Chapter 96

Looking at Lin Tianhu, who was standing in front of her with his head bowed, Su Qing could only sigh. She could scold him, berate him, or even hit him, but she couldn't really do anything to him.

After composing herself, Su Qing immediately instructed Wang Yaodong to contact the colleagues at the Xiapu District Public Security Bureau, telling them to treat Zhao Caiping well and ensure there were no lapses in her care. She would personally go with Lin Tianhu and Wang Yaodong to apologize to Zhao Caiping later.

If this matter wasn't handled well, her master would only blame her.

On the other hand, Su Qing also arranged for Wang Yaodong to proceed steadily with the plan for the seaside square bar tomorrow. They must take this opportunity to uncover the true background of Ye Feng, the key suspect.

Indeed, after analyzing the situation overnight, Su Qing was almost certain that Ye Feng was a crucial figure in the series of murders. After Liu Yong's prison break, a series of rain-night murders occurred. The killer was not an ordinary human, and all the victims were related to Liu Yong and Ye Feng.

On the surface, the deceased were Liu Yong's "enemies" and Ye Feng's "benefactors." A deeper analysis revealed that Ye Feng and a female lawyer named Qin Yan, who appeared at the last crime scene, were unharmed, which proved that Ye Feng was not an ordinary person. He had the ability to protect himself and Qin Yan, and even killed the four ghost slaves.

By reviewing the surveillance footage around the Liu family's old residence, Su Qing discovered that Hao Jian and Zhao Chunnan had visited the place. Further investigation revealed that both had also gone missing, just like Liu Yong and his son.

According to Wang Yaodong's information, Hao Jian and Zhao Chunnan's bodyguards confirmed that the two had a conflict with a young man named Ye Feng and a beautiful woman named Wu Xinghua at a bar in the seaside square before the incident.

After piecing together these clues and information, Su Qing decided not to investigate Ye Feng directly. After all, neither Wang Yaodong nor the Mingzhu police had any evidence linking Ye Feng to the series of murders or the ghost cultivator murderer. At most, they could confirm that Ye Feng had been at the crime scene, but he was closely related to the deceased workers and had just had a drinking session with them, so his presence there was not unusual.

Rashly investigating Ye Feng directly was not impossible, but Su Qing's goal was not just that. What she really wanted to know was the true identity of this young man who appeared to be an ordinary worker. If the four ghost slaves were indeed killed by Ye Feng, it would prove that he was far from ordinary. When dealing with such extraordinary individuals, the principle of Tianji Pavilion was to thoroughly investigate all their information. If they were evil cultivators, they would be eliminated; if not, they would be recruited into Tianji Pavilion, either to be used for their own purposes or to control their abilities, even to the point of disabling them, to prevent them from posing an unpredictable threat to social stability.

This was one of the basic tenets of Tianji Pavilion.

However, the most pressing matter for Su Qing at the moment was to clean up Lin Tianhu's mess and make up for his foolish mistake. Fortunately, the Mingzhu police had managed to keep the matter under wraps, without alarming the relevant leaders of Mingzhu City. Otherwise, she would have no face to meet Secretary Tang.

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On the other side, Ye Feng rushed to Zhufeng Street but did not go to Zhao Caiping's jade shop, as Gu Nian had already informed him that Zhao Caiping was not at home and had left someone to watch the store.

Ye Feng activated his divine sense and traced down Zhufeng Street, finally sensing Zhao Caiping's location.

Zhao Caiping was at the Xiapu District Public Security Bureau on the east end of Zhufeng Street. In Ye Feng's divine sense, Zhao Caiping looked very haggard, with a swollen forehead, as if she had been hit.

This immediately enraged Ye Feng. His own experiences made him subconsciously believe that Zhao Caiping had been beaten by the police. Even if that wasn't the case, her haggard, tense, and frightened appearance in the small room at the police station made Ye Feng furious. If the police had treated her well, she wouldn't have looked like that.

The reason she didn't answer his call earlier was likely because the police had confiscated her phone.

Ye Feng's body stiffened, and a surge of uncontrollable anger and impulse rose in his heart. It was the police again, the same people who had once caused him great harm, which made him even more furious.

Regardless of the cause and effect of this matter, the current anger had already made Ye Feng lose his patience to judge. Who was Zhao Caiping? She was the widow of Du Lijun, who was like a brother, a friend, and a good foreman to Ye Feng, second only to Zhu Zi. Du Lijun had died indirectly because of him, and he had sworn to take care of Du Lijun's family. Seeing Zhao Caiping in such a state, how could he remain calm?

The families of his deceased coworkers had become a sore spot for Ye Feng. He would not allow anyone to bully them in any way.

Without hesitation, Ye Feng contacted the Law and used 100 evil points to exchange for a prolonged invisibility spell. He used his full strength to rush to the Xiapu District Public Security Bureau on the east end of Zhufeng Street as quickly as possible.

Under the effect of the invisibility spell, Ye Feng had no qualms. His only goal was to find out why the police had detained Zhao Caiping. If the reason was not with the police, then it would be fine, but if it was, he didn't mind giving them a harsh lesson.

To make the police tell the truth was simple; he could use the soul control technique.

Entering the police station, he found Zhao Caiping sitting dazed in a small room of about ten square meters. The room was not locked, and Zhao Caiping was not handcuffed, which reassured Ye Feng and slightly reduced his suppressed anger.

Outside the room, there was a female officer and a male officer, neither of whom was communicating with Zhao Caiping. They were chatting idly. Ye Feng didn't bother to think much and directly used the soul control technique on both of them, asking, "Why is the woman inside being detained here?"

The expressions of the male and female officers immediately became blank, but the female officer shook her head and said she didn't know.

Under the effect of the soul control technique, ordinary people could not lie. Since the female officer said she didn't know, she definitely didn't.

Fortunately, the male officer gave Ye Feng a clue.

"The woman was brought here by the police from the city bureau. The city bureau did not give us any reason, only forcing us to temporarily detain the woman. The person in charge of receiving the city bureau's colleagues was Director Wang. The specific situation may only be known to Director Wang."

Ye Feng asked, "Where is Director Wang now?"

"Director Wang is in room 401 on the fourth floor. He should be there now."

Ye Feng didn't care about the two officers. After the effect of the soul control technique wore off, they wouldn't remember what they had done or said, nor would they remember interacting with an invisible person in the air.

He went straight to the fourth floor, found room 401, and pushed the door open and walked in.

The person in the room was Director Wang Leshan, in his forties, the head of the Xiapu District Public Security Bureau. Suddenly seeing his room door open but no one there, he was puzzled and shook his head, thinking to get up and close the door.

But as he got up, he found the door closing automatically.

Director Wang was even more puzzled. Without any external force, how could the door open and close by itself? Was there something wrong with it?

Just as he was about to call the logistics department to check, he suddenly went dark, having been hit by Ye Feng's soul control technique.

Ye Feng directly asked, "Director Wang, why is the woman named Zhao Caiping in your bureau, and what happened to the bruises on her forehead and face?"

Director Wang's eyes were blank, and his voice was mechanical as he answered, "The woman named Zhao Caiping was brought here by Director Wang Yaodong from the Beijing Criminal Investigation Bureau. Director Wang Yaodong did not explain the situation to me, only instructing me to temporarily detain the woman for half a day and release her in the evening or the next day. Later, I noticed that the woman's emotions were clearly off, showing signs of mental instability, so I called Director Wang Yaodong to ask for more details. Director Wang only told me that the woman had been involved in a conflict and had been mentally stimulated, and he didn't want me to ask more questions. Afterward, he said to release her. After careful consideration, I briefly informed Deputy Director Liu of the city bureau about the matter. That's all there is to it."

Ye Feng was a bit confused. Zhao Caiping had been involved in a conflict and was brought to the Xiapu District Public Security Bureau by the director of the Beijing Criminal Investigation Bureau. How could two people of such different status and identity get entangled, and why didn't the other party explain the situation? What was this all about?

Ye Feng asked again, "Has Zhao Caiping committed any illegal acts?"

Director Wang shook his head and said, "No."

That settled it. Since Zhao Caiping had committed no illegal acts, Ye Feng didn't need to waste time with these police officers. Given that they hadn't directly harmed Zhao Caiping, he didn't bother to hold it against them. He would deal with the specifics after taking Zhao Caiping out of there.

Without hesitation, Ye Feng returned to the small room downstairs, lightly struck the back of Zhao Caiping's head with his inner energy, causing her to faint temporarily. He then picked her up and left the Xiapu District Public Security Bureau as quickly as possible.

Since Ye Feng was invisible, he wasn't afraid of being seen by passersby. He also moved at his fastest speed, so even if someone saw Zhao Caiping, they wouldn't have time to react before she was out of their sight. As for whether she would be captured on surveillance, Ye Feng didn't care.

After leaving the police station and entering a deserted alley, Ye Feng put Zhao Caiping down, waiting for the invisibility spell to wear off and for her to regain consciousness. (To be continued. Please search for Piaotian Literature for faster updates and better reading experience!)

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