Chapter Seven: Ability Assessment

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Huang Dabao’s unexpected appearance came as a surprise to Xu Yi. Their collaboration was more of a casual whim on Xu Yi’s part. To truly uncover the roots of the mysterious figures, Xu Yi knew he had to rely on himself.

After Huang Dabao’s interruption, Xu Yi lost the desire to enter the lottery shop again and planned to continue the next day. His goal was to earn one million yuan through scratch-off tickets.

Back at his rented room, Xu Yi felt slightly fatigued and soon drifted into a drowsy sleep.

Early the next morning, Xu Yi woke up refreshed, without any trace of tiredness.

To his astonishment, the transformation caused by the mysterious poison was still progressing within his body.

After some thought, Xu Yi decided to cancel today’s scratch-off spree and instead focus on testing his current physical condition.

Without hesitation, he headed to a nearby secluded park to begin his tests.

First, he examined the abilities of his left eye, which granted him X-ray vision and the power to slow down others’ movements in his sight—referred to as “slow motion.”

The X-ray vision worked within a three-meter range, penetrating up to twenty centimeters. Activating the ability caused a thin mist to veil his left eye, although outsiders could not perceive this veil.

As for “slow motion,” to Xu Yi’s perception, opponents’ speeds were reduced by at least half.

He was quite satisfied with these abilities.

Given the strength of his left eye, Xu Yi wondered if his right eye possessed any special powers.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he could not awaken any abilities in his right eye.

Next, he tested his physical prowess.

The results astounded him: both his strength and speed were more than triple his peak condition before.

A normal punch could now deliver about 300 kilograms of force, and under a burst of power, he could unleash up to 800 kilograms.

His speed was equally impressive—he could sprint 100 meters in just 7 seconds, with reaction times under half a second.

This remarkable physical condition thrilled Xu Yi, but also heightened his caution.

The two mysterious men were certainly no weaker than he was now, indicating their backgrounds were far from ordinary.

His path to revenge would not be a matter of days.

Suppressing his thoughts, Xu Yi proceeded to his third test: a mental assessment.

Indeed, the poison had altered his mind as well.

He found his concentration and nerve reflexes had multiplied several times over.

The boost in mental strength brought unexpected benefits: the stronger his mind, the less rest he needed to recover his stamina and reduce fatigue.

Moreover, a stronger mental fortitude allowed him to control his emotions better, keeping him rational at all times.

The tests took him the entire morning, granting Xu Yi a comprehensive understanding of himself.

In the afternoon, he returned to the spice shop where the incident had occurred.

With money opening the way—after dropping 50,000 yuan—he quickly obtained the shop’s surveillance footage.

Watching the footage, Xu Yi received both bad and good news.

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The bad news: the cameras did not capture any images of the two mysterious men, nor of the young girl suspected to be the heiress of the Huo family.

The good news: the license plates of two involved vehicles were clearly recorded.

Xu Yi photographed the footage, intending to have Huang Dabao check the plates when they met that evening.

After handling this, Xu Yi remembered his promise to his mentor, Li Zhengdong, and hurried to Donghai Middle School to register.

Perhaps thanks to Li Zhengdong’s recommendation, the school did not cancel Xu Yi’s employment despite his three-day late arrival.

Since the semester wouldn’t start for another two months, they only conducted a brief onboarding, leaving everything else for when Xu Yi began work.

With free time on his hands, Xu Yi resumed his scratch-off ticket venture as planned.

Learning from his previous mistakes, he was more cautious this time—wearing a mask and baseball cap to remain inconspicuous while purchasing tickets.

Fortune favored him: using his left eye’s X-ray ability, he earned another 500,000 yuan.

In just two days, his account balance soared to over 900,000 yuan.

Such a vast sum had once been unimaginable to him.

However, Xu Yi knew that scratch-off tickets only worked well for the initial windfall; over time, they drew attention and the profit no longer matched what his X-ray vision should yield.

The day passed swiftly, and at the appointed time that evening, Xu Yi arrived at the meeting place half an hour early.

After carefully surveying the surroundings, he concealed himself in the shadows.

Half an hour later, Huang Dabao and his two henchmen appeared.

Xu Yi frowned but did not reveal himself, choosing to wait quietly.

When the agreed time came, Xu Yi still remained hidden.

Huang Dabao grew anxious, repeatedly checking his watch.

Time ticked by slowly.

Only after another half hour passed did Xu Yi confirm no other people were present and finally step out.

Seeing Xu Yi appear, Huang Dabao breathed a sigh of relief.

“Brother Yi!” Huang Dabao greeted him with respect and awe.

He dared not utter a word about Xu Yi’s tardiness.

“Hm,” Xu Yi responded with a faint nod.

“Did you bring what I asked for?”

Xu Yi’s gaze fell on the dossier in Huang Dabao’s hand.

Huang Dabao quickly handed it over.

Then he said, “Brother Yi, here’s the information you requested on the Huo family. It’s mostly surface-level data and some rumors from the underworld.”

“As for the recent cases taken by Scar, I’ve checked those too. There aren’t many—only three. Shall I just tell you directly?”

Xu Yi’s interest piqued.

Three cases! There was a high chance one involved the Huo family kidnapping incident.

Yet he maintained a calm exterior, took the dossier, and said coolly, “Go ahead.”

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“The first case was a month ago—a loan shark debt collection. A female college student borrowed a million yuan from a loan shark and hired Scar to collect. The debt was recovered, and Scar took seventy percent.”

Huang Dabao paused, noticing Xu Yi’s expressionless face.

He continued, “The second case was two days ago: a wealthy second-generation heir hired Scar to break a college professor’s leg. This rich kid paid fifty thousand yuan!”

Xu Yi narrowed his eyes, clearly caring about this second case.

Without pausing, Huang Dabao added, “The third case is probably a kidnapping from about five days ago, but it’s a bit strange.”

“Knowing Scar’s personality, he always brags about how much money he makes from cases. But this one? He never mentions it. If not for a friend of mine who works under Scar, I wouldn’t even know it happened.”

“My friend only knows it’s a kidnapping, but not the victim’s identity. The three kidnappers involved have already left Donghai City to lay low…”

Xu Yi sneered inwardly.

The timing matched perfectly—the day he had taken down three men; the number of assailants aligned.

He was now absolutely certain the kidnapping case he encountered was the one Scar had taken.

Finally, he had a solid lead.

“Brother Yi, what do you think… is this intel good enough?” Huang Dabao asked cautiously, watching Xu Yi’s reaction.

Xu Yi controlled his emotions and said calmly, “You did well. As promised, give me the bank account—I’ll pay you 200,000 yuan for this information.”

“What? 200,000?” Huang Dabao and his two henchmen were stunned.

They couldn’t believe they made 200,000 yuan from selling just two pieces of intelligence.

“Do you doubt me, Xu Yi?” Xu Yi raised an eyebrow and said coldly.

“No… no… Brother Yi! I’ll give it to you right now!” Huang Dabao stammered, trembling as he handed over the account details.

Without a word, Xu Yi transferred the 200,000 yuan immediately.

Seeing the money arrive, Huang Dabao was momentarily dazed.

“Smack!” He slapped one of his henchmen across the face.

“Does it hurt?” Huang Dabao asked.

“Ouch! Boss Bao, why’d you hit me? Of course it hurts!” the henchman complained, clutching his cheek.

Ignoring the henchman’s pained expression, Huang Dabao laughed excitedly, “Haha! This isn’t a dream!”

After his excitement, Huang Dabao suddenly remembered something and hurriedly told Xu Yi, “By the way, Brother Yi, I overheard another piece of news on the way here.”

“That rich kid came back to hire Scar again, this time offering one million yuan to deal with a college student!”

Xu Yi glared fiercely at Huang Dabao and snapped, “What did you say?”