Chapter 81: Chapter 81 – Why Don’t You Believe It?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Ren Suo took the file from Yu Kuangtu. There was no title on the cover of the file, and it was just like a file that students used to store their examination papers. Ren Suo flipped open the file to the first page to see a front-facing file photo of him which he took when he graduated.
It was the file of Ren Suo’s personal details. From his relatives and his ancestral ho to his educational background and lodging history to his lifelong achievents, there was a full record of everything about him.
Ren Suo was not surprised, however. The mont he was transferred to the Ministry of State Security, he knew that his entire background would have been traced and checked.
The most important information were:
“Base Practitioner Talent Score: 1.25, Potential: Low”
“Awakened Ability: First-aid Rescue”
Even though he knew long ago that his talent score was diocre, his instructor had played it down during the training camp. Ren Suo had to work after the end of the training camp, and he gradually forgot about it.
But now that he saw that his potential was written as “low”, he could not help but feel slightly disheartened.
There was another page at the back:
“Born in Fofeng as a mber of the Ren tribe. An offshoot of the Ren family of Luoyang. An Important Protected mber of the City.”
Key Protected mber of the City…
Ren Suo had only heard of key primary schools of the area, key secondary schools of the city, and key high schools of the province, but had never heard of key protected mbers of the city.
Yu Kuangtu looked up and saw that Ren Suo was looking at that page. He knew what Ren Suo was thinking about.
He said, “The Key mbers Protection Plan is a special policy that was implented recently. In general, there are currently only key mbers of the city, the province, and the nation. Most of the potential Awakeners who are willing to be a part of the nation’s Practitioner system are listed as key protection mbers.”
“This Plan was devised based on the prior protection plan for research center personnel. Currently, both the Awakened and Practitioners are tactical resources. The presence of certain Awakened people can rapidly increase the speed of the nation’s research, and Practitioners can also gradually awaken as their ability enhances. As such, it is extrely important to protect Awakeners who have weak combat power.”
“The term ‘key mber of the city’ is for ordinary Practitioners who had so Practitioner talent. While it may sound exaggerated, it ans that there would be more policen in the area, and all foreigners would be scrutinized. The local security checks would also be much more stringent. In essence, it is an enhanced protection the city is capable of arranging with its police force.”
Ren Suo asked, “Is that sufficient? What if…”
“Is that not sufficient? Although no one can guarantee that foreign opposing powers would not infiltrate here, the most that they can do is also to bribe the jobless locals and instigate them to harm the key protected mbers,” Yu Kuangtu said with a laugh.
“Do you actually think that the nation would allow foreigners who have combat experience to roam around freely here? Do you think that rcenaries would be allowed across our borders? Even if it was to expand the tourism industry here, the public security bureau of the nation would still be extrely particular towards those groups of people.”
“But in general, mbers of the Counterasure Division would not beco a Key Protected mber. You are an exception,” Yu Kuangtu said.
Ren Suo said, “Is it because of…’Over My Dead Body’?”
“Yes. It looks like you have done your own research. The Ren family of Fofeng are said to be offshoots of the Ren family of Luoyang,” Yu Kuangtu said.
He paused for a mont before continuing, “You are part of the ministry, so there is no harm telling you this information… The nation has already confird that the Ren family of Luoyang did exist in the past.”
Ren Suo rubbed his palms as he felt his sweat between his fingertips.
Yu Kuangtu continued, “Traces of the earth elves have even been found.”
R en Suo was surprised. He exclaid, “Earth elves?! Are they the earth elves that the Ren family perford spiritual exchange within the drama series?”
Yu Kuangtu leaned back in his chair and replied, “Yes, but there are rely traces of them. Soone was once saved by the earth elf, but that was it. I don’t know the details as I am not in charge of this area, so let’s go back to you… Although you have the surna Ren, you did not awaken the Blood of the Champion.”
“Of course,” Ren Suo said. “If I did, I would be living like a saint now.”
Yu Kuangtu said, “According to internal research, the awakening of the Blood is likely controlled by information in the DNA, which ans that you would not awaken the Blood if it is not sufficiently ‘pure’. You would live just like an ordinary person, so you don’t need to worry.”
“Furthermore, not everyone who has the surna Ren would carry the blood of the legendary Ren family?” Yu Kuangtu said.
Ren Suo blinked. He asked, “What do you an?”
“The ancient people often used the most common surna around their area as their own surna, especially if they wanted to ease into the local culture as fast as possible, or simply because they were too poor to have a surna. That is why there were entire villages of people with the surna Li or Chen in the past,” Li Kuangtu explained.
He continued, “In episode 21 of ‘Over My Dead Body’, a man who lived in the Ren village for protection changed his own surna to ‘Ren’.”
“And that was a very common thing to do at that ti.”
Ren Suo said, “So, it is very likely that many people with the surna Ren today have such a surna due to their ancestor following the trend?”
Yu Kuangtu said, “Following the trend… I suppose you are not wrong to say so. Either way, your Practitioner talent score is so… ordinary, the Blood of the Champion will definitely not be awakened.”
Ren Suo received 4x the damage.
Yu Kuangtu continued, “But even so, there is still a slight risk. Of course, your personal file has been kept more secure after you joined the Counterasure Division, and no one can access and view your background from the household registration system.”
“However, for precautionary purposes, you should avoid working on the field as much as possible these few days… Eh, I looked through your analysis of the monsters and I thought it was quite good.”
“At this ti, the higher-ups have tasked the Counterasure Divisions of all cities to analyze and study Naisser_Ren’s videos. They have instructed the analysis to be done from the perspective of the mbers of the Counterasure Division. I was thinking about who the lucky person to work overti would be… How about this, stay at ho to complete the analysis report on ‘Naisser_Ren’ these few days. Submit a draft providing a comprehensive analysis of all three of his videos within five days. The report should be at least 20 thousand words long.”
Five days;
20 thousand words;
Which ans 4000 words per day.
It was almost more words per day than the rate of update of a particular book!
Ren Suo gaped as he listened to Yu Kuangtu. He pulled the corners of his mouth as he asked, “Does that an that I can work from ho in the future?”
“You wish. After these few days, the foreign powers would divert their attention, and you can continue working diligently in the office,” Yu Kuangtu said. He glanced at Ren Suo and said, “Alright, you may leave now.”
But Ren Suo remained in his seat, asking, “Can I ask a question?”
Yu Kuangtu replied, “You may, but you have already asked a question.”
Ren Suo was speechless for a second. Who would have guessed that Yu Kuangtu would employ such tactics? Ren Suo decided to continue with his question and asked, “… the top, do they really believe that ‘Naisser_Ren’s’ videos are factual history? After all, it is a drama series in 4K resolution with its own opening and closing the…”
“Anyone would think that it is just a drama series. Wouldn’t it be too…absurd, to believe that the drama series was real?” Yu Kuangtu said.
That was a question that Ren Suo actually thought of as well.
The previous two videos by “Naisser_Ren” involved nurous witnesses, proving that they were real.
But “Over My Dead Body” described stories that took place two thousand years ago. Were there video caras two thousand years ago, that captured the exchanges between the saints and the famous historical figures, as well as the story of the saints eliminating monsters…
It was a ridiculous idea in itself. Who would believe all of that?
Yu Kuangtu stared at Ren Suo for a while before laughing suddenly. He said, “How would I know? I am just a worker here too. Do you think that I have the power to make policies?”
“… You have a point. I’ll go out now,” Ren Suo said. He thought that what Yu Kuangtu said made sense and stood up to leave his office.
At this mont, Yu Kuangtu suddenly continued again, “Nonetheless, what’s there not to believe?”
Ren Suo turned around to look at Yu Kuangtu. He maintained the smile on his face, but his glance was dead serious.
“In the age of Reiki rejuvenation, our nation has a Practitioner family with a long-standing history. Furthermore, they have a complete system of abilities that were passed down from many generations ago…”
“As long as there are no loopholes in the videos, and the stories can be proven, why should we not believe it? Wouldn’t it be better if there were?”
“Furthermore, we do have the evidence.”
Evidence?
Ren Suo wanted to probe further, but Yu Kuangtu did not want to say anymore. With a light push of his left hand, Ren Suo was sent out the door.
Ren Suo returned to the office of Team Three. When he walked passed Qiao Muyi’s desk, she said softly, “Rember about our dinner after work!”
Ren Suo said, “I have already ended work, see you!”
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