At night, for Wen Ling’s protection, Jiang Yin brought her and Zhang Feng back to the Bureau.
After crying, Wen Ling was exhausted and had already gone to sleep early. Jiang Yin and Zhang Feng went to the Investigation Department’s office to organize the information they had collected so far.
“The situation is still unclear, but we’ve got some leads.”
Half an hour later, Zhang Feng swiftly displayed his professionalism as a Level 2 Investigator by writing the first name on the whiteboard.
“At present, Li Zihan is the core of this case.”
“We still don’t know exactly what happened during their trip, but if my guess is correct, some members of their club, the ‘Guairen Club’, probably got involved with the Yuan Ming Cult during that trip.”
“Based on our past experiences dealing with the Yuan Ming Cult, they especially like to have newcomers create a ‘Man-made Monster Incident’ as a way to prove themselves.”
“The only thing we’re still unclear about is what role the man named Zhuo Xun played in this incident, and why he didn’t call the police after discovering something was wrong.”
“Maybe he didn’t have time, or maybe there were other concerns. This needs a question mark for now and is one of the core directions for our investigation.”
Ever since Zhang Feng realized Jiang Yin was a genuine ally, he stopped holding back and shared all the intel he’d gathered.
“By the way, through DNA verification, we’ve confirmed that the corpse buried under the jujube tree at Li Zihan’s house is Li Zihan herself.”
“How’s the surveillance investigation going?”
Jiang Yin brought up another matter.
“I can confirm that the black shadow appearing on the sixth floor tonight probably wasn’t a real Monster.”
“No leads. The Forensic Team spent two hours checking all the nearby surveillance and found no suspicious individuals… After all, it’s an abandoned building with no internal surveillance, and the exterior cameras can’t confirm who might have snuck in through a Surveillance Blind Spot.”
“Is there any way to investigate further?”
“Not easy.”
Zhang Feng shook his head.
“That guy is probably the one who killed Li Zihan. Anyway, I don’t believe someone would kill her out of province and then kindly bring her corpse home to bury it.”
“And why wasn’t her body cremated? Can we check the crematorium records for clues?”
“We can check, but probably won’t find much.”
Zhang Feng sighed.
“You know, in Southeast Asia, especially with Sange, a human specimen isn’t expensive… It’s already a major export black market industry for them.”
“And the Yuan Ming Cult’s main base is over there.”
“I really…”
Sometimes, Jiang Yin felt sorry for these investigators.
The countries around them were full of demons, cults, phone scams, drugs, prostitution, corpse trafficking, human trafficking… Compared to that, even generals seemed cute and friendly.
At least their country’s grassroots governance hasn’t collapsed!
In a world where Resentment can breed Monsters, these inhuman things are basically hotbeds for Monster growth!
Magical Girl saving the world?
Don’t kid yourself. Just keeping your own territory safe is already impressive!
“Sometimes I really want the country to step in and wipe out all this trash.”
Hearing the girl mutter her complaints, Zhang Feng instead smiled lightly.
“The Eagle hasn’t struck yet. These little scum aren’t worth moving on.”
Monsters are like the ‘mask’ from two years ago—just guarding your own territory isn’t enough; you have to watch out for your ‘good neighbors’ too.
Like those lala Executors from before, Monsters naturally like to destroy peace, and the countries around are all breeding grounds for Monsters. Clean places like Huaxia become their flowing lowlands.
The borders are even messier. Magical Girls patrolling there are all battle maniacs, fighting almost every three days, working in shifts to clear out Monsters.
Otherwise, why are Magical Girls so scarce inland?
Their entire city has only Ning Rong as an experienced one, with three others—one just awakened and two still in school?
Isn’t it because everyone’s been sent to support the borders?
“What do we do now?”
After complaining, Jiang Yin pulled her thoughts back.
“I’m just a muscle. Zhang Ge, you make the call.”
A Level 2 Investigator is already at the criminal investigation team leader level. Zhang Feng could fully take charge of this case.
Jiang Yin knew her limits—let the professionals handle professional work. She’d act as muscle with the team and occasionally offer advice. Outsiders giving orders to insiders was a no-go.
On the contrary, she also needed to learn from Zhang Feng’s work experience.
Seeing her attitude, Zhang Feng spoke directly.
“I’ve already sent people to visit the other members of Wen Ling’s Guairen Club one by one. If they’re in other cities, local colleagues will go to find them.”
“Compiling all the information will take about three days. For now, let’s focus on this mysterious guy.”
“Specific plan?”
“Lure the snake out of its hole.”
Zhang Feng solemnly tapped the whiteboard.
“If this is truly an internal crime, we should have Wen Ling continue her routine as usual to draw him out.”
“Too risky…”
Jiang Yin was about to object when a young Investigator suddenly burst into the office.
“Zhang Ge, bad news! That girl you brought back—Resentment is showing on her!”
“Go!”
The two didn’t hesitate and rushed to Wen Ling’s room.
Fortunately, since they were inside the Bureau, the worst-case scenario didn’t happen because…
“Ha~ you’re here?”
Even in loose pajamas, Si Beili’s fiery figure was unmistakable as she yawned sleepily.
“No worries, no worries. Relax, with me here, no one’s dying.”
“What’s going on?”
Seeing everything was fine, Zhang Feng immediately left the room, following the rule of not looking at things he shouldn’t, and guarded the door. Jiang Yin walked straight to the bed.
“I just got up in the night and came over, then smelled a strong Resentment stench.”
Si Beili’s first words made Jiang Yin’s face instantly darken.
—Because this damn room was hers!
This perverted idiot really did sneak over to her bedroom to peek at night!
“Continue.”
Jiang Yin gritted her teeth, speaking each word slowly.
But Si Beili didn’t feel guilty at all. Instead, she puffed out her chest.
“Then I saw this girl wrapped in heavy Resentment… Typical Yuan Ming Cult tactics. For us healing-type Magical Girls, this is all too familiar.”
“Judging by the situation, it’s probably the work of a newbie or idiot who just joined, using basic outer-circle techniques. It can’t kill, at most just cause a serious illness.”
“If you provide her with more Magic, you can cure it by dissolving the foreign Resentment.”
“But if you do that, it’ll ruin your plan to lure the snake out. Even a fool over there would realize someone by her side broke the Curse.”