Newspaper Boy

Chapter 25 Powerless as a Chicken

"I saw the killer's face!"

Zhang Yuanqing's dull eyes regained their brilliance. He immediately turned his head to look at his two colleagues.

As he spoke, he felt a strong sense of fear. The shadow of death lingered in his heart, unable to dissipate for a long time.

The feeling of devouring a spirit body was both satisfying and uncomfortable.

Li Dongze and Guan Ya felt a sense of relief and breathed a sigh of relief. The former quickly asked:

"What does he look like? Uh, what are his obvious features?"

While recalling, Zhang Yuanqing said, "Male, 30-35 years old, medium build, burly, with a half-finger-length scar on his left cheek, sparse eyebrows, and a fierce look in his eyes..."

Li Dongze listened patiently, outlining a general outline of the killer in his mind.

The killer's facial features were very obvious and highly recognizable.

After Zhang Yuanqing finished speaking, Guan Ya asked:

"Did he assault the female victim?"

Zhang Yuanqing recalled the scene before the memory ended, "I think so..."

Guan Ya confirmed a certain guess in her heart and immediately looked at Li Dongze, frowning:

"Squad Leader, I suspect the killer has mental problems."

Zhang Yuanqing didn't understand. He thought, "Which guy who can do such cruel things is mentally normal?"

Li Dongze nodded and said angrily, "That bastard deserves to go to hell."

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing's blank expression, Squad Leader Li stroked his beard with two fingers and explained:

"Remember the penalty mechanism for moral values?"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded.

"The killer killed Zhao Yingjun's mistress for the purpose of silencing her, which is normal behavior. But assaulting the female victim before killing her will deduct an extra moral value."

Li Dongze believed that with the intelligence of this Songhai University student, it was not difficult to understand the meaning.

Uh, it's really possible that he's mentally abnormal... Zhang Yuanqing understood.

Spirit Attendants who commit crimes will have a certain amount of moral value deducted. Therefore, as long as people with normal brains will try their best not to trigger the penalty mechanism. Killing to silence is a last resort, but assaulting first and then killing, an act that incurs an extra moral value deduction...

There are only two possible reasons for doing this. One is that there are too many moral values, so there is nothing to fear. The other is that the killer has mental problems and cannot restrain the beast within.

Compared to that, the second possibility is more likely.

The experienced Guan Ya was serious at this moment, holding her chest with one hand and her chin with the other, and said:

"Spirit Attendants with unstable mental states, whether they are Lawful or Evil, must be eliminated. These people lurking in big cities are like time bombs."

Even if the moral value is lower than 60, and the location is announced by The Way of the Extraordinary, attracting the hunting of Spirit Attendants in the same city, a powerhouse with superpowers is enough to kill from one end of the street to the other in this gap.

The experienced Guan Ya looked at the only newbie present and warned:

"The Way of the Extraordinary is full of dangers, especially solo The Way of the Extraordinary. The death rate is extremely high. Many Spirit Attendants, even if they successfully complete their tasks, will leave indelible psychological shadows. Over time, mental problems are inevitable.

"Especially you Night Watchers, if you feel that you have problems with your state one day, you must notify us. The organization will give you psychological counseling."

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but think of everything he had experienced in the Mountain God Temple, and nodded with lingering fear: "I understand..."

"By the way, did you find the killer's DNA at the crime scene?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.

Guan Ya shook her head.

Did the killer take away his descendants? Zhang Yuanqing felt a little regretful. If he had the killer's millions of descendants in his hands, Red Shoes could help him find the other party.

At this time, Li Dongze finished thinking and asked:

"What else did you see in Zhao Yingjun's memory?"

"Yes," Zhang Yuanqing was waiting for him to ask, and quickly said:

"The killer was forcing Zhao Yingjun to reveal the whereabouts of the 'Holy Grail' and the 'List'."

Holy Grail, List... Guan Ya and Li Dongze looked at each other, and both saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

Li Dongze said:

"What do the Holy Grail and the List represent?"

Zhang Yuanqing shook his head: "There is no relevant information about them in the memory."

Li Dongze thought for a moment and frowned:

"This case is more complicated than we thought. Zhao Yingjun concealed a lot from us."

He patted Zhang Yuanqing on the shoulder and praised:

"Well done. You have found important clues for us. After arresting and killing the killer, I will recommend you for credit. Well, first follow Guan Ya to do a facial reconstruction and piece together the killer's appearance."

"Okay, Squad Leader."

Zhang Yuanqing immediately followed the long-legged beauty out.

"By the way," Li Dongze called out to Guan Ya, "Get him a suit. He should wear a suit in the unit in the future."

Zhang Yuanqing wanted to say that he didn't come often, but then he heard Guan Ya beside him say, "Okay."

Leaving the morgue, Guan Ya chuckled, "You must wear a suit in the unit in the future."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly: "I know. Big companies have very strict requirements for clothing."

Guan Ya giggled: "No, it has nothing to do with the organization. It's the Squad Leader's requirement. He doesn't think casual clothes are elegant enough."

What does this have to do with elegance... Zhang Yuanqing complained in his heart, but his eyes swept over Guan Ya's black stockings, short skirt, round hips, white shirt, and small waist. He suddenly felt that the Squad Leader was right. Life should be elegant.

As he walked, he checked his attribute panel:

[Name: Yuanshi Tianzun]

[Race: Human]

[Profession: Night Watcher]

[Level: 1]

[Skills: Night Travel, Soul Devouring, Spirit of Taiyin]

[Experience: 44%]

[Moral Value: 60 (Initial Value)]

The experience value has increased from 42% to 44%. After devouring the spirit body, he felt a warm current surge in his body, making him feel comfortable all over. The power of Taiyin seemed to have increased.

"Sister Guan Ya, did I gain two experience points?" Zhang Yuanqing said happily.

Experience symbolizes strength. Even if they are both Level 1 Night Watchers, the difference in strength between 1% experience and 99% experience is extremely huge.

Guan Ya was stunned for a moment, "Oh, yes, there is such a thing. You Night Watchers can increase experience by absorbing spirit bodies. However, the Night Watchers of the Taiyi Sect don't seem to like doing this. Every time they help with spirit questioning, they always have a dark face, unwilling and reluctant, and their attitude is very bad."

"Why?"

The mixed-race beauty rolled her beautiful and charming eyes, "How would I know? I'm just a Scout with no power to restrain a chicken."

Bullshit, even if Scouts are not good at fighting, the basic attributes of Level 2 can crush me, and after the Scout's Level 4 job change, they have terrible single-soldier combat capabilities. The physical fitness of the Extraordinary stage must be very strong.

Zhang Yuanqing didn't believe it: "Really have no power to restrain a chicken?"

Guan Ya's eyes turned, glanced at Zhang Yuanqing's crotch, and said with a smile:

"Never tried it. Why don't we go to the bathroom and you let your sister practice."

Zhang Yuanqing said, "Don't be like this. I'm still a child."

He immediately took out his phone and said, "Are you free tonight? I'll book a hotel online now. If you don't mind, you can also practice squats."

"Hahaha, you're so funny." Guan Ya laughed and trembled: "Yuanshi, you should come to the unit more often. With you here, your sister won't be bored in the future."

.......

The two left the glass building and entered the Security Department building. Guan Ya skillfully led him to the Technology Department.

After carefully questioning the killer's facial features, the staff in the Technology Department spent a full two hours to roughly restore the killer's appearance.

After Zhang Yuanqing finished reading, he touched his chin and said:

"It's a bit like it, but it doesn't feel like it."

Technician Lao Zhang was experienced and pondered for a moment, "Is it the facial features or the temperament?"

"It's the temperament. The killer's temperament gives people a fierce feeling."

"How fierce? Can you describe it specifically? I know it's hard to describe. It's best to have a reference."

"As soon as I entered the door, I saw Chang Wei beating Lai Fu."

"...Very good."

Finally, the new criminal investigation sketch was completed, and Zhang Yuanqing nodded with satisfaction:

"It's almost like this. It's seven or eight points similar."

Next, through the comparison of the population information database, they locked the target.

"Ou Xiangrong, from Wushi City, Jiangnan Province, has been living in Songhai for a long time. In 2012, he was sentenced to prison for intentional injury. After being released from prison, there was no news..."

Sitting on the office chair, Guan Ya smiled:

"With this information, we can find him at the latest this morning."

"So fast?"

"Hehe, you have to believe in the abilities of the authorities and the Scouts." Guan Ya got up and walked out, saying: "Yuanshi, your work is done, you can go back to school. You don't have to worry about the follow-up matters. Although the Night Watchers have extremely high combat power, you don't yet have the courage and psychological quality of a warrior."

"Okay." Zhang Yuanqing answered happily.

........

In the glass building office, after Li Dongze finished reading the information sent by Guan Ya, he opened the "Kangyang District Spirit Attendant Management Group" and synchronized the killer's information in the group.

Big Muscle: "Our new Night Watcher is very efficient. He has already confirmed the killer's identity."

Water Strider: "@Li Dongze, how does it feel to have a Night Watcher subordinate who can be freely controlled?"

Li Dongze: "It feels pretty good."

Tang Guoqiang sent a red envelope.

White Dragon: "Okay, don't be complacent. Hurry up and deploy. Notify the Songhai Public Security Bureau to arrange personnel to strictly investigate vehicles entering and leaving Songhai. Notify the Spirit Squads in each district to cooperate with us in the search at any time. I hope Ou Xiangrong hasn't escaped from Songhai."

The killer committed the crime this morning. By now, five or six hours have passed. Not to mention Spirit Attendants, even ordinary people who are prepared in advance will have already fled Songhai by now.

Ordinary people can be tracked based on surveillance, but it is difficult to track Spirit Attendants.

Green Vine: "Compared to an Evil profession that is waiting for an opportunity to retaliate against the authorities, escaping from Songhai is a good thing."

The former means that Spirit Attendants of official organizations will be assassinated.

Li Dongze: "He won't leave Songhai."

Big Muscle: "So sure?"

Li Dongze: "If Ou Xiangrong just wanted to kill Zhao Yingjun, he would have done it long ago. Even if we have Night Watchers, by the time his identity is locked, he would have already escaped from Songhai. So why did he choose to do it at this time?"

Big Muscle: "Don't keep us in suspense. Just say it."

Green Vine: "So it's still to retaliate against the authorities?"

Li Dongze: "No, things are probably more complicated. My Night Watcher saw some clues from Zhao Yingjun's memory. Ou Xiangrong interrogated Zhao Yingjun for the Holy Grail and the List."

Holy Grail and List? While the other captains were using their brains to think about these two things, Big Muscle directly asked:

"What are they?"

Li Dongze ignored him. After waiting for a while and seeing that his colleagues had not expressed their views on the Holy Grail and the List, he could only reluctantly skip the matter and send a message:

"Let's not mention the Holy Grail and the List for now. Let's launch the operation first."