He couldn’t handle it! His ability to avoid the bullet just now entirely depended on his breakthrough as a Great Grandmaster, which gave him a mysterious crisis-perception capability. Coupled with his Great Grandmaster-level Vital Energy that could leave his body, it had coincidentally caused the bullet’s trajectory to shift, allowing him to escape by luck. Otherwise, the bullet would have struck his heart. No matter how capable Zhang Beixing was, as long as he hadn’t reached the Extraordinary Level, he couldn’t withstand firearms and would have t his demise.
However, this crisis-perception ability was profound and mysterious, linked to his ntal state, and who knew if it would work next ti. If he couldn’t sense the danger in advance, even with the ability to project his Vital Energy, he couldn’t block bullets, nor would there be ti to react. After all, this Vital Energy projection hadn’t reached the "Golden Bell Shield" level.
Moreover, the shooter was at a great distance, limiting Zhang Beixing’s ability to counterattack instantly. The enemy was hidden while he was exposed—the situation was extrely unfavorable. A Great Grandmaster was still a regular human, not at the Extraordinary Level. His body was still mortal, so one shouldn’t mythologize Great Grandmasters. Had he not been alert and dodged in advance just now, he would likely have died.
Damn bad luck! Zhang Beixing cursed silently. He then hid behind a nearby car, trying to spot the shooter and chase him down to kill him. Don’t let catch you, or I’ll hamr you to death, you bastard! Zhang Beixing was naturally not going to let this go. If it weren’t for the distance, he would have wanted to charge the opponent right then. But he obviously couldn’t act rashly now; this was his first ti facing firearms.
While Zhang Beixing was on high alert, the commotion drew the attention of nearby patrol officers. Upon learning there had been a shooting in the comrcial street, they knew this was a serious incident. They imdiately rushed to the scene to prevent the situation from worsening. anwhile, they called for backup from the Shishi Police Departnt and other nearby patrols, and began evacuating civilians from the comrcial street. This series of actions shook the Shishi Police Departnt. Officers were dispatched en masse, and those patrolling nearby also arrived at the scene around this ti.
Seeing Zhang Beixing with his shoulder bleeding profusely, they understood he was the victim of the shooting. They quickly protected him, and one officer stepped forward, asking, "Sir, are you okay? How is your injury? Are there any other wounds?"
Relieved by the police’s arrival, Zhang Beixing finally took notice of his own injuries. Because the incident had happened so suddenly, even though he had narrowly dodged the shot and wasn’t fatally wounded, it was certainly anything but pleasant. A chunk of flesh had been torn from his shoulder, revealing the stark white bone underneath. Around the wound, there was also a faint sll of charring and gunpowder. Upon careful examination, Zhang Beixing found that although the injury looked terrifying, it had not actually damaged his tendons or bones.
"I’m alright; it’s not serious, just a superficial wound. It just needs to be bandaged up!"
"Okay, we’ll bandage you now. Our supplies are limited, so it might be painful. Please bear with us," the officer said. He then got a first-aid kit from a nearby shop, took out alcohol to spray and disinfect Zhang Beixing’s wound, applied dication, and began a simple bandaging.
The other police officers secured the area. So were assigned to calm the alard civilians, evacuate the crowd, and collect evidence from the scene.
With such an incident, they definitely needed to manage the aftermath. Most importantly, they had to control the public narrative to prevent escalation and avoid reckless online exposure. Although it was uncertain if they could manage it entirely, suppressing so of the panic would still be beneficial.
While they were busy, WEE-OO WEE-OO— Urgent siren sounds grew louder as they drew closer. Knowing a shooting had occurred, the Shishi Police Departnt took it extrely seriously. They imdiately dispatched nurous officers to the scene, securing the streets within a one-mile radius and standing by for orders.
Leading the team was the Third-rank Police Inspector who had t Zhang Beixing before at the Shi University gym. Li Shuo and Sergeant Bai were, of course, among them. They arrived at the scene at the earliest opportunity. Upon seeing that the person involved in the shooting was Zhang Beixing, both Sergeant Bai and Li Shuo felt sowhat speechless.
Good grief, it’s you again! How co all the major disturbances in Shishi this year seem to involve you? Human traffickers, the Black Ghost challenge, and now this shooting? How are you always the one involved?!
What they didn’t realize was that upon seeing Li Shuo and Sergeant Bai, Zhang Beixing was thinking the exact sa thing. Doesn’t the Shishi Police Departnt have anyone else? Why do I always run into these two? Is a case of this level really sothing they can handle? Zhang Beixing grumbled inwardly.
This was actually because he hadn’t paid any attention to matters concerning the Shishi Police Departnt. Had he paid even a little, he would have known that after participating in resolving so many cases, both Sergeant Bai and Li Shuo had risen rapidly through the ranks. Although Sergeant Bai was still a sergeant, he was not far from becoming an inspector and would likely be promoted after this case was resolved. anwhile, Li Chang, in the span of just six months, had impressively advanced directly from a Second-rank Police Officer to a Third-rank Police Sergeant!
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