Shen La

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* Donghua
* Manhua

**Shen La** (沈辣, *Shěn* *Là*), is the main protagonist in the Chinese novel series Bureau of Paranormal Investigation and its sequels. The series is told from his perspective, in the first person.

Formerly a Special Forces Soldier, after the The Dead Man's Pond In Yunnan accident, he is transferred to a mysterious organization called the Bureau of Paranormal Investigation: abbreviated as The B.P.I, and becomes a detective in The First Room.

After the re-establishment of The B.P.I, he held the position of Deputy Director of the Sixth Room.

## Appearance

His appearance is not clearly described in the novel, except that he is a young man who is neither handsome nor ugly, 178 cm height with black-haired.

After taking the Immortality Elixir, his black hair turns white.

## Personality

He is an interactive person with those around him, it is easy to make friends with others. But it is also easy for others to exploit him. He even stated that he does not have  the sniper's personality of a secluded and independent.

Shen La has a sense of humor, constantly commenting in a funny way on what is happening around him. He always likes to joke with Sun Desheng.

He doesn't dare to raise a face and talk to others when he loses face, like when he accidentally destroyed an entire the Ghost Ship while cultivating the Seed"s power.

He could destroy anything in front of him when he became angry with hunger, such as when he was very hungry but never had the opportunity to eat anything.

He is brave and loyal, will fight to the end in the most dangerous situations and will never back down, as when Lin Feng attacks The B.P.I. And he will always rushes to save his friends' lives when they are in danger.

Shen La is also someone who deeply regret the deaths of the people he had a close relationship with, such as Captain Wang, his special forces team, Po Jun, Gao Liang, and Xiao Monk.

He has a strong sense of justice, like when Yang Xiao is angrily interrogated for killing innocents at The 15-Storey Building.

Shen La isn't stupid, but having someone like Sun Desheng always with him, really doesn't need to use his mind.

After all, Shen La is someone who has not ambitions, and likes to live an ordinary life, despite his extraordinary work.

## Trivia

* His name La (辣, *Là*), meaning; Spicy
* His nickname La Zi (辣子, *Làzǐ*), meaning; cayenne pepper, or chili
* According to the novel's timeline, he was about 18 years old after graduating from high school and then enlisted in the army for two years, making him about 19 or 20 years old in The Dead Man's Pond in Yunnan. However, in Qilin City it was reported that he was 24 years old. This may be pure negligence on the part of the author, as events of The Dead Man's Pond in Yunnan and The 15-Storey Building were taking place in the same year.
* He is tends to smoke a lot.
* He has a high tolerance for alcohol.
* He knows the types of mines and how to remove it, when he took a course in the knowledge of landmines while training as a private soldier.
* Donghua introduced in Shen La's personal profile with information that was not mentioned in the novel. Except for the height, where it is explicitly mentioned in the novel that the height is 178 cm.
	+ Height: 185 cm.
	+ Age: 19.
	+ Birthday: February 10th.
	+ Zodiac: Aquarius.
	+ Blood type: A.

## References

https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B2%88%E8%BE%A3