Full-Time Magister: Summoning Eight Demons at the Start

Lu Cheng's expression turned serious. "Blood is thicker than water!"

158. Chapter 156: Black and white can be reversed.

158.

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"baby?"

When Lü Cheng returned to the group, Ai Jiangtu and his group had already dealt with the Crimson Demon that Mo Fan had lured over. However, they encountered a new problem.

The baby in question is not some playful five- or six-year-old child, but a baby who is still unsteady on his feet!

"Are you sure you want to investigate?" Lu Cheng asked.

Ai Jiangtu frowned. "What do you mean?"

“This is obviously man-made,” Lu Cheng said.

"Moreover, this matter is likely to have a huge impact, so much so that the local military and even the Magic Association cannot solve it, or even dare not solve it."

"So, this was done on purpose by the coaches of the National Team?" Jiang Yu quickly understood what Lü Cheng meant.

This matter likely involves some human mage groups, and it's quite troublesome. The instructors of the National Government Team know about it, and the fact that they've placed them here proves that these matters have been reported to higher authorities, but they still haven't been resolved.

There are only two possibilities in this situation.

Either the investigation failed, or the people from above were misled by the middlemen during the investigation.

Or perhaps this whole thing was orchestrated by people in higher positions!

Ordinary people can't investigate, so we can only let these members of the National Government team, who represent almost all the major forces in the country, investigate. That way, even if there is a problem, the major forces behind them will share the responsibility, and no one can escape!

“Not just that.” Lu Cheng squatted down beside the baby’s corpse, examined it, and then waved his hand to pull back the rotting skin.

"Your heart is gone?" Mo Fan's eyes widened.

How could the heart have disappeared when even the limbs hadn't been corroded yet?!

"Do you still remember what happened in Jinlin Wasteland?" Lu Cheng asked.

Mo Fan and the others were stunned for a moment, and their expressions immediately turned extremely ugly.

"You mean, what kind of shady experiment is it again?" Mu Ningxue's tone was filled with icy anger.

"Who knows?" Lu Cheng conjured a golden flame in his hand, which landed on the infant's corpse and burned it completely in just a few breaths.

Mo Fan, his face dark, pulled open the heart of the other corpse. "This one is normal, could it be..."

"A mix of truth and falsehood, designed to confuse the public," Mu Ningxue said in a deep voice.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the team became extremely somber.

If it was the monks' negligence that allowed demons to sneak into the realm and steal these children, even if they were angry, at least they would have an outlet for their anger.

However, the hearts of these babies were removed!

Do demons specifically target human infants by ripping out their hearts and swallowing them whole?

This was clearly done by a human!

After removing the heart, they threw the baby's body to the siren, who disguised it as a demon to launch a sneak attack!

"They even resorted to framing demons, so the number of victims in this matter..." Jiang Yu was speechless.

If someone would resort to such a cover-up, it means the number of victims is definitely not just a few dozen; it's at least a tragedy involving hundreds of people!

"But what kind of experiment would use an infant's heart?" Jiang Shaoxu asked, puzzled.

"Do you know the raw materials for magical tools and potions?" Lu Cheng asked.

Li Kaifeng looked somewhat uneasy. "The hearts, or other internal organs, scales, brains, and many other things of various demons are all used..."

"But this is a human being!" Mo Fan exclaimed angrily.

"Humans are demons too, just human-shaped demons, there's no difference." Lü Cheng stood up.

"No difference?" Mo Fan's tone unconsciously rose a few octaves.

"Stop." Lü Cheng raised his hand to interrupt.

"Don't argue with me about those racially motivated, human-supremacist rhetoric. I know exactly what this world is like, better than any of you. It's not your place to lecture me with grand principles."

"Now we have two choices. The first, and simplest, is to pretend we didn't see anything, clear out the demons around here, and continue our training."

"How could I pretend I didn't see anything!" Mo Fan was furious.

"These children..."

“Second, continue the investigation, and then let it fizzle out,” Lü Cheng said.

"If you're lucky, while you're investigating, they'll give you a fake news story, letting you enjoy the self-satisfaction of thinking you've saved the world in a small way."

"Bad luck..."

Lu Cheng took the infant's corpse from Mo Fan's hands, and golden flames ignited as he disposed of it in the same way.

"How much impact do you think the disappearance of this child would have on the world? How many people would care?"

"Even his family, his parents, how long will they grieve for him?"

"What about you?"

"Are we just going to let these things happen?" Mo Fan said indignantly.

Lu Cheng shrugged. "Go ahead and investigate if you want. I'm not stopping you. You don't need to complain to me. I'm not interested in listening to your complaints."

"I'm just offering you some suggestions from an objective perspective. Whether you listen to them or not is up to you."

After saying that, Lü Cheng turned and walked towards the ship.

Everyone watched Lü Cheng leave, their expressions varied.

“He wasn’t this cold before.” Mo Fan suddenly felt that Lü Cheng was a stranger.

“He’s always been like this.” Mu Ningxue turned around and followed him.

"But you didn't notice."

"..."

"So, should we continue?" Zhou Xu asked.

“The captain said he’s not interested.” Mu Tingying turned around and followed Lü Cheng.

"Well, I think this is something we can't handle," Nan Rongni said, jogging to catch up with Mu Ningxue.

“A child’s heart, and this kind of thing can be used. It’s either evil magic or some kind of prohibited experiment. If the mentors already know about these things, but they haven’t done anything, and even put us here to guide us to know about this…” Nan Jue’s face was a little ugly.

If it weren't for Lü Cheng's cold water, these talented mages selected from various universities—young, impulsive, and reckless—would most likely have plunged headlong into this quagmire.

The problem is, if even high-ranking mentors couldn't solve this problem, how could they possibly solve it?

Is the intention to let them solve the problem?

They're clearly being used as pawns!

"It seems that the training at the academy tests more than just our strength..." Jiang Shaoxu smiled, her usual charm gone, replaced by a hint of coldness.

"Let's deal with the siren first," Ai Jiangtu said.

"Let's discuss this matter after we return to Asuka City."

“But we don’t seem to know where the Crimson Demon’s lair is,” Zhao Manyan said.

"Don't worry about that," Jiang Shaoxu said.

“When we were scouting the island earlier, we marked a Crimson Sea Demon. Ah Cheng hypnotized the sea demon, and now that thing will lead the way for us.”

"Then what are we waiting for!" Mo Fan was about to burst out; he needed a target to vent his frustration.

"Destroy them!"

……

"Do you know anything?"

The Crimson Demon, leading the way, swam swiftly through the sea, while the ship sped up to catch up.

"Know what?" Lü Cheng leaned back in his deck chair, wearing sunglasses, and returned to his tourist mode.

“A child’s heart,” Mu Ningxue said.

"I know, what's wrong?" Lü Cheng opened his eyes.

"You, like Mo Fan, felt your sense of justice was offended?"

"Mm." Mu Ningxue nodded.

Lu Cheng's eye twitched. "Can you not be so honest?"

This huge block of ice is getting more and more direct.

"Can you tell me?" Mu Ningxue asked.