Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

What's the situation with the Tianshui Club?

Seeing that they were approaching the city center, He Li inquired.

"On the surface, everything seems normal!" Yu Ji replied, "But after a closer look, I discovered..."

"That club was opened by Abbess Mingxuan herself!"

"She should still be alive."

"After all, there was no news from Emei. We checked the public surveillance footage near the Tianshui Club and only saw her go in. We didn't see Master Mingxuan come out."

Nuns running a club? How savvy.

Hearing her words, He Li sighed inwardly, then led everyone to land and enter the clubhouse.

Perhaps it was because they saw He Li and the others fly...

The martial arts security guards at the club did not dare to stop them.

However, as soon as I stepped into the clubhouse...

He Li frowned, because his "clairaudience" clearly allowed him to hear two familiar voices, but ones that shouldn't be there, talking inside the club...

"Brother Fan, Abbess Mingxuan is dead."

"But it shouldn't have been those two monsters who killed him."

"They are too weak. If I can't even handle them, how could they possibly kill Abbess Mingxuan?"

It was Jiang Han's voice.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Fan's voice rang out.

"We're still too late. I thought we could catch up and find that guy from the Dragon Worship Society..."

Lin Fan stopped talking after that.

He Li's brows furrowed even deeper.

What does this mean? Master Mingxuan is dead? And it seems she died at the hands of someone unknown? And Lin Fan traveled all this way just to pay homage to the Dragon Lord of the Dragon Worship Assembly?

The unexpectedly large amount of information caused He Li to stand there lost in thought.

Yu Ji was somewhat puzzled by this.

"What's wrong? Aren't you going in to find Abbess Mingxuan?"

She asked, and He Li shook his head.

"Master Mingxuan is dead!" he said, and Yu Ji and the others were stunned upon hearing this.

"Dead? What happened?"

"And... how did you know?"

Yu Ji's eyes were full of surprise and doubt. He Li didn't explain, but simply waved for them to follow. When everyone followed He Li to the room that Jiang Han and Lin Fan had mentioned earlier...

Seeing the three mangled corpses dressed in nun's robes, gnawed and mangled, on the floor of the room...

And two bizarre ape-like corpses...

Only then did they realize what was going on.

However, at this moment, more concerned about why Abbess Mingxuan died here than about why Jiang Han and Lin Fan from Rongcheng had also come here.

What are you doing here?

Before He Li could speak, Yu Ji looked at the two who were not in a hurry to leave and asked.

Jiang Han shrugged upon hearing this.

"I had nothing to do, so I came to take a look."

"It just so happens that this happened."

"Really?" Yu Ji pursed her lips. She didn't believe it. After all, she checked the nearby surveillance footage and didn't see the two of them at all. They must have used other means to avoid the surveillance cameras.

This suggests that they have an important purpose and do not want to be exposed to surveillance or attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

They were able to pinpoint the location of the Tianshui Club...

It has probably been thoroughly investigated.

As for why they don't leave now...

There are two possibilities. First, they are also investigating the Bailong Society, but they ran out of clues after reaching this point, so they are waiting for her and He Li to come and provide new clues.

Second, they discovered that He Li and they were there, and knowing they couldn't hide it anymore, they simply stopped hiding.

Yu Ji pondered silently in his heart.

Lin Fan, however, looked at He Li with a smile.

"You're quite the big shot!"

"You single-handedly challenged the Five Cities Tournament, overwhelming Emei, and even my brilliance seems to have been overshadowed by you."

His words were somewhat sarcastic.

Upon hearing this, He Li pursed his lips but then replied.

Seeing this, Lin Fan shrugged and changed the subject, saying, "Master Mingxuan is similar to Qin Yuan, whom you killed. Normally, other monsters wouldn't harm them and couldn't defeat them either."

"After all, they are not weak themselves, and they also have powerful monsters under their command..."

"But now Master Mingxuan is dead."

"Who do you think did it?"

He Li remained calm and silent.

Lin Fan's expression darkened upon seeing this.

The atmosphere became somber.

After a long pause, Lin Fan laughed again, "What? Are you afraid I'll steal your credit and limelight? Is that why you're not talking to me, worried about revealing more clues?"

"Then you can rest assured, I have no interest in those credits or showing off."

"Not interested?" He Li finally spoke.

His smile was playful.

"If you're not interested in credit or showing off, then why are you interested in this case?"

"It can't be for love and justice, can it?"

"You're a bit suspicious."

"I can't say any more to you."

"After all, there's still the matter of the human skin monster. Who knows if, after we discuss new clues, the monster's side might suddenly take some corresponding measures?"

He Li said this not because he harbored any great hostility towards Lin Fan and Jiang Han.

But these two...

They clearly weren't there to investigate a case properly.

They had ulterior motives, though he didn't know what they were. But to be on the safe side, He Li naturally wouldn't say much to them. Lin Fan was also annoyed that He Li was being so disrespectful.

This is not just because of what He Li said earlier.

His dislike for He Li...

Furthermore, as fellow geniuses, they watched as He Li, initially unknown, grew increasingly "dazzling" and gained countless followers, while they themselves, geniuses who had achieved fame much earlier...

But he gradually became a supporting character, which made it impossible for the proud Lin Fan to remain completely unmoved.

How could I possibly find He Li pleasing to the eye?

So, upon hearing He Li's words at this moment...

He was naturally even more annoyed with He Li.

However, since He Li was not giving them face.

He then stopped pretending to be friendly, his gaze gradually turning cold as he stared at He Li with a half-smile: "Caution is the right thing to do, but the important target is already dead."

"I'm asking you this only because I want to discuss it with you from the perspective of a fellow investigator..."

"I'll just see if it can help you."

"You're making a mountain out of a molehill, aren't you?"

"Of course, it's fine if you don't want to accept help."

"only……"

Lin Fan's amused expression deepened.

"Master Mingxuan has died."

"Right now, you're probably completely clueless and don't know how to continue the investigation, right? Tsk, unwilling to accept help and having no leads to follow..."

"I am rather curious."

"Given the current situation, what should you do next, given your arrogance? What can you possibly do?"

He finished speaking in a sarcastic tone.

Lin Fan lifted his leg and walked outside.

Seeing this, Jiang Han quickly followed.

"Brother Fan, are we really leaving like this? What if He Li and the others actually find some clues and can track down that person from the Bailong Society? If we leave now..."

"Haven't we missed out?"

She couldn't help but catch up with Lin Fan and ask.

The latter sneered upon hearing this: "Richard He has simply been following the trail step by step."

"But now that Mingxuan is dead, do you expect him to get anything out of a dead man? Don't be naive. At most, he might still have some directions for investigation."

"Specific clues? Don't count on them."

He sounded quite annoyed when he said this.

"Asking He Li was just to see if his other investigative directions were correct."

"I didn't expect him to be so disrespectful."

"But it doesn't matter. There's no reason why I can't find out what He Li can find out. It's just a matter of spending more time."

As he spoke, his tone gradually became more confident.

Jiang Han still had some doubts.

"But... He Li can't be judged by common sense. His supernatural powers are too heaven-defying. Who knows how many monsters he's eaten or how many different abilities he's gained?"

"What if... what if one of those abilities could help him find the Dragon Worship Society?"

Hearing this, Lin Fan frowned.

Indeed, this possibility cannot be ruled out.

But... what kind of strange creature, and what kind of ability, could help him find new clues? Lin Fan thought and thought but couldn't figure out what kind of strange creature or ability could help He Li.

So he just shook his head.

"His miscellaneous abilities are passable in combat, but they're probably useless for solving cases."

"However... if you think he's capable..."

"You can stay here and wait and see."

"But I don't have time to waste on people who have basically lost their value to me!" With that, an invisible sword shadow gradually condensed beneath Lin Fan's feet.

His figure followed, transforming into "sword light" and disappearing into the distance in an instant.

Seeing this, Jiang Han shrugged helplessly.

Then, she quickly returned to the room she had just been in.

She was ready to see what He Li was planning to do.

But as soon as she reached the room door, she saw He Li inside who seemed to be... going crazy??