From the end of the world

Chapter 12 Luo Shan Shadow 2
The "policeman" said that he had something important to tell him, but his pace was not hasty as he left from the east gate of the community.

Chang'an came to the south gate of the community, which was the place we passed when we came, and met me.

After seeing me, he told me without hesitation what he had just said to the "policeman," and then said worriedly, "I may be in danger recently, so I probably won't be able to go to school. You'd better not get close to me, so as not to be implicated."

While paying attention to the movements of the “police”, I responded, “I see.”

"But why did he send you away just now?" Chang'an asked puzzledly.

"It's to prevent the case from being leaked. You're half a party, so it doesn't matter. I'm basically an outsider." I'm just making a simple analysis based on my layman's knowledge. "The victims involved in this incident are almost all local dignitaries. The nature of the incident is probably not as simple as a few deaths. Before the truth comes out, no one wants to cause a stir and cause a lot of discussion."

Changan suddenly realized, then took out his phone, checked the time, and said to me: "I have somewhere to go later, let's say goodbye here first."

"Don't you have classes this afternoon?" I wondered. "Are you going to skip classes again to go to the club? I'm telling you, it's already this late..."

One of the main reasons why Chang'an was criticized in college was that he was said to frequently visit places of entertainment.

What's worse is that this is not a rumor, but a fact.

With his looks and financial resources, it was easy for him to get the opposite sex. Even with his current reputation, there were still many women who would throw themselves at him. So I still couldn't understand why he would be interested in buying sex with money.

"No, no, I'm going to the hospital to visit my mom!" He explained hastily, "As for today's class, I've already asked for leave. I have to stay in the hospital at least until the evening, and it happens to be a military hospital with strong security, so I can avoid the limelight. My sister should also be there in the evening, she has been nagging me, saying that I didn't go to visit mom..."

"That's good. But you'd better not go to the club anymore. Hasn't Zhu Shi always criticized you for not keeping yourself clean?"

"Okay, okay, I get it, I get it... Oh, I don't know how to talk to my sister. She probably thinks I'm crazy." He complained.

"Just pretend that nothing happened. Zhu Shi won't bring up your mental disorder."

"I'm not crazy!"

He protested loudly, muttered a few more words, then said goodbye to me and turned away.

I also secretly put a "firefly" on his back to prevent him from getting into trouble. Although there is no evidence that he will become the target of a serial killer, his background is similar to that of the previous five victims and he is also related to the case. This level of precaution is necessary.

After doing all this, I found a fried chicken shop on the street, sat down, and silently monitored the movements of the "police".
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Not long after Chang'an and I parted ways, the "policeman" took out his cell phone on the side of the road and dialed a number.

The "firefly" has all-round perception, and I can clearly perceive all the images and sounds in this space through it, so I can also see the specific numbers of the number he dialed. I quietly took out my mobile phone to record it and continued to monitor.

The call from the "police" was quickly answered.

"I have done everything you asked me to do. There are indeed unusual signs in Zhu Changan's residence." The "policeman" spoke first. "I didn't see the 'cave' he mentioned when he called the police, but the 'magic circle' does exist, and it is indeed an almost effective ritual circle."

"Thank you, Agent Kong." The voice of a young woman came from the other side of the phone, and one could feel her meticulous personality.

I was able to clearly eavesdrop on the conversation through Firefly.

Agent Kong?
Is the surname of the police officer Kong? But why is it called "detective"?
In my impression, the police in our country usually don't add the suffix "agent". I was just a little suspicious before, but now it seems that this person is really not a policeman?

The young woman on the other end of the line continued talking.

"What did you mean when you said the ritual array 'almost worked'?"

"It means that the magic circle should not be effective." Agent Kong explained patiently, "Although I am not one of you demon hunters, I have studied rituals in Luoshan before. So I can see that it is more than 90% complete as a ritual magic circle. The goal is to open some different spaces that overlap with the real space and time, but because the last part of the spell symbol is missing, it is impossible to accurately retrieve the target different space.

"To describe it, the ritual array is like a domino with a few cards missing at the beginning. No matter how complete the whole is, it won't work without the most critical part."

The young woman said with understanding, "I see... But there have been strange phenomena there, right?"

Agent Kong shook his head: "I don't know about that. I think Zhu Changan is not lying, but I can't explain why the ritual array suddenly started working."

Wait, what are they talking about all of a sudden?
Ritual array? Alien space?

Demon Hunter? Roshan?

Is that the demon hunter I was thinking of, meaning "one who hunts monsters"?
As for Luo Shan...

I have never heard of this organization or force, but I know the concept.

The hell of Taoism is called "Fengdu", also known as "Luofeng Mountain" or "Fengdu Luoshan". The so-called Luoshan is the underworld. The Taoist classic "Dongyuan Collection" also records: Fengdu Luoshan is in the north, Guidi is the ghost door, the root of death and darkness, the mountain is 2,600 miles high and 30,000 miles around. There are caves and palaces on the mountain, all of which are the capitals of ghosts and gods.

I suddenly realized that I had come into contact with another strange world, seemingly unexpectedly. Who were they?

The conversation continues.

“Perhaps the source of this phenomenon is not in the ritual array?” the woman known as the Demon Hunter speculated.

"I don't know about that. I'm just a 'probe', responsible for informing you of the existence of strange events. The subsequent handling is the responsibility of you demon hunters." Agent Kong first pretended to be indifferent, and then continued, "By the way, I saw another person there. He should be Zhu Changan's friend. His name is Zhuang Cheng. Do you remember him?"

Hearing my name suddenly being mentioned, I reflexively sat up straight in the fried chicken shop.

"Zhuang Cheng..." The witcher woman read my name.

"I've also heard rumors about this person. He's a famous ghost story lover in Xianshui City and has been investigating supernatural things." Agent Kong actually knew a lot about my affairs. "Three or four years ago, wasn't there an overseas Feng Shui master who gave advice to our local rich people, and then he exposed him on the spot? I heard that he even assisted the official forces in other provinces to eliminate feudal superstition forces.

"Now he seems to have noticed many suspicious points in this incident, such as why the ritual array was not discovered until now..."

"Our people from Luoshan have too little criminal investigation experience. If they were real police officers, they would definitely not have missed such an important clue." The demon hunter woman sighed, "Luoshan's approach in recent years is very problematic. At least they should deepen cooperation with the public security department in handling cases. How can they monopolize all the work and not be able to do it well themselves?"

"This is not something we frontline personnel should discuss." Agent Kong avoided the topic and continued with the previous topic. "Looking at his appearance, he should have never given up on pursuing supernatural events."

"You mean..." The witcher woman's voice became serious.

Agent Kong nodded on the phone: "You are aware of the trend in the past two years. Zhuang Cheng has probably already been exposed to the world of demon hunters, and may even have mastered a certain degree of power."

Huh? I've already been exposed to the world of demon hunters?
Do I know about this?

And what does "the trend in the past two years" mean? From his tone, it seems that the past two years have been a period when people like me have been more likely to be exposed to "The Demon Hunter's World"? Then why have I never been exposed to it in the past?

"You mean, the source of the strange phenomenon is not the ritual array, but him?" the witcher woman asked back.

After hearing this, I calmed down a little and felt that this speculation was not unreasonable.

If I was really affected by Ma Zao's weird and unlucky physique, and Chang An was affected as my friend and encountered strange phenomena, then it is completely reasonable to trace it back to me. Even if the source is not me but Ma Zao, I cannot escape the blame.

Agent Kong and the witcher woman's analysis might be correct.

"I just had this idea. In fact, there is no clue at all. In the final analysis, we don't even know why the fallen demon hunter left an incomplete ritual array in that house..." Agent Kong only touched upon my suspicion and said, "Let's talk about the actual topic. Do you have time to get rid of the ritual array in that house? It's not convenient for ordinary people like me to touch that kind of thing. It has to be handled by you demon hunters."

"I have something to do at the hospital tonight, so let's do it in the afternoon. I will deal with the ritual array soon." The demon hunter woman said quickly, "But we don't know what caused the cave yet. If it doesn't work, we can just break through the living room floor of the house and remove the basic conditions for the cave from a physical level."

"That's also a solution." Agent Kong agreed.

But a huge sense of urgency immediately arose in my heart.

They want to wipe out the cave?

No, I haven't gone down to explore yet.

I can not accept.

To me, whether it is the "Doomsday" and "Blessed Monk" mentioned by Ma Zao, or the "Luo Shan" and "Demon Hunter" mentioned by the two people now, they are just verbal, invisible and intangible concepts.

But that cave was different. That cave was the only strange thing I had ever seen with my own eyes, and it had unique value.

It may not appear again, but only after I explore it.

Something must be done to stop them.

Just then, Agent Kong spoke again.

"Also, I'm a little worried that the next target of the Fallen Demon Hunter might be Zhu Chang'an. If he's targeted by a guy of that level, there's no guarantee of safety no matter where I take him. I can't provide any protection for him, so I have to rely on you. Didn't you repel the Fallen Demon Hunter head-on last time? If you don't have any other clues at hand, I suggest you try to ambush Zhu Chang'an."

"Okay, I'll go protect him right away." The demon hunter girl agreed readily at first, then came to her senses, "But if this happens, I won't have time to deal with the ritual array and the cave for the time being."

"Don't worry about that for now. Anyway, there have been no casualties before."

"No, the unknown strange incident must be resolved as soon as possible..." The demon hunter woman hesitated for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, early tomorrow morning, I will ask other demon hunters to temporarily take over my protection work, and I will handle it myself."

(End of this chapter)