Chapter 12: Skill! Hundred-Mile Tracking

“Congratulations, host! You have drawn the skill: Hundred-Mile Tracking!”

Hundred-Mile Tracking is a beginner-level skill.

Qin Chuan could use this skill on any target—vehicles, people, or other objects.

As long as the target was within a hundred-mile radius centered on Qin Chuan, he could lock onto their location through the system map.

Qin Chuan hadn’t expected the system to possess such a marvelous ability!

Although the skill required the target to be at least ten meters away from Qin Chuan to activate, even so, this was an unparalleled tracking power.

With this skill, police dogs were practically obsolete.

The only drawback was that Hundred-Mile Tracking could only track one target at a time.

However, the skill could be upgraded—at intermediate level, it could track across a thousand miles and follow multiple targets simultaneously.

With 117 points of good-and-evil value remaining, Qin Chuan decided to continue the draw.

Keeping those points unused was pointless; only by drawing rewards could he convert them into his own strength.

Capturing Zhao Junhao today seemed simple but was actually very challenging.

No one at the police station could assist Qin Chuan in apprehending Zhao Junhao, yet Zhao’s security squad had over a dozen officers.

Without the Elite Combat skill, Qin Chuan would never have subdued Zhao Junhao instantly, nor defeated the two who lunged at him, Song Dehui and Zhao Xiaohu, with a single move.

It was Qin Chuan’s exceptional martial prowess that intimidated the other officers in the security squad.

That was how he managed to keep Zhao Junhao firmly in his grasp.

The seven-colored disc in his mind kept spinning.

“Stop!”

The red pointer slowly moved toward a red zone.

“Congratulations, host! You have drawn an item: Power Pill!”

The Power Pill was a one-time use item.

After use, the host’s strength would triple for twenty-four hours!

Holy hell!

Qin Chuan hadn’t expected the system to yield such a powerful item.

Tripling his strength meant that a single punch could kill a cow!

“System, can the Power Pill be given to others?”

If the system’s items could be used by others, that would be even more incredible.

“The Power Pill is exclusive to the host; others cannot gain strength enhancement by using it.”

So that was how it was.

The system didn’t say the items couldn’t be given to others, just that the Power Pill’s strength boost wouldn’t work on them.

What about other items?

Never mind.

For now, this was the only item he had. He would consider others when he drew them in the future.

The system contained a built-in space where all rewarded items could be stored.

Qin Chuan could retrieve and use them at will.

However, physical items in reality could not be stored in this space.

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After a long day of arrests and case-solving, Qin Chuan was thoroughly exhausted.

Not long after the draw, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, the sun shone brightly.

The Changning Town Police Station had no cafeteria, so Qin Chuan had to prepare a small meal himself.

As for eating out—

With his monthly internship salary of just over two thousand yuan, he would go hungry within days.

“Xiao Qin’s here, good morning!”

“Morning, Chief Zhang.”

“Qin Chuan, come, your sister-in-law made meat buns—have one!”

“Thanks, Brother Hu!”

This morning, Qin Chuan clearly felt the warmth of his colleagues at the station.

“Qin Chuan, come to my office.”

Wang Xuebing had already received a call from the county bureau that morning.

Lin Hu himself had called.

“There’s good news.”

Wang Xuebing’s face was flushed with joy.

Among the eight police stations in Zhulin County, Changning Town’s was the smallest and most remote.

Every year, it ranked dead last in county assessments.

But this year was different.

Zhang Jinlian’s child trafficking crime had been thoroughly investigated by the county bureau overnight, with conclusive evidence.

Child trafficking was a major case anywhere, but such cases were usually difficult to solve due to their long time spans.

Changning Town Police Station’s capture of Zhang Jinlian and the breakthrough of a trafficking case spanning twenty years had truly brought honor to the Zhulin County Public Security Bureau.

The county magistrate reportedly listened to the report overnight and gave the bureau high praise.

Moreover, Qin Chuan had also apprehended the suspect in the Haizhou City 618 robbery and murder case—a major incident!

With just these two cases, Changning Town Police Station was sure to rank near the top, possibly even first, in this year’s county evaluations.

On top of that was the Zhao Junhao violent murder case—Wang Xuebing heard from Lin Hu that Zhao Junhao was taken down that very night.

And not only that.

Zhao Junhao’s case had also implicated other matters.

Early this morning, Secretary Gao of the county committee had gone to Xing’an City for questioning.

So, Wang Xuebing was elated!

Let’s see who dares claim to be untouchable this year.

Looking at the tall, handsome Qin Chuan, Wang Xuebing grew even happier.

“Xiao Qin, sit down, sit down!”

“Ha! The county bureau just called. Your application for permanent status has been approved. The paperwork will arrive this morning.”

“Congratulations, kid. Since the establishment of the Zhulin County Public Security Bureau, you’re the only officer to be made permanent within three days.”

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Qin Chuan had expected early permanent status.

With Zhao Sihu’s arrest, he had made a great contribution.

If he wasn’t made permanent early, it simply wouldn’t make sense.

Still, the speed of the paperwork surprised him.

“It’s all thanks to the good leadership of the chief.”

Flattery never hurts.

Though Qin Chuan had achieved little in his past life and had even been schemed against at the end, he had some worldly wisdom.

Wang Xuebing waved his hand. “No need to flatter me, kid.”

“With the cases you’ve cracked this year, our station is sure to rank near the top. On behalf of the station, I want to thank you.”

Wang Xuebing personally poured tea for Qin Chuan. “Tieguanyin, have a taste.”

Qin Chuan stood and accepted the cup with both hands.

“Xiao Qin, did you offend someone at the police academy?”

Qin Chuan smiled wryly. Of course, he knew he had enemies, but didn’t know who exactly.

“Chief Wang, I definitely offended someone, but I have no idea who.”

“Someone at the county bureau called me specially, saying they wanted to ‘keep an eye on’ you, but I know he was only acting on orders.”

“I looked at your records; with your grades, you could have easily stayed in the city bureau’s criminal investigation unit. You wouldn’t have ended up in our remote town.”

“But don’t worry.”

“There are only a few people who decide these assignments. Sooner or later, the truth will come out.”

“Thank you for your concern, Chief Wang. No matter how I came to Changning Town Police Station, now that I’m here, I’ll treat this as home and work hard.”

They chatted a while longer before Qin Chuan left.

Wang Xuebing was just a police chief, no hidden big shot with powerful connections.

If Qin Chuan wanted to stand out, he would have to accumulate merits on his own.

Back in the office, Zhang Jun, Hu Jianguo, Sun Bingkun, and Zhang Xiaojun were discussing Qin Chuan’s feat from the day before.

Catching fugitives was impressive enough.

But daring to strike the county bureau’s security captain—that was truly bold!

“Brother Chuan! From now on, you’re my brother!”

Sun Bingkun was the first to give a thumbs-up upon seeing Qin Chuan return.

“You’re awesome, kid!”

Zhang Jun, the deputy chief, often dealt with the security squad.

He knew exactly what kind of men they were.

Never expected Qin Chuan to take them down in seconds.

“Heh, it’s nothing. We’re police officers to uphold justice. Like in the movies—yes, I bear an unyielding hatred for evil!”