Chapter 25

"I saw the murderer's face!"

Zhang Yuanqing's dull eyes regained their vitality, and he immediately turned his head to look at his two colleagues.

As he spoke, he felt a strong sense of fear, the shadow of death lingering in his heart, unable to dissipate.

The feeling of devouring a spirit was both satisfying and painful.

Li Dongze and Guan Ya relaxed, letting out a sigh of relief. The former hurriedly asked:

"What does he look like? Hmm, any distinctive features?"

Zhang Yuanqing, recalling, said, "Male, aged 30-35, medium to robust build, a scar about half an inch long on his left cheek, sparse eyebrows, and a fierce gaze......"

Li Dongze listened patiently, forming a rough image of the murderer in his mind.

The murderer's facial features were very distinctive and highly recognizable.

After Zhang Yuanqing finished, Guan Ya asked:

"Did he assault the female victim?"

Zhang Yuanqing recalled the last scene in his memory, "There probably was......"

Guan Ya confirmed a suspicion in her mind and immediately looked at Li Dongze, frowning, "Captain, I suspect the murderer has mental issues."

Zhang Yuanqing didn't understand, thinking to himself, who among those capable of such cruel acts would have a normal mental state?

Li Dongze nodded, indignant, "This bastard deserves to go to hell."

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing's puzzled expression, Captain Li stroked his beard and explained:

"Do you remember the punishment mechanism for moral values?"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded.

"Killing Zhao Yingjun's mistress to eliminate a witness is considered normal behavior. However, assaulting the female victim before killing her would deduct additional moral points."

Li Dongze believed that with the intelligence of a Songhai University student, understanding this wouldn't be difficult.

Uh, he might really have mental issues...... Zhang Yuanqing understood.

Spirit Realm practitioners are penalized with a deduction of moral points for committing crimes, so anyone with a normal mind would try to avoid triggering the punishment mechanism. Killing to eliminate a witness is a last resort, but assaulting before killing, which results in an additional deduction of moral points......

There are only two scenarios for someone who would do such a thing: one, they have too many moral points and are fearless; two, the murderer has mental issues and can't control their inner beast.

Comparatively, the second scenario is more likely.

At this moment, Guan Ya was extremely serious, one hand on her chest and the other on her chin, saying:

"A Spirit Realm practitioner with unstable mental health, whether of a lawful or evil profession, must be eliminated. Such a person lurking in a big city is like a time bomb."

Even if their moral value drops below 60 and their location is revealed by the Spirit Realm, attracting a hunt by other Spirit Realm practitioners in the same city, during that gap, a superpowered individual could wreak havoc from one end of the street to the other.

Guan Ya looked at the only rookie present and warned:

"The Spirit Realm is fraught with danger, especially solo Spirit Realms, where the mortality rate is extremely high. Many Spirit Realm practitioners, even if they successfully complete their missions, will suffer from psychological trauma that is hard to erase, and over time, mental issues are inevitable.

"Especially you, Night Walker. If you ever feel that your state is off, you must inform us. The organization will provide you with psychological counseling."

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but recall everything he experienced in the mountain god temple, nodding with lingering fear: "I understand....."

"By the way, was the murderer's DNA found at the crime scene?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.

Guan Ya shook her head.

Did the murderer take the descendants with him? Zhang Yuanqing felt a bit disappointed. If he had the murderer's countless descendants in his hands, the Red Shoes could help find the culprit.

At this moment, Li Dongze finished thinking and asked:

"What else did you see in Zhao Yingjun's memory?"

"There is," Zhang Yuanqing had been waiting for this question and quickly said:

"The murderer was interrogating Zhao Yingjun about the whereabouts of the 'Holy Grail' and the 'Roster.'"

Holy Grail, Roster...... Guan Ya and Li Dongze exchanged glances, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

Li Dongze said:

"What do the Holy Grail and the Roster represent?"

Zhang Yuanqing shook his head: "There is no related information in the memory."

Li Dongze thought for a moment, frowning:

"This case is more complicated than we imagined. Zhao Yingjun kept a lot from us."

He patted Zhang Yuanqing's shoulder, praising him:

"Great job. You've provided us with important clues. After we arrest or eliminate the murderer, I will recommend you for commendation. Yes, go with Guan Ya to create a composite sketch of the murderer."

"Okay, Captain."

Zhang Yuanqing immediately followed the long-legged senior outside.

"By the way," Li Dongze called out to Guan Ya, "Get him a custom suit. He should wear formal attire at the office."

Zhang Yuanqing was about to say he doesn't come often, but heard Guan Ya say, "Okay."

Leaving the morgue, Guan Ya chuckled, "You must wear formal attire at the office."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly, "I know, big companies have strict dress codes."

Guan Ya giggled, "No, it has nothing to do with the organization. It's Captain's requirement. He thinks casual clothes are not elegant enough."

What does elegance have to do with it...... Zhang Yuanqing mentally complained, but his eyes swept over Guan Ya's black stockings, long legs, short skirt, round buttocks, white blouse, and slim waist, suddenly feeling that the Captain was right. Life should be about elegance.

As they walked, he checked his attribute panel:

[Name: Yuanshi Tianzun]

[Race: Human]

[Profession: Night Walker]

[Level: 1]

[Skills: Night Walking, Spirit Devouring, Yin Spirit]

[Experience: 44%]

[Morality: 60 (Initial Value)]

His experience increased from 42% to 44%. After devouring the spirit, he felt a warm current surge through his body, making him feel comfortable, and the Yin power seemed to have increased.

"Senior Guan Ya, I gained two points of experience?" Zhang Yuanqing said happily.

Experience represents strength. For a Level 1 Night Walker, the difference between 1% and 99% experience is enormous.

Guan Ya was taken aback, "Oh, yes, that's true. Night Walkers can gain experience by absorbing spirits, but the Taiyi Sect's Night Walkers don't seem to like doing this. They always look unhappy and unwilling when helping with spirit inquiries."

"Why?"

The mixed-race beauty rolled her eyes, "How should I know? I'm just a weak scout."

Nonsense, even a weak scout, with Level 2 base attributes, could crush him, and after a Level 4 promotion, scouts have formidable combat capabilities and extraordinary physical attributes.

Zhang Yuanqing didn't believe it, "Really that weak?"

Guan Ya's eyes twinkled, glancing at Zhang Yuanqing's crotch, smiling, "Never tried. Want to go to the bathroom and let big sister practice?"

Zhang Yuanqing said, "Don't be like that, I'm still a kid."

He then took out his phone, "Free tonight? I'll book a hotel now. If you don't mind, you can also practice squats."

"Hahaha, you're so funny." Guan Ya laughed, "Yuanshi, you should come to the office more often. With you around, big sister won't be bored."

......

The two left the glass building and entered the police station. Guan Ya led him to the technical department with ease.

After carefully inquiring about the murderer's facial features, the technicians spent two hours finally roughly reconstructing the murderer's appearance.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at it, stroking his chin, "It's somewhat similar, but it doesn't quite feel right."

The experienced technician, Old Zhang, pondered, "Is it the facial features or the aura?"

"The aura. The murderer's aura feels very fierce."

"How fierce? Can you describe it more specifically? I know it's hard to describe, but it would be best to have a reference."

"I saw Chang Wei beating Laifu as soon as I entered the door."

".....Very good."

Finally, the new criminal sketch was completed, and Zhang Yuanqing nodded in satisfaction:

"Pretty much like this, about 70-80% similar."

Next, through the population information database, they identified the target.

"Ou Xiangrong, from Wushi, Jiangnan Province, long-term resident of Songhai. In 2012, he was imprisoned for intentional injury and disappeared after his release......"

Guan Ya, sitting in her office chair, smiled:

"With this information, we can catch him by this morning at the latest."

"Really that fast?"

"Ha, you have to trust the capabilities of the authorities and scouts." Guan Ya stood up and walked out, saying, "Yuanshi, your work is done. You can go back to school. Don't worry about the follow-up. Although Night Walkers have high combat power, you don't yet have the courage and mental fortitude of a warrior."

"Okay." Zhang Yuanqing answered happily.

......

In the glass building office, Li Dongze read the information Guan Ya sent and opened the "Kangyang District Spirit Realm Practitioners Management Group," sharing the murderer's information in the group.

Big Muscle: "Our new Night Walker is quite efficient, already identifying the murderer."

Water Walker: "@Li Dongze, how does it feel to have a Night Walker subordinate at your disposal?"

Li Dongze: "Feels pretty good."

Tang Guoqiang sent a red envelope.

White Dragon: "Alright, no need to gloat. Deploy quickly. Notify the Songhai Public Security Bureau to strictly check vehicles entering and leaving Songhai. Notify the Spirit Realm teams in other districts to assist in the search. Hopefully, Ou Xiangrong hasn't escaped Songhai yet."

The murder happened this morning, and it had been five to six hours. Even a regular person, if prepared, could have escaped Songhai by now.

Regular people can be tracked through surveillance, but tracking Spirit Realm practitioners is much harder.

Green Vine: "It might be better if he escapes Songhai compared to a vengeful evil profession."

The former means that official Spirit Realm practitioners might be targeted for assassination.

Li Dongze: "He won't leave Songhai."

Big Muscle: "So sure?"

Li Dongze: "If Ou Xiangrong just wanted to kill Zhao Yingjun, he would have done it long ago. Even with a Night Walker, by the time we identified him, he would have escaped Songhai. But why now?"

Big Muscle: "No suspense, just say it."

Green Vine: "So it's still for revenge against the authorities?"

Li Dongze: "No, it's more complicated. My Night Walker found some clues in Zhao Yingjun's memory. Ou Xiangrong was interrogating Zhao Yingjun about the Holy Grail and the Roster."

Holy Grail and Roster? While the other team leaders were thinking about these items, Big Muscle directly asked:

"What are they?"

Li Dongze ignored him. After a while, seeing no comments from his colleagues about the Holy Grail and Roster, he reluctantly moved on, sending a message:

"Let's put the Holy Grail and Roster aside for now and focus on the operation."