Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 42

“What?”

“They actually overlap?!”

Hearing this, the two of them widened their eyes in disbelief.

They never expected that the two Deviants they were after would actually be the same person!

The “ghost” Zhang Jialiang captured was also involved in the theft case.

Their expressions shifted as they pondered the logic. Soon, their eyes widened in realization-both enlightened and annoyed they hadn’t connected the dots sooner.

Sheng An put down the photos, tapping her fingertips on them, her tone relaxed:

“Both incidents happened in Shi City. I’ve been wondering if they could be connected. Why would that person use their ability at the foot of a deserted mountain? Most likely, they deliberately chose an empty place to train.

“And training must be for a specific purpose-for example: stealing food supplies.

“This person’s ability is very distinctive: instant disappearance and reappearance elsewhere. Based on the four photos Zhang Jialiang took, the distance they can disappear is limited, which means they have to land every so often.”

Hao Jingye slapped the table and added:

“Just like Speed Ability-if you’re fast enough, you can’t be seen clearly. And if he activates his ability twice in quick succession, with almost no interval, ordinary cameras probably won’t catch him!”

Song Linwei still had a question: “Then what was with the ghost encounter?”

Sheng An chuckled lightly, her tone calm: “Two consecutive activations of the ability can have no time gap, but when a Space Ability user takes the food during the interval, it inevitably lengthens the gap, making the two activations discontinuous, so the camera will definitely catch it.”

She propped her chin with one hand, spinning the two photos between her fingers with the other, her eyes full of interest-

“So, the ‘little ghost’ needs a blind spot to block the camera, which means he must know the layout inside the warehouse…

“Installing a miniature camera on a staff member for real-time monitoring of the warehouse, understanding the surveillance positions and live blind spots, becomes a necessity.”

Last night, when the staff member “encountered a ghost,” it was the “little ghost” attaching a camera to him.

And today, when he felt the wind, it was the “little ghost” retrieving the surveillance!

Hao Jingye suddenly understood.

As if remembering something, he quickly pulled up the surveillance footage, scrubbing to the moment the food disappeared and pausing it.

Song Linwei also looked over, then pointed to the spot beside the staff member, gasping.

“It’s here-the high pile of food and the staff member’s movement create a side angle that the camera can’t capture!”

Hao Jingye nodded, his expression complicated: “But it’s only for a moment, because the person will move afterward, and the food disappears right after…”

“That brief moment is enough. The Space Ability user takes the food, immediately retrieves the surveillance, and leaves with the person.” Sheng An tapped the paused surveillance screen, lifting her chin. “Have someone process this time point, this location, this angle.”

Hao Jingye nodded and hurried to send the command.

Song Linwei shook his head: “Such intricate planning-pretty impressive.”

“Yes, that’s why I say this ‘little ghost’ is really smart: clear goals, a precise action path, from training to scouting, then identifying the person to install the surveillance, finally acting and erasing traces… Very well executed.”

Sheng An was generous with her praise.

Song Linwei glanced at her, feeling complicated.

-No matter how clear the action route or how flawless the crime, it was still unraveled by Sheng An.

Piecing together scattered clues, pinpointing the truth from the tiniest traces…

Running into her, the Deviant was truly unlucky.

Song Linwei sighed. Nation Father really knows how to pick a Deviant handler.

After sending the notification, Hao Jingye asked in confusion, “Sister Sheng, what exactly is the ‘little ghost’s’ ability?”

Sheng An called him ‘little ghost,’ so he followed suit.
A truly formidable Superpower User had his aura affected by this name.

Sheng An picked up the four photos taken by Zhang Jialiang again, her lips curling into a smile. “A very special kind of ability-it should be called the Flash Step Ability.”

Hao Jingye and Song Linwei stared in shock.

“Beep beep-”

Just then, the communicator rang, and the fax machine produced a high-definition photo and a file.

Hao Jingye glanced down, suddenly stood up, grabbed the photo and the file, his expression turning serious-

“Sister Sheng, we’ve found the file on the Flash Step Ability Superpower User.”

*

Shi City, an abandoned factory.

“Hahaha, that was way too easy! As expected, with Brother Long leading us, nothing can stop us!” Ke Jiaxue laughed, full of pride.

Another man, calm and steady, spoke evenly: “My ability is special, but this time we really have to thank Zhang Kun’s space ability. Otherwise, we couldn’t have collected so much food.”

His tone was calm, but the slight lift of his chin and the confidence in his eyes showed his pride.

Beside him, the shy Zhang Kun smiled gently, his tone warm: “Brother Long’s Flash Step Ability is amazing, and it was his perfect plan. Otherwise, I couldn’t have done anything.”

“No need to be modest! Zhang Kun, your space ability is super useful, and Brother Long is truly awesome-Flash Step Ability!” Ke Jiaxue’s eyes sparkled.

Long Tianyu, the Flash Step Ability Superpower User.

He was the core of their team, the one who brought them together.

At her words, a hint of pride flickered across Long Tianyu’s usually stoic face, but he quickly reined it in, keeping his cool and composed demeanor.

Long Tianyu said, “Fifteen days left-no, it’s almost midnight, so fourteen days… The Apocalypse will arrive, and the world will change dramatically. We’ve awakened our abilities before the Apocalypse, so when it comes, we’ll surely shine.”

He glanced at the two before him. They were Superpower Users he had gone to great lengths to find.

They were also the teammates he had chosen for himself.

Ke Jiaxue’s eyes grew even brighter, her admiration clear: “Even though I’ve awakened my ability, if it weren’t for Brother Long, I wouldn’t have known the Apocalypse was coming, let alone prepared supplies in advance.”

The shy Zhang Kun smiled and nodded, his eyes full of anticipation:

“The Apocalypse is scary, but Brother Long predicted it and led us to stockpile food ahead of time. As long as we have enough supplies and strong fighting power, there’s nothing to fear.”

Hearing this, Long Tianyu was moved.

He looked at the two, growing serious: “You are the teammates I’ve chosen. I trust you and know you won’t betray me, so there are some things I can tell you now.”

The two immediately looked at him with curiosity.

“Actually, I didn’t predict the Apocalypse. I am… a Reborn Person.” Long Tianyu said slowly.

Zhang Kun: “!”

Ke Jiaxue: “!!”

Long Tianyu: “Do you blame me for keeping this from you before?”

“Of course not!” the two replied in unison.

Ke Jiaxue grew even more excited, her cheeks flushed:

“Brother Long, I always thought you were special, but I never imagined you were a Reborn Person too! Powerful abilities, rebirth… Brother Long, you must be the Chosen One!”

She was a recent university graduate, at the age when she loved reading novels.

Zhang Kun nodded, fully agreeing:

“It’s our luck to follow Brother Long. According to anime tropes, a Reborn Person with abilities like Brother Long is definitely the Chosen One. If you follow Brother Long, you’ll have food to eat; if you go against him, you’ll surely die.”

Ke Jiaxue nodded vigorously.

Long Tianyu could no longer hide his pride and arrogance.

Reborn with powerful abilities, even if he took food from the national warehouse, he was confident no one could discover him.

-He was the Chosen One.