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Chapter 240 157: Surprise! Silencing! Breakthrough · Nov 12, 2026

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201 Chapter 201 - 146: Capital City? Capital City 2026-11-12
202 Chapter 202 - 146: Capital City? Capital City 2026-11-12
203 Chapter 203 - 146: Capital City? Capital City 2026-11-12
204 Chapter 204 - 147: Li Jianye: I Vaguely Remember, That Was a Bright and Sunny Afternoon... 2026-11-12
205 Chapter 205 - 147: Li Jianye: I Vaguely Remember, It Was a Bright Afternoon... 2026-11-12
206 Chapter 206 - 148: Zhang Liang: Huh? What Are Those Two Called!? 2026-11-12
207 Chapter 207 - 148: Zhang Liang: ? What Are Those Two Called!? 2026-11-12
208 Chapter 208 - 148: Zhang Liang: ? What Are the Names of Those Two!? 2026-11-12
209 Chapter 209 - 149: Let Me Warm Your Hands~ 2026-11-12
210 Chapter 210 - 149: Let Me Warm Your Hands 2026-11-12
211 Chapter 211 - 150: Special Fifth Bureau: This is bad, we let them slip in 2026-11-12
212 Chapter 212 - 150: Special Fifth Bureau: Trouble, They Slipped In 2026-11-12
213 Chapter 213 - 150: Special Fifth Bureau: Trouble, They’ve Slipped In 2026-11-12
214 Chapter 214 - 151: When Acquaintances Meet, It’s Extra Awkward 2026-11-12
215 Chapter 215 - 151: When Acquaintances Meet, It’s Exceptionally Awkward 2026-11-12
216 Chapter 216 - 152: Unexpected 2026-11-12
217 Chapter 217 - 152: Accident! (Part 2) 2026-11-12
218 Chapter 218 - 152: Unexpected 2026-11-12
219 Chapter 219 - 153: Case Established! [Human Skin Blood Robe Case!] 2026-11-12
220 Chapter 220 - 153: Case Established: The Human Skin Blood Robe Case 2026-11-12
221 Chapter 221 - 153: Human Skin Blood Robe Case 2026-11-12
222 Chapter 222 - 153: Case Established: Human Skin Blood Robe Case 2026-11-12
223 Chapter 223 - 153: Case Established: The Human Skin Blood Robe Case 2026-11-12
224 Chapter 224 154: Madwoman! Bitch! Identity 2026-11-12
225 Chapter 225 154: Madwoman! Bitch! Identity! (Part 2) 2026-11-12
226 Chapter 226 154: Madwoman! Bitch! Identity 2026-11-12
227 Chapter 227 154: Madwoman! Bitch! Identity 2026-11-12
228 Chapter 228 - 154: Madwoman! Bitch! Identity 2026-11-12
229 Chapter 229 - 155: I Got It! Baihan Clubhouse 2026-11-12
230 Chapter 230 - 155: I Know! Baihan Clubhouse (Part 2) 2026-11-12
231 Chapter 231 - 155: I Know! Baihan Clubhouse (3) 2026-11-12
232 Chapter 232 - 155: I Know! Baihan Clubhouse 2026-11-12
233 Chapter 233 - 155: I Know Now! Baihan Clubhouse 2026-11-12
234 Chapter 234 - 156: Severity Skyrockets! The Special Fifth Bureau Can’t Handle It! Lock Down the City 2026-11-12
235 Chapter 235 - 156: A Drastic Escalation! The Special Fifth Bureau Can’t Handle It! Lock Down the City 2026-11-12
236 Chapter 236 - 156: Drastic Escalation! Special Fifth Bureau Overwhelmed! Lock Down the City 2026-11-12
237 Chapter 237 156: Severity Surges! The Special Fifth Bureau Can’t Handle It! Lock Down the City 2026-11-12
238 Chapter 238 156: A Drastic Escalation! The Special Fifth Bureau Can’t Handle It! Lock Down the City 2026-11-12
239 Chapter 239 157: An Accident! Silencing! A Near-Death Escape! 2026-11-12
240 Chapter 240 157: Surprise! Silencing! Breakthrough 2026-11-12
241 Chapter 241 157: An Accident! Silencing! Survival Against All Odds 2026-11-12
242 Chapter 242 157: Surprise! Silenced! A Breakthrough from a Dead End 2026-11-12
243 Chapter 243 157: An Accident! Silencing! A Way Out of a Dead End! 2026-11-12
244 Chapter 244 158: Perspective! Prepare... for the Arrest!! 2026-11-12
245 Chapter 245 158: Perspective! Prepare... To Make Arrests!! 2026-11-12
246 Chapter 246 - 158: Perspective! Prepare... to Arrest!! 2026-11-12
247 Chapter 247 - 158: Perspective! Get Ready... for the Arrest!! 2026-11-12
248 Chapter 248 - 158: The Lead! Prepare... to Arrest!! 2026-11-12
249 Chapter 249 - 158: Perspective! Get Ready... to Make the Arrest!! 2026-11-12
250 Chapter 250 - 159: Arrest! Big Fish 2026-11-12

”The skull was taken.”

”The bones from the hands and elbows are gone.”

”Group Leader Zhang, you should know what those can be used for, right?”

Xu Huo glanced over before turning to Zhang Liang.

”A Gabala and ritual implements...”

Zhang Liang let out a deep sigh, his voice devoid of strength.

”Implements?” Li Jianye froze.

”That’s right. A wine bowl,” Zhang Liang nodded.

If you take the top off a human skull, you get a hemisphere.

A bowl is also a hemisphere, so of course it can be used as one.

”Look into the human traffickers.”

Xu Huo stopped deliberating and turned to Zhang Liang.

This inaction was making his skin crawl, as if ants were crawling all over him.

”Human traffickers?” Zhang Liang paused.

”Yes. Human traffickers.”

Xu Huo nodded. ”I don’t know the total body count, but I’m sure it’s more than what we see here!”

”These victims weren’t already dead. They weren’t just forgotten corpses lying in coffins.”

”They were living people!”

”And you’ve all checked the police filings more than once, I’m sure. How many were actually filed as missing?”

Normally,

when a homicide occurs and the victim can’t be quickly identified, the police immediately search the missing persons database.

Most bodies that turn up unexpectedly are identified through those reports.

But these six victims were different.

Other than Lin Miao—whose family was a mess, and she herself had gone mad—

why hadn’t the families of the other five filed a report?

It made no sense. As long as a single family member was alive, they would inevitably call the police to file a report.

And yet, the archives currently showed no such reports.

Unless...

”Unless the reports were filed in different jurisdictions.”

”It’s like if you lose something in the Arctic and have people searching for it there, but the item has actually been moved to Antarctica.”

”You could tear the entire Arctic apart and you’d still never find it.”

These days, the databases are all siloed.

Unless it’s a homicide, jurisdictions pretty much handle their own cases. They have limited authority in other territories and no visibility into their case files.

”Investigate the human traffickers.”

”And the license plates of vehicles at the slaughterhouse.”

”And if you have the manpower, simultaneously investigate anyone with official slaughtering contracts with the facility.”

Xu Huo laid out the key points.

There was a sizable number of human traffickers in the Capital City. Finding one was like uncovering a rat’s nest; you grab one, and a whole bunch come with it.

Eventually, they were bound to find people connected to the killers—the Chen Family.

’As for the license plates...’

Xu Huo didn’t believe the traffickers would be stupid enough to swagger into the slaughterhouse carrying tied-up people in plain sight.

They must have been stealthy.

’But does being stealthy automatically make it safe?’

’No. And then there’s the fact that they contacted their associate to use veterinary drugs under the guise of a normal procedure...’

The perpetrators would most likely have hidden the act of bringing people here within some other activity.

What kind of legitimate business goes on at a slaughterhouse?

It’s nothing more than hauling pigs in and hauling meat out. That’s it. Anything else would stick out like a sore thumb!

And a truck that can haul pigs can certainly haul people!!!

’The only question is, after taking care of five people, why did they go after Lin Miao...?’

’Did they not have enough people?’

’It’s a possibility.’

”Got it.”

Zhao Gang nodded quickly, his expression turning grave.

”When are the armed police taking action?” Xu Huo asked.

”They’re already on it. A city-wide alert has been issued, and all major transportation points are under strict surveillance.”

”At this point, not even a fly can get out of the Capital City!”

Zhang Liang stated.

”That’s good.”

Xu Huo breathed a sigh of relief.

’I was afraid they’d run...’

Investigating this case so far had filled him with a profound sense of terror.

It wasn’t the deaths that scared him, but the *method* of death!

’Who knows if these Dharma Artifacts actually work, but at the end of the day, they’re just ’concoctions’!’

’In other words, if a rumor existed about some other kind of Dharma Artifact from hundreds or thousands of years ago...’

’...like, a lotus of flesh... no, I can’t go there.’

’The killer would actually *create* it!’

’It might be real, or it might just be a legend, but none of that matters.’

’What matters is that to someone who believes in it, it *is* real!’

At that thought, Xu Huo’s heart sank. He looked up at Zhang Liang.

”When are the higher-ups going to make a move?”

Zhang Liang knew who he was asking about.

After a moment’s thought, he said,

”Considering the time...”

”They should be... by now...”

”I get it.”

...

’We’re screwed, we’re so screwed...’

’Wasn’t this supposed to be just a murder case? How in the hell did it get tangled up with this kind of crap...?’

’Goddammit! Of all the goddamn times for a case like this to drop, it had to be just a few days before the New Year...’

The 26th.

Afternoon. The sky was gloomy.

The normally dim and somber Special Fifth Bureau was now a hive of frantic activity.

The corridors and the main hall were filled with the sound of hurried footsteps, the sight of anxious figures, and the sound of heavy breathing.

The entire Special Fifth Bureau had sprung into action!

People streamed in and out of the main entrance, pulling one case file after another.

”VROOM—!”

With a roar of its engine, a car shot out of the Special Fifth Bureau, speeding down the road toward an unknown destination.

A short while later, the vehicle came to a smooth stop.

”CLICK!”

The car door opened with a sharp sound.

Wang Tao’s anxious face appeared. He paid no mind to the driver chasing after him with an open umbrella.

He broke into a jog, leaving a trail of dark footprints as he headed into the building before him.

The building was magnificent, opulently decorated, and possessed an inexplicable air of authority. Simply standing before it was enough to make one’s heart race with anxiety.

”Where are Director Zhang and Director Zhao right now?”

Though he was cursing internally, Wang Tao wore an anxious expression as he stopped someone in the grand hall to ask.

”Director Wang, they’re waiting for you in the office,” the person he stopped quickly replied.

”Take me to the office!”

Without any delay, the person quickly led him there.

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