Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 221: Hunting Scripture Breakthrough, Searching for the Trace

As the days passed, the news that Zheng Yuanqiu had given Group 4 a month to investigate the demons began to spread in the Weiwu Division.

A tense atmosphere enveloped the four groups.

In order to keep their jobs, some police officers with good backgrounds began to operate secretly, trying to find ways to transfer to other groups in order to protect themselves.

"Brother Li, I heard that everything has been arranged on your side?" An officer in grey tights lowered his voice and moved closer to his companion, his eyes full of eagerness and envy.

The servant called Brother Li paused for a moment, a hint of barely perceptible pride flashed across his eyes, and then he raised his lips with a hint of helplessness and said, "It cost a lot of money, and it's just been done."

"Can you give us brothers some pointers? After so many days, Shen still hasn't found any clues. If we, his men, continue to stay here, we will definitely be implicated by him. We must get out."

"It's not that easy to find one person for one job. It took me this much money to get it done." The officer called Brother Li stretched out five fingers and gestured.

The officer in grey uniform was slightly stunned when he heard this: "Five hundred taels?"

The officer called Brother Li nodded grimly.

The two fell into a brief silence.

After a while, the officer in gray uniform suddenly had an idea and said, "Brother Li, our chief officer values ​​money like his life. Do you think if we collect some money and give it to him, will he let us go?"

"It's hard to say, but I think it should be feasible. If Mr. Shen fails to do his job well, we can put all the blame on him. The chief inspector should not make things difficult for us small fish and shrimps."

"Then I'll go ask the brothers and see if there are any who are willing to join us."

"If you really want to make a decision, you have to act quickly. Otherwise, in a few days, the chief inspector might be disgusted and you won't be able to give the money even if you want to."

"I know."

……

Shen Qing had heard about his men's thoughts, but he had no intention of stopping them.

If it rains, my mother will get married; let them do as they please.

Soldiers are more valuable than their elite.

He has more important things to do.

"Okay, we've finished checking. Let's go to the next place to check again." Shen Qing said to Ji Youwu.

At this time, even Ji Youwu, who didn't have much temper, couldn't help it and said anxiously: "Sir, we have been looking for clues everywhere these days. We have been looking for clues for 28 days and there is no clue at all. The chief inspector ordered us to arrest the demon within one month, and the deadline he set is coming soon!"

Shen Qing stopped and said, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"The chief inspector likes beautiful girls and money. You might as well find a way to buy a beautiful girl and prepare some money for the chief inspector. Maybe things will turn around."

"In short, it means giving money and women?"

Ji Youwu said hurriedly: "Although it sounds a bit unpleasant, it is indeed a good idea."

"No need for that. Let's investigate the case seriously. It will be done soon."

Seeing Shen Qing was unmoved and confident, Ji Youwu was extremely puzzled: "What does "soon" mean?"

Shen Qing didn't explain much. At this moment, he seemed to have noticed something and a bit of joy appeared on his face.
His mind moved, and a drop of ink fell from the void and spread in his sight.

[Skills: Hunting (Introduction)]

[Progress: 500/500 points]

[Status: Upgradable]

[Note: Hunting is a profound art. If you practice it to the extreme, you can hunt anything. You keep practicing the hunting skills. This breakthrough will awaken the skill "Searching for Prey". All traces of prey will be visible to you.]

After a few days of investigation, Shen Qing unexpectedly discovered that his slow-progressing [Hunting Skills] had improved rapidly.

At this moment he suddenly realized that catching monsters was also a part of hunting for him.

After realizing this, he was no longer so anxious. He continued to investigate cases and improve his hunting skills while practicing martial arts and improving his cultivation.

The days were extremely fulfilling.

Unconsciously, after upgrading the [Nine Revolutions Profound Art] to the seventh revolution, his [Hunting Scripture] skill has now reached the standard for a breakthrough.

Shen Qing chose to break through without any hesitation.

[Skill: Hunting (Proficient)]

[Progress: 0/600 points]

[Status: Unable to upgrade] [Note: After long-term training and practice, you have mastered the skill "Searching for traces". Wherever you go, you will leave traces. When you use this skill, no matter how long it takes, the traces of the prey's activities will automatically appear in front of you, and nothing can escape.]

Shen Qing felt excited and tried to calm down.

The next moment, a huge amount of hunting memories flooded into his mind.

However, in a short moment, Shen Qing felt as if he had been hunting for countless years, and his understanding of hunting had reached an extremely deep level.

After a while, Shen Qing took a deep breath, and his confused mind gradually became clear.

Confidence radiated from his face, and he jumped on the horse and said, "Go!"

Ji Youwu shouted, "Sir, where are you going?"

"Go to the place where Xi Shaoqin died."

Hearing this, Ji Youwu almost went crazy.

This was Shen Qing's second visit to the place where Xi Shaoqin died, and he was already familiar with the place.

He quickly drove his horse to the alley behind a restaurant in Tiandufang.

Xi Shaoqin died in this alley.

Shen Qing sat on the horse, looking down at the alley.

[Searching for traces] is activated.

As the thought came to his mind, every inch of the stone wall in the alley in his sight seemed to come alive.

On the wall, those subtle traces that were usually hidden in the dust and shadows now lit up one by one like stars, forming a series of intermittent but implicitly regular footprints.

Some of these footprints are clearly visible, while others are blurry and hard to find, as if they could disappear with a slight wipe.

An indescribable excitement surged in Shen Qing's heart.

You can really see it.

The footprints were very small, extending from the wall to the roof, and weaving through the narrow and deep alleys. They did not look like they were left by humans.

"It is undoubtedly that monster. After so many days, there is finally some result."

"Shut up!"

Ji Youwu rode his horse and rushed over from behind.

He was now increasingly puzzled by Shen Qing's behavior, and even more pessimistic about his future fate.

"Mr. Sergeant..."

Shen Qing suddenly turned around and said with a smile: "You came at the right time, come with me to catch monsters!"

"Ah!" Ji Youwu's face became even uglier.

Crazy, absolutely crazy.

There are no clues now. What monsters should we catch and where should we catch them?

Shen Qing didn't seem to want to explain to him.

He gently tightened the reins and galloped in the direction indicated by the footprints.

Ji Youwu followed with a look of despair.

In Shen Qing's sight, as the tracking deepened, the footprints became more and more dense.

Finally, it entered a private house and stopped abruptly.

"After so many days, I finally caught you."

Shen Qing's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken, a feeling of both anticipation and nervousness surging in his chest.

Ignoring the gazes of the people around him and Ji Youwu, he dismounted, walked forward, drew the sword from his waist, held it in his hand, and stopped in front of the gate.

Suddenly, he kicked the door open.

"The Guards are catching monsters, everyone else please stay away!"

(End of this chapter)