Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

The process was not long, lasting only less than ten seconds, and the "Slime" was transformed into a mini shark on his palm.

The shark did not attack him, but jumped into the water and circled around his body happily. From time to time, it would rub its head against Duan Mingyuan's submerged arm affectionately, like a spoiled child.

"how did you do it?"

Seeing this, Jiu Yue's eyes lit up, and she hugged Duan Mingyuan's arm, begging like a child, "I want one too, can you make one for me?"

"I didn't make it."

Duan Mingyuan observed the mini shark spinning around in the pool, "It transformed by itself."

Thanks to Wudihaohao for the reward of 100 Starting Coins!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 157 The Killer Soluble in Water

There is nothing more satisfying in the world than kidnapping an alien envoy and then strutting into the most popular bathhouse in the court to take a bath.

But the news is always delayed.

All along the way, people were talking about the dead minister.

Obviously, the conclusion of suicide was not convincing enough, and everyone was discussing conspiracy theories, which is people's favorite topic when surfing the Internet.

The ministers are just an introduction to express people's respective positions and political views. All discussions will eventually lead to the same end - who will be the next king?

The old king's life is coming to an end, and several successors are competing fiercely. Recently, the eldest princess who has been missing for many years has suddenly returned to the court, once again fueling the topic.

The Second Prince's control over the court has begun to crack, and the minister's "suicide" is the best proof of this.

Everyone knows that the minister is the second prince's man and one of his original supporters. Once the second prince becomes the new king, the minister will naturally become the imperial teacher.

What fool would commit suicide just before reaching the peak of his life?

The political struggle returned to a confusing state. People speculated that the minister's death was closely related to the returning princess, while the second prince, who had always acted in a flamboyant and ruthless style, remained silent on the matter.

The sturdy man had a cigar in his mouth and a half-drunk bottle of champagne beside him. He was browsing the endless quarrels on the Internet and laughing very happily.

A bunch of idiots.

The man enjoyed the feeling of being superior to others due to his information gap. These people could argue about the news all day long, but none of them was close to the truth, especially when it was a long article, written like a thesis with tens of thousands of words, analyzing the current situation in the court with the death of a minister, and attracted thousands of people to like it. It was simply a large clown show.

The minister's death had nothing to do with political struggles, and no one wanted to use it to suppress the second prince.

The Minister was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The owner of the emerald had promised them that no one would be in the private areas above the third floor at that time, but the minister somehow managed to bypass the theater's security personnel.

He seemed to be looking for the Third Prince to ask about the fox fairy.

Thinking of the fox fairy, the man exhaled a puff of his cigar and licked his lips with satisfaction.

He is truly worthy of being the owner of the emerald, as he can even find a real fox demon.

Beauty is truly a disaster.

The minister was bewitched by the fox spirit and thought he would get what he wanted as always, and although it took some effort in the process, they made sure there were no witnesses left at the scene.

Man turns off cell phone.

The days had passed so quickly recently, and he believed that after tonight, no one would discuss the minister's death anymore, because people who were obsessed with discussing politics would find that there were more things in real life that were worthy of their concern.

For example, several envoys who had red crystals hidden in their bodies disappeared.

I hope someone can explain to them how the Red Death ravaged Red Planet, how it shattered an empire, and now only a small group of people are left surviving, and they have to consider agreeing to the company's request to escape the planet.

And he, the interstellar wanted criminal Li De, will personally open a new era.

"Hey, are you asleep?"

The man asked, noticing that his companion was a little too quiet. "Don't sleep here, or you might die in the bathing area."

His companion seemed too lazy to pay attention to him and did not answer.

"I'm going to order another bottle of wine. Do you want something to eat?"

? The temperature in the room was very high. He always liked to adjust the water temperature to a level that ordinary people would find boiling hot. The diffuse steam obscured his vision. After drinking half a bottle of wine, Li De became a little dazed due to being tipsy.

He planned to order some sobering food. Before locating the red crystals in the body of the Red Star man, it was time for a break.

All expenses during this period will be charged to the owner of the emerald.

But there was still no response from the other side, and it seemed that his companion had really died in the bathing area as he said.

Li De sensed something was wrong. It was too quiet here, so quiet that he couldn't even hear the sound of breathing. He was about to get up when he found something floating towards him.

"If I knew you were trying to scare me, I would smash your head off."

Li De raised his hand and grabbed the object floating towards him, cursing. However, when he felt something soft at his fingertips, he suddenly let go.

The interstellar wanted criminal would certainly not make a mistake in this feeling.

The object that floated over was a human lung.

Li De's hair stood on end and he stood up from the pool. However, what he saw next made him freeze in place.

This is not a bathing place at all.

He found himself standing on the sea.

It was a black ocean with no light shining in, and for some reason he was standing on the waves with his ankles submerged in the water.

Under the sea, something seemed to be approaching him.

Li De wanted to spread the barrier, but his life energy was absorbed by the black sea water, and he was unable to create any waves in this vast ocean.

This is an illusion.

Someone tampered with the champagne!

Li De saw something floating out of the water and rushing towards him.

"***,three--!"

The cursing stopped abruptly.

At the same time, the BGM resounded throughout the compartment.

The music at the crime scene was so sharp and piercing that it made people shudder.

The hurried footsteps passing by the door also proved the urgency of the matter.

Now all that's left is...

"what--!"

The woman screamed shrilly.

The screams were so close and deafening.

"Stop yelling. Also, don't connect your phone to the speaker. It's so noisy!"

Duan Mingyuan felt like his head was about to explode. He grabbed Jiu Yue's tail with his hand under the water. Jiu Yue shuddered all over, and his ecstatic screams suddenly stopped.

"Someone was murdered!"

There were constant voices of strangers coming from outside the door. They seemed to be the bathhouse attendants, who were running to deeper areas upon hearing the news.

"See what I said, if there was going to be a murder, it would definitely be in the family area. If you went to the public baths, you would definitely miss it."

In September, I asked for credit.

A warm family outing is the best place for a murder to happen.

This is the experience summed up by countless famous detectives.

"The seconds are flying by, the Mercury is constantly flowing, and today's society is full of problems. Everyone should pay attention to September's reasoning... Oops!"

"Put on your yukata properly so that no one can see you naked."

Duan Mingyuan saw the excited September crawling naked out of the pool, and quickly pulled her into the water.

At the same time, he had to admire Yu Ruihu's luck again.

No analysis or skills are needed, as long as you are lucky enough, you can always catch up with the crime scene.

He changed into his bathrobe and went out, just in time to meet a waiter running. He stopped him and asked, "What happened? Who did you say was killed?"

"No, I don't know."

The waiter was already panicking. He had just returned from the crime scene. "The person is missing. The manager asked me to get the list."

Thanks to ATLAS_ for the reward of 5100 Qidian coins!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 158 The gangster eats the gangster

"Mr. Mingyuan and I came to Yuquan Bathhouse at our own expense to enjoy our vacation..."

"Stop your review of last episode."

Duan Mingyuan stopped Jiu Yue from doing this. It had only been a quarter of an hour since they left the house, so there was no need to review the previous episode to remind them what had happened.

The reason why it took so long was because I had to help September take care of her tail, wiping it dry and then using a hair dryer to dry it.

After arriving at the scene, Duan Mingyuan finally understood what the waiter meant by "the person is missing". The guest in this compartment disappeared, leaving only the red-stained pool.

They had to identify the dead through registers.

As a scholar who studies life energy, Duan Mingyuan observed that the deceased evaporated so thoroughly that not even the life energy was left behind.

Recently, I encountered a murderer who was very agile and didn't even give me a chance to play a resurrection match.

The first person to discover the deceased was a waiter at the bathhouse. The deceased ordered a barbecued shrimp. When the waiter brought the plate over, the deceased had disappeared, leaving only the red-stained pool.

"The deceased is called Polycovatos-Sai, Sai. In short, he is one of the visitors who came to the court with the Chamber of Commerce this time."

Jiu Yue stared at the list for a long time, but still couldn't remember Tianwaimin's name.

"One of the deceased was named Li De. He was one of the company's wanted criminals. The bounty was 7300 million Bei. His partner was a newcomer. This was his first appearance. His real name is unknown."

Obviously, some people have different opinions about the identity of the deceased, and it is a familiar face.

After that, the silver-haired girl gave him a formal smile and stretched out her right hand. "Nice to meet you again, Mr. Duan Mingyuan. I didn't have time to introduce myself last time. I'm Cai Hui, an employee of the Cosmic Relations Coordination Department of Huanyu Company. After I went back yesterday, I learned a lot about your glorious deeds."

As she spoke, she did not forget to glance at the tall figure standing not far away.

The familiar black armor and the face covered by a helmet.

It was a long-awaited reunion, but Tianyun did not come forward to talk, but just stood quietly not far away.

It seems that after the Cosmic Relations Coordination Department recovered the armor, it found a new adapter and inherited the name of Tianyun.

Caihua seemed like a different person when she was working. She was calm and composed. After meeting September, she just glanced at her tail and didn't look at her any more. She was completely different from the crazy fan who was screaming in the audience yesterday.

"According to what I learned, this way of death seems to be somewhat similar to your ability."

According to the intelligence gathered by the company, if someone dies at the hands of Duan Mingyuan, no corpse will be left behind, and even the life energy will disappear. Instead, an inconspicuous object will be left at the scene. Unless you witness the entire process, you will never know which of the objects at the scene is the deceased.

"Is that an accusation?"

"Accusation? Of course not. The deceased were notorious interstellar wanted criminals. Killing them will not only not lead to charges, but will also earn you a reward from the company."

This is why she emphasized the bounty. For someone who was troubled by overtime not long ago, 7300 million Bei was an astronomical figure, enough for Duan Mingyuan to squander for the rest of his life.

She added, "According to the procedure, after claiming the body, we bring the half bottle of champagne by the pool back to the company, and then we can issue the reward. The reward will be credited to the account by this afternoon at the earliest."

"The murderer is not me. I have never seen him."

"That's it."

Cai Hui was thoughtful. "The train conductor One-Eye mentioned that you are a pragmatic person and you don't shy away from killing people. However, the last time you encountered the members of Wang Xu, they became goblets on the table."

Now, Reed and his companions were nowhere to be found, and only half a bottle of champagne and two highball glasses were left by the pool.

Even the items left at the crime scene are so similar.

Cai Hui's intuition told her that Duan Mingyuan was not lying, but all the traces left at the scene pointed to Duan Mingyuan.

She continued, "According to the intelligence we have, Li De is most likely the murderer who kidnapped the Red Star Chamber of Commerce envoy. If it was really you who did it, the company will not make it difficult for you, but please tell me where the envoy was kidnapped. This not only concerns the relationship between Red Star and the court, but also the safety of everyone here."

“That’s why we’re investigating this matter.”