"Ruins!"
Having devoured six Third Order Ferocious Beasts, the Black Armor Giant Ape, now 18.3 meters tall, stood in the black mist, its path blocked by a chasm over twenty meters wide.
The chasm had torn the earth, forming a bottomless abyss, filled with churning black mist that emanated a chilling aura, causing the giant ape's bloodline to tremble.
On the other side of the fissure lay a vast and majestic Ruins.
The Ruins were forged from bronze, with the two dilapidated gates alone reaching hundreds of meters in height. Behind them, Palaces loomed, though their exact forms were obscured by the black mist.
This was the most complete Ruins the Black Armor Giant Ape had encountered so far.
Unfortunately, time was short today; it had to go on duty. It would have to explore tomorrow night.
Taking one last deep look at the bronze gate, the Black Armor Giant Ape rapidly shrunk in size, soon disappearing with the Demonic Blade in hand.
At three in the morning, Jiang Hou and Zong Zheng Nanmo met at the Barbecue Stall for their shift change. Zong Zheng Nanmo, who had spent half the night patrolling, had found nothing, while Jiang Hou... had spent another night drinking the northwest wind.
At 7:50 AM, Jiang Hou stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall across from the school, his brow furrowed as he watched the students enter.
"Zong Zheng, I don't think this method of waiting for the rabbit to come along is working. It's too clumsy, with none of the thrill of investigation and solving a case."
Zong Zheng Nanmo, squatting on the ground, nodded slightly, "I agree."
Jiang Hou pondered, "Since the Mutant is hiding, our breakthrough can only come from the two victims. They're both students, so maybe we can find some clues at the school."
"I'll leave that to you. Don't you like digging up gossip?" Jiang Hou said, patting Zong Zheng Nanmo's shoulder.
"Alright, leave it to me." Zong Zheng Nanmo nodded confidently. He might not be good at other things, but when it came to school gossip, he was confident no one could surpass him.
Jiang Hou didn't have to wait long. After the first two classes in the morning, Zong Zheng Nanmo had already made progress. Returning from outside, he approached Jiang Hou and whispered.
"Jiang Hou, I've found something."
"What did you find?" Jiang Hou, who had been dozing off from lack of sleep for two days, perked up.
Zong Zheng Nanmo whispered, "I went to Sun Fangyi and Cheng Gaolang's classes to inquire, and all I heard was that they were good students, handsome, and had good relationships with their classmates."
"Everything seemed normal, but just when I was about to give up, a junior from First Year Class 9 sent me a private message."
"She said that over a week ago, she saw Sun Fangyi confess to Li Mengwu in private, but was rejected."
"Then, a few days later, she saw Cheng Gaolang confess to Li Mengwu in a corner behind the teaching building, and then he was killed that night..."
The two immediately looked towards the middle of the classroom, where a bright and beautiful girl sat in her seat, scrolling through something on her phone.
Both of them had confessed to Li Mengwu! During that time, the six-person group had just had a conflict, and Jiang Zhong hadn't been to school for several days.
Connecting these clues, the killer was almost revealed.
Jiang Hou's gaze deepened, "I'll go to the school logistics department later to get Jiang Zhong's information and check Jiang Zhong's address. Zong Zheng, you go find Li Mengwu and ask if she knows anything about Jiang Zhong."
As a Sky Punishment Division main battle member, even a Reserve Force member like Jiang Hou had the right to enforce the law.
After revealing their credentials and identity, their priority level was above the law enforcement bureau, allowing them to mobilize certain official resources in the surrounding area for coordination, including the school.
However, doing so would expose their identities to the teachers at the school.
Just as Jiang Hou finished speaking, Zong Zheng Nanmo objected, "Damn, why do I have to go find Li Mengwu?"
"Because you're better at dealing with girls," Jiang Hou said, looking at him strangely.
This guy didn't have many friends in class, but he had female friends all over the school in all three grades, had hundreds of groups on his phone, and all kinds of gossip flew around.
Zong Zheng Nanmo shook his head, "No way, we can't stand each other, you should go, I'll go to the school logistics department after class."
"...You know each other?"
Zong Zheng Nanmo said somewhat vaguely, "Not really, we just had an unpleasant incident on the first day of high school."
"I never heard you mention this." Jiang Hou was a little surprised. They had been classmates for two years, and this guy had never mentioned it.
"Tch, why bring up bad things?"
Because of Zong Zheng Nanmo's strong resistance, Jiang Hou had to ask Li Mengwu himself.
Li Mengwu, who had finished lunch in the teacher's cafeteria, was walking through the corridor between the two teaching buildings when Jiang Hou appeared from the corner, blocking her path.
Looking at the bright and beautiful girl in front of him, Jiang Hou politely said, "Li Mengwu, can I have a word with you?"
"...You're, that classmate who sits in the back row?" Li Mengwu frowned slightly.
Like most of the students in the class, Li Mengwu's impression of Jiang Hou was that he was just an ordinary classmate who sat with Zong Zheng Nanmo.
As for his name, it seemed to be Jiang something.
There was no way around it, under the contrast of Zong Zheng Nanmo, who was even more beautiful than a woman, Jiang Hou, who used to be just a little handsome, had directly become a background character.
Li Mengwu misunderstood Jiang Hou's sudden stop, thinking that she had encountered another boy who wanted to confess to her, and it was even a classmate she didn't remember much.
"It's rare that Li recognizes me, but I have another identity." As he said that, Jiang Hou took out a small black book, and the Sky Punishment and the national emblem on it made Li Mengwu stunned.
In the past two days, with the official announcement, almost everyone knew about the existence of the Transcendent department, Sky Punishment.
Immediately, Li Mengwu spoke, her tone revealing surprise, "I didn't expect Jiang to be a Transcendent, and even joined the Sky Punishment Division."
"Also."
Jiang Hou raised an eyebrow, "Does Li mean you've seen other Transcendents?"
Without answering Jiang Hou's question, Li Mengwu's expression suddenly became a little complicated, and she said directly, "I know, you're looking for me to ask about Jiang Zhong."
Jiang Hou's eyes narrowed, "...Those two students were killed by Jiang Zhong?"
Li Mengwu shook her head, "I'm not sure if he killed them, but I know it must be related to him, so we had a fight the next day."
"And I knew the officials would definitely come to him, but I didn't expect it to be a classmate in the class."
Speaking of this, Li Mengwu had a very subtle and strange feeling, like suddenly discovering that a classmate in her class was a member of the Dragon Group after three years of high school.
Jiang Hou pondered slightly, "Li, do you know when Jiang Zhong awakened, what abilities does he have?"
"A long time ago, about half a year ago, he suddenly told me that he had gained Transcendent abilities, his body could become larger, scales and claws would grow on his body, and he would have immense strength."
"But although he gained Transcendent power, his personality became more and more irritable and impulsive, but he didn't usually show it."
"Until recently, he couldn't control his emotions more and more." Speaking of this, Li Mengwu was slightly silent.
"Then do you know where he is now?" Jiang Hou continued to ask.
Li Mengwu calmly said, "He should have already left Wing City, but I don't know where he went."
"The day before yesterday, he suddenly came to me, wanting me to leave with him, but after I refused, we haven't contacted each other, including phone communications."
Left Wing City! Jiang Hou frowned, not expecting this outcome.
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