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Chapter 121 Investigation
After receiving the mission from Liu Muyuan, Wu Ming was not in a hurry. He first took the intelligence given by Liu Muyuan to the office of the Night Patrol Division, and then took out a map of the northern area of ​​the city and compared the map with the intelligence.

After some review and judgment, Wu Ming silently circled a region in the north of the city on the map in his mind.

"There's probably more than one monster that's infiltrated the city. According to intelligence, there's likely one hiding in this area, but the area is still a bit too large..."

Wu Ming pondered for a moment.

Although he currently holds the position of patrol officer, he has not yet been assigned any personnel. Therefore, in addition to entrusting him with the task of dealing with the lurking monsters in the city, Liu Muyuan also gave him a token. With the token, he can freely mobilize the personnel under the patrol officers to cooperate, which can be said to give him almost the power of the deputy head of the patrol officers.

However, he was reluctant to easily mobilize too many people. Firstly, mobilizing too many people would cause a great disturbance. Since the demon was able to sneak into the city and hide, it meant that it was very intelligent and knew how to avoid danger. Once it sensed that something was wrong, it would likely hide and conceal itself, making it much more difficult to find.

Secondly, finding lurking demons often requires the use of many Taoist cultivation methods. Although he now has Liu Muyuan as a reliance, it doesn't matter if he exposes his Taoist cultivation methods. However, the more methods he can hide, the more trump cards he has. Although his current situation seems glorious, it is actually still full of dangers and he has not yet reached the point of running rampant.

After thinking it over,

Wu Ming summoned a minor official from the Night Patrol Division, who led the way to the newly appointed patrol officer, Feng Yong.

"Brother Wu, what brings you here?"

When Feng Yong met Wu Ming, he was very humble.

His attitude towards Wu Ming also went through many twists and turns. When he first met Wu Ming by chance at Chen's Pharmacy while following Zhou Huai'an to exorcise demons outside the city, he didn't take Wu Ming seriously at all. Later, when Wu Ming killed ten thieves at night and was recruited into the Cautious Punishment Division by Zhou Huai'an, he still didn't care too much. At that time, he was also focused on the impact of the three blood coagulations.

After breaking through to the third level of blood coagulation, he no longer cared about Wu Ming, or even his colleagues like Zhao Hu. After all, crossing the third level of blood coagulation meant a qualitative difference, and their status and position were completely different.

However, Wu Ming's subsequent mastery of the unity of skill and technique finally surprised him. Even after breaking through to the third stage of blood condensation, he had been unable to grasp the profound mystery of the unity of skill and technique for a long time. When Wu Ming reached the third stage of blood condensation at the age of twenty-one, his shock was beyond measure. He had never imagined that a nobody he had once looked down upon could reach such a level in such a short time, and even surpass him.

Although he was older and more experienced than Wu Ming, this world always respected martial arts. Although Wu Ming was now in the same position as him, he was stronger. Moreover, there were rumors that Wu Ming had been taken as a disciple by Liu Muyuan, so he naturally did not dare to be arrogant in front of Wu Ming.

"Brother Feng."

Wu Ming nodded slightly to Feng Yong and said, "I have something to ask you."

As he spoke, Wu Ming asked Feng Yong whether the area he was currently patrolling overlapped with the areas where monsters were lurking in the various missing persons cases. Feng Yong naturally did not hide anything from him and gave a direct account.

Hearing Wu Ming's words, he vaguely guessed Wu Ming's purpose for coming, and his gaze became somewhat cautious as he said, "Brother Wu, are you here on orders from above to investigate the recent missing persons cases?"

As a patrol officer, he was responsible for a series of disappearances in the area he was in charge of patrolling in a short period of time, most of which involved martial artists with blood coagulation. Naturally, the news could not be kept from him. He was also quite cautious about this matter. In the past two nights, he even personally led a patrol team to see who dared to act so recklessly.

"Yes, I've come here because of this missing persons case. According to intelligence, there may be demons infiltrating the city, and these missing persons cases are also related to demons. That's why I've come to find Brother Feng to understand the situation."

After all,

Wu Ming then pulled out the token given to him by Liu Muyuan from his sleeve.

Upon seeing the warrant, Feng Yong's gaze immediately turned solemn, and he said, "So that's how it is... Brother Wu has come with the warrant; please give your orders."

Wu Ming did not adopt a commanding tone, but instead said gently, "Brother Feng, please lead the team personally during the next two days of patrol. I will also travel quietly at that time. Brother Feng will be in the open, and I will be in the dark. Let's see if we can catch the traces of that lurking monster."

"Okay, no problem."

Feng Yong immediately nodded.

……

into the night.

In the Department of Cautious Punishment.

Feng Yong led a group of patrolmen and officials under his command toward the northern part of the city.

Just after Feng Yong and his group left, Wu Ming, dressed in black night clothes, quietly followed behind Feng Yong and his group. He traveled lightly, seemingly without carrying anything, but in reality, he had placed everything in the Demon-Subduing Diagram.

As night fell, the Night Patrol Team, carrying lanterns, patrolled the streets and alleys. Feng Yong, the leader, had a solemn look in his eyes and constantly scrutinized his surroundings during the patrol.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Wu Ming, dressed in black, strolled through the streets and alleys. His eyes were dull and lifeless, but above his physical body, his soul drifted away from his body, leaving only a wisp of his soul to control his body. At the same time, he used his primordial spirit to perceive the surroundings. Although the night was dark, what he saw was clearer than during the day.

The primordial spirit itself is affected by the scorching sun, so the perception during the day is not as good as at night. Moreover, Wu Ming's primordial spirit is now separated from his body and floating three zhang in the air, so the range of perception is also much wider.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Wu Ming's eyes flickered, and he turned his gaze to a certain place.

It wasn't that they found any trace of a demon, but rather that they discovered a sneaky figure lurking on a rooftop not far away. Based on a rough assessment, it seemed to be a thief who frequents the night.

……

Liu Xiang was a thief who disliked serious matters. Although he had become a military man, he was still idle and used to stealing at night. He could live a carefree life for ten or fifteen days after stealing a piece of property. He had been doing this for two or three years.

In his view, the Censorate was not a concern. The main reason was that the Censorate usually focused on arresting notorious thieves and bandits. Petty thieves like him, as long as they did not cause any deaths, were generally not of concern to the Censorate. Unless they were extremely unlucky and caught red-handed while stealing at night, they could usually get away with it.

However, his luck was a bit bad tonight.

"My goodness, who is this person...?"

Liu Xiang lay on the eaves, cautiously watching Wu Ming wandering through the streets in the distance. Although they were far apart, he had been a thief for many years and had a sharp eye. He could easily tell that Wu Ming's martial arts level was extremely high. He was probably a big shot who had achieved the third stage of blood coagulation. What was such a person doing out in the middle of the night?
Liu Xiang dared not move at all, nor did he dare to look too closely. He only glanced at the scene from afar before lowering his body.

"I heard that the nights have been quite unsettled these past few days, with people frequently disappearing. How come I even ran into such an important figure tonight? It seems I should be careful and keep a low profile for a while."

Liu Xiang thought to himself.

however,
Almost at that moment, he suddenly felt a tightness on the back of his neck, as if a large hand had silently touched the back of his neck. His whole body tensed up instantly, and he instinctively wanted to resist. He was about to strike backward with an elbow, but before he could exert any force, he felt the large hand gently pinch his neck, and all his strength dissipated.

Wu Ming lifted Liu Xiang off the roof like a chick, threw him into a corner, and questioned him in a calm tone: "Who are you? What is your name? Were you trying to steal just now?"

Upon hearing Wu Ming's heavily accented Mandarin, Liu Xiang's face immediately fell.

They were actually officials from the Censorate!
"I am Liu Xiang, from Muhuai Lane in the north of the city. I had no intention of stealing."

Liu Xiang pleaded with Wu Ming for forgiveness with a bitter expression.

Wu Ming glanced at Liu Xiang and said indifferently, "Trying to bluff is an even bigger crime! But I have a question for you... There have been frequent disappearances in this area lately. Do you know any clues?"

Upon hearing Wu Ming's words, Liu Xiang immediately realized that the important figure from the Censorate had come to investigate the missing persons case. He had just happened to run into the line of fire. However, intimidated by Wu Ming's power, he dared not argue and told Wu Ming about the information and clues he knew with a bitter face.

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming's eyes flickered slightly. After a moment's thought, he suddenly reached out and tapped the door.

Click.

His palm struck Liu Xiang on the back of the neck, and Liu Xiang immediately lost consciousness.

Wu Ming didn't have time to deal with the thief for the time being, nor did he want to take him back to the Censorate alone. Killing him directly would be too much of a punishment, so he knocked him unconscious and threw him onto the eaves, planning to wait until he encountered the Censorate's men before having them come and take him away.

Swish!
After knocking Liu Xiang unconscious, Wu Ming leaped several times and quickly disappeared into the darkness, heading off to patrol the distance.

However, not long after Wu Ming left.

A dark figure appeared silently, quietly climbed onto the roof, and approached the unconscious Liu Xiang. After observing and sizing up Liu Xiang's figure, the figure lowered down and slowly moved closer to Liu Xiang's neck, and then...

click!
The dark figure opened its mouth, revealing its gleaming white teeth, and suddenly bit down, severing Liu Xiang's throat in one swift motion. Blood gushed out, which Liu Xiang gulped down.

Liu Xiang, who was originally unconscious, was suddenly awakened by this shock. He then felt a suffocating sensation and blood loss. He only had time to let out a terrified "hoarse" sound before he felt dizzy and fainted again.

But this time he's really dead.

The figure in the black robe, after drinking Liu Xiang's blood, carefully observed Liu Xiang's appearance. Suddenly, it extended its fingernails and scratched Liu Xiang's head a few times. Then, it grabbed Liu Xiang's face and tore it off violently.

It's unclear what force or method was used, but with this tearing and ripping, Liu Xiang's entire skin, along with his clothes, was ripped off, revealing a horrifyingly bloody and fleshy body!
(End of this chapter)