Plants

A serial murder case, or rather, a monster killing incident, that had tormented Messer University and the police department for seven days was solved by a high school student.

This sounded incredibly unbelievable.

But the real bodies and the numerous eyewitnesses were enough to prove it.

When everything settled, and after the Police Chief received Tang Qi's assurance that "all the monsters are dead," she efficiently notified the higher-ups to collect the monster corpses. Even before the official personnel arrived, the Police Chief had already written her report and submitted it on the spot.

Although the main person who played a crucial role at the scene was Stana, the Police Chief.

When it came to political maneuvering and efficiency, the Police Chief was indeed very diligent.

At the same time, due to the "mutation" of the Female Assistant and the Guard Captain, Messer University also had to conduct an internal investigation.

Multiple reports from the scene and subsequent investigations were released one after another.

In these reports, Tang Qi, the high school student, was described as an exceptionally intelligent and knowledgeable genius teenager.

As for Mystic Side abilities?

The answer was none.

The credit for killing the monsters was largely attributed to Stana, the Police Chief.

This was, of course, a result of Tang Qi's deliberate actions. He wasn't trying to shirk responsibility.

He just wanted to build a "Persona" for himself – a genius teenager Persona with not much combat power but with a strong knowledge base, and who was also very clever.

With this Persona, he might not be able to take all the spotlight or claim all the credit.

But at critical moments, it could play a huge role.

Furthermore, besides having most of the credit distributed, Tang Qi wasn't without benefits.

In fact, the real benefits ended up in his pocket.

After killing the two monsters, while explaining things to the bewildered crowd, Tang Qi devoured the two Resentful Souls.

And that fake appointment letter was also stamped by the Police Chief on the spot.

After today, Tang Qi would be considered a Special Consultant for the Messer Police Department, with a formal position and a generous salary.

Besides these, when Tang Qi returned to Thorn High School with Stana, he also brought some things with him. He moved things out of Professor Rick Cassel's office, using the excuse that he liked history, and took all of Professor Cassel's notes back to his home.

Before leaving, Tang Qi gave a small suggestion to the Bounty Hunter team that had been slightly tricked, especially to Ryan, their leader.

"If you don't want to lose your own life and the lives of others in the near future, the best option is to put away that Illustrated Book and only study the part about the Gibberish. You might become an excellent Medium in the future; you have the potential for it."

After saying this, Tang Qi got into the police car and left directly, regardless of the impact it might have.

After a bloody case was solved, there were naturally many troublesome follow-ups, but those had nothing to do with Tang Qi.

At this moment, he just wanted to return to his brick and stone building with his spoils of war.

Compared to when they arrived, Stana drove much slower. Perhaps because of the fake appointment letter, the Police Chief's face was a little shy, and she drove silently the whole time, not talking to Tang Qi, even though she had a belly full of questions.

However, Stana was still the decisive Stana. After half the journey in silence, seeing that they were approaching Messer City, the Police Chief finally couldn't help but speak.

"The things that made those two monsters visible...?"

The first question made Tang Qi, who was using his magic power to unravel the Mysterious Hair Knot, look up at her.

He had thought that Stana's first question would be how those two people turned into monsters.

He didn't expect Stana's insight to be so sharp.

Tang Qi had no intention of hiding it and said directly, "It was my blood. While you weren't paying attention, it got mixed into that potion."

"I wasn't deceiving the person named Ryan. Their so-called team, except for himself who has some Medium potential, the others are just ordinary people. Without a special opportunity, it's best not to enter the Supernatural Realm."

"Their potions and firearms are useless."

Stana nodded in understanding, then asked, "What about those bullets? Were they from last time...?"

"That's right, they're new bullets I made with that bag of sea salt. They're called Sea Demon Bullets. Their effect is to break curses and dispel evil. Their power isn't as strong as the two Furnace Bullets, but they are more threatening against curse-type monsters."

Seeing that Tang Qi didn't mind the fake appointment letter, Stana quickly regained her mature woman demeanor, trying to use her age and status advantage to overpower Tang Qi.

Because the Police Chief suddenly realized with alarm that when she was with Tang Qi, this high school student...

Between the two of them, she was actually at a disadvantage.

Facing a large group of muscular men at the police academy and police station, as well as smart colleagues and cunning criminals, the mature woman Police Chief said she had never admitted defeat. How could she be suppressed by a high school student?

Especially now, Tang Qi was sitting in the passenger seat, casually unraveling that strange hair knot, looking like he was the boss, and she, the dignified Stana, a well-known Police Chief in Mihuang State, was just the driver. This made Stana very uncomfortable.

The training she had received and her own intelligence told her that facing someone like Tang Qi, she should adopt a more aloof attitude to suppress him, instead of constantly asking questions like a curious baby as she was doing now.

However, Stana, who had just stepped into the Mystic Side, indeed found it difficult to restrain herself.

Tang Qi also saw this, so he could have taken the initiative to tell her, but he deliberately waited for Stana to ask.

That leisurely look made Stana's teeth itch.

It was only then that the Police Chief remembered that when they first met, she had thought this little guy was a kind and shy mystic genius.

Now it seemed she had been fooled. This was just a high school student with a bad personality and a dark side.

Stana saw through Tang Qi's teasing, and to avoid falling for it, she repeatedly suppressed the urge to ask, while simultaneously flooring the accelerator. Once again, at terrifying speed, she drove from the beautiful Messer Town and delivered Tang Qi back to Thorn High School just before the first rays of dawn arrived.

As Tang Qi, carrying a pile of notes and manuscripts and cradling a pot of strange withered plants, was about to get out of the car, Stana behind him finally seemed unable to hold back. Her voice was somewhat complex as she asked, "Will those ghostly things become more and more common from now on?"

Hearing this, Tang Qi's body paused for a moment. He didn't turn back, but simply walked directly towards his small building.

A faint voice drifted into her ears.

"Not only will they become more common, but they will also become stronger, a kind of strength beyond your imagination."

"The world is about to change."

Click

Closing the door behind him, Tang Qi didn't ask if Ms. Stana wanted to come in and sit down.

The timing wasn't right.

Moreover, at this moment, both of them, especially Stana, needed a good rest.

Today, she had once again experienced the impact of an Extraordinary Monster, and this time, she was the one who delivered the headshot. The power of the two Sea Demon Bullets, besides instantly killing the Spider Monster, also made Stana, the wielder, feel something special within them.

However, given her personality, even if she went home, she probably wouldn't truly rest. Instead, after a period of overthinking, she would likely just go practice shooting.

In truth, she still had some questions she hadn't asked.

However, Tang Qi also guessed what her next questions would be, and even if she asked, Tang Qi didn't plan to answer.

Tang Qi casually placed the pot of withered plants on the coffee table in front of the sofa. Then, treating them quite differently, he carefully placed the manuscripts and notes to the side. He brewed himself a pot of coffee, got some snacks, pulled out a notebook containing Professor Cassel's research on a certain tribal ruin, and began to read.

Judging by his appearance, he might have been planning to burn the midnight oil.

Unfortunately, perhaps he was too tired. After only reading a little over half of the thick notebook in his hand, he leaned back on the sofa and fell asleep.

One minute!

Half an hour!

An hour passed, and there was no sign of him waking up. It seemed he was truly fast asleep.

He wondered if it was a hallucination, but just at that moment, the plant that Tang Qi had casually placed on the coffee table suddenly... moved?