Chapter 172 I Exist Because of You
A large number of people were involved in tracking and investigating the missing persons, and since the criminals did not deliberately cover up the information, useful information emerged one after another.
While Guan Xia and her colleagues were busy in the temporary office, they kept hearing the sound of people running hurriedly in the corridor, and could vaguely hear words like "something has been discovered."
The sound of vehicles starting up frequently was incessant. Guan Xia was a little anxious and uneasy at first, but after listening to the constant noise coming from outside, he gradually calmed down.
Guan Xia and the others were the same. With their full concentration, the four of them quickly began to make discoveries.
Guan Xia followed the van's escape route and soon discovered that several criminals had fled into a wild mountain more than ten kilometers away from Shangshuang City.
Upon discovering this clue, Guan Xia immediately called out to Xu Nian.
Xu Nian reacted very quickly and came over to take a look, then made a phone call to report the clue.
Less than half an hour later, Wang Yu, Xu Nian, Pang Le and others also made discoveries one after another. However, what was unexpected and somewhat expected was that the direction these people finally fled to was surprisingly consistent. They all fled into the deep mountains and dense forests that required a large number of manpower.
After finding out the whereabouts of the group again and Xu Nian reporting the news, Guan Xia leaned back in his chair with a bit of annoyance, looking up at the ceiling, trying to calm his confused mind.
Before Guan Xia could figure out what to do, the system interface, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly popped up.
Guan Xia was startled. She thought she had triggered some clue, but the system started refreshing the screen as if it was going crazy, so fast that she couldn't even see the words clearly.
At first, Guan Xia tried very hard to see even a few words clearly, so as to distinguish whether it was normal information or a problem with the system. However, this action only lasted for a few seconds before he became dazzled and dizzy. Guan Xia had to give up and wait for the system to end on its own.
Fortunately, this abnormality did not last long. After about a few minutes, it stopped. Then the system interface flashed, and it suddenly closed and opened again as if it was restarting. However, this time it was normal, and soon a line of words appeared on the system interface.
The low presence aura is fully charged. The current aura strength is 73200%.
Guan Xia read through the short line of words in one glance, but when she saw the number representing the current strength of the halo, her eyes widened in shock.
She looked at it several times in disbelief. What was that? Over 70,000 percent!
Guan Xia felt as if he had suddenly become rich. He felt a little dizzy and unreal. He stared at the string of numbers without blinking. It was not until an unknown amount of time had passed that he finally calmed down.
Guan Xia's first reaction was to think about the system's anomaly. Based on the previous charging experiences, he guessed that too many criminals were caught. One criminal represented one charging, and so many criminals gathered together, which caused the screen to be refreshed like a convulsion just now.
Guan Xia scratched his chin, subconsciously thinking that this recharge was due to the peripheral members that the task force had recently arrested, but then he denied it in his heart.
It's not quite right, the number doesn't match. She knows that a lot of people were arrested, and even the detention center is almost full. But she remembers vaguely hearing Xu Nian mention that the task force seemed to have arrested two or three hundred people in total this time, which is obviously a bit far from the number of more than 700. If all the remaining people who committed the massive criminal activities were arrested this time, the number would be about the same.
Guan Xia thought for a few seconds in confusion, and then she remembered something. She remembered that the last case they investigated before coming to Shangshuang City was about human trafficking. They suspected that there was a transit station near the wild mountain they climbed. If they followed the clues from this transit station, it would be possible to arrest so many people in one go.
After figuring out the doubts in his mind, Guan Xia turned all his attention back to the system interface that was still open and not closed.
Only then did Guan Xia discover that the line of words on the system interface was normal black, but the string of numbers representing the intensity of the halo was golden. As time passed, it even began to emit a faint golden light, attracting Guan Xia to fix his eyes on it.
Once again, to Guan Xia's surprise, as soon as her gaze fixed on it, the string of numbers suddenly flashed and expanded, and many characters appeared densely below.
Compared to the top line of words, the words below are obviously much smaller, as if they are providing instructions.
Guan Xia looked carefully and found that it was all data. The first part was the name of the person, and the second part was the increase or decrease of the halo strength. The increase was 100%, but the decrease was a different value, the lowest was 20%, and the higher ones were 50%, 80%, and 100%.
Guan Xia's consciousness seemed to have turned into an invisible hand, constantly flipping through the data. During the browsing process, most of the names were unfamiliar, but there were also some familiar names, such as Wu Xiaozhen, Zhou Yiyang, Wei Jianming, Yuan Yue, Zhang Weiyan, and Lu Manqing, who impressed Guan Xia the most.
It took Guan Xia a minute or two to finally turn to the front of the data. The first name was He Wei, the serial killer disguised as a maintenance worker whom she met in the corridor.
The data with his name are: He Wei-20%, He Wei-20%, He Wei-50%, He Wei-100%, He Wei +100%.
It was the first time that Guan Xia directly saw the increase and decrease of the halo intensity. Even though he had prepared himself mentally, he was still dumbfounded when he saw a series of negative values.
What Guan Xia couldn't understand the most was why He Wei's arrest only brought her a positive increase of 100, while before the arrest it caused a -190% decrease for her. With this addition and subtraction, she still owed the system 90.
Guan Xia complained in his heart while trying hard to recall how these data were calculated.
Fortunately, the system had been activated for less than half a year, and Guan Xia still remembered the initial impression very clearly.
The first time she met He Wei was in the corridor. He was very friendly and had no ill will towards her, so his aura was only reduced by 20%. The second time was in the mall. Her muscles were still sore from climbing and she was still using a trekking pole as a crutch. So He Wei still had no ill will towards her, and his aura was also reduced by 20%.
The third time, Guan Xia's legs were almost healed, so she stopped using crutches. At that time, the reduction was 50%. The next time should be the time at the supermarket at the entrance of Pangle Community. He Wei was stalking her with the intention of killing her, so the reduction was 100%.
Guan Xia let out a long sigh and flipped through the data again. The data afterwards was still just the simple increase and decrease values, and there was no settlement value. This made Guan Xia unable to infer what the situation would be like after the 90 yuan was owed.
Guan Xia recalled her experiences after He Wei, which did not have much impact on her. She guessed that when the system was first activated, the halo itself was 100% full. This could explain why she did not have any ill will towards Luo Shun, who was also a serial killer, when she met him right after moving.
In order to confirm her guess, Guan Xia carefully looked through Luo Shun's numbers. They were all reduced by 20% from the beginning to the end. This meant that even though the halo gradually weakened in the later stages, Luo Shun never had the idea of killing her.
Finally, some of the doubts about the system were resolved. Guan Xia's mood improved and he browsed through the book again with great interest.
Then she discovered that among the positive values, there were many scattered negative values. In addition to some murderers she knew had been arrested, there were also some special names mixed in, but the values did not decrease much, all at the lowest 20%.
Guan Xia thought about it and guessed that she must have accidentally passed by a criminal she didn't know about during the investigation. At that time, the system had not been upgraded and she did not have the intuitive reminder given by the system, so she did not sense anything.
Staring at the unfamiliar name Tan Mingxu, Guan Xia tried to recall. She didn't hold out much hope, but to her surprise, the system was actually triggered. The interface changed and a video popped up quickly.
The video was not long. After playing it, Guan Xia quickly recognized her through the people around her and the surrounding environment. She should be the person they accidentally met while investigating the Zhang Weiyan case.
It was a sunny afternoon. Guan Xia and Pang Le hurriedly got out of the car and walked towards the mall where the gym was. A short man with half-white hair happened to walk into the parking lot. The three of them faced each other, but no one looked at each other. They passed by normally. When the man walked behind Guan Xia and could no longer be seen from the corner of her eye, the video ended.
Guan Xia stared at the man's head marked with a clear red frame. She looked left and right, but couldn't see anything unusual. She was afraid that she had missed something, so she replayed the video several times, but no matter how hard she looked, she still couldn't see anything.
Guan Xia couldn't help but feel confused again. She could understand the maintenance worker and later Luo Shun and Yuan Yue. Although the clues were subtle, they were real after all. It was normal for the system to conclude that they were suspicious. But the people who were intuitively sensed to be problematic seemed a bit abnormal. How did this system confirm the identities of these criminals?
Guan Xia carefully recalled all the information he had learned from activating the system until now, and guessed that maybe it was the different fluctuations in his soul?
Just as Guan Xia thought of this, she saw the system interface suddenly change again. The video disappeared, and then a line of text quickly popped up.
Unlike the rigorous wording used before, this time the text has a marketing feel no matter how you look at it.
The system interface simply read: "Do you want to check the system's field of view? Not 1000, not 500, just 100. 100 gives a 10-second check, 500 gives a one-minute check, and 1000 gives a five-minute check."
Guan Xia was once again dumbfounded. Was this system at its maximum level? Why did it suddenly seem less retarded and even a bit intelligent?
Guan Xia's thoughts flashed through his mind, and accordingly, the text on the system interface also changed, as if something was talking to Guan Xia.
It said: "Thanks to your efforts, I'm indeed less mentally retarded and a little smarter. How's that? Do you want to check my vision?"
The moment she saw these words clearly, Guan Xia couldn't help but get goosebumps. What did this mean? This meant that the system was actively reading her thoughts.
Guan Xia really wanted to stop herself from thinking, but she couldn't control it. Sure enough, the text on the system interface suddenly disappeared, and new ones suddenly appeared: Let me explain, I will not actively read your thoughts. As long as your thoughts do not involve me, I will not be detected by me. I am an assistant to help you survive safely in the other world. You can regard me as a tool, of course you can also regard me as a golden finger, depending on your thoughts. To me, your thoughts are orders, and your life safety is above everything else.
Perhaps it was the decisive tone of these few lines that reassured Guan Xia a little, but she couldn't help but wonder in her mind: I remember when you were first activated, I read a description that said you were the standard system for everyone who traveled to the world of criminal investigation. I've always wanted to ask, why are you the standard system? Why do I have to be involved in these cases? I've been living a good life for 25 years since I traveled here, so why can't I continue like this?
Guan Xia actually had many questions since the system was activated, but the system was stupid before and she could never get the answers. Now that it has finally become intelligent, she can't wait to know the reason.
The system interface changed again. Guan Xia originally thought there would be a long explanation, but unexpectedly there were only a few words on it: Do you want to see what your soul looks like?
It has to be said that the system is very tempting. Guan Xia was immediately tempted, but out of caution, he subconsciously asked: Is there any danger?
The system interface replied: I exist because of you, your life and safety are above everything else.
It seemed like there was no answer, but the answer was already very obvious. Guan Xia was immediately relieved and decisively replied with one word in his mind: Look. But then Guan Xia remembered the previous slogan that sounded like marketing, and carefully added a few words, "Look for 10 seconds."
So in the next moment, Guan Xia's entire vision changed.
The tall buildings disappeared, the desk and computer in front of him disappeared, and even the human skin disappeared. All that appeared in Guan Xia's sight were light balls of varying sizes.
Guan Xia looked at everything in front of her in shock. There were clearly only four people in the room she was in, but in her field of vision, there were countless densely packed light balls, centered around her, some near, some far, some high, some low. There were pure white light balls emitting faint light, some light balls mixed with strands of light gold, and some light balls with blood-red surfaces wrapped around them.
Guan Xia understood almost immediately that those in pure white represented ordinary people, those with light gold should be police officers, and those wrapped in red were criminals.
After realizing this, Guan Xia immediately looked down at herself. She was also a ball of light, but it was not white, but light blue, just like a shallow, round lake, emitting waves that were completely different from the other balls of light. However, on the outermost layer of these blues, there was a layer of the same white shell, like a layer of packaging, or like a layer of armor, firmly covering the light blue and disguising it as the same as the other balls of light.
Guan Xia finally understood what the system meant by the different soul fluctuations. There was indeed a clear difference. After all, one main body was white and the other was light blue. They were so different that it was no wonder that the system was standard for time travelers like them.
The 10 seconds passed in the blink of an eye, and as Guan Xia thought about it, his vision returned to normal human vision.
Guan Xia couldn't help but ask in his mind again: What would happen if you had not been activated?
A few lines of text quickly popped up on the system interface: Sooner or later, it will be activated. The soul fluctuations of the traversers are too different from those of the people in this world. As they grow older, the intensity of the halo will become weaker and weaker. When it disappears completely, it will be like an amplified router, attracting other humans with very different soul fluctuations.
Guan Xia recalled the system's vision of the physical examination just now, and almost immediately understood that other humans with very different soul fluctuations, besides the police, were not criminals?
No wonder she encountered criminals wherever she went. It turned out that her aura was too weak.
Guan Xia felt a little scalp tingling, and then she thought of the halo strength she had just seen, more than 70,000%, and immediately felt relieved. Fortunately, although it was activated late, it was upgraded quickly, at least her future safety was guaranteed.
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