Wen Wen initially paid little attention to this, merely glancing around to see if there was anything interesting.
However, when Wen Wen saw a girl being questioned by a hunter, he stopped in his tracks.
The girl was pure and lovely, but her expression was vacant and her eyes were dull. Her mother accompanied her, answering the assistant's questions.
The assistant with glasses held a notebook, recording as he asked, "Auntie, since when did your daughter become like this?"
"It's been several months. I don't know what sin I committed to make my daughter suffer such torment..."
"That day, she was helping with chores at home as usual, and suddenly collapsed. When she woke up, she was like this. We've consulted many doctors, but none could cure her..."
The assistant meticulously recorded everything the aunt said, sighing inwardly. How could such a good girl have gone mad?
Noticing Wen Wen staring intently at the girl, You Han and the other two walked over, looking at him curiously.
Jiao Xinlei nudged Wen Wen with her arm and said, "Are you taken with her? The girl is quite pretty, a shame though."
Wen Wen shook his head and replied, "I just feel she looks familiar... Are there many such listless girls in Furong River City?"
"I recall a couple more, but this should just be ordinary mental illness, something that happens everywhere," You Han shrugged.
Wen Wen didn't speak, but instead called Ding Mingguang to inquire about data on vacant patients in Furong River City.
After a few minutes, Ding Mingguang called back, saying that since Wen Wen's departure until now, the number of young women in Furong River City suffering from dementia had indeed increased significantly, to dozens.
Confirming his suspicion, Wen Wen hung up the phone, looking at the girl with a hint of solemnity. He then walked over, placed his hand on her forehead, and began to sense.
A moment later, Wen Wen released his hand, a look of understanding on his face.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Jiao Xinlei asked, puzzled. Li Dazhuang and You Han also found it strange, not understanding why Wen Wen was suddenly doing this.
"Look, doesn't this girl resemble the protagonist in this picture book?"
Wen Wen handed the notebook manuscript he had found earlier to the three of them.
As soon as the three saw the cover of the picture book, their expressions immediately soured.
They couldn't quite believe that Wen Wen would directly show them such a thing in public.
Jiao Xinlei and You Han blushed, while Li Dazhuang looked at Wen Wen with admiration.
As expected of Detective Wen, even his perverted acts were more straightforward and bold than others.
Seeing their expressions, Wen Wen said speechlessly, "Why are you looking at me like I'm a pervert? I want you to look at the content of the picture book."
The three awkwardly flipped through a few pages, only to find the content even more indecent.
Wen Wen sighed. Unchecked imagination, as expected, easily led things astray. It was a perfectly legitimate matter, yet it had taken a strange turn with them.
"...I found this picture book nearby. Don't get the wrong idea, I'm not the kind of person you think I am."
"Yes, you are not that kind of person," the three nodded in unison.
On the surface, they believed Wen Wen's words, but whether they truly did was anyone's guess.
Wen Wen felt a slight sense of melancholy, fearing his reputation might be ruined.
After a period of awkward silence, the situation returned to normal. As demon hunters, the three quickly picked a relatively normal page and began comparing it with the girl.
At first, they found nothing.
One was a real girl, the other a character in a comic. At most, their eyebrows and eyes bore some resemblance. Forcing a connection between them felt strained.
However, upon closer inspection, their expressions changed.
Jiao Xinlei, with her keenest intuition, was the first to discover that the aura and soul of the protagonist in this picture book were identical to this listless girl!
If she closed her eyes and relied solely on her intuition, Jiao Xinlei would even believe that this picture book was the girl's true form.
You Han and Li Dazhuang also noticed the anomaly, but their gaze towards Wen Wen remained peculiar.
It took them so long to discover the connection, yet Wen Wen saw it at a glance. This indicated...
If nothing unexpected happened, the reason this manuscript picture book was as vivid as a real person, and the reason this girl suddenly became listless, was the same.
The listless girl's soul was missing a large portion, rendering her incapable of doing anything but 'living.'
And this picture book likely contained her lost soul fragment.
However, Wen Wen did not know how to return that part of the soul to its body, nor did he understand how the other party managed to imprint the soul onto the picture book.
...
In the Golden Eagle Sector, within a mountain range, stood a simple church.
Outside the church were wooden structures where many young boys, clad in coarse cloth, underwent various combat training.
Despite its rudimentary appearance, most of the elites of the Church of Glory hailed from here.
This was the Holy Temple of Glory!
Scattered among these simple wooden houses were massive angel statues, imbuing the place with a solemn atmosphere.
Among these statues, one was noticeably larger than the others, featuring a peculiar three-faced, six-armed form.
Suddenly, this statue emitted a bright light. After the light subsided, cracks appeared around its waist and abdomen.
Due to the awkward placement of these cracks, the surrounding boys watching could not help but burst into laughter, creating a jovial scene.
Several elders, clad in coarse linen robes, hurried over and dispersed the boys, their faces grave as they looked at the statue.
"What happened to the Cleansing Sin Angel? Why has it suddenly sustained damage?"
They all knew that these statues were not mere statues but real angels manifested in reality.
The power of angels ensured their stone forms remained unharmed. Such a situation could only mean one thing: the Cleansing Sin Angel had been injured.
But how could this angel statue, which had always been within the Holy Temple, have sustained damage?
They attempted to communicate with the angel within through special methods but could not obtain any information.
After much deliberation, they could not come to any conclusion and decided to report the situation, awaiting instructions from above.
Meanwhile, within the statue, the Cleansing Sin Angel's expression was twisted and ferocious.
He would find another opportunity to break free eventually. When that time came, he would make Yan Xiu and that evil creature who injured him pay with blood.
Until then, he needed to remain in hibernation.
Once the people outside discovered he had previously left the statue, it would be much harder for him to escape again next time.