My Identity Is Becoming More and More Astonishing

"That question is beyond the scope [of this discussion]," the female mentor's tone immediately lowered, "You'll know in the future."

...

"Squeal—"

Accompanied by a succession of ear-piercing brake noises.

The SUV convoy stopped outside the gates of Qingcheng.

"Hello? Hello hello? All teams, report in." A man's shout came through the vehicle's radio equipment: "Team one, present."

"Team two."

"Team three, present."

"..."

"Team eleven, present." The female mentor pressed the communicator, said a sentence, and then released it.

"Team twelve present..."

"Good, all teams accounted for, no one missing, break-off," commanded the man: "Now, each team may freely choose their stationing location, the map has been sent."

As soon as the man finished speaking, the full-figured female mentor's phone screen lit up.

"Choose a stationing location," the female mentor said, showing her phone to Chen Yu and his chubby neighbor: "There are fifteen spots, where to?"

Chen Yu leaned in to observe.

He found a bird's-eye view map of Qingcheng on the phone's screen.

Fifteen areas had been designated in total.

To ensure airtight surveillance, and to cover for each other's blind spots, encapsulating the entirety of Qingcheng.

"Let's go here," Chen Yu tapped the screen.

"The villa district to the east of the city?" the female mentor asked in surprise: "The 'evil creature' committed its crimes there this morning."

"So it's unlikely to go back there!" the chubby neighbor's eyes shone brightly: "Damn, that's probably the safest spot now."

"Okay," the female mentor nodded and confirmed the location.

After all the teams had "chosen," the team leader gave the order, and the convoy scattered immediately: "Stay in communication with each other, each team to report every hour. For today, no movement is needed, just stay put. Wait for the team's next move. However, if during this time a suspicious target is identified, report it instantly."

"Wishing you a successful mission..."

Ten minutes later.

Vehicle number eleven stopped, arriving at the villa district to the east of the city.

"My lords, we've arrived," the driver turned around respectfully and asked, "Would you like something to eat? I'll go and buy it."

"Students, what do you want to eat?" the female mentor asked: "We'll probably be staying here today."

"Zhang Lang Spicy Bright," the chubby neighbor raised his hand.

"Huh?" the female mentor was bewildered.

"You guys eat, I'm not hungry," Chen Yu pushed open the car door, placed his feet on the ground, and looked around.

This villa district was already sealed off with police tape.

Apart from the two officers "on guard," one could vaguely see many police officers moving about in the background.

"Chen Yu, where are you going?" the full-figured female mentor rolled down the window, frowning.

"To take a look inside."

"Don't stray off by yourself!"

"I won't go far, just want to see the crime scene. I'm a bit curious," Chen Yu said as he walked toward the villa district.

"Teacher, I have to protect him," the chubby neighbor declared resolutely, stepping out of the vehicle: "We can't afford to have anyone from our team wander off alone."

Female mentor: "…Then wouldn't I be by myself?"

At the entrance to the villa community.

Chen Yu stepped over the police line, and the officers on both sides hurried over, bowing and saluting frantically: "Lord... Lord!"

Chen Yu: "May I go in and have a look?"

"Of course! Please follow me, Li, hurry up and notify the boss."

"Okay," the other officer scrambled for the communicator.

At this moment, the chubby neighbor also rushed up, hugging Chen Yu's shoulder: "Let's go together."

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This villa district was built on the eastern hill of Qingcheng.

It was not small in size.

Under the eager guidance of the officers, it took more than ten minutes of walking to reach the villas where the "crime scene" was.

Coming face to face, about a dozen officers hastened toward them.

"My lords, right here! Thank you for your efforts... Chen Yu?!" The officer leading the group was the deputy head of the red clay pit station who had "captured" Chen Yu before.

On seeing Chen Yu and the chubby neighbor, after a brief moment of bewilderment, he opened his mouth wide, his eyes almost popping out in shock: "Why is it you two?!"

"Really... Chen Yu?" The female officer behind the deputy head, as if struck by lightning, felt tingles all over her scalp.

"What's going on?" the chubby neighbor crossed his arms and demanded with an authoritative appearance: "Are you allowed to address Chen Yu by name? Where is your respect?"

"You... you..." The deputy head's mind went blank, staring dumbly at the guiding officer: "Is the Transcendent you mentioned... them?"

"Yes," the leading officer was baffled: "Do... Do you two lords know each other?"

"No wonder..." The deputy head pinched himself hard, confirming he was not dreaming, and quickly came to his senses, bowing deeply: "My lords, I apologize for my rudeness."

"You didn't know we became Transcendents?" the chubby neighbor inquired.

"This... These matters are not for us low-level folk to touch," the deputy head raised his head, his eyes filled with complexity: "But a while ago, someone from above did inquire about Lord Chen."

"About what?" Chen Yu was taken aback.

"Well... about our last meeting, and how you escaped from the station again."

"Oh," Chen Yu suddenly realized.

It was his first time "slaughtering his way through Hecheng."

"Our visit this time is to inspect your work," the chubby neighbor said, striding over to the policewoman with his hands behind his back, his head held high. He assessed her from head to toe, "This lady, you look somewhat familiar."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"L… Lord, greetings," the policewoman bowed, terror-stricken.

"Have we met before?"

"Back… back when there was a check at your district for Lord Chen… Lord Chen's 'title,' I saw you."

"Oh," the chubby neighbor nodded, his eyes threatening, "If you're dissatisfied with me, just blink."

Instantly breaking out in a cold sweat, the policewoman held her eyes wide open.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Three minutes…

All the officers dared not make a sound.

Turning red-faced with the effort, eyes bloodshot and streaming with tears, the policewoman eventually couldn't help but blink.

"Ah ha!" the chubby neighbor's expression shifted, "You really are unsatisfied with me!"

"Smack!"

Chen Yu slapped the chubby neighbor on the head, "Could you act a bit more dignified?"

"Both… both Lords," the deputy chief stepped in front of the policewoman, bowing repeatedly, "In the past, we were ignorant and might have caused offense. But I was mainly responsible for it, and those below simply acted on my orders. It is not related to them."

"Don't bother with that idiot," Chen Yu reassured the deputy chief, draping an arm around his shoulders, "Come on, brother, take me to the scene to have a look."

"Lord…" the deputy chief visibly relieved, signaled discreetly to the policewoman, then humbly led the way, "This way please, Lords."

Amidst the crowd's "encirclement."

Chen Yu and the chubby neighbor headed towards the first villa where the incident occurred.

Chen Yu and the deputy chief were at the front.

The rest followed behind.

"Been promoted recently?" Chen Yu glanced at the deputy chief's epaulettes.

"Not exactly a promotion. Just aged into a higher rank," he replied.

"Don't be so tense. Just treat me like you did before," Chen Yu said.

"…I wouldn't dare."

After chatting for a few moments and noticing that the other party always maintained a "distance," Chen Yu did not press further.

The greatest distance in this world,

is the gulf between the upper and lower classes…

Entering the villa,

the stench of blood hit them instantly.

In the living room, on the marble floor, lay two bodies.

A male and a female.

Both were dressed neatly, and their bodies were intact.

Only their heads had been split in half from the center, hollowed out.

"…Ugh."

The previously composed chubby neighbor, upon seeing the gruesome corpses, instantly felt nauseous and turned to retch.

"No... ugh… damn it... I can't handle this... ugh! I need to step out, what the hell is this…"

Not sparing the chubby neighbor a glance, Chen Yu crouched down, studying the condition of the bodies closely.

The titles of the two bodies were also strikingly uniform—[Bodies Devoid of Intelligence].

Chen Yu: "…"

"When did they die?" Chen Yu turned and asked.

"The forensic doctor's estimation is between 3:20 AM and 4:30 AM today," the deputy chief answered.

"Three twenty…"

Standing up, Chen Yu looked around, a hypothesis slowly forming in his mind.

The "evil being" responsible for all this was unlikely to be the girl he had met yesterday.

For one, he could not confirm that she was definitely malevolent. Maybe she just had a vigorous "chest hair growth."

For another, the girl didn't eat meat; she was a vegetarian.

Thirdly, the time of death for the bodies was too early. Their parting time was around two in the morning.

Could it be that the moment they separated, she came over to kill?

Had she gone mad?

With this thought in mind,

Chen Yu inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

But just three seconds later, his nerves tensed up again, and his pupils contracted sharply.

"Lord," the deputy chief noticed Chen Yu's strange reaction, puzzled, "What's the matter?"

…

Chen Yu did not answer but moved his stiff legs towards the corner, picking up something with his trembling right hand.

It was a White Rabbit Creamy Candy wrapper…

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