Evening,
On the rooftop of the Spirit Control Association building.
Susan stood at the edge of the rooftop, gazing at the night view of Binjiang City. The wind ruffled her long hair, but she paid it no mind. Instead, she took out a pack of cigarettes from her suit pocket,
Then,
Lit one up.
“Puff…” Susan exhaled a cloud of smoke.
Outside the rooftop, the void opposite Susan began to writhe strangely, then spread outwards like ripples on water. A man in casual khaki attire emerged from the center of the ripples.
“Susan, I’ve told you many times, women shouldn’t smoke, it’s bad for your health.”
The man walked towards Susan, treading on the void, and chuckled.
Susan remained silent, then looked into the man’s eyes and took another deep drag of her cigarette.
“Hahaha…”
The man burst into laughter and said, “I like you just the way you are, defiant and so proud you don’t even spare me a glance.”
Susan looked at the man with a serious expression and said coldly, “Wang Ke, stop with the nonsense. If you want to die.”
Wang Ke spread his hands in a gesture of helplessness. “Alright, Susan, I’m here to inform you that He Li’s investigation file hasn’t been destroyed. The people in charge at headquarters still believe He Li has a high probability of being an Awakened.”
Susan nodded expressionlessly, indicating she understood.
But Wang Ke didn’t leave. He continued, “Susan, you should hand He Li over to headquarters. He’s here, and whether he’s an Awakened or not, you’ll be dragged down. You’re a member of the Hunter Squad, and staying here facing low-level demons every day will only wear down your talent.”
“Or is there someone here you care about?
Susan,
Don’t be foolish. You’re not like them.
Your abilities and talent are beyond their imagination. How long do you plan to play with these people?”
Susan took a puff of her cigarette, saying nothing.
Wang Ke took another step forward, persuading, “This isn’t right, Susan. Your world isn’t here. Facing those low-level demons every day, and those comrades with pitifully low talent, how long will you continue this?
Susan, listen to me. Take He Li back to headquarters, hand him over to them, and then you return to the Hunter Squad. Everything will be as it was.”
Finally,
Susan made a move. She slowly raised her left hand, and to Wang Ke’s panicked and confused gaze, Susan grabbed his head with one hand.
In an instant,
Countless mental energy chains appeared in the surrounding void, entangling Wang Ke’s body. A giant spiderweb woven from mental energy chains materialized behind Wang Ke.
Wang Ke discovered with horror that he couldn’t resist. The chains not only bound his body but also suppressed his abilities. He looked at Susan in disbelief. When did this woman become so strong?
“Susan, you…”
Susan’s left hand, gripping Wang Ke’s head, slowly tightened.
“Ah!!! Ah!!! Susan, you… let go of me!”
Wang Ke screamed in agony, held in Susan’s hand.
Susan looked at Wang Ke, who was like an ant in her grasp.
She spoke calmly:
“You are not worthy of appearing in my sight!”
…
“If anything happens, you will bear the consequences yourselves,” Susan said coldly to Minister Yu on the screen.
Minister Yu smiled wryly. “This is beyond my control. I’ve already submitted an application to headquarters to destroy He Li’s investigation file, but they refused. I can’t do anything about it. In any case, this matter has nothing to do with our Northern Branch.”
Susan snorted, “I don’t care about that. I’ve already warned you. If He Li finds out about this later and acts out, it will have nothing to do with our Binjiang branch.”
Minister Yu looked up at Susan and sighed. “Now all we can do is hope He Li isn’t an Awakened.”
Susan scoffed dismissively, “Your hope is truly casual.”
Minister Yu ignored Susan’s sarcastic remarks and asked, “Did Wang Ke leave?”
Susan replied, “He left.”
“That’s good,” Minister Yu nodded.
Susan added, “After I broke his legs, he fled.”
Minister Yu: “???”
…
The next day,
He Li was still sitting on the sofa practicing his breathing technique. Bai Fei was making drinks for Susan and Tao Xue.
Min Liang emerged from the monitoring room and said, “There’s been a homicide at 37 Binjiang North Road. The police are requesting we send someone to investigate.”
He Li opened his eyes and looked at Min Liang.
Tao Xue asked, “A homicide? What does it have to do with us? Uh… I mean, why are they asking us to go?”
Min Liang explained, “They suspect a demon did it, because the victim was… quite gruesome.”
Tao Xue inquired, “How gruesome?”
“Collected in a basin,” Min Liang replied with a frown.
“Oh, in a basin… Holy crap! In a basin! Torn to shreds!” Tao Xue immediately jumped off her stool at the bar.
Min Liang nodded. “According to the police description, even seasoned detectives couldn’t bear it, vomiting several times. The forensic team, after collecting blood and bone fragments, also vomited.”
“My god… ugh…” Tao Xue, mid-sentence, covered her mouth and ran to the restroom.
Susan, however, calmly picked up her glass, took a sip of her drink, and said, “Let He Li and Bai Fei go.”
He Li: “???”
Bai Fei: “???”
The two exchanged a glance, their stomachs churning. If seasoned detectives and forensic teams were vomiting, how horrific must it have been?
However, since the captain had given the order, they could only grit their teeth and go.
In the armory,
He Li was attaching a shotgun shell chain to his waist and asked Bai Fei, “Brother Fei, do you think a demon did this? If a demon killed someone, wouldn’t the demonic energy detection device have picked it up?”
Bai Fei placed a dagger on his right thigh and slung a long saber diagonally across his back. “Not necessarily. For example, the Jie Sheng Hua. The demonic energy detection device didn’t pick it up, did it? It was only discovered later when the flower demon on the rooftop exposed its demonic energy.”
“In any case, it’s better to be careful. If there is a demon, your mission is to protect the police officers present, and I’ll handle the demon.”
“Okay, I understand.”
*Click!* The bullet was chambered.
*Clang!* The saber was sheathed.
Bai Fei swallowed hard. “Let’s go!”
Binjiang North Road is on the north bank of the Binjiang River. The nearby residential areas, being river-view properties, are particularly expensive. Therefore, the neighborhoods on Binjiang North Road are also called affluent areas. For instance, Tao Xue lives in a villa complex on Binjiang North Road, and Captain Susan’s home is in a high-rise river-view building in the central part of Binjiang North Road.
Number 37 Binjiang North Road is a detached villa. At this moment, police tape had already been erected. Inside the villa, the air was thick with the smell of blood,
Because the entire family of four living in the villa…
Had been pulverized.
…