At the same time.
Shortly after the president rushed out, in the neighborhood where Jin Zhenghe lived.
At this moment.
Jin Zhenghe's face was covered in ghost blood. Originally, he only had one arm left, but now his other arm was also broken and held in Zhang Wei's hand. Jin Zhenghe's chest was pierced, and ghost blood continuously seeped out, staining the cement ground red.
This scene.
The monitoring personnel watched, momentarily stunned:
"The mastermind of the disappearance case was killed by Zhang Wei..."
Saying that.
He looked at Zhang Wei. Everything happened very quickly. Not long ago, Zhang Wei attacked Jin Zhenghe. Zhang Wei did not hold back, unleashing his full power. Jin Zhenghe was forced to retreat step by step, and then had an arm ripped off by Zhang Wei. A forty-meter saber pierced his chest.
Finally.
Like a skewer, Jin Zhenghe was pierced by the forty-meter saber, lifted high, and then thrown to the ground with a swing.
[Ding! Jin Zhenghe... Forget it, he can't beat Zhang Wei. Master, you asked for a difficult death, and I can't complete the difficult part. I can only complete the death part.]
[Host gains System Points +520]
Facing Zhang Wei's power, and with the gardener's prior instructions, Jin Zhenghe knew he couldn't delay any longer. The gardener and the fat man had also considered beforehand that they couldn't get entangled with Zhang Wei for too long, to prevent the president from arriving early and disrupting things.
Therefore, seeing how formidable Zhang Wei was and having already used a forbidden technique to inflict serious injury, Jin Zhenghe chose to give up and only feigned a few moves against Zhang Wei, letting Zhang Wei kill him.
However.
The monitoring personnel did not know this. They only knew that Jin Zhenghe's moves were all countered by Zhang Wei, and then he was killed by Zhang Wei.
"This... this is over."
Upon seeing Jin Zhenghe die, the monitoring personnel snapped back to reality and thought to themselves that things were not good.
At this moment.
"You actually killed Master. You... I will return, you wait for me, I will avenge Master!"
The fat man, looking at the deceased Jin Zhenghe, was overjoyed in his heart, thinking it was done. Outwardly, he glared fiercely at Zhang Wei and, without another word, turned and fled the scene.
In response.
Zhang Wei pretended to want to pursue, but he stumbled and almost fell to the ground, forcing out a few drops of sweat. He panted, hesitated, and did not choose to give chase.
Seeing this.
The monitoring personnel breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"As expected, Zhang Wei's fight against the mastermind of the disappearance case was not easy. It took a lot of effort. He was just pretending to be calm before."
[Ding! Fatty... Zhang Wei, I'm leaving. The rest is up to you.]
[Host gains System Points +220]
Just then.
The ghost domain dissipated, and the sky turned blue again. The monitoring personnel also heard sounds from behind. Turning their heads, they exclaimed:
"President!"
At the same time.
Zhang Wei seemed to sense something and looked towards the entrance of the neighborhood. A middle-aged man was rushing in at lightning speed, leaping from rooftop to rooftop, and quickly arrived at the neighborhood.
Upon arriving at the scene.
The president's first sight was Jin Zhenghe lying next to Zhang Wei. Feeling the dissipating half-step Zhenguo-level ghost energy, the president could be sure that this was the mastermind of the disappearance case, and his eyelids twitched wildly:
"Dead?"
"Oh, isn't this Mr. President? You're here. I was just about to notify you."
Zhang Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a surprised expression.
Then.
He pointed to Jin Zhenghe's corpse beside him:
"President, I have fulfilled my mission. This is the mastermind of the disappearance case. I originally came to investigate the case, but unexpectedly, this guy had been targeting me and attacked me. Fortunately, my strength is a bit better, and I killed him."
"..."
The president's cheeks twitched. He could only force a smile:
"Good, thank you, Mr. Zhang Wei, for helping us solve the case."
"You're welcome. When do I get the reward?"
"!"@#￥%……**"
Upon hearing about the reward, the president almost broke down. But he knew he couldn't renege on it, so he had to brace himself and say:
"Ahem, let me examine this corpse to see if it's the mastermind, and then I'll take Mr. Zhang Wei to get the reward."
While speaking.
The president was actually calculating in his mind how to come up with an excuse to deny that this was the mastermind of the disappearance case.
However, his thoughts were many, but reality was harsh.
When the president examined Jin Zhenghe's corpse, he found many items belonging to people involved in the disappearance case on him, and even a diary recording the process of handling the missing persons. The fat man and the gardener had long anticipated the president's excuses and had provided ample evidence in advance.
In response.
The president felt as if he had eaten a pound of fly droppings. He couldn't deny the reward at all, and this wasn't the most uncomfortable thing for the president.
After a thorough examination.
The president's expression changed.
He discovered that the mastermind of the disappearance case looked too much like Jin Zhenghe, not only in appearance but also in some physical characteristics. At this moment, the monitoring personnel hiding in the dark ran over, pretending to be reinforcements, and whispered some information to the president.
At the same time.
Footsteps were heard from a distance. It was the assistant and others from the Forbidden Technique Association, who had followed the president's tracks to this place.
Upon learning the situation, everyone looked as if they had seen a ghost.
"The mastermind of the disappearance case was caught? Are you kidding me."
"Hiss! This ghost energy... it can't be wrong, it's half-step Zhenguo level!"
"So Zhang Wei found him just like that?"
"Hey, is it my illusion, or does this mastermind look a bit like Jin Zhenghe..."
Halfway through, the person covered their mouth, having been glared at fiercely by the president, and immediately realized they might say something wrong.
Then.
The president stood up and whispered to the assistant beside him:
"Go collect the ghost blood from this mastermind and compare it with the blood left in the blood bank by Jin Zhenghe to see if it's the same."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Zhang Wei didn't care about the subtle actions of the assistant and the president. No matter how they investigated, the result was that the mastermind was definitely Jin Zhenghe. The Forbidden Technique Association had to lose face on the international forum.
Compared to this.
Zhang Wei was more concerned about the reward and said directly:
"President, this should be the mastermind, no doubt. Look at the reward..."
Damn it!
Reward, reward, reward, all you care about is the reward. Damn it, they said Great Xia is a humble country, why are you so materialistic? Argh, aishigeia!
Despite the curses.
In front of so many people, the president dared not renege. He forced a smile and said:
"Indeed, it's the mastermind, no doubt. Thank you again, Mr. Zhang Wei. We, the Forbidden Technique Association, will not forget your help this time. The half-step Zhenguo magical artifact, I'll have someone bring it to you now."
"Okay, okay, thank you, Mr. President. No need to go through so much trouble, I can go get it myself. Should I go with this assistant, sir?"
"..."
Then.
Zhang Wei ignored the looks from the president and others and let the assistant take him to get the half-step Zhenguo magical artifact.
On the way.
He didn't forget to send messages to Zhang Chao and the others:
[Zhang Wei]: You don't need to help with the investigation anymore. The mastermind of the disappearance case has been killed on the spot by me. I am now going to get the half-step Zhenguo magical artifact. Wait for me at the dormitory and prepare to see my half-step Zhenguo magical artifact.
[Zhang Chao]: ?????
[Wu Nian]: ?????
...