A Living Person

"Quick! It's up ahead!"

A clamor of voices drifted over, followed by a group of people in black uniforms rushing out from around the corner to where Qin Chen and He Wen had been fighting earlier.

These were the members of the Law Enforcement Bureau, who had arrived fashionably late.

If Qin Chen were still here, he'd definitely chew them out.

What kind of snail's pace response was this?

By the time they got here, he'd be stiff as a board!

Still, this couldn't really be blamed on the Law Enforcement Bureau members.

Their response time wasn't actually slow.

The fight between Qin Chen and He Wen might have seemed long, but it had only lasted a few minutes.

Arriving within minutes was already considered very fast for these people.

Li Yingxue reached the center of the area and, looking at the traces of the fight around her, her brow furrowed deeply.

Why had so many incidents like this been happening lately?

And this location was very close to where they had previously found He Wu.

Could there be some unknown connection between these two events?

Because it might involve the Heretic Organization, the Crimson Tide, Li Yingxue was extremely cautious.

Her gaze swept around the area before finally settling on the severely damaged sewer entrance.

She slowly walked forward to the opening, her eyes fixed on the dark, black hole.

She crouched down and ran her fingers over the knife marks near the entrance.

Then, she looked at the distinct claw marks on the ground not far away, and an image formed in her mind.

After a long moment, her eyes sharpened, and she spoke in a low voice:

"Myriad Spirits Holy Hall!"

She couldn't be sure if anyone from the Crimson Tide had participated in this fight, but people from the Myriad Spirits Holy Hall had definitely been here.

The claw marks on the ground were the best evidence.

Normally, ferocious beasts wouldn't appear in the city, so the answer was obvious.

Thinking of this, Li Yingxue's expression became extremely grave.

Two of the three recent cases she had handled were related to the Myriad Spirits Holy Hall.

She felt as if she had fallen into an invisible net.

With such frequent activity, was the Myriad Spirits Holy Hall preparing for some major move?

No!

When she returned this time, she had to speak with the Director personally. This incident must be taken with the utmost seriousness.

With several such incidents happening in such a short period, she believed this was absolutely not a coincidence!

Of course, if Qin Chen knew what she was thinking, he might very well say:

Perhaps... it really is just a coincidence?

Looking at the dark, deep sewer entrance before her, Li Yingxue was silent for a moment before preparing to jump down. She had a feeling something dirty was down there!

However, a voice stopped her at that moment.

"What are you doing here?"

Following the sound, everyone's eyes fell upon a heroic-looking middle-aged man.

The moment they recognized the man's face, everyone present respectfully cupped their hands towards him.

"Director Zheng!"

The man who arrived was one of the two deputy directors of the Muyang City Law Enforcement Bureau, Zheng Shan!

Li Yingxue stood up and spoke to Zheng Shan:

"Director Zheng, we just received a report that Martial Artists were engaged in a private fight here!"

"After our investigation just now... we can confirm this was not a simple fight!"

"We found traces of the Myriad Spirits Holy Hall here!"

"These claw marks are the best proof!"

"Myriad Spirits Holy Hall?"

A look of surprise appeared on Zheng Shan's face. He followed Li Yingxue's gesture and indeed saw a clear claw mark, his expression also turning grave.

"A member of the Myriad Spirits Holy Hall was killed at home just a few days ago, and now they've appeared again?"

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"It seems these dirty rats are planning something big!"

After a moment of silence, Zheng Shan spoke.

"I understand! I'll discuss this with Director Fu!"

"Muyang City! This is no place for these rats to run wild!"

As his words fell, an incredibly potent killing intent erupted from Zheng Shan.

In an instant, everyone present felt their bodies suddenly grow heavy, their breathing catching under the extreme killing intent.

A fine layer of cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

The killing intent came and went quickly. Seeing their awkward expressions, Zheng Shan gave an embarrassed smile.

"My apologies! I lost control for a moment! Please forgive me!"

"Yingxue! You were the first responder for these incidents. Go back now and thoroughly review the details of these cases!"

"Then come find us in Director Fu's office!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of hesitation appeared on Li Yingxue's face.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Li Yingxue's conflicted expression, Zheng Shan asked.

"Director Zheng, I think we should investigate this sewer first!"

"These claw marks clearly point towards this sewer opening. Normally, why would anyone bother to slash at a sewer?"

"So I believe there might be some relevant clues inside this sewer. We should organize personnel to... "

"There's no need for that!"

As soon as Li Yingxue spoke, Zheng Shan immediately refuted her.

Seeing the surprise on Li Yingxue's face, a mysterious glint flashed in Zheng Shan's eyes as he softly explained:

"What I mean is, how could there possibly be any clues in this sewer? Who would normally go into a sewer?"

"The claw marks above are most likely a coincidence!"

"Alright, Yingxue! The priority now is what I said before. Go back and organize the clues from these cases, and then compile a report for the bureau!"

"This will allow the bureau to make corresponding defenses more quickly!"

"It's settled then!"

As his words fell, Zheng Shan's figure instantly vanished from his spot.

After Zheng Shan left, the many Law Enforcement Bureau members present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Is this the pressure of a Star Core Realm expert?"

"I've never seen Director Zheng make a move before. I didn't expect that just releasing his killing intent would make us feel so much pressure!"

"Right! Did you guys know? I heard that Director Zheng's wife and daughter were killed by people from the Myriad Spirits Holy Hall, which is why he hates people from the Myriad Spirits Holy Hall so much!"

"Really? I just found out!"

The crowd chattered amongst themselves, but only Li Yingxue was there, propping up her slightly lowered head with her hand, seemingly lost in thought.

Then, she looked down deeply at the dark, deep hole beneath her and said to the crowd:

"You all continue collecting clues at the scene. I'll go back to the bureau to consolidate the situation of these cases!"

Meanwhile, in some other space.

The scarlet mist was so thick it was like liquid blood plasma, with extremely low visibility.

These scarlet mists did not diffuse evenly, but rather wriggled and churned slowly as if alive, forming red vortices of varying depths.

The mist itself emitted an ominous, faint crimson pulsating light, like a heartbeat, serving as the only light source in this space.

The ground was not solid soil or rock, but covered by a thick layer of semi-solidified dark red fungal mat.

And beneath the fungal mat, faint, giant, twisted bone fossils could be seen, stained a bizarre reddish-brown.

On a patch of the fungal mat, a figure lay there, their chest slightly sunken, clothes tattered, and dried blood scabs forming.

They were motionless, like a 'corpse'.

But if one observed closely, they would notice a slight rise and fall in their chest.

Confirmed, it's a living person!!