291: Chapter 89: The sword named Impermanence can sever echoes.
291: Chapter 89: The sword named Impermanence can sever echoes.
What a great item.
Li Mumu, who also felt the power of the sword, couldn’t help but feel tempted.
When the sword swept past just now, it also dispersed the chaotic thoughts in her mind, giving her a sense of unparalleled clarity.
This feeling, how should I put it, is like shaving your head bald during the New Year, cool and refreshing.
No need to worry about greasy hair or tangles anymore, no need for shampoo either, just a bar of soap could take care of your entire head…
It’s pretty much that kind of feeling.
What guidance to transcend worlds, what vibrations of High-Dimensional Strings, what Kun, the great fish, in the Northern Ocean…
These complex concepts, constantly merging and clashing in my mind, were all severed by a single sword strike.
Although it’s just a temporary effect that doesn’t seem to last long, it also gave Li Mumu a rare moment of peace and clarity.
Next time I go to the Special Service Bureau, I should ask if I can apply for a piece of equipment like this.
Li Mumu didn’t know much about “Divine Artifacts,” nor did she think this thing was very precious.
After all, when people’s parents die, they need seven or eight people to carry the coffin.
You guys just come here in a car, chop with a sword, and that’s it.
And you’re telling me this equipment is expensive and valuable?
Are you joking?
But in Wang Yunxiao’s eyes, it was a different scene altogether.
I’m literally crying.
Garrison Soldiers need at least three people to Form an Array, yet the Special Service Bureau, in order to lure in their prey, couldn’t even bear to send a third person, as if they were afraid of diminishing the enthusiasm of all the heroes and braves for robbery.
Or accidentally killing the heroic champions.
The disruptive believers scattered like birds and beasts, and two Garrison Soldiers in Grey Military Uniforms carried the sword brazenly into the police station.
Wang Yunxiao went to Qin Xiangdong’s office and saw the two sitting there, with the wooden case for the sword openly placed on the desk.
The Garrison Soldier holding the sword stood up, smiled, and extended his hand to Wang Yunxiao, “Captain Wang, sorry for the trouble we caused.”
Wang Yunxiao shook hands with him and, through introductions, learned that the two were named Qi Bing and Liang Dao.
“These are the comrades specially dispatched by the Special Service Bureau to support our work.”
“Just supporting here?”
“Every sub-bureau has support.”
“Just two people?”
“The Special Service Bureau is short-staffed.”
What a good reason!
What an excellent excuse!
Wang Yunxiao bought it!
Qi Bing laughed and said, “This time we came as special consultants responsible for organizing and coordinating the police bureau’s forces to complement the upcoming city-wide cleanup campaign.
For instance, the Great Luo Sect, which caused trouble this time, is a key target.”
“How do we need to cooperate?”
“Just follow the city bureau’s orders for the unified action when the time comes.
If we encounter some tough criminals, we’ll take care of them.”
Qi Bing glanced at Wang Yunxiao with a smile, “But since Nantong District has already established its own Special Service Section, it’s like having a certain capability for special operations, so our presence is just the icing on the cake.”
“Their skills are not up to par; it’s all minor skirmishes.”
At this point, Qin Xiangdong decisively chose to keep his head down.
They say a crying child gets milk to drink, and resources these days aren’t evenly distributed either.
The Special Service Bureau is also short-staffed, with an inevitable tilt of resources towards weaker areas.
It’s my ability to have set up a Special Service Section.
You can’t say that just because I have one here, while others don’t, you should send all the staff to those other places.
If that’s how you want to play it, then we might as well not work at all.
How happy it would be for us all to just coast through life.
“We have a problem right now that we can’t handle,”
Qin Xiangdong took out the case file and handed it over: “This is the second body-swapping incident that’s occurred within our bureau.
We don’t currently have a good way to handle it, and the Special Service Bureau isn’t giving us any intelligence.
Can you two take a look at this issue and see how it can be resolved?
If we can’t resolve it, our place will be like a sieve, unable to keep any information secure.”
Qi Bing didn’t even bother to look, shaking his head: “We’re all simple folk and can’t understand these things.
However, this Divine Artifact we’ve brought this time might be able to help you solve a part of the problem.”
At last, they got to the topic of the sword.
Qin Xiangdong asked with a smile, “What’s special about this sword?”
Qi Bing nodded: “This sword is called the Sword of Impermanence and can sever all Echo Erosion, allowing a person to regain consciousness.
However, it also has a side effect: it gradually erases one of the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, or pleasure in the wielder.
So unless it’s needed, we keep it in its case and try not to touch it as much as possible.”
Qin Xiangdong frowned: “That sounds very powerful, but the problem we’re currently facing…”
“It’ll work!”
Wang Yunxiao suddenly interjected.
Seeing Qin Xiangdong look over, Wang Yunxiao carefully explained, “The person we’ve caught is very stubborn and we can’t extract any information from him.
I think there are two possibilities.
The first is that this person truly has a strong will.
But if he has such a strong will, why would he waste it on being cannon fodder?”
“The second possibility, I think, might be that he’s under some kind of Mental Suggestion or affected by Echo Erosion, preventing him from communicating normally with us.”
“I think we should try cutting him with the sword.”
Wang Yunxiao thought it was a waste not to use such a handy tool—it’s not like it would cost money to try it out.
People from this era hadn’t been enlightened by web novels of the future; their way of thinking isn’t as broad.
In a few decades, randomly choose any failed web novel writer, and they could easily come up with a hundred and eight different uses on the spot.
And they call that a side effect?
The girl next door would be green with envy, right?
Qin Xiangdong also thought it was a good idea and immediately approved.
The group then proceeded to the interrogation room.
The captured Faceless One still maintained the face of the person he was imitating.
Even though he was tied to the interrogation chair, a disdainful smirk remained on his face, as if he believed the police had no way to deal with him.
To say they had no way to deal with him was a bit unfair to the police department.
There were plenty of ways, after all; various interrogation devices left from the Former Dynasty were still well maintained.
There was no need to be concerned with human rights, morality, or the codes of the Jianghu World with such people.
The real concern for Qin Xiangdong was that if they got the information out of him, the police might not be able to handle it.
It’s like killing someone is easy, but you can’t bear the consequences of the murder.
Now, finally, the Special Service Bureau had sent someone over.
Qi Bing went behind the Faceless One, drew the Sword of Impermanence, and with a light slice through the air, the face of the Faceless One instantly dissolved, the flesh rotting away and falling to the floor, revealing the real face hidden behind the mask of flesh.
He was unfamiliar and not young, with an expression as if waking from a dream.
As soon as he came to his senses, he yelled, “What did you do to me?
Don’t delude yourselves; I won’t tell you anything!”
The old police officer rolled his eyes and turned to ask Qin Xiangdong, “Director Qin, should we get tough?”
Qin Xiangdong nodded: “The comrades from the Special Service Bureau are here, no need to worry.
Use whatever means necessary.”
The old officer nodded, stood up, and went to get the whip.
“Get something to prop up his leg, it’s okay, relax.
Everyone knows you’re a tough guy,”