Chapter 163

The crime scene was already packed, with Enforcers from the Tianming Divine Court, as well as magic guards from Full Moon Academy.

Almost all the clutter in the room had been scorched into charcoal, and the thick smoke that had not yet dissipated drifted out through the window.

A charred corpse lay prone on the ground, a dagger with a charred hilt protruding from his back.

A magic guard from the magic academy was squatting beside the corpse, calmly analyzing:

"There's no mistake. Doors and windows were shut tight, the only key to the room was still on the dead man's own body. Obviously, the deceased committed suicide."

"Come on, bro, are you serious?"

Another magic guard, his mouth corner twitching: "The victim was stabbed in the back. A stab in the back can also be suicide?"

"Heh, this is very simple." The magic guard continued analyzing calmly: "It was an ice block. He used an ice block! He fixed the dagger to the ground with an ice block, blade pointing up, then jumped down from the chair, landed on his back, and crashed himself onto that dagger."

"Then he flipped over and lay prone on the ground."

"Where did the ice block go?" The other guard asked doubtfully.

"Idiot, of course it was melted by the big fire!"

"Uh, then why set the fire?"

"To melt the ice block, of course!"

"Uh..." That magic guard, listening to this defying-heaven logic, couldn't find a rebuttal for a moment.

This logic actually formed a closed loop...

He thought for a bit and asked again: "Old bro, never heard before that you worked as a detective at the Enforcement Bureau. Who did you learn case-solving from?"

"In my early years I once obtained a novel called 'Mingzhen Nanke', which recorded in detail all kinds of murder methods, such as the Mask Murder Method, the Western Chess Murder Method, the Roller Coaster Murder Method. This Ice Block Murder Method is merely the simplest technique among them!"

The magic guard puffed out his chest confidently: "I think we can close the case. These cases must be suicides."

Big Boss listened from the side, his mouth corner twitching.

But he actually knew very well that perhaps the magic guard's train of thought had truly reached the pinnacle of defying heaven.

But, ruling this as a suicide was absolutely the intention from above Full Moon Academy.

Six cases, six victims, all nobles of the Tianming Divine Court.

The first five had already been ruled suicides; this last one would naturally be no exception.

After all, whether for Full Moon Academy or the Tianming Divine Court, a serial murder case would make them lose face.

Closing it as suicide to buy time, preserving both sides' face.

And within the limited time, find the real killer to give the Tianming Divine Court an explanation — this was the answer the upper echelons of Full Moon Academy came up with.

But obviously, they couldn't find the killer.

And the Tianming Divine Court couldn't wait any longer.

"I say, you people of Full Moon Academy, even if you want to fool us, you don't need to come up with such an outrageous reason, do you?"

Ji Bo entered the room amid an entourage of guards, sneering at the magic guard's conclusion.

He pushed aside the few magic guards blocking his side and also squatted beside the deceased.

Immediately after, he waved a Term Art, and a Rune was struck onto the corpse.

"Rest in peace, my brother."

Indeed, the dead man in the room was Ji Bo's own older brother, another Royal Grandson of the Tianming Divine Court.

Ji Bo lay on top of him, dipped two smears of saliva on his tongue with his finger, wiped them at the corners of his eyes, and wailed exaggeratedly: "You died so miserably, you died so miserably! It's all my fault, I shouldn't have let you come to the academy alone!"

"You died here, how heartbroken Mother Adult must be!"

As he cried, Ji Bo suddenly froze, looked at the Rune he had released, and exclaimed in alarm: "Wrong, something's wrong. How come all the fresh blood on my brother's body is gone!"

"This..." The magic guard said: "Royal Grandson Adult, this is a fire scene after all. A corpse burned to a crisp having no blood is normal."

"No, it's not like that." Ji Bo clenched his fists, a look of anger: "Even a fire cannot burn away all the fresh blood inside a person's body."

"Moreover, this Rune shows that the fresh blood on my brother's body had already vanished before he was burned by the raging fire!"

"What! Meaning this isn't suicide?!" That magic guard was shocked.

This is of course not suicide, and only you would think it's suicide... The other guards all gave their colleague a speechless look and continued asking: "Meaning the killer targeted the Tianming Royal Family's blood, so he struck the killing blow?"

"Should be so." Ji Bo's eyes were bloodshot.

"But what use is this blood? Even for alchemy, there's no material that requires royal blood, right?"

"Yeah, blood, that kind of thing, has no use for mages at all."

The guards hurriedly analyzed.

"Mages indeed have no use for this stuff, but there is a kind of creature that craves blood very much." Ji Bo clenched his fist, slowly raised his head, and looked at Latanaya: "Am I right, Cousin Latanaya?"

Latanaya's little face instantly turned pale.

And Big Boss also without changing expression blocked in front of her.

"Latanaya, to be able to so cleanly drain the blood of an adult male in such a short time, only a Fourth Rank or above Blood Clan could do it, right?"

Ji Bo inquired.

"N-no, that's right."

Tata gritted her teeth.

"And now that the Red Moon Empire has fallen, the only confirmed living Blood Clan on the entire Continent is you alone, correct?"

"Correct..."

"Last time we met, I remember you were only Fourth Rank, right?" Ji Bo's face feigned a restrained grief: "Then why are you already Fifth Rank now?"

"I remember Blood Clan advancement requires High-level Lifeform blood!"

"No, that's not..."

Latanaya covered her mouth, shaking her head, eyes trembling.

She advanced to Tier 5 not because she consumed fresh blood, but because Big Boss sacrificed a whole pile of mythic Disaster Wolves to the Crimson True Ancestor.

But she would not tell anyone about this matter; she was unwilling to let anyone know that Li Cheng had also signed a Blood Clan contract.

This would make it difficult for Li Cheng to take a single step on Tianming Continent.

And the grief on Ji Bo's face gradually turned into anger: "Since things have come to this, what else is there to say?!"

"This case is already very clear, Latanaya! You used the Tianming Divine Court's trust in you to approach them, drain their blood, and enhance your own strength."

"You are the prime suspect in these six serial murders!"

"Someone, seize her for me! Take her back for interrogation!"

As he spoke, the attendants surrounding Ji Bo rushed toward Latanaya.

Li Cheng narrowed his eyes, drawing the Guanjun Zhiblade into his hand, transforming it into a greatsword: "I'd like to see who dares!"

Latanaya also released red blood magic from her palm, nervously looking at the attendants around her.

"Li Cheng, you run quickly; they are all high-stage knights, and there is no advantage in close combat."

"But please believe me, these murders absolutely were not committed by me!"

"I naturally believe you, Tata, after all, we are accomplices."

Li Cheng stepped forward, with no sign of retreat in his eyes.

"Li Cheng..."

Latanaya suddenly wanted to cry very much.

For so many years, besides Li Cheng, no one had ever stood by her side when she was in danger.

No one would ever unconditionally believe her.

At this moment, Latanaya made up her mind: if the situation truly could not be salvaged, even if she forcibly summoned the Progenitor Adult to descend, draining all her blood and soul, she would make Li Cheng escape.

"Hehe, how interesting, Miss Latanaya, I didn't say you were the murderer, only that you were a suspect, and you react like this."

Ji Bo mocked with a smile: "What? Are you feeling guilty?"

He laughed very happily.

He could already imagine the pain and sorrow on Li Cheng's face when Latanaya was taken away by him.

So what if you are a genius? So what if you are a future legend?

Don't you still have to watch helplessly as your fiancée is taken away by me? Collecting non-human races from all over Tianming Continent and bringing them back to sacrifice to the Crown Prince's Consort is his Ji Bo's job.

Otherwise, he could not have stood out from among the many royal grandsons and gained the Crown Prince's Consort's favor.

Although he did not know how the ally hidden in Full Moon Academy managed to arrange this murder case to be identical to those committed by the Blood Clan.

But Ji Bo was very clear that what he needed to do now was just to cooperate with him.

Once Latanaya was taken back, he only needed to threaten her a little to make this girl tremble in fear and despair.

And then, as long as he gave her a little hope, gave her a hope that if she submitted to him, she could survive.

Latanaya would definitely climb onto his bed.

After he got bored of enjoying her, he would scramble Latanaya's brains into a puddle of mud, and after erasing her memory, send her to the Crown Prince's Consort.

Ji Bo was very clear how feasible this operation was, after all, he was not doing this kind of thing for the first time. Werewolves, Elf Race, Dragon Clan...

He used this method to enjoy countless beauties on Tianming Continent.

Anyway, that Crown Prince's Consort was not interested in that kind of thing; he only needed these people to survive.

But unlike these women, Latanaya was special.

She was the one Ji Bo had wanted since childhood; for so many years, Ji Bo had not not thought of uniting with Latanaya and making her his wife.

Unfortunately, this woman not only was indifferent to him, but even fell in love with a mage.

Discarding a Royal Clan member, hehe.

Ji Bo swore to make this girl lose all hope in miserable howls.

He must make Li Cheng know what pain his fiancée experienced before death.

Thinking of this, the corner of Ji Bo's mouth slowly curved up: "What, Miss Latanaya? Still unwilling to go back with us for investigation?"

"Or do you plan to flee the crime?"

"Flee the crime? I'd like to see who says my student fled the crime!"

Just then, a clear and cold voice resounded.

The door of the room was opened, and Vivian, wearing a Dongfang Bubai-style hat and a mage long robe, slowly walked in.

She was like a high and mighty Queen, looking down on everyone; with just a glance, she made the attendants who had just been recklessly preparing to act tremble in mind and soul.

And the onlooking Eat Melon Crowd also unconsciously developed the intention to prostrate.

Everyone's gaze toward her dared not have the slightest disrespect, as if before her, even a trace of blasphemous thought would have to endure the extreme punishment of Di Yu.

"Sorry, I'm late, Li Cheng Brother."

Vivian's voice transmission came to his mind, and Li Cheng responded without thinking and sought credit: "Rest assured, your student is my student; I will protect her for you."

"Li Cheng Brother, it's great to have you."

Vivian was delighted in her heart, but the coldness on her face did not diminish in the slightest: "Ji Bo, just because you say my student is a suspect, she is a suspect? Just because you say you want to take her away for interrogation, you take her away for interrogation?"

"Do you treat my Full Moon Academy as what kind of place?"

"Is it a place where you can do whatever you want just because you want to?"

Piercing killing intent unmaskedly surged toward Ji Bo; how could his Fifth Rank level possibly withstand such power.

He unconsciously was about to kneel.

But just then, another decayed and withered voice suddenly came from outside the window.

"The Full Moon Queen is truly imposing; members of our Royal Family died in your academy, yet we do not even have the right to apprehend the murderer."

"And you even say it's as if you can do whatever you want."

"I think this place of yours might as well not be called Full Moon Academy anymore, and our Tianming Divine Court does not need to exist either."

"From now on, all matters great and small on this continent shall be decided by you. How about that?"

As that aged voice fell, two old men slowly walked out from the shadows.

Both were draped in golden-yellow tasseled long robes, each grasping a magic staff in hand, and the skin exposed outside their robes was covered in pitted pus bags.

Big Boss recognized these two people; this was the game's late stage, the two elite monsters standing outside the Tianming Emperor's boss door.

Their strength was all above Ninth Rank.

No wonder that goods Ji Bo dared to yap wildly at Full Moon Academy.

Turns out he brought these two goods along; that was his backing.

But looking at it this way, Tianming Divine Court places quite high value on Master Tata.

To take her back, they actually dispatched such a grand Zhen Rong.

"Full Moon, we respect you for all you have done for Tianming Continent, so we address you as Queen, but if you insist on shielding your disciple, allowing her to strike at our clan members, then we may not fear you either."

"That's right, Full Moon, if you want to fight us two over a murderer, then come on."

The two old men stepped forward, the divine might on their bodies suddenly releasing, and the students present unconsciously retreated a step.

Full Moon Queen merely waved her hand, a calming term art flowing over the students, and they instantly felt better.

She looked at the two old things before her and also had a headache.

These two old things, though their faces were incomparably ugly, their strength was extremely close to Tenth Rank.

Though there was no possibility of defeating her, they still required her to get serious and bring out her true strength.

Fighting isn't right, not fighting isn't right either.

If she didn't fight, watching helplessly as they took Latanaya back — that was impossible.

However useless the disciple may be, she is still a disciple.

But if she did fight, and she brought out her true strength, what if blades and swords had no eyes and she really killed one of these two old geezers...

Then the war between Academy and King's Court would probably ignite immediately.

After all, the one currently sitting on the throne is a famous Feng Bao.

So, once she made a move, the few other old things slumbering within Full Moon Academy would surely also act to stop her.

Ji Bo also sensed Full Moon Queen's hesitation; with two old men protecting him, the burden on him was gone, and his face once again raised an unbridled smile:

"Adult Full Moon Queen, I heard you have always been merits clear, fair and selfless, a high and pure Lady like a lotus."

"Now that the matter has fallen on your student, I believe you certainly will not engage in favoritism and fraud."

"Am I right?"

He was doing moral kidnapping.

Full Moon Queen stared at Ji Bo, without words, but the killing intent in her eyes grew heavier and heavier.

She knew very well that if things continued to drag on, the final result would certainly end up like she first thought — escalating to the Church side.

And the Church side, upon hearing the killer was Blood Clan, would fundamentally not conduct any investigation, and would just kick her while she was down.

In that case, her student would definitely not be protected.

Thinking here, Vivian instead laughed.

Her mouth corner revealed a dangerous smile.

When it comes down to it, being this Full Moon Queen was merely to better find Li Cheng Brother.

At this moment she had already seen Li Cheng Brother; whether she did this Queen or not didn't matter anymore.

Since she neither wanted to war with King's Court nor lose her own student.

Then simply, just bring Latanaya and Big Boss and directly leave Academy.

If she wanted to leave, there was no one here who could keep her.

Just then, Big Boss suddenly spoke: "Ji Bo, what exactly do you want?"

"Hehe, what do I want?" Ji Bo looked at Big Boss, putting on a righteous appearance: "I want nothing, but my dead clan members want a truth, their relatives want revenge!"

"Hand over the real culprit!"

"Right, that's correct, hand over the real culprit!"

"Hand them over!"

The surrounding King's Court guards also timely raised the weapons in their hands, cheering for their master's declaration.

And Ji Bo's gaze looking at Big Boss grew more and more like looking at a clown.

When it comes down to it, at this moment both sides deadlocked, Latanaya's identity as Blood Clan, and the victims' symptoms of being sucked dry of blood.

Is the ironclad proof of this serial murder case.

As long as we bite to death this point, no one can protect Latanaya.

Even if Full Moon Queen persists in her own way it won't work, after all behind her sits a whole pile of Academy high-ups.

Those mages won't allow Full Moon Queen to turn hostile with the entire King's Court over a student.

Ji Bo could already feel Big Boss's despair after losing his beloved.

Pitiful child, you fundamentally don't know who your opponent is, hehe.

That feeling must be very, very painful.

Thinking here, Ji Bo felt extremely, extremely refreshed.

And Big Boss at this time also revealed a warm sunlight smile.

Everyone who knows Big Boss knows that whenever he reveals this kind of smile, it is when he prepares to kill.

He spoke lightly, unhurried: "Hmm, I have already locked onto who the culprit is."

"This still needs you to lock onto?" Ji Bo was amused: "Everyone present knows the culprit is Latanaya."

"Is that so? I don't believe it." Big Boss smiled and shook his head: "How do I feel the culprit is you? Cabinet Minister Ji Bo."

It was Questioning, Big Boss used Questioning! (Chapter Complete)