Chapter 45: Accidentally Catching a Wanted Criminal?

"Sister Bai, if I said I picked this up, would you believe me?"
Tan Ping asked with a somewhat awkward smile.
Unexpectedly, the female nurse's cheeks flushed slightly, and she immediately took out her phone to record: "Officer Tan, you wouldn't want to be mistaken for a pervert, would you?"
With lightning-fast reflexes, Tan Ping activated his Master Thief skill and snatched the phone right out of the nurse's hand in a flash.
The nurse's mouth formed a wide "O" shape, an expression of utter disbelief plastered across her face.
Recovering quickly, she demanded, "Officer Tan, give me my phone back right now!"
"Sister Bai, how can you prove this is your phone? If you call out to it, will it answer?"
Tan Ping asked with a smile.
The nurse, Bai Jie, shouted at the phone in Tan Ping's hand: "Hey, Xiao Ai!"
"I'm here!"
"Look, it answered!"
Nurse Bai Jie smiled as she looked at Tan Ping.
Her large, dark eyes were brimming with mischief.
"..."
Tan Ping.
He immediately checked the device and quickly realized he had been tricked by the nurse—she hadn't even opened the camera app; she wasn't recording at all.
Defeated, Tan Ping stuffed the sanitary pad he had previously filched right back onto the nurse's person.
"So fast!"
The nurse gasped in involuntary exclamation.
Coughing lightly, Tan Ping quickly said, "Sister Bai, I used to study magic. I just wanted to give you a little surprise!"
In truth, he had simply wanted to test his Master Thief skill by randomly swiping something from the nurse, never expecting to fish out something he shouldn't have.
"Fine! Officer Tan, I promise you, this is a secret between the two of us!"
The nurse flashed Tan Ping a seductive wink, swayed her hips, and walked away.
"Sigh! My lifelong reputation is completely in ruins!"
Watching the nurse leave, Tan Ping buried his face in his hands.
Next, he turned his attention to the remaining rewards.
"Congratulations to the host! Successfully unlocked the red item - Vision Enhancement!"
"Phew! Finally got something normal!"
Tan Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
Enhanced vision was extremely practical for a traffic police officer.
According to the system's description, after enhancement, Tan Ping's visual acuity would reach the biological limit.
"Do you want to use the Vision Enhancement item immediately?"
"Use it immediately!"
Tan Ping issued the command without a moment's hesitation.
Instantly, he felt waves of warm energy surge into his eyes. Following that, Tan Ping noticed that his entire field of vision had completely changed!
Floating dust in the air was clearly visible, and flying insects seemed to be moving in slow-motion dance.
Tan Ping even discovered that he could accurately predict the flight trajectories of those insects!
He was overjoyed. "Is this the power of prediction?"
Tan Ping immediately got out of bed, put on his shoes, stepped out of the hospital ward, walked to the window, and gazed at a target far up on the mountain.
Trees that had previously been a blur were now razor-sharp and clearly visible!
He could even clearly see a sanitation worker rummaging through a trash can far down the road.
"That distance is at least ten kilometers!"
Tan Ping was deeply shocked.
He recalled a report he had once read about the Maasai people, widely known to have the most exceptional eyesight in the world. Their vision was as sharp as a falcon's, a staggering twenty times sharper than that of an ordinary person. Their visual acuity reached a mind-boggling 6.0, allowing them to effortlessly spot objects ten kilometers away and clearly distinguish human-shaped targets a full kilometer out.
Initially, Tan Ping had assumed that report was an exaggeration, but now his own vision had clearly surpassed that level!
Without needing binoculars, Tan Ping could now read the lettering on a beverage can ten kilometers away. Truly an eagle eye!
Next, Tan Ping conducted further tests on his eyesight.
He discovered that not only could he see distant objects with clarity, but his dynamic visual acuity had also drastically improved, allowing him to instantly capture and track moving objects!
For instance, as vehicles sped past on the road below, Tan Ping could easily read their license plate numbers.
Clearly, this vision enhancement was a comprehensive upgrade across multiple dimensions—long-range viewing, visual discrimination, and dynamic tracking—all pushed to the absolute biological limit.
Having finished testing his vision, Tan Ping returned to his hospital bed to review the remaining rewards.
"Congratulations to the host! Successfully unlocked the purple item - Skill Upgrade Ticket!"
"Congratulations to the host! Successfully unlocked the white rare trait - Self-Healing!"
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"Thank you for reviewing!"
"Thank you for reviewing!"
"I actually unlocked a rare trait?"
Tan Ping noticed another pleasant surprise further down the list.
Without delay, he immediately began the integration process.
This self-healing ability was utterly OP (overpowered); no matter how severe the injury, it would automatically heal!
Unfortunately, it was currently at the primary level, and the conditions for upgrading this trait were extremely harsh—it required another identical trait card to advance to the intermediate level.
As soon as the self-healing trait was integrated, Tan Ping immediately felt an itching sensation around the wound on his abdomen.
He quickly checked it. There was no redness, swelling, fluid leakage, or any other adverse conditions.
Tan Ping knew this meant the self-healing ability was taking effect. The itching indicated that the wound was nearing recovery; during the healing process, newly regenerated nerve endings and blood vessels were growing into the connective tissue, and local sensation was gradually returning, which naturally caused itching.
"At this rate, the wound will completely heal on its own in a day or two at most! As this self-healing ability is upgraded in the future, if I get injured, the wound might even heal itself before I can even reach the hospital!"
A smile spread across Tan Ping's face. He was extremely satisfied with this self-healing capability.
Next, he proceeded to use the purple Skill Upgrade Ticket.
"My Close-Quarters Combat is already at Level 3. Might as well upgrade it straight to Level 4!"
After a brief moment of thought, Tan Ping decided to elevate his combat skills to the fourth level.
Among the ranks, Level 1 was beginner, Level 2 was intermediate, Level 3 was advanced, Level 4 reached the national level, and Level 5 was world-class.
"Are you sure you want to use the Skill Upgrade Ticket to elevate Close-Quarters Combat to Level 4?"
"Confirmed!"
As the purple scroll vanished, Tan Ping felt his body undergo another reinforcement, and a wealth of combat experience and techniques flooded into his mind.
These were comprehensive, encompassing both standing striking techniques and ground grappling skills.
From this moment on, Tan Ping's combat proficiency had reached the level of a national champion.
Of course, having such strength did not mean he would be entirely invincible in a street fight.
Historically, there had been numerous news reports of national combat champions, and even world champions, stumbling in street altercations.
At present, Tan Ping merely possessed the combat experience and techniques of a national champion; actual combat outcomes would still depend on real-time adaptability and execution.
By this point, all the resources obtained from the tenfold draw had been fully converted into Tan Ping's own strength.
That evening, Qi Wei from the criminal investigation team visited the hospital carrying a basket of fruit.
"Captain Qi, what wind blew you all the way here?"
Seeing Qi Wei, Tan Ping immediately attempted to sit up in bed.
"Officer Tan, don't move around! Just stay lying down!"
Qi Wei hurried forward to stop him.
"I'm here today on behalf of the police precinct to visit you. You've done our precinct a massive favor these past couple of times!"
He wasn't exaggerating. During the last drunk-driving crackdown, thanks to the identification provided by the elderly man Zhao Shetong, they had successfully busted a counterfeiting ring.
And this time, among the two thieves they had caught, one turned out to have a criminal record—he was actually a wanted fugitive!