Yi Shi didn't pay much attention to formalities, just as he had said.
Exchanging pleasantries was already his limit, and he got straight to the point: "If this case is confirmed to be the work of an S-level monster, we must be informed. The higher-ups said it must be reported immediately."
Shouldn't this kind of thing be kept confidential?
Qi Yuan couldn't understand Yi Shi's approach.
"...Are you sure it's okay to talk about this in public?"
Yi Shi didn't care: "Hmph, do you think those A-level superhumans can keep a secret? They walk around with long faces, afraid that others won't know."
He had a point, and Qi Yuan agreed wholeheartedly.
After their conversation, they refocused their attention on Ye Yuan's case.
Qi Yuan didn't understand investigation techniques, and it was impossible for him to find the truth by flipping through random things and shining a flashlight on it.
But he at least knew to look for commonalities.
Both of the missing individuals hoped to awaken their superhuman abilities, so it was definitely worth investigating in that direction.
After understanding the situation, the three of them left the residential building.
Qi Yuan looked at the darkening sky and spoke compassionately: "Let's stop here for today. You guys should pay attention to the chat group between Xu Yingxia and Ye Yuan."
Gao Changze was puzzled: "Aren't we going to find out about Gou Baling's situation?"
"Well..." Yin Qingran's tone was calm, "Gou Baling is only the origin of Ye Yuan's desire to awaken her abilities, but not the reason for her disappearance."
"Can you bring me along?"
"It's still a clue, better than us fishing in the sea of chat groups..." Gao Changze shrugged, then looked around, "Did I hear something just now?"
"It's me, Gao classmate."
Ji Jia's voice was like a mosquito, but the tone sounded as if she was shouting at the top of her lungs.
So it was Ji Jia.
Gao Changze was about to greet her as usual, but then he realized something was wrong.
How did she know it was me?
He felt a chill down his spine, and his body went numb. Why did he keep losing his disguises today?
Or maybe everyone knew, but just didn't say it...
Thinking of this possibility, Gao Changze wanted to find a hole to bury himself in.
Yin Qingran was surprised. If Qi Yuan noticed that they were being watched, it was expected, but the fact that this girl also knew shocked her.
Gao Changze was a bit reluctant and wanted to struggle a bit, trying to save his disguise.
But Qi Yuan didn't give him face and directly exposed him, "How do you know he's Gao Changze?"
Ji Jia covered her mouth with her finger, tugged at her clothes, making her already soft voice even softer.
"Intuition, and Gao classmate can't possess spirits."
Although the sentence was short, it completely sentenced Gao Changze to death.
He couldn't argue with that. Ever since he met Yin Qingran and the others, he carried a person with him every day.
Who goes out without a disguise?
In case they start a fight, he couldn't just say, "Wait for me to get a disguise and come back to fight you."
"Let's go, let's find another place to talk."
Although it was Gao Changze's disguise that was exposed, Yin Qingran was a bit worried and suggested changing the location for the conversation.
Ji Jia touched her bangs and said, "Okay... okay."
The four of them found a secluded corner,
Eight pairs of eyes glanced at each other, but none of them took the initiative to speak. In the end, all eyes focused on Qi Yuan.
Isn't this what you wanted to talk about?
Qi Yuan, the perplexed monk, realized that it was not feasible to remain in this deadlock.
After a brief moment of contemplation, he asked, "Are you planning to investigate Ye Yuan's case?"
Seeing Ji Jia nod, Qi Yuan added, "You heard what Yi Shi said, it's not a low-risk endeavor."
Ji Jia continued nodding, but her nods became more pronounced, reflecting her determination.
"Then let's go together."
Since disagreeing wouldn't change anything, Ji Jia would investigate on her own, so Qi Yuan thought it would be better to have some extra help.
Without hesitation, Qi Yuan agreed.
With the matter settled, silence descended upon the atmosphere once again.
Yin Qingran and Gao Changze were caught off guard by Ji Jia's sudden "fellow student" remark, leaving them at a loss for words, much like an author struggling to find the right words and hesitating for a long time.
Ji Jia vaguely sensed their confusion but wasn't skilled in making small talk, so she also became entangled in her own thoughts.
Just as Qi Yuan was about to put an end to their awkward silence...
"Hey! This is our territory!"
The hooligans held steel pipes, cigarettes dangling from their mouths, and were only missing a big gold chain around their necks.
As they got a clear view of the situation in the alley, their mouths hung open, and their cigarettes dropped to the ground.
In the middle of the alley, an extraordinary young man protected a girl while facing off against two mysterious individuals.
When the mysterious individuals turned to look at them, a strong sense of danger overwhelmed them.
Their minds quickly flashed with words like "deal," "mysterious organization," "assassination," and "clash between two factions."
This was bad, they were in trouble!
"Big bros and sisters, sorry for the intrusion, we'll leave now."
However, it was already too late to leave at this point. They quickly scurried into the local security office, trembling in fear.
"Comrade security officer, I surrender!"
"What nonsense!"
...
After teaming up to beat up the hooligans, the three of them were no longer hesitant.
Gao Changze got straight to the point and asked Ji Jia to keep the matter confidential.
Ji Jia vigorously nodded in response, then hesitated before speaking up.
"... My intuition tells me that I should find her. My intuition has always been accurate..."
In the end, under Ji Jia's insistence, the four of them decided to go and find Gou Baling.
Since they had no leads and going wouldn't hurt, they immediately made up their minds to find Gou Baling.
It was already getting late, but they knocked on the door of Gou Baling's house.
The woman who opened the door had a tired expression, and the sound of mahjong tiles colliding could be heard from inside the house.
"She's not home, maybe she's out somewhere playing?"
"Can you tell us where she went?"
The woman's expression turned impatient, but upon seeing Qi Yuan's face, she calmed down. "She hasn't come back for a few days, how would I know?"
Shouldn't you be concerned if she hasn't returned for a few days?
Qi Yuan doubted whether the woman in front of him was truly Gou Baling's relative, as she seemed indifferent to whether Gou Baling was alive or dead.
"May I ask who you are?"
"I'm her mother. If there's nothing else, I'm going back to playing mahjong."
"... Alright."
The four of them exchanged glances, unsure of what to say for a moment.
Gao Changze tentatively suggested, "Should we go to her school tomorrow?"
"I guess that's the only option."
Yin Qingran stood with her arms crossed, showing little enthusiasm for the matter.
Hearing their conversation, Qi Yuan deleted the draft of the provocative message he had been writing. It was indeed inappropriate to make someone work overtime at night to gather information for him.
Ji Jia raised her hand, and her arm seemed uncertain about whether to go up or not. "Perhaps... I can rely on my intuition to find Gou Baling."
The others had never seen this method of finding someone before, so they looked puzzled.
With an attitude of wanting to broaden their horizons, the three of them followed Ji Jia as she turned left and right until they finally arrived in front of a private room in a KTV.
When they opened the door, they saw Gou Baling holding a microphone and singing a duet with a male student, filled with deep emotion.
Qi Yuan, who had always been dedicated to contributing to global warming, suddenly took in a breath of cool air.
You call this intuition?
What's the difference between this and cheating?
Suddenly, a few strange people burst in, and the students in the private room reflexively panicked.
It seemed like they had triggered their PTSD from being caught by their teachers and parents.
Even though they were caught, their panic remained.
Once they realized that the newcomers had no connection to their teachers or parents, they became arrogant and began clamoring.
"Who are you guys?"
"Why are you trespassing on someone else's territory?"
"It's so inexplicable."
Seeing these "kids" being so naive, Qi Yuan laughed.
Perhaps the word "consequences" didn't even exist in their minds. They acted on impulse without thinking about the repercussions.
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
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!
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.
