But he never expected.

It was hard enough to get into the assault team, yet he still couldn’t compare to the special police unit.

During the 7.19 hundred-day operation, Gu Ji and Gao Bo stole the spotlight.

Last week, he heard that these two even coordinated with the anti-drug squad to capture an important suspect in Dianyun!

My God, how long have their 24th batch of officers been on duty?

In just a month, the superiors dared to let two trainee officers participate in a live ammunition capture, and they are usually responsible for road duty special patrols…

The most annoying thing was, he overheard the captain say that the two newcomers performed outstandingly during the operation, especially Gu Ji, who was specifically praised by the Dianyun Anti-Drug Bureau and the special police squad, making the city bureau now regard Gu Ji as a valuable asset.

“No, I definitely can’t let these two beat me!”

Wu Kang clenched the Type 95 training gun in his hand, with a faint bulging vein on his forehead.

Practicing until dusk.

Gu Ji walked out of the training ground, and Gao Bo glanced back, surprised to see Wu Kang still training hard, showing no sign of stopping.

“Wow, more diligent than the two of us, should we keep practicing a bit more?”

“Balance work and rest, too much at once is no good.”

Gu Ji removed his helmet, his short buzz-cut soaked with sweat, steaming like a lit incense stick.

Gao Bo thought about it and found it reasonable.

Today’s rapid reaction training felt like “itching, must be growing brains” and added a lot of practical knowledge.

Returning the equipment, a quick wash.

The two took a taxi to a barbecue restaurant.

After ordering, Gu Ji was replying to Chen Zhiyu’s WeChat.

Gao Bo suddenly commented.

“Hey, did you see the recent news? The outdoor streamer you disciplined before got caught. His account is banned all over the network, and he fled to the United States to make a living!”

“Outdoor streamer?”

Gu Ji took the phone and saw it was that guy who staged the kidnapping as Passionfruit.

He had warned this guy not to mess around like that as it could easily cause trouble, but unexpectedly, he didn’t change and imitated foreign prank videos, dressing as ghosts to scare people for attention, which led to him being charged with provoking trouble and being administratively detained for 12 days, banned across all platforms.

Unable to survive domestically, he could only shift his focus abroad.

He went to the United States to continue streaming pranks.

He shook his head.

“If he keeps doing this, trouble is bound to come.”

“Exactly, such people have no limits for money. They think being abroad means they can act recklessly? It’s more dangerous abroad, one of these days he’ll scare an American who’ll shoot him, then he’ll finally settle down…”

Gao Bo couldn’t help but curse.

A week passed quickly.

During the lunchtime break, Gu Ji clicked on the game’s item page, all three treasure chests had finished cooling down, waiting to be opened.

He rubbed his hands, placed them on Gao Bo’s thigh, and tried to absorb some luck.

Start steadily, one at a time.

[Do you want to spend 2 crisis points to open the mark chest?]

[Yes!]

This time was different from before, the opening cost of a Level 2 chest was slightly higher, and its appearance had changed from rusty iron to crafted steel and ebony, with distinctive blue light emanating through the cracked wood grains, clearly hiding great treasures.

[Congratulations on obtaining White Power Boost (Small), Risk Judgment Boost (Small), 5 Crisis Points!]

“Wow… huh???”

Looking at the three items before him, Gu Ji was just about to shout “Awesome” in his heart but was surprised to find that his favorite risk mark was actually white.

Why is it small?

Quickly checking the game’s explanation, it turns out the system never guaranteed that Level 2 chests would definitely open intermediate marks and the ones selected in the stages, just that the chance was higher.

“Should I take a gamble…”

Retreating a bit, Gu Ji felt it was a loss.

He still had the “Special Driving Boost” that could be combined for the mark. Having just gained rewards, he had 9 crisis points left, enough to attempt one mark synthesis even after deducting 2 points item opening cost.

But the system’s measly 35% success rate made him slightly anxious.

After careful consideration, Gu Ji decided to synthesize the reaction.

Mainly to spread out the risk. Even if it failed, he would have the risk mark as a backup, and in practice, some attributes even slightly stronger than reaction.

[Do you want to spend 5 points to synthesize a mark?]

[Yes!]

With a thought, he placed power and special near the reaction, the three marks arranged in an equilateral triangle, rotating slowly until a dazzling blue-white light intertwined.

[Congratulations on obtaining a Medium Reaction Boost!]

Blue [Medium Reaction Boost]: Enhances central nervous system response threshold by 23%, increases CNS excitement by 21%, improves reception limit of sensory organs by 19%, sharpens effector fiber stimulus by 29%.

At the moment the mark was successfully enhanced.

Gu Ji felt his nerves and muscles excited uncontrollably, blood seemingly boiling and burning, hairs standing like steel needles.

“Hiss… why are you pinching me? I’m telling you, I’m not into this!”

Beside him, Gao Bo was eating, his thigh suddenly stinging, turning to jokingly curse.

Gu Ji immediately released his hand.

The tension of synthesis, coupled with the new mark boost, almost made him misjudge the force applied.

As expected of the first-level divine mark.

At this moment, Gu Ji’s reactions were especially keen, combined with the vision mark and sensory organ enhancements, his eyes were like two action cameras, capturing all information around the police force canteen at high speed.

The central nervous system became like an M2 chip GPU, analyzing and processing the meanings of this information multithreadedly, from parts to the whole.

In simpler terms, as nimble as a mantis!

Mantises are extremely quick responders, with very short reflex arcs, and in ancient Greece, mantises were even regarded as prophets.

Gu Ji then inserted the risk mark into the new slot.

With all three buffs in place, it’s not an exaggeration to say, in terms of crisis reaction alone, he is confident he won’t lose to the Dragon and Tiger Assault Team!!

The other two item chests were opened by Gu Ji in one go.

[Congratulations on obtaining White Historical Item: Cross Medal and Infantry Binoculars!]

White [Cross Medal]: This item originates from a classic stage exclusive, crafted with rustic cast iron, boosts proactivity by 7% and stage crisis point settlement bonus by 7%.

Note: Honor stands before us, honor boils in our hearts, honor follows behind us!

White [Infantry Binoculars]: This item originates from a classic stage exclusive, made with worn metal and Zeiss optics, a basic must for infantry; in-game stages, after killing 5 enemies or completing two tasks consecutively, grants a 3-second binocular vision, deactivated in reality.

Note: Be cautious behind you, observe carefully!

Observing these two newly acquired items, Gu Ji gradually grasped the game’s pattern.

If modern stage items slightly ahead of Earth’s military technology, classic stage items are more like “Totem Divine Artifacts,” with symbolic significance.

The Cross Medal is relatively practical among these.

The other binocular item sounds impressive but hardly presents a challenge to acquire in either reality or classic stages.

Layman’s terms: perception isn’t strong.

Let alone it requires consecutive tasks or continuous enemy kills to activate, making it less engaging.

“Forget it, better than nothing, might just save a life at a crucial moment.”

Ending his treasure box fun, Gu Ji had 2 crisis points remaining, which he used entirely on the new tactical skill, advancing the SOBR Rapid Response Mechanism to Level 2.

Another weekend went by.

As Gu Ji stepped into the special police squad’s changing room, he encountered an exhilarated Gao Bo, who excitedly checked his reflection, sorting his police attire non-stop and repeatedly asking about his look.

Gao Bo’s excitement stemmed from today being the day the city bureau awarded recognitions.

That’s right.

The achievements they made in the 7.19 major case were finally being recognized!

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep