Tian Ling followed Ye Ling to the school gate, looking at the people lying around haphazardly. She tutted and sighed, "These guys are just shells left, not even a trace of soul. Either their souls are scattered, or they've been drawn out by someone."
"But no matter which case it is, these people can't reincarnate, and even prayers for salvation won't help. It's quite pitiful."
Ye Ling squatted in front of the security guard uncle at the security room door, touched his cold neck, and said, "After his soul was blasted out, it was then siphoned away by something. The entire process was completed in an instant. The person who did this is an expert in manipulating souls."
"It's likely that the others are in a similar situation."
Tian Ling asked, "Senior Brother, don't you control the Great Dao of Reincarnation? Can you revive them?"
Ye Ling shook his head slightly, "No, these people's souls are imprisoned. They are actually not dead yet. Even if I use the Great Dao of Reincarnation to reshape their souls, the person who comes back will be someone else."
Tian Ling asked again, "Senior Brother, do you mean that as long as we find the person who siphoned their souls, we can revive them?"
Ye Ling nodded, "Yes, once the killer is found, revival is not difficult."
At this moment, the middle-aged police detective who had dispersed the crowd walked up, asking with concern, "Comrade from the Dragon Department, have you found anything? Dozens of people have died in one go, and they are all students from Jinghua University. This matter has alarmed the higher-ups, and our pressure is immense."
Ye Ling stood up and smiled, "Don't worry, these people are not completely dead yet, they can be revived. Just have someone preserve their bodies properly."
"They can be revived?" The middle-aged detective was completely stunned by Ye Ling's words.
He had been in this line of work for over a decade and had seen all sorts of dead people. Although the cause of death for the bodies around the school gate was strange, he was still certain that they were all dead.
Although he knew that the Dragon Department had many capable individuals who specialized in handling all sorts of bizarre cases, he had never heard of the Dragon Department having the means to bring people back from the dead!
Ye Ling smiled, "Just listen to me. So many people dying at once has a terrible social impact. Reporting it as a coma would relieve your pressure."
"That's true..." The middle-aged detective nodded in agreement. Although he didn't believe Ye Ling could resurrect people, this matter was no trivial affair and absolutely could not be spread online, as it would surely cause social unrest!
In this regard, he agreed with Ye Ling's idea.
Even though reporting the Jinghua University incident as a coma was like drinking poison to quench thirst, there was no better solution at the moment.
Ye Ling didn't offer further explanation to the middle-aged detective. He then said, "Tell me what clues you've found here, so I don't have to investigate slowly."
The middle-aged detective came back to his senses and said, "That's no problem. These people died within the last half hour. Judging by the scene, there should be two perpetrators. They came here to capture someone, but they used supernatural powers, so our profilers couldn't get any more information. The specifics will have to be handled by your Dragon Department's profilers."
"Furthermore, the perpetrators deleted all the surveillance videos in the vicinity, so we can't identify the vehicle they used to escape in the short term."
Ye Ling lowered his eyelids and said softly, "It seems the other party is a meticulous planner. It's a pity their cultivation is a bit low. To instantly siphon away dozens of souls, they must have relied on some special ability."
Tian Ling asked, "Senior Brother, how can you tell the opponent's cultivation is weak? This method of completely siphoning souls, even a divine being in the True Martial Realm might not be able to do it?"
Ye Ling replied, "If the person who acted was at the True Martial Realm or above, they wouldn't bother with the redundant operation of deleting surveillance videos."
"To rely on deleting videos to cover their tracks, the strength of those two guys is at most seventh rank. Finding them won't be difficult."
The middle-aged detective, although he didn't understand the conversation between Ye Ling and Tian Ling, understood Ye Ling's last sentence. He quickly asked, "Have the two comrades already figured out where the perpetrators are?"
Ye Ling said, "We'll know soon. You should have your men withdraw first. Some things are inconvenient to reveal."
Although only police detectives remained at the scene, they were still ordinary people, and Ye Ling didn't want to display overly exaggerated abilities in front of them.
"Withdraw?" The middle-aged detective looked troubled and hesitated. "Comrade, it's not that I'm unwilling, but your request is simply too difficult to fulfill."
After all, this was the primary crime scene, and there were still many clues to be unearthed. Even if Ye Ling was from the Dragon Department, he couldn't just make them withdraw with a single sentence.
Moreover, the middle-aged detective didn't fully trust Ye Ling. After all, Dragon Department credentials could potentially be forged.
What if Ye Ling was sent by the perpetrators to clean up the scene? If they foolishly withdrew their men, this would truly become an unsolved case.
Seeing the middle-aged detective hesitate, Ye Ling sighed slightly and was about to forcibly control their minds when a black car stopped by the roadside.
Wang Liren, wearing a Dragon Department uniform, and two young Dragon Department mystics alighted from the car.
Wang Liren saw Ye Ling and the middle-aged detective from a distance, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly went forward to greet them, "Emperor, Old Xu, you're both here!"
When the middle-aged detective saw Wang Liren approaching, he broke into a smile and punched Wang Liren in the chest, saying, "Liren, you've made it big! You haven't contacted your old brother for so long."
Wang Liren smiled, "I've been busy, no time. I'll treat you to a meal another day!"
Ye Ling watched Old Xu and Wang Liren exchange pleasantries and decided against controlling their minds. He asked, "Do you know each other?"
Wang Liren said, "Emperor, let me introduce you. This is Xu Kan. Before I was transferred to the Dragon Department, when I was still in the criminal investigation team, he was my partner."
Ye Ling smiled, "I didn't expect you to have been a detective."
Wang Liren said somewhat sheepishly, "Emperor, you jest. I only worked there for two years, and I was still a novice in criminal investigation."
Speaking of which, Wang Liren realized something and quickly introduced Xu Kan, "Right, Old Xu, let me introduce you. This is the Emperor, a truly formidable figure, someone even the Dragon Department cannot afford to offend. You must not offend him!"
Xu Kan said, "What are you saying? Am I that kind of person?"
Wang Liren gave Xu Kan a sideways glance, "Don't I know you? Looking at the atmosphere just now, your suspicion must have flared up again, right?"
"This..." Xu Kan chuckled awkwardly.
Ye Ling interrupted, "Let's stop the pleasantries for now. There's important business to attend to here."
Wang Liren came back to his senses, "The Emperor is right. Let's handle the business first."
Ye Ling said, "Since everyone knows each other, I don't need to explain much. Liren, have Old Xu take the others back first, and only leave the mystics here."
"No problem." Wang Liren nodded and turned to Xu Kan, "Old Xu, you take your men and leave first. This place is handled by us from the Dragon Department?"
Xu Kan frowned again, then said, "I'm still a bit uneasy. How about this... I'll let the other brothers go back first, and I'll stay alone. What do you say?"
"You fellow..." Wang Liren sighed and looked at Ye Ling with a hint of helplessness, "Emperor, please don't mind him. Old Xu is just stubborn. I suspect he's even doubting me now."
Hearing Wang Liren's words, Ye Ling shook his head and smiled, "Fine, let him stay. Just have the others withdraw, and do it quickly."
Wang Liren immediately urged Xu Kan, "Did you hear that, Old Xu? Hurry up. The Emperor has shown leniency. It's about to be an eye-opening experience for you. Don't delay the Emperor's time!"
Although Xu Kan didn't understand why Wang Liren was so respectful to Ye Ling, since things had come to this point, he couldn't continue to be stubborn. He nodded, "No problem, give me three minutes. I'll have my brothers go back first."
With that, Xu Kan went to call his colleagues and have them withdraw.
Wang Liren watched Xu Kan's busy back and sighed slightly. He couldn't help but ask Ye Ling, "Emperor, you're not angry with Old Xu, are you? He's just an ordinary person, blunt and foolish. He's not worth your..."
Ye Ling said, "Do you think I'm that petty?"
Wang Liren froze and repeatedly shook his head, "Of course not! Emperor, you are magnanimous and accommodating, I was overthinking!"
"Since you understand, then stop the nonsense." Ye Ling glared fiercely at Wang Liren, "All of you, go and clear out all the ordinary people around here!"
Wang Liren and the other two mystics trembled abruptly, stood at attention, and replied, "Yes!"