Modified Bullets

After warning Stana, the mature and captivating police chief, Tang Qi left the crime scene with Sally.

Once he turned away, he became that seemingly ordinary Asian student again.

As if the boy who had calmly pointed out clues just now had not been him at all.

Only Sally, behind those exaggerated black-rimmed glasses, looked at Tang Qi with sparkling eyes every time.

Tang Qi could only smile helplessly. His first friend might be a foolish, innocent sweetheart.

The reason Tang Qi had kindly helped Stana solve the case was naturally not to show off, nor was it because he was overly righteous and kindhearted. It was because he had seen traces of the supernatural at the crime scene.

More precisely, four supernatural items.

Though it had only been a swift glance, his Special Ability had still shown him something.

Curio: Siren's Shell

Information Fragment: This was a shell from the Aegean Sea. It bore the mark of a Siren and was also part of an Evil Ritual.

The simple, blunt information directly told Tang Qi that the murderer behind this bloody case was no ordinary person.

Of course, Tang Qi had learned the rest of the information from the original owner's memories.

Though the original owner had been an ordinary Asian, with grades even worse than those of other Asian students, he had surprisingly been a top student when it came to all sorts of strange knowledge.

Now, however, all that knowledge belonged to Tang Qi as well.

Even so, it did not stop Tang Qi from eagerly continuing to acquire more knowledge.

Unfortunately, because of the horrifying murder, St. Thorn High School remained operational, but whether students, teachers, or other staff, everyone seemed somewhat distracted.

The students in particular had grown restless.

They were all at an age brimming with curiosity. With such a case happening right beside them, every student discussed it fervently.

Tang Qi was probably one of the very few students who still attended class seriously.

Even so, Tang Qi spared some attention to listen to the various discussions around him.

A great deal of irrelevant garbage information was automatically filtered out by him.

Yet over the course of the day, Tang Qi still quietly remembered quite a bit of useful information.

When the final class ended, aside from those still being questioned, resident faculty, boarding students from the same building, and the like, the rest of the students scattered in a rush. Most were eager to return home and share the "earth-shattering case" with their parents or friends.

At an ordinary high school, these students might have received warnings not to leak anything.

At St. Thorn High School, that was impossible.

Tang Qi could almost foresee that, before a single night had passed, the entire city of Messer would be shaken by this major case.

As a city in a remote major state, Messer City had an extremely low profile within the Federation.

This case might raise its profile a little.

Its leaders, however, surely would not be happy to gain outside attention in such a way.

Unlike those excited and thrilled students, Tang Qi had no one to confide in or share things with, nor did he need to.

However, he did not immediately return to his Brick House. He had plans for tonight as well.

After saying goodbye to Sally, Tang Qi left the campus directly, boarded a bus, and headed straight for Central Avenue in Midtown.

As neon lights flickered on, the sprawling, interconnected streets, seemingly incomparably prosperous, entered Tang Qi's sight once again.

To many residents of Messer City, Central Avenue was one of the city's iconic sights.

But to someone like Tang Qi, who had seen too many bustling nightscapes on Previous Life Earth, it was merely average.

Of course, there were also many differences that amazed Tang Qi.

After all, this was another world, with its own unique characteristics.

For instance, after getting off the bus, Tang Qi did not do what other people visiting Central Avenue did.

He went neither to the food street selling all kinds of delicious snacks nor to the clothing street. Instead, he deliberately wandered through streets that sold strange things, buying bizarre items that appeared completely useless.

An hour later, Tang Qi entered Gun Street again. When he left, he had an additional toolbox in his hands.

When he boarded the bus again, he was carrying a huge pile of packages in both hands.

Fortunately, after getting started in the Chaga Combat Technique, Tang Qi's physical fitness had also improved. Though it was not exaggerated enough to enter the Supernatural Realm,

Tang Qi was now considered a very strong young man.

Carrying the large bundle of items, he stepped back onto campus. St. Thorn High School in the daytime was undoubtedly ancient and sacred. The traces and details left behind by the various churches made the school seem especially unique.

Yet for some reason, once night fell, that sacred aura weakened considerably.

Tang Qi did not know if it was an illusion, but perhaps because of the daytime murder, the vast campus now seemed somewhat sinister to him.

As Tang Qi headed toward his Brick House, sharp police sirens suddenly rang through the night sky.

A string of swaying, faint lights passed directly through a street on the other side of Thorn High School, then headed toward a large cluster of buildings beside the campus.

Those lights belonged to police cars.

Tang Qi glanced over from afar, suppressed the uneasy premonition rising in his heart, and frowned. "Did they find the murderer so quickly?"

"I hope nothing bad happens. I hope she remembers my warning."

After murmuring those words, Tang Qi looked away and continued walking back to the little building step by step.

Did he have the urge to get involved?

A little, perhaps. Unfortunately, Tang Qi knew very well that he was not yet at the stage where he could casually provoke enemies.

Especially if that unknown murderer might be an Extraordinary Monster.

Providing that clue, along with the final warning,

was already the utmost Tang Qi could do. He was only a high school student now, not a police officer.

After a few thoughts flashed through his mind, Tang Qi had already locked the front door and placed the large pile of items on the wooden table in the small living room on the first floor.

After that, Tang Qi went straight into the kitchen.

Following a series of smooth, practiced movements, Tang Qi emerged with a plate of appetizing golden fried rice in his hands.

The ingredient was precious Golden Tooth Rice, a rather famous ingredient throughout the Federation. Most chefs used it to make risotto or baked rice dishes favored by nobles.

On a whim, Tang Qi had made himself a plate of fried rice.

The moment the first mouthful entered his mouth, Tang Qi's eyes immediately lit up.

Then, like a whirlwind, he finished the entire plate of fried rice.

Setting down his spoon, he sighed. "The ingredients in this world don't make the dishes glow when cooked. That makes no sense."

After grumbling to himself, he swiftly cleared the table and brewed a pot of coffee.

As the rich aroma began to spread, Tang Qi finally sat down before the wooden table and opened the large pile of items.

Other than the firearms toolbox,

what met his eyes was a huge assortment of messy, strange items.

Pearl powder, oak nuts, silver filings, garlic extract, Rouge Flower Seeds... After taking stock of the items, Tang Qi turned around, retrieved several small wooden boxes, opened them, and poured their contents onto the table. Amid a series of clattering sounds, a large pile of gleaming yellow bullets lay before Tang Qi.

This was what Tang Qi intended to do tonight.

The Supernatural Firearm Blood Python No. 1 was currently Tang Qi's strongest source of offensive power.

Following the prompt from the Information Fragment, Tang Qi planned to further increase its power.

The first step was modifying the bullets.

Supernatural firearms required supernatural bullets.

Although Tang Qi possessed the relevant technical knowledge, this involved the Supernatural Realm after all. In this regard, he was still a novice.

"Hoo..."

As he exhaled that breath of stale air, Tang Qi swiftly sat down, and his nimble hands abruptly opened the heavy firearms toolbox.