The First Mist Chapter 91: Sorrow and Joy
That day.
Before everyone dispersed after the battle, they received news from the bureau.
Except for the team that is about to carry out the mission , the other teams will uniformly collect the Zhanxu Sword for maintenance and inspection.
The collection was done in the afternoon and the distribution was completed that evening after maintenance.
Xu Shen, Mu Xue and others who learned the inside story understood that the bureau had begun investigating the cause of Lao Xu's death and suspected that it was caused by a conflict with someone in their group.
Maybe they should check the inside first and then investigate the suspicious external organizations.
In terms of efficiency, Xu Shen felt that the bureau was swift and decisive.
At night, Mu Xue and the others received their respective Zhanxu Swords, except Xu Shen, who only received a notice:
The sword is damaged and needs maintenance and repair.
Xu Shen had expected this and nodded calmly.
Mu Xue asked, "Have you fought with Xu recently?"
Xu Shen nodded slightly.
"Then you have to be careful." Mu Xue said.
Gu Qiufeng covered his head and said unhappily, "Could it be that you killed Old Xu?"
Xu Shen rolled his eyes in annoyance.
Mu Xue glanced at Gu Qiufeng and said, "Don't talk nonsense. It's normal for the sword to be damaged. Xu Shen doesn't know Old Xu. The bureau will naturally investigate and compare the sword marks. Don't make things worse."
Gu Qiufeng snorted lightly. He just said it casually and of course he didn't really doubt Xu Shen.
After disbandment.
The next morning.
Xu Shen received a notice from the bureau requiring him to cooperate with the investigation.
After breakfast, Xu Shen came to the civil service department of the bureau as scheduled.
Many other ruins killers were seen here, also waiting for investigation outside the interrogation room.
In the huge office, the people in the civil service department were busy like ants, taking statements from each of the executioners.
Xu Shen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that so many people had their swords damaged. He suddenly felt a little happy in his heart.
Soon, Xu Shen was led to a desk by a civilian staff member to take a statement.
"Mr. Xu, can you tell me where you were the night before yesterday and last night?"
"Rest at home."
"rest?"
"Yeah, sleep and exercise."
"Can anyone prove it?"
"No, I'm single."
"Why is there a chip on your sword?"
"It was caused by the destruction of the ruins."
"As far as I know, you don't have any missions to kill ruins recently."
"Well, I killed whatever ruins I saw."
"Is there any witness?"
"Do I count myself?"
"Haha, you're such a joker."
After asking a series of questions, Xu Shen basically said he knew nothing on the grounds that he was at home.
After the transcript was completed, the young man shook hands with Xu Shen and sent Xu Shen out of the civil service department.
When leaving and passing by other people, Xu Shen heard their recorded confessions.
"Drinking, playing with women, that woman can be my witness."
"Sleep. What else can I do at night if I don't sleep? Fuck you?"
"What do you mean by asking these questions? It makes me feel like I'm committing a crime."
Obviously, some of the beheaders were quite dissatisfied with this kind of interrogation-like record. The life of a beheader was hard enough, and they were treated like prisoners. How could they have a good face and mood?
…
Gran Street District.
Outside a hotel, the surrounding cordon has been fully set up.
The patrol department's vehicles were parked nearby, having received a notice from their superiors that they needed to cooperate with a special department to monitor this area.
The ruins here have been dealt with, and the bodies have been dragged out. On the floor where the accident occurred, the walls were stained red with blood. The massacre and destruction caused by the ruins made this place a mess.
Outside the hotel, some relatives of the deceased were crying.
Because the bodies died in the ruins and were contaminated by the power of the ruins, some of the ruins carried spiritual residues or some kind of toxins. Therefore, most of the bodies that died in the ruins needed to be professionally destroyed and could not be brought back to their families.
"Who is so cruel as to kill innocent people?"
"You have no conscience ! Do you have any humanity left?!"
"You must find the murderer and seek justice for us!!"
The families were grief-stricken.
The guards of the inspection hall stopped the emotional family members to prevent them from disturbing the special department personnel who were investigating the case inside. Those were scary guys whom they dared not offend.
"If there is anyone involved, this ruin might have been dropped here."
"But there are only two or three organizations capable of raising C-level Xu. We need to report this to the bureau to see if they can infiltrate and find out which organization has deployed the Xu. This way, we can directly target it."
Two Zhanxu personnel left the scene and walked out of the hotel.
When the crying family members outside saw the investigators, they immediately broke free from the patrol guards and rushed to the two men.
"This murderer killed innocent people indiscriminately. He is unforgivable. Please help us catch him!"
The family members pulled at the clothes of the two and begged in grief and anger.
…
The next day.
A remote road in the suburbs.
Outside a residential area, in front of one of the residential buildings, there were two or three patrol cars, the surrounding area was cordoned off, and there was also a black armored vehicle parked.
As the guards from the inspection office came in and out, many stretchers covered with white cloth were carried out from the residential building, and a foul smell of decay came from them.
A worker at the market lifted a corner of the white cloth, and a foul smell swept over, making him cover his nose.
Although I often deal with the market, it is still difficult to get used to the pungent stench.
Therefore, every time they finished a mission, they would enjoy themselves, using alcohol to numb themselves and clear the unpleasant smell that lingered in their nasal cavity.
"Dead for about a week."
The Zhanxu personnel made a judgment.
He then took out the instrument and immediately saw the test values jumping continuously, and his eyelids also began to twitch.
"Such a strong ruins force remains here, there must have been at least a C-level ruins here!"
"Be careful, the C-level ruins may return."
The two entered the ruins through the ruins-destroying device and searched everywhere, but did not see any trace of Xu. Judging from the corpse with the least signs of decay, it had been more than 48 hours.
This means that it has been two days since Xu left here.
The two of them left the market, and the busy patrol officers around them immediately came forward to report the number of casualties.
“16 people!”
After the reporting guard left, one of the Zhanxu personnel couldn't help but shake his head and said to his companions, "What good-for-nothings! I saw a patrol office 500 meters away. These guys didn't notice it even though it was so close. They probably just collect their salaries every day and don't even report to work. Otherwise, they would have seen it even if they passed by once."
"Maybe he passed by, but the wind was so cold and the car windows were closed, so he didn't smell the stench coming from this small building." said his companion.
"It's a good thing that Xu left, otherwise it wouldn't be discovered until half of the community was taken over. The public security in this suburb is really worrying!" The people who killed Xu shook their heads repeatedly.
Then he waved to the guards of the inspection hall and said, "Inform everyone that the murderer has been arrested and tell them not to worry."
There were quite a few fog people gathered around them. They could still distinguish the sirens of patrol vehicles and saw quite a few of them whispering to each other.
"I've smelled something bad here for a long time. It's like dead fish."
"I heard that some unscrupulous people specifically target people like us. Most of the people here have been victimized."
"It's pitiful. I wanted to report it to the inspection office, but there was no one there. I went there twice and didn't see anyone."
Amid the discussion, the guards from the Inspection Office looked at the restless Mist People gathered around them, and immediately used a loud speaker to inform everyone of the words of the ruins cutter.
He also flattered him by saying that a big shot in the city had come in person to investigate the case and catch the murderer.
Upon hearing the news, the surrounding fog people were all cheered up. Surprised and happy, they kept shouting their thanks to the big shot who had caught the murderer.
"Thank you, Master!"
"It is the city's great master who cares about the people and helps them in need!"
