"How ridiculous," Officer Mei sneered after hearing Yuan’s reason for wanting to join the military.
"Do you think anyone can just join the military? Even if we ignored your laughably low cultivation, you still need at least Rank 3 Credentials to apply, as well as having no arrest record."
"No arrest record?" Yuan raised his eyebrows, and he asked, "So I can’t apply because you arrested me?"
"Although I did technically arrest you, unless you went to jail or did something heinous, there won’t be any records, so you’re still clean for now."
"Anyway, I don’t know what nonsense you have planned, but give up on joining the military. It’s not a playground."
"I am not going there to play," Yuan replied with a serious expression.
"..."
Officer Mei stared into his calm, unwavering eyes with a pondering expression.
After a moment of silence, she sighed, "Wait here for me. If you run away, I’ll consider it fleeing from an officer."
Without offering any explanation, Officer Mei walked away, disappearing into the hospital.
While Yuan waited for her to return, Officer Mei went to look for Doctor Ying.
"Hm? Why are you here?" Doctor Ying asked, not expecting her visit so soon.
"I wanted to talk to you about the weirdo I recommended to you," Officer Mei said.
Doctor Ying rubbed her eyes and sighed aloud, "I had a feeling you would come ask me about him since you recommended him to me, but I didn’t expect you to come here almost immediately after our session ended. Did you stalk him or something?"
"What? Of course not. It’s just a coincidence, and I am here for my yearly checkup."
"Is that so? Well, either way, he’s protected by patient confidentiality, so I cannot tell you about our session, even if you’re a police officer and my childhood friend, Mei."
"I don’t care about your session with him. I just want to know your opinion on his physique," Officer Mei quickly replied.
"..."
Doctor Ying fell silent, her eyes narrowing slightly.
Seeing her reaction, Officer Mei sighed, "Judging by your reaction, I guess his physique is truly the Perfected Heavenly Refinement. I thought the machine back at the station was bugged or something, so I sent him here to confirm."
"You’re really using the hospital’s resources as you please, huh?" Doctor Ying shook her head. "Once news of the Perfected Heavenly Refinement being achieved spreads... I don’t even want to imagine what kind of life he’ll have—or not have."
"Not only does he lack power and credentials, but his origin is unknown, too..." Officer Mei remarked.
After a brief pause, she asked, "Hey, Ying, do you think he’s actually from another world? I’m asking for your personal opinion."
"It’s definitely quite an outlandish claim, but I couldn’t detect any lies within his tone or eyes."
"Are you saying that you believe him?"
"I’m saying that he’s either a highly skilled manipulator, severely delusional, or... actually telling the truth."
"I see..."
"So what are you going to do with him?"
"Nothing."
"Really? Even though you went out of your way to do all of this?"
"I merely want to satisfy my curiosity. That’s all there is to it," said Officer Mei before walking for the exit.
"Let’s go out for a drink later. It’s been a while since we went out to have fun," Officer Mei said as she reached the door.
"If you’re that bored, get a boyfriend," Doctor Ying teased with a playful smile.
Officer Mei merely shook her head in silence before leaving the room. However, instead of going back outside for Yuan, she called someone.
"System, call my mother."

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABEL
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Cultivation Online