The Killer Said Nothing, Just Returned to the Scene to Munch on Barnacles

Arakawa Jiushu silently crouched atop the signal tower of the Sea Race fleet.

The sea breeze howled, blowing the black highlights on his forehead, adding a touch of intensity to the otherwise pale White Owl's hair and eyes.

On his earlobe, a barely noticeable metal stud was hidden among his falling white hair.

"White Owl, we have a job."

Jiang Ning's calm voice came through the communicator in his ear, and then the communicator automatically switched channels.

"Hello, Lord White Owl," came an unfamiliar voice, "I am your assistant on this mission and will be assisting you..."

"Task details."

Arakawa Jiushu, too lazy to listen to the social niceties he was about to utter, directly interrupted the nonsense.

The assistant on the other end of the communicator was clearly taken aback, pausing for a moment before continuing.

"Okay, I'll read out the mission details for you now..."

As the White Owl listened to the extremely tedious, template-like report from the other side, its huge, gray-white, mottled wings slowly unfurled in the wind.

"We will provide you with the real-time location of A0005. You need to locate them quickly and ensure their vital signs are normal as much as possible."

Well, after reading it for almost three minutes, only this sentence was useful.

"Just report your location."

He interrupted the long-winded conversation on the other end of the communicator again and confirmed that the other party would be sent; Jiang Ning was most likely doing this on purpose.

Is this a test of his obedience and whether he is being controlled by someone else?

Jiang Ning has finally begun to doubt his stance.

Having received the first location, Arakawa Jiushu didn't linger any longer. With a sudden flap of her wings, she vanished in the blink of an eye.

Even though he's already suspected, they haven't completely broken off relations yet, and he hasn't gotten what he wants.

Therefore, the White Owls are currently quite "obedient".

He flew towards the depths of the Tianpiao Ocean following the instructions, keeping a relatively low altitude to avoid missing his target.

Therefore, he only managed to spot the island when he was less than a kilometer away, thanks to his excellent eyesight.

"Lord White Owl, this is the latest updated signal location. You are very likely to encounter enemies, please be careful."

Arakawa Jiushu responded softly, but made no attempt to slow down, rushing straight toward the island.

Almost instantly, he arrived above the deserted island and ascended to overlook the small island.

Radiant Feathers stretched out in the air, using the sea breeze to lift Arakawa Jiushu, allowing him to easily levitate above the island.

I found him.

With her exceptional eyesight, Arakawa Jiushu easily spotted a figure high in the sky.

A motionless figure lying at the boundary between the woods and the beach.

With its wings instantly folded, Arakawa Jiushu swooped down towards its target.

In the blink of an eye, he was standing in front of the figure.

The man had long, jet-black hair, which was now scattered across the red-dyed sand.

He didn't have many wounds on his body, but rather layers of scars, with only a hollow gash in his chest.

"The target has been found, but its heart is missing."

"Okay, mission complete... Wait, wait, what happened to the target?"

"No heart."

After Arakawa Jiushu finished replying, a chaotic commotion erupted from the other end, with the liaison officer frantically informing his superiors.

Immediately afterwards, the communicator channel was switched again, and Jiang Ning's voice came through once more.

"Just bring the body back."

"Good."

Arakawa Jiushu remained remarkably calm, even unusually so.

His pale pupils were fixed on the hole where the heart should have been, a hint of suppressed excitement flickering within them.

Were they specifically chosen for their hearts?

We're "of the same kind," I'd really like to get to know each other.

Meanwhile, Shisui was on the island where the White Owl's body had been found.

Despite the subsequent search teams dispatched by the Sea Race turning the place upside down.

Through Qing Wufei's memories, he learned that several tracking devices had been implanted in her body.

After all, they were precious experimental subjects, so it was to be expected that they would be Shisui role.

So he traveled to several places, and finally left that body as bait.

Shisui merely took Qing Wufei's heart as a temporary vessel for his soul.

Even after the heart was removed, it eerily continued to beat vigorously.

With the supply of Psychic Energy, it even behaves as if it were alive.

This once again proves the strangeness and preciousness of this finished product from the Second Research Institute.

Therefore, Shisui did not intend to crush Qing Wu Fei so quickly before Qing Wufei's memories were completely read.

The heart and brain are among the few organs that are not implanted and positioned, and both can temporarily store the soul.

However, if the brain is chosen to store Qing Wufei's soul, it is very likely that Qing Wufei will retain consciousness.

Once Qing Wufei regains consciousness, she might do something unpredictable.

This poses a huge potential threat to Shisui.

Therefore, Shisui chose to preserve his soul with his heart, and wrapped the extracted heart with Koukaku to sever its connection with the outside world.

He planned to lie low and see if he could follow the Sea Race's fleet to find the Second Research Institute.

So, while everyone was frantically searching for the killer's trail on the vast, boundless sea...

The perpetrator himself returned to the island where the crime scene was located.

Following the previous attacks, the entire island is on high alert.

Just along the outer perimeter, there were many more patrol boats coming and going.

Furthermore, some detection equipment was subsequently installed around the harbor.

The researchers from the Second Research Institute, dressed in white robes, secretly increased the number of protectors who gathered around them.

Shisui observed the island, which had become increasingly lively, with great interest.

It's clear that the Sea Race are stressed.

However, this didn't mean much to Shisui, an awakened individual who manipulated Spatial Energy.

He didn't even use any special techniques; he simply and casually landed on the rooftop of a house near the harbor.

Sea Race soldiers patrolling downstairs from time to time, carrying weapons, pass by.

Their gaze merely swept across the rooftop where Shisui was, without pausing, and then casually moved away the next moment.

"Click... click..."

An invisible spatial barrier blocked out the sound, Shisui chewed on barnacles, waiting for the fleet to set sail.