Gurgle, gurgle...
Water began to bubble up inside the car. The fat boss tried to open the door, only to find it felt as if it had been welded shut.
Ignoring the rule of 'no unauthorized use of transcendent abilities within Central City,' his spirituality erupted as he shattered the car window, trying to escape.
But just as he was about to move, the flowing water, which had already risen past his calves, wrapped around him like tentacles and dragged him back in.
“Help!”
“Help!!”
“Quick, call the Security Bureau!!!”
The fat boss screamed out the window for help as he struggled desperately.
“Xia Yitiao! I know you're behind this!”
“You think you can intimidate me? In your dreams!”
“As a security officer, you know full well the consequences of using transcendent abilities in Central City without authorization!”
“I won't let this go! If I don't squeeze every last cent of your pension out of you, my last name isn't Kang!!!”
“If you know what's good for you, you'll—ugh...”
He couldn't finish his sentence, as the rising water had already reached his chest.
With every word he spoke, the water tightened around him, as if squeezing all the air out of his lungs.
The fat boss was finally terrified, his expression filled with dread.
As oxygen grew scarcer, his head became increasingly heavy.
He couldn't believe that Xia Yitiao, a security officer who knew the laws of Great Wei inside out, would actually dare to murder someone right on the street.
Slice!
His head was severed from his body.
The flowing water swept his head away, carrying it into a small pocket of space.
Only then did blood spray out, splattering all over the inside of the car.
Honk, honk, honk!
Honk!!!
“Can you even drive, damn it? The light's been green forever! What are you waiting for, to lay an egg?”
A short-tempered driver behind him slammed his car door, got out, and walked up with a fierce expression.
“You motherf—”
But before he could finish, he saw the scene inside the car. His eyes widened instantly, his mouth hanging open, unable to make a single sound.
“M-M-M-Murder...”
He stammered for a long moment until someone else finally walked over.
“Hey, what's going on?”
“What are you doing... M-Murder!!!”
Their screams pierced the night sky. Within five minutes, people from the Security Bureau arrived at the scene, cordoning off the area to preserve the crime scene.
The efficiency of Central City was incomparable to that of those remote, small towns.
“Captain.”
“Captain.”
“Yeah.”
A fit, well-built man got out of the car, took a pair of nitrile gloves from a colleague, and put them on.
“Do we know who the victim is?”
“The victim's head was taken, but based on our investigation of the traffic cameras at other intersections and the vehicle registration, the victim should be Kang Ming, the owner of Yipintang in the transcendent market.”
“Why was he here?”
“According to the surveillance footage, he visited the Sun family estate half an hour ago.”
“Which Sun family?”
“The Sun family on Qiuzhi Street.”
“What did he go there for?”
“We don't know yet, but we found that Mr. Xia visited Yipintang during the day and spoke with Kang Ming for a while.”
“Not long after Mr. Xia left, Kang Ming's brother-in-law went to the hospital. There might have been a conflict between them.”
“So I suspect Mr. Xia might be involved in this.”
“After screening the surveillance data, we also found that Mr. Xia visited the Sun family estate earlier. However, he only stood at the entrance and chatted with the butler for a few minutes without going inside.”
Hearing this, the captain frowned deeply. Of course he knew who Mr. Xia was.
“How could Mr. Xia be involved in this?”
“Boss, should we ask Mr. Xia to come in and cooperate with the investigation?”
“Not for now. He's a veteran of our bureau. When he was solving cases, the two of us were still playing in the mud.”
The captain leaned his head into the car window and took a sniff.
“No spiritual fluctuations, yet it's clearly a transcendent incident. It seems the killer is a Demigod.”
“Investigate Kang Ming's itinerary, who he interacted with, and if he had any conflicts.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Also, go inform Mr. Xia. Tell him that he is currently our prime suspect.”
“Huh?”
His subordinate was completely baffled, thinking to himself, 'Didn't you just say we shouldn't ask Mr. Xia to cooperate? How is he suddenly the prime suspect now?'
Fickleness, thy name is man!
The captain chuckled.
“Go on. Once you tell him, Mr. Xia will understand what's going on.”
“But Captain, you said he's the prime suspect. If we notify him and he runs, what then? That goes against the regulations.”
The captain nodded.
“You're right. I didn't expect you to be so familiar with the regulations.”
The subordinate puffed out his chest.
“When I joined the Security Bureau, I made sure to memorize all the rules.”
The captain nodded again.
“Excellent. We have training for new recruits next week, and we need a talent like you who knows the regulations inside out.”
“Go prepare the basic training materials. Make sure to train those rookies until they can memorize every single rule just like you.”
“Captain! I'll go notify Mr. Xia right away!”
...
The cafe.
Yin Yang looked at Kang Ming's somewhat dazed Yin soul behind him and said,
“Boss, we met during the day. Do you remember me?”
After a brief moment of thought, Kang Ming suddenly lunged at Yin Yang, only to be grabbed mid-air by the Headless Ghost.
His expression was instantly filled with pain and terror. He felt as though he were being held by a branding iron, on the verge of being set ablaze.
“Hey, don't be so excited. Believe me, compared to other human traffickers, your end is already pretty good.”
“It's not that easy for other human traffickers to get off with just a clean decapitation.”
“Look at you. Why aren't you grateful?”
The Headless Ghost loosened its grip slightly, allowing the boss to move.
“Who are you? Why did you kill me?”
Kang Ming didn't make a sound, but Yin Yang knew exactly what he was saying.
Because besides having 【Perception】 and 【Communion】, Yin Yang also knew how to read lips.
“Tell me about the organ trafficking.”
Hearing Yin Yang's words, Kang Ming sneered, looking as if his suspicions had been confirmed.
Yin Yang merely turned to look at the Headless Ghost. In the next instant, Kang Ming was rolled into a ball, screaming in agony as he was burned by the black mist rising from the Headless Ghost's neck.
“A wise man submits to circumstances. I'm sure you understand this concept.”
“I'll give you one last chance. If you still don't plan to talk...”
Yin Yang's smile grew a bit eerie.
“When I visited your shop, I think I saw your family portrait.”
Kang Ming, who had been screaming, stopped instantly. He stared at Yin Yang with a face full of venom.
But when he realized Yin Yang didn't care in the least, the malice on his face turned into pleading.
Yin Yang's smile remained unchanged as he said,
“You only have one chance. Besides, you're already a dead man. What is there left to hide?”
“If you confess honestly, I can still warn your family to run.”
“If you're too late, who knows if the people behind you will silence them to prevent any secrets from leaking?”
...
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