Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

"Understood. This suggestion is very important, and I will consider it carefully."

Lu Meng gave a solemn reply, then prepared to take his leave and return to the Municipal Bureau to continue overseeing the investigation.

However, just as he was about to leave the research institute, Lü Meng stopped and turned back to ask Qin Hai a question with some curiosity:

"By the way, since the collar that Xiao Qin made before was so useful, why didn't your research institute report it to the investigation bureau for mass production? Is there some technical difficulty preventing mass production?"

"Because those ancient-style superhumans in the Investigation Bureau have more effective sealing methods, there's no need to report such a simple and crude toy and embarrass themselves."

Qin Hai smiled, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes:

“I asked Ayu the same question back then, and this is how she answered me… You know I tend to spoil my daughter, so I didn’t bring it up again since Ayu didn’t want to.”

'You're such a doting father!'

Lu Meng mentally muttered a sarcastic remark before saying:

"But there are also many inspectors and investigators in the Investigation Bureau who are not ancient-style superhumans. The simple and crude little toy that Xiao Qin mentioned is actually very useful... Let her compile the relevant technical data and submit it later. The higher-ups should give her at least a Class C case credit and reward."

"Well, I'll tell Ayu when she gets back, but I can't guarantee whether she'll be willing or even interested in doing it," Qin Hai said, shrugging.

Lu Meng was speechless. Not wanting to waste any more words with the girl who was obsessed with her daughter, he made up his mind to personally hand over the task to Qin Huanyu and quickly left the research institute.

. . . . .

Baiguang City, Yexuan Food City.

Before Qin Huanyu could return from Sakura Prefecture, someone had already found this place very close to the mastermind. It was Miss [Hibari], who had already entered the food court through the main entrance.

Of course, she wasn't dressed up as a phantom thief at this moment. Although it's not unusual to see a few anime cosplayers in a food court, it would still be too conspicuous.

Miss Lark transformed into a woman with black hair and black eyes, wearing a beige long trench coat over her T-shirt to cover her body, and also wearing sunglasses, disguising herself as an ordinary urban woman.

Chapter 103 Tricking a Pure Love God of War into Opening the Door

Miss Hibari is from the capital city. She had only been to Shirokage City once before, and spent most of her time at the archaeological site. There are not many people in Shirokage City who know her well. The only person who knows her well has gone to Sakura Prefecture. So she only needs a pair of sunglasses to avoid being recognized.

You'll find Yexuan Food City, and Miss Yun Que will, of course, be able to do so through that werewolf-like boy who tore apart the thugs before.

After leaving the alley, Miss Skylark contacted her companions at the Treasure Pavilion. They sealed the werewolf-like boy's spirit essence and temporarily imprisoned him. At the same time, they sent the girl to the hospital for treatment.

However, before sealing the werewolf-turned-boy, Miss Skylark extracted enough blood, hair, and nails from him to serve as a medium for divination spells. Only after relying on the power of her ancestral artifacts did she finally find Yexuan Food City.

To be precise, Miss Skylark is searching for the source of power for the werewolf-like boy.

Based on the known information from the series of cases, this werewolf-like boy most likely also recently obtained his power through a mysterious website. Therefore, the spiritual elements on his body and the mutated parts after obtaining the power will most likely still maintain a certain connection with the source of his power, which can be tracked using divination magic.

Indeed, after Miss Lark used her ancestral divination tool, the jade rod acted like a treasure compass in a game, pointing out the target direction every time it fell.

Like a treasure hunter in a game, Miss Yun Que used her ancestral artifact to constantly adjust her direction as she circled around White Light City, eventually finding the point where all directions converged—the seemingly not-so-good Ye Xuan Food City.

However, after entering Yexuan Food City, Miss Yun Que was somewhat confused.

Although Miss Yun Que is a new-era superpowered individual, she hasn't completely abandoned her family's magic and cultivation. While her mastery of various family magic techniques isn't even at the minor level, her basic spiritual perception is still intact, unlike a certain Yu who can only rely on equipment for detection.

In Miss Lark's perception, the concentration of spiritual energy in Yexuan Food City was indeed slightly higher, but only slightly higher. It was far from the safe line that could naturally produce evil spirits and ghosts, let alone hide any powerful monsters.

This is not reasonable.

Is it possible...

Sitting in a cold drink shop in the food court, slurping down her vanilla milkshake, Miss Lark's brows gradually furrowed.

As a member of a prestigious old noble family in the capital, Miss [Skylark] quickly realized the existence of the Ghost Realm, a special space. The Food City, though lacking in spiritual energy, harbored powerful and bizarre elements; the most likely explanation was that these bizarre elements resided within the Ghost Realm, with the Food City merely serving as a connection between the Ghost Realm and the mortal world.

"I can't solo the Lord of the Ghost Realm, not to mention there are most likely other superhumans under its control protecting him. If I go alone, I'll probably just get myself killed... and might even end up in a pornographic video posted online. That would be terrible."

'Even if I could solo the Lord of the Ghost Realm, without the correct method or by accepting the Lord's invitation, I simply couldn't enter such a special space... Damn it, that was a miscalculation. I should have interrogated that werewolf first.'

'Should we go back to the organization's stronghold to interrogate that werewolf now? ...No, doing so would most likely be pointless. What could someone who was probably just an ordinary person yesterday possibly know? Even if he saw something, he'd probably have a hard time understanding it, and his description would likely be unclear and mislead my judgment.'

'Hmm...maybe I should wait a bit. Grandma's only task for me is to prevent Ayu from obtaining potentially dangerous technology; there's no need to fight the Lord of the Ghost Realm head-on...I'll leave that powerful monster to the Inspector.'

'I can wait nearby until the Investigation Bureau manages to open the Ghost Realm, then I'll sneak in and try to steal from Ayu... Maybe I'll even get to see her idiotic face when she's embarrassed, hehe~~ I'll definitely rescue her first and then make a good laugh at her!'

By the time Miss Lark finished sipping her milkshake, she had pretty much sorted out her thoughts and immediately put them into action.

She got up and left the food court, placing miniature cameras in hidden locations near several entrances and exits. Afterward, she booked a room at a hotel about 200 meters away from the food court.

There were no obstacles between the hotel and Yexuan Food City. Miss Yun Que paid extra to choose the room with the best location. She could clearly see the food city from the window using binoculars, and the miniature cameras could also monitor the activity at the entrance and exit of the food city.

After doing all this, Miss Skylark began to wait patiently.

'Ayu, oh Ayu, when will you finally find this place?'

. . . . .

Around dinnertime, Qin Huanyu returned to the Baiguang City Police Station, and Lü Meng followed her back shortly after.

In fact, before boarding the plane at Edo Airport in Sakura Prefecture, Qin Huanyu had already called Baiguang City to tell them about Yexuan Food City. However, at that time, Lü Meng was still at the Lingsu Research Institute, so Cheng Hai, Bai Ling, and the ordinary police officers did not take any rash actions and chose to wait.

The main official team in charge of the case has regrouped, and the final battle is about to begin.

Lü Meng first gathered intelligence with Qin Huanyu.

Qin Huanyu's intelligence came from Mrs. Amakusa, mainly concerning the location of the subspace entrance to Yexuan Food City, and the enemy's true identity as a bizarre online figure known as "Pure Love War God" or, more accurately, "Bull Slayer."

Lu Meng's intelligence mainly came from her cheated-on husband, Qu Mingyuan, including Qin Hai's examination results on Qu Mingyuan and Lu Meng's own interrogation of Qu Mingyuan.

According to Qu Mingyuan's confession to Lü Meng, he did indeed become a superhuman just last night.

When the video of the two women and the tower was uploaded, Qu Mingyuan happened to be browsing his phone and saw the entire video immediately. He also silently noted down the website mentioned at the end of the video.

Last night, Qu Mingyuan became angrier and angrier for some reason. He had been holding back his wife's infidelity for a long time, but he suddenly couldn't hold back anymore last night.

So Qu Mingyuan first drank several bottles of beer to bolster his courage before logging into the mysterious website at the designated time, just to give it a try.

Before he could do anything, Qu Mingyuan saw on the website various scenes of his wife having affairs with company executives, as well as obscene conversations between the two.

Having already made a certain level of awareness, and emboldened by a few bottles of beer, Qu Mingyuan felt so angry he was about to explode, as if his whole being was burning up from the inside out.

After that, Qu Mingyuan really felt very hot, and in a daze, he seemed to be in a fire scene, and then he fainted.

When Qu Mingyuan woke up the next morning, he was surprised to find that he had a new power. At first, he had difficulty controlling it and accidentally stirred up a storm in the house, destroying a lot of furniture.

After several hours of finally adapting to his new power, the urge for revenge erupted uncontrollably in Qu Mingyuan's heart.

So Qu Mingyuan called his wife. If she had answered, things might have been resolved, but her phone was off... This was practically an open secret that he was having an affair.

Qu Mingyuan was also very familiar with the small hill where his wife had her affair. He had secretly watched his wife cheat on him several times from nearby, but he was too cowardly at the time. He didn't even dare to rush up and yell at her. He could only grit his teeth and cry silently.

But this time was different. Qu Mingyuan had extraordinary power. The anger that had been building up in his heart for a long time suddenly erupted. After arriving at the scene, he used a gust of wind to send his wife and the company executive, who were having an affair, down the hillside along with their car without saying a word.

Qu Mingyuan had already noticed the police when they arrived, but he didn't take it to heart.

At the time, Qu Mingyuan believed that he was not afraid of the police at all because of his extraordinary power, and he even planned to mock and ridicule the police when they called out to him.

Unexpectedly, more than a dozen young police officers completely disregarded the rules. The usual "hands up, don't move" procedure seen in TV shows and movies was completely absent. Instead, they opened fire and launched a surprise attack, catching Qu Mingyuan off guard and ultimately capturing him.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huanyu, making no attempt to hide her smugness, put her hands on her hips and laughed heartily:

"They did a great job! They didn't let me down... Actually, when I was little, I always thought the line 'Hands up, don't move' in TV shows and movies was so silly, especially when facing vicious criminals. Many police officers sacrificed their lives that way. So back then, I decided that if I became a police officer, I would never waste words, and I would shoot decisively—a headshot if possible, not an arm! I've always told my colleagues this, and Uncle Bai has criticized me for it several times, but I always humbly accept the criticism and resolutely refuse to change! Haha~~"

"From a legal and humanitarian perspective, police officers are indeed required to issue warnings before conducting routine arrests; firing directly is a serious disciplinary violation. However..."

Lü Meng clearly didn't care much about this, and shrugged with a smile:

“We can’t be bound by common sense when dealing with supernatural beings, and I agree with you on that point… Perhaps after this case is over, we can jointly propose to the Bureau of Investigation that ordinary police officers be allowed to shoot supernatural criminals without warning, in order to reduce casualties?”

"Okay, okay."

Qin Huanyu, of course, would not refuse and nodded repeatedly:

"I've had this idea for a while, but I'm just a nobody. It would be great if an inspector like you, Senior Lü, were willing to take the lead."

After a couple of digressions, let's get back to the main topic.

Now that we know the location of the subspace entrance to the Ghost Realm, the true nature of the target monster, and the process by which Qu Mingyuan gained extraordinary power and the changes he experienced, the next step is to find a way to enter the Ghost Realm and defeat the target monster.

As Mrs. Amakusa said, the Target Monster was only recently born and its power was not very strong. At the very least, it had not yet become the master of the Ghost Realm. It was just lucky to have obtained a piece of the Ghost Realm that was not owned by anyone.

In other words, the target monster does not have supreme control over that ghost realm. To enter the ghost realm, one does not need the target monster's consent, nor does one need to forcibly open the entrance with an energy burst. One can enter the ghost realm in other ways.

According to the experience records of our predecessors, the most common way to enter a natural ghost realm is to first find out the cause of the ghost realm or its current state, and then replicate that situation at the connection point in the real world. This way, there is a high probability that the ghost realm and the real world will temporarily overlap, opening the entrance.

During his interrogation by Lü Meng, Qu Mingyuan mentioned several times that when he logged into the mysterious website and gained power, he felt like everything was burning. This burning was a mixture of his uncontrollable rage and a real fire.

Based on Qin Hai's physical examination of Qu Mingyuan and his methods of imbuing the monster with extraordinary powers, Qin Huanyu and Lü Meng, after discussion, concluded that Qu Mingyuan's soul must have left his body at that time, been absorbed into the ghost realm by the monster for transformation, and then returned to his body.

This also explains why, even though the video of the two women and the tower was broadcast across the entire internet, those who gained supernatural powers were all in White Light City—that bizarre power was probably not strong enough, and could only truly pull website users within the White Light City area into the Ghost Realm and grant them supernatural powers.

In other words, Qu Mingyuan's soul most likely entered the Ghost Realm once, so the feeling of burning everywhere that he kept mentioning was probably not an illusion, but rather that the Ghost Realm was indeed a fire scene.

This does indeed meet the conditions for the formation of natural ghost realms. If the resentment lingers at certain tragic disaster sites, there is a certain probability that ghost realms will form.

The location of Yexuan Food City was the site of a fire before!

Lü Meng and Qin Huanyu reached the same conclusion and immediately reviewed the case file.

Qin Huanyu immediately turned on the police station's computer and accessed the database. She thought it would be a simple matter that could be resolved in a few minutes, but to her surprise, she couldn't find anything.

Could my guess be wrong? But that shouldn't be the case.

Just as Qin Huanyu was looking somewhat worried, the cleaning lady who had been cleaning the police station for almost 40 years overheard the matter and, after a slight hesitation, provided an important piece of information.

Yexuan Food City did indeed experience a major fire, but it was a very long time ago. The cleaning lady only heard about it from adults when she was a child. That incident is conservatively estimated to be 50 years ago.

Computers were only just invented 50 years ago, and they were the size of small villas. Naturally, the police station in a small city like Baiguang City wouldn't have one. All the case files were just paper documents. The earliest case that can be found on the computer is no more than 30 years old, so it's normal that the fire case file can't be found.

Upon receiving this news, Qin Huanyu, who had been somewhat frustrated because she thought her speculation was wrong, cheered up again and led several young police officers who usually called her Sister Yu to the old archives room in the basement of the police station to look up the paper documents of those old cases.

We finally found the information.

The location of Yexuan Food City was indeed the site of a major fire, but it happened a very long time ago, 67 years ago.

At that time, the War of Resistance against Japan had just ended, and the system of the Holy Zhou Kingdom was undergoing a large-scale reform, with various legal provisions changing almost every month. Brothels were not even banned at that time and could operate legally. Yexuan Food City was originally a brothel, and a very successful one at that.

Unfortunately, a fire 67 years ago completely reduced the brothel to ashes, killing hundreds of customers, courtesans, and other staff.

The specific cause of the fire was not recorded in detail in the case file. It was only said that someone was jealous of the courtesans and decided to take revenge by burning everything down.

Based on the bizarre nature of the target's true form, Lü Meng, Qin Huanyu, and the others discussed it further and concluded that it was highly likely another story of a brutal killing of a minotaur. The person who set fire to the brothel was a victim of the minotaur, which was why the bizarre target had taken over that ghostly realm—because an empathy had developed between them.

The method to open the entrance to the Ghost Realm in the same way is then obvious.

If a victim, suffering greatly from the torment of being bullied, were to fly into a rage and set Yexuan Food City ablaze again, there's a high probability that they would resonate with the Ghost Realm and open its entrance.

But this creates a new problem.

The matter of Shaoyexuan Food City is simple. All we need to do is evacuate the people in advance and rebuild it afterwards. The Investigation Bureau has the full support of the entire Holy Zhou Kingdom, and its case-handling funds are unlimited. Anything that can be solved with money is no problem for the Investigation Bureau.

The difficulty lies in finding the victim of arson.

Qin Huanyu, Cheng Hai, and Bai Ling are all still single, so they have nothing to brag about. Lü Meng did have a wife, but she passed away almost 10 years ago.

Of course, some police officers are married, but no one can force someone to deliberately give their wife away to another man just to solve a case, right? That would be inhumane and impossible.

No one wants to be the victim of the bull, so who will set fire to the hellish place?

An inspector and three investigators had been agonizing over this for almost half an hour. Just as they were all considering simply using a powerful explosion to blow up the ghost realm and then blaming it on a gas explosion, Qin Huanyu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and her eyes lit up.

It was Cheng Hai who gave her inspiration.

"Hey, you flowery monk."

While Lü Meng and Bai Ling were both frowning, Qin Huanyu suddenly looked at Cheng Hai:

"I remember that among the adult games you used for your 'worldly trials,' quite a few had a rather angsty NTR theme, right? After all, NTR-themed adult games are really erotic and sell very well."

"This one……"

Seeing that he had suddenly become the focus of everyone's attention, especially since many ordinary police officers were casting strange glances at him as if he were a disgrace to Buddhism, Cheng Hai became somewhat annoyed.

But Cheng Hai's Buddhist teachings were indeed profound; he almost instantly controlled his anger, restoring his composure to a calm and undisturbed state. He graciously accepted the gazes of the crowd and nodded in reply:

“The female bodhisattva is right, this humble monk does indeed have quite a few of those games here.”

"Excellent!"

Qin Huanyu snapped her fingers, her thoughts becoming increasingly clear:

"To experience the rage of being bullied, you don't necessarily have to actually be bullied yourself. Playing those NTR games is also an option... especially for those sensitive players who like to immerse themselves in the protagonist's role. The rage they feel after playing those frustrating NTR games will be no less than that of someone who has actually been bullied."

"Not only that, but a while ago, to repay the monk for a favor I did, I personally made him a state-of-the-art game console. It's the kind that's been described in many novels, where you can lie in a game pod and immerse yourself in the game world! Playing games with this kind of console is definitely more immersive than playing in front of a screen, and the pain of being bullied is more likely to make players break down and get angry."

"correct."