The water in the underground river was cold and fast, but it was nothing compared to Xue Cheng's heart.
The last time he came here, he was brave and fearless.
At that time, he held a low position and was not valued by others. When he came here, he not only felt courageous, but also felt a sense of pride in eliminating harm for the people.
Although there was a sense of uneasiness, I was more afraid of intelligence failure.
Now, after only a few days, he came here again and he began to feel uneasy.
This time he no longer had too many doubts about the intelligence. His uneasiness was more due to his fear of the unknown.
His identity and status are no longer the same as before. He has already crossed the most critical and difficult hurdle for a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
With the help of his family, he received widespread attention from the family. Although he was also planning to go to some dangerous places to deal with problems later, with the family's abundant resource support and attention, the dangers he encountered would definitely be much lighter than last time.
He didn't want to embark on these unknown expeditions whose meaning was unclear.
Simply put, he was a little scared.
Before, he was single and not afraid because he had nothing to lose. But now it is very different. Because of him, his mother's status in the family has been greatly improved.
His three uncles also gained a lot of benefits from their efforts in the previous round, and the family was proud of him.
He was no longer the lonely man he had been, and he had lost a lot of his courage.
"I used to laugh at my colleagues who were just sitting on their laurels, waiting to die. And when I think about it, what's the difference between me and them?"
Xue Cheng laughed at himself and took a deep breath.
He felt his own fear and deeply realized his own shortcomings, and he felt ashamed.
Therefore, he circulated his qi, blood and true energy and swam quickly into the depths of the underground river.
The entire underground river demon incident that day was planned and captured by him. Time passed very quickly, and every day various departments were recounting the day's situation and making false investigation reports.
Xue Cheng had a very deep memory of the underground river, and each route seemed to form a three-dimensional pattern in his mind.
It didn't take long before he followed his memory and arrived at the three-way hub of the underground river, which was where he had slain demons and monsters that day.
As soon as he arrived here, Xue Cheng was shocked.
Keenly aware of the difference between this place and other areas.
"Someone has been here!"
The smell of blood in the underground river had dissipated a lot, and the traces of battle had been destroyed. He even felt a sword energy that he was quite familiar with.
"Is it the Soul-Chasing and Life-Taking Knife?"
“Besides me, has anyone else from the Han family been here?”
"Or is it that someone else is impersonating me and coming here to investigate what happened that day?"
Xue Cheng was shocked and immediately floated to the surface. As soon as he came out of the water, his heart was shaken again. Not far from the area where the demons were killed that day, he saw two bloody corpses.
The condition of both bodies was not very good, and most of the traces of battle had disappeared, but it could be seen that they had been slashed many times with the Soul-Chasing Sword, and the sword energy was everywhere.
"this……"
Xue Cheng's combat skills and the related materials cultivated by the Jinyiwei are still there.
After carefully checking his surroundings, his brows furrowed deeply.
The traces of the battle were concealed quite professionally, and only the traces of the soul-chasing and life-threatening knife could be seen. It was obvious that someone was hiding his identity.
"It must be the work of that mysterious master."
Xue Cheng looked at the Soul-Hunting and Life-Taking Knife, whose true energy was almost the same as his, and whose traces and artistic conception were almost the same as his, and the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch twice.
The Jinyiwei are the best in the world at investigating intelligence, and the same is true for disguises.
He had no doubt that this person was definitely a big shot in the Jinyiwei, and he must have worked at the grassroots level for many years, otherwise he would not have mastered such sophisticated counterfeiting techniques.
"That Grandmaster summoned me here, and it definitely wasn't just for me to take the blame. There must be something deeper behind it."
Xue Cheng carefully examined the two bodies and soon discovered something unusual about them.
"They all have certain demonic characteristics. Are they human-demon hybrids?"
"Fish demon, is it a carp demon?"
"The other one is the offspring of the rabbit demon?"
"There are still demons that haven't been caught. Is there any follow-up to the underground river incident?"
Xue Cheng quickly identified the traces and his expression became more serious.
Beside the two demon descendants were two packages of collected evidence. Xue Cheng just took a quick look and the corners of his mouth twitched.
The two pieces of evidence were collected quite professionally, with smooth and natural techniques, which were the standard techniques of the Jinyiwei. Well, there was also Xue Cheng's own special personal mark. He liked to tie a knot, a bow, in the pocket of the evidence.
"This completely cleans up my investigation!"
Xue Cheng couldn't help but complain, but his expression became more and more solemn.
Xue Cheng also couldn't understand the relevant letters collected in the two evidence bags. He could recognize at a glance that it was a special secret text.
He didn't think about deciphering it, but thought of another terrifying aspect.
"Demons are usually not very intelligent. Even those at the True Essence level wouldn't be so intelligent. They'd actually learn the special secret codes humans use to communicate secretly, and even hide and lie dormant..."
As a Jinyiwei, he had received all the basic training and even trained others. He knew that demons were usually quite rough in doing things.
The intelligence of high-level demons is definitely not bad, but they prefer to use rough and violent force to solve everything.
After all, demons often use force to flatten everything. Brains are useful to them, but they don't need to use them often.
Now, just from the bottles, jars and letters revealed, it can be seen that the other party is quite professional, and his means of hiding his identity are not inferior to those of the Jinyiwei.
This shows that the underground river incident is definitely not over, and there are some very terrifying people hidden behind it.
After understanding all this, Xue Cheng suddenly looked sad.
"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have come."
Although he said so, Xue Cheng still carefully collected all the relevant evidence.
Then he floated to the surface, summoned the Jinyiwei, and brought back all the evidence and the bodies of the two demons.
"No wonder that Grandmaster said I would die. No wonder he was unwilling to intervene in this matter. It turns out it's not just because he has a hidden identity, but also because this matter hides too many problems..."
"And I, a naive Jinyiwei, was so coaxed and flattered that I lost my way and took the initiative to take up this issue."
The more Xue Cheng thought about it, the sadder he became, but a hint of excitement also arose in his heart.
This matter is so big, and it was revealed through his hands.
There is a master-level figure behind him who is providing him with assistance. If this matter is investigated thoroughly afterwards, his contribution will be quite huge, and he may even soar to fame with this matter.
"Well, actually, I, Xue Cheng, am a righteous person!"
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