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Chapter 351 "Deactivation Society" (asking for monthly votes)

Xu Shu knew very well that in this world, a peaceful life like water was very rare for him. It was a very pleasant thing to be able to spend a whole day without illness or disaster like today.

What he didn't expect was that this peace would disappear so quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was broken.

"…I just want to live a quiet life, why is it so difficult?"

Xu Shu smiled bitterly, stood up, called his adoptive mother and sister, and took them to the door, cooperating very well with the police.

As a "regular staff member" who has handled related cases many times, he is very clear about the case handling procedures when encountering related incidents and knows the working style of grassroots police officers in the Adjudication Department.

The first step is to visit nearby residents and do basic preliminary investigation work.

The main inquiries are about the deceased's daily situation, living habits, the relationship between the deceased and the neighbors, and whether there are any negative rumors about the deceased among the neighbors, etc. All the information will then be summarized and reported to the relevant prosecutors in the bureau.

During the preliminary investigation, if any suspicious person is found, depending on the situation, you can choose to call for help or control the person on the spot.

Therefore, Xu Shu knew that his and other people’s identities as “new outsiders” would not be too sensitive in insensitive periods, but would become very sensitive in this sensitive state.

In short, even if his identity is legitimate, he still chooses to cooperate actively. This can effectively avoid the possibility of being treated as a murder suspect and taken back to the police station for further interrogation. It is the best attitude that is most favored by the police.

As he expected, as the police officers summoned them one by one, the whole family came to the door and the police officers on duty checked their identities one by one.

After seeing their shockingly new proof of residence and other documents, everyone perked up a little and looked at them with scrutiny.

As for the old sheriff with sharp eyes, during this period, he walked into their house, stopped in the living room, and glanced around casually to see if there was anything unusual.

While communicating with the young police officer in charge of inquiring about the situation, Xu Shu also learned the general circumstances of the incident.

The deceased was a resident of No. 88B across the street. Her name was Zhang Qian, 25 years old, a full-time housewife who took care of the children at home. Her "husband" was a mid-level researcher of neither high nor low status, and they had a daughter together.

Because the nature of her husband's work is rather special, although notice has been sent, she is unable to contact him for the time being.

After investigating the basic information, the police officers were a little wary of Xu Shu and other "outsiders" who had just arrived in Penglai District. However, because the family was honest and had a good attitude, they did not make things too difficult for them and just left an extra mark.

After doing all this, a group of young police officers stood at the door waiting for the captain to complete the inspection. They would then go upstairs to continue visiting and asking questions.

After Xu Shu finished taking the statement, the image of the ripe woman he met in the morning became clearer and clearer in his mind, and he couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.

How could she be the one who died?

That flirtatious woman was full of energy and wanted to seduce me early in the morning. Moreover, she was a first-level "veterinarian". Although this profession was not known for its combat effectiveness, a transcendent was still a transcendent. The person who wanted to kill her must be definitely not an ordinary person.

Could it be that he had offended some enemy and was killed by the enemy?
But looking at that coquettish look, it doesn't look like she would offend anyone, right?
Did she offend someone without realizing it? Or was she actually the mistress who was killed by the man’s wife?
Xu Shu felt somewhat suspicious.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him, but since it happened right in front of his house, he was still a little worried. So he asked the young police officer who had just taken his statement in a deep voice, "How do you characterize this incident now? What is the basis? Have you reported it to the special department above you?"

"what?"

The young police officer was stunned by the question.

Although he had just joined the company, he had been on several missions and had met many civilians. This was the first time he had encountered someone speaking to him in such an interrogative tone, as if a superior was evaluating a subordinate.

This sudden questioning made his brain go blank. He seemed to want to say something but his thoughts just couldn't come together. His mouth slightly opened and moved for a long time but he didn't know what to say. He just swallowed a few times.

Obviously, the boy in front of him looked much younger than himself, definitely no more than 20 years old, but he inexplicably felt that the other party was like a mountain when he asked questions, and he was back to the time when he first got the job interview, facing the interrogation of the deputy director who held an important position and had eyes like torches!

'Why am I so nervous...what should I say? What did he just ask me? Holy shit!'

As the time of daze got longer, the young police officer felt extremely helpless, as if the eyes of the seniors around him were all focused on him and laughing at his incompetence. He felt like there were thorns in his back, bugs were crawling on his body, and his scalp was hot and numb.

Seeing that this embarrassment seemed to become a stain on his police career, the young police officer's eyes flashed, and finally he saw the police captain behind Xu Shu walking out of the house with experienced and steady steps.

"Master!" He looked at him for help as if he had met a savior.

"Ok?"

The middle-aged police chief happened to be walking around Xu Shu's house with a keen eye, but he didn't find anything unusual for the time being. When he came out, he saw his apprentice being questioned by the bureau chief, and he seemed to be in trouble.

He immediately narrowed his eyes and interrupted unhappily:

"What are you doing? Who are you? Why are you asking so many questions? What is your relationship with the deceased? Where were you this afternoon? Have you been to the deceased's home? Is there anyone who can provide an alibi? Why don't you say anything? Are you feeling guilty?"

He has been a veteran sheriff for many years. He speaks with authority without getting angry. A look or a gesture is enough to scare off the villains.

At this moment, a few questions were asked like a machine gun, which not only shocked the situation, but also focused the attention of the other police officers on Xu Shu.

Their eyes suddenly became sharp and alert, and their right hands were placed on their waists, as if they were ready to draw their guns and control this "suspicious person" immediately if they disagreed with them.

This made Zhou's father pale immediately. He hurriedly stood up and wanted to explain to his adopted son: "My dear officers, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, we are..."

Without waiting for his adoptive father to finish his words, Xu Shu shook his head, took out his ID, unfolded it in front of everyone, and revealed his identity:

"I'm Xu Shu, a senior prosecutor from the Adjudication Department. Your handling style is a bit too rough. You ruled it a homicide before the facts are clear. Are you sure the deceased is the person himself? I suggest that I go over to take a look at the crime scene."

"Forehead……"

The middle-aged police chief was still asking questions in a high-handed manner, but was completely stunned by Xu Shu's sudden action.

Several other police officers were completely stunned by the question "Is the deceased the deceased himself?"

The atmosphere at the scene fell into deathly silence.

After a few breaths, the sheriff was the first to react. He hurriedly and carefully checked Xu Shu's ID and compared it with his own.

Obviously, the font on the prosecutor's certificate was clear and correct. It was impossible to forge it because it had a serial number exchanged through an array. He could verify its authenticity with just a simple check.

The location of the jurisdiction is the neighboring D8B3 security zone, not the local position.

But this is not a big deal and does not prevent the young man in front of them from being a big shot whom they don't even see normally.

"It's real." The sheriff returned the certificate to Xu Shu with extreme politeness.

The next second, the middle-aged police chief led the group of police officers, all raised their arms to salute, stood straight, and shouted in a loud and uniform voice:
"I'm sorry, sir! We were rude just now, sir! Please correct me if I made any mistakes, sir!"

"Not bad, very energetic."

Xu Shu waved his hand and said casually, "Alright, stop doing superficial work and do your own things. Leave someone to take me over to have a look."

"Yes, sir!"

"Xiao Li, this mission is for you. Take the officer over there!"

The few of them became more and more excited. The middle-aged police chief slipped away and took his men upstairs to carry out the inspection mission. He left behind the young man who was initially questioned by Xu Shu, and took the senior prosecutor who had parachuted in to room 88B.

Xiao Li was reluctant in his heart, but he did not dare to resist his master, so he quickly made a gesture of invitation.

The two walked one after the other through the ten-meter-long corridor and entered the door of 88B.

There was nothing unusual to see from outside the door, but once you entered the room, it suddenly became brighter.

The area had been cordoned off, and a group of police officers were taking photos and collecting evidence. Police officer Xiao Li ran to the window, and pointed at Xu Shu next to another middle-aged police captain who was smoking, and whispered, "Captain Liu, he wants to check the body."

"Who?"

Liu Zhiyong almost didn't react. He put out the cigarette in his hand, walked straight to Xu Shu, and looked up and down at this young man with a handsome face and tender eyes, who looked more like an action star from somewhere, and clicked his tongue.

One could guess from his frown that he had prepared many powerful words.

Seeing this, Xu Shu sighed.

This guy named Xiao Li deliberately didn't tell me my identity directly. Is he preparing to see the other party make a fool of himself like him? Tsk tsk, he doesn't look like an honest and good person...

He was quite speechless about this clever behavior. Before Liu Zhiyong could start his habitual "oppressive" questioning, he took out his ID again and said quickly: "I am Xu Shu from the D8B3 District Judgment Office."

"..."

Liu Zhiyong blinked his eyes, holding back the word "fuck" that was about to come out of his mouth, and forced a kind and gentle smile from his scarred face: "It turns out to be Director Xu! Um, what are you doing?"

"Not long after I moved to 88A, a case happened here, so I came over to take a look." Xu Shu said as he put away his ID.

"Uh, just moved in? Senior prosecutor?" Liu Zhiyong was suddenly stunned.

Xu Shu frowned: "Why, is it not possible?"

"No, no! How could that be? It's great that you are willing to come forward, Director Xu! I am Liu Zhiyong, a junior prosecutor of the 178th Brigade of the Second Xiacheng District Adjudication Division. It is my honor to work for Director Xu!"

Liu Zhiyong had no idea who "Xu Shu" was or where he came from, but he gave him enough face and was very happy. He was also quick in execution and immediately took Xu Shu into the master bedroom.

"Don't laugh so loudly when someone's dead." Xu Shu said calmly.

“……”Liu Zhiyong stopped laughing immediately.

Xu Shu actually felt quite satisfied.

After all, for an "ordinary" homicide case, two first-level transcendents could be dispatched to lead the investigation. This kind of mobilization of resources and forces was something that the D8B3 area could not have imagined at the time.

Even though they are just two first-level people, it's clear from their questioning that they don't know that the true identity of the deceased "Zhang Qian" is also a transcendent. This homicide case involves the murder of a transcendent, but it is being treated as a relatively ordinary homicide. They even sent a force comparable to two "patrol teams" to handle it, which is enough to show the generosity of District D9B3.

If something like this happened in the D8B3 area, at most two or three ordinary police officers would come to conduct a simple on-site inspection and collect evidence. If no obvious problems were found, they would relatively hastily put the case on hold for further investigation. Only when the family of the deceased came to seek help would they further dispatch police force to investigate the case.

If the deceased was a loner, the matter would most likely remain unresolved.

It's not that the Judgment Department is cold-blooded and ruthless, but there are only so many people, and they simply can't afford to waste them. Unless they encounter a family massacre or a major case where several lives are killed at once, it is impossible for them to pay special attention to it immediately.

"It's not bad that Penglai District can achieve this. This is the foundation of a first-class safety zone."

Xu Shu nodded secretly and walked into the bedroom which had been covered with a layer of strange powder and where protective measures had been taken on the spot.

As soon as you enter, you can see the deceased's plump and attractive body lying on the beauty couch, like a piece of pork tenderloin on a chopping board, no longer having the passion and vitality that hit you in the morning.

Her round and slender legs were spread out in an "eight" shape, leaving a long trail of dried blood in the middle; her two snow-white arms were twisted in many joints, forming a "W" shape on both sides of the shoulders.

In addition, her abdomen showed obvious signs of being skinned alive and then sewn up. The area below the chest to the collarbone became deflated, just like those antelopes whose internal organs had been hollowed out by hyenas in the wilderness. After being stitched up, it formed a large "X" shape, which looked both terrifying and full of symbolism.

Xu Shu looked at it and the corner of his mouth twitched, and he rolled his eyes in extreme speechlessness.

I just thought the local police were pretty good, but now they really can't stand any praise at all.

You call this a homicide?
Isn't this obviously the modus operandi of a certain cult gang?
but……

"She really died on her own?"

Seeing the slightly white condensate emanating from Zhang Qian's body and her real body and face, Xu Shu walked forward and poked her skin with his fingers, and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

In fact, when he first heard the news of the death of someone next door, his first reaction was that the living cultivator had finally followed the path of other living cultivators and killed her own child with her own hands, trying to refine the living cultivators' favorite "human pill".

This is not impossible, and the possibility is even very high. Although even a tiger will not eat its own cubs, the despicable nature of human beings can never be lowest, it can only be lower.

However, Xu Shu soon discovered that his judgment was wrong because several police officers said that the deceased was named Zhang Qian.

So he immediately came up with a second guess - the Zhang Qian he met in the morning was a "veterinarian" in disguise, and the real Zhang Qian, the real neighbor woman, had been killed by him.

This is why Xu Shu wanted to come and take a look.

However, this time I guessed wrong too.

The deceased was indeed the "veterinarian" who had tried to seduce him many times during the day, the first-level extraordinary being on the path of the Mother Goddess!
There were still some scattered spiritual fluctuations remaining in her body, which could no longer be gathered together. This proved that she had died very completely and there was no possibility of recovery.

Liu Zhiyong was standing nearby. Seeing Xu Shu's expression change slightly, he asked hurriedly, "Director Xu? Is there any problem here?"

"It's not a big problem... By the way, where is her, no, daughter?" Xu Shu suddenly asked.

"We haven't found her yet. We now suspect that the murderer has kidnapped her. By the way, the local police booth received a report this morning. Someone said that Zhang Qian's daughter was missing, but when our people arrived at the scene, we found that it was a false alarm... This is the person who responded to the call at the time."

As Liu Zhiyong spoke, he called over two police officers, one fat and one thin.

When the two saw Xu Shu, they felt that he looked familiar, but the captain called him "Director Xu". They did not dare to neglect him and explained the situation to Xu Shu in detail.

Seeing these two people, Xu Shu suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Without him.

He was the one who called the police.

Of course their information was useless because they knew less than Xu Shu.

After thinking for a while, Xu Shu didn't find any clues, so he said, "This is a case involving the murder of a superhuman. The deceased is a first-level 'veterinarian'. You go and report it first."

"What? Is there such a thing?" Liu Zhiyong widened his eyes. This was really beyond his expectations.

He hurriedly wrote it down, not daring to delay, and turned on the upgrade drive to make a report.

According to the rules, all death cases in the city must be "reported to the next higher level". If it involves the death of a first-level transcendent, the matter must be handled by a mid-level prosecutor!

In less than twenty minutes, a mid-level prosecutor from the local branch arrived at the scene.

This was a thin man with a face as pale as a hungry ghost. As soon as he arrived at the scene, all the police officers here saluted and greeted him as "Captain Hu".

After listening to Liu Zhiyong's report, Officer Hu walked up to Xu Shu and said respectfully, "Hello, Director Xu. I am Hu Wei, the head of the 178th Branch."

Xu Shu nodded: "I know you. My certificate of stay was stamped in your office. Oh, you were not there at the time."

Hu Wei smiled awkwardly, not daring to say more on the matter. He hurriedly walked to the bedroom, took a few glances, and immediately said, "Tsk, this mark... is the hand that can be used to inactivate."

WTF?

Xu Shu frowned when he heard this and looked at the other party: "Translate, translate."

(End of this chapter)