In order to capture the monster, everyone was working hard, and they did not expect that the monster would end up easily falling into Fan Jialuo’s net. Sun Zhengqi knelt on the ground with complicated emotions. He had cultivated his worldview and self-confidence for more than 20 years, and they were both destroyed at the hands of this man. However, he was now convinced, truly convinced, because Fan Jialuo was not human!
Sun Zhengqi originally wanted to sit on the ground and catch his breath. He ran from the seventh floor to the first floor in three minutes, and then ran a few hundred meters to the parking lot, and his lungs were about to explode. However, he couldn’t rest, as the monster was still struggling violently. Its nails scratched against the wire mesh, letting out screeching sounds that made one’s scalp numb.
These were not human nails ah, they were clearly small blades!
“No, the mesh is about to be broken. Mr. Fan, get out of there, it’s dangerous!” Hearing the screeching sound, Sun Zhengqi’s blood had already run cold. This monster continued to destroy his perception of human limits, if he was truly human.
However, before he could run forward, Fan Jialuo was already walking unhurriedly towards the monster, stretching out a hand to cover his forehead. This seemed to have a strong soothing effect, and the frantically struggling monster somehow quieted down, and then slowly fell down.
By the time Sun Zhengqi arrived, Fan Jialuo had already withdrawn his hand and was standing with his gaze downcast.
Sun Zhengqi didn’t know if his eyes were blinded by the sun, but he seemed to see a gray light leaking from the Mr. Fan’s palm as it left the monster’s forehead. However, the wire mesh also reflected a silver light, quickly dispelling his suspicions. He did not think deeper about it, and instead grabbed a bundle of ropes from the police car, ready to tie the monster tightly. With so many strange and powerful hands, it was necessary to have multiple layers of insurance. If it wasn’t for the mesh wrapping around the monster limiting their reach, he would want to give the monster dozens of handcuffs.
Fan Jialuo’s soft voice calmed his rapid breathing as he said, “There’s no need to tie him up. He’s very weak now.”
“He’s not weak at all. He just broke the security net with his bare hands, climbed vertically from the seventh floor to the first floor, and survived after being hit by three bullets……” Sun Zhengqi said while reaching towards the monster, who was curled into a ball. He suddenly let out a cry in fright. The monster was soft, like a lump of dough, and after touching it, the limbs on its body would fall off.
Yes, Sun Zhengqi had just broken off one of his thin arms, and was too frightened to speak at this moment.
Fan Jialuo tilted his head, and his crimson lips quietly hooked up under the cover of the night.
The police officers with less physical strength finally arrived, rushed up, and held the monster down. However, they all began to scream, “Fuck! I think I broke his hand!”
“I broke one off too!”
“What the hell is this? It’s like breaking a corn cob? How come it breaks as soon as you touch it?”
The old Liu Tao arrived last, but he was the most calm and reliable. He kicked Sun Zhengqi’s butt and scolded, “What are you yelling about? Did you forget that the nearby residential buildings are all lit up? Hurry up and take this thing to the police car, don’t let people see! Hurry up!”
Sun Zhengqi didn’t mind being kicked on the butt. After this incident, there was no more arrogance in his heart, and it was replaced with admiration for these old police officers and awe for the unknown. He and Duan Xiaozhou were the youngest, so naturally they took up this heavy task. They each carried one end of the mesh net, puffing and panting as they carried the man into the van and slammed the door closed.
A short while later, Liao Fang and Hu Wenwen came running one after another and then sat on the ground, panting heavily.
“Let’s take it easy, let’s take it easy first!” Tired and frightened, their hearts ached.
“Is anyone injured? Liu Tao asked in a loud voice.
“My arm was cut by his nails, but I’m not seriously injured.”
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Sun Zhengqi and Brother Yang quickly took off their stab-proof suits and checked the places where they had been stabbed. The slender arms appeared thin, but their strength was strangely strong. After being stabbed, it left a large bruise, and the slightest touch caused them to let out a gasp of pain. It wasn’t difficult to imagine what casualties would have occurred if they had not worn the stab-proof suits today. Sun Zhengqi and Brother Yang would be dead, and the rest would not merely have scratches on their arms and legs.
Seeing that everyone was fine, Liu Tao felt a moment of relief.
Sun Zhengqi secretly glanced at Fan Jialuo, who stood away from the crowd, his heart full of awe. He remembered that before leaving, Liao Fang repeatedly said, “Mr. Fan asked us all to wear stab-proof clothing, so everyone must wear them.” This was the reason why he endured the hot summer heat and put on the heavy and airtight stab-proof clothing. If Liao Fang hadn’t insisted, he definitely would not have worn any protection, because he was too confident in his own ability.
So this was a psychic, always one step ahead of others, anticipating things like a god……
While Sun Zhengqi was still thinking about it, Liao Fang exclaimed, “Mr. Fan, it is really thanks to you today. Otherwise, our squad would definitely have suffered heavy casualties.”
Liu Tao said with an ashamed expression, “I was afraid that you would get in our way, and I didn’t expect you to catch this strange thing in the end.”
Fan Jialuo waved his hand, his expression indifferent.
Duan Xiaozhou opened the car window and whispered, “Captain Liu, his hands are completely broken and he is bleeding a lot. How should we deal with this? I bandaged him with clothes, but it doesn’t seem to be working!”
“Send him to the hospital! I’ll call the director to see how we should arrange it.” Liu Tao waved his hand and said, “Get in the car, let’s go!”
Everyone noisily got into the car, but Fan Jialuo took two steps back and nodded with a smile. “I won’t accompany you as I have a child at home I need to take care of.”
Thinking of Xu Yiyang who was alone at home, Liao Fang hurriedly said, “Mr. Fan, you should go back first, thank you so much for today! I’ll treat you to dinner when I’m free later!”
“If you want to treat a guest, then you should invite everyone. Mr. Fan, don’t be too annoyed with us at that time!” Liu Tao started the engine and stretched out his hand to warmly invite the other person. He really admired this person and was eager to become friends with the opposite party. Think about it, what type of friend would a person like Fan Jialuo be? Could a mayor or provincial governor keep up? They couldn’t catch up, as there was no comparison! He was not a mortal at all!”
Fan Jialuo smiled gently and accepted the invitation, with no trace of the arrogance of big-name stars or worldly experts. When the police car convoy was far away, he opened his palm and looked down, only to see a small gray light shining faintly against his fair skin. On closer inspection, it turned out to be a fish-shaped jade pendant. It was exactly the same as the one in Chongming’s body, but smaller, only the size of a sesame seed. The carving was exquisite, exceedingly beautiful. The best miniature carvers likely did not have such skills.
What was even more incredible was that even though the jade pendant was only as big as a sesame seed, the fish’s mouth had a very small hole drilled, as if for threading a string. Aside from admiring such a small jade pendant, what else could it be used for? Was it necessary to drill a hole for a string? What kind of string could fit through it?
A normal person would have doubts, but Fan Jialuo was not a normal person. He just glanced at it before he closed his palm and walked towards his car. After getting into the car, he placed the shimmering light on his fingertips and pressed it between his eyebrows, where it disappeared from view……
In a special ward of the General Hospital of the Beijing Military District, a group of solemn-faced people surrounded a hospital bed, carefully examining something. Their epaulets already indicated their illustrious identities, and the director of the Chengnan Police Branch could only stand outside the ward in a restless manner, waiting to be summoned.
After a short while, a handsome man with an extraordinary temperament emerged first. He was the youngest, but had the highest rank, and a group of people in their forties and fifties had to bow their heads and greet him when they approached him. He put on his military cap and gave a succinct order, “Confiscate all of the police officer’s body cameras and delete the videos. This case has officially been handed over to our Special Security Department.”
“Yes, I’ll ask them to turn them over immediately.” The director shot multiple glances toward the ward, but didn’t dare to ask any questions.
The suspect, covered in bandages to stop the bleeding, lay on the bed as he stared at the ceiling in a daze, unsure of what to think. The dozens of thin arms appeared like broken roots of a sapling and had all fallen off his body, leaving many bloody holes. No one could explain this situation.
The director of the Chengnan Police Branch left with regret. He originally thought that he could learn the truth, but now it seemed hopeless. Now, he could empathize with Sun Zhengqi’s feeling of being kept in the dark. Didn’t it make one want to beat someone up?
Just after he left, Song Rui arrived. Even though it was the middle of the night, he was wearing a very luxurious suit, his hair was meticulously groomed, and his body was covered with the light and elegant scent of rosemary.
“What do you want from me?” He walked up to the special ward and peered in through the window.
The man in uniform waved his hand slightly, and the group of stern-faced men all left quietly, leaving only a tall man who looked like a bodyguard standing guard.
“How come there isn’t the smell of blood today? You didn’t punish yourself?” The man carefully sniffed the air and teased, “It seems that you’re in an extraordinarily good mood today, and even spritzed some perfume. What are you doing all dressed up? A date? It’s not as if you’re here to see me, right? Wennuan said that you recently switched to the male model route. I didn’t believe it at first, but now I’ve finally seen it with my own eyes. What kind of stimulation did you receive?”
“Meng Zhong, you’re thinking too much. I’ve been dressing like this lately.” Song Rui glanced at him and said bluntly, “What do you want me to do?”
Meng Zhong pointed at the person through the window with a solemn expression and said, “His name is Li Youde, the assistant chef at Sixi Hotel. You should know him since you pointed him out as a suspect yesterday, leading to him being arrested today. He is badly injured. The doctor said that his organs are all failing and he will die at any moment. Right now, he’s conscious, but he refuses to answer us no matter what we ask him, so I want you to drag the words out of his mouth so we can figure out how he ended up like this.”
“Then you must at least let me know what happened to him,” Song Rui said calmly.
“Come with me.” The man wearing a military uniform, the head of the Special Security Department, pointed to the adjacent ward, where a complete set of monitoring equipment was placed. Several analysts were sitting in front of the monitor observing something with very focused expressions.
Song Rui approached, only to find that this was the video of the Chengnan Branch arresting the suspect. The camera was shaking a lot, but the video was still very clear. If those thrilling and bizarre images circulated to the outside world, it would be enough to shock everyone.
At the end of the video, an extremely handsome face slowly emerged, radiating a glow amid the shadows of the night. He placed his palm lightly on the suspect’s forehead, causing him to instantly halt his frenzy and fall into a coma. His calm demeanor stood in stark contrast to the chaotic police officers. At this time, an analyst pointed to his palm and exclaimed, “Right here, he took something out of Li Youde’s head!”
The video was paused, showing a little gray light flowing into the palm of the handsome young man.
Meng Zhong stared at the screen and asked, “Can you zoom in?”
“You can’t see clearly even if you zoom in. It’s just a ball of light.” The analyst did as he was told, but in the end he could only wave his hands helplessly.
Song Rui stared at the familiar face on the screen and said solemnly, “What do you want me to do? To spy on Fan Jialuo? If so, then I’m sorry, I can’t help you.”
Meng Zhong’s eyebrows wrinkled as he asked, “Don’t you want to figure out how this monster came to be? I remember that you have always been very curious about things you don’t know.”
“I don’t want to know at all right now,” Song Rui said with a sneer, “Instead, I’d rather the monster die immediately and take all its secrets to hell. Some people are not for you to touch.”
Meng Zhong raised his head and said with a helpless tone, “I heard from Wennuan that you are very concerned about Fan Jialuo recently. I thought she was joking, but I didn’t expect it to be true. Don’t worry, I have no ill will towards Fan Jialuo, and if possible, I would like to cooperate with him. Our Special Security Department needs him very much, so we will definitely ensure his safety. The fact that something like this has happened, yet we would rather interrogate a dying man than take him into custody for investigation is proof of our friendly attitude. I can’t say anything else, since it’s a secret, but Fan Jialuo’s secrets will forever stay secrets. We won’t explore them, we just want to understand the reason for Li Youde’s mutation.”
Song Rui stared at the young man on the screen without saying a word.
Meng Zhong repeated, “If we wanted to catch Fan Jialuo, we would have already taken action instead of waiting until now. He can resurrect the dead. Who wouldn’t pursue this type of taboo power?”
Song Rui suddenly looked at him. The two men’s sharp gazes collided as if they were fighting each other.
After a while, the two took a step back:
“Okay, I will help you ask for clarification.”
“Okay, I will never touch Fan Jialuo in private.”
Song Rui repeatedly watched the footage captured by the law enforcement officer’s body camera several times, and then flipped through the various statements and transcripts. He then pushed open the door to the ward and walked in, with Meng Zhong silently following behind him, preparing to be a bystander.
Li Youde was still awake, but his body’s organs were constantly crossing the boundary of death, causing the medical equipment to emit alarms. The medical report from the doctor indicated that he probably only had a few hours to live. He was not sick, and the bloody holes had been stitched up long ago, but his organs had inexplicably started to fail, as if he was constantly being drained of life.
He stared at the ceiling, indifferent to everything around him.
“Ask him exactly what the thing Fan Jialuo took was,” Meng Zhong whispered in his ear. Of course, he had already asked similar things hundreds of times, but he had never answered, playing dumb. A secretive person would never reveal half a word to the outside world.
Song Rui was worthy of being a psychologist, and he immediately attracted Li Youde’s attention by saying, “You have less than four hours to live.”
Li Youde: !!!
Song Rui looked at his watch and his tone changed. “No, we just talked for a while next door, so now you only have three and a half hours. If you answer my questions truthfully, I can let you see that person before you die.”
Li Youde stared at him, but didn’t respond. He didn’t seem to know who this person was.
Song Rui took out his cell phone and pressed on it, instantly lighting up the screen and showing a face with a slight smile and droopy eyes. He appeared handsome and gentle, but also quiet and cold. It was the same young man who took away his treasure! Li Youde would remember this face until his death, and his breathing gradually quickened. At this time, his heart rate monitor was emitting sharp beeps, indicating how chaotic his heart rate was.
In just two sentences, Song Rui had hit the target dead center.
“What do you want to ask?”
The clock hanging on the wall ticked away, and it didn’t take long for Li Youde to compromise. After growing too many arms at once, the energy in his body had long since been drained, and without the support of his treasure, he would definitely die!
He understood this, and Song Rui seemed to have guessed it, so his lips hooked up in a shallow smile, a determined look in his eyes.
SR stepping up into his role of ML and trying to protect FJL
I dont like that he said “I will never touch Fan Jialuo in private.” then what about in public? through his Special Security Department…
thanks for the chapter <3
thanks for the chapter! great quality as always
I didn’t think the supernatural would one day be revealed to so many people. I thought it would’ve stayed an open secret lie Xu Yiyang or Su Fengxi, acting in the dark and never openly. It’s an interesting development.