Xu Shen was just testing casually, but when he saw the young man's reaction, he immediately looked him straight in the eye: "How do you know there is no diary? Have you been to his house?"
The young man also realized that his reaction was a bit hasty, and immediately said: "Before they commissioned me to open the eyes, I visited him first and sat down at his house to drink a cup of tea."
"Do you know there is no diary in the cabinet just by drinking a cup of tea?" Xu Shen sneered.
Nan Ning's thoughts also came to her senses at this moment. There was obviously no such thing as a diary among the items found at the scene, let alone the Fog People. How could they have a diary? Unless it was a way of recording used exclusively by the Fog People.
But Deacon Zheng's reaction was obviously abnormal. She immediately said seriously, "Deacon Zheng, please cooperate with our investigation. You said you were going to visit, what was the specific time?"
"I can't remember clearly, ten days ago? Two weeks ago?" Deacon Zheng shook his head and said, "I'm very busy, so I don't remember these little things."
"This is a matter of life and death. Please cooperate with our investigation seriously." Nan Ning frowned.
Deacon Zheng said helplessly: "Miss Lawyer, I have cooperated very well. I can take time out of my busy schedule to meet with you. Isn't that enough? I didn't kill the person. How did you investigate me?"
Nan Ningyu choked.
"Who said you didn't kill him?" Xu Shen said coldly, "You haven't explained it clearly yet. How do you know there is no diary? Only if you have been to the scene and searched the house, you will know whether there is a diary in their house."
Deacon Zheng had already realized that Xu Shen was blackmailing him, and sneered, "Mr. Lawyer, handling cases requires evidence. You can't just pick on a casual remark I made. If that were the case, I would be a lawyer, too."
"Every word you say is a testimony, not just a casual remark."
Xu Shen looked at him straight in the eye: "Besides, how do you know we have no evidence? Do you really think you did it cleanly and left nothing behind?"
Deacon Zheng's face changed slightly, and he said, "Don't talk nonsense. Why should I kill them? They are just a few Fog People. Even if they have just opened their eyes, they are still Fog People in their bones. What do I want from them? Money? I have plenty of it, so why do I need theirs?"
"If it's not money, then it's naturally lust." Xu Shen said indifferently.
Deacon Zheng said angrily: "If you make up this story, I will sue you. Don't think I don't know the law!"
"You can file a lawsuit, and let this lawyer Bai defend you. You can save the appeal fee." Xu Shen said fearlessly: "Come with us. You are suspected of murder, and we have the right to ask you to cooperate with our investigation."
"You don't have a search warrant, so why are you investigating me?!" Deacon Zheng was furious, with murderous intent in his eyes, but he quickly restrained it.
Xu Shen frowned.
Nan Ning had already reacted and immediately said, "Didn't you say you understand the law? The search warrant is for searching your body and property. Now we just want you to cooperate with our investigation. We don't need a search warrant and we won't touch you. If you don't cooperate, according to Article 92 of the law, we can forcibly detain you!"
"What kind of law is this? It's too barbaric!" Deacon Zheng said angrily.
"To deal with barbaric people, you must naturally use barbaric laws." Xu Shen chuckled.
Deacon Zheng was waiting for him angrily. Seeing the two men and women singing the same tune, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go with you. Those who are innocent will be innocent. I want to see what you can do to me!"
Nan Ning looked at Xu Shen. Although she cooperated with Xu Shen to take the other person away, she also realized that even if she noticed that something was wrong with the person in front of her, if the other person insisted on killing himself, they would have no evidence.
Then all this will be in vain.
Deacon Zheng was taken away under the escort of the guard captain and others.
Xu Shen pulled Nan Ning, who was about to follow him, and said, "It will be difficult for him to tell the truth unless he is tortured."
Nan Ning was slightly startled, frowned and said, "But we only suspect that he has a problem, and we don't have any solid evidence to prove that he is the murderer. If we rashly use torture, won't he be forced to confess?"
Xu Shen nodded slightly: "That's what I mean, so we need to use some extraordinary means, otherwise it will be difficult to be effective against these people."
"Hmm?" Nan Ning looked at Xu Shen puzzledly.
Xu Shen's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "If you trust me, let me handle it. There is no need to go back to the City Guard Station. Let him explain on the way."
"What are you going to do?" Nan Ning looked at Xu Shen in surprise. The latter was about the same age as her, but she felt that Xu Shen was obviously much more experienced in handling affairs than she was.
Just like those veterans in their 30s who have experienced many battles.
"When dealing with the Zhuxu Killer, we will naturally use the Zhuxu Killer's methods." Xu Shen smiled.
Nan Ning was slightly startled, then hesitated and said, "But don't hurt him. He is just a suspect now and cannot be harmed at will."
"No problem." Xu Shen nodded slightly.
He hasn't tried the effect of the mask after fusion yet, so this is a good opportunity to test it out.
Soon, the two walked out of the Wu Workers Mutual Aid Association and walked up the steps to the car.
The captain of the guard glanced at Xu Shen. They had followed many cases and knew that this kind of thing was a waste of time. The other party refused to say anything, so in the end they just apologized and released him.
The two little brats were just making trouble... The captain of the guard was disdainful.
Xu Shen took Nan Ning to the vehicle that was escorting Deacon Zheng. He was quite cooperative, and the guards around him did not take any action. They just sat on both sides of his body, maintaining basic rigor and precautions.
"I have been delayed so much by accompanying you on this trip. How are you going to compensate me when the time comes?" Deacon Zheng snorted coldly.
Xu Shen smiled and said, "I will compensate you."
Something like black liquid seeped out of his face, and gradually it became clear that it was a demon mask seeping out from under his skin.
Seeing such a ferocious scene, Deacon Zheng's face suddenly changed. He recognized that it was the extremely scarce Xu Bing in the mutual aid association. Those who had Xu Bing were all the big shots in the association.
"what are you up to?"
He said nervously.
I'm not afraid of these two people coming for a legitimate purpose, I'm just afraid of them coming for a dirty purpose.
"Tell me, how much money did they give you to open your eyes?" Xu Shen stared at Deacon Zheng. There was a tiny diamond-shaped gap on the forehead of his mask. At this moment, something seemed to seep out of the gap, like an invisible hand, pressing towards Deacon Zheng's head.
"I've already..."
Deacon Zheng was about to explain when his face suddenly trembled and his eyes became empty.
"Jiang family mask!" Nan Ning's face changed slightly and she stared at Xu Shen's face closely.
Next to him, the old man in a tuxedo who was running behind the vehicle also had a look of surprise on his face: "The Jiang family's Ghost Moon Mask? How did it get here? The Jiang family is already in such a state, and there are still people from the Ghost Moon Team wandering around? And they are still in the Chasing Light Club?"
He was a little confused.
"I said... they... didn't give much money." Deacon Zheng's voice suddenly became intermittent, blurred and confused, and a chuckle slowly appeared on his face: "Help a few lowly people open their eyes, and they will become public servants of the association in the future... That little girl is really pretty, I didn't expect her to be so beautiful after opening her eyes."
A look of regret suddenly appeared on his face again: "What a pity, she didn't listen and forced me to slap her hard. The damned lowly woman couldn't stand being beaten, and she was silenced after two slaps..."
"Well, since they are so disobedient, I have no choice but to deal with them. It's also because of my kindness that I let them die so easily and didn't even bother to complain about the money they wasted..."
He was talking to himself, with a look of regret on his face.
The guards and Nan Ning in the car changed their expressions when they heard this.
In just a few words, Deacon Zheng actually confessed everything.
He is actually the murderer!
That family didn't die in the ruins, but died at his hands?
Moreover, the reason for killing them was so simple, it was just lust.
It really is the murderer... Xu Shen originally just wanted to know the details, but he didn't expect the other party to blow himself up.
It's a pity that there are too many people around him... otherwise it would be even better to ask for his money card and safe password... It was Xu Shen's first time using the hallucinogenic ability of the mask, and the effect was unexpectedly good.
He could feel his own mental power flowing through the mask, and he could feel the other person's mental power.
What I just did was just the simplest hypnosis, making the other person mistakenly believe that they are in their own inner world, so many voices and secrets in their hearts will be exposed.
“I don’t know if it’s the effect of weight 4, or if the mask’s fusion ability is just too strong…” Xu Shen secretly sighed in his heart, and suddenly thought of many little tricks to make money.
His mask slipped from his face like the tide, and he glanced at Nan Ning beside him.
Nan Ning stared at Xu Shen for a moment, then looked at Deacon Zheng who had recovered from his shock, and said coldly, "You are under arrest for murdering innocent people!"
Deacon Zheng was stunned. He stared at Xu Shen with wide eyes and said angrily, "Devil, you are a devil!"
He suddenly made a move and grabbed Xu Shen.
The two guards nearby reacted faster and held him down.
Deacon Zheng roared in his throat and tried to struggle, but he was only in his initial stage, just like the guards around him, he seemed to be a little weaker than the two guards, and was pinned down.
"A bunch of untouchables. We said we would help them open their eyes and then they would unconditionally obey everything the society said, but they resisted. They are looking for death!" Deacon Zheng roared.
Nan Ning said coldly : "Even the Fog People have a sense of shame, but you don't."
Xu Shen corrected: "It might be better not to use 'even if'."
Nan Ning was startled and couldn't help but glance at Xu Shen. After a while, she nodded slightly and whispered, "I was wrong. I also committed the sin of arrogance."
"No, no, don't be so serious." Xu Shen said quickly.
Nan Ning shook her head slightly. She looked at the angry Deacon Zheng in front of her and couldn't help but sigh deeply. "No wonder the teacher once said that the biggest enemy of the law is not criminals or illiterates, but pride and prejudice."
"I don't accept it!"
Deacon Zheng said angrily: "You have no evidence, but you are using dirty tricks to make me talk nonsense. I don't accept it!"
Xu Shen picked his ears, untied the laces of his boots, took off his socks, rolled them up, and stuffed them into the other person's mouth as the other person's eyes widened.
"It seems that he is convinced." Xu Shen smiled.
Deacon Zheng roared in anger and tried to struggle with his hands, but was held down by the guards.
Nan Ning had a strange look on her face, she seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and finally said nothing. She was not a person who stuck to the law and was inflexible. Although she felt that this was a violation of the law and was a private punishment, but... it felt great!
Seeing the other person's frustrated and painful look, she even wanted to laugh.
However, when he thought of the tragic death of that family, the smile in his heart quickly faded.
Soon, we returned to the city-state guardhouse.
Deacon Zheng was handed over to the captain of the guard and sent to the city-state guardhouse for conviction.
After the case was investigated, Nan Ning was also praised by the judge, who allowed her to rest for two days and gave her a holiday.
Nan Ning naturally refused and insisted on going to work tomorrow.
In the afternoon, return to the hotel to rest.
After a day of running around, Nan Ning was obviously a little tired. She returned to her room and said she wanted to write something.
Xu Shen also returned to the hotel next door and continued practicing sword.
Not long after practicing, they saw the old man in the tuxedo walk through the door and sit next to the bed, next to Maeve, watching with interest.
But after watching for long, he felt bored and left.
You look at me, and I look at your young lady... Xu Shen had a blank expression on his face, his eyes fixed forward. He saw the other party leaving out of the corner of his eye, and immediately put away his sword. With a flash of his figure, he adjusted his Xu power to fill his whole body, escaped into the Xu world, and passed through the wall into the next room.
The old man in the tuxedo had apparently gone back to the door to wait. Even though his young lady couldn't see him, he didn't come in to check on her privacy unless a master ordered it.
Xu Shen's gaze was more restrained, as he was afraid of seeing something he shouldn't see. He was quite appreciative of Miss Nan Ning. Although she was a noble lady, she was not arrogant and not as delicate as one might imagine.
Soon, Xu Shen saw the other person take off his coat, change into a set of comfortable grizzly bear pajamas, and sit at the hotel desk, writing.
Xu Shen approached slowly.
I saw the year and month written on the notebook, and the date was today.
Xu Shen wanted to see more clearly, but just as he took two steps closer, the bracelet on Nan Ning's wrist suddenly glowed red, as if burning her, waking her from her thoughts. She looked up suddenly and said, "Who?!"
Xu Shen's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at the door, then quickly stepped back through the wall and returned to his room.
"Miss!"
At the door, the old man in tuxedo heard the surprised shout from inside, his face changed, and he quickly turned around and rushed into the room, only to see his young lady looking up and looking around vigilantly.
The old man in the tuxedo was startled and looked around hurriedly, but saw that there was no one else in the room.
The young lady would not make a sound innocently. It must be the bracelet that alerted her that Xu was approaching... The old man in the tuxedo knew his young lady's character and would never be startled. He immediately sensed carefully and looked around, but could not find any trace of Xu.
Could it be... The old man in tuxedo passed through the wall again and came to Xu Shen's room.
But I saw that the young man was still practicing swinging the sword, his posture had not changed, and he was standing in the same place as before.
The old man in the tuxedo raised his eyebrows slightly, with a playful and meaningful look in his eyes. He snorted coldly and turned away.
"Is that a siren?"
After the old man in tuxedo left, Xu Shen's eyes flickered slightly, but he saw that this old man had been close to Nan Ning before, so why was he not triggered?
Could it be that the other party is the king?
But... who is the king? He is actually Nan Ning's butler, and he has been hiding in the dark to protect her?
What is Nan Ningde’s identity?
Many thoughts turned in Xu Shen's mind, and his eyes flickered slightly. He suddenly thought that since Nan Ning was so powerful, he must know something about the king and some secrets of the inner city.
Why not find a chance to ask her?
Xu Shen only knew a few words about breaking through the king level from King Mu in the Chasing Light Club. There was not much information in the top-secret files of the Secret Bureau of the Ruins. Obviously, even these big forces have very few records of information that can reach the king level. Perhaps only the real big forces in the inner city, like the seven high clans, will have detailed records?
While thinking, Xu Shen saw the face of the old man in a tuxedo appear again on the wall.
A sudden counterattack.
“…”
Xu Shen continued to practice sword.
The old man in the tuxedo took a quick look and then disappeared into the wall again.
night.
Xu Shen received a message from Mo Xiaoxiao, saying that he could not contact Su Shuang and that she was probably already in the inner city, so Xu Shen didn't need to worry.
Hearing this, Xu Shen felt relieved.
The next day.
After breakfast, Nan Ning obviously got up earlier today. She was already dressed neatly, had breakfast at the hotel, and went out to work with Xu Shen.
The two came to the city-state guardhouse.
Today, thanks to Nan Ning's efforts, I was assigned a case.
Just like yesterday, I went to investigate accompanied by the guards.
After yesterday's experience, Nan Ning, who had previously been a little uncomfortable with the local environment, quickly mastered some investigation techniques under Xu Shen's demonstration and integrated into the atmosphere of Didi City.
Nan Ning gradually learned how to slander, intimidate, wrongly accuse, defraud, and so on.
"Brother Xu, I see that you are about the same age as me, and you are not a law major, so how do you know all this?"
After spending a long time together, Nan Ning and Xu Shen became much closer.
This change of address made the old man in a tuxedo next to him grit his teeth. What kind of status does his young lady have? Are you worthy of being called "big brother"?
Seeing Xu Shen's happy acceptance, he almost got angry.
"I have." Xu Shen smiled.
Nan Ning was suddenly speechless and looked at him in astonishment.
Xu Shen thought for a moment and said, "Because I was also a fog dweller before, and I was not born with open eyes."
After some Fog People open their eyes, if both husband and wife have opened their eyes, the bloodline born will also be ordinary people with opened eyes, and there is only a low probability that Fog People will appear.
Similarly, for some fog people, both husband and wife are fog people, and there is a very small probability that the children born will be normal people with open eyes.
But the probability of this happening is extremely small.
I heard from some authoritative figures that perhaps there was an ancestor of these fog people who had opened his eyes, so their genes regressed.
Nan Ning was slightly startled, glanced at Xu Shen, and whispered, "Then it must have been very difficult for you to get here, right?"
"Not bad." Xu Shen smiled.
With "mom" by my side, taking care of me along the way, and having all kinds of delicious food to eat, life is pretty comfortable.
Nan Ning felt a little dazzled by Xu Shen's smile. She thought she was an optimistic person, but when she came here she realized that there were many, many people who were true optimists.
Being able to smile even in the face of adversity is called optimism.
Rather than being born in a honey pot and being happy foolishly, that is just called happiness.
Time flies.
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye.
Xu Shen accompanies Nan Ning as a bodyguard every day, and with her unremitting efforts, Nan Ning has taken over 13 cases from the City State Guard Station.
Except for two days when I was feeling unwell, I handled one piece every day.
However, not all of these 13 cases have been solved. Some still require further investigation, some need follow-up, some are still under interrogation, and for some, even if Xu Shen uses a mask, the real culprit cannot be found. These are truly headless cases and can only be inferred to be the work of Ge Xu.
While Nan Ning was diligently handling cases every day, the judge responsible for entertaining Nan Ning was busy running around and cleaning up her mess.
"Xiao Ning, why aren't you a ruin slayer?"
After finishing the case and on the way back to the hotel, Xu Shen asked curiously.
Now that the two of them have a close relationship, Xu Shen can ask boldly.
"I'm studying law, and I don't have the energy to learn Zhanxu."
Nan Ning did not feel embarrassed and said naturally: "The law requires too much energy. Moreover, popularizing the law has nothing to do with Zhanxu. Although I also know that without the protection of force, the law is difficult to be respected by people, but people have limited energy. I have people in my family who are good at force and can help me maintain it."
Xu Shen nodded slightly. After getting to know Nan Ning in depth, he had already discovered that this noble lady was not a caged bird who was ignorant of the ways of the world. Even if she was not sophisticated enough in handling some things occasionally, she could understand them with a little guidance. She was extremely intelligent.
"Indeed, it would take too much time for a rough man like me to learn all the doctrines of the law."
Xu Shen couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart when he saw the old man in a tuxedo next to him nodding his head, especially when he mentioned the word "rough man", he seemed to agree with him.
"Brother Xu is not a rude person. Although you are not well educated, you are thoughtful, smart, and flexible. You are better than many people I have met." Nan Ning immediately shook his head.
The old man in the tuxedo sneered and said, "Him? Humph!"
Old man, I can hear you talking, don't be so arrogant... Xu Shen's eyes rolled slightly, and he smiled: "Since I was a child, you are the only one who has praised me like this."
Nan Ning opened her eyes wide and said, "That's because you haven't met many people, Brother Xu."
Xu Shen smiled slightly and asked, "Xiao Ning, do you know the third form of the Ruins Slayer?"
Nan Ning nodded and said, "I know, Brother Xu, you are in the second form, you can escape into the Ruins Realm at any time."
Xu Shen was a little surprised: "You know a lot about it?"
"The housekeeper and my father have been talking about this in my ears since I was a child. I heard some of it even though I didn't want to listen." Nan Ning said with a smile.
"Then do you know how to break through the third form?" Xu Shen was a little envious. These were the information he wanted but couldn't get.
"Hmph! You think you can break through? Dream on!" The old man in a tuxedo snorted coldly, looking arrogant.
Nan Ning looked at Xu Shen in surprise and said, "Brother Xu, don't you know?"
"Well, Dicheng has less information about this kind of high-level information." Xu Shen said.
"But aren't you from the Jiang family...?" Nan Ning realized it was a little late to take back the words after she said them. Ever since she saw Xu Shen's mask, she knew that Xu Shen was from the Jiang family. The reason why he was called Xu Shen was obviously because he didn't want people to know his origins, just like she was disguising her identity.
However, in order to help her solve the case, Xu Shen still chose to expose himself, which touched her deeply.
“Hmm…” Xu Shen immediately understood that Nan Ning had misunderstood him. He said tactfully, “The mask was given to me by someone else. I am not from the Jiang family. The person who gave me the mask must be from the Jiang family, right?”
Big Brother Xu is so strong... Nan Ning sighed. He had been exposed like a sieve, but he could still calmly choose to continue pretending to be tough. She did not continue to expose him and chose to leave some room for Xu Shen.
As for what Xu Shen said, she didn't believe a single word of it.
The Jiang family regards the Ghost Moon Mask as their life. Which member of the Ghost Moon team would give it to an outsider?
Unless that person betrayed the Jiang family or completely gave up on the Jiang family.
"I don't know much about the third form, and there is no specific way to break through. When you reach the extreme state, you need to train your mental strength. Because in order to break the third form, the physical body must be destroyed and completely reborn. If the physical body is destroyed, the person will be completely dead. Without extremely strong mental strength, it is difficult to reborn."
Nan Ning said: "My father said that this depends on fate. In our family, there are also some cousins ​​who chose to take this path, but they all failed in the sprint."
Having said that, she couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Shen was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that even someone with Nan Ning's background would say something similar to Mu Wang.
It seems that even those big forces have no safe way to be promoted to king.
However, he still got some useful information.
Is this what the destruction of the physical body and transcendence of death mean?
"How do I cultivate spiritual power?" Xu Shen asked.