An infinite journey starting from paradise

"You weren't squeezed to death by me?"

Lin Shangren looked at the demon.

Chapter 138: I’m invincible?!

From Lin Shangren's perspective, as the victim was about to be strangled, the room suddenly underwent a transformation. Everything was stained with a pink filter, becoming limp and melting. The killer, riding on the victim's stomach, also completely changed. From a woman in a white nun's robe, whose face was unclear, she transformed into a naked demon.

Although he couldn't see the demon's face, Lin Shangren was certain that he was indeed looking at the demon he had fought so long in a bloody battle with. He recognized the pair of large, snow-white throwing stones.

The size is moderate, the feel is just right, and it has a sweet and fishy milky aroma when sucked... This pair of almost perfect nipples, as well as the granular texture, the honey canal that is nested inside each other and seems to have countless micro suction cups sucking on it, all left a deep impression on Lin Shangren.

If other factors were excluded and only the sexual experience was considered, Lin Shangren quite liked the demon's body. If it was harmless, Lin Shangren wouldn't mind raising one as a toy...

"What was I thinking?!"

Lin Shangren suddenly came back to his senses.

"Just seeing it arouses the most vulgar and despicable desires. This thing is really scary."

Lin Shangren shook his head vigorously, shaking off the extremely lustful fantasies in his mind. He stopped watching the demon devour the soul of the deceased and instead looked at the cabinet in the corner of the room.

"Can't you open it?"

This is natural. After all, Lin Shangren at this time is just a bystander of this history, and he cannot interfere with the development of this established past.

If you want to know who is hiding in this closet, you can only wait until the situation develops to the point where the person in the closet comes out on his own initiative.

"accelerate."

Lin Shangren thought to himself, and the next moment, accompanied by a painful sense of emptiness, everything he saw began to change rapidly: the demon gouged out the dead man's eyes, pounced on his face, and sucked out a small ball of pale blue light. Then, the pink filter faded, and the small room returned to normal. The demon riding the dead man also transformed back into a human. She held the dead man's eyes in her hands and took two steps back. Although her face could not be seen, it was clear that she seemed to be startled.

What happened next was just as Lin Shangren had deduced. After dawn, the suspect, quick-witted, covered herself with a quilt and hid in the blind spot near the door. Then, she took advantage of the moment when the proprietress who discovered the body fled in panic and escaped from the crime scene.

"The next step is the key."

Lin Shangren's attention was completely focused on the cabinet. Soon, the cabinet door opened and a small head popped out from inside. But Lin Shangren still couldn't see its face clearly.

"A witness...more than just a witness. Why would the devil let her go? Forceful deduction!"

"Hi~"

Lin Shangren took a breath of cold air. He could feel that his scrotum was completely drained in an instant, and then quickly replenished by [Little Bird Doctor]. Then it was drained again, and then replenished, and the cycle continued over and over again.

As Lin Shangren's energy faded, the petite figure whose details could not be seen clearly became clearer little by little.

"About 1.35 meters tall, with white hair and a bandage on her head, wearing a tattered off-white dress... Face... Let me see her face... Hmm... Off-white eyes. One eye is covered by a bandage and has blood stains... Is she one-eyed? What's next..."

"Boom!"

Lin Shangren felt a ringing in his ears, and then the scene before him collapsed. The petite girl, whose face he hadn't seen clearly yet, turned into Officer Gao Shanzhixin standing in the same position.

"So…hungry."

An intense feeling of hunger invaded Lin Shangren's brain, as if he would starve to death if he didn't eat.

"I'm so hungry...eat it..."

The scene in Lin Shangren's eyes changed again. Gao Shan Zhixin, who was originally standing in front of him, turned into a group of human-shaped white light particles. At the head of this pair of particles, there was a light blue light ball shining brightly.

Photons possess the dual properties of waves and particles, a phenomenon often referred to as wave-particle duality. Under certain conditions, waves and particles can be converted into each other, as can matter and energy. This is why Ultraman, a miraculous life form of light, can exist. They can freely transform matter into energy, wave into particle.

Generally speaking, whether converting matter into energy (such as combustion) or energy into matter (such as plant photosynthesis), the process inevitably involves losses and produces "waste heat," making it impossible to achieve 100% conversion efficiency. In other words, it is impossible to extract heat from a single heat source and convert it completely into useful work without causing other side effects.

This is the second law of thermodynamics that we often refer to. This situation denies the possibility of perpetual motion machines from a fundamental logical point of view.

In order to break the second law of thermodynamics, intelligent creatures put forward a conjecture, which we have already introduced in the euphoria world, that is, Maxwell's demon.

Maxwell's demon can control the laws of particle motion and change the direction of particle motion, thereby achieving 100% conversion of energy and matter.

Of course, the power of Maxwell's demon is not limited to this, and its specific abilities will be elaborated in subsequent stories.

At this time, Lin Shangren was extremely hungry and unconsciously activated the power of Maxwell's demon in the Four Beasts Dice. He could convert any matter around him into energy particles, and then absorb those energy particles to replenish his needs.

"Eat it...eat him..."

"!"

Just as Lin Shangren's hand was about to touch the human-shaped particle group, the system prompt sound from Ashrose reawakened his sanity.

Congratulations on completing "I'm Just a Passing Detective" (3/5)

[Rewards: Number of draws × 1]

[My master has been detected to be in a state of kidney deficiency. A special reminder: while being young is good, remember to be moderate~(???`?)]

"Mr. Lin, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Shangren heard Xu Hai Wenzhi's worried voice.

"nothing…"

Lin Shangren rubbed his temples, took out a chocolate energy bar from his pocket, stuffed it directly into his mouth, and began to chew it in big mouthfuls.

"The reasoning is a bit demanding," he said half-jokingly, "but it's worth it. This case is somewhat clear. First of all, this is a copycat murderer. The murderer is a woman, around 30 years old, who works in a religious industry, is acquainted with the deceased, and has homosexual tendencies..."

Although Laplace's illusion didn't reveal the deceased's inner monologue or the details of her acquaintance with the murderer, Lin Shangren roughly deduced their relationship based on their interactions. Furthermore, the murderer's clothing and the fact that she "summoned" a demon suggest a close connection between her and the Tianhui Society.

Therefore, the police only need to investigate the deceased's interpersonal relationships and use these characteristics to quickly identify the murderer. It is based on these considerations that Ashrose concluded that Lin Shangren had solved the mystery.

Lin Shangren naturally did not just confess this information directly. In order to increase credibility, he also informed the police present of the "physical evidence" and reasoning on how to determine these characteristics.

"Besides that, there's another point worth noting. There are eyewitnesses to this case." Lin Shangren pointed to the cabinet and said, "Please look, everyone, this puddle is still wet urine, and these are pieces of clothing. There's also some blood here. It's obvious that someone was hiding in here when the suspect committed the crime. It could be a child or a dwarf. I'm more inclined to believe it was a homeless child hiding here."

"This……"

"So, the police's top priority is to identify the deceased and look for witnesses."

This is not only the police's top priority, but also Lin Shangren's - as he spoke this reasoning, Xiao Ai's voice sounded in his mind at the same time.

The mission trigger was still "I'm just a passing detective", but this time, the system gave a clear requirement to solve the case: [Find the key girl and judge the culprit who caused her life tragedy.]

"The fourth case is meant to lead to the fifth. It seems this fifth case is quite important."

While thinking, Lin Shangren opened the system backpack and looked at the lottery opportunity he had obtained this time.

"Just draw it."

[Okay~^O^/]

[Congratulations on obtaining: Skill Card, Shadow Control? Advanced Control]

[Item Description: Unlocks advanced applications of Shadow Control.]

1. Shadow Materialization: Transform shadows, which are optical phenomena, into real matter; 2. Teleportation: Transmit any part of your body or any other object into any shadow within a controllable range; 3. Shadow Transformation: You can transform your body into a shadow at will, regardless of lighting conditions.

[Note: "Materialized shadows, creating shadow weapons? Using shadow tentacles! Teleporting at will, controlling hearts and crushing others' hearts from a distance? Indecent assault without contact, Cao Pi!"]

"What the hell?! I'm invincible?!"

Chapter 139: The second generation heroine makes her debut

"This ability is a bit outrageous."

Swallowing the chocolate energy bar, Lin Shangren clenched his fist, his four fingers gradually disappearing into the shadow of his palm. Then, his face twitched unnaturally. When he opened his hand again, a few drops of scarlet appeared on the fingertips of his four fingers.

"I can definitely reach the heart," Lin Shangren thought with satisfaction. "After all, the human body is essentially opaque to light. Without light, it's just shadows. So... what's the range?"

He looked at Takayama Shixin who was directing the police officers to carry away the body not far away, put his hands in his pockets, and immediately took out two 100-yen bills printed with Prince Shotoku and a uniquely shaped brooch from his pockets.

The brooch is made of copper and is designed in the shape of a tangled knot, just like the red ribbon symbolizing care for AIDS patients that has been twisted a few more times, except that this brooch is black.

This is the result of a lot of hard work. I have never thought about it before. I have never thought about it before.

Lin Shangren was not surprised by this. After all, when he saw Gao Shan Zhixin for the first time, he had confirmed through his innocent eyes that he was a perfect match for him.

"It's infiltrated into all walks of life, so it's a bit troublesome to deal with if the government is the one handling it. After all, there may be good and bad believers, and the relationships between different positions are also complicated."

Lin Shangren shook his head slightly, turned, and walked out of the hotel. Five meters, ten meters... When he had walked about twenty meters, Lin Shangren shook the warm blood off his hands. Twenty meters behind him, Gao Shan Zhixin suddenly screamed and collapsed to the ground.

"I am not the government. I am in charge of killing but not burying."

The shadow on Lin Shangren's hand liquefied like the Venom symbiote, then wrapped around his palm and cleaned the blood off it.

"The case is solved?"

Dongzi, who was waiting at the door of the hotel, walked towards Lin Shangren. Yura, who was originally holding Dongzi's arm, threw herself into Lin Shangren's arms first.

"Solved. Phew… Yura is really clingy."

Lin Shangren gently stroked Yura's long hair with his left hand and held Dongzi's hand with his right hand.

"Aren't you going to wait for Officer Xu Hai?"

"We are not on the same side to begin with, so helping them solve the case is the most we can do," said Lin Shangren.

"So where do we go next?"

"Let's find a decent hotel. We can't just stay here, right?"

"...I'm hungry." Yura, who was holding Lin Shangren's arm, suddenly said.

"Yura is hungry?"

"You...are hungry..."

Yura blinked and looked at Hayashi Shangren's face.

"Indeed, let's go eat first."

……

The school was made of stone, cold and icy. Every surface was smooth, straight, and incredibly hard.

Therefore, the school doesn't absorb anything; everything bounces back: whether it's laughter or crying, all sounds will be bounced back. So whether you run, walk, or fall, the force will all rebound back to you; whether you hit or kick, you will be the only one who feels the pain; whether you are sad, happy, sad, or funny, you have to bear it all by yourself.

This kind of school is not gentle at all.

Yukiko Chihara has always believed this.

Although she didn't know what cages and prisons were like, she sometimes felt that they must be very similar to schools: solid and reliable structures.

Whether it was a building, a commandment, or a concept, whatever it was, as long as it had a solid structure, it all reminded her of rejection and despair. In that sense, they were synonymous.

No, Chihara Yukiko even believed that the solid structure itself contained rejection and despair. So...here, the private Oizumi Academy, was such a place.

The private Oizumi Academy is a semi-boarding girls' school and a Christian school.

Laughing is also a taboo here.

The teacher told her not to laugh at school, so she tried not to laugh, but she still felt the urge to laugh when something funny happened. Is this kind of attitude considered immoral?

Chihara Yukiko didn’t know.

There were neither monks nor nuns in this school. Although everyone gathered here to learn about faith, they all had different ideas in their hearts:

The teachers were hired for money, and the students were forced to stay in this sturdy building by the will of others, with no faith in their hearts. Everyone put on a pious expression, but no one had true faith.

"So, why do we have such strict rules? We clearly don't believe in the so-called Christ, and we're all just acting. Why can't we be more honest?"

There are some outspoken people in Private Oizumi Academy, like the girl that Chihara Yukiko is silently watching.

"It's so complicated... I still don't quite understand it."

Takigawa Yumi was diligently reading an introductory book on surgical medicine. Although the book was only at an introductory level, the abstruse content still made Takigawa Yumi feel extremely overwhelmed.

"Huh... Should I borrow a simpler book? Like first aid or something... I'm so clueless. If I keep going like this, how long will it take me to help my brother?"

She was a little annoyed.

She wanted to become better, and hoped that she could help Lin Shangren, or at least not hold him back. After meeting Lin Shangren, Takigawa Yumi had always had this idea.

In order to become more "useful" to Lin Shangren, she made a lot of efforts, such as improving her cooking skills, teaching herself medicine, and reading various detective novels.

She did this not because she was afraid of being abandoned by Lin Shangren, she was sure that Lin Shangren would never abandon her. She just hoped... Lin Shangren could praise her.

"It's the fourth day... Brother should be back soon, right? He should be, soon."

Takigawa Yumi thought so.

"Hey, hey...Have you heard? Teacher Shi Qi was arrested by the police..."

Behind Ximei, she heard classmates whispering.

"It seems to be about the 'blasphemy' incident... The organization is called the Lijiao, right? I thought it was only students, but I didn't expect teachers to be involved as well."

The so-called "blasphemy" is an abbreviation for offense and blasphemy, and it is the nickname given to "prostitution" by students at Daquan College. After all, in the eyes of students who leave the church and engage in prostitution, they are offending and blaspheming God.

"Yes, I heard that someone inside the sect reported her and other students involved in prostitution."