Chapter 202 - 201: Volunteering, Total Annihilation of a Lineage

A few moments later, Li Jing took Liu Sisi to Liu Shi’s residence.

As soon as the two landed, Liu Shi sensed their arrival and walked out of the house.

Seeing it was Li Jing and Liu Sisi, who had dined at her place only an hour ago, returning so soon, Liu Shi was slightly taken aback.

Other than feeling concerned about her daughter’s downcast demeanor, nothing else seemed out of the ordinary.

Next, Liu Shi noticed new rings emanating strong Spiritual Qi waves on the ring finger of their left hand. The rings were clearly crafted from spiritual materials.

Noticing the rings, Liu Shi slightly raised her brows, her mind piecing things together.

Liu Sisi had suffered many grievances at the Liu family home.

Among them, Liu Shi bore a large part of the responsibility.

However, her affection for her daughter had never waned.

A mother knows her daughter best.

Her own daughter had inherited her personality, but was easily embarrassed, something Liu Shi understood all too well.

Given the current situation, it must’ve been something awkward for Liu Sisi while purchasing the rings.

Lately, Li Jing and Liu Sisi had been visiting daily.

Seizing this opportunity, Liu Shi had roughly understood that her son-in-law was rather straightforward in certain aspects.

With that in mind, she immediately had a good guess as to what had transpired.

Amused, she glanced at the self-contained Liu Sisi and softly chuckled.

"Why did the two of you suddenly come back?"

Li Jing looked at her and smiled.

"Auntie...No! Mom, you must have heard about the Wang family incident, right?"

"After you both left dinner, the master of the family had visited."

Liu Shi nodded, then her brows furrowed slightly.

"You brought Sisi here. Does that mean you’re intending to get involved?"

Li Jing was currently training at the Capital Inspection Headquarters’ Major Crime Unit, which was known to Liu Shi.

However, under normal circumstances, in such a dangerous situation, the Capital Inspection Headquarters wouldn’t involve him, unless he requested it himself.

Although he’s a patrol officer, his role at the Headquarters was only as a trainee. He had no obligation to participate.

Furthermore, for a young prodigy like him, the Headquarters wouldn’t recklessly involve him in matters beyond his ability.

Geniuses and monsters need time to grow.

Unless they had no other options, the Headquarters wouldn’t require him to take risks.

Seeing that Liu Shi easily discerned his intention to get involved in the case, Li Jing smiled.

"At the very least, I am currently a member of the Headquarters’ Major Crime Unit. I shouldn’t be indifferent just because the Headquarters has not issued any command. Just like how you bear the responsibility of guarding the Liu family, I also have my own responsibilities."

Hearing such words, Liu Shi’s expression became peculiar.

Her ability to support the entire Liu family did not rely solely on her strength.

In terms of having a keen perspective, she was not inferior to anyone.

Being just a few years younger than Chen Jing, the people she had met and things she had seen were more numerous than the rice Li Jing had eaten.

Perhaps Liu Sisi may not be able to grasp it, but she certainly could.

Li Jing’s righteous words were simply an excuse.

Responsibility is pure nonsense.

He simply wanted to meddle in the affairs of the Wang family.

Truth be told, Liu Shi did not understand Li Jing’s intent.

For such a troublesome matter, if the Headquarters were not seeking him out, wouldn’t it be better to stay out of it?

Even though she didn’t understand, Liu Shi had not thought of dissuading Li Jing.

This son-in-law of hers, was much more capable than she initially thought.

If Li Jing wanted to get involved, let him.

Some experiences may be good for him.

If he insisted on getting involved, he probably had his own considerations.

"The matter of the Wang family is odd. Every one of the six families is guessing what’s going on, but they have no clue. I’m afraid there’s more to this case than just a Great Demon from the Six Realm, make sure to be careful."

After saying this casually, Liu Shi pulled Liu Sisi to her side.

"Until the Wang family homicide is solved, it’s unlikely for things to happen here. Sisi will temporarily stay with me for the time being. It just so happens I can guide her magic cultivation and impart some of my own self-created skills to her."

Liu Shi’s statement about the case involving more than just one Great Demon from the Six Realm, stirred excitement in Li Jing.

Not so simple, that’s great!

Such a rare occasion, if it was just a single Six Realm Great Demon, wouldn’t that be boring?

Without any visible reaction, Li Jing nodded.

"I will be careful."

After that, he looked at Liu Sisi who had been reticent since their public kiss and said,

"Sisi, I will leave first. If anything comes up, we can contact each other by phone."

At this point, to be honest, Liu Sisi was not very keen to interact with Li Jing.

Being proposed to in front of so many people, followed by a forced public kiss, was incredibly embarrassing.

The fact that the proposal was settled so hastily with Li Jing meant she felt somehow shortchanged.

If it were in private, she could’ve playfully teased him.

Now, that opportunity has passed.

However, now was not the time for sour moods as Li Jing was about to leave.

Softly responding with an "Mmm", Liu Sisi spoke in a quiet voice.

"Be careful in everything you do, and take care of yourself."

"I know."

Li Jing smiled and left, flying away on his Spirit Sword.

...

Before long, Li Jing arrived at the Headquarters and headed straight to the office of the Bureau Serious Case Group.

The Bureau Serious Case Group had a considerably large number of personnel, whose numbers far exceeded the scope of the North City Patrol Branch’s Major Crime Unit.

It was inevitable.

Their "workload" was incredibly hectic.

The Capital was a problematic city.

There was no way to describe the complicated situation in the Capital with a coexistence of good and bad elements.

The more prosperous it was, the deeper the darkness it concealed.

Major crimes were often committed.

Even if there were none, the Bureau Serious Case Group spent their daily lives immersed in the prevention and investigation of various major cases.

At this time, in the Bureau Serious Case Group’s office, everyone was extremely busy.

The Wang family incident has rattled the entire Bureau Serious Case Group.

Some were avidly communicating on the phone, some were studying case files, and others were gathered for various types of analysis.

Upon entering the office and scanning around, Li Jing determined that the investigation of the crime scene was still ongoing.

These past few days, although he hadn’t been "studying" seriously at the Bureau Serious Case Group, he made sure to check in daily.

Peering at a few familiar Fifth Boundary members, none were present.

Those currently engrossed in work in the office were mostly members from the Four Realm. Only two or three were from the Fifth Boundary, everyone else was presumably still at the scene.

Not wanting to interrupt the "hectic" atmosphere in the office, Li Jing walked past the office area to the door of the team leader’s office and knocked.

There were two soft knock sounds.

A capable female voice quickly responded from the office.

"Come in."

Upon hearing the voice, Li Jing pushed open the door.

The person sitting in the office was a woman with powerful, striking features. This woman was the Leader of the Bureau Serious Case Group, Jin Rui Xin.

Her epaulet showed three bars and two stars, signifying her as a rank five patrol officer with a Six Realm Cultivation level.

While Li Jing had met Jin Rui Xin when he reported for his assignment, they hadn’t had any interactions since.

Upon seeing Li Jing enter, Jin Rui Xin furrowed her brows and put down the document she was reading.

"Inspector Li, what brings you here?"

"Leader Jin, I want to participate in the Wang family case."

Li Jing got straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, Jin Ruixin was taken aback, clearly not expecting his sudden arrival to be about the Wang family’s trouble.

After scrutinizing Li Jing, Jin Ruixin nodded his head.

"Alright."

Li Jing being sent to the Bureau Serious Case Group by Chen Jing to "learn" was merely a formality, but the relevant documents and materials really were sent to Jin Ruixin’s hands.

Aside from his monstrous talents and having recently learned a Forbidden Skill, Li Jing was excellent at solving cases.

Basically, any case that landed in his hands could be solved the same day.

There was no reason for Jin Ruixin not to make use of such talent.

The reason he hadn’t contacted Li Jing before was simply that there was no need.

The Bureau Serious Case Group was filled with elite soldiers and strong generals; they didn’t lack for one more like Li Jing.

Now that Li Jing had taken the initiative to come forward, Jin Ruixin naturally wouldn’t refuse.

High-ranking officials gave a lot of attention to the Wang family case. It had only been a few hours since the incident happened, and there were constant directives urging for a quick resolution.

Despite sitting there, seemingly calm, Jin Ruixin, as the leader of the Bureau Serious Case Group, was under immense pressure.

Once he agreed to Li Jing’s request, Jin Ruixin was straightforward.

"Since you want to be involved, I’ll give you temporary authority. You can access the Patrol System at any time to check the current situation handled by the Bureau Serious Case Group."

As she spoke, she took out a tablet, tapped on it a few times, and announced.

"I’ve granted you the permissions. You can sit down and get up to speed with the situation."

"Ok."

Li Jing complied, sitting down, taking out his tablet, and logging onto the Patrol System.

The Patrol System was universal.

However, accessing certain files required corresponding permissions.

With Jin Ruixin’s permission, Li Jing was able to pull up all the known intel on the Wang family case.

After a quick read-through, Li Jing’s brows furrowed.

The Wang family didn’t just lose a Six Realm cultivator and five cultivators from the Fifth Boundary. An entire branch of the powerful Wang clan, guarded by a Six Realm cultivator, had been wiped out.

This branch was made up of more than sixty people.

In addition to one Six Realm and five Fifth Boundary cultivators, there were more than a dozen from the Four Realm, and some lower realm individuals.

The deceased Six Realm cultivator was named Wang Youwei.

Wang Youwei’s branch did not reside in the Wang family’s main residence. They had separated and occupied a piece of land in the Wang family’s territory. Wang Youwei managed the Wang family’s share of the Spiritual Objects market, earning the Wang family massive profits continually.

With a Six Realm cultivator guarding them, and managing the Wang family’s share of the spiritual objects market, Wang Youwei’s branch held a position in the family that was as superior as the main branch.

Wang Youwei was capable.

Over a decade ago, the Wang family only had a 4% stake in the spiritual objects market.

Today, it had reached 16%.

The spiritual objects market in the capital was vast.

Apart from the Jiang family, who didn’t engage in commerce, the other six families all had a stake. Smaller families and powers also participated in the market.

Under Wang Youwei’s management, obtaining 16% of the market share was a testament to the Wang family’s dominance, commanding most of the market.

The other five families involved in the spiritual objects market had a maximum of 8%; the Wang family had twice their shares.

However, all of this seemed to come to an end.

Wang Youwei had managed the Wang family’s share in the spiritual objects market for over a decade. With his death, it would be challenging for the Wang family to find a replacement.

Li Jing, of course, would not care about how the Wang family was doing in the spiritual objects business.

However, the spiritual objects market of the capital might be a direction worth pursuing.

The eradication of Wang Youwei’s branch might be related to this.

According to the files compiled by the Bureau Serious Case Group, Wang Youwei only took charge of the Wang family’s stake in the spiritual objects market and did not participate in other affairs of the family.

In fact, the Bureau Serious Case Group had already listed the spiritual objects market as a key investigation target. Some inspectors from the Major Crime Unit had been sent to investigate the Wang family’s business in the spiritual objects market.

Upon further review of the known circumstances, only limited valuable information could be gathered.

More than sixty members of Wang Youwei’s family, all died from severe injuries.

Wang Youwei himself, the highest in cultivation level among them, died in a particularly gruesome manner. He was killed by a punch that pierced through his chest, tearing his body in half.

Physically tearing apart a Six Realm cultivator.

Such a feat, human cultivators cannot possibly achieve.

Only a monster could do this.

Cultivators do not practice body refining. However, backed by their cultivation level, their physical bodies weren’t that frail.

The preliminary conclusion of the Bureau Authentication Department was that Wang Youwei was severely injured by an ambush carried out by a Six Realm Great Demon known for its brute strength, and then killed.

Even under a surprise attack, someone as powerful as Wang Youwei shouldn’t have been so easily killed.

Apart from Wang Youwei, including five Fifth Boundary casualties, the rest of the victims were essentially killed by a single blow, their bodies dispersed in various residences within the settlement.

At this point, it was entirely clear.

More than one Six Realm Great Demon was involved in this killing.

A single Great Demon capable of ripping apart a Six Realm cultivator might have been able to exterminate the rest of Wang Youwei’s family like slaughtering chickens, but it was still just one creature, incapable of silently killing everyone.

Moreover, with its power, a single punch would have left nothing of someone below the Fifth Boundary.

Looking over the preliminary known facts, Li Jing raised his hand to rub his forehead.

The situation was far more complex than he had anticipated.

As he had initially assumed, the Wang family case hadn’t happened at dinner time.

They were notified by the Capital Inspection Headquarters at four in the afternoon.

The time of death for the entire clan of Wang Youwei would have to be further pushed back.

It must have been broad daylight when over sixty people died without making a sound. The number of perpetrators was hard to determine.

Not only were there numerous accomplices in the surprise attack to kill Wang Youwei, but their cultivation levels must have also been a minimum of Fifth Boundary.

Five Fifth Boundary citizens were also killed in the incident, they did not die in the same place as Wang Youwei. Only two of them died together, indicating it was the work of others.

To be able to kill before a Fifth Boundary could react, one would need to be of the Fifth Boundary as well.

There was no need to consider the Six Realm.

Five Fifth Boundary victims died at four different locations.

Consider the one who killed Wang Youwei, it would require five Six Realm creatures. This damn scenario could wipe out the entire Wang family.

The large number of assailant monsters was good news for Li Jing personally.

However, this case was somewhat challenging.

A group of Great Demons reliant on their physical prowess silently exterminated the line of Wang Youwei, and dares to make their move within the nation’s capital. This cannot be simply chalked up to meticulous premeditation; they must have had support.

Pondering while holding a tablet, Li Jing raised his head.

"Leader Jin, could you give me a list of the Great Demons that have signed the peace treaty?"

As Li Jing checked the known information, Jin Ruixin was also occupied, flipping through the file reports that he hadn’t had a chance to finish yet.

Hearing him speak up, Jin Ruixin put down the file in his hands, took a breath and said.

"You are aware of the peace treaty, you should also know that, unless necessary, we cannot disturb the Great Monsters that have signed the pact. If you want to start by investigating these Great Monsters who have signed the treaty, I can’t authorize that. Furthermore, the list is highly classified - with your current position, you can’t access it. I also don’t have the authority to give it to you."

Hearing this response, Li Jing couldn’t help but miss Chen Jing.

The difference was stark between Jin Ruixin and Chen Jing, both being of the Six Realm.

The former was the leader of the Major Crime Unit, while the latter was the bureau chief; their powers were different.

In terms of their style, both had their differences.

At that time, Chen Jing had directly gone to his "old friend".

Jin Ruixin’s approach to dealing with situations was slightly conservative.

Seeing that he couldn’t obtain the list of Great Demons, Li Jing didn’t push further and stood up.

"I will try to follow up on the Wang family case. Can you please provide me with a communicator that is connected to the Bureau Serious Case Group? It will be convenient for future communication."

Jin Ruixin nodded in response, took a communicator out, and placed it on the table, then asked.

"Would you like me to assign a couple of partners to you?"

"No, I prefer to work alone."

Li Jing gave a slight chuckle, picked up the communicator and turned to leave.

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