"I'll go take a look around by myself. You go ahead and do your work. I'll go back on my own in a bit." Jian Ning wanted to go with him, so she made up an excuse and said to Xiao Lingfeng.
"Okay, be careful, but it's pretty safe here, there are soldiers stationed here."
Xiao Lingfeng wasn't worried about Jian Ning getting into trouble; it was good enough that she didn't bully others.
So she went to work without worry. Jian Ning quickly followed behind those people, found a secluded spot, and put an invisibility talisman on herself. She followed them all the way to an office.
He swaggered in and found a sofa to sit down.
"Commander, this person died a horrible death. It seems to be revenge. The person who killed her was very strong and used an ordinary dagger that was able to penetrate a human body."
Moreover, the method was swift and skillful, indicating frequent use of swords and knives. He was discovered by people who went up the mountain to cut down trees. Finding the death suspicious, they brought him back.
A soldier pulled back the sheet on the stretcher while reporting to the person behind the table.
The man sitting behind the table exuded a cold and aloof aura, with a dark complexion and sharp eyes. Hearing his subordinate's words, he stood up and walked over.
He carefully examined the person on the stretcher and frowned.
"It seems like she's seeking revenge. Have you found out who this girl is?"
"Reporting to the commander, there is no identifying mark on her at all, and the network is not working right now, so we cannot identify her."
"Then let's freeze it for now and see if anyone comes to claim it in the next few days. We'll put up a notice then."
"Yes." The young soldiers carried the stretcher out again.
The regimental commander walked around the room and stopped right in front of the sofa where Jian Ning was sitting.
As if sensing something, it actually reached out and touched her, which startled her so much that she used a wall-passing technique and dashed away in a flash.
"What was that just now? It felt like someone was there." Commander Gao sensed the movement of the air. He realized that the person who had been there was gone, and he was puzzled.
Can she become invisible? Is she wearing high-tech clothing? But she didn't hold her breath, otherwise he wouldn't have noticed that there was another person in the room without her noticing.
My first thought was that this person was after the corpse from earlier. I just don't know when such a capable person appeared in Jiang City.
Could it be someone from Bureau 749? Since they haven't shown themselves, they definitely don't want him to know. Although he doesn't believe in metaphysics, there are always some unknowable things in this world.
After Jian Ning came out, she patted her chest. She had really been careless; she hadn't expected the commander's six senses to be so sharp. He could sense her presence even when he couldn't see her.
It seems I'll have to be more careful in the future. When doing things like this, I'll need to put on a spiritual energy shield to avoid any danger.
"Commander, another report has come in. They say there has been a murder in Jinfu Residential Area. Many people are dead, and there are bullet holes, but no handguns have been found at the scene."
"Let's go take a look." Commander Gao pressed his temples. The public security, procuratorate, and judicial system was completely paralyzed. The entire operation of the city rested on his and a few other leaders of the municipal government.
There are so many deaths from armed clashes every day that we can't keep up with the numbers, but the fact that gunfire has broken out this time means it's definitely not a small matter.
Jian Ning heard everything clearly from outside. This trip was a wasted trip, as she had taken all the guns from those men. She knew she wouldn't find anything there.
I had no interest in listening anymore, so I followed them out of the building and went straight home.
He brought up this matter when we went to Jian Anping's house for dinner that evening.
"Xiao Ning, you stay home these days and don't run around. I heard there's a murderous monster out there who targets young and pretty girls, killing them in one go and stabbing them several times."
There was another neighborhood where six or seven people died; their heads were all severed with a sharp weapon, and I heard there was blood everywhere at the scene. It was terrifying!
"Why are you talking about this while we're eating? But it's good to be more careful."
"Mengyao, you be careful too. Stay close to Anping on both the way here and there, don't get separated. This world seems to be getting more and more chaotic," Aunt Li couldn't help but sigh.
"Indeed, I ran into several residents here when I went downstairs today, and they all gave me rather unfriendly looks. To avoid trouble, it's the right thing to do to go out less in the future." Uncle Li agreed wholeheartedly.
The weather is cold now, and there is less and less food available. Every day, many people freeze to death at home, mostly elderly people.
Didn't you see how many dead bodies are buried in the ice behind the community? It looks fine now, but what if the ice melts again someday? How polluted would the environment be?!
Jian Ning simply kept her head down and ate her food, not participating in the conversation.
It gets dark early now; it's only six o'clock, and there's no light outside. There's no moon tonight, and the clouds are very low in the sky. It looks like it's going to snow.
It's not below minus forty degrees Celsius during the day now, so people can still go out without any problem if they wear more layers. But if the temperature continues to drop, they'll have to stay home and not go out at all.
With a house blocking the view, the temperature difference with the outside must be at least ten degrees.
After finishing her meal, Jian Ning went back to her own home. The house was warm and cozy, so she sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and was about to start cultivating when she suddenly felt something was wrong. It seemed like there was someone outside the window.
In a flash, he was by the window. He watched as three people were lowered down by ropes, all armed. One of them was even carrying a submachine gun.
"Zhu Zi, be careful. First, open the glass from the chimney side. So, there's only one girl living in this house, right? Put a lot of sleeping potion in there, but don't make too much noise."
"I know, boss, don't worry. I've never made a mistake." The person on the far right took out a...
It was a long, syringe-like thing, and then they started looking for gaps in the window.
"Holy crap, how many layers of glass did they install in this place? We can go through one end and there's still more inside."
Jian Ning heard the conversation between the three people very clearly from inside the room.
It seems like these three suckers found somewhere in this building, actually trying to rob her of her supplies. They've got some nerve.
They went straight through the wall and went up to the top floor. Upon closer inspection, it seemed that these people had climbed up from the roof of the adjacent building using an extended fire ladder. In this dark weather, weren't they afraid of falling and dying?
However, the ladder was quite useful, so she simply put it away.
Then he drew his sword, walked to the place where the rope was tied to the wall, and shouted down.
"Hey, is anyone there?"
The talking below immediately stopped. They seemed to be holding their breath.
"Oh, so there's no one here. Where did this rope come from? It's quite thick. I wonder if this knife can cut it in one go."
"No, no, don't cut! Who's upstairs, ma'am? Please have mercy!"
The three people below panicked when they heard this. This was the sixteenth floor. If they fell down, they would either be smashed to pieces or have no chance of survival!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
