Modified Bullet

After reminding the mature and alluring Police Chief Stana of the clue, Tang Qi left the crime scene with Sally.

Once he turned around, he was once again that seemingly ordinary Asian student.

As if the youth who had calmly pointed out the clue just moments ago was not him at all.

But beside him, Sally, beneath her exaggerated black-rimmed glasses, had eyes that sparkled every time she looked at Tang Qi.

To this, Tang Qi could only smile helplessly. His first friend might just be a sweet, naive girl.

The reason Tang Qi kindly helped Stana solve the case was, of course, not to show off, nor was it out of excessive righteousness or kindness. It was because he had seen traces of the Supernatural Realm at the crime scene.

To be precise, four supernatural items.

Although it was just a quick sweeping glance, his Special Ability still caught something.

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[Curio: Siren's Shell]
[Information Fragment: This is a shell from the Aegean Sea. It contains the mark of a siren and is also part of an Evil Ritual.]

Simple and crude information, directly telling Tang Qi that the perpetrator of this bloody crime was no ordinary person.

Of course, beyond this, the information was something Tang Qi knew from his original body's memories.

Although the original body was an ordinary Asian, and even his academic performance lagged behind other Asians, unexpectedly, when it came to all sorts of strange and peculiar knowledge, the original body was practically a scholar.

But now, that knowledge had all been inherited by Tang Qi.

Even so, it Did Not Immediately stop Tang Qi from eagerly continuing to acquire more knowledge.

Unfortunately, because of this horrific murder case, although St. Thorn High School was still functioning, whether it was students, teachers, or other staff, everyone was somewhat distracted.

Especially the students, who were growing restless.

At an age full of strong curiosity, with such a case happening right around them, all the students were buzzing with heated discussions.

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

But even so, Tang Qi still spared some attention to listen to all kinds of discussions around him.

A large amount of irrelevant junk information was automatically filtered out by him.

But over the course of the day, quite a bit of useful information was silently noted down by Tang Qi.

When the last class ended, aside from those still being interrogated, the boarding staff, and the boarding students from the same building, the rest of the students scattered in a rush, most of them hurrying home to share the "shocking case" with their parents or friends.

If it were an ordinary high school, these students might have received some warnings, forbidding them from leaking information.

At St. Thorn High School, that was impossible.

Tang Qi could almost foresee that within a single night, the entire city of Messer would be shaken by such a major case.

As a city in a remote, large state, Messer City had a very low presence within the Federation.

With this case, it might gain some recognition.

But the leaders of Messer City surely wouldn't be happy to attract outside attention in this way.

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

However, he Also Doesn't Need to immediately return to his Brick House. Tonight, he had some plans.

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

When the neon lights flickered on, the sprawling, seemingly prosperous streets once again came into Tang Qi's view.

Although many residents of Messer City considered Central Avenue one of the city's iconic scenic spots, To someone like Tang Qi, who had seen too many dazzling nightscapes on Previous Life Earth, it was only average.

Of course, there were also many different aspects that amazed him.

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

For instance, at this moment, after getting off the bus, Tang Qi was different from others who had Reached Central Avenue.

He neither went to the food street selling all kinds of snacks, nor to the clothing street. Instead, he deliberately ducked into streets that sold strange items, buying things that were, of course, seemingly useless and bizarre objects.

An hour later, Tang Qi entered Gun Street again. When he left, a toolbox had Appeared in his hand.

When he boarded the bus again, his hands were laden with a large pile of bags and packages.

Fortunately, because he had gotten started with the [Chaga Combat Technique], Tang Qi's physical fitness had also been enhanced. Although it hadn't reached the Supernatural Realm, Tang Qi was now a fairly strong youth.

Carrying a large bundle of things, he stepped back onto the campus. During the day, St. Thorn High School was undoubtedly ancient and sacred, with various details and traces left by the church making it so special.

But for some reason, once night fell, this sacred aura was significantly Weakened.

Perhaps it was an illusion, or maybe it was because of the daytime murder case, but at this moment, the vast campus seemed somewhat eerie to Tang Qi.

As Tang Qi headed toward his Brick House, a series of sharp police sirens suddenly rang out in the night sky.

A flickering, faint light cut through the streets 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 from afar, suppressing a bad feeling in his heart, and frowned, saying, "They found the killer that fast?"

"Hope nothing bad happens. Hope she remembers my warning."

Letting out that one sentence, Tang Qi turned his gaze away and walked step by step back to the small building.

The desire to get involved?

There was a little, but unfortunately Tang Qi knew very well that he wasn't yet at a stage where he could casually provoke enemies.

Especially when the unknown killer might be an Extraordinary Monster.

Giving that clue, and the final warning—

That was already the greatest effort Tang Qi could make. Right now, he was just a high school student, not a cop.

A few thoughts flashed by, and Tang Qi had already locked the front door, placing that large bundle on the wooden table in the small living room on the first floor.

After that, Tang Qi went straight into the kitchen.

With a series of fluid, practiced movements, when he came out again, a plate of golden fried rice that looked mouthwatering had appeared in Tang Qi's hands.

The ingredient was precious Golden Tooth Rice, a fairly well-known ingredient across the entire Federation, though most cooks turned it into the braised rice or baked rice that nobles favored.

On a whim, Tang Qi went straight for a plate of fried rice.

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

And then, like a whirlwind sweeping through clouds, he polished off the entire plate of fried rice.

Setting down the spoon, he sighed and remarked, "The ingredients in this world—the dishes they make don't even glow. That's just unreasonable."

He grumbled to himself, quickly cleaned up the table, and put a pot of coffee on to brew.

As the rich aroma began to permeate the air, Tang Qi finally sat down at the wooden table and opened that large bundle.

What met his eyes, aside from the firearm toolbox, Was a heap of messy, strange items.

Pearl powder, oak acorns, silver shavings, garlic essence, Rouge Flower Seeds... After checking through the items, Tang Qi turned and fetched a few small wooden boxes, opened them, and poured the contents onto the table. Amid a clattering sound, a pile of gleaming golden bullets lay before Tang Qi.

This was what Tang Qi had to do tonight.

Blood Python No. 1, this Supernatural Firearm, was currently the strongest attack power Tang Qi possessed.

According to the hints from the Information Fragment, Tang Qi planned to continue enhancing its power.

The first step was to modify the bullets.

A Supernatural Firearm needed to be paired with Supernatural bullets.

Though Tang Qi had the relevant technical knowledge, this time it involved the Supernatural Realm after all, and in that regard, he was still a rookie.

"Phew~"

As he expelled that breath of stale air, Tang Qi quickly sat down, and his nimble hands suddenly snapped open the heavy firearm toolbox.