I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 163 Lin Xingan...dead?
"Keke, did you see that just now?"

Xu Zhe returned to the office and asked while rubbing his eyebrows.

"...What...what did you see..."

Keke frowned, somewhat confused.

"Lin Xing'an, his expression just now...he...never mind...I'll call the minister."

"This Lin Xing'an... makes me really..."

Xu Zhe took several deep breaths and adjusted himself.

"And this Li Jiu, what does he want to do?"

A hint of suspicion flashed in Xu Zhe's eyes again.

From the moment Li Jiu entered the interrogation room, he felt... very strange...

The questions he asked Lin Xing'an, including calling Xu Ye over, were indeed as Xu Zhe expected, he was trying to find fault.

Find the loophole that proves that Lin Xing'an is not the "murderer".

But his subsequent performance...

"..."

The ring on Xu Zhe's finger made a clattering sound.

He always felt that Li Jiu was looking for trouble on the surface, trying to find loopholes and ruin the reputation of their siege and killing department.

But it seems like there is another purpose in mind?

His ears moved.

In the interrogation room, Li Jiu was still playing the video that Ke Ke had disguised with Lin Xing'an's voice.

"call……"

Xu Zhe took a deep breath.

Let’s call the minister first.

He first suppressed the doubts in his heart.

"Boom boom boom!"

But after adjusting himself, Xu Zhe just picked up the phone when there was a knock on the office door.

"Enter!"

The person knocking on the door was the receptionist lady at the door.

Her face was a little pale.

"explain."

Xu Zhe looked at her with a frown.

"Director, Deputy Director Li from the Coordination Department... just came over."

"He...he just came over..."

The receptionist spoke haltingly.

"...What? What do you mean? What do you mean you just came over?"

Xu Zhe was stunned and his heart skipped a beat!
Outside the office, Li Jiu, dressed in formal attire and carrying gifts, walked in with a smile.

"Director Xu, I came here uninvited this time, mainly because..."

"boom!"

Looking at Li Jiu in front of them, Xu Zhe and Ke Ke's expressions changed drastically at the same time!

The one wearing the formal uniform of the Coordination Department and coming here just now is Li Jiu. That morning, he was wearing an ordinary down jacket and now in the interrogation room...

Xu Zhe's ghost domain exploded, instantly enveloping the entire siege unit!
"Oh shit!"

He cursed inwardly!
No wonder!
No wonder he felt weird!

No wonder he always felt that there was something wrong with Li Jiu!

No wonder he couldn't figure out Li Jiu's position!

Because it's a fucking fake!

"Director Xu, you..."

Li Jiu put down the gift.

But before he could finish his words, Xu Zhe's body broke free from his human form.

His ears became pointed and his wings turned into jet black.

In the blink of an eye, the whole person turned into a pitch-black bat, screaming and flying towards the interrogation room!
The ears kept trembling.

But the more he trembled, the gloomier his expression became.

Because he couldn't hear Lin Xing'an's heartbeat or breathing...

Lin Xing'an... is dead?
"Call Lao Zhao over immediately!"

"immediately!!!"

Xu Zhe fell to the ground and turned into a human form, kicking open the door of the interrogation room.

When he saw the scene inside, his pupils shrank!
"what!"

Ke Ke, who rushed over immediately, also exclaimed!
The weaknesses of [Wave]'s abilities are the head and the heart.

These are the two most important parts of the body.

If you destroy one, the [Wave] ability can no longer be activated.

Lin Xing'an in the interrogation room looked like he had been executed. His head was completely cut off. He was dead beyond deadness!

His face and the surrounding walls were printed with blood-red cat claws that looked like peach blossoms.

"Cat...Taoyuan..."

Xu Zhe gritted his teeth and clenched the ring in his hand so tightly that it made a crackling sound!

Those cat claws stained with blood are a blatant provocation!

"Cat, cat, human and animal..."

Words were forced out from between his teeth.

Keke's face also gradually became gloomy and pale.

The image of the ragdoll cat with blue-green eyes slowly emerged in her mind.

Cats are ranked third on the list of bounties for people and animals.

Her ability, like Koko's, is B-level [Transformation].

Compared to other abilities with "transformation" attributes such as [Copy], [Shapeshift], etc., [Shapeshift] is the main field of transformation.

In other words, it has no other abilities or attributes except the attribute of "transformation".

This kind of "focus" is also an important reason why [Transformation] can be rated as a Class B ability.

Possessing the ability to [Transform], even if it is only level E, it can do whatever it wants and change in a way that defies physics.

When you reach level D, you can also make the objects or people you encounter change according to your thoughts.

Although one cannot obtain the corresponding memories after becoming another person, as compensation, the [Shapeshifting] ability has no side effects.

There is no time limit for transformation.

As long as I want, I can become like this forever.

The cat has already survived three rounds in the chicken coop, and this is the fourth round.

In the first round, she was just an ordinary human-animal, relying on her abilities to survive.

In the second round, she was already downgraded to B-level and was listed by the committee as a key human and animal target.

In the third round, with the support of Taoyuan's information, she turned into a cat and was taken home by the daughter of a high-ranking committee member.

They colluded with Taoyuan from both inside and outside, causing great losses to the committee.

Now, a glutton who kills a cat can obtain permanent and three-generational rights to raise humans and animals.

And now...

I'm afraid this reward will be increased again...

"Damn it! How dare humans and animals come to surround and kill people!"

Xu Zhe's eyes were extremely red, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became!

His heavy breathing seemed to solidify into a solid object.

"Old Zhao! Zhao Wuji!"

Xu Zhe glared and yelled!

Zhao Wuji, who was like a millipede, finally climbed down from the wall.

Seeing Lin Xing'an's tragic death, he was stunned for half a second and then went into the interrogation room.

"Buzz!"

The phone in Xu Zhe's hand suddenly vibrated and rang.

After seeing the caller, Xu Zhe, who was furious, suppressed his emotions!

"minister."

He took a deep breath and tried to answer the phone in a calm voice.

"Xu Zhe, please protect Lin Xing'an for me."

"Lin Xing'an is very important now, very important!"

"I got news that the human and animal forces seem to be making some moves, and I suspect they're targeting Lin Xing'an."

"You must keep an eye on him for me!"

"I'll rush back right away. We'll talk about everything after I get back!"

Zhang Guang's voice came from the phone.

Then the call was hung up.

Xu Zhe looked at the mess in the interrogation room, twisted his neck, and made a crackling sound!

"Old Zhao, is there any hope?"

"..."

Zhao Wuji did not answer.

"Disperse the ghost area first and leave some space for me." His face was extremely serious.

Xu Zhe also took a deep breath and nodded.

His ghost domain, which covered the entire Siege Department building, was under his extreme control, as if a small hole had been opened in the middle, leaving an interrogation room.

Zhao Wuji's ghost domain was almost seamlessly connected, including the interrogation room.

His body has completely turned into the appearance of a centipede.

The countless limbs kept rhythmically moving on Lin Xing'an's body, so fast that they left afterimages.

"Oh!"

Xu Zhe looked at Zhao Wuji's actions and punched the wall!

The tiny cracks like spider webs spread out instantly!

Then he closed his eyes, and his ears grew longer and pointed again.

Unexpected, surprised, unbelievable, fearful, struggling, relieved, unwilling...

This is an echo of Lin Xing'an's emotions before his death.

It is very obvious and complicated under the influence of residual drugs.

And the cat's...

No.

No emotion was shown.

The contrast between a professionally trained killer's control over emotions and the emotional changes of ordinary people is thus displayed.

"call……"

Xu Zhe didn't listen anymore.

He left the interrogation room and closed the door.

A separate space was left for Zhao Wuji to perform surgery.

"Everyone, surround and kill everyone in this building now. Use your abilities to find them!"

"In my ghostland, find me a cat!"

"As long as my ghost realm is not dispersed, she can't leave."

Xu Zhe said in a low voice.

But anyone could hear the suppressed anger in his tone now!

"go!"

He yelled!

Everyone put down what they were doing and started looking.

"Crash!"

Keke jumped high and turned into a bird, flying low in the sky.

Eyes kept scanning.

Even though everyone has been mobilized, even though everyone is working hard, even though the cat can't escape as long as Xu Zhe's ghost domain persists, but...

Koko sighed softly.

I know in my heart that it is impossible to find...

She knew cats too well, and she knew too well about the ability to [shapeshift].

With Cat B's upper-level abilities, she can even transform herself into a speck of dust or a drop of water.

As long as the cat wants to hide, let alone within the entire building.

Even if you confine yourself to one room, you won't be able to find it.

"Director Xu, I'm not here today for..."

"Oh!"

Xu Zhe punched the wall next to Li Jiu's ear and grabbed his throat.

Li Jiu's expression changed, and a hint of anger appeared on his face.

"Director Xu, are you taking your siege unit's incompetence out on me now? I advise you..."

"Oh!"

Xu Zhe grabbed Li Jiu's neck and pushed his head against the wall, then slammed him to the ground!

Li Jiu's expression changed again.

Xu Zhe was really angry...

Although he has the strength of Class B, his ability is [Comprehensive], without any offensive or defensive capabilities.

Not to mention Xu Zhe, he is no match for even a team leader of the Operations Department.

"Li Jiu, I've been putting up with you guys from the Coordination Department for a long time."

"You better tell me everything you know right now."

But before Li Jiu could give in, Xu Zhe grabbed his collar again.

The eyes that were staring at Li Jiu were spewing flames, as if they wanted to eat him!

"Why did you, the Coordination Department, want to kill Jiang Xiaojiang? How long have you been planning this?"

"You can fucking kill him if you want, it doesn't matter, but how the fuck will Taoyuan know? How the fuck will the cat know? How the fuck will the humans and animals know???"

"The whole thing was fucking exploited by humans and animals, you know that?"

"We've been fooled by fucking beasts! Did you know that?!"

Xu Zhe faced Li Jiu, and his anger made his ghost domain continue to strengthen!
The entire building of the siege department seemed to have fallen into an endless hell!

"Pain! Pain! Pain!"

"Pain! Pain! Pain!"

"Pain! Pain! Pain!"

The ring on his finger, the tiles under his feet, the wall beside him...

In his ghostland, distorted human faces appeared, and cries of pain and despair were heard one after another!

But Li Jiu's expression was full of confusion and bewilderment.

"Xu Zhe, what the hell are you talking about?"

Being held captive by Xu Zhe like this, and being asked these inexplicable questions...

Even a clay man would have some temper, not to mention that he, Li Jiu, is the deputy minister of the Coordination Department!
"Xu Zhe, why don't you from the Siege and Killing Department reflect on your own incompetence and instead blame us from the Coordination Department?"

"What Jiang Xiaojiang? Why should our coordination department kill Jiang Xiaojiang? Who the hell is this guy?"

"And even the humans and animals know about this... What the hell is going on? Aren't humans and animals directly faced by your siege team?"

"Are you sick? Did you take the wrong medicine this morning? Are you out of your mind? Why are you saying all this nonsense for no apparent reason?"

"What plan, what human and animal? No, what are you talking about?"

Because his neck was locked by Xu Zhe, Li Jiu's face began to flush with suffocation.

And his words also made Xu Zhe loosen his grip little by little.

"……What did you say?"

Xu Zhe stared at Li Jiu's face, squinting his eyes, and asked in disbelief.

"What did I say? What are you talking about?"

"No, what the hell is going on right now?"

"I haven't said a word to you since I got here, and then you gave me this big job, right?"

Li Jiu asked back while rubbing his neck.

Xu Zhe looked deeply at his face, his eyes, as if he realized something, and his breathing became a little faster.

"Li Jiu, what are you doing here today?"

"No... I'm fucking working! I'm fucking counting how many people in your Siege Division are about to retire and how many are joining in the next round!"

Li Jiu also looked at Xu Zhe, his voice full of absurdity.

Xu Zhe was also stunned.

indeed……

The time has come...

Every year at this time, the committee takes a count.

"Besides... can't I come? Are we not even allowed to move between departments?"

"Have the Encirclement and Killing Department and the Coordination Department become so rigid now?"

Seeing Xu Zhe's expression constantly changing and his breathing becoming a little faster, Li Jiu said again.

"..."

And Xu Zhe closed his eyes.

His mind is a mess now!
Yesterday in Zhang Guang’s office, the sarcasm Li Jiu said on the phone was still echoing in his ears.

but now……

Li Jiu said he didn't know about this matter and didn't know about Jiang Xiaojiang's death.

That is to say...

The person who called Zhang Guang yesterday was not Li Jiu.

The first person to call Zhang Guang was not Li Jiu!

The whole thing had nothing to do with the Coordination Department from the beginning to the end!
Then... the only one who can do this is...

"..."

Xu Zhe opened his eyes.

Humans and animals, a paradise...

Only Taoyuan could disguise himself as Li Jiu and act out such a scene...

In Xu Zhe's eyes, the devouring flames seemed to be solidifying into substance!

Eighteen years ago, the terrifying feeling of being seen through by Taoyuan in an instant and even being dominated by Taoyuan once again resurfaced in Xu Zhe's mind.

(End of this chapter)