After Wu Qi's case was resolved, Wan Jiao planned to go to the nearest police station to check on victims with similar situations to Wu Qi, but on the way, she sensed the aura of the Devouring Spirit Gu.
Not the kind that's still inside a person's body, but the kind that's already broken out...
Wan Jiao focused her spiritual energy into her eyes.
Almost instantly, the aura of the Devouring Spirit Gu in the air transformed into a line visible to her eyes, guiding her forward.
Two minutes later, Wan Jiao arrived at the scene.
A corpse lay on the ground, withered and emaciated. Because the young Devouring Gu had burst forth from its body, the already rotting corpse was now riddled with holes and unrecognizable…
Someone must have called the police immediately, because the Major Crimes Unit set up a cordon here. The man in the lead looked upright and was clearly not an ordinary person.
He stared at the deceased, his expression grave.
The officer standing nearby muttered, "Boss, this is the seventh case this month with such a horrific method of crime. If we can't catch the culprit soon, we won't be able to explain it to the higher-ups."
The man remained silent.
The officer circled the victim twice and then said, "Boss, what kind of psychopath do you think the killer was to come up with such a cruel crime..."
"The murderer is not human." A melodious and ethereal female voice rang out.
The man and his officers looked in the direction of the sound and saw Wan Jiao, with her fair skin and red lips, standing behind them. Those who were supposed to stop her from barging in looked as if they had just noticed her, their faces filled with shock.
The man frowned. "Miss, this is a police investigation, you..."
“Jiang Huaichuan.” Before the man could finish speaking, Wan Jiao’s gaze fell on his face, accurately identifying him. “You’re the head of the Major Crimes Unit, who has solved many strange cases. You’re very capable, but you can’t handle this case.”
Jiang Huaichuan is considered a top-tier "crime-solving genius" in the Sheng Guo Police Department. He has never failed to solve a case. This is the first time someone has ever said this to him, and it's from a young girl whose age is questionable...
His eyes darkened slightly. "Qu Cheng, what are you standing there for? Why aren't you dealing with these irrelevant people..."
Wan Jiao hates dealing with people in this situation the most, because things that science can't explain are simply impossible to figure out.
Fortunately, she had already joined the official department of the Sheng Kingdom and had credentials.
She remembered that the Special Security Bureau's employee handbook stated that for any case the Special Security Bureau was to handle, no matter which department in the country it was, they could only cooperate.
So, before Jiang Huaichuan could finish speaking, Wan Jiao handed him her work ID from the Sheng Guo Special Security Bureau, saying, "From now on, I will be handling this case."
Jiang Huaichuan glanced at Wan Jiao's work ID and, after confirming that she was indeed from the Special Security Bureau, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
As the head of the Major Crimes Unit, Jiang Huaichuan naturally knew what kind of entity the Special Security Bureau of Sheng Guo was. This young woman who looked to be under twenty was actually the captain of the Special Security Bureau?
Wow, that must be incredible strength!
Although reluctant, Jiang Huaichuan still had to order his men to "flee."
The police officer named Qu Cheng was so angry that his face turned red. "Boss, she's just a young girl, you..."
Jiang Huaichuan handed Wan Jiao's work ID to Qu Cheng, saying, "According to regulations, our Major Crimes Unit has no right to interfere in cases handled by the Special Security Bureau."
Qu Cheng took Wan Jiao's work ID, muttering to himself as he looked at it, "She looks like she's underage, how could that be..."
Qu Cheng stopped mid-sentence, because it was indeed a work ID from the Sheng Guo Special Security Bureau.
Wan Jiao took the opportunity to retrieve her work ID from Qu Cheng, saying, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, I just turned 20."
Qu Cheng: "..."
Just kidding, isn't this captain of the Special Security Bureau a bit too deceptive in appearance?
…
After the Major Crimes Unit left, Wan Jiao immediately set up a protective barrier at the crime scene.
In an instant, not only could ordinary people no longer see her and that unrecognizable corpse, but even extraordinary sorcerers and underworld ghost messengers would find it difficult to locate her without specifically searching for her.
After setting up the barrier, Wan Jiao stood next to the corpse and calmly took out her phone to call Amber.
"Xiao Wan, make the call..."
As Amber was speaking, Wan Jiao interrupted him sharply, "Director Amber, I have made progress on the case. Could you send a few people to me?"
Wan Jiao can't drive. While teleportation is fast and convenient, it consumes spiritual energy, and it's unnecessary unless it's extremely urgent. Since she holds the position of captain of the Special Security Bureau, there's no reason why she should be the only one in the team, right?
"There's progress? So fast?" Amber's words betrayed her excitement.
There was no way around it. Although the case assigned to Wan Jiao was rated A+, everyone in the bureau knew how tricky it was. After all, the suspect wasn't a demon, ghost, or monster; there was no trace of her, let alone any way to investigate.
“Yes, it’s the Soul-Devouring Gu.” Wan Jiao said, glancing at her location, and then added, “Director An, I’m at the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street Plaza. You can have someone come directly here.”
Upon hearing this, Amber wanted to say something more, but Wan Jiao had already hung up the phone. It wasn't that Wan Jiao wanted to hang up, but someone was attacking the barrier she had set up, and the commotion was quite significant.
She put away her phone and walked out of the barrier.
The three people who were working on the barrier saw her come out and immediately surrounded her without asking any questions, even brandishing their weapons.
The three people each possessed different magical artifacts.
The middle-aged man at the head of the group held a whisk, the young man held a peach wood sword, and the young woman held a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument).
The whisk and the peach wood sword were nothing special, but the suona in the young woman's hand was something Wan Jiao found incredibly rare after just one glance.
That's no ordinary suona; it's a suona that has acquired a spirit.
Hehe~~~~
This magical artifact has been delivered right to our doorstep, why not take it?
"Who are you?" Wan Jiao asked the three in a cold voice.
The middle-aged man at the head of the group chanted a spell for a long time before finally uttering a single human word.
"In broad daylight, under the clear sky, how dare you, evil spirit, build a barrier to harm people? I, the demon-catching master, am here. Why don't you surrender immediately?"
The young man said, "Master, why are you talking so much to this evil spirit? The three of us should just subdue her."
The young woman said, "Master, my senior brother is right. We don't need to waste our breath on her."
Wan Jiao: "..."
Honestly, she almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
I initially thought they were just three incompetent charlatans, but to my surprise, they weren't incompetent at all; they were clearly charlatans!
To say that they are not skilled enough is an insult to those who are not skilled enough!
After all, even if someone is not very skilled, they wouldn't be so stupid as to not be able to distinguish between a sorcerer and an evil spirit...
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