Tianyan Academy.
In a conference room in the teaching building.
The atmosphere was solemn and oppressive, with sobbing sounds that never stopped.
They are Zhang Jing’s parents.
Both of them were well dressed. Zhang Jing's family was well off and they had spiritual weapon workshops in several cities.
"We all thought she had returned to the academy, but who knew..." The man's face was full of self-blame.
"I should have asked her if she returned to school safely. It's all my fault for being busy with work, Jingjing... Mom is sorry for you!" The woman burst into tears.
The head teacher of the Spiritual Weapon Class stood by and comforted the couple.
Jia Shuangshuang, Tang Sui, Zhou Chaoyin and others were all there. They were looking through the report on Zhang Jing's death, which also contained pictures of the scene where the body was found.
Tears welled up in Jia Shuangshuang's eyes, but she tried hard to hold them back.
She clenched her fists tightly and forced herself to write down the details in the investigation report.
"This method... is too cruel." Zhou Chaoyin took a deep breath and couldn't bear to look at these high-definition pictures anymore.
"It looks like a dried corpse, as if a demon had sucked all the life out of it." Tang Sui's heart trembled. "Is it man-made, or a spirit beast?"
"Man-made." Jia Shuangshuang said softly, "There are no other injuries, and the location where the body was dumped indicates that it couldn't have been a spirit beast!"
Looking at Jia Shuangshuang's frosty face, several people couldn't help but worry.
Bang.
The door was pushed open.
"I'm here, what's going on?"
"Here." Zhou Chaoyin handed over the tablet with the report.
Chen Zhong took the tablet with a stern look on his face and began to look through it.
Zhang Jing's body was found on the side of the mountain road leading to the college, in the Linglong Mountains area, buried under a haystack.
It was an accidental discovery made by a young couple who were camping outdoors. It was at night and they were very excited. As a result, they stepped on something hard. When they lowered their heads, the boy was almost scared to death and became impotent.
Zhang Jing had been dead for more than three days, but her clothes showed no signs of being torn or soiled.
It was simply sucked dry!
The spiritual power in the body, including the mysterious vitality, is gone!
Looking at the familiar figure in the photo, Chen Zhong's brows twitched, but he asked calmly, "Any progress?"
"Of course!"
At this time, a group of people in uniforms walked in from outside, with patterns of sickles and crossed wheat ears on their chests.
They symbolize judgment and the people, and are often jokingly called the Agricultural Bureau.
"The Court of Arbitration!" Zhou Chaoyin whispered.
"Agriculture Bureau!" Wang Taiping shouted.
Chen Zhong was not at all panicked and remained calm.
The leader was a young man in his twenties with a middle part in his hair. He flicked his hair and said, "Based on the highly recognizable modus operandi, we can basically determine who the murderer is."
"He should be a wanted criminal of the Arbitration Office, otherwise they would not care about the life or death of an ordinary spiritual warrior." Chen Zhong said in a low voice.
This is a fact. Every day, hundreds or even thousands of spiritual warriors die for various reasons, but the Judgment Office is not seen running around for this.
Generally speaking, only wanted criminals who have offended the empire will be targeted!
"His name is Yue Peng!" the man with a middle-parted hair said seriously and told the story slowly.
"He was once a mentor at the Imperial Academy. The intelligence we received two months ago indicated that he was at the first level of the Minor Perfection Realm."
"He has a title - the Schoolgirl Hunter!"
"During his time as a tutor, he practiced magic without permission and became possessed, brutally murdering a female student. Several students discovered and reported him, leading to his loss of job and countless insults and humiliations. This led to him developing a paranoid murderous intent towards his students."
The man with a middle part paused and looked through the information. "The reason why he is keen on killing female students is closely related to the martial arts he practices...
"Taiyin Demonic Art"! Earth-rank intermediate, it is a technique that devours the life force of female creatures. Using life force as energy, it can perform many extraordinary spiritual techniques."
"Some time ago, we received news that Yue Peng had fled to the southwestern part of central Taiwan. Unexpectedly, he had already extended his claws to his target."
The man with the middle part suddenly bowed to Zhang Jing's parents. "It is our adjudication office that failed in its duty. We will definitely bring Yue Peng to justice and give you an explanation."
"Well, please make sure to...judge him!" Zhang Jing's mother's brows twisted and she gritted her teeth.
"If we catch him, can you hand him over to us?" Zhang Jing's father asked in a deep voice.
The man with a middle part shook his head regretfully. "Yue Peng has committed a grave error at the Imperial Academy. I must report this to the higher-ups. However, the outcome will surely be one everyone will enjoy!"
The people from the Arbitration Chamber left without any further ado.
They had never told anyone about their plans.
The setting sun shone on the long corridor, and cheers could be heard from the open-air martial arts field below from time to time.
"Where are you going?" Chen Zhong called out to the silent Jia Shuangshuang, "Do you want to avenge Zhang Jing?"
Jia Shuangshuang raised the corners of her mouth, forcing herself to look less embarrassed, but the result was uglier than crying. "Well, the Judgment Office didn't care about Yue Peng at all. No, they didn't care about those dead people at all. I want to go find them myself."
"Yue Peng is at the minor success stage, what do you plan to rely on?" Chen Zhong asked calmly.
Jia Shuangshuang bit her lip. This girl, whose parents died tragically and whose best friend had misfortune, gradually began to doubt her life.
"Damn... you taught me the art of caution!"
"Alas!" Chen Zhong approached and wiped the tears from her face with his sleeve. "These things are meant to help you live longer, not to send you to your death."
"Only caution based on one's own strength and trump cards makes sense."
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