Demon Sword Immortal

"Hmm?" Luo Yu looked at her, his brows relaxing. "You were called here by Teacher Ma to ask about the situation? Well... I can only say we have to wait a while; we can't draw any conclusions yet."

The girl said "Oh," and stepped aside to watch Luo Yu leave.

On the way, Luo Yu kept thinking about the differences between the two reports.

The reason he was so concerned about this matter was not only due to his professional ethics, but also because he was reminded of a murder case that had been reported on television some time ago.

It was a case of mass poisoning, using an unregistered neurotoxin. The powder was almost colorless and odorless when dissolved in water, and just a small amount could be fatal.

If I remember correctly, it was a case that occurred in Zezhou, resulting in a total of 12 deaths.

Zezhou and Qizhou are adjacent to each other, and this matter has also caused a stir in Qizhou, making many people afraid to drink tap water and running to the supermarket to buy bottled water every day.

After graduating from university, Luo Yu's classmate went to work for a pharmaceutical company. During a dinner party, he secretly told Luo Yu that Ze Zhou had consulted many experts from their company, as well as experts and doctors from other pharmaceutical companies, to examine the toxin, but none of them could analyze it.

"Why can't it be analyzed?"

Luo Yu was particularly puzzled at the time.

If humans can't solve it, there are all sorts of high-precision instruments.

With so many cutting-edge experts gathered in the industry, the inability to analyze a toxin is, to him, no less than a high school student not knowing how to use a microscope.

"I just can't solve it!"

My classmate was drunk, and he slurred his words.

"You just don't understand..."

"That thing, it can change!"

At the time, Luo Yu simply assumed his classmate was talking nonsense because he was drunk.

Looking back now, it really was that pot of water in his hand!

He suspects that the mysterious toxin that caused a sensation in the two states is the same one he is now experiencing.

A classmate seemed to have mentioned that many companies had posted bounties in their recruitment halls for the mysterious toxin.

Whoever can help them solve this problem, the reward starts at a million.

The thought of the bounty made Luo Yu feel a surge of excitement.

Being a teacher at 28 is still considered young, but actually, it's not that young anymore.

His family has been urging him to settle down, but he graduated late with his major, which means less work and less money, and he has never had any savings.

How can you get married if you don't have money?

The job at No. 1 Middle School is indeed very good, and the monthly salary is quite generous, but it's a long-term business that can't be accumulated all at once to help him in an emergency.

He figured there was no cost to give it a try.

If I could really solve it, not only would I gain fame and fortune, but I could also settle down on a major life event...

Luo Yu couldn't help but smile as he imagined happy scenes.

Carrying the food back from the canteen, the heavy rain couldn't dampen the enthusiasm.

I didn't see that female student again; she must have gone to report to Ma Bolan.

Perfect, saves me from making another call.

Luo Yu went upstairs and entered the laboratory corridor, then took out his key to open the door.

Rain kept dripping from the hood of my raincoat, soaking my hands and keys.

What bad luck...

He frowned slightly.

It was just a light drizzle at 6 o'clock, but it started raining so heavily at 7 o'clock?

Good heavens, if you're so capable, then send a flood!

Luo Yu inserted the key into the lock, turned it, and pulled the door open forcefully.

Startled slightly.

Because he was shocked to see another version of himself sitting at the computer desk.

He was also wearing gold-rimmed glasses and sitting in his most familiar posture. He was turning his head to look this way, his face full of surprise and astonishment.

"who are you?"

Luo Yu, standing outside the door, asked instinctively.

"It's you, isn't it?"

Luo Yu, who was inside the door, suddenly laughed.

"You are already dead."

"Don't you know..."

Luo Yu was stunned.

The food he was carrying slipped from mid-air and fell to the ground, still wrapped in his empty raincoat.

After a while.

A black cat passed by the door and first lowered its head to sniff the food.

Then look inside.

In front of the computer desk was only a bloody skeleton with chunks of flesh dripping down its back, its head tilted to the side.

Chapter Ten: A Foolish Thought (Please add to your favorites and vote!)

"Uncle Fu."

After getting into the passenger seat of the car, Zhou Ji called out to the driver.

He was a middle-aged man with dark skin and completely white hair. He looked somewhat shriveled, and had a kind and gentle smile.

But Zhou Ji dared not underestimate him; he had personally witnessed how formidable 'Uncle Fu' was.

A dozen guards who were close to forging swords rushed forward, but were all defeated by 'Uncle Fu' with a thin bamboo stick... Zhou Ji guessed that Uncle Fu was at least a master who had completed the third stage of the Daoist realm, and judging from the fact that he almost never used swords, Uncle Fu might even have his own famous sword.

“I don’t understand…” Zhou Ji turned his head slightly to look out the window, staring at the surging crowd at the main entrance of No. 1 Middle School.

"Has something serious happened?"

He was asked to teach someone a lesson, but not only did he suffer a humiliating beating, he also messed things up. In the end, he was accused of poisoning someone, and Zhou Ji felt he had no way to defend himself, his spirits and morale plummeted.

However, that was the state of things just over ten minutes ago.

After being severely reprimanded by Inspector Han and then instructed and advised by Ma Bolan and others, Zhou Ji thought that he and Tang Min would definitely be taken back to the Inspectorate and imprisoned to await trial. However, to his surprise, Han Li suddenly received a phone call and then slipped away with Zhao Xiaoqin.

Ma Bolan also received a phone call. Zhou Ji noticed that Ma Bolan's expression was very serious at the time. After finishing the call, Ma Bolan waved for the two of them to leave and specifically told them not to go back to the dormitory and to stay off-campus that night.

Combined with the fact that the school opened both main gates to evacuate people, even if Zhou Ji was slow to react, he would realize that something else might have happened at the school.

"What about the female student you bribed?"

Uncle Fu started the car and asked him a question.

"Tang Min? I gave her some money and told her to go to the hotel across the street."

Zhou Ji said in a relaxed tone.

Tang Min came out with him; she was right next to him when Uncle Fu called him.

The girl must have guessed something, because she even tried to ask him to take her with him when they came out.

But Zhou Ji was not happy about it; he had always been very clear about this.

It's fine for him to hang out outside occasionally, but if his father, Zhou Lue, finds out that he dared to bring a girl like this into his car, he'll definitely get a spanking when he gets home.

"Your attitude was wrong," Uncle Fu sighed softly.

"You can't get women to do things just by promising them benefits; you have to move them emotionally on top of that benefit."

“If it were Yingxing who did it, he certainly wouldn’t let the girl get in the car, but he would definitely give her much more money, and when they parted, he would ask her how she was doing and tell her to find a safe hotel.”

"Uncle Fu—" Zhou Ji drawled impatiently, "Can you please stop mentioning him? I know you must have heard about this beforehand, so tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

"I have already heard the general outline of the matter from the Dao Lord."

Uncle Fu took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, but did not light it, only occasionally sucking on the filter.

"You promised Chai's daughter to warn Bai Shengju, using a laxative, but the laxative inexplicably turned into a deadly poison. Now, because the Inspectorate has also been implicated, Zhang Longze is protecting himself and dares not get involved... Am I right in my summary?"

"That's absolutely right!" Zhou Ji gritted his teeth, then glared. "Then why did they suddenly stop pursuing the matter?"

"We're not pursuing it, of course, because something more important has happened." Uncle Fu chuckled and continued, "Do you know about the poisoning case in Zezhou?"

"I vaguely remember..." Zhou Ji thought for a moment, "It seems so, but the toxins used can't be detected?"

He found it funny.

So many expert doctors gathered together, yet they were helpless against this tiny toxin.

Doesn't this mean that high school students don't know how to use a microscope?

"Of course you can't find it," Uncle Fu nodded. "Because it's not poison, it's some kind of strange and monstrous thing in the demon pool."

"……real?"

Zhou Ji was stunned for a moment, then suddenly sat up straight.

He had only just realized that the strange things that had happened to him today might also be the work of the Demon Pool.

"The Demon Pool?" he asked, his eyes wide. "Someone is manipulating the Demon Pool to stage a poisoning? Is this to frame me?"

“This is no ordinary demon pool.” Uncle Fu nodded again and sighed, “Judging from the fact that Zhang Longze immediately started evacuating the crowd, the impact area is quite large.”

"The poisoning incident in Zezhou may have been just an experiment, but this is the official start."

"...Why??" Zhou Ji was stunned at first, then questioned.

"Who is this being targeted?"

"Who did it?"

"The Path of the Demon Immortal?"

"Is this the right path?"

"Jin Chan Temple?"

"Or...remnants of the Xuan Dynasty?"

"It's unclear who they're targeting, but it shouldn't be the remnants of the Xuan Dynasty or the Jinchan Temple," Uncle Fu analyzed. "They're so arrogant, they all think they're from the rightful lineage, they wouldn't use such methods."

The area-wide demon pool, for the purpose of experiments, does not hesitate to kill innocent people.

Zhou Ji shuddered slightly and acknowledged that it wasn't one of those two forces.

"That's the demonic path of immortals and demonic cultivators," he murmured. "I never thought Qizhou would have one now..."

"No matter who did it, they all intend to frame Qingya."

Uncle Fu summarized as he drove.

"So your father asked me to drive to pick you up."

"Don't show your face again until this matter is settled."

……

Not quite right.

In the darkness, Bai Xiang slowly opened her eyes.

I took out my phone and checked the time; it was already 19:30 PM.

After Teacher Ma called Zhou Ji and Tang Min away, she was left here for so long, and no one has come to inform her whether she can leave or not. This development is not normal.

Even if the school doesn't want to deal with her, that Inspector Han Li should come and take her statement.

Bai Xiang immediately realized that something unusual might have happened outside, as she managed to get both the school and the inspection department to ignore her.

She decided not to wait any longer, opened the classroom door, entered the corridor, and peered down through the railing.

The rain poured down, and raincoats and umbrellas of all colors—red, purple, blue, yellow—were piled up together, crowding downstairs and making a commotion as they slowly flowed through the gate.