Chapter 1261: Han Meng Hunts the Killer

"I can't tell you yet."

Xiao Tao shook her head, "However, you've done well so far... As for the Silver King, you don't need to worry. The Red King has already arrived in the Nanhai Domain and is hiding in the shadows."

"The Red King actually came in person?" Joy appeared on Pu Jianyue's face.

"Yes, but the Silver King is hiding too deeply. Even the Red King can't find him easily... unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless someone takes the initiative to lure the Silver King out."

Pu Jianyue lowered his head, lost in thought.

"Being bait for the Silver King is no easy task. It requires not only extremely strong stealth skills but also extremely strong escape capabilities; otherwise, you might be killed before the Red King can even strike the Silver King..." Xiao Tao sighed pretentiously.

"Such a person is not easy to find..."

"I can try." Pu Jianyue looked up at Xiao Tao.

"Since the Silver King took the initiative to attack me, it means he must be very interested in me. And since I've escaped from his hands once, I should be able to escape a second time."

Xiao Tao looked at him deeply, "This behavior is very dangerous, and you've just been injured..."

"With my stealth ability, no one in the Twilight Society is more suitable for this role than me."

Pu Jianyue didn't know why he was so confident, but he just felt he could do it.

Moreover, the Silver King had stolen almost all of his memories. If he didn't kill him, he would always be in this state of confusion... And the Red King coming to the Nanhai Domain undoubtedly gave him great confidence. As long as he could coordinate well with the Red King this time, he could directly eliminate the Silver King, this thorn in his side.

"Sigh... Alright then."

Xiao Tao raised her hand again, and a map flew from the shadow to Pu Jianyue, "Tomorrow, go to this place and make as much noise as you can."

"This is..."

"The lair of a local Nanhai force. We received news that the Silver King is likely hiding there." Xiao Tao paused for a moment, "But you must be very careful. Besides the Silver King, there are several high-order Divine Path possessors sitting there. If the Silver King hasn't appeared after you've caused a scene, escape immediately. Safety first, no matter what, understand?"

"Don't worry, I won't joke with my own life."

Pu Jianyue solemnly put the map away.

"Good luck, Heart 6."

Pu Jianyue didn't say anything more, coldly put his hood back on, and turned to leave the room.

The room fell into silence again.

One minute, two minutes... After confirming that Pu Jianyue had gone far away, the corners of Xiao Tao's mouth couldn't stop rising...

"Hahahahaha!! Xiao Bai! Did I act like it just now?"

"Like it! So like it! He actually believed it!!"

"He's just as easy to fool as Brother Chen Ling said."

"Isn't he... even stupider than me."

Xiao Tao took off her little yellow cap, looking at her ears in the mirror as they returned to their upright position, her smile incredibly bright.

She was no longer a burden to Chen Ling, but a helper who could contribute to the Integration Faction. This sense of satisfaction was more precious to her than anything else...

From today on,

she also became a part of the "Legend of Chen Ling."

……

A hazy drizzle danced in the air.

Han Meng walked out of the side room, looking at the gloomy sky above. The rustling sound of the surrounding trees swaying was continuous... Occasionally, one could hear bursts of thunderous roars from beyond the firmament.

"...It cooled down?" Han Meng raised his hand to touch a few drops of cold rain, muttering to himself in confusion.

Just then, Pu Chunshu brought many figures and walked toward him.

"Officer Han Meng, the family head has agreed."

Pu Chunshu walked up to him and said straight to the point, "We're going to the scene now."

Han Meng wasn't surprised by this.

"Mm, let's go."

With two councilors killed, the pressure on the Pu family was simply too great, and the only way for them to prove their innocence was to find the killer as soon as possible... The Pu family was full of scholars who didn't know how to investigate cases, so Han Meng was naturally the best candidate.

So even if the family head had to bear the pressure, he had to let Han Meng participate in this incident to clear the Pu family's name.

Han Meng sat in the car, looking at the light rain dancing outside and the gloomy sky, and couldn't help but ask:

"Is the weather in the Nanhai Domain always like this?"

"Mm... no." Pu Chunshu looked at the sky, "The Nanhai Domain is quite special; it's warm as spring all year round, and there's rarely strong wind or heavy rain... I don't know what's wrong with the weather recently; it's indeed a bit changeable, and the temperature has dropped quite a bit."

About ten minutes later,

the vehicle stopped in front of a blocked street.

The crime scene was well protected by Nanhai police. Han Meng and his companion crossed the police line and walked straight into the depths of Gonggu Street.

Between large patches of dried, pitch-black blood, several white lines outlined the positions and postures of the deceased before they died. Pu Chunshu pointed to the other side of Gonggu Street and said:

"Besides these things, there was a car, but that car has already been towed to the police station for careful inspection. If you need to, I can take you to see it later."

"That car, it's exactly the same as the one the councilors were driving themselves, right?"

"The exterior and interior are exactly the same, but the engine and such are different... It's like someone specifically modified an old car."

Han Meng nodded slightly without answering, walking slowly through the murder scene, his gaze fixed on pool after pool of blood, as if simulating the scene in his mind...

"What is known so far is that both councilors suffered heavy trauma to the head, as if struck from one side by some kind of blunt object, but that wasn't fatal. What was truly fatal was the thick, penetrating wound to the heart area..."

"Can I see the bodies?"

"Of course, no problem."

Pu Chunshu had already arranged it. After the two finished looking at the scene, they went straight to the police station. In front of Han Meng, they lifted two pale sheets...

Han Meng's gaze swept over the wounds on the two men, then he raised his fingertips, carefully touching the skin around the injuries.

The police officer saw Han Meng touching the bodies without gloves and was about to stop him on the spot, but was forced back by a look from Pu Chunshu. The whole room was dead silent, leaving only the rustling sound of Han Meng's fingertips rubbing against the corpses.

A glimmer of light flashed in Han Meng's pupils.

Soldier Divine Path, Judgment Path—[Eye of Verdict].

The moment the glimmer lit up, the scene of the murder and the two corpses in front of him seemed to come alive, re-outlined in his mind... Every detail, every bloodstain, corresponding to the injuries on their bodies, played back rapidly before Han Meng's eyes.

At this moment, Han Meng felt as if he were at the murder scene.

The car stopped.

The two councilors opened the doors and ran wildly.

They seemed terrified; their footprints were hurried and messy, and they even fell a few times on the road... But in that area, there were no footprints of a third person.

The killer might be very light, light enough to have no weight at all, or...

He could fly.

The two councilors ran wildly along the street, finally saw something, and stopped in terror. A heavy blow struck Councilor Sun's cheek, cracking his skull, and he flew a full dozen meters before falling onto another patch of ground...

Just then, Han Meng seemed to realize something, immediately stopped the deduction of the Eye of Verdict, and focused all his attention on the wound on Councilor Sun's face.

That is...

A slap?

A thunderbolt flashed through Han Meng's mind. He turned his head abruptly to look at the eerie black shadow suspended in the air that had been deduced...

"It really was you..." he muttered to himself.