Hotel Suite.
"What did you say? Someone's stealing corpses?" Xu Mo, who had been sleeping for two hours and was playing with his phone, received a call from Chen Ke.
"Okay, I'll head over right away."
Their conversation ended quickly.
After hanging up, Xu Mo hurriedly put on his shoes and left for the hospital.
The hotel was near the hospital, so it didn't take Xu Mo long to get there.
When he arrived, the local police hadn't shown up yet.
At the hospital entrance, Xu Mo met up with Chen Ke.
"What's going on? Someone's stealing corpses? Did you see it yourself?" Xu Mo asked directly.
"No, it's my guess," Chen Ke proceeded to explain the cause of the incident and his deductions.
After listening, Xu Mo nodded slightly: "Then it really could be someone stealing corpses. I definitely don't believe in corpses coming back to life."
After speaking, Xu Mo suddenly remembered that this wasn't in Ram City, so the case had nothing to do with him! He couldn't just interfere!
"Wait, this isn't our jurisdiction. Cases here aren't our responsibility. Couldn't you just call the police when something like this happens? Why call me? We can't just take over someone else's case... The local police probably wouldn't appreciate us butting in."
Chen Ke shook his head.
"Of course we're not taking over their case. I know the rules. I've already called the police, but it'll take time for them to get here. I thought we could guard the morgue entrance until they arrive, to prevent the thief from coming back... You know my hand is broken, and I couldn't handle the corpse thief alone if I encountered them, that's why I called you."
"Fine, I'll wait with you for a while."
Xu Mo figured since he was already there, he might as well wait a bit. The local police should arrive in a few minutes anyway.
It was just a shame that this case wasn't in Ram City, not in their jurisdiction, so he couldn't participate in the investigation or make arrests, meaning he wouldn't get any system rewards.
...
Soon after, two police cars stopped at the hospital entrance, and the officers got out and entered the hospital.
They called Chen Ke, the person who reported the case, and after learning he was at the morgue entrance, the officers headed straight there.
At the morgue entrance.
"Did you report this case?" seeing two people at the morgue entrance, an officer asked, "Why do you suspect someone is stealing corp... Holy shit, Xu Mo? Chen Ke? Is that you two?"
"I heard people saying this afternoon that Xu Mo was in our small county, and it's really true!"
"Of course he's here. Haven't you seen the trending topics? Xu Mo was on a plane that lost control, and if he hadn't managed to control it in time, everyone on board would have died. They made an emergency landing in the valley east of our county."
"Can I get your autograph? I'm your idol... I mean, I'm your fan. I heard you've helped solve multiple murder cases since you just started, with a hundred percent success rate?"
"..."
Upon seeing Xu Mo and Chen Ke, the officers completely forgot their original purpose.
One of the two people standing before them was absolutely legendary.
In one day, he had made it to two trending topics. One was about how he stepped up to control a malfunctioning plane, saving everyone on board.
The other trending topic was about how this 'maverick' Xu Mo had recently joined the police force, and since joining, he had participated in solving numerous murder cases, successfully closing every single one, maintaining a perfect success rate so far!
Participating in multiple murder cases with a hundred percent success rate... That was remarkable, making him a notable figure in any police department!
After their excitement finally settled, the local officers remembered their purpose and slapped their foreheads: "Look at my memory... Got so excited I forgot why we came. You reported someone stealing corpses?"
Chen Ke thought, finally getting to the point, and nodded: "Yes, someone's stealing corpses. Here's what happened: I was in the ward when I heard someone shouting about a corpse coming back to life..."
After hearing Chen Ke's explanation, the officers furrowed their brows.
Regarding corpses coming back to life, they shared Chen Ke's view - it was impossible. After all, corpses aren't living beings, how could they move?
Plus, Chen Ke had relayed the young nurse's words verbatim, proving that the corpse wasn't someone pretending, but an actual corpse.
The officers also realized that things were likely exactly as Chen Ke suspected - someone was stealing corpses! And using the resurrection story as a cover.
However, they couldn't figure out exactly how the person made the corpse move.
"I might have missed some details. You can check the surveillance footage and question the hospital's patients, nurses, and security guards to get the full story. You're busy, so my friend and I will head out," Chen Ke said.
Before leaving, he added a courtesy phrase: "If you need any help from us, feel free to ask. We're all in the same system, and if we can help, we definitely will."
Such courtesies usually aren't taken seriously.
But these officers clearly didn't follow the usual script. As soon as Chen Ke finished speaking, they responded: "We do need help! This case seems complicated, and we're short-handed. If you two are willing to help, that would be perfect."
Chen Ke was stunned - they actually took his courtesy offer seriously?
But now he was in a tight spot, since he'd already made the offer, it would be awkward to refuse.
Chen Ke looked at Xu Mo beside him: "Do you want to stay and help?"
Xu Mo thought for a moment, then said: "Sure."
Actually, he was quite curious about this case - who the perpetrator was and how they managed to make the corpse move. So helping with the investigation wasn't a bad idea. At least after solving the mystery, his curiosity would be satisfied, and besides, he could get system rewards - not a bad deal!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
