Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 249 Qinggang Black Rose (Vote for monthly tickets to win gold!)
The thirteen cipher texts of the Zero Sequence, which are looked down upon by everyone, are they really just a jumble of unclassifiable and untraceable spells pieced together?
Is the Zero Sequence truly the least powerful and least capable of growth among mysterious forces?

Song Chushi's move was like lighting a fuse.

As Han Su began to develop a preliminary understanding of mysterious forces and his own theoretical framework was taking shape, he suddenly thought of the distinct characteristics of these zero-sequence incantations, even though they were not powerful.

I've figured it out. Crimson already belongs to a power beyond all anomalies, but it seems there's also Crimson within the Zero Sequence...

Unconsciously, the mysterious world before his eyes had transformed from a vast, complex, bizarre, and disordered state into a state where logic was subtly emerging, like a colossal creature emerging from the shadows.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

At the same time, Song Chushi's move caused the Four Heavenly Kings to change their expressions drastically, especially Zhao Fantian and Wang Fotuo, who still maintained their complete will and thought.

It's not unheard of for someone to suppress the mysterious power exerted by another person with powerful mental activity, but that usually happens when the levels of the two are too far apart, or when the suppressed mysterious power is of a low level and a sufficiently weak quantity.

The gap between the four of them and Song Chushi was definitely not that big. More importantly, their power was crimson, a forbidden power beyond human comprehension. How could they be suppressed by someone else's mental activity?
But that's exactly what happened.

With a mere flick of his finger, Song Chushi erased the increasingly surging mysterious power emanating from Zhao Fantian and Wang Fotuo, even causing the two to fall directly from mid-air.

But this was only the beginning. Starting from Song Chushi's fingertips, a vast and strange range of spiritual activity formed, with spiritual power permeating, intertwining, and washing over everything in the space in front of him.

Within this area, neither Zhao nor the King spoke.

Zhang Chiguo, who was about to shove Li Moxi's heart into his mouth, was suddenly startled.

If he had acted even a fraction faster and bit into the heart, it would have meant the death of Lee Moses and his complete loss of control.

However, as the finger pointed at him, the intense and sinister crimson power on Zhang Chiguo's body was rapidly fading. Then, his eyes suddenly cleared, and he looked down sharply, only to see Li Moses, whom he was riding on, his chest wide open and empty.

"Fuck..."

Zhang Chiguo's hand trembled violently, and he immediately stuffed Li Moxi's heart back into his hand.

The speed of the movement made Lee Moses roll his eyes.

Zhang Chiguo, looking at himself covered in blood, felt a flash of terror and deep regret in his eyes.
'What the hell did I do?'

'I'm almost at the age where I should be able to collect my pension...'

'...'

However, along with this overwhelming sense of regret, there was also a strange feeling of lingering excitement...

That felt so good...

Although this reckless and unrestrained act was extremely short, it was far more exhilarating than the experience I had suppressed my whole life!

Beneath him, Li Moxi's heart was pushed back in by Zhang Chiguo, but perhaps because the tug had been too forceful and too many blood vessels had been severed, it seemed to have stopped beating. Li Moxi was covered in cold sweat and desperately raised his hand to cover his heart.

He hurriedly recited the "Devil's Kiss" to heal his injuries.

But at this moment, the influence of Song Chushi's "All is Nothing" spell was still there. The surroundings were empty, and the power of the devil's kiss could not descend upon him!

Li Moxi discovered the terrible truth in despair: he had almost been killed by Zhang Chiguo. Zhang Chiguo had finally regained his senses and returned his heart, but he was still going to die.

"You were supposed to die here anyway."

At this moment, Song Chushi noticed the situation. With a cold expression, he slowly lowered his raised hand.

Only then did the effects of [Nothingness] begin to disappear from the arena, and Lee Moses' chest injury immediately began to heal.

Staggering Zhao Fantian and Wang Fotuo hurriedly activated their spiritual power to introspect, feeling both relieved and disappointed.

The crimson power remains.

For a brief moment, they all felt as if they had been crippled by Song Chushi, as if they had turned back into ordinary people and could no longer sense the presence of the crimson power.

Only then did they discover that their divine essence was still severely contaminated by the crimson power, which meant that the crimson contamination was still present and that they could even return to their previous period of strength.

But this also means that he has not escaped the corruption of the scarlet power, and the curse remains.

This four-year-long confrontation must continue.

If they were to calmly consider whether to choose to be an ordinary person completely untouched by the Crimson Power, or to become an independent investigator with immense power and a transcendent status, their choices would be difficult to make in a timely manner.

"You...you can choose to kill me..."

Amidst this silence where everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Lee Moses' voice rang out with some difficulty.

He clutched his heart, letting the power of the devil's kiss heal his wounds, as he struggled to his feet, even picking up the pistol at his feet.

Zhang Chiguo immediately snorted coldly, stepped forward and slapped him so hard he stumbled, then snatched the pistol from his hand and pointed it at his face.

Li Moses managed to stand firm, facing the dark muzzle of a gun, his pale face showing only a kind of cruelty.

The situation seems unchanged, yet it also seems to have changed.

What hasn't changed is that the missions of the Four Heavenly Kings remain the same. Zhao, Wang, and especially Li Moses, still have to carry out missions, including killing Song Chu and cooperating with the Abyss Studio.

The game was still three against two.

What has changed is that the level of power is completely different. They still don't understand why Song Chushi can suppress the crimson on their bodies. It is a manifestation that defies common sense. But Song Chushi's level of danger has undoubtedly increased by one, or even several, levels.

But at this moment, Song Chushi no longer turned to look at them; he was so arrogant that he seemed to disregard the Four Heavenly Kings.

"Tap" "Tap" "Tap"

A footstep broke the silence, and a slender figure carrying a black briefcase walked over. It was Han Su.

The four independent investigators all turned their attention to him, especially Zhang Chiguo and Li Moxi.

"Uncle Zhang!"

Han Su slowly walked up to Zhang Chiguo, first greeting him, deliberately ignoring Zhang Chiguo's blood-soaked clothes and tattered garments. He would probably never forget the scene of Zhang Chiguo biting someone's ear.

When his gaze fell upon Lee Moses, he remained silent for a moment, then suddenly let out a cold laugh:
"Mr. Moses seems to have suffered a great loss. It turns out that you are the least impressive of the Four Heavenly Kings."

No one knew better than Han Su why Li Moses had been used as a weak point by Zhang Chiguo, but that didn't stop him from stabbing Li Moses in the heart.

"you……"

Li Moses indeed reacted differently to this sentence. He remembered how confident he had been when he told Han Su his theory on fighting the mysterious force, and now two blushes involuntarily rose on his face as he spoke in a suppressed voice:
"How did you get out?"

"..."

"She seems to have discovered something, so she decided to come and talk to me in person."

Han Su calmly said, "And the members of your studio were unwilling to let me out, so I killed them."

As he finished speaking, a slight smile even appeared on his lips: "After all, everyone has their own goals. They died to carry out your orders, while I kill to clear obstacles in my path. So, Mr. Moses, you should be the one who understands me the most?"

He spoke casually, but those simple words immediately caused Lee Moses, who was already severely injured and whose life had been saved only by the power of the Devil's Kiss, to sway and cough up a mouthful of blood.

Beads of sweat seeped from his pale face, his pupils dilated sharply, and for a moment he lost control.

He even struggled to express his feelings.

"coming!"

There wasn't much time for idle chatter. When he looked up at Song Chu in the night sky, he suddenly spoke in a low voice.

Han Su nodded and turned to look at the night sky.

He could also feel the immense pressure descending upon the city.

This caused the city lights to appear distorted for a fleeting moment. Invisibly, the air above the tallest building in Qinggang seemed to blur, as if it were a projection of a strange building—the Abyss Studio—attempting to enter reality.

Han Su stood still on the ground, but recited the zero-sequence cipher spell number 07 [which is the night itself].

Suddenly, the shadows around him came alive, as if hidden ripples spread outward from his feet, then returned to his feet accompanied by a murmur.

Han Su's pupils contracted slightly. Through the shadows, he realized that four tall figures dressed in priestly robes had appeared outside Qinggang City, preparing to establish a reality anchor point to stabilize the Abyss Studio. Those people had really come, and upon arriving, they had immediately constructed a massive barrier—were they worried about his escape?

He turned to look at Song Chushi: "What is the specific implementation plan?"

Song Chushi said, "The first goal is to stop their plan, and the core of this goal is you."

"The city is in chaos now. Those who just saw the crimson power will experience a brief period of mental confusion, which will allow you to blend into the crowd and escape. Unless they are ruthless enough to kill them all, they won't be able to find you."

"I don't know why they're so sure that capturing you will solve all the problems, but they won't let you get away with it if it means helping you escape!"

"certainly……"

He suddenly raised his hand, pointing the gun at Lee Moses: "We need to take this guy out first."

Lee Moses was not afraid of death, but his expression became even paler.

"So, even shattering the mirror world and letting ordinary people witness the mysterious battle between the Four Heavenly Kings was part of your plan?"

Han Su glanced at Song Chu and thought to himself that this man really wouldn't do anything that would waste his energy, but he only shook his head slightly:

"Anymore?"

"Then we'll have to see how they perform before making a decision..."

When Song Chu looked towards a certain direction in Qinggang, he saw a building in the central district that looked inconspicuous, but in terms of urban planning, it was the absolute center.

Han Su was reminded and his heart stirred slightly. His spiritual power captured a conversation that was mixed in with the night. It was a conversation between the priests in the surrounding city robes and a certain will in that building.

This will is now providing a formal answer to the forces anchored in the abyss laboratories preparing to enter the real world of Qinggang:

"reject!"

"..."

"Qinggang refuses to abide by the silence plan any longer and officially declares Abyss Studio an illegal organization!"

With this answer, everyone in the room, except for Song Chushi, had their cell phones beep.

Han Su also took out his phone to check; the message was from Miss Ai at the Disaster Management Bureau, who no longer uses interjections:
[B+ Mission: The mysterious organization Abyss Studio is attempting to infiltrate Qinggang. All on-duty investigators and personnel are required to immediately thwart this organization's illegal activities.]

[A+ Rank Mission: All investigators are required to attempt to capture the Abyss Studio members who have infiltrated Qinggang!]

[S-Rank Mission: All investigators with an A-rank rating or higher are requested to attempt to capture the S-rank wanted individual, Crystal Priest, while ensuring their own safety. If suitable conditions do not exist, immediate elimination is permitted.]

[Note: This task is related to investigator licensing and independent investigator promotion. All personnel responsible for anomaly disaster assessment should treat it with utmost care!]

【…】

"Qinggang refused entry to Abyss Studio and even mobilized personnel from the Disaster Management Bureau?"

Han Su was genuinely surprised when he saw this result.

This result was hard for him to imagine, especially since Miss Ai was now asleep, which meant that what Miss Ai was issuing now was truly the will of the "higher-ups" in Qinggang.

How can this be?

From the first day I entered the Disaster Management Bureau, I had no hope for them. But it was during this time of greatest pressure that they suddenly had a change of heart?
"It was those people who made the move."

Upon hearing the result, Song Chushi couldn't help but smile.

Han Su was somewhat surprised and quickly turned around, asking, "Who?"

"The Black Rose organization in Qinggang is the same organization that formed the family alliance of the victims of the kidnapping case at the castle ten years ago."

With a smile on his face, Song Chushi turned to Han Su and replied, "You and I are not the only ones who are still heartbroken because of that kidnapping case; there are many, many more people."

"He may not have a position or voice in the mysterious world, but they are unwilling to give up their children. Under the leadership of the two core figures, these people have been secretly communicating and developing, infiltrating their influence into all areas of Qinggang."

"..."

"Two key figures..."

Han Su grew even more anxious and asked, "Who is it?"

"I only know one surnamed Xu, and the other is just a machine."

Song Chushi spoke softly: "Because that machine habitually uses a black rose as its symbol, that's why they named it Black Rose."

"Black Rose..."

Han Su thought of the black rose avatar that had always been there for him in chat, and a surge of emotions welled up inside him.

Could it be that Miss Ai has more than one online friend using this pseudonym?
He tried to control himself and keep his tone calm: "So, what you mean by 'let them decide' is..."

"just……"

Song Chushi breathed a sigh of relief: "They launched their first attack on those sinners in the Qinggang council hall!"

"Looking back now, they have succeeded."

"Before this, no one was confident about their vote, so I said we had to wait. If the vote failed, then facing Abyss Studio, we could only hide and look for an opportunity. If we faced them head-on, we wouldn't have a chance of winning at all. But if the vote succeeded..."

He paused slightly, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Then our goal has changed."

"Now that the Silence Project has been broken and Abyss Studio has become an illegal organization, we must catch the culprit and find out the truth."

"Finally, we're on the same page!"

Han Su had previously talked with Song Chushi, and their goals were not aligned, but now there was an amazing coincidence. He was so excited that he couldn't express it, but he was also momentarily taken aback by what Song Chushi had just said.

"Representing Qinggang in rejecting Abyss Studio, do they... really have that much power?"

"..."

Seemingly surprised that Han Su could be so perceptive at such a crucial moment, Song Chushi let out a low breath and said frankly, "No."

“I had no confidence in their actions before, which is why the depth and mystery of this kidnapping case are indescribable. Not to mention a few people, even if the entire Qinggang were united, they would not be able to refuse the silence agreement.”

"But at least at this moment, on this night, the Qinggang Council made a decision, which defined the nature of this matter."

"What happens afterward, who cares?"

"Tonight, we will do our own thing and find our own family!"

“Those people are high and mighty, wielding mysterious powers, but they should never be so arrogant as to actually believe that these relatives who have lost their children will swallow their tears and consider their greater interests!”

"..."

These words made Han Su's heart pound wildly.

At the same moment, Zhang Chiguo, Wang Fotuo, Zhao Fantian, and Li Moxi, on the other side, looked at the mission target that had been sent to them, and their hearts trembled involuntarily. Their faces showed expressions as if they had been punched, unable to make a suitable expression.

Is this some kind of joke?
Just moments ago, we were focused on killing Song Chu, and we were already halfway through the battle when the mission was suddenly cancelled...

That was even a task personally signed off by Secretary Number 5!
Even without thinking, it's obvious that the Qinggang Council has probably run into problems, and big ones at that. But in any case, the task assigned to them is real.

In the midst of their tense silence, Zhang Chiguo suddenly let out a cold laugh: Perhaps, his pension is safe?
The rapidly changing task details reminded him even more of the email Miss Ai had sent.

Now that the task has changed, and considering the content of that email, he felt a deeper sadness. He thought: Maybe I'm really not suited for this kind of work, and maybe it's time for me to retire.

But at this moment, he didn't say anything. Instead, he suddenly took two steps forward, shoved the gun he had just snatched from Lee Moses back into his hand, and said with a mocking expression:
"The secret mission issued by Secretary No. 5 has been invalidated. This is now the highest-level delegation issued by the Qinggang Council."

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