Chapter 2

"Let's go, I'll take you back." Near the end of the workday, Chen Wei picked up his car keys and said to Nanming.

Nanming had eaten two bags of instant noodles that Chen Wei had given him as emergency rations and had lain around for half a day, finally recovering some energy and the strength to be lively again.

If he used the "Enhance" ability on the sofa again, he might recover even faster, but Nanming really didn't dare to use his powers on anything here anymore. He didn't want to end up with another "sofa adjuster."

"Bro, can you not tell Mom about what happened today?" Nanming asked.

Chen Wei looked at Nanming carefully. The current Nanming was definitely not the sickly person he had been before. Just for this, he had to tell his aunt to make her happy.

"No way!" Chen Wei said sternly.

Nanming's face immediately fell.

"Pretending to be pitiful won't work."

The two went downstairs. Chen Wei walked to the police car with the keys, and Nanming followed behind, looking very thoughtful.

"Alright, stop worrying. I'll keep it a secret for now." Seeing Nanming's troubled look, Chen Wei sighed and had to give in. He couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

"It's not that..." Nanming suddenly grabbed Chen Wei and asked, "Bro, if you suddenly had superpowers, what would you do?"

"What are you thinking!" Chen Wei slapped Nanming's head again.

"I'm serious. If, if you had superpowers, what would you do?"

"I haven't thought about it much. I just want to work hard, be filial to my parents, and make sure my sister-in-law and nephew have a good life, lacking nothing and not falling behind others. If I have the means, I'll help our brothers and make everyone's lives better. Oh, and be a good police officer."

"Is that all?" Nanming was a bit disappointed. "Don't you want to be a superhero?"

"Slap!" Another slap on Nanming's head. Chen Wei was almost speechless. Kids these days, always thinking about strange things.

He didn't understand Nanming's current feelings. Suddenly becoming a superpowered person, Nanming had a strong desire to do something, but he suddenly realized he didn't know what to do.

Moreover, the Lazy God's energy limit prevented him from doing anything recklessly.

Once, he had fantasized that if he really became a superpowered person, he would be a superhero. But when he actually became one, he suddenly felt that idea was silly.

He had many dreams, like becoming a great scientist, exploring the endless universe, or becoming a powerful figure whose word was law. But it seemed these dreams couldn't be achieved just by having superpowers.

He also had many dark thoughts, like being a domineering and arrogant young master, or even ruling the world.

But those were just thoughts.

What should I do? What can I do?

Suddenly, Nanming fell into a philosophical quandary, second only to "Who am I?"

Having superpowers, he suddenly felt lost.

Chen Wei walked to the passenger seat and suddenly felt the surrounding gazes burning.

Old Zhang at the convenience service window by the gate, Little Li eagerly watching from under the bicycle shed, Skinny Monkey in the second-floor toilet window, and other gazes all carried a burning sensation.

There's definitely something wrong!

Chen Wei finally couldn't resist, opened the passenger door, and sat down.

On a scorching summer evening, the heat was suffocating, and the thick police uniform was drenched in sweat, making him feel like crying.

But when Chen Wei sat in the passenger seat, it felt as if someone had turned the clock, and the season instantly changed from summer to spring.

In the car, which had been baked by the summer sun all day, it wasn't stuffy at all. A refreshing coolness rose from his coccyx and spread throughout his body. Chen Wei shivered, just like the time many years ago when, after a busy day, he found a barbecue stall and drank a cold beer.

Then came the comfortable feeling of being in a cotton candy cloud, all the worries of the day instantly gone. If there really was a heaven, this was it.

Chen Wei resisted the urge to moan with all his might, and his experienced detective brain started to work.

What's going on here?

Nanming stood outside the car, feeling helpless.

Using the Enhance ability for the first time, he had used up a large chunk of energy he had painstakingly accumulated, all on the car seat. It seemed a bit excessive.

But it was done, and he only had the Enhance ability, not the ability to undo or weaken it.

It looked like for a long time to come, this passenger seat would be the most enhanced thing, providing the most satisfaction and happiness. So... he had to defend his right to use it, even if it meant dying.

"Bro, this is my seat." Nanming, ignoring the energy cost, pulled Chen Wei down forcefully, "You can't make me drive, can you?"

Chen Wei, who had just sat down, wasn't about to get up. The two brothers started fighting by the car door.

Fortunately, Chen Wei didn't lose his reason and moved from the passenger seat. Seeing Nanming comfortably sitting in the passenger seat, he was even more annoyed and slapped Nanming's head again.

Just as Chen Wei started the car, his phone rang. He glanced at Nanming, got out of the car, and answered the call in a low voice. Nanming vaguely heard him agreeing repeatedly. A moment later, he said to Nanming with some difficulty, "I have an emergency task and might not be able to take you back..."

He wanted Nanming to go back on his own, but remembering that less than five hours ago, this kid had staged a suicide attempt, he was really worried. After hesitating, he called Little Li, "Little Li, take me to Wengji Hotel, then take Nanming back."

"Bro, are you going to be away for days again?" Nanming looked at Chen Wei with wide eyes. Although he was the police station chief, Chen Wei was previously one of the top detectives in the city and was often called in for cases others couldn't solve.

"Not this time, it's a security detail," Chen Wei didn't want to say more. "If you really don't want to go home, go to my place and play with Congcong. My sister-in-law can make you something good to eat."

As an experienced detective, Chen Wei had a keen eye. He could tell who had ulterior motives and who might cause trouble at a glance. Because he had prevented many crises from escalating, he was always called in for security details when important leaders visited. Besides, Chen Wei was tall and imposing, and his appearance was dignified, so he wouldn't embarrass anyone as a bodyguard.

For a police officer, a task was an order, and there was no time to waste. Chen Wei waved, and Little Li quickly started the car.

Wengji Hotel was essentially a government guesthouse, claiming to be four-star, and was the best hotel in Wengji County. Chen Wei got out of the car at the Wengji Hotel entrance, and Nanming, looking from a distance, saw many security personnel, indicating that some important person had arrived.

As soon as he got out, Chen Wei's phone rang again. He waved at Nanming, answered the call, and ran into the Wengji Hotel.

Now only Little Li and Nanming were left. Little Li asked Nanming, "Where should we go now?"

"Um, turn left... um, turn left again, then left, then left..." Nanming didn't want to leave the comfortable passenger seat. After sitting for a while, he could see that the energy bar was no longer flashing red and had even accumulated a bit of green energy.

The speed at which it was recovering made Nanming very happy, and he was even more reluctant to leave.

Not to mention the energy needed to make his family live better and happier, even his current energy level couldn't support daily consumption, let alone being an active teenager.

Following Nanming's directions, Little Li turned left, left, left, and then... realized they had made a big circle and returned to the front of the Wengji Hotel.

Little Li was both amused and exasperated, "Are you just trying to drive around?"

"Bro Li," without Chen Wei around, Nanming felt much bolder, "This is the emperor's throne. How can I not sit in it longer? Just pretend we're patrolling the streets."

Little Li thought, "You're the boss, I'll follow your lead."

In his heart, he was quite envious, occasionally glancing at Nanming's seat and telling himself, "It's just a car seat, just a car seat."

Nanming, curled up in the passenger seat, closed his eyes like a cat, feeling very comfortable. Little Li, on the other hand, was full of frustration, driving aimlessly as Nanming directed.

"Wait... stop, stop!" Just as he was enjoying it, Nanming suddenly froze, seeing four people on the roadside who seemed to be in trouble.

The four people were a middle-aged man and an elderly man in front, followed by two attendants in their thirties. The taller one in the back was none other than Chen Wei.

At that moment, the elderly man was clutching his chest, his face full of pain, and slowly falling to the ground. Chen Wei was about to help him up.

Not good!

Just when he said he wanted his family to live well, this unexpected situation happened!

With a screech, the police car blocked another car that was trying to stop, and came to a sudden stop. Nanming jumped out of the passenger seat and rushed over.

After being possessed by the Lazy God, he hadn't run this fast in a long time.

There were a few plainclothes guards nearby who, seeing the situation, immediately rushed over.

In the car that had been blocked, a pair of vicious eyes glared at Nanming with hatred before speeding away in frustration.

"Bro!" Nanming, unaware that he had foiled someone's plan, saw Chen Wei instinctively supporting the elderly man and shouted, "Don't support him, lay him down flat!"

It was clear that this elderly man was a very important person. If something happened because of Chen Wei's improper actions, it would be disastrous.

The sudden change stunned the people around the elderly man. Hearing Nanming's words, Chen Wei and another attendant instinctively laid the elderly man down flat.

"Untie the belt, unbutton the shirt, don't crowd around, give him some air..." Nanming quickly directed, pushing away someone who suggested lifting the elderly man into the car and rushing him to the hospital, "Get out of the way, don't cause more trouble!"

Turning to the middle-aged man, he asked, "Do you have nitroglycerin?"

"Nitroglycerin... heart medicine?" The middle-aged man was completely stunned, fumbling in the elderly man's pocket for a bottle of medicine and clumsily trying to give it to the elderly man.

"That won't work, give it to me!" Nanming glared at him, snatched the bottle, and immediately used the energy he had just accumulated: "Enhance!"

In an instant, a silver light flashed on Nanming's hand, visible only to him.

It seemed as if the space around them rippled, and invisible waves surged from all directions into the small bottle. Nanming poured out a pill, had Chen Wei open the elderly man's slackened jaw, and placed the pill under his tongue.

He didn't know how much the pill would be enhanced, but it usually took three to five minutes to take effect, and the patient couldn't wait.

"Bro, call an ambulance," Nanming said to Chen Wei, who nodded and immediately took out his phone.

At that moment, the elderly man suddenly gasped and opened his eyes.

Less than 10 seconds! The enhanced pill was indeed powerful!

The crisis was temporarily averted!

"Father, you're awake..." The middle-aged man was overjoyed, reaching out, unsure whether to help the elderly man up or check his condition, but Nanming slapped his hand away, "Don't move him!"

The middle-aged man had probably never been treated like this in his life and awkwardly withdrew his hand.

Nanming felt the ground, which was quite warm, and pressed down on the elderly man, who was trying to get up, "Old man, lie still, don't move."

The elderly man didn't insist, and Chen Wei quickly took off his shirt and placed it under the elderly man's head. Nanming mentally gave his brother a thumbs up, nice, he had good judgment.

The elderly man, though old, had bright eyes. After a moment, he understood the situation and squinted at Nanming, "Little guy, did you save me?"

To someone of Nanming's age, status was meaningless, especially since Nanming was fearless. He replied, "I didn't save you, I just stopped an unreliable person from harming you. Keep this bottle of medicine, don't take it casually, only use it in emergencies."

In his haste, Nanming had enhanced the entire bottle of medicine. He couldn't keep it in his pocket, it would be ridiculous to steal in front of the sharp-eyed Chief Chen.

He would be beaten before he got home.

If the elderly man took the medicine casually, it might be too strong, so Nanming had to warn him, hoping he would take it to heart.

Sigh, two incidents on the first day, he really didn't know how people with superpowers in novels kept their secrets.

Nanming's old-fashioned and ruthless words made the elderly man laugh, and he turned to the middle-aged man standing beside him, "How many times have I told you to stay calm in important situations? You can't even compare to a little kid!"

The middle-aged man's face turned red, but being an important person, he quickly said, "Father, don't talk, rest."

Nanming couldn't help but comment, "Good, that's better this time."

The middle-aged man was speechless.

Chen Wei, watching from the side, was so scared his hair stood on end. You little brat, do you know who you're talking to? You're truly fearless because you're ignorant.

But at that moment, no one else dared to interrupt, all of them trembling with fear.

The hospital was efficient, and the sound of an ambulance soon approached.

"I'm fine, no need for an ambulance," the elderly man was quite stubborn.

Used to obeying, the middle-aged man opened his mouth to say something but didn't dare to.

"That won't do. It's so hot in the summer, and it's a high season for heart disease. I just gave you first aid, but you should still go to the hospital for a thorough check-up," Nanming was the only one who dared to disagree with the elderly man.

What if his medicine caused problems?

The elderly man laughed again, "Alright, alright, I'll listen to the little doctor."

The elderly man's teasing annoyed Nanming, and he emphasized, "My name is Nanming, 'Peng's journey to the Southern Sea, striking the water for three thousand miles' Nanming."

He was just acting young in front of his family, but he didn't like being called young by others.

The elderly man couldn't help but laugh again, gasping, "Alright, alright, the Nanming who strikes the water for three thousand miles, I remember."

"Alright, stop, stop, don't laugh anymore," Nanming waved his hands, afraid he might laugh himself sick.

Seeing the medical staff approach, Nanming waved, "I'm done here, I'm going back."

Saying that, he dragged the hesitant Little Li into the police car and sped away.

Watching the fiery and decisive Nanming leave, the group was speechless for a long time.

"Such a unique little guy, does anyone know him?" The middle-aged man, unsure whether to be happy or disappointed, asked the people around him.

Everyone looked at each other, and Chen Wei stepped forward, "Report to the leader, that's my cousin."

"What does your cousin do? How does he know these first aid techniques?"

"Um..." Chen Wei didn't know how to answer. After thinking for a while, he said, "Our family has a history of heart disease, and Nanming is always careful, so he must have learned heart disease first aid."

Thinking about it, Chen Wei was also moved. No wonder his cousins all liked Nanming; the kid was indeed thoughtful.

Just a bit lazy.

"Good!" The elderly man, lying on the ground, praised, "He has filial piety, you're not even as good as a child."

The latter part was directed at the middle-aged man.

Everyone didn't know how to respond, and the middle-aged man pretended not to hear, patted Chen Wei on the shoulder, and said a few good words.

Two ambulances arrived for one patient, and several doctors followed. Seeing the commotion, Nanming was glad he had left quickly.

Actually, he wasn't sure if his first aid steps were correct, but with the "Enhance" ability, he finally decided to take the risk.

But using his ability again had drained the energy he had just accumulated. Nanming waved and directed, "Bro Li, let's drive around for another seventy or eighty circles."

Energy was too important. In the world, nothing was more important than energy!

Little Li responded, completely unaware that his attitude toward Nanming had already changed.

This kid is a remarkable person.

Nanming sat in the car seat, looking at his hand.

So, my ability can be used like this.

Nanming vaguely sensed something, about the future, about what kind of person he wanted to become.