Chapter 258

When Su Yang accepted this mission from Zhu Xiaoshuang, the system task also triggered.

Sometimes, Su Yang felt that Zhu Daduizhang resembled a system NPC.

Su Yang met Zhong Ruili and asked about the progress of searching for Shoushen Sect Sect followers in Nanyucheng.

Zhong Ruili's reply was simple: they had sent over fifty Gold-rank Beast Tamer teams to search, but they couldn't guarantee when they'd find anything.

Su Yang roughly understood the situation and said to Zhong Ruili: "Commander Zhong, our squad is also skilled at finding people. Deputy Commander Yao sent us here specifically to assist Nanyucheng in the search—could you assign someone familiar with this matter to show us around?"

"Sure!"

Zhong Ruili immediately summoned his adjutant.

"He's Jiang Long, my adjutant—he knows the full details. Have him take you there."

"Good!"

After Su Yang and the others left, Zhong Ruili finally sighed in relief.

As the secretary poured water, he whispered: "My lord, can they find them?"

"We haven't found anything yet—how could they?" Zhong Ruili said carelessly. "We don't even know how many there are or what they look like—how can a few of them find anything?"

Outside Junbuda Sect, Su Yang looked at Jiang Long—he was young, barely in his twenties.

But Su Yang didn't really have the right to comment on someone else's youth.

"Adjutant Jiang, I'd like to ask—do you know what these people look like?"

Jiang Long shook his head: "We interrogated the followers—they all said they couldn't remember what their guide looked like!"

"How did you discover Shoushen Sect Sect had appeared in Nanyucheng?"

"A mercenary returned home and found his entire family had become followers of Shoushen Sect—he immediately reported it to our City Guard!"

"Commander Zhong said you sent people to arrest Shoushen Sect members—where was their original base? Take us there!"

"Alright," Jiang Long hesitated. "But we've already searched the place thoroughly—there's probably no trace left."

"Just take us there!"

"Fine."

Jiang Long had been ordered by Zhong Ruili to fulfill all of Su Yang's requests.

Jiang Long summoned a vehicle and took Su Yang and the others to a small square, beside which stood a small theater.

Jiang Long pointed at the theater: "Shoushen Sect Sect followers used to preach here for a while."

"Let's go inside."

Su Yang pulled back the curtain and stepped in; Xu Jiutian and the others followed.

Inside the theater, Su Yang smelled cleaning agent—the small stage was spotless, polished to a shine, the chairs neatly arranged, already cleaned.

Su Yang sniffed, then helplessly gave up.

Even the Earth Thunder Bear's legendary sense of smell couldn't handle this.

Xu Jiutian asked: "Captain, any discoveries?"

"None."

Leaving the square, Su Yang led the group down the streets of Nanyucheng.

At this point, Su Yang was already getting a headache.

Finding people—he was indeed skilled at it!

But without knowing their faces, their scent… no clues at all—how could they find them?

The population of Nanyucheng could reach one hundred thousand, and with this labyrinthine urban environment, uncovering the Shoushen Sect Sect followers might require a manpower-intensive operation.

Near noon, Su Yang suddenly saw a crowd gathered ahead, seemingly watching something exciting.

The group strode forward; the onlookers, seeing Su Yang and his team in military uniforms, immediately cleared a path.

Su Yang and the others pushed through and saw a middle-aged woman lying in a pool of blood, lifeless.

Jiang Long asked: "What happened?"

"It's not our fault! She killed herself!"

"Yes, we saw it with our own eyes—she committed suicide!"

"Before she died, she said she was offering herself to the Beast God!"

"..."

Su Yang released the Seven-Colored Illusory Butterfly—the butterfly detected no spiritual force traces on the corpse.

Not hypnotized.

But that was normal—even Shoushen Sect Sect members couldn't hypnotize all their followers.

Su Yang sniffed the corpse—the scent was too mixed, leaving him confused.

The body was quickly removed; after questioning, Jiang Long told Su Yang and the others that the deceased was a widow who survived on odd jobs—her husband had died, and her only son had passed from illness two years ago.

But neighbors said she had been acting strangely lately, as if attending secret gatherings; for the past few days, she'd locked herself indoors until today, when she emerged—only to kill herself.

Su Yang scratched his head, feeling a headache coming on.

The woman was dead.

He let out a quiet breath, watching the crowd slowly disperse, when he accidentally met the gaze of a young girl.

The girl blushed and quickly lowered her head, turning away hurriedly.

Su Yang stared blankly at the girl's retreating back until she vanished around the corner.

Xu Jiutian grinned and asked: "Captain, everyone's gone—should we chase after her?"

Su Yang didn't answer Xu Jiutian. Instead, he turned to Jiang Long and asked: "Adjutant Jiang, I have a question—you've captured some Shoushen Sect Sect followers—have any of the female followers been violated?"

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