Chinese Martial Arts: My Super Beast Clone

Lin Hai walked through the courtyard and left the Fuhu Martial Arts School.

With a thought, a pale blue light screen, visible only to him, unfolded before his eyes.

Physical Strength: 4.1

【Spirit: 5.2】

Strength: 505 jin (approximately 84,000 catties)

Martial Arts: Tiger-Taming Stance (Beginner)

【Soul Clone: ​​Dragon-Snake Lizard (Evolution Level 14/100)】

The values ​​for physique and strength remained unchanged.

However, a new item has been added to the panel - martial arts.

Lin Hai put away the panel and stepped down the stone steps.

On the streets at dusk, pedestrians hurried by. Rickshaw bells jingled, and newspaper boys shouted out today's headlines. The vibrant atmosphere of this bustling city was palpable.

Lin Hai stopped in his tracks as he passed the familiar cooked food shop at the alley entrance.

"Boss, give me a kiln-roasted chicken and two pounds of pig's feet."

"Okay!"

Lin Hai carried the kiln-roasted chicken and pig's trotters wrapped in oil paper on his way home.

Today is a good day, worth celebrating.

When he got home, before he even opened the gate, he heard voices coming from inside.

It was Lin An's voice.

"...It's true! Uncle Zhang's daughter, Xiao Wan, is missing too! She hasn't been back to school all day!"

The other voice was Lin Wan's, and she lowered her voice.

"Keep your voice down..."

"Sis, I'm not making this up! Fatty Liu from our class saw Uncle Zhang go to the school looking for someone!"

The courtyard gate was pushed open with a creak.

The two of them stopped at the same time and turned to look at the doorway.

Lin Hai stood at the door carrying a kiln-roasted chicken and pig's trotters, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the siblings.

"What's wrong?"

"Xiao Hai, something happened at Uncle Zhang's house." Lin Wan's voice was a little hoarse.

Lin An blurted out, "Sister Xiao Wan is gone!"

Zhang Xiaowan?

Lin Hai's mind went blank for a moment.

Zhang Yuanshan's daughter is the same age as her younger brother Lin An and also attends Yangcheng Junior High School. Because her aunt is in poor health and often needs to go to the hospital, it is inconvenient for her to take care of her, so she usually stays at the school.

Lin Hai always treated her like his own younger sister.

"What do you mean by 'disappeared'? When did this happen?" Lin Hai pressed.

"School ended this afternoon. Xiao Wan didn't come to class this morning. The teacher and I searched the whole school but couldn't find her, so we notified Uncle Zhang!"

Lin Wan added, "Aunt Zhang came running in tears this afternoon and told me about it. Uncle Zhang has been looking for her all day, and we don't know if he's back yet."

Lin Hai's face darkened.

"It's not just Sister Wan!" Lin An said through gritted teeth, "Three female students from our school have gone missing this week! I heard from other students that many female students from other schools have also gone missing!"

One was an accident.

Three, or even more, that's premeditated crime.

A chill ran down Lin Hai's spine.

In this era of warlordism and social disorder, in a place like Yangcheng where all sorts of people mingled, the number of people who went missing each year was countless.

This is the first time I've heard of someone being so blatant, doing it at a school.

"Sister, you watch over Xiao An, I'm going to Uncle Zhang's house to check on things."

Lin Hai left those words behind and strode into the night.

Zhang Yuanshan lived not far away. Since Lin Hai's parents passed away, this close friend of his father had taken on the role of a father figure, taking good care of the three siblings. Now that something had happened to Uncle Zhang's family, Lin Hai felt it was his inescapable responsibility.

Soon, Lin Hai arrived at Uncle Zhang's house.

The courtyard gate was ajar, and dim light shone from inside. The suppressed sobs of Liu could be faintly heard.

Just as he was about to push the door open, the gate creaked open from the inside.

A weary figure emerged and bumped right into Lin Hai.

It's Zhang Yuanshan.

After just a few days apart, this man, who usually stands tall and speaks loudly, seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

"Uncle Zhang," Lin Hai called out softly.

"It's...it's Xiao Hai." Zhang Yuanshan looked up, his gaze somewhat unfocused, and it took him a few seconds to recognize Lin Hai.

"Uncle, is there any news about Xiao Wan?" Lin Hai asked.

Zhang Yuanshan shook his head.

He searched every place his daughter might have gone and asked all her classmates and friends, but he still couldn't find any news about Zhang Xiaowan.

Lin Hai was somewhat worried.

He knew that at this moment, any words of comfort would seem pale and powerless.

He stepped forward and took Zhang Yuanshan's arm.

"Uncle, why don't you go inside and keep Auntie company? She's scared being home alone. I... I'll go out and look for her."

Zhang Yuanshan looked at Lin Hai, the boy he had watched grow up, who was now half a head taller than him and had broadened his shoulders.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just patted Lin Hai's arm heavily.

"Xiao Hai, you too... be careful."

Lin Hai nodded, said nothing more, and turned to disappear into the deeper night.

He had no destination; he simply walked slowly along the deserted streets, his mind racing.

Yangcheng is such a big city with millions of people, finding a missing person is like finding a needle in a haystack.

In particular, the other party is very likely a professional human trafficking gang.

When Lin Hai returned home, the kiln-roasted chicken and pig's trotters on the table were already cold, but no one touched them.

"Brother, how is it?" Lin An immediately came up to him.

Lin Hai shook his head, sat down at the table, poured himself a glass of cold water, took a sip, and slowly calmed down.

"Ah An, tell me again in detail what you know about the missing girl."

Lin An composed himself and began to speak.

"The first one who went missing was from the next class; she didn't come to class this Monday. The second one went missing the night before last; she lives on the same floor as Xiaowan's dormitory."

"What do they have in common?" Lin Hai asked.

"They're all boarding students," Lin An replied without hesitation.

"What about their appearance? What about their family background?"

"They were all... quite pretty," Lin An recalled. "Their family backgrounds were probably average. The daughters of truly wealthy families were either chauffeured around by car every day or went directly to schools in the foreign concessions. They wouldn't come to our junior high school to board."

She comes from an ordinary family, has a delicate appearance, and lives in a remote dormitory.

Lin Hai gradually formed a guess in his mind.

This is a criminal gang that specifically targets girls from ordinary families.

Lin Hai guessed that the perpetrator, having committed a series of crimes, would definitely continue to commit offenses until he was caught or suffered a loss. Therefore…

Sit back and wait for the rabbit.

A cold glint flashed in Lin Hai's eyes.

He has an advantage that others don't.

Dragon snake lizard.

Because of its innate ability to mimic, the dragon-snake lizard is extremely good at lurking, and can hide near the school dormitory building to wait for those people to reappear.

Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up.

"Sis, you guys heat up the food and eat it. I'm going out for a bit."

"Where are you going so late?" Lin Wan asked worriedly.

"I have some errands to run, you guys should go to bed early."

Lin Hai didn't explain much. He went back to his room, bent down, and pulled a worn-out leather suitcase out from under the bed.

He picked up his suitcase and strode out of the house.

The alley was silent in the dead of night.

Lin Hai walked to the alley entrance, looked around, and soon, a dim yellow lantern in the distance came closer.

"Rickshaw!" he waved.

A coachman stopped his rickshaw in front of him.

"Sir, where are you going?"

Lin Hai got into the car, placed his suitcase at his feet, and uttered four words in a deep voice.

"North Gate, quick!"