, "At best, you will burn off your body fat and become skin and bones. At worst, you will suffer internal bleeding and go into shock, leading to death!"

This statement frightened many of the Black Eagles. Fei Lun, however, was unperturbed and continued, "But don't worry. Using 'quick recovery' has no other side effects and will not harm your body. As long as you remember the drawback I mentioned and address it in time, you'll be fine!"

Just as Fei Lun finished, Ji Mozhi raised his hand and said, "Sir, I have a question."

"Go ahead."

"If any of us use 'quick recovery' when we are already hungry or before the hunger from the previous use has subsided, and we experience the drawbacks, can we still be saved?"

Fei Lun smiled and said, "That's a good question, but let me clarify one point. The hunger I'm talking about is different from the usual feeling of hunger. I can't explain it clearly with words, but you'll understand once I show you the technique. As for the drawbacks, such as internal bleeding, even if treated promptly, it will shorten your lifespan. Therefore, never use quick recovery twice in a row." He then looked at Li Feng, "Whether to learn this is up to you, Inspector Li!"

Li Feng considered for a moment. He thought that the higher-ups might ban such a dangerous technique, but learning it would broaden their horizons and give them an additional skill, which would be more beneficial than harmful even if they didn't use it.

"Alan, please take the trouble to teach us!" Li Feng's words were met with cheers from the Black Eagles.

"Yay—"

Fei Lun pressed his hands down to stop the cheering and said, "Actually, the key to 'quick recovery' is to find the recovery points. The location of these points varies from person to person based on their physical condition and potential. I will now point them out for each of you. After that, I will teach you the technique to press the recovery points. Pressing for more than 120 seconds will be effective, but do not exceed 180 seconds. Everyone clear?"

"Clear!" the Black Eagles replied in unison.

"Good, let's start with Inspector Li!" Fei Lun approached Li Feng, examined him, and then pointed at his lower left abdomen and upper right chest. "Inspector Li, the lower abdomen point is yin, and the upper chest point is yang. Use the yin point to recover stamina during the day and the yang point at night. Remember this?"

Li Feng was taken aback. When Fei Lun pointed at his yin and yang points, he felt a tingling sensation in his chest and abdomen, but then felt a surge of energy with no discomfort. He nodded and said, "Alan, I remember."

"Great!" Fei Lun nodded and moved to the front of the line, starting to find the yin and yang recovery points for each Black Eagle.

In fact, the yin and yang points and the technique Fei Lun was about to teach were extracted from a certain set of skills. Originally, this set of skills could touch the edge of the first stage of the gene lock, but when he redeemed it, the main god didn't consider it valuable. Moreover, Fei Lun had seen and learned many similar skills during his missions, and if he had redeemed all of them, the main god would have lost a lot. Therefore, the main god didn't include such small skills in the redemption list.

What frustrated Fei Lun was that after he returned to reality, he found that the main god had significantly reduced the effectiveness of these small skills.

For example, a genuine set of Five Animal Qigong, when practiced to perfection, could extend one's lifespan to 180 years. As one lived longer, the Five Animal Qigong would naturally reach its full potential, possibly breaking through the first stage of the gene lock. However, after the main god reduced its effectiveness, it could only extend one's life to 120 years, making it impossible to achieve full potential and touch the secrets of the gene lock.

Similarly, Fei Lun had many such small skills, and their situations were almost the same. Therefore, practicing one skill was almost the same as practicing ten. Fei Lun was lazy and focused only on the Xuanjin Skill. As for other skills, he occasionally practiced them, either to complement the Xuanjin Skill or to teach a move or two to others, which was completely fine.

(I have to go to my cousin's second wedding for a drink, so I'm taking a half-day off. I'll update as usual tomorrow.)

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