Those who reincarnate must die.

"Those guys?" Zhang Lang frowned.

"It's those guys from the Ninth Precinct, of course!" Nathan whispered. "You're new here and haven't heard? Everyone knows the Fog City Police Department has eight precincts, but there's actually a ninth. Those guys specialize in these... these kinds of cases!"

"Which one is this?" Zhang Lang blinked.

In his mind, Xu explained the world's background: "It's about cases involving supernatural forces... Supernatural forces exist in this world, but they're not known to the general public, so when these kinds of cases occur, there's a special Ninth Precinct to handle them!"

"Why didn't they assign me to the Ninth Precinct?" Zhang Lang wondered to himself. If this case was easily transferred away, his identity as a police officer would be of no use!

"You think I'm omnipotent?" Xu said irritably. "I'm already being kind by not portraying you as a beggar on the street. Being a police officer is an identity I've tried my best to obtain; otherwise, you wouldn't even have this basic intelligence advantage!"

At that moment, a policeman ran over and handed Aldridge a file folder.

"What is this?" Zhang Lang asked curiously.

"The deceased's information!" Aldrich explained as he opened the file folder, "We found his identification on him and discovered he lived nearby, so we sent people to investigate his neighborhood... and sure enough!"

Zhang Lang leaned closer to look. The deceased was named Carlos, 45 years old, single, lived alone, and had no relatives. He currently worked as a bartender at a nearby bar, resting during the day and working at night... He seemed like a very ordinary person...

"What did you mean by 'as expected'?" Zhang Lang asked, puzzled.

Aldrich chuckled, raised his hand, and tapped on the ethnicity section of the file page. It read "Angro." According to the clue, this was the dominant ethnic group in Fog City; eighty percent of Fog City's residents were Angro, and they were as common as could be...

"Is there a problem?"

"You've been a cop for a few years now, you should know some things by now!" Aldrich said in a low voice. "Did you notice the small circle drawn in the lower right corner of the ethnicity section?"

"Isn't it a period?" Zhang Lang thought it was something the person filling out the file had written casually.

"Of course not..." Aldrich whispered, "This is a mark of inhumanity. Being marked with this proves that one's ethnicity is fake; one is a non-human being disguised as a member of that ethnicity..."

"Non-human?!" Zhang Lang frowned, looking at the corpse again. "What race?"

"What exactly happened is not our concern!" Aldrich shrugged. "I'm sure the guys from the Ninth Precinct will be here soon. All we need to do is protect the scene. Be careful in these situations in the future, don't get involved, and don't go around talking about it. Otherwise, those freaks have plenty of ways to make you disappear!"

Zhang Lang nodded. Cases involving the supernatural naturally need to be kept secret to avoid causing panic…

But it's probably impossible for him to stay out of it...

"Was it done by a reincarnator?" Zhang Lang asked in his mind.

"Very likely!"

"What is the key mission...?"

Zhang Lang pondered, "This mission doesn't have any special rules, so you can see a reincarnator as soon as you enter; it's not like the martial arts contest for marriage, where there's a clear, overarching goal; it's also different from the zombie siege, where the whole city was full of monsters, and any survivor was likely a reincarnator; and it's unlike the previous cruise ship mission, where the area was so small and there was an evil spirit, making analysis much easier..."

This time, there was only one mysterious murder. The four teams of reincarnators were hiding in an entire city, among millions of people... Finding them would be like finding a needle in a haystack!

The only breakthrough lies in this murder case, and the main mission of the reincarnators hidden within it!

"It's impossible for me to directly see the Reincarnators' missions..." the ethereal figure replied, "But that doesn't stop us from analyzing it! Remember the three laws of Reincarnators that I summarized for you?"

Zhang Lang narrowed his eyes and replied in his mind:

"First, the primary goal of a reincarnator is survival."

"Secondly, provided survival is guaranteed, all the extreme behaviors of reincarnators in the mission world are most likely related to the mission."

"Third, provided it doesn't violate the main mission, most of the time, Reincarnators will earn bonus points for killing natives in the mission world! The points earned depend on the difficulty of killing the target!"

"That's right!" Xu smugly analyzed.

"There were no signs of a struggle at the scene, so there shouldn't have been any situation that threatened the Reincarnator's life... Therefore, it's very likely that the Reincarnator killed him for the mission! However, the deceased was a non-human race, so he might have had a high kill score. It's also possible that he was killed randomly by the Reincarnator to earn points!"

"The attacker used a long-range ambush, specifically choosing to strike when the target entered a secluded alley..." Zhang Lang frowned. "The timing was excellent; it was clearly a planned attack, not just a simple kill!"

"So you consider it a mission?"

"Very likely! Their mission is to kill the supernatural races of this world... the altar may even have provided them with a list!"

Zhang Lang stared at the corpse, which was indistinguishable from a human.

"This also explains why they were able to pick out hidden individuals with special abilities from the crowd..."

As they were analyzing the situation, a black car pulled up to the alley entrance, the door opened, and three men wearing long black trench coats and black top hats got out.

The men in black walked into the alley and were stopped by the police at the alley entrance. The leader showed his identification, which Aldrich checked. His eyes flickered, and he opened the barrier, letting the three of them in.

"It's the Ninth Precinct!" Nathan whispered to Zhang Lang. "They always do this, dressed all in black, putting on airs!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lang quietly moved forward, wanting to see how they would handle the situation.

Aldrich led them to the body and explained the basic facts. The three listened expressionlessly, one of them even taking notes. After the explanation, one of them, who looked younger, squatted down to examine the body, then turned back and whispered a word.

"vampire!"

His voice was very faint, but with Zhang Lang's exceptionally high wood attribute, he could still hear it clearly.

No wonder the ice cones didn't melt...

Zhang Lang understood, because vampires don't have body temperature!

Zhang Lang had experienced many worlds and had encountered vampires before. They were not only strong and agile, but also typically possessed considerable regenerative abilities. While not as powerful as him, they were difficult to kill with ordinary attacks, except for those that damaged their brains and hearts. The ice spike piercing the brain was clearly a targeted attack!

"Alright, we have the details..." The tall man leading the Ninth Precinct nodded. "You can go back now. Leave the scene to us!"

Aldridge nodded repeatedly upon hearing this and turned to signal the police to retreat.

When they went out on a call, they used two cars. When they returned, there were two more people, Zhang Lang and Nathan, and they could barely fit one of them in.

"I'll figure out how to get back myself!"

Zhang Lang offered the suggestion, and Aldrich glanced at him and nodded.

"Then why don't you just patrol the area? It'll be fine if you go back a little later!"

Although stingy, he was a reasonable superior. After making this assessment in his mind, Zhang Lang thanked him and watched the two cars leave.

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