Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

The ticket purchase records don't reveal anything; the identity documents of these people traveling alone are all valid.

However, having learned from her previous experience handling cases of carriage disappearances, Qin Huanyu knew that such matters couldn't be solved by simply looking at identification documents; impersonating someone else was often not difficult.

So Qin Huanyu had Duanmu Ling do it again, copying the surveillance footage from those airports that day.

Qin Huanyu wanted to personally review the surveillance footage, examining each passenger traveling alone to see if the same person was using different identities.

Even if that person was disguised, Qin Huanyu was not afraid at all.

Disguise can conceal one's face and figure, but habitual movements and gait are difficult to completely hide. A professionally trained agent might be able to, but someone who was likely an ordinary person not long ago would definitely not be able to.

Relying on her Mathematical Eye, Qin Huanyu could analyze every single movement of the lone passengers frame by frame. She was extremely confident that if any of them were the same person, then no matter what disguise they wore, they would be exposed.

However, this was a meticulous task that required patience. Qin Huanyu stayed at Hu Niu's house for more than three days and watched the surveillance footage. During this time, she also had to cook for Hu Niu as payment for the room.

In the past three days, five more tiger attacks have occurred, just like before, in different cities within the Eastern Divine Continent. The incidents all took place in downtown areas, mainly shopping malls and city squares, with one incident occurring at a high-speed train station.

However, the losses from these five incidents were minimal. After all, with so many incidents occurring, police across the country were already on high alert, with armed police deployed in every densely populated area. Every time a tiger appeared, it was shot dead by automatic rifles immediately.

Of course, it was still impossible to completely avoid the occurrence of injuries. Those few injured people were just too unlucky. They happened to be passing by the place where the tiger suddenly appeared. Even though the armed police reacted quickly, they were still bitten.

Qin Huanyu spent three days painstakingly reviewing the surveillance footage, until her eyes were sore, but the results were not ideal.

Among those traveling alone, none seemed to be faking it, and none of them had a particularly similar gait or habitual movements.

If I had to say something, I could only say that a few passengers had similar postures and movements, but they were far from meeting the criteria to identify them as the same person; they were only slightly suspicious.

Qin Huanyu was unwilling to give up. She knew the success rate was low, but she still decided to take Hu Niu to see those people in person and see if there was a real culprit among them.

Tiger Girl didn't want to go at first. She was just an online food vlogger, and her best skill was eating and acting cute in front of the camera. She couldn't do such a dangerous job as investigating a case, and she didn't dare to do it.

Qin Huanyu said many nice things, coaxing and deceiving her, and assured her that Hu Niu's task was just to take a look at the suspect from a distance and that there would be absolutely no danger, before finally persuading Hu Niu to help.

Following the ticket purchase records obtained from the airline, the two searched for lone passengers who were slightly suspicious, allowing Tiger Girl to use her tiger clan's perception of the Tiger Subduing Divine Skill to determine whether those people were the perpetrators of the series of tiger attacks.

. . . . .

While Qin Huanyu and Hu Niu began investigating the case, Yi Youyou once again transformed into Miss Skylark and took action.

However, the information provided by Yi Qiushui was severely insufficient. Apart from knowing that the target was likely a member of the Truth Society from abroad, there were no other clues.

Miss Lark wasn't good at this kind of investigation and didn't know where to start, so she went to meet up with her partner for this mission.

The two met at a two-dimensional café in the capital city. In such a place, Miss Hibari's phantom thief outfit was inconspicuous at all, and people would just think she was cosplaying.

She met a man who looked to be under 40. He wasn't particularly tall, but he was very muscular and had the marks of a long sun. He had rugged features and a full beard; he was the kind of guy who could play a pirate without makeup.

When Miss Lark arrived at the coffee shop, the man was already there, drinking iced coffee and playing games on his phone while waiting.

"Hey, Lao Guo."

Miss Lark greeted him, then naturally sat down opposite the man, picked up the menu and ordered a drink. At the same time, she glanced at the man's phone screen and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Defending the fountain again? Lao Guo, your gaming skills are still as bad as ever. I don't think I've ever seen you win?"

"Yo, junior sister~~"

The man didn't even look up, continuing to control his game character as he dodged enemy attacks in the fountain, shrugging indifferently.

"Games are all about having fun... I play games to relax, so why make myself so tense and focused on winning? For me, the fun is in seeing my teammates get furious and swear after I mess up their game."

"That's why nobody wants to play games with you! You have such a twisted sense of humor!"

Miss Lark couldn't help but complain, while beckoning the waiter over to take their order.

A cup of hot coffee with lots of sugar cubes was brought over by the waiter shortly after. Miss [Hibari] stirred it with a small spoon, took a small sip along the rim of the cup, and then looked up at the man who had finished his game:

"What have you been up to lately, Lao Guo? It feels like it's been almost two years since I last saw you. You seem to have gotten even darker."

"Hey, don't even mention it. My previous missions were all in the desert. It's no wonder I got tanned after dealing with yellow sand and scorching sun every day!"

Old Guo complained, then looked at Miss Lark and chuckled:

"I heard you've had a pretty easy time these past two years, Junior Sister? Your mission has been to drag around a beautiful woman, eating, drinking, and having fun? How's it going? The number one policewoman of the Holy Zhou Kingdom is quite delicious, isn't she? When are you going to hand out wedding candy to your senior brothers and sisters?"

"Shut up! Even Lao Guo is making fun of me... Damn it! Grandma must be spouting nonsense to her students again!"

Miss Lark was somewhat embarrassed and angry.

Guo Ying is Lao Guo's full name. His biological father was one of Yi Qiushui's last disciples, so he himself is considered a third-generation disciple of Yi Qiushui. He is of the same generation as Miss Yun Que, and they have been getting along as fellow disciples since they met.

There are several similar senior brothers and sisters, including Miss Yun Que, who are basically the backbone of the younger generation of the Treasure Pavilion. This is also one of the main reasons why Yi Qiushui was able to become the Pavilion Master. As the president of Shen Du University, she has too many disciples and grand-disciples, who are now all part of her network.

Actually, to be honest, Qin Huanyu, who is Qin Hai's adopted daughter, and Miss Yun Que can be considered to be fellow disciples, but it's a bit hard to tell who is the senior and who is the junior.

In terms of age, Qin Huanyu should be the senior sister, as she is almost half a year older than Miss Yun Que.

However, in terms of the time of entry into the sect, the senior sister should be Miss Yun Que, because Qin Huanyu was adopted by Qin Hai when she was 4 years old, while Miss Yun Que was Yi Qiushui's granddaughter from birth.

In the anime-themed café, Miss [Hibari] chatted with Guo Ying for a few minutes before finishing her coffee and getting down to business:

"Old Guo, you probably already know about Grandma's mission this time, right? Where do you think we should start?"

"Of course, we'll start with the only lead we have."

Guo Ying wore a slightly frivolous smile, completely posing as an ordinary man on a date with a beautiful cosplayer, but his words were quite serious:

"Didn't Grandmaster Grandmother say that the real mastermind behind this matter is very likely a member of the overseas Truth Society? That statement is actually a clue."

"...What kind of clue can this sentence be? The Truth Society was defeated by us more than 20 years ago and doesn't even have a base in the country. How can we investigate?" Miss [Skylark] asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, so you're still too young and inexperienced, junior sister."

Guo Ying looked somewhat smug:

"This clue isn't about finding the Truth Society's hidden strongholds... but rather about using the Truth Society's past methods to deduce the location of that Truth Society member."

"Does the Truth Society follow its past methods of doing things?"

Miss Lark hadn't really thought of this before, and thinking about it now was clearly a waste of time, so she directly asked for the answer:

"Stop being mysterious and showing off, just tell me already, Lao Guo."

"Alright, alright... Junior Sister, you haven't changed at all. You're still so lazy and impatient. I wonder if that policewoman will be able to handle it in the future... Uh, alright, alright, I'm not joking. Junior Sister, don't glare at me!"

Guo Ying waved her hand and sighed:

"Speaking of which, Junior Sister, you should have already figured out what this enemy's 'luring the tiger away from the mountain' strategy is, right?"

"Of course, it's the remnants of the Fuhu Sect making a comeback, right? Hmph, that idiot Ayu had to go through all the trouble of going to Youzhou Prefecture to ask the Tiger Demon Clan, but I come from a family with a long tradition of learning... I don't know why that idiot didn't think of just asking me directly?"

Miss Lark harshly criticized someone twice, then continued:

"But our target isn't the same person as the remnants of the Tiger Subduing Sect, is it?"

"Definitely not. That remnant of the Fuhu Sect is most likely just a foolish, unlucky guy who was used by our target."

Guo Ying snorted:

"What the Truth Society likes to do most is to hide one legend under another similar legend to carry out conspiracies... You should know about the big incident they committed a few years ago, right, Junior Sister? In Godan City of the White Eagle Continent Federation, they used Halloween as a cover to successfully launch a parade of a hundred ghosts, creating many evil creatures and monsters, and causing countless civilian deaths and injuries."

"Yes, of course I know about that too."

Miss Lark nodded, pondering for a moment:

"So, Lao Guo, you mean the Truth Society will use the same old tricks again? The resurgence of the Fuhu Sect remnants is just a facade; the real conspiracy is the reappearance of another very similar legend hidden beneath this incident?"

"That's right, that's what I was thinking, and I've done a lot of research."

Guo Ying expressed her approval, her voice very serious:

"Junior Sister, you must understand that practicing the Tiger-Taming Divine Skill to hunt tigers is essentially still a form of hunting. And speaking of hunting, one of the powerful members of the Truth Society happens to be the embodiment of a famous legend from the Western Continent. I suspect that our opponent this time is her!"

"Old Guo, are you talking about... Wild Hunt?"

Miss Lark is not stupid; she has a wealth of knowledge. She is just like Qin Huanyu, lacking experience and being a bit lazy. Now that she has been reminded, she immediately came up with the answer.

"good."

Guo Ying took a deep breath:

"There are probably quite a few people in the Investigation Bureau waiting for the remnants of the Fuhu Sect to show up on their own, but they probably don't realize that even if they capture or kill that remnant of the Fuhu Sect, it won't solve the problem."

"Times have changed. Even if tigers frequently injure people in densely populated areas, it's hard for them to arouse the same fear as before. After all, tigers are just wild animals, and they can be easily killed by firearms. Even children know this... That's why the remnants of the Tiger-Taming Sect haven't shown up for so long, because people's fear of tigers isn't enough."

"In contrast, after several incidents of tigers attacking people, people are no longer as afraid of tigers as they used to be, but they will have another extreme emotion - hatred."

"In fact, more and more people on the internet are suggesting that the army should be deployed to completely exterminate tigers in the wild to prevent similar attacks from happening again... and many civilian hunting groups have already taken action."

Guo Ying was clearly prepared. While he was saying these things, he also took out a tablet computer and showed Miss Yun Que some videos and pictures.

The videos and pictures show civilian hunters equipped with their own armor, spears, crossbows, and other weapons, planning to go into the mountains to hunt tigers and avenge those injured in tiger attacks. They have also received support from many netizens.

"These are the prototypes of the Wild Hunt."

Guo Ying pointed to the videos and pictures and said earnestly:

“If we don’t kill or drive away the Wild Hunt’s true form hiding in the shadows quickly, these fanatical hunters could be controlled or exploited by it… In the worst-case scenario, all these hundreds or thousands of hunters across the Eastern Continent could become demonized and riot, which would be a disaster.”

"……I see."

After reading and listening, Miss Lark's expression became very solemn:

"So what should we do next, Lao Guo?"

"Let's start with these hunters."

Guo Ying used the tablet again and locked onto a picture of a civilian hunter:

“This hunter shot a wild boar live last night. The hunting skills he displayed at the time exceeded the limits of ordinary hunters... If he wasn’t a superhuman before, then he has most likely been affected by the Wild Hunt and is showing signs of demonization. Let’s go find him first, and then we’ll have to rely on your skills, Junior Sister.”

"understood."

Miss Lark's eyes lit up:

"If he truly shows signs of demonic transformation, he will possess the power of the Wild Hunt. I can use my family's heirloom to trace the source of this power and use divination to locate the Wild Hunt's true form!"

Chapter 132 The Foolish Witch

Liangzhou, in a desolate, uninhabited area.

A strong man was walking briskly. He looked to be around 30 years old. He was wearing a nice outdoor sun-protective outfit, with a spear that was about 2 meters long slung across his shoulder. He held a crossbow in his right hand and a selfie stick in his left. Every two steps, he would say something to the camera.

"Isn't this the one, Lao Guo?"

More than 1000 meters away, Miss Lark put down her binoculars and asked Guo Ying beside her for confirmation.

"It's definitely him, we can make our move... Should I go, or should you, Junior Sister, take him down?"

Guo Ying continued to observe the man through binoculars, while she herself lay half-prone on the ground, appearing very cautious.

"I'd better go."

As Miss Skylark answered, she was already adjusting her breathing, preparing to make her move:

"Old Guo, your abilities are too destructive. I'm worried you won't be able to control yourself and might kill that guy in one go... His demonic tendencies are already quite strong. Even if you don't use your abilities, you might not be able to defeat him."

"That's true... Alright, then I'll leave it to you in a bit, Junior Sister."

After a moment's thought, Guo Ying readily agreed.

The man they targeted was originally a hunter, but he was relatively modern. He would often film his hunting process and upload it to the internet to earn extra money from viewers' tips.

After incidents of tiger attacks on people began to occur frequently, this hunter was encouraged by his fans to go into the mountains to hunt tigers to avenge the victims of the incidents... and there are many hunters like him.

He had been in the wilderness for many days, but had not found a single tiger to hunt. He had encountered quite a few wild boars and wolves, and had even shot and killed a black bear.

During a live stream a couple of days ago, this hunter encountered six wild boars at the same time. He used both his crossbow and spear, and his hunting skills, honed since childhood, were put to exceptional use. He successfully completed the feat of taking on six wild boars at once with almost no injuries, earning him a lot of tips from his fans.

However, most fans are laymen who just want to watch the excitement and relax. Guo Ying, who was also watching his live stream at the time, noticed something was wrong. This hunter had done a feat of holding down a charging wild boar with one hand while fighting it. This kind of strength clearly exceeded the limits of what an ordinary person should have.

At the time, Guo Ying strongly suspected that the hunter had been affected by the Wild Hunt and was beginning to become demonic. Now, after personally observing him, she was even more certain of this and could take action.

As a gust of wind swept across the wilderness, Miss Lark took flight, soaring over 200 meters into the air within seconds and gliding toward the target hunter's location.

Because the hunter was still live-streaming, in order to avoid her actions being seen by too many ordinary viewers who shouldn't know, Miss Lark first threw down an EMP grenade from the air.

Bang!

As the EMP grenade was detonated, it caused almost no physical damage, but electronic devices within a radius of at least several tens of meters were destroyed. The target, Orion's, phone exploded, sparking and then went black, becoming a complete brick.

The hunter immediately spotted Miss Lark approaching from the air. He was clearly surprised that a woman had suddenly appeared in the wilderness and was attacking him, but he didn't hesitate much. He raised his crossbow and fired at Miss Lark.

Miss Lark was prepared for this and quickly activated her ability to adjust her weight, causing her gliding body to plummet rapidly, dodging three crossbow bolts in succession.

Just as the hunter was about to shoot his fourth arrow, Miss Lark had already landed less than 20 meters away from him and threw a handful of marbles at him.

The hunter reacted quickly, instantly throwing away his crossbow and taking out a spear from his back. He gripped the spear with both hands and spun it like a fan blade, trying to block all the bullets, just like how masters in many martial arts movies use long-handled weapons to block bullets.