The Girl Of Mysteries

The Unknown Danger

"You're 16 years old this year?" Cleopas Matthews answered with a question instead. Joslyn nodded. This body was indeed 16 years old. "Can I help you?" "I am 12 years older than you, so our zodiacs are both monkeys." He tried inviting her again. "Let's go. I'll buy you lunch." Joslyn rejected him once more. "No thanks. I'm on a diet."

"Diet?" Cleopas sized her up, top to bottom. He touched his chin with one hand and replied, "You should really lose weight." Joslyn was speechless.

He continued, "However, even after exercise, you still need to get your protein. I think I saw a restaurant out- side your school. I'll go get some chicken tacos for you. Joslyn was now very annoyed and got up to leave. "I said, no thanks." What was his deal? Is this a normal cop behavior?

Ding! New mission notification.

Joslyn held back the urge to swear out loud and be- gan to talk to the System in her mind.

Joslyn: "What mission? Tell me quickly."

Coco: "Mission Details: Maintain world peace and pro- tect the cop. You need to eat with Cleopas and help him out of danger."

Joslyn was puzzled, "What kind of danger are we talking about?"

Coco: "You will know when you get there. For a cop, dan- ger is everywhere."

Joslyn rolled her eyes. "What if I don't go?"

Coco: "You will be sent back. You will die." What could Joslyn do? The only choice was to accept the mission. "What's the reward?" Either way, the System had to give her some motivation!

Coco: "Your weight will be reduced by 5 lbs., your pim- ples will be reduced by three, and your power values will be increased by two points. Currently, your weight is 175 Ibs, you have 32 acne spots, and 100 power values."

Looks like she is still far from the highest value. Joslyn turned around and said to Cleopas with a forced smile, "I think you're right. You can't rely on a hunger strike to lose weight. I still need to eat something nutriti- ous, or I'll be starving by the evening self-study." Cleopas smiled. "You changed your mind so quickly. Let's go." Joslyn didn't respond, but followed him out of the school.

When they left, Cleopas stopped by a small store at the entrance and bought a hat for Joslyn. "Come, put it on." Joslyn looked at the pink cap with a cringe and refu- sed, "I don't want it." Cleopas forced the cap on her, "Your round head attracts attention wherever you go. It's almost dark. When people look at your head, they'll think that the moon came down to the ground." Joslyn didn't know what to say to that. Were the police trained to te- ase people? Cleopas said with a smile. "So, for the sake of the eyes of the people..." Suddenly, his face chan- ged, he stared into the distance and said, "Little girl, you go and eat by yourself over there. I'll find you later." And he started to run. Joslyn looked at Cleopes, who disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye she was a bit puzzled Was This the dariger that the Systern was talking about? She was in a remote alley, this place was seperated from the street outside. The sound of rushed footsteps broke the silence

Cleopas saw two suspects at the school entrance, immediately abandoned Joslyn, and chased after then Tums out, these two suspects had accomplices. They led him to this place. Now Cleopas was facing more than a dozen tall and strong men. Each of them held a stick in their hands, and they all looked hostile and ready to fight. This was a remote area, no one would see then, no one would come to help, and police back up would take a good twenty minutes to find him. Looked like he had no choice but to try his best.

Cleopas looked at the few people in front of him, and saw a wooden stick by the wall from the corner of his eye. But the men in front of him also saw the direction he was looking in. All of a sudden, there was a cloud of dust and the sound of wooden sticks clanking.

Cleopas was fighting against more than ten people, he was obviously outnumbered. He barely managed to de feat five of them, but was attacked from behind and fell to the ground. He didn't have time to react, and was get- ting beaten up. Cleopas was regretting his reckless- ness. He closed his eyes, hoping he'd survive long eno ugh till help came.

"Are you satisfied?" A sarcastic voice came from above. Everyone was stunned and looked up. The night was too dark, and they couldn't see the person clearly. Cleopas, who was on the ground, widened his eyes and looked at the person in disbelief. What was she doing here? She shouldn't have come here! He couldn't care less about his current situation. He shouted at the top of his lungs, Joslyn looked at Cleopes, who disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye she was a bit puzzled Was This the dariger that the Systern was talking about? She was in a remote alley, this place was seperated from the street outside. The sound of rushed footsteps broke the silence

Cleopas saw two suspects at the school entrance, immediately abandoned Joslyn, and chased after then Tums out, these two suspects had accomplices. They led him to this place. Now Cleopas was facing more than a dozen tall and strong men. Each of them held a stick in their hands, and they all looked hostile and ready to fight. This was a remote area, no one would see then, no one would come to help, and police back up would take a good twenty minutes to find him. Looked like he had no choice but to try his best.

Cleopas looked at the few people in front of him, and saw a wooden stick by the wall from the corner of his eye. But the men in front of him also saw the direction he was looking in. All of a sudden, there was a cloud of dust and the sound of wooden sticks clanking.

Cleopas was fighting against more than ten people, he was obviously outnumbered. He barely managed to de feat five of them, but was attacked from behind and fell to the ground. He didn't have time to react, and was get- ting beaten up. Cleopas was regretting his reckless- ness. He closed his eyes, hoping he'd survive long eno ugh till help came.

"Are you satisfied?" A sarcastic voice came from above. Everyone was stunned and looked up. The night was too dark, and they couldn't see the person clearly. Cleopas, who was on the ground, widened his eyes and looked at the person in disbelief. What was she doing here? She shouldn't have come here! He couldn't care less about his current situation. He shouted at the top of his lungs, Joslyn looked at Cleopes, who disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye she was a bit puzzled Was This the dariger that the Systern was talking about? She was in a remote alley, this place was seperated from the street outside. The sound of rushed footsteps broke the silence

Cleopas saw two suspects at the school entrance, immediately abandoned Joslyn, and chased after then Tums out, these two suspects had accomplices. They led him to this place. Now Cleopas was facing more than a dozen tall and strong men. Each of them held a stick in their hands, and they all looked hostile and ready to fight. This was a remote area, no one would see then, no one would come to help, and police back up would take a good twenty minutes to find him. Looked like he had no choice but to try his best.

Cleopas looked at the few people in front of him, and saw a wooden stick by the wall from the corner of his eye. But the men in front of him also saw the direction he was looking in. All of a sudden, there was a cloud of dust and the sound of wooden sticks clanking.

Cleopas was fighting against more than ten people, he was obviously outnumbered. He barely managed to de feat five of them, but was attacked from behind and fell to the ground. He didn't have time to react, and was get- ting beaten up. Cleopas was regretting his reckless- ness. He closed his eyes, hoping he'd survive long eno ugh till help came.

"Are you satisfied?" A sarcastic voice came from above. Everyone was stunned and looked up. The night was too dark, and they couldn't see the person clearly. Cleopas, who was on the ground, widened his eyes and looked at the person in disbelief. What was she doing here? She shouldn't have come here! He couldn't care less about his current situation. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Run, don't stand there!"

The group of men also reacted very quickly. After all, kil ling a police officer was a serious crime They couldn't leave any witnesses! The main guy threw his stick at Joslyn with all his might. But No one expected her reaction. JoslynShe grabbed the flying stick and jumped down from the fence, and used the same stick to knock out one of the men. Her quick and decisive action shocked everyone. They attacked her to- gether. Joslyn didn't look athletic at all. She was a soft fat person! Her body was as nimble as a fish, making it impossible for these people to catch her. When they attacked, Joslyn ambushed them, inflicting pain wherever she could. She was quite ruthless. She knew exactly where to hit them to hurt them the most.

System A: "You were quite scary when you fought." Joslyn: "Shut up, I only have 100 power points now. I can't use a lot of my skills. If I don't use some harsh methods, what else can I do?"

At the end of the day, Joslyn was being modest. She'd almost crippled the enemy with her stick.

Cleopas held onto the wall and struggled to get up. He looked at beat up people on the ground and was surpri- sed by Joslyn's ability to fight. He initially wanted to es- cape with Joslynher, but now realized that there was no need. He called back up and confirmed their location. They arrived five minutes later. They brought some huge projector lights that made the scene extremely bright and clear.

When Cleopas found Joslyn in the crowd, he couldn't help but smile with a corner of his mouth.

She was holding a stick in her hand, with her foot on a man's face. She asked him fiercely, "Was it you who hit me with a stick?"

"Kid, you're quite bold."

Too late to beg for mercy!"

"I'll beat you to death."

Cleopas was helpless. He asked a few cops to help him separate them. "Little girl, come with me to the hospital." Only then did Joslyn let that man go. She threw the stick away, clapped her hands to get rid of the dust, turned around, and helped Cleopas walk to the ambulance car

Ding! Congratulations on completing the task of sa- ving the cop.

The mission reward will be sent when you'll be asleep at night.

Cleopas had a strong body. He got a general check- up in the hospital to make sure his bones weren't fractu- red or broken. He only needed to bandage his wounds and didn't even need to be hospitalized. Joslyn kept him company while the nurse finished bandaging and made a statement. By the time they were done, it was eight in the evening.

"You have to come back to school with me," said Cle opas.

Joslyn replied, "There are two things.

"First, you promised lunch. I'm still hungry."

"Second, you have to help me explain this to Mr. Gates. Otherwise, he'll tell my parents that I skipped class.

That's not ideal."

The previous owner's parents were quite nice people. In Joslyn's memory, they all adored the previous owner of this body. Since Joslyn inherited this body and memory, she also inherited the relationships, She didn't want her parents to worry too much about her.

Cleopas smiled at that. Of course. I'll get us some food. If Joslyn hadn't appeared in time, he wouldn't have gotten away with light injuries. He might have been dead by now. "Choose a place. I want to thank you properly.

Joslyn said, "Let's eat at the school entrance. Then it'll be convenient for me to go back."

Cleopas had one of the police officers drive Joslyn Then back to the school. The officer's name was Aaron Col- ton, and he was a few years younger than Cleopas. He had just graduated from the academy. On the way there, Aaron was especially excited. He kept asking Joslyn one question after another.

"Are you really just 16 years old?"

"Lieutenant Matthews said you saved him. We couldn't

believe it. A few years ago, he was the champion of the Police Academy Martial Arts Competition. So many pe- ople ganged up on you, but you actually managed to get rid of them. I'd really love to see how you did that."

He was getting on Joslyn's nerves, so she pulled out her headphones and put them on.

But Cleopas immediately took them off. "Let's add each other on Facebook."

Before Joslyn could say "no", the voice in her head pop- ped up again.

Ding! New quest: add the police officer as a friend on f*******:.

Joslyn: "How do you know everything that happened?"

System A: "Mission reward, wealth reward: $500."

Joslyn didn't say anything. As a high school student, it wasn't easy to save money for everyday expenses every month, not to mention proper savings in the bank. So, she once again chose to compromise. She opened her phone and clicked on her f*******: app. "Alright." Cleopas took out his phone and added her. Colton, who was driving, did not want to be left out. He shouted, "Li- eutenant, I also want to add her as a friend. Cleopas didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why do you want to add her?" Not waiting for a reply, he still sent Joslyn's. f*******: profile card to Colton.

A few minutes later, they stopped at the school en- trance. Joslyn got out of the car and with no hesitation chose a restaurant on the same street. She students hadn't yet finished their night self-study and the resta urant was still open.

"What do you want to eat? Just order whatever you want." Cleopas passed the menu to her, "This is me thanking you for today. Joslyn looked at the menu and ordered two dishes that she liked.

The food was taking time, and Joslyn felt very bored. She took out her phone and casually scrolled through it, then saw a notification on f*******:. Cleopas transfer- red $500 to her. Joslyn was very confused. There was a message: "When we were fighting earlier, your clothes got torn. This is compensation." Joslyn read the me ssage and looked at her school uniform. Sure enough, there was a very big hole at the back on the right side. Although the school uniform was made by the school, it could be bought online. $500 could buy five or six sc- hool uniforms.

But Joslyn didn't hesitate. She accepted the money and replied, "Okay"

Ding! Mission reward accepted.

Joslyn: " you are using someone else's things as my reward."

System A: "Is this not right? If you didn't add him as a fri end, how could he give you the money?"

Joslyn: "Do you have the ability to predict?"

System A: "How can mortals understand the power of the System?"

Joslyn: "Shut up."

Joslyn had been fasting for too long in her previous life, so she wasn't used to eating, so she didn't eat much. She looked at the time, the evening self-study session was about to end. Joslyn wiped the corners of her mo- uth with a tissue and said, "I'm going back."

Cleopas asked, "Aren't you going to pack some for your roommates?" Joslyn left without looking back, "They don't deserve it." Cleopas was speechless. Colton lo- oked at Joslyn's back and said quietly, "Lieutenant, this girl is quite a character." Cleopas looked at the dishes in front of him. He smiled slightly and said, "She is indeed quite interesting."

Joslyn was completely different from how her teacher described her. She even knew martial arts, and could easily fight off a dozen people. It seemed like he was not her match.

Colton asked, "Lieutenant, the chief sent you here to investigate the high school students having their hair shaved off. How's your investigation going?" And after a pause added: "This Joslyn is bald too. Could her hair have been shaved off by someone?"

Cleopas asked back, "Do you think she had her head shaved against her will?" Colton took a moment, then shook his head. "Her fighting skills are amazing. But she might have been ambushed. After all, with her temper and martial arts, she might've offended a lot of people in school."

Cleopas didn't answer. His gaze gradually became de eper. This girl indeed was not ordinary.

Joslyn had just returned to her dorm when the bell for the evening self-study class rang. The entire campus instantly became filled with people rushing around. There were a total of six people in the dorm. On the right side, there were three bunk beds. On the left was a desk and cabinet.

Because the former owner of this body had been bullied so badly, her bed was the lower bunk in the corner. Be- cause on the other side of the wall was the bathroom. In the early days of the dorm building, there was no waterproof design, so the wall was very humid. Eventually even the quilt on the bed would become damp. Her desk was also leaning against the wall of the sink.

Before her roommate came back, Joslyn had already washed up. She casually took a language book and sat on the bed, flipping through it. There were differences in history and culture between the two worlds, but mathe- matics was the same. Luckily, Joslyn had a strong memory. She read very quickly, learned quickly, and me- morize things fast. After a while, she heard a noise at the door. Kate and the others returned to the dorm.

They were talking and laughing but as soon as they saw Joslyn, they suddenly got quiet as if someone flipped a volume switch.

"Joslyn, you didn't go home?" When Kate saw Joslyn, she remembered everything that happened in the classroom during the day. All of a sudden, her entire body: was trembling again.

She was also confused. Usually, no matter how they bul lied Joslyn, she wouldn't resist. Why did she suddenly become so powerful?

Or was she bottling it up all this time, waiting to explode?