Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Offering Buddha Borrowed Flowers
Qin Yi casually flipped through the photos and evidence, and after glancing at the unpredictably moody plaintiff, he slowly said:
"This case is not difficult at all. You think this is a burglary case, but actually, there are too many suspicious points in this case. The timing of these so-called pieces of evidence is too coincidental to be valid. I can tell you with certainty that this is not a case of burglary but a staged case. Normally, it would be a case you concocted to commit insurance fraud, wouldn't it?"
The woman sitting opposite Xiao Cao changed her facial expression slightly, clenched her handbag tightly, and said nervously, "You... don't joke, someone did break in. I called the police, just look at the surveillance."
"The surveillance shows the burglar was your accomplice. You think you did a perfect job, but you still missed one thing—we captured another photo,"
Qin Yi effortlessly pulled a photo from the evidence, "The silhouette captured here shows you talking to a man after the incident. Although this man has disguised himself, you greatly underestimated our technology. The slight disguise could never fool us; you two collaborated to commit insurance fraud!"
Qin Yi laid out one piece of evidence after another on the table until the woman was red-faced and speechless!
"Exactly! How did I not think of that!"
Xiao Cao appeared to have an epiphany, smacking his own head, somewhat annoyed but at the same time admiringly looking at Qin Yi: "Impressive! You solved what I was unclear about so quickly."
"I really underestimated you!"
Lu Zhiwei exclaimed as well.
"Haha, it's nothing! Just a piece of cake."
Qin Yi was very pleased with himself.
In fact, this case was not something Xiao Cao hadn't thought of; Xiao Cao had thought of it and was ready to close the case, but Qin Yi had snatched away his Reasoning Talent, which confused him.
Qin Yi was merely presenting others' flowers as his tribute.
He could not only take away others' talents but also acquire their original reasoning thoughts.
As long as he integrated the reasoning process of this case from Xiao Cao into his own mind, relying on the amassed reasoning abilities, solving the case was a matter of a moment.
If it had been a completely unfamiliar case, he wouldn't have been able to solve it so quickly.
But neither Xiao Cao nor Lu Zhiwei were aware of Qin Yi's system, and they attributed the solving of the case to Qin Yi himself; thus, they were extremely impressed with him for a while.
"So, Xiao Wei, if you want to learn reasoning abilities, you should seek me out. If it had been that high school student, he'd probably still be pondering the meaning of the photo now!" Qin Yi boasted proudly.
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Xiang Beifei and Lu Hong walked toward the training room.
He didn't know what Qin Yi was talking about, but solving a case wasn't too difficult for him either because many crime processes were written into the suspect's system tasks.
It was plain to see.
On the way, Lu Hong couldn't help but ask, "You clearly have such impressive reasoning abilities, are you content to be mocked by Qin Yi?"
"Using reasoning abilities to solve cases is good enough; there's no need to prove who is stronger," Xiang Beifei said.
He had just had 10 points of Reasoning Talent extracted by Qin Yi, but it had no effect on him; Xiaohei would use a spiritual power crystal to disguise any system points he lost.
Xiang Beifei liked to quietly prosper; he even hoped Qin Yi would complete his system tasks quickly!
Then, he could get free shipping again.
"You! With such a temperament, you're easily bullied and likely to suffer in the future," Lu Hong shook his head.
"Sometimes, suffering losses isn't a bad thing; misfortune leans on fortune,"
Xiang Beifei was best at suffering losses.
Qin Yi was insistent on performing tasks on him, and he couldn't do anything about it.
Qin Yi might think he had made a huge gain.
But Xiang Beifei never suffered a loss.
"You, child."
Lu Hong smiled, not knowing what else to say.
He increasingly found favor with Xiang Beifei.
He himself was an S-level Awakener, also within the Investigation System, with an especially keen eye, except for when dealing with S-level Disguise Awakeners like Chen Gang; he rarely misjudged people.
Qin Yi was interested in his daughter and had persistently asked him to mentor him, but he found Qin Yi too impulsive and too skilled at flattery—mentorship was not the goal, which displeased him, so he had refused.
But Xiang Beifei was different—possessing outstanding talent, a good personality, doing things quietly without flaunting, and avoiding needless competition. He truly appreciated such a person.
Although he refrained from inquiring into Xiang Beifei's secrets, he wouldn't really believe that Xiang Beifei was an N-level Awakener.
"I just wonder if this kid has any feelings for Xiao Wei. They are only a year apart. If they could see eye to eye..."
Lu Hong had some weird thoughts flashing through his mind.
Entering the training room, Xiang Beifei changed his clothes and commenced warm-up exercises before training.
"Uncle Lu, if I manage to create sparks, how should I gather them together?" Xiang Beifei asked.
Seeing how dedicated Xiang Beifei was to his training, Lu Hong, fearing that he was rushing, said:
"Beifei, practicing Rapid Flame needs to be done step by step. When I first trained in this technique, it took me a full two weeks just to produce sparks, and Xiao Wei, being naturally restless and highly talented in this area, took two months to learn it because it wasn't her system ability.
If you can't produce sparks, it's not a big deal, because my Rapid Flame technique comes from my own system, and it might not match your system attributes. So, you need to keep a level head, not set too high expectations, and not be too demanding. It's completely normal to spend a month or two."
"Does it take that long?"
Xiang Beifei was a bit puzzled, shook his hands, and then swung a punch forward in a rather ordinary manner—
Zzzt!
The punch, carrying a few sparks, blasted a sandbag away.
"What!"
Lu Hong stared at Xiang Beifei's punch, then gasped in shock!
He was utterly stunned.
He… he actually managed it?
How could it be so quick!
Lu Hong found it incredibly hard to believe his own eyes.
To think that "Rapid Flame" was a technique derived from his own system, which surely would be most suited for him to train in, and others should have some setbacks.
But why did it take him two weeks to master it, while this… this kid managed it in just one day!
He hadn't been training in Rapid Flame for even twenty-four hours yet, had he?
Whose system's Cultivation Technique was Rapid Flame, after all?
Lu Hong almost thought he was the outsider when it came to practicing Rapid Flame.
"You… you've grasped the basics already?"
Lu Hong asked in astonishment.
Xiang Beifei threw another punch, sparks flickering, carrying a roaring sound, and slightly nodded, saying, "I thought it wouldn't be difficult; I've been practicing it during breaks today!"
"…"
Lu Hong's chest heaved repeatedly, finding it hard to calm his breath.
He was choked up by Xiang Beifei's words.
Xiang Beifei hadn't even been training for a whole day, just during class breaks!
The fastest to train in a technique from his own system wasn't himself but someone else!
For a moment, he thought the Awakened system belonged to Beifei.