Chapter 194: Mission Rating A+

“So scary…”

At Lu Xin’s home, while warmly entertaining a guest and taking the opportunity to ask the questions he wanted, in a room that Chen Jing had once used across from the Old Building, three members of the Special Clean-up Department’s mission evaluation team looked terrified as they lowered their binoculars.

The records that Lu Xin had sent to Drunkard, they, as observers, could also see.

It was precisely because of these records that they became even more frightened.

In their eyes, they could now only see the closed curtains and the Psychic Entity that had vanished inside Lu Xin’s home.

So, two Psychic Entities with such high Psychic Magnitude had just vanished like that, all at once?

Moreover, they had managed to reveal all the outcomes needed?

…

“How did he manage that?”

The slightly overweight senior staff member trembled slightly.

“The magnitudes of those Psychic Entities were definitely close to two thousand.

The Psychic Radiation they carried could even affect the voltage of roadside streetlights.

But such two Psychic Entities were pulled straight into the room by Sin… by him, and then… then there was no more commotion?”

“Was it… was it eaten by him?”

…

“N-Not necessarily…”

Another staff member, slightly taller, gulped.

“These Psychic Entities are supposed to disappear after existing for a certain amount of time anyway…

Moreover, in his records, he only wrote down his own speculation about the cult’s behavioral motives without any specific process details.

So, couldn’t it be that they vanished because their time was up?”

“But if so, how did he get so many investigative results in such a short time?”

The slightly overweight staff member inquired.

“Besides, didn’t you notice his method of dealing with those Psychic Entities earlier?”

“It seemed that he directly pulled them inside.

Drunkard, such a powerful Ability User, was only able to handle them because her ability countered Entities well, allowing her to hold out until they dissipated.

Other Ability Users, in direct combat, how many could last three minutes?”

“As for him, not only did he make those Psychic Entities vanish instantly, but he also quickly provided the entities’ real purpose in seeking Drunkard at that time, along with their behavioral logic and detailed information on their mastermind operator and his abilities.”

“It’s not logical, it’s completely illogical…”

As he spoke, he gulped again.

“I feel like he interrogated them to get it?”

…

The taller observer was stunned by those words.

“Interrogate what? Interrogate Psychic Entities?”

…

“It really is hard to grasp…”

The intern who hadn’t passed probation yet, seeing the strange expressions of his seniors, cautiously whispered a reminder.

“No matter how complex the situation, as professionals, shouldn’t we… display some professionalism?”

The two seniors immediately glared at him angrily.

The younger intern shrunk his neck, feeling oppressed in the workplace.

But perhaps this reminder helped the two seniors calm down a bit.

They thought their earlier guesses had been too wild.

“At any rate…”

The overweight observer took a deep breath.

“From a mission observation standpoint, he handled it without issue.

From Satellite City No.4 to Satellite City No.2, teaming up with Drunkard for their first real collaboration, they perfectly completed the breakdown of the True Homeland cult organization and the cleanup of its Ability Users.

Especially the mission to identify the Ability User of this mysterious group…”

“He didn’t just find him, he directly eliminated him too.”

“He didn’t rely on other forces, and he caused no collateral damage.

More troublesome was…”

He sighed deeply.

“We can’t even figure out how to critique it after the fact!”

…

The intern exclaimed in surprise, then voiced his opinion again.

“Then doesn’t that mean it should be rated an ‘A’?”

“Theoretically, yes.”

The overweight observer stated.

“An A-rated mission has two kinds: one where you do your best and no one else could handle it more perfectly, or where no one else knows how to handle it… but you do.”

The intern nodded repeatedly; his senior made a good point!

“It’s not that simple.”

The taller observer interrupted gravely.

“It also ties into another issue.”

“After all, we are the Risk of Loss of Control evaluation team.

So not only do we evaluate missions, but we assess Ability Users as well.”

Pausing, a puzzled look crossed his face.

“On his profile, it clearly states, in big bold letters, ‘Spider-Type’.

But from his earliest mission records to what we observed just now, he could directly see Psychic Entities.

In a very short time, he could judge whether nearby areas held the targets he was tracking.

In narrow spaces, he made two Psychic Entities vanish without using any standard weapons.”

The overweight observer interjected dryly.

“From his earlier conversation with Drunkard, he has the ability to lock onto the controller behind those Psychic Entities directly.

That’s why he so confidently let Drunkard act.”

As they spoke, the two were baffled.

“A Spider-Type definitely couldn’t do any of that…”

“So, what exactly are his abilities?”

“…”

The question left the three of them, including the asker himself, utterly bewildered.

As members of the Risk of Loss of Control assessment team, their job was to observe and judge the upper limits of an Ability User’s capabilities, determining their ability grades to serve as a reference for task assignment and deployment. Moreover, their submitted Risk of Loss of Control assessments became the primary basis for the higher-ups’ understanding of Ability Users. Yet, this was the first time they encountered such a situation…

As a Risk of Loss of Control assessment team, they couldn’t even determine what his abilities were, let alone assess the actual risk…

An Ability User typically possessed one core and three abilities…

So, where did this situation even fit in?

If they didn’t even know his abilities, how could they assess the risk?

…

“Well, actually… I find that while it looks complicated now, it somehow feels clearer…”

Amidst the exchange of clueless looks, the intern timidly raised his hand and said: “About the report… I have an idea…”

Both senior assessors turned their heads to look at him simultaneously.

That look instantly made the young man understand: whether he passed his internship or not hinged entirely on this moment.

“We should still give him an A-grade assessment, preferably…”

The intern swallowed hard and gathered his courage to speak.

The seniors frowned directly: “Reason.”

“When working, logical structure is key…” the intern whispered. “Divide the problem into two. At least in terms of task completion, he did very well, right?”

The slightly plump observation personnel questioned: “But what about his ability issue?”

“The ability issue isn’t our concern…” The intern continued softly: “We’re observers, not researchers. Why not just report as usual and hand it over…”

Both seniors immediately knit their brows.

“There’s actually a more important reason…”

The intern finally couldn’t help but say it. He stole a glance towards the opposite side – the sixth floor flat in that aged six-story building. On its fourth floor, a window emitted light that seemed dim behind drawn curtains. Yet, amidst the inky blackness of the old building, that window remained strikingly conspicuous.

His voice involuntarily dropped: “Senior colleagues… don’t you get the feeling… like someone is watching us from behind that window?”

Shua!

The hair on the seniors’ heads stood on end. They whipped their heads around to look.

The window was quiet, only the warm light visible. The curtains looked somewhat dark. But upon closer inspection, faint traces of shadows seemed to ripple across the curtain… as if someone stood behind it, silently staring in this direction!

…

The atmosphere in the temporary observation office plummeted to freezing point.

“Ahem…”

After a moment, the slightly plump observation officer cleared his throat, remarking with artificial nonchalance: “Weren’t we saying just last time we should bump his rating up a bit?”

“Right…” The taller observation officer chimed in with an equal semblance of naturalness. “So, an A-grade assessment then?”

“Too low…” The slightly plump officer smiled, casually suggesting: “I say, let’s just give him an A+ directly!”

“Senior colleagues, isn’t above A-grade a bit too high…”

Watching his seniors calmly and decisively decide, the intern knew he shouldn’t speak up now, yet couldn’t help it: “Aren’t we only supposed to grant that when we completely understand their action process and handling logic, and it’s deemed absolutely flawless?”

“In the entire Special Clean-up Department, it seems only Team Leader Chen has ever received such an assessment…”

“…”

Shua!

Both seniors instantly glared at him furiously: “Such a rookie! How can you not grasp this?”

“We are observation personnel, not researchers!”

“What his ability actually is, what does it have to do with our job?”