Outside Huangshan City.
Black Death Lolita was bound by white light, motionless, looking like a figurine illuminated by a spotlight.
On the other side, the fat driver knelt on the ground, staring at the phantom with eyes full of resentment.
“You come to my Huangshan City to kill and burn, and then you’re full of resentment once you’re caught. You cultists are always like this, thinking the whole world owes you something.”
The phantom shook his head and sighed. He then patted the driver's forehead; a beam of white light burrowed into the man's body, eventually settling on his forehead and transforming into a halo.
“The people at Headquarters will love you.”
Upon hearing the word Headquarters, the fat driver trembled all over, yet he couldn't say a single word.
Screech!
After the sound of tires skidding against the ground, an oversized off-road vehicle came to a halt, and the towering Da Di stepped out.
“Dad!”
“Take them back. Let those two baleful stars take them to Headquarters.”
“Yes, sir!”
Da Di acknowledged the order and tossed the two into the car like dead dogs, not worrying in the least about any resistance.
He was very well aware of his father's strength.
...
As the water curtain vanished, the spectators who loved a good show began to crowd around, only to find the area cordoned off by the Security Bureau.
But this couldn't stop the curious citizens. Someone immediately used a drone to film the scene, only to be left stunned by what they saw!
Long-time residents of Huangshan City knew that the Lyu family manor was situated on a mountain—a mountain so high it ranked among the top five in the city.
But now, that top-five mountain had vanished!
In its place was nothing but a pool of black sludge. The mountain was gone, as if it had disappeared into thin air!
The roads that originally surrounded the mountain were now filled with sludge and impassable. Only engineering vehicles could be seen working on-site.
When this news hit the internet, the discussion among the people of Huangshan City was incredibly heated.
“Holy crap, where’s the Lyu family? Did they move?”
“I don't know about the Lyu family moving, but what about the mountain? Who moves their house and takes the mountain with them?”
“Tsk tsk, you guys don't know yet? I heard a big shot from Central City came and bought the mountain opposite the Lyu family's. He thought the Lyu family mountain was blocking his view, so he leveled it.”
“Huh? Holy crap! For real?”
“Of course it’s fake. Blocking his view? I heard it’s because the mountain in front had bad feng shui, so they blew up the Lyu family mountain to create a lake to gather feng shui.”
“Damn, no wonder they put up a water curtain around the mountain earlier. They were going to blow it up!”
“Hmm, makes sense, makes sense.”
“Makes sense, my foot! Are the people from Central City that powerful? They just blow up a mountain whenever they want? That’s a mountain in our Huangshan City, not their Central City!”
“The guy above is right. If you ever hold up a banner to protest, call me. I’ll definitely join you (This post costs fifty cents; delete the text in parentheses before posting).”
“The question is, why would a big shot with that kind of power come to Huangshan City? Is it some high-ranking official returning home after retiring?”
“Right, right! That’s possible!”
The topic drifted further and further away. From wondering where the mountain went to speculating about who was retiring, everyone discussed it with great fervor, as if they had all forgotten to ask where the original Lyu family had gone.
Of course, these people didn't think too deeply about it. After all, in their eyes, the Lyu family was powerful and wealthy!
At most, they had just moved. Surely they wouldn't have been wiped out, right?
...
Central City.
Security Headquarters.
“You captured a Marquis of Theft and a Suspended Pot?”
“Yes.”
“Who caught them?”
“The City Lord of Huangshan City, Wu Ji!”
“So it was him. Then it’s not surprising,” the man at the head of the table said, stretching.
“I remember two baleful stars went to Huangshan City to investigate the masked man. How is it? Is the report back?”
“It is. They were caught up in the Lyu family incident. The report is very detailed. Jade Dog even lost an arm.”
“Did they find anything?”
“There are some leads. First, they discovered that the masked man can indeed control sealed objects, and there's even a chance he can make them defect!”
“Bureau Chief Xia told them this. He said that during the battle, the sealed objects refused to communicate with him. The same happened with the sealed object belonging to the Principal of Huangshan University.”
The superior narrowed his eyes slightly.
“Anything else?”
“Also, when they fought the head of the Lyu family, they found a sacrifice incantation on his forehead, identical to the ones reported previously.”
“Furthermore, they suspect that because of this incantation, the head of the Lyu family was able to maintain his sanity for much longer. They believe this could be helpful for research.”
“Anything else?”
“Those are the two most important points.”
“Understood. Once Jade Dog returns, help him reattach his arm. Don't worry about the cost.”
“Yes, sir.”
The superior stood up and stretched again.
“That masked man is truly cautious. But why did he appear at the Lyu family estate?”
“The two baleful stars judge that the masked man might have a grudge against the Lyu family, so he deliberately exposed himself to lure other Demigods into attacking them!”
“Our bounty on the masked man became part of the bait.”
“Oh? That is indeed a possibility. Pull up the Lyu family’s archives.”
“They’re already prepared.”
A clerk handed over a kraft paper dossier.
“These are the archives for everyone in the Lyu family from the last twenty years, as well as some rumors and gossip we’ve collected.”
“The rest is still being investigated and will be on your desk by tomorrow morning.”
The superior waved a hand, and the dossier opened automatically. Documents flew out, swirling around him.
After scanning them for a moment, he found a few leads.
“A struggle over mining resources. They collaborated with a local cult to murder Lin Changhai’s family, but Lin Changhai’s grandson, a transcendent, escaped.”
“This is somewhat possible.”
“For the sake of a sealed object, he killed his sworn brother’s entire family. The other sworn brother joined the Idealist Society to seek revenge.”
“If anyone from that sworn brother’s family is still alive, that’s also a possibility.”
“When the Lyu family was overrun, a streak of golden light flew away, and even the awakened evil god tried to seize it?”
“Where did this golden light come from? Does anyone know what it was?”
The subordinate shook his head.
“The rest of the information still needs to be investigated.”
“Then focus the investigation on these points: the Lin family, the sworn brother’s family, and that golden light.”
“Yes, sir!”
The subordinate acknowledged. The next second, a woman's voice came from the superior's throat.
“That golden light could break through the water curtain of a sealed object; it certainly isn't ordinary. At the very least, it’s a sealed object itself.”
“But faced with an onslaught from so many people, he didn't use that golden light. This suggests it isn't a weapon, but a treasure with a value comparable to a sealed object.”
“For an item of this level, the direction of the investigation should be quite clear.”
The woman's voice ended there, followed by the sound of an old man's voice.
“...”
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