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Chapter 421: Chapter 7: Accident

Yi Yaqi exclaimed in surprise, ”Fatty Zhou, since when did you get so powerful?”

It was also the first time she had seen Zhou An act so fiercely.

Could Zhou An really be this strong?

”I secretly practiced.”

Zhou An turned his head to look at him and said openly.

Yi Yaqi looked disbelieving, but couldn’t come up with a reason, so she could only think that some abilities are innate, maybe Zhou An was just naturally strong?

Zhou An lived near the commercial district, in a line of mansions, belonging to the city’s wealthy district. From afar, you could see the lush, tall trees.

”The houses here must cost at least tens of millions,” Wang Liang exclaimed with amazement.

Zhou An shrugged and said, ”Who knows? I usually don’t live here either. It’s too big, living alone doesn’t feel safe.”

At this moment,

a man wearing a black coat with a hood quickly passed by them, looking hurried.

Su Changxing instinctively turned his head to look at him, not for any particular reason, only because the man was also an Extraordinary. He was the first Extraordinary he had encountered in the real world besides Zhou An.

The man had his hands in his pockets and glanced at Zhou An out of the corner of his eye, not noticing Su Changxing.

”He...

Zhou An clearly noticed too and glanced at Su Changxing.

Su Changxing shook his head and said, ”Ignore him.”

Faced with an unknown Extraordinary, as long as the other party didn’t bother them, he couldn’t be bothered to care.

”This is my house. There are seven or eight cleaned bedrooms on the second floor. You can pick one to sleep in.”

Zhou An led the group to a house on the northern side and said.

The others stayed in the first-floor living room to rest, while Su Changxing and Zhou An went to the second-floor study to talk.

The study wasn’t that large, and the bookshelf had few books, looking a bit empty, clearly not often used by Zhou An.

Su Changxing once again seriously reviewed the information on his phone and said:

”What was your reward from the last round?”

Zhou An lay on the table to rest and said, ”The next level for the Juggler, there are three options, Flying Knife Master, Fearmonger, Stealth Master. Among them, Fearmonger is Upper Rank, but its compatibility with me is low, only fifty percent.”

”It seems to be a mind-related position. I guess I’m not suited for it, but I am considering whether it’s better to choose it since it’s an Upper Rank position. The gap between Upper Rank and Middle Rank seems quite significant.”

Zhou An thought a lot, considering it very thoroughly.

Su Changxing nodded and said, ”Possible. But due to the low compatibility, the drawbacks of the position will be magnified, so you must be cautious. The risk might be higher than you expect.”

To gain powerful strength, one must inevitably pay an equivalent price, and that is reasonable.

Zhou An took a deep breath and said, ”But I’m not quite there yet, I can’t advance. It seems like ever since I came back, I haven’t improved at all.”

He was frustrated, which manifested as irritability, whether cracking the table at the café or beating up Liu Yi in anger.

Before, Zhou An would never act like this.

Someone who has crawled out of the Abyss surely doesn’t want to fall back in. Most who return from the Doomsday World likely share a common wish, to prevent the world from being completely destroyed.

Su Changxing smiled slightly and said, ”If this world becomes terrible, you’ll definitely improve. If the world remains as is, even if you don’t advance, it’s not a big problem.”

They were never the ones to actively make changes, but were passively changed by external circumstances. Humans are passive creatures, or rather, all creatures mostly behave this way.

The study had a small window facing the neighboring house. Through two windows, one could see the brown wooden floor over there.

”Ah!”

A miserable scream rang out.

Su Changxing paused, suddenly smelling the scent of blood in the air.

Someone died?

His mind linked to the Extraordinary he had just seen in the black coat and hood.

”What happened?”

Zhou An instinctively turned back to look out the window, just in time to see the bloody floor next door.

The two of them looked at each other and went downstairs. Wang Liang and others also stood outside looking over and heard the scream.

Several passersby stopped to murmur among themselves, already taking out their phones to call the police because they could see a person lying in a pool of blood at the courtyard gate, but no one dared go forward to check.

”He’s really thorough, probably killed four or five people, all dead.”

Su Changxing said flatly, sensing no survivors inside, and the killer should have fled.

Zhou An felt his scalp tingle and asked bewildered, ”Why did he do this? Was there a grudge?”

Su Changxing thought for a moment, nodded, and said, ”Probably. It seems premeditated, the whole process took only a few minutes.”

Soon, sirens sounded, and three police cars arrived at the scene. To everyone’s surprise, leading them was Ye Chen, Officer Ye, whom they had met before.

Ye Chen glanced at Su Changxing and went straight inside, accompanied by a short-haired woman in tight black clothing with a slim, tall figure.

Is it her?

Su Changxing was stunned, instantly recalling that he had seen this woman in the early days when he was being hunted by Chenxi.

She was from Chenxi, possibly even a team leader.

So, is she also a criminal investigator?

Soon after, other officers came over, saying they needed to stay and make a brief record, describing the incident.

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”This must be a professional assassin, using cold weapons with extremely fierce methods, most were killed with a single cut. Tsk tsk tsk, truly brutal.” A rather young officer looked at the beheaded corpse on the floor, full of amazement.

Ye Chen frowned, looking at the blood spatter on the wall, and said in a low voice, ”Very strange. It does seem like the work of a professional assassin, but isn’t it too bloody... Officer Jiang Wei, what do you think?”

This person named Jiang Wei was sent by the higher-ups to oversee the handling of the case.

To oversee, not assist.

But they didn’t mind; after all, it’s all about investigating the case, and lately, there have been several unsolved strange cases.

Jiang Wei, with a cold face and lowered head, his eyes faintly glowing blue, said with certainty:

”Clearly, this is not the work of a professional assassin. The method is too crude, or else people outside wouldn’t have heard the scream. This is an executioner, a butcher, and the killer harbors very strong resentment.”

”First check the surveillance, then investigate the victim’s relationships. This person is very dangerous and must be controlled first. But...”

Ye Chen turned back and asked, ”But what?”

Jiang Wei curled up a smile and said, ”You guys might not be enough to handle this. After finding the person, don’t rush to act, seek support first, otherwise, if too many people die, I can’t operate well.”

”Bang~”

As he spoke, he suddenly fired a gun at the window’s position, shattering the glass, startling the others.