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As Du Wang left the office, he passed by Liu Qiang's workstation and stopped.

His workstation was very clean, with nothing extra except for a water cup, computer, and paper and pen.

However, on the side panel of the desk, there was a group photo and a sticky note.

In the group photo, Liu Qiang, dressed in plainclothes, stands in the center of a group of police officers. Although he looks disheveled, his smile is sincere and genuine, as if he has just solved a major case.

He glanced at it for a moment, then turned his attention to the note.

There was a sentence written on it.

Some say that life is like a train.

"I said that's wrong."

"Life is not like a train, which stops at fixed stations on schedule."

"Life is more like a paper airplane; it's more common for it to come to an abrupt end."

Judging from the handwriting, this sentence appears to have been written by Liu Qiang himself.

But to be honest, Du Wang found it hard to associate this poetic statement with Liu Qiang, a rough and rugged man.

He casually picked up a sticky note and stuck it on his workstation.

Cheng Huo was at the workstation next to him. When he saw him coming over, he handed him a cup of milk tea and a plate of various colored desserts.

"Wang Di ordered it for us."

"it is good."

Du Wang took it and placed it on his desk.

Cheng Huo sipped his milk tea a couple of times, and seeing that he seemed a little absent-minded, said, "Don't take those people's words to heart. They're just sour grapes."

Du Wang paused for a moment, then replied, "I didn't care."

Upon their return, they were all questioned and recounted the entire process of dealing with the ghost realm that day to the team.

The others naturally knew that Liu Qiang had only killed the hanged ghost before he died, and that Du Wang had taken care of the head-changing ghost.

This aroused everyone's curiosity.

Because powerful ghosts are not easy to deal with.

Even a second-tier transcendent being must tread carefully.

Not to mention that Du Wang's natal spirit is skilled in pupil techniques.

Soon, rumors began to circulate that Liu Qiang's outburst before his death had reduced the ghost to barely a breath, and that he had simply gotten the better deal.

Several people gossiped privately, feeling that Captain Chen was biased.

If she hadn't insisted that Liu Qiang protect Du Wang, Liu Qiang wouldn't have died.

Du Wang was unaware of this at first, but since the person with the best hearing in the team was in his group, he quickly found out what everyone was thinking.

He simply didn't care about those words.

He'd heard it all along.

He was admitted to the city's martial arts team without taking an exam; people said it was because he was a relative of a leader.

He won the martial arts competition, but people said it was all rigged.

People say that becoming a Wuying-level athlete was due to paying money.

Geniuses are always envied.

He understood this from a young age.

Seeing that Du Wang's expression was normal, Cheng Huo changed the subject, asking, "What do you plan to do with his belongings?"

"Let me make it clear beforehand: of the three belongings, two are for you, and one is for me. You choose first, and I'll pick later."

Du Wangdao said, "We participated in the mission together, so we should split the profits equally."

"Stop joking." Cheng Huo quickly waved his hand: "I'm just in charge of logistics. You and Brother Liu are the ones fighting on the front lines. I only need to take one."

For Liu Qiang, the mobile unit will make an additional assessment of his belongings based on market value and give the money to his family along with the compensation.

Seeing his insistence, Du Wang said, "Then I want the hanged ghost's hair and the mask of the ghost who changed heads."

"Okay, then the remaining masks are mine."

Cheng Huo chuckled, rubbing two fingers together: "Old Du, about that 80,000 yuan from the tiger demon last time..."

"I'll transfer it to you right away."

Although Du Wang felt a pang of heartache, he did not hesitate.

After all, he still has 50 yuan he got from exorcising demons in Shezhen.

Adding this relic from a powerful ghost, even if it's only worth 40, selling both of them would bring in 90.

In comparison, losing 8 yuan is not so bad.

"Thank you, Boss Du." Cheng Huo was very happy to receive the money.

"It's a pity that all the relics are of the highest level," Du Wang thought to himself.

If it's of the "Fault" level, it can be used as a secondary artifact for the Three-Legged Corpse Crow.

The idea had just arisen when a faint thought suddenly came to mind.

"Can I use it?"

"What can it be used for?" Cheng Huo subconsciously looked up.

"It's nothing." Du Wang shut his mouth, feeling quite surprised.

According to the Devouring Chart of the Investigation Department, the advancement of a Tier 1 Natal Spirit or Mythical Creature requires one Li-level Main Relic and one Ji-level Auxiliary Relic.

Furthermore, the secondary relics must be one grade lower than the primary relics.

This is an ironclad rule established after numerous trials.

Unexpectedly, the three-legged corpse crow broke this established rule, and the auxiliary relics could also be selected at the level of the fierce.

If we follow this line of thought, wouldn't it mean that the main relic can also be upgraded one level, choosing the fierce level?

That would be troublesome.

After all, even the most ferocious-level demons are difficult to deal with, let alone the most terrifying ones.

However, as the new idea came to him, his concerns were dispelled.

The Three-Legged Corpse Crow's main relic only needs to be of the "Severe" rank, not the "Fierce" rank.

It seems that even a malevolent relic isn't so easy for him to digest.

Du Wang breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving this information.

Both the Eyebag Demon and the Three-Legged Corpse Crow now have secondary relics, and they only need the main relics to advance to the next level 2.

He glanced at the experience again.

Nickname: Double Pupils

[Rank: Tier 1 - Twin]

[My Destiny Spirit: Eye Bag (Mutated)]

[Spirit Experience Points: 70%]

【Control over your natal spirit: 100%】

Du Wang thought his experience level was over 80%, after all, he had dealt with two fierce-level ghosts in one go.

Of course, 30% is not a small percentage. Next, we only need to deal with two more high-level demon incidents to raise it to 100%.

Experience is easy to gain, but relics are hard to find.

Du Wang didn't want to spend a lot of money to buy the relics from the Investigation Department. Even if the internal price was cheaper than the black market, it would still cost at least 30 to 40.

Those were all earned through hard work, risking my life!

How could I possibly spend it so easily!

It's best to obtain the main relic through the Advent event to avoid significant financial losses.

However, as Captain Chen just said, due to a major unexpected event in this descent, Du Wang's team will not be involved in handling descent missions for the foreseeable future.

Du Wang didn't know how long this time was.

If it's only for a week, it's fine; it's just a break.

But if it exceeds a week, the three-legged carrion will go on strike.

For the sake of his own life, he felt he should ask Mumu for the website of the Extraordinary People Forum.

If there are any clues about escaped demons, perhaps we could try to deal with them.

……

……

On the day of the funeral.

Du Wang, dressed in a black shirt, stood inside the mourning hall.

He looked at the black and white photo on the table. Liu Qiang in the photo had a serious expression and seemed to be constantly tense.

After offering incense, he walked out of the mourning hall and stood with Cheng Huo, Chou Chang, and others.

When Chou Chang saw Du Wang, her expression was complicated: "I didn't expect your ranking to improve so quickly."

Before Du Wang could speak, Cheng Huo grinned and asked, "So your belongings are all prepared?"

Sorrowful glanced at the reddish-brown-haired youth: "Don't worry, I'm not like some people who try to renege on their bets and leave their belongings behind."

"I was just short of money at the time!" Cheng Huo said angrily.

Chouchang ignored him and continued looking at Du Wang, saying, "Don't let your guard down, I'll catch up soon."

Du Wang smiled and said, "My goal is to be in the top ten."

"That's good."

With a heavy heart, he turned and left.

Not long after, Chen Qingyao arrived at the mourning hall, dressed in black and looking very solemn.

After offering incense, she chatted with Liu Qiang's mother.

Then the rest of the team arrived one after another.

Two of them had stiff expressions when they saw Du Wang and Cheng Huo, and made no attempt to greet them.

"The woman in the leather jacket is Fei Hong from Group 3, Liu Ge's teammate."

"That grumpy guy is Duan Shuiliu from Group 4, a teammate of Chou Chang. He was saved by Brother Liu before."

Du Wang nodded after learning the other party's code name from Cheng Huo, not taking their attitude to heart.

Soon, several team leaders from the investigation department also appeared at the funeral.

They hurriedly offered incense and then left in a hurry.

Only Wang Kai, the captain of Team 5, sat in front of the mourning hall and drank a few cups of baijiu before leaving.

After the guests finished their worship, Liu Qiang's family set up tables in the courtyard and hosted a banquet for everyone.

Contrary to expectations, Du Wang had thought Liu Qiang's parents would be very saddened by their son's death.

But in reality, they were very calm and even chatted and laughed with their relatives.

In response to his question, Captain Chen explained with a sigh, "Liu Qiang has always worked incredibly hard."

"At the time, he was working as a narcotics officer, one of the most dangerous jobs in the police station. He would get injured every time he finished a mission."

"The most serious time was when he was shot in the chest. He was in the hospital for two days and one night, and the doctor had already issued a critical condition notice."

"But he pulled through."

"His family tried to dissuade him many times, but Liu Qiang never hesitated."

"So rather than sadness, it's more accurate to say that a huge weight has finally been lifted off his parents' shoulders."

"Alright." She patted the young man on the shoulder. "Don't take this too seriously. Liu Qiang made this decision based on his beliefs, and he has no regrets."

"And I have some other good news for you."

"In recognition of your performance in this mission, the team has decided to apply for a third-class merit for you and Cheng Huo, and a second-class merit for Liu Qiang."