Chapter 32 Shen Gongfu's Death

The bodies of Shen Gongfu and his guards were discovered half an hour later by the night watchmen, who calmly reported it to the Blood Rain Guard. For the watchmen, they had seen too many corpses at night, they were used to big scenes.

"It's Shen Gongfu."

"A member of the Shen Gong family was actually killed."

"I wonder which ruthless person Shen Gongfu offended." The Blood Rain Guards secured the scene, and soon experts from the Southern Prefecture Headquarters' Criminal Division arrived.

The investigation experts carefully examined the scene.

"Officer Song, what have you found?" Chief Constable Niu, who had been woken up in the middle of the night and rushed over, asked with a yawn.

After all, the deceased held a noble title, so the Chief Constable had to come in person. The Chief Constable oversaw the Criminal Division of the Southern Prefecture, with a rank equivalent to a Blood Rain Guard centurion.

"Chief Constable Niu."

Officer Song pointed to the scene, "There was only one assailant, skilled in hidden weapons. Although there are only the bodies of Shen Gongfu and four guards, judging from the bloodstains, Shen Gongfu should have had two more highly skilled guards!"

Chief Constable Niu nodded; he trusted his subordinate's judgment.

"I carefully examined the various traces and can confirm it." Officer Song pointed to a corner, "The assailant first rushed out from the shadows, instantly firing a volley of throwing knives at close range, killing four guards. The two stronger guards fought with the assailant, but now even their bodies are missing. Shen Gongfu probably heard the commotion and came out of the carriage, only to be killed by a throwing knife! He was also robbed clean."

"Do you have any suspects?" Chief Constable Niu asked.

"If it was just for robbery, the assailant didn't need to target Shen Gongfu. A little investigation would reveal that Shen Gongfu was ostracized in the Shen Gong family and didn't have much wealth," Officer Song said. "There are many richer people in the capital than him. Just for money, it would be better to rob some wealthy merchants. So… it's more like a premeditated assassination!"

"We can investigate who Shen Gongfu offended, especially recently!" Officer Song said. "I think it's highly likely that he offended someone, leading to his death. The key to this case is the two missing guards. If we can find them, whether dead or alive, we can see more clues."

"Mm."

Chief Constable Niu yawned. "Write up a report as soon as possible. I have to inform the Shen Gong family about this, and I won't be able to sleep tonight. I also need to prepare a report for Lord Wang and His Majesty!"

After all, the death of a noble had to be reported to the Emperor.

"Yes," Officer Song replied.

…

Early morning.

"Bang, bang, bang." Someone knocked on Xu Jingming's door.

Xu Jingming quickly put on some clothes and walked out of the room, his consciousness officially logging in at the same time! When he had nothing to do, he often cultivated in his personal space.

Whoosh—

Xu Jingming opened the door, seeing Zhang Ke outside.

"Captain, something big happened last night!" Zhang Ke said excitedly. "Do you remember Shen Gongfu? That arrogant Shen Gongfu from Nine Flavors Tower last night! He was killed last night! A throwing knife right between the eyebrows!"

Zhang Ke spoke with considerable excitement.

"Who's the assailant?" Xu Jingming also put on an excited expression. Gloating was the normal reaction.

"Who knows!" Zhang Ke laughed. "All we know is that the assailant is skilled with throwing knives, nothing else! I heard the Shen Gong family has gone crazy, searching everywhere. But the capital is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. With Shen Gongfu's personality, who knows how many people he offended. Maybe some ruthless person took care of him."

"There are many ruthless people in the capital," Xu Jingming agreed, nodding.

After becoming a Blood Rain Guard, Xu Jingming realized there were too many ruthless people in the capital when he looked at the wanted criminals in the files.

Assassinations and ambushes were common.

The most ruthless in the capital were the 'flying thieves,' who dared to go anywhere!

The residence of a prince?

The Shen Gong family? The Xiahou family?

The imperial palace?

The flying thieves of the capital were unbelievably strong; there was no place they dared not go! To steal treasures, they risked their lives.

There were also ambushes and assassinations. Some 'assassination missions' with extremely high difficulty were accepted by ruthless people.

"Many of these ruthless people in the capital, the flying thieves who don't value their lives, the thieves who even dare to go to the imperial palace… are probably Cosmic Professional Players," Xu Jingming thought. The Cosmic Professional Players came in for the gold and silver.

So, assassins and killers, great thieves and flying thieves… these were the most common things players did.

With benefits, they would do it even if it meant risking their lives. A life was only worth 100,000 cosmic dollars!

Of course, people like Xu Jingming, who had built up an important identity, cherished their lives more.

"That's why you have to be low-key in the capital," Zhang Ke shook his head and sighed. "No matter if you're from a great family or a member of the imperial family, if you're too arrogant and make too many enemies, you never know when you'll offend some ruthless person and lose your life."

"There are too many forces and experts in the capital, so you have to be low-key," Xu Jingming also said. "By the way, Lao Zhang, for the next three days, don't come looking for me unless it's something extremely important. Handle anything you can for me."

"Alright," Zhang Ke nodded. "I'll report to the Captain if I really can't handle it."

Xu Jingming nodded.

He had something important to do. His wife, Li Miaomiao, was about to give birth.

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Li Miaomiao had checked into the hospital early. In fact, since the full-scale evolution of humanity, childbirth had become much simpler. After all, every evolutionary's physical fitness was much stronger than in the past. There were many women online who hadn't even gone to the hospital and had given birth at home.

But obviously, the parents and elders of the Xu and Li families were very careful. They had moved to Binhai City long ago to take care of Li Miaomiao.

"Natural childbirth is very fast now."

"It's much easier after human evolution. It'll be over in a little while." Li's mother and Xu's mother said to each other in the hallway outside the delivery room, comforting each other, but both had tension in their brows.

Xu Jingming sat on a chair in the hallway, waiting silently.

At this moment, his mood was very complicated.

Worried?

Reason told him that with current technology and people's physiques, childbirth was very safe.

"I'm going to be a father," Xu Jingming thought. "Miaomiao should be fine. That's what the doctor said."

Suddenly—

The delivery room door opened.

Li Miaomiao was pushed out, lying on a transfer bed, with a small, wrapped-up figure by her side.

"Family members, come over and see the little baby. The little baby weighs 3050 grams and is 52.5 centimeters long. It's a girl," the nurse said, pushing the cart. Xu Jingming, Mr. and Mrs. Xu Hong, Mr. and Mrs. Li Chengan, Old Master Xu, and a group of people immediately gathered around, looking at her one by one.

Li Miaomiao was also holding the little baby with one hand, her eyes full of maternal love.

"Wow, so cute."

"She looks like Jingming when he was little, all wrinkled."

"What do you mean wrinkled? She'll grow out of it in a month."

The elders around were talking. Xu Jingming carefully looked at the little figure in front of him.

The little figure had already opened her eyes, looking around with a dazed expression, then closed them again, too lazy to look at the people around her.

Xu Jingming couldn't help but smile.

"My daughter."

"I'm a father!" At this moment, Xu Jingming felt that his life was more complete. He had another identity—the identity of a father!

In the years to come, he and Miaomiao would take care of this little baby with all their heart.

"Have you all seen her? After you're done, the little baby has to be sent to the nursery," the nurse said, picking up the baby and placing her in a crib, before taking her to the nursery.

…

The next day, the whole family left the hospital with the baby and returned to Xu Jingming's residence in Binhai.

In the pavilion in the courtyard.

The stroller was in the pavilion, and a little baby was lying in it, looking around with her eyes, carefully examining the huge courtyard.

"When I gave birth to Jingming, I stayed in the hospital for five days before being discharged. It's different now; we were discharged in one day," Xu's mother said with emotion as she sat next to the stroller.

"The physiques are also different. The parents are both evolutionaries, so the baby's physical fitness is much stronger than it was back then. The nurse said… she'll probably be walking in half a month." Li's mother touched the baby's face. "This little skin is so tender, it's about to drip water."

Xu Jingming accompanied his wife, Li Miaomiao, for a walk in the courtyard. While walking, he could also see his daughter in the stroller in the pavilion.

"Jingming, we still have to register our daughter's household registration. You have to come up with a name quickly," Li Miaomiao said.

"You think this name I came up with isn't good, and you think that name isn't good either. I've already come up with more than twenty names…" Xu Jingming said helplessly. "My head is spinning, I can't do it anymore. You, as the mother, have to think of a name too."

"I'm not satisfied with the ones I've thought of either," Li Miaomiao shook her head.

Their daughter's name would follow her for life.

Li Miaomiao judged from all angles.

Was it pleasing to the ear?

Did it match her birth date and time?

What was the meaning?

As a result, the names Xu Jingming came up with were all rejected.

"Of course we have to put our heart into our daughter's name," Li Miaomiao said. "A name can have a big impact on a person!"

"Then let's think about it slowly. Anyway, it's not too late to register the household registration before she's two years old," Xu Jingming said. "We have two years to think about it."

"Two years?" Li Miaomiao glared. "We have to come up with one within a month. We can't have relatives coming when the baby is a month old and she doesn't even have a name, right?"

"Let's think, let's think together." Xu Jingming had never felt that naming was so difficult.

…

Training room.

Xu Jingming held a spear and practiced his spearmanship. Suddenly, he stopped and looked through the glass of the training room at his wife pushing the stroller in the courtyard below.

"My wife and daughter." Xu Jingming looked downstairs and couldn't help but smile. He just felt it was so magical.

For so many years, he had always felt that it was enough to support himself.

Even after marriage, his wife, Li Miaomiao, was very capable and didn't need Xu Jingming to worry about her at all.

But at this moment—

Seeing his wife and daughter in the stroller downstairs, Xu Jingming felt a heavy sense of responsibility on his shoulders.

"This era is a turbulent era, an era of drastic change. The Blue Star's new civilization protection period will end in the middle of next year," Xu Jingming thought. "In this turbulent era, I must protect Miaomiao and protect my daughter."

Looking at the little baby, her features had so many similarities to his own.

"Life is so magical."

"Children's appearances are similar to their parents. Is this genetic inheritance?" Xu Jingming said silently. "This is another form of life continuation, right?"

A long time ago, he was also a baby. At that time, Mr. and Mrs. Xu Hong were still young!

Now that his daughter was born, he was also thirty years old.

"This is how humanity is, passing on from generation to generation," Xu Jingming thought. "Li Miaomiao and I both cultivate evolution methods. My daughter's physique is much stronger than mine was when I was a baby. This is also a form of evolution inheritance."

"Evolution inheritance, each generation can only progress a little. After a long period of time, with generations of accumulation, a civilization can undergo an overall evolutionary transformation."

"So, you have to be patient."

"My personal evolution also needs to be more patient. With a long-term vision, taking one step at a time, the long years will eventually lead me to an extremely high evolutionary state." Xu Jingming's thoughts changed.

People will change.

The thoughts of a teenager, the thoughts of a parent, the thoughts at the time of death… will all be different.

Xu Jingming's sharpness had now subsided, he had a more long-term vision, more patience, and more fighting spirit! Because he shouldered a lot!

"Huff."

Xu Jingming moved his spear and began to execute his spearmanship.

He practiced the five volumes of spearmanship recorded in the upper volume of *Hua Guang*, practicing with his heart. When he practiced the *Spark Volume*.

"A single spark can start a prairie fire." Xu Jingming practiced his spearmanship and suddenly felt enlightened. "The path of evolution will be difficult, but a single spark… will eventually start a prairie fire. You need to have a long-term vision, as well as great perseverance, great focus, and a never-ending fighting spirit! Only then can a single spark eventually burn the entire world."

Xu Jingming's eyes were burning.

The Way of the Spark!

The fourth type of spearmanship thought that Xu Jingming had comprehended.

"The Way of the Spark, a never-ending fighting spirit!" Xu Jingming executed his spearmanship, his spearmanship changed, as if burning with the flames of life, charging forward! No matter when, no matter where, never be discouraged, never lower your head, let your fighting spirit burn forever! You can always launch an all-out charge against the enemy.

Xu Jingming's every move and stance embodied his spirit.

Integrated into his heart and spirit! The power and speed of his body's explosive force naturally increased by a notch.

Yes, even though he had already reached cellular control, after this 'Way of the Spark' spirit permeated his heart, his body still exploded with greater power and speed.

Xu Jingming stayed in the training room, practicing his spearmanship to his heart's content before stopping.

"The Way of the Spark, this is the Way of the Spear, and also the Way of the Heart." Xu Jingming felt as if his heart had been burned by 'sparks,' ethereal and transparent, his heart pure and unified.

"My spearmanship has also broken through." Xu Jingming could feel his obvious progress. "It's clearly much stronger than before. The real combat bonus was 1260% before. I wonder what it is now."