Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 313 We've Come to Collect the Debt
As independent investigators, they had seen countless strange and treacherous things in the world, but seeing the simple and swift death of the city-slaughtering priest still made Wang Fotuo and the others unable to remain calm.

It wasn't just because of the individual strength of the city-slaughtering priests, but more importantly, because of their identities.

They are from Abyss Studio. If we kill them, how will Qinggang face Abyss Studio's accountability?
Even though the collaboration between Qinggang and Abyss Studio wasn't public, independent investigators were already aware of it.

Should this collaboration continue?
Another point is that the city-slaughtering priest is a member of the Dawn Redemption Society, and even a core member. The Dawn Redemption Society, like the Queen Group, has influence throughout the world and is capable of existing semi-openly, even participating in political events at the regional and continental levels.

Their "city-slaughtering" core members died in Qinggang. Does that mean Qinggang is about to face a new enemy?

Just a subconscious thought will make you realize the endless troubles.

None of them were something that Han Su and Zhang Chiguo could afford together.

"It's not over yet!"

Amid the astonishment and suspicion of the three independent investigators, Han Su simply maintained a cold expression and immediately waved.

His gaze swept past the beast-eyed priest who was slowly collapsing to the ground, and he cast a glance at Zhang Chiguo. At this moment, he could clearly feel that Zhang Chiguo seemed different from before. Such fierce and brutal methods were something that the Zhang Chiguo of the past could not do.

However, this change brought Han Su a sense of relief.

He had no time to explain in detail, and only whispered, "Uncle Zhang, please make way!"

Zhang Chiguo looked at Han Su, who had removed the head of the city-slaughtering priest, and his emotions were also in turmoil.

Seeing him here safe and sound, I was naturally relieved. I nodded slightly and immediately stepped aside.

Han Su looked straight ahead, took a deep breath, put down his suitcase, and clasped his hands together.

Bring your index fingers together and point them forward.

It looked as if he was holding a gun with both hands.

"Now, give me the permissions!"

These words were meant for Hou Zhizhu, and their resonance reverberated through the surrounding area, reaching Hou Zhizhu's ears.

In the town of Baila Mountain, Hou Zhizhu immediately responded, transmitting the copper-colored blood from between his eyebrows to Han Su. As a result, the jar of copper-colored blood in the briefcase beside Han Su immediately began to bubble.

Along with this strange noise, endless vibrations began to appear on Han Su's body, and the power of the field began to charge him.

The copper-colored blood seeping from the box began to condense into a dark red sphere in front of him.

The tremors grew more intense, and the concentrated force became increasingly terrifying.

Being located in the Baila Mountain region, this field power of millions is the true source of its strength.

To brew or ferment.

An invisible force was accumulating within Han Su, forming a powerful deterrent.

"Hey!"

At this moment, before the three independent investigators could react, the second priest who had previously tried to entangle Lee Moses and the others turned and fled.

He witnessed the death of the Beast-Eyed Priest and trembled all over. Upon confirming the death of his companion, he instantly vanished into the shadows, his mental activity fully activated, and in the blink of an eye, he had already escaped three or four kilometers.

He also found it hard to believe that a city-slaughtering priest had died here, but he knew that if the other side dared to kill the first city-slaughtering priest, they certainly wouldn't mind killing the second.

go!
Go now!
All he could think about now was getting to a safe area immediately and then reporting the anomaly to his superiors.

This is not something the Black Gloves can solve; they need to send out patrol knights.

But just when he was already far away from the Baila Mountain region, he heard a "bang" behind him. It was Han Su who, after gathering enough power, pointed with both hands, and the field he had gathered instantly exploded.

The power of a million-level field was compressed into the copper sphere in front of him, and then launched!

"laugh!"

This copper ball, launched by Han Su using the energy field of the Baila Mountain region, was so fast that it seemed to draw a ripple that split apart in the empty night.

The priest who had been massacring the city had already escaped ten kilometers away and subconsciously felt safe, but then he suddenly paused.

He felt as if his back had been hit by a high-speed train, but then this immense, indescribable force pierced through his body, and he felt light as a feather.

Looking down, he saw that his body had turned into a cloud of blood mist. The next moment, he felt a falling sensation, and he felt himself rolling and spinning. Only then did he realize that his body was gone.

They were all blasted into dust by the power of the field.

Overwhelmed by fear and despair, his eyes suddenly blazed with boundless resentment.

This is both a catharsis at the moment of death and a warning of duty.

He warned Abyss Studio and those who sent him that he was dead and that the danger here had exceeded the threshold.

……

A deathly silence fell over the surroundings. The Four Heavenly Kings, including Zhang Chiguo, all stared at Han Su with silent eyes.

He retrieved the metal sphere, which turned back into liquid and seeped into the suitcase.

So, it's not one, but two?
The two great massacre sacrifices were so easily destroyed here in such a face-to-face encounter.
After putting away the metal ball, Han Su smiled and looked up at them, greeting them again: "Uncle Zhang, Mr. Moses, Mr. Buddha, Mr. Brahma, what brings you here?"

"Is it also because of the alert in the Baila Mountain area? Well, I'm sorry, I've already resolved the situation here. I'll write the details in the report. As senior figures in the industry, could you please help me analyze it..."

He paused, then smiled and said, "Now, are my achievements enough to qualify me for independent investigator status?"

……

……

"They really made a big commotion?"

At this time, Anwei also knew what had happened on the outskirts of Bailashan Town.

She was well aware of the horrors of the city-slaughtering ritual, and she also knew that once the energy field of the Baila Mountain region was activated, it would inevitably be sensed by the major laboratories and superhumans around Qinggang.

So the guy carrying the box didn't care at all; he just wanted to use such a huge commotion to announce to all the forces that such powerful weapons now existed around Qinggang.
Previously, she didn't care about the confidence and methods Han Su displayed, but now his boldness made her extremely excited. She finally let go of her last little thought and made a phone call in front of everyone.

The telephone was something she casually made using the endless parts of the Baila Mountain area, and it had a strange kind of beauty.

“Dear Father…”

"You're crazy! You're insane! How dare you call me? You..."

Don't say that!

Faced with her father's hysterical roar, An Wei appeared to be very good-natured and laughed, "Secretary No. 5, that old fox, has already fallen into my hands, and I have taken control of all his authority."

"At this moment, I have more than two-thirds of the power in Qinggang. Of course, more importantly, I now possess the weapon that can blast Qinggang into dust at any time!"

"so……"

"..."

Hearing Anwei's words, Anwei's father's voice on the other end of the phone became strangely calm: "Really?"

"of course it's true."

Anwei chuckled and said, "After all, you're my father. Although I just snatched something from you, I did a great job and immediately tripled the value of what you had..."

Is there a better investment than this?

"So, I'd like to call you now to ask how to legally and reasonably transfer these powers to my personal hands..."

"...Don't get any bad ideas, you still have a son in my hands!"

"..."

"you……"

No one knew what kind of struggle An's father had gone through, but when he spoke again, a strange sense of pride arose within him: "As expected of my daughter. Actually, I should have tried to hand over what I have to you a long time ago..."

"Now, you should call that gentleman from the Xu family!"

"Only he can ensure a smooth transition for you!"

"Of course, it also depends on whether he will take the opportunity to negotiate with you, and whether he is willing to take risks for you!"

"..."

"Very good, thank you, Father. I still have many areas where I am not mature enough, and I will need to ask you for advice in the future."

Anwei hung up the phone happily. Soon after, someone brought her older brother and her assistant who had betrayed her over.

The two men had just been locked up and didn't even know what had happened in Bailashan Town. Looking at Anwei at this moment, they felt a deep sense of fear and awe.

But Anwei looked at them and smiled very happily, saying in a gentle tone, "Big brother, you're really lucky."

“I originally only wanted to replace our father’s position in Qinggang City, so I was determined to kill you to prevent you from competing for it. But I didn’t expect to win so well this time. I have three times more chips in my hand. I don’t care about what my father has.”

"you……"

Brother Anwei sensed a glimmer of hope for his survival and asked in a trembling voice, "So...you want to let me go back?"

"Of course, I'll need your help with many things in the future!"

An Wei waved his hand and said, "Go back and tidy yourself up. What kind of behavior is this, the eldest young master of the An family?"

Anwei's older brother was overjoyed, and even subconsciously felt an urge to thank his never-so-likable younger sister and promise to treat her well in the future.

But in the end, the urge to leave took over. He nodded repeatedly, turned around impatiently, and just wanted to get back to Qinggang as soon as possible, regardless of anything else.

But just as he took a step, he suddenly heard a "bang" behind him.

He froze on the spot, slowly looked down, and saw a bloody hole in his chest, with blood seeping out in large amounts.

For a moment, his mind went blank. With all his might, he turned to look at Anwei. Then he saw the pistol in Anwei's hand, still emitting blue smoke.

In that instant, he felt an overwhelming sense of despair. He wanted to say something, but he had no strength left. He even tried to force a bitter smile, but his facial muscles were already starting to move out of control.

"you……"

The female assistant screamed in fright, turned around, and shouted at Anwei, "What are you doing?"

"What are you thinking about?"

An Wei's smile was cold as he sneered at the kneeling back of the eldest son of the An family: "I may not care about the An family's possessions, but do you think I'll let the score go for the bullying you've caused me since childhood?"

"Besides, even the smallest threat is still a threat. Even if I knew from the beginning that you were a good-for-nothing, I would never leave such a good-for-nothing to cause any impact on my future career."

As he spoke, he picked up the phone, dialed a number, and shot his female assistant dead without even glancing at her.

But after dialing the number, her tone suddenly changed, and she said sweetly, "Uncle Xu?"

"It's me, my name is An Wei, I'm An Zenghui's daughter..."

"..."

After what was said on the other end of the phone, her tone suddenly became filled with surprise: "Really?"

"Thank you! Thank you!"

"..."

"..."

"What happened now?"

At this moment, Secretary No. 5, who had already changed his clothes, was hiding in the secret safe house he had set up for himself in Qinggang. This room was located in the Qinggang Council building, but the four walls were lined with rows of crystal leg bones and arm bones.

In the center, three crystal skulls were placed, making it impossible for outsiders to explore this place.

However, he could still obtain information about the outside world and evade the impending search. Therefore, he knew that two great city-slaughtering priests had suddenly died in Baila Mountain, and he also knew that a spiritual power fluctuation of a million units had just appeared in the Baila Mountain region.

Originally, Baila Mountain only had a spiritual power of at most 200,000 units. This is because they assimilated the power they transferred there.
An unprecedented sense of melancholy arose in my heart.

But the greater sense of disappointment came from the information that followed.

He saw squads of armed men rushing into the council building, and saw them, heavily armed, storming into his office to search it. He even saw some people carrying suitcases using supernatural powers to search for any clues about him.

After the first two groups of people left, he discovered that someone had called to report: "Yes, all of this has been confirmed, and it's related to Secretary Number 5..."

"It was an administrative staff member named An Wei who personally reported it..."

"Mr. Xu has agreed to help control the situation temporarily. The most important thing now is to find him... Based on the surveillance footage, we can only confirm that he left the city half an hour ago!"

"Yes! We will issue a Level 1 arrest warrant, and even use the Black Table's resources."

"..."

"So, Anwei actually won?"

From these few words, Secretary No. 5 drew enough conclusions, leaving him speechless and even finding it hard to believe.

He initially thought it was that mysterious celebrity investigator who had somehow defeated Anwei, which led to his sudden and devastating downfall.

But to my utter surprise, the one who would ultimately benefit was An Wei, the poor little An family girl whom I had chosen from countless people, someone whose interests were absolutely aligned with mine, and who would never betray me...

But in the end, she betrayed herself too?
What kind of joke is this...?

He thought about those people who should have been very reliable, but who ultimately betrayed him.

A counterintuitive guess began to surface in my mind.

There must be something wrong here!

However, he didn't have time to think about it now. He had deliberately created a diversion to help him avoid the investigation in Qinggang. Now he needed to take this opportunity to escape Qinggang as soon as possible and go to his old friends in other places.

There will always be a chance to analyze the root cause of all this, and there will always be a chance to come back!
He reassured himself, put on his hat, checked his beard, picked up the disguised mop, and walked out of the safe house into the chaotic crowd.

He kept his head down, dodging every camera and security checkpoint, passing through layers of temporary checkpoints, and finally walked out of the Qinggang Council, where he saw the taxi parked on the side of the road.

He let out a soft sigh and walked towards the car, feeling quite regretful about giving up everything.

Just as he was about to reach the taxi and extended his hand, he suddenly felt a figure rush into his arms, and then felt a cool sensation on his stomach as warm liquid gushed out instantly.

He reached out incredulously and grabbed the sleeve of the man wearing a baseball cap, only to see the man's lips clench slightly before he stabbed himself twice more.

As his strength rapidly faded, he was still somewhat bewildered.

Why is this person's knife so strange? Why is my life force disappearing so easily?
But he received no answer. He only heard the person approach him and whisper in his ear, "Do you remember those children you sent to the castle?"

"We've come to collect our debts!"

"..."

Secretary Number 5 slowly knelt down, clutching her stomach. After a long, long time, her body suddenly collapsed forward, blood flowing out.

Seven or eight seconds later, people around noticed the abnormality and screams rang out.

At the moment his life ended, he felt nothing but utter absurdity.

And, I clearly calculated everything, and even asked that kindergarten teacher to review all my plans.

I only took this risk because I didn't want to be used as a sacrifice.

But how did he end up being stabbed to death in the street?

That's so lacking in technical skill...

"Hey, beautiful lady?"

Having sheathed the knife, the man in the baseball cap blended into the crowd and then triumphantly made a phone call:
"I've taken care of what you asked me to do..."

"How did you manage to do it?"

"Of course, I used the most advanced equipment and the most professional patience to observe him in secret for two whole days and nights. Then I saw through his escape plan, found him disguised among countless people, and then evaded the sight of all the armed personnel..."

"In the end, they stabbed him to death in the street!"

"Right? You also think it's brilliant?"

"I told you, I'm a skill-based type, right?"

"..."

"..."

The news of the deaths of two city-slaughtering priests and the abnormal spiritual energy fluctuations appearing in Baila Mountain was received here immediately by the Abyss Studio.

But this news, which was enough to alarm the entire studio, strangely did not cause any commotion here. Even the assistant who received the news only looked at Ms. Shen, who was standing in front of the desk answering the phone, with concern.

Her face was streaked with tears, as if she was overjoyed to finally hear the doctor's voice.

"Yes, I know, but you..."

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded gentle and magnetic: "Don't worry about me, I'm here. I'm not suffering. I'm just reflecting on whether it was a mistake to so willfully give up on our long-held pursuit."

"Because of my willfulness, the burden fell on your shoulders. Fortunately, you are a good person and you did not disappoint me. It was you who kept the God's Descent Plan on the right track."

"I believe we will complete our plan before the tide comes in."

"We will become the ones who bring the dawn to this world..."

"I'll have someone deliver the original blueprints you requested. Please make good use of them, okay?"

"This world needs the sacrifices of people like us to continue to exist. You understand, right?"

"..."

"Yes, yes, I understand..."

Ms. Shen finally broke down in tears, her voice lowering as she sobbed.

She spoke with the person on the other end of the phone for three minutes, and finally hung up with reluctance. Even though the call was disconnected, she didn't put down the receiver for a long, long time. She just stood there, lost in thought, supporting herself with her hands on the table.

Her assistant didn't dare disturb her, knowing how important the person on the other end of the phone was to her.

Only when she finally wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and walked outside did she finally come to greet her.

"Something has happened in the Baila Mountain area, which may threaten the bronze altar we set up in Qinggang..."

The assistant quickly reported the emergency, but to everyone's surprise, Ms. Shen did not respond to such a big incident. She had just been so excited to tears after receiving a call from the doctor that her face had turned ashen.

Her eyes were still moist, but not from emotional turmoil; rather, it seemed as if she had discovered a fact that filled her with despair and fear.

She looked up at her assistant and, through a spiritual connection, said, "It's not him on the other end of the phone."

“Those people used imposters to impersonate him and talk to me.”

"Although he acted very well, with the same voice, tone, and even the same pauses in his words, I knew it wasn't him. He didn't get the code right, and he said the wrong thing about what we both hoped for."

"I suspect that he..."

Her voice was filled with immense fear, and she paused several times before saying, "He may have already been killed by those people!"

"Then what about me? What about all my long-held beliefs?"

(End of this chapter)