Then let them offer their loyalty!

...

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

Soon it was time to leave work again.

Qiu Tu sent all his team members home, but he himself violated the investigation team's principles by staying behind to work overtime.

His reason for working overtime was simple: Qin Shuman had promised him last night that she would come tonight to help him investigate the cause of Yin Caimei's death.

Patiently waiting in the temporary office, Qiu Tu reviewed the autopsy report issued by forensic doctor Qin that afternoon while waiting for Qin Shuman to contact him.

Time passed by, and soon it was 8 p.m.

Just as Qiu Tu was thoroughly examining the autopsy report...

Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the door of the investigation team's temporary office.

Upon hearing the knock, Qiu Tu couldn't help but smile. He put down the autopsy report, composed himself, and then said in his deep, magnetic voice, "Please come in."

The next second, the office door was opened from the outside.

A woman strolled in from outside, then chuckled lightly at Qiu Tu, "Have you been waiting long?"

Qiu Tu stared blankly at Qin Shuman's new body, almost losing control of his expression.

'How could it be her?'

Chapter 88 Cataclysmic Noble Phantasm: Cursed Printing Press (7k views, requesting monthly votes)

They probably noticed that Qiu Tu's expression was off.

Qin Shuman turned and closed the door, then curiously looked down at her new body and asked, "What's wrong? Do you know Xiaowan?"

Qiu Tu said with a strange expression, "We don't know each other. It's just... we met this morning."

After saying that, Qiu Tu said to the body that Qin Shuman had newly possessed, "Am I right? Assistant Su Xiaowan."

That's right, the woman who appeared in front of Qiu Tu was the beautiful assistant who stopped his car this morning to recruit Tang Feifei.

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but give Qin Shuman a deep look.

The Security Department truly lives up to its reputation as the most powerful department among the three major authorities in the New Territories.

Not only did they plant a spy next to Yan Chen, the director of the investigation department, but they also planted a spy next to Tang Feifei, the deputy director.

And they were all the people closest to the two of them!

A bedmate, an assistant.

With these two in charge, how many things can the Investigation Department keep from the Security Department?

While Qiu Tu was expressing his feelings, Qin Shuman seemed to have a brief exchange with Su Xiaowan, learning about the whole process of their meeting that day.

After learning more, she covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "You two are quite destined for each other?"

"How about it? Would you like me to introduce her to you?"

At this point, Qin Shuman winked at Qiu Tu and teased, "Let me tell you, Xiao Wan is very cute~"

Qiu Tu: ....

Seeing Su Xiaowan's face reveal Qin Shuman's playful and cute expression, Qiu Tuxin couldn't help but skip a beat.

The contrast between the unfamiliar face and the familiar expression was incredibly appealing to his taste.

This reminded him of a potentially disastrous question he had seen online in his previous life: If your girlfriend and her best friend swapped bodies, who would you choose?

Goodness. Do we even need to choose in this situation?

Of course, I want them all.

So... faced with this situation, Qiu Tu really only wants to say one thing:

I only love Yu Die's soul. As for who her physical body is, I don't care at all. Yes, I really don't care (wipes drool)!

Of course, this thought, like the life-or-death question from his previous life, couldn't be spoken aloud. So, although he was making suggestive remarks in his mind, he gave a wry smile and said, "Stop fooling around. You'll scare Assistant Su again."

Qin Shuman smiled and finally stopped teasing the two of them.

Qiu Tu couldn't hear Su Xiaowan's screams because he wasn't in this body. But she was sharing a body with Su Xiaowan, and when she flirted with Qiu Tu and teased him, Su Xiaowan's screams almost pierced the sky!

Upon reaching Qiu Tu, Qin Shuman regained her composure. She walked to Qiu Tu's side and gently touched his brow with her slender hand.

Suddenly, Qiu Tu heard another woman's voice.

Qiu Tu looked at Qin Shuman with some surprise.

Qin Shuman explained, "This is soul communication, which allows you to hear not only my voice but also Xiaowan's voice."

"However, this communication is short-range. It can only be heard within two meters of me."

At this point, Qin Shuman also quietly explained Su Xiaowan's identity, "Xiaowan is one of the first spies I trained after I came to New Territories City."

"Although her abilities are average, she has a natural affinity that makes people want to trust her, so she is very suitable to be a spy."

"After training her, I arranged for her to infiltrate the Investigation Bureau and lie in wait around Tang Feifei."

"During that year, I would occasionally possess her body to help her with official business. Coupled with her own affability, I was quickly appreciated by Tang Feifei and became Tang Feifei's personal assistant."

Hearing Qin Shuman's explanation, Su Xiaowan added from within her body, "However... because my abilities are quite different from Section Chief Yu Die's. When Section Chief Yu Die isn't around, I always mess things up."

"So... Director Tang also gave me a nickname, calling me 'Assistant Su, who is half-asleep'."

"It means my performance is inconsistent; I don't know which day I'm awake and which day I'm asleep."

Qiu Tu couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this, yet he also felt that the nickname was both fitting and interesting.

I never expected Tang Feifei to have this side to her.

After introducing Su Xiaowan's identity, Qin Shuman continued, "The reason I brought her here tonight is..."

"Firstly, I wanted to introduce you two. That way, you can help each other if any unexpected situations arise in the future."

"Secondly... I think Xiao Wan's identity might be helpful to you right now."

"As Tang Feifei's assistant, she can act as a bridge between you and Tang Feifei, giving you more room to maneuver within the Investigation Department."

At this point, Qin Shuman paused, then chuckled softly, "However... it seems you also thought of this, so you made arrangements in advance."

"It makes me seem like I've done something superfluous."

Hearing Qin Shuman's words, Qiu Tu smiled and did not deny it, "I was also forced into a corner, which is why I thought of using the relationships of the directors to make a move."

"However, originally I was only 7% confident about my plan, but now with Assistant Su's help, I feel 10% confident."

Qin Shuman smiled upon hearing this, and the two exchanged a glance, everything understood without a word.

Su Xiaowan, however, clearly didn't understand the meaning behind their conversation. With a blank expression, she uttered a question from her very soul, "Huh? Was Director Tang deliberately lured here by Section Chief Qiu?"

"That's not right. Section Chief Qiu and Director Tang haven't had any contact at all. How did they manage that?"

"What are Section Chief Qiu's plans next? I don't understand a word you're saying."

Hearing Su Xiaowan's bewildered question, Qiu Tu and Qin Shuman couldn't help but chuckle.

However, instead of answering Su Xiaowan's questions, the two tacitly started talking about serious matters.

Qin Shuman asked, "Have the autopsy results for Yin Caimei come out yet?"

Qiu Tu nodded, then handed the autopsy report to Qin Shuman and said,

"The forensic doctor found that Yin Caimei's coronary arteries were significantly narrowed, with local stenosis exceeding 50%, atherosclerotic plaque formation, myocardial interstitial edema, and patchy myocardial fiber wavy degeneration. Therefore, it was determined to be sudden cardiac death."

Qin Shuman carefully read through the autopsy report and then said, "The possibility of sudden death cannot be ruled out."

"But... many catastrophe abilities or catastrophe items can also produce similar effects."

"Or rather, when most Cataclysm users kill people using Cataclysm abilities or Cataclysm items, they disguise the victims as having died of sudden cardiac arrest."

"After all, simply erasing the soul without any cause of death is too obvious and would easily attract the attention of our security department."

"Therefore, we still need to conduct further examinations on Yin Caimei's body."

After saying that, Qin Shuman asked, "Did you obtain the Noble Phantasm for checking the Cataclysmic Force?"

Qiu Tu nodded, opened the drawer, took out the black box that Jia Shu had given him, and then gently opened it.

As the box was opened, white mist slowly drifted out from inside.

Qiu Tu fanned away the mist with his hand, and then took out a notebook with a black sheepskin cover.

That notebook was clearly no ordinary object; not only was it exquisitely crafted, but a white mist was also seeping out from between the title pages.

In addition, the wet black sheepskin cover has an eerie beauty.

"The Mist Index?" Qin Shuman glanced at it and said, "Not bad. It's enough."

After saying that, Qin Shuman said, "Let's put it back and go see Yin Caimei's body now."

Qiu Tu nodded, then put the black notebook back in the box and went to the morgue with Qin Shuman.

Upon arriving at the detached morgue, Yin Caimei's body was still lying there quietly.

Because of the autopsy and the fact that he had been dead for a day, he looked rather gruesome and even emitted a strong smell of decay.

All three were professionals, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

After locking the morgue door, Qin Shuman took out a pair of rubber gloves from her pocket, put them on, and carefully examined Yin Caimei's body.

After the inspection, she had a thoughtful expression on her face, and then said to Qiu Tu, "Take out the Mist Index Book."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu opened the black box, took out the Mist Index Book, and handed it to Qin Shuman.

Qin Shuman reached out and took the Mist Index Book. She skillfully drew a few symbols on the cover, and the Mist Index Book opened by itself. Streams of white mist poured out of this Cataclysmic Treasure and then spread rapidly to every corner of the morgue.

The fog was thick, and the material world seemed to tremble slightly.

Qiu Tu looked around. He noticed a similarity to the scene when he used his Cataclysmic Ability: all the lines around him seemed to be gradually being pulled away, and they were slowly moving from the real world into the mental world...

At the same time, Qiu Tu heard Qin Shuman's comforting voice, "Don't be afraid, this is the non-material world I told you about before."

"All spaces and corners of the material world, even the air, are filled with various active particles."

Therefore, traces of the spirit cannot be seen in the real world.

"Only by transcending the material world and ascending to the dimension of the spiritual world can we see the remaining spiritual traces."

As Qin Shuman explained, without her making any movements, the phantom image of Yin Caimei's body slowly emerged from the white mist.

Unlike the real world, this time a black shadow was clearly visible in Yin Caimei's semi-transparent body.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu tried to walk over and take a closer look. He then discovered that the dark shadow was located on Yin Caimei's left chest.

"It's actually [Entanglement of Resentment]?" At the same time, Qiu Tu heard Qin Shuman's surprised voice.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu looked at Qin Shuman curiously and asked, puzzled, "What is [Entanglement of Resentment]?"

Qin Shuman was silent for a moment before saying, "It is said that among the anti-government forces, there exists a catastrophic artifact called the [Cursed Printing Press]."

"It can use ink contaminated by catastrophic organisms and special paper that has been baptized by the non-material world to print books with the ability to distort reality."

"These books look no different from normal books. But they actually contain different curses."

“【Being haunted by resentment】is one of them.”

"Once the reader has read that book, the printer can cast a curse on the reader, causing the reader's body to decay, rot, or even... die."

'A cursed printing press? Books that distort reality?'

'To curse the reader?'

For some reason, Qiu Tu felt that he had seen these things before when he heard Qin Shuman's words.

A moment later, a flash of lightning struck his mind!

His heart skipped a beat as he remembered the book he had read, *Brave New World*...

At this moment, Qin Shuman had clearly also thought of this.

She couldn't help but look at Qiu Tu. Their eyes met, and both of them were filled with shock!

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