[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-5":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heavenly Official Bestows Evil",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2316624,4530,"Chapter 5: The First Victim","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>Self-introduction is important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It affects others’ first impression of you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wu Xian decided to make his first impression a bad one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough… I’m Wu Xian. I came to Fuyuan for medical treatment—I’m in poor health and need everyone’s help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian didn’t know much about Fudi and didn’t fully trust Qi Zhiyong’s word, so he planned to hide his true abilities for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people standing beside Wu Xian stepped back, but Yue Mei, the nurse, gave him a concerned look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian frowned and asked: “Why me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Chao was old and frail, but calm and well-read; such old men often proved useful in unexpected ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian licked his lips—it wasn’t a statue, but a living person encased in concrete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ventured: “Can you speak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian briefly searched the room, picked up a pink-cased phone, held it to the sunlight, and easily cracked her gesture password using the oil traces left on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian walked over, picked up a shard of wood, and poked at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This ID ‘Dominant Little Puppy’—is he her boyfriend? Twenty-five transfers in seven days? Pfft, what an idiot—he’s clearly emotionally abusing you, girl.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Yuzhu, 26, just two years into her job—prime age.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obtaining exclusive firsthand information might help him survive in Fudi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps the way one entered Fudi differed, and so did the restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian’s face flushed slightly: “My kidneys aren’t good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zhiyong immediately fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zhiyong led Wu Xian to the door of Room 405.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zhiyong nodded in satisfaction, standing far off, waiting for Wu Xian’s findings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who told you to play the fool to catch the tiger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve gone too far!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Wu Xian, Qi Zhiyong frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a while, Qi Zhiyong grew irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Wu Xian…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Mei shook her head pityingly—she couldn’t help him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, don’t leave yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daylight is relatively safe and precious—we must use this time to gather intelligence, weapons, food, and drinking water.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since everyone’s still alive, it means the evil can’t break in at will—but the occupant of 405 was broken into last night. For everyone’s safety, I need you to enter 405 and tell me why he died.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the survivors introduced themselves, Qi Zhiyong had been observing everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless of which possibility, the phone now belonged to Wu Xian—it could be immensely useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet her movements continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long is this kid going to dawdle at the door?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he thought this, he saw Wu Xian pick up several large wood splinters, arrange them against the door, then reach behind and shove hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was his acting too clumsy, exposing his detective identity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beneath the footprint, a woman’s palm print pressed into the muddy water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zhiyong immediately scanned other doors—most were clean, but on Fang Zhi’s Room 407 door, there was an identical female palm print.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you understand me, don’t blink.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised him was that Wu Xian didn’t enter immediately—he crouched before the door, chin in hand, studying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ji looked honest and sturdy—he’d make a good helper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately realized this palm print was some kind of mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if you want to come back alive, remember this: return before midnight, don’t wait until dark; don’t approach statues—they’re usually dangerous; and avoid overly dark spaces.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why she was still alive despite her condition—that’s just the miracle of the evil’s power; look at that sign across the street—the one with an empty belly still sticking out its tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have something you need to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the situation. Everyone, disperse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd immediately scattered—some returned to their rooms, others rushed out. They wouldn’t believe Qi Zhiyong’s empty words—they had to see Fudi with their own eyes to judge its truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She made over a dozen outgoing calls—she desperately needed someone to share her panic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tears, her blinking—mere biological reflexes. She had no self-awareness left—equivalent to brain death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the phone’s contents, Lu Yuzhu’s image grew vivid in Wu Xian’s mind—he could roughly guess how such a woman would react upon arriving in Fudi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Qi Zhiyong watching, Wu Xian relaxed considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qi Zhiyong’s mind, he ranked the other eight by usefulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive footprint!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either the entity managing Fudi wanted to watch people suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how the 405 occupant died, anyone entering 405 to investigate risked the same fate. Qi Zhiyong deemed Wu Xian the least useful, so he assigned him this dangerous task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qiong’s attitude was arrogant—clearly, like him, she was a ‘Favored One’—best not provoke him, or his two sisters either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zhiyong called out to Wu Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong with you? Is there anything I can help with?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder everyone believed him so easily—Wu Xian looked utterly ill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zhiyong waved impatiently: “Don’t ask so much—someone has to investigate. Didn’t you just agree to follow my orders?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian gave a self-deprecating smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Xian didn’t refuse—it was exactly what he wanted to investigate himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hole in the door had been pushed shut by Wu Xian’s shove, leaving a clear impression on the wooden surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Zhi was young and highly educated—he should’ve been useful—but his constant sullen defiance marked him for death; such a man was perfect to manipulate into being cannon fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pale skin, heavy dark circles—even without faking illness, he looked like a man with severe kidney deficiency, let alone the gum bleeding from brushing too hard this morning…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room’s layout matched his own Room 406 exactly—no unusual furnishings—but one object had a shocking visual impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining five were likely ordinary people swept into Fudi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what baffled Wu Xian was—why could her phone enter Fudi, while his turned into origami?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue suddenly opened its eyes and blinked frantically at Wu Xian, tears pouring out and darkening the surrounding concrete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room, beside the bed, a naked woman knelt on the floor, chest thrust forward, arms outstretched, head raised as if flying—her arms sculpted into wings, lifelike and masterfully crafted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a concrete statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though slightly annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange man—trapped in danger, yet showing no tension, looking like a sickly wreck, yet provoking me on first meeting… utterly worthless trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian had long wanted to explore—he smiled, ready to head down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She responded to Yu Yinghua last night—she may have even opened the door for her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Mei knew some medical knowledge, but her emotions were unstable—she might fail at a critical moment, so she couldn’t be entrusted with important tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone like Wu Xian, who acted decisively, even the steel wires in his clothes were taken away; yet Lu Yuzhu, a panicked ordinary woman, was allowed to bring in her phone—a useful tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his expression, Wu Xian suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue kept blinking frantically. Wu Xian pried open her lips and found her mouth filled with concrete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Zhi was already marked by the evil—tonight’s victim would be him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking the door, Wu Xian entered the room. Qi Zhiyong hesitated, then didn’t follow—he had far greater value than Wu Xian and couldn’t risk himself needlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Update times: daily at 5:00 PM and 5:05 PM. During new book period, two updates daily. Don’t complain about the quantity—this genre is genuinely hard to write.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1228,"2026-06-20T14:31:06.102Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ef72e0e419d5cd6585442e9dc278cbfff4e61a22931e18c39219307c0e3242ed","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-6","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-4",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]