The hulking figure, standing at two meters tall, roared and charged forward.

His immense frame possessed frightening strength; a single punch could fell a person.

While his martial prowess didn't quite match the trained guards, he was far stronger than the average person.

In moments, the situation became one-sided, with the crowd scattering in panicked flight.

"Y-you, stay away from me!"

The young master from the weaker faction paled in terror as the giant targeted him, swinging a fist.

Even before the punch landed, the wind it generated ruffled the young master's long hair.

Turning back, all the young master could see was an enormous fist filling his entire vision. He was so frightened his heart nearly stopped, his face draining of color.

But just as he thought he was done for… the fist suddenly halted.

"His life is mine."

A chilling voice echoed in his ear.

The young master looked up to see… Captain Wu.

With a casual twist…

A snapping sound echoed as the giant's wrist was twisted clean through. Then, with a flick of the wrist…

The two-meter-tall giant was flung through the air, crashing heavily into a tree.

*Thud!*

The tree shook violently, and a figure fell from its branches, landing right on top of the unconscious giant.

"Hm?"

Captain Wu raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised that a person had grown on the tree.

But the young master's voice pulled him back to reality.

"C-Captain Wu! Thank goodness! You saved me just in time, or I'd be a goner!"

Oblivious to his impending doom, the young master showered Captain Wu with gratitude. He was met with Captain Wu's large hand.

The hand covered his entire face, plunging him into darkness and paralyzing him with fear.

"Captain Wu, what are you doing? I'm the eldest son of the Jin family…"

*Crack!*

The sound of fracturing bone interrupted the young master's words.

Captain Wu's grip had crushed part of the young master's skull, killing him instantly.

The others who witnessed this scene were scared out of their wits.

"Captain Wu… Captain Wu killed someone!"

"The Jin family's young master is dead! Captain Wu killed him!"

"Run! Captain Wu's gone mad! Run!"

Even the young masters from the opposing Pao family turned tail and fled, hearts pounding, convinced they were about to die.

But when they looked back, they saw that Captain Wu wasn't chasing them. Instead, he was slowly approaching the woman who had fallen from the tree.

The woman's eyes were vacant, making her look like a corpse.

But the Pao family young master had seen enough to know that this was the state some vagrants entered when they were deep in slumber.

That guy's a vagrant? Is Captain Wu going to kill the vagrant too?

Ink Village had better security than most villages, but that didn't mean there was no killing.

The guard squad was the highest authority in the village. When a member of the guard squad declared that someone was a threat to the village, they had the right to kill them on the spot. However, if the deceased held a special position, a public announcement was required to justify the killing and ensure its legitimacy.

Under normal circumstances, however, the guard squad would never kill without reason, as they had to maintain order in the village.

The Pao family young master had never seen Captain Wu go on a killing spree like this.

The power of someone at that level was so overwhelming that it inspired a sense of suffocating despair, leaving almost no hope of survival.

He glanced back a few more times and saw that Captain Wu didn't kill the vagrant. Instead, he frowned, tossed her onto the back of a nearby horse, and rode away. The Pao family young master breathed a sigh of relief, his mind racing.

He had heard a couple of days ago that Captain Wu was taking advantage of Fire Captain's death to eliminate some unstable elements in the village.

But he never expected Captain Wu to kill the sons of small families like theirs, so the impact was huge.

As the Pao family young master was thinking about this, he suddenly noticed Captain Wu glance in his direction.

That one glance terrified the Pao family young master.

He didn't dare to stay and watch any longer, so he quickly turned around and ran. Who knew if this madman would get addicted to killing and kill him, an innocent person, too.

As the Pao family young master disappeared, the area returned to peace. Only Captain Wu remained, riding away with Chen Xiaomiao.

…

Outside the game.

Chen Xiaomiao felt drowsy as she listened to President Liu's explanation.

Listening to reports was the easiest way to make people sleepy, until President Liu said something.

"...So, the client who sent the commission is finally willing to reveal some information about that thing."

Information about that thing?

Chen Xiaomiao perked up.

She had been tortured by this case for more than ten days.

President Liu had given her this case since the *Blue Sea* game was launched, and she still had no idea where to start.

There was nothing she could do, since she was searching for a needle in a haystack, and the client was secretive and unwilling to cooperate, leaving her with no direction.

But in the past few days, the client had suddenly contacted them frequently, urging the bounty company to find that thing as soon as possible, and was willing to reveal some clues.

Chen Xiaomiao guessed that the client's client was urging them to complete the order, so they were eager to urge her, the lowest-level contractor.

In any case, with more information, this case could be completed sooner, and she could play the game in peace for many days.

"So what exactly does the client want us to find?"

President Liu on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment.

"A piece of paper."

A piece of paper?

Chen Xiaomiao was stunned for a moment. At the same time, her game watch vibrated slightly.

But she didn't pay attention to it. Instead, she frowned and said, "Are you spending so much money just to have us find a piece of paper?"

"To be precise, a… piece of parchment."

"Parchment?"

Chen Xiaomiao still felt a little strange. Even parchment wasn't worth that much money.

"What's written on it? What makes it so valuable?"

"There's not a single word on it. It's a blank piece of parchment."

"This…"

Chen Xiaomiao was a little confused. "Do they… have too much money?"

President Liu on the other end of the phone rolled his eyes. "It's not your problem. We'll find whatever the client wants us to find. I immediately dispatched more people after receiving the information, but it's been more than ten days, so it's already difficult to find any traces."

"What should we do then? I still have to check them one by one. Don't say I'm being lazy. I've already checked most of the people on that street the day I had the car accident. I get a headache every day just looking at the information that the investigators submit."

"You don't have to check this time. Ordinary blank paper is everywhere, but this kind of retro parchment is very conspicuous if someone takes it out. After obtaining the information, I immediately asked the investigators to investigate. Fortunately, you organized the files, so if there are no accidents, we should be able to get something out of those passersby in the next two days, and maybe even the thing is in their hands."

After a pause, President Liu said, "I'll send you a list later. These are some of the people you've investigated. They're closer to you, so you're responsible for asking them if they saw anyone holding parchment that day."

With enough manpower, and with the area and personnel determined, it was still very likely to find the holder of this specific item through a large-scale search.

Of course, the premise was that the passersby were cooperative enough. As long as enough money was given, there was no reason for the passersby not to open their mouths.

Chen Xiaomiao was lectured by President Liu for a while about working hard, and then hung up the phone.

In the next moment, she received some names and information on WeChat.

Chen Xiaomiao quickly read through it, thinking about going to work tomorrow. Then she looked at her game watch.

It would have been better if she hadn't looked, because she was startled when she did.

The game watch was actually reminding her that her character in the game was in danger and asking her to log in as soon as possible.

Could she afford to wait?

Immediately, Chen Xiaomiao put down her phone, lay on the bed, and entered the game.

And on the phone placed on the table in her room, she was flipping through a person's name and information on that long list of names.

"Fang Yue, twenty-three years old, university graduate…"

…

In the game, Chen Xiaomiao slowly opened her eyes in a daze.

The first thing she saw was a broad back and firm muscle curves.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she jumped off the horse with a whoosh.

"Who are you?!"

As soon as she got off the horse, Chen Xiaomiao retreated backward, wondering if the danger came from this person?

But when the man stopped the horse and she carefully identified him, Chen Xiaomiao was immediately stunned.

Wasn't this Captain Wu, one of the captains of Ink Village?

Why did he kidnap me?

Chen Xiaomiao subconsciously protected her chest with her hands, looking at him nervously.

"Captain Wu, what, what did you do to me?"

"I didn't do anything. You fell from the tree… Never mind, just leave if you're okay."

Captain Wu shook his head slightly. He had seen this woman in Fang Yue's team and knew that she was Fang Yue's person, so he had taken action to save her, but he didn't expect to be misunderstood.

But just as Captain Wu was about to turn around and leave, Chen Xiaomiao suddenly rolled her eyes.

"Wait, wait! Where are you going? I'll go with you!"

If she stayed with Captain Wu, could Doctor An still come and catch her?

…

Lang Manor.

"That's what happened. If we're lucky, Tail will be taken away by an elder of the Glacial Ice Sect. If we're not lucky, then just prepare for her to reincarnate."

Reincarnation was a term used by players in the game, meaning that they would die and start a new character.

"How could this be…"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu had mixed feelings for a moment. She envied Tail for being favored by the Glacial Ice Sect, but she also felt a sense of loss that her friend was drifting away from her.

Whether Tail succeeded or not, it would be difficult for her and Tail to see each other again in a short period of time.

"Oh, right, Brother Ye, did Ni Dongmei say anything about recruiting a few disciples? What do you think of my aptitude? Can you also let me join the Glacial Ice Sect?"

Fang Yue rolled his eyes at such naive words.

"You yourself said that you and Tail were shopping together when she encountered her. Now she only wants Tail and not you, so what do you think of your own aptitude?"

"…"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was silent, her face full of loss.

Although she was familiar with many people in Guyue Village, Tail was her only real peer, and she was also an alumna!

They could communicate with each other outside the game, and they could help each other in the game. They were together every day, so their relationship was great.

Now that the other party was going solo, she couldn't help but feel lonely.

"Look at you, I usually tell you to eat more, but now you know you regret it, right? If you had eaten 100 points of dual-attribute points, and eaten out some hidden attribute or something, would Ni Dongmei have looked down on you?"

Listening to Fang Yue's words, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu couldn't help but cover her head and squat down to defend herself. "Don't hit me, don't hit me, I'm going to die if you hit me again, sob sob sob…"

"Hmph! If you know you're wrong, then eat properly. Look how fast I'm growing, even the small Guyue Village is almost not big enough for me anymore. I might be reporting to the superior county Qing Si in another month or two. Who do you think I'll recommend to be the captain of Guyue Village at that time? It'll definitely be you."

Ah, this…

There was such a thing?

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu, who had just been feeling lost, couldn't help but look up.

"Brother Ye, are you really going to be promoted to the county Qing Si?"

"It's only a matter of time. I'm already at the Second-Rate Houtian realm, and Lin Ling is only at the Third-Rate Houtian realm. Other than Lord Han, there's nothing in Guyue Village that can continue to increase my power. After I escort the team back this time, I'll stabilize my realm and cultivate in peace for a while, and then I'll find a way to go to the county Qing Si."

Fang Yue's actions of staring at the target and taking one step at a time also ignited some fighting spirit in Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu's heart.

"Then, then okay, if you leave, I'll definitely work hard to be a good captain!"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu clenched her small pink fist, but she quickly thought of something else. "That's not right, Brother Ye, are you lying to me? It's not that easy to become a captain, and why don't you choose Niu Niu? He's obviously more suitable to be a captain than me."

Fang Yue shook his head slightly. "In terms of close relationships, you and he are about the same to me. But Niu Niu is lazy!"

Fang Yue hated that iron couldn't be made into steel, and said with some gritted teeth, "All his energy has been put into making money, he has no intention of practicing martial arts, and he'll regret this sooner or later. And don't be too happy yet, the matter of the captain is not up to me alone, and your own strength must keep up. If your basic dual attributes can reach about 50 points, I'll start helping you to rise to the top, understand?"

50 points…

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu felt a little dizzy, this requirement was too high.

But seeing the look in Fang Yue's eyes, she quickly nodded with a serious face. "I will work hard!"

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"Well, and in terms of actual combat, you also need to operate, you haven't even killed a monster, are you worthy of being a captain?"

"Ah! We still have to kill monsters…"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu retreated a little, her eyes dodging.

"That's for sure, that's the duty of the captain. Of course, you can continue to live like you are now, anyway, the game is all about having fun. But if Tail succeeds this time, believe me, the distance between you and her will grow further and further, and even I dare not say that my growth rate can be faster than hers with the support of a sect."

That's right, the resources of a sect were far more powerful than those of a village.

With the resources and system support of the sect, Tail's rise would probably far surpass that of most people.

Fang Yue's starting point was high, so he was developing at high speed with compound interest, and he wouldn't be able to widen the gap between him and those who entered the sect for a while.

But in the long run, it was hard to say whether Fang Yue could maintain his position as one of the top players.

"Tail…"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu lowered her head and clenched her fists. When she looked up, there was a trace of determination in her eyes. "Brother Ye, I will work hard! I must become the captain and keep up with Tail's footsteps. It's not easy to have good friends in school, so I must have common topics with her."

Although the reason was a bit strange, Fang Yue still nodded and encouraged her.

Just then, someone rushed in from outside. Seeing Fang Yue, he immediately reported, "Captain Ye, the blood hunter is back in the village! He has something urgent to talk to you about!"