Chapter 21: The Radiance of the Lucky One!

What happened? That flash just now—was it a flashbang?

Yan Ya rubbed his teary eyes, and the blurry world gradually came into focus.

Sure enough! This young man was looking to cause a massive scene! What kind of regular person carries flashbangs around with them?

But then again, what did that have to do with him?

A strange sense of participation welled up in Yan Ya’s heart, as if he had inadvertently joined some secret vendetta—the kind where you didn't have to shoulder any responsibility.

Li Xia’s face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water. Instinctively, his mind drifted to the psycho woman who had shot at him earlier. Although he had no proof, he was certain it was her.

He shoved his earpiece into his ear, but only a busy signal met him. The call on the other end had been disconnected. How did she manage that?

It felt as though he were being watched. Li Xia looked up abruptly and scanned the room, spotting the store’s security cameras.

"Boss Yan," Li Xia asked in a low voice, "are your cameras closed-circuit or network-connected?"

Cameras? Yan Ya hadn't recovered from the shock yet. He looked at his daughter; she was the one who had set them up.

"Net... network-connected... It's more convenient for me to check them on my phone..."

It had to be the cameras. These networked devices were easily hijacked and hacked, especially with powerful facial recognition software. It was highly likely that he was being tracked wherever he went. No, this was too passive.

Li Xia lowered his head, looked at the ashen-faced Liu Mingguang, and asked quietly:

"Who are you in contact with in Myanmar?"

"Pha-kant Mining..." old Liu muttered, his eyes vacant. He still couldn't comprehend what had just happened.

Li Xia didn't have the time to care what Liu Mingguang was thinking. He turned to the Yan family, mother and daughter, who were busy frantically making calls to freeze their accounts, and continued his interrogation:

"Who told you to put a hit on me?"

"I don't know... They just suddenly asked me if there was a young man, tall and handsome, wearing a Pikachu hoodie..."

Damn it, it really was the surveillance!

Leaving Liu Mingguang aside, Li Xia pondered for a moment and suddenly asked:

"Do these cameras have audio recording?"

"Huh? No... Business discussions can be sensitive, so—"

Yan Yi hung up the phone. She had wanted to call the police, but her father had stopped her. The old fox had just pointed at Li Xia, signaling that getting the police involved would only drag them further into the mess.

A tough guy who carried flashbangs around and was looking to stir up trouble was best left alone; the police shouldn't be brought into this. After all, he hadn't done anything major yet, and they couldn't hold him for long. What if he came back and decided to take it out on their shop?

It had to be said, dealing with such a wily old man was truly stress-free.

No audio? That wasn't the worst-case scenario. Li Xia pulled the power plug on the cameras. Suddenly, he wasn't in such a hurry to leave anymore.

He decided to play the reverse-psychology card, sitting down to check what he had opened from the treasure chest.

[Scouter (Type I) Intelligent Combat Assist System]
[Grade: Blue]
[Origin: Dragon Ball - Frieza Force First Research Institute]
[Category: Reconnaissance Equipment]
[Energy Type: Stray Radiation Energy]
[Equipment Skill 1: Combat Detection: Evaluates the combat power of any target and displays the target type and a numerical value. Excessively high combat power may cause equipment damage.]
[Combat Detection Cooldown: None]
[Equipment Skill 2: Combat Assist: Creates a model of the enemy and refines it during combat to obtain base stats, attack power, movement speed, etc., while predicting potential attack directions and identifying weaknesses.]
[Combat Assist Cooldown: None]
[Equipment Skill 3: Micro-Intelligence: As a wearable smart device, the Scouter is designed with a series of basic functions such as calling, translation, photography, and parsing/accessing network signals.]
[Micro-Intelligence: Ineffective in technological worlds exceeding its operational limits.]
[Note: Simplified Chinese module pre-installed. Features a mental control system and triple-layered protection to effectively filter subconscious input.]
[Description: There is only one sun in the universe! Three generations of emperors! The grace of Lord Frieza can never be repaid! Loyalty! Integrity!]

A device resembling half a headset with a lens suddenly appeared in Li Xia’s hand.

Isn't this the combat power detector from Dragon Ball?

A reconnaissance item? This kind of gear... must be quite valuable, right?

And to think, a green treasure chest had yielded a blue piece of equipment!

The detector was exquisitely crafted and felt incredibly light in his hand. Just as no man could resist wearing it, Li Xia put it on immediately.

The headset-like main unit generated a gentle suction, adhering to his skin, while the soft lining automatically molded into the most comfortable fit. With a 'beep,' a massive stream of data began refreshing across the transparent panel in front of his eye.

A moment later, the insignia of the Frieza Force appeared.

"Wireless carrier channel found, connecting... connection successful!"

A flurry of data streams flooded the transparent panel once again. Li Xia felt like he had been given a new toy, constantly testing various functions. This thing might seem inconspicuous in Dragon Ball, but its technological content was incredibly high.

In this day and age, it was practically a dimensional strike!

If such powerful equipment was only 'Blue,' Li Xia didn't even dare to imagine what higher-tier gear would be like!

It could make calls, browse the web, and even track locations with ease. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't hack into the internal network yet, Li Xia suspected this thing could easily manipulate the entire financial system!

Suddenly, a thought struck Li Xia, and he tried issuing a command:

"Can you erase me from the surveillance cameras?"

"Command executing... complete!"

The heavy pressure in his heart vanished instantly. The enemy had been using cameras to track him. In an environment covered in cameras, it had been like a net closing in.

With a weapon like this, in an age of advanced networking, he could do whatever he wanted!

A cold glint flashed in Li Xia’s eyes. His current strength wasn't enough, but the next time he returned... that would be the time for a thorough reckoning with that psycho woman!

Li Xia hadn't expected the gear from the chest to be so perfectly suited to his current predicament.

This luck—wait... Li Xia rubbed his chin. His luck had increased significantly, and he’d opened the equipment most suitable for his current situation...

That actually seemed quite logical!

Having eliminated the threat of being tracked, Li Xia felt a wave of relief. He decided to activate the combat power evaluation function, aiming it at the Yan father and daughter, who were nearly finished with their business.

A crosshair immediately appeared on the screen, locking onto Yan Ya.

[Carbon-based lifeform: Earthling, Combat Power: 2]

Huh? Old Yan's combat power was only 2? By that logic, an Earthling with a gun had a combat power of 5, meaning the gun itself... contributed 3?

He shifted his gaze to Yan Yi.

[Carbon-based lifeform: Earthling, Combat Power: 1.5]