My citizenship is at risk

Chapter 193: Multiple confrontations, bizarre changes (7k)

"Incompetent bungler."

Hearing the words of the man in the iron tower, the gloomy man's face became even gloomier. "Who allowed this bastard to kill people in the valley and why didn't he deal with it cleanly?"

"The murder site is very close to the cave. If we are not careful, the cave could be exposed!"

"He's just an ordinary person. It would be much safer to knock him out and take him away. How stupid."

"It happened suddenly, so we can't blame him entirely." The man in the iron tower shook his head and said helplessly, "It's really weird. The police station hasn't found this place for almost a year, and the child's father almost found the cave by accident."

"At that time, Zhao Hong happened to come here to scout the area for his next robbery, and the two bumped into each other. Zhao Hong thought that the other party had really found the clue, and in a hurry he was exposed, so he had to kill the other party."

"Even more unfortunate is that after the murder, before the 'corpse cremator' could arrive in time, the body was discovered and reported to the police."

Speaking of this, the man in the iron tower also looked unhappy.

The cremator is the member of their gang who is responsible for destroying corpses and handling evidence. If the other party takes action, any trace of the child's father being killed can be easily erased without leaving any trace.

Everything was just a coincidence. The man who accidentally ran to the vicinity of the cave caught them off guard and eventually led to Zhao Hong being wanted.

"Forget it. There's no point in talking about this now." The gloomy man shook his head slightly, not wanting to continue this topic. "Zhao Hong is wanted, so someone has to come to pick him up, right? The 'Burner' or the 'Sacrifice'?"

"Neither of them can come." The man in the iron tower said sullenly, "The boss will come to pick us up personally."

"Hmm?" The gloomy man was stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face, "The boss is coming in person?"

"Yes." The man in the iron tower nodded. "Zhao Hong is wanted, but he has not been arrested yet. The chief of the Zhuxia City Police Department is currently delayed by other matters and cannot take any action. The 'Corpse Burner' and the 'Sacrifice Master' are heading over there to see if they can rescue this guy."

"After all, his ability is of great significance to us..."

The man in the iron tower was about to say something else, but his expression suddenly changed. He looked in a certain direction in the darkness and his eyes became alert.
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"There is a very faint light ahead."

Chu Mu, who had better eyesight, was the first to detect the faint light in front of the cave and used source power to transmit the message to Song Yan.

The two of them slowed down their pace slightly, trying their best to reduce the noise they made, and moved forward cautiously.

This place is about a hundred meters deep from the cave entrance, and it is getting deeper and deeper. Logically speaking, we should not have reached the other side of the mountain, so the light in the cave is very suspicious.

As the distance got closer, Song Yan also saw the faint light in front of him, and Chu Mu went a step further and saw clearly the source of the light.

"It's candlelight." Chu Mu's voice suddenly became solemn, "Not only is there candlelight, but there is also a human figure!"

There really is someone in the cave!
After confirming this, both Chu Mu and Song Yan became solemn.

"I'll hide first." Chu Mu couldn't help but look around.

The cave is a confined space, and it is not easy to hide oneself, but it is not completely impossible. Compared with the cave entrance, the internal space of the cave is much larger, and the mountain wall is not flat, so there are many places enough for him to hide.

With a flash of his body, Chu Mu had already stood behind a protruding rock, hiding all his source of power.

Song Yan took a deep breath and walked forward with a serious expression.

Ten meters...twenty meters...

As the distance got closer, he could even hear faint sounds coming from the light.

However, before Song Yan could try to hear it clearly, the sound stopped abruptly, and the two people near the candlelight looked up at him!
It was discovered!

Although the cave was pitch black, even a strong person in the Void Realm could not see things at a distance, but Song Yan's source power fluctuations could not be completely hidden like Chu Mu's, and were extremely clear in the perception of the two people near the candlelight.

"What did you have for lunch today?"

Someone suddenly spoke, and the inexplicable question echoed in the cave.

Song Yan stopped suddenly and looked embarrassed.

The next second, Chu Mu's voice appeared beside his ear, "It should be the signal for contact. Let's keep silent."

Hearing Chu Mu's words, Song Yan nodded slightly and stood there without saying a word.

The atmosphere in the cave instantly dropped to freezing point.

The next moment, two figures shot towards Song Yan, and the rolling source force pressed the surrounding space, making low roars in the enclosed cave space.

Because Song Yan couldn't understand the instructions, the other party chose to attack without hesitation.

Feeling the rapidly approaching source power fluctuations in front, Song Yan frowned, tightly grasped the long stick in one hand, leaped forward, raised the long stick high in his hand, and swung it down at the two men.

"The Mountain-Cutting Stick - Split the mountain with one stick!"

"boom!!!"

The three source forces collided violently in the cave, and a large number of rocks around broke and shattered. Amid the continuous noise, Song Yan retreated more than ten steps, his face as solemn as water, staring at the two people who appeared.

Seeing this scene, Chu Mu, who was hiding in the dark, relaxed slightly.

He knew that although Song Yan looked a little embarrassed, he had not really used his full strength, and had not revealed any martial arts power at all, while the two opponents were aiming to kill as soon as they attacked, without holding back at all.

In other words, if Song Yan exerts his full strength, he alone is enough to resist two opponents. If the two of them work together, they will be able to defeat the opponent.

However, Chu Mu had no intention of taking action at this moment.

His gaze passed the two people who had appeared and looked towards the darkness behind them.

Normally, when encountering a strong person entering your area, your first reaction should be to drive the other person away through negotiation or threats.

However, these two guys had no intention of negotiating and directly chose the most drastic approach - silencing the witness.

Considering the hidden nature of the cave entrance, there is only one explanation, that is, the other party does not want this place to be exposed.

There is a huge secret in this cave!

He looked at Song Yan, his lips moved, and his voice quietly appeared in the other's ears.

"Cover me while I explore deeper into the cave."

Song Yan's eyes flashed, and the next moment he let out a loud shout, and raised the long stick in his hand again. The shadow of the mountain behind him quickly condensed, almost turning into substance. The force of martial arts pressed down, making the surrounding void as stagnant as mud.

Feeling the sudden pressure and stagnation all around them, the gloomy man and the iron tower man's faces darkened at the same time.

The power of martial arts!

The threshold to entering the realm of levitation is to reach the third level of skills.

However, only by reaching the third level of experience can one master one's own martial arts potential.

Although it is only a small realm of skill, this small realm is a qualitative leap. Some star warriors even believe that only by reaching the third level of experience and mastering one's own martial arts momentum can one be considered to have truly reached the third level of skill. The unity of body and mind without mastering the momentum is only a "pseudo third level."

This small step is difficult to break through for most of the warriors in the Void Realm.

It is not uncommon for a person to reach the ninth level of the Soaring Realm but still not realize the power of martial arts among the Soaring Realm warriors.

Neither the gloomy man nor the iron tower man had mastered the power of martial arts. They never expected that the boy in front of them, who was much younger than them, had already done it.

"We have lots of ideas, let's work together!"

The man in the iron tower growled, holding a sword in his hand, and rushed towards Song Yan fiercely. The gloomy man on the other side followed closely with a dagger in his hand, and faced Song Yan without hesitation.

The two sides collided again, and in the smoke and dust that were stirred up, Song Yan had already gained the upper hand. He swung his long stick wantonly, and each blow, with the power of martial arts, had such terrifying force that it made the void tremble.

The two men who were struggling to resist the attack of the long sticks focused all their attention on the opponent in front of them. They did not notice that in the corner of the cave, a figure ignored the stagnant void and flashed into the depths of the cave.
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"Is this Feiyun Valley..."

Standing outside the valley, Xu Yuncan looked at the valley with a serious expression. Beside him, Palaini held the sword in both hands with lifeless eyes.

"We have already checked what you asked us to check." Chen Zhe walked quickly to the two of them. "The two students named Chu Mu and Song Yan were indeed in the valley. Not only do we have complete records of their entry, but some of the surveillance cameras in the valley also captured traces of their activities."

"Yes." Xu Yuncan nodded, "Where is the information I want?"

"Here." Chen Zhe took out a data bag and handed it to Xu Yuncan, "This is the exploration record of Feiyun Valley in the early years."

Xu Yuncan took out the information from the document bag and stood there calmly flipping through it.

Chen Zhe took a few steps back and returned to the group of strong men from the Security Bureau.

Looking at Xu Yuncan who was standing still, many of the strong men in the Security Bureau showed doubts and communicated in a low voice using source power.

"What is this kid looking at? Why isn't he taking any action?"

"Who knows? A young boy came to our police station and mobilized half of our police station's personnel."

"We've been investigating for a year with no clues. I don't believe he can find anything in just a few hours here."

Many of them had only received instructions for the action and were not fully aware of the situation. Naturally, they did not take Xu Yuncan, a young-looking boy, seriously.

"Don't underestimate him." Chen Zhe shook his head helplessly. He saw Xu Yuncan figure out the location of the criminal gang's base with his own eyes, so he naturally knew that Xu Yuncan was not simple. "This time we really have a chance, everyone should cooperate well."

After hearing this, the other members of the security department said nothing more.

At best, they may just grumble in secret, but they will never hesitate when it comes to taking action.

After a while, Xu Yuncan raised his head, took another look at the Feiyun Valley in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Found it."

"Found it?" Chen Zhe led the guards and walked forward quickly, a nervous look on his face, "Have you found the location of the base?"

"That's about right." Xu Yuncan nodded. "Our companion accepted the mission of collecting resources in Feiyun Valley, but we can't contact him now."

“That means two possibilities.”

"First, they are in danger and their communicator is damaged."

“Second, they entered an area with extremely poor signal.”

"The first scenario..." Xu Yuncan's mind flashed with the figures of Chu Mu and Song Yan, and his eyes showed a little more confidence, "The possibility is extremely small."

"So let's consider the second scenario first."

"Although Feiyun Valley is a primitive scenic spot with few people, the signal has already achieved full coverage. As long as people are on the ground, there is no possibility of poor signal."

“But…if it’s in an underground area like a cave, even the signal tower model will have difficulty covering it.”

"Cave?" Chen Zhe blinked and looked at the other members of the Security Bureau. "Where is the cave in Feiyun Valley?"

They have lived in Feiyun City since they were young and have been to Feiyun Valley countless times. They don’t know whether there are caves here or not.
"There wasn't any before, but there can be." Xu Yuncan said in a deep voice, "I just looked at the exploration data of Feiyun Valley in previous years."

"There is a mountain that is intact, but sonar detection shows that there are deep cracks inside. As long as we find the right position and drill a hole on the mountainside, we can connect to the cracks."

"In this way, it will be a natural cave."

"If I'm not mistaken, my companion should have found the place and is inside now."

“And the criminal gang’s stronghold is also inside.”

Xu Yuncan's expression became more serious. "We need to speed up, otherwise they might..."

"Chong-"

A clear sword sound suddenly exploded. Lepani, who had been standing next to Xu Yuncan and holding the rapier in a daze, suddenly regained his clarity. His somewhat distracted eyes were now as sharp as an eagle. He unsheathed the rapier and instantly stabbed at a figure that was rushing over.

The sharp sword intent soared into the sky, as if to tear everything around it apart. A flash of blood exploded from the figure's body. After a muffled groan, he took several steps back, and his outline became clearer.

"It's you?!"

All the members of the security agency expressed astonishment and disbelief, staring in amazement at the person who attacked them. After a brief moment of stunned silence, they all revealed expressions of extreme anger.

"Chen Zhe, what are you doing?!"

Chen Zhe did not respond. His face was a little distorted, no longer as gentle as before. His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at Xu Yuncan, who looked extremely calm and not surprised at all. "When did you... figure that out?"

"After reading the case files," Xu Yuncan said calmly, "For a whole year, the Feiyun City Police Department has been stuck in the wrong direction."

"Everyone at the police station is trying to find commonalities among the missing children and to identify the suspect through surveillance."

"It's a huge workload, especially with new cases of missing children reported every month."

"Feiyun City is not the only one that needs the Security Bureau's help. The Security Bureau has limited manpower to allocate."

"If we continue to go around in circles at this dead end, it may take a long time to solve this case."

"I don't believe that all the members of the Security Bureau are fools. There are always people who doubt the direction of criminal investigation after failing to find clues for a long time, but I didn't see any relevant records in the materials." Xu Yuncan looked at the members of the Security Bureau who were present with frowns on their brows and seemed to be thinking about something.

"So, there must be a traitor in the police station."

"Someone was involved in the investigation of this case and used his own way to subtly convince others that everyone was on the right track and that as long as they found clues, the time and energy invested would be meaningful and everything would come to light."

"In psychology, this is called the sunk cost effect."

"So, I first assumed that there was an insider in the police station, and then I considered a question from the insider's perspective." Xu Yuncan said calmly, "All along, the people in the police station have been fooled by me."

"But now the police department has invited outside help. The origins of these outside helpers are unknown. They are reviewing this case from the beginning and will not be influenced by 'me'."

"They might actually have a clue."

"How should I determine whether they are a threat to me and respond promptly at the critical moment?"

"There is only one answer." Xu Yuncan looked at Chen Zhe with a pair of eyes that were particularly bright. "Approach the foreign aid and monitor everything they do."

"So, the person who received us is most likely an insider."

Chen Zhe was silent for a moment. "Just based on this? Can't it be that the Security Bureau has really reached a dead end?"

"From a probabilistic perspective, it is indeed possible." Xu Yuncan nodded, "So at this point, I am only suspicious and not completely sure."

"Until...I discovered something else."

"What?" Chen Zhe raised his eyebrows.

"Our team is actually divided into three teams to carry out the mission." Xu Yuncan did not speak directly, but introduced his team instead, "One team is the two of us, responsible for the missing cases, and the other team is Chu Mu and Song Yan, responsible for collecting resources."

"As for the last group..." Xu Yuncan paused slightly, "They are carrying out a mission in Zhuxia City."

When Chen Zhe heard the words "Zhuxia City", his expression suddenly became gloomy.

"That's right, their mission is to capture Zhao Hong." Xu Yuncan looked at Chen Zhe and smiled, "On the way to Feiyun Valley, they shared their mission progress with me."

“Among them, some interesting things were mentioned.”

"Zhao Hong is from Feiyun City, and the place where the murder took place, Feiyun Valley, is also within the jurisdiction of Feiyun City."

"But the Feiyun City Police Department failed to convict him for four days, and due to some accidents, he fled to Zhuxia City."

"It just so happens that the director of the Zhuxia City Police Department, the only one who has reached the realm of all things, is busy with another case and is unable to intervene in this matter at the moment."

"Then, I searched the circumstances of Zhao Hong's murder case and found some interesting things." Xu Yuncan looked at Chen Zhe, "Zhang Ziyang, the child of the deceased Zhang Shou, was the last missing child."

"This clue, which should have been easily discovered and linked Zhao Hong's murder case to the series of disappearances, was only discovered on the fourth day after Zhao Hong escaped."

"What do you have to say about this?"

"Mr. Chen Zhe, who was responsible for important tasks in the criminal investigation of both cases."

"Really..." Chen Zhe shook his head helplessly, "I admit that I was careless."

"I got the news before that the foreign players were two young people, so I didn't take it too seriously."

"I underestimated your intelligence." Chen Zhe said faintly, and then looked at Lepani, "I also underestimated his strength."

"But..." Chen Zhe laughed, his smile was a little twisted and a little crazy, "Everything is not over yet!"

"Attack!" The people from the security department who had already blocked all of Chen Zhe's escape routes shouted loudly and attacked together, killing Chen Zhe.

Amid the interweaving of source forces, Chen Zhe's figure mysteriously turned into a bubble and disappeared on the spot.
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"The wanted criminal Zhao Hong is hiding in front of us. All units, get ready. We will attack in one minute!"

Song Changyuan held up the Security Bureau's encrypted communicator and spoke in a deep voice, then looked at Tu Shanming and the other two standing behind him, "You will follow me later, and give priority to capturing the other party alive."

"If we can't capture him alive..." Song Changyuan hesitated for a moment, then his eyes became fierce, "Then kill him on the spot!"

"Such a dangerous guy must not be allowed to continue to go unpunished. This is a huge threat to the whole society."

Tu Shanming and the other two nodded heavily to show that they understood.

A minute passed in a flash. At Song Changyuan's low shout, all the people from the Zhuxia City Police Department who had been hiding in various places and had already formed a circle attacked together. A series of terrifying source forces killed towards Zhao Hong's hiding place.

"The police department is arresting the fugitives. Everyone else, please stay away!"

Screams were heard everywhere, and the surrounding people who had not been evacuated quickly moved away.

It’s not that I don’t want to, but I can’t alert the enemy.

"boom!!!"

In a flash, the area around Zhao Hong became empty.

However, the expressions of the members of the Security Bureau looked particularly ugly, because they found that there were two people standing next to Zhao Hong.

These two people did not leave. Instead, like Zhao Hong, they surged with the source power fluctuations of the Soaring Realm!

Zhao Hong, there is help!

"The plan has changed!" Song Changyuan's heart sank suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "Protect the crowd first!"

The source forces of both sides collided with each other, and the colorful source forces crushed each other and intertwined into a storm that swept around, and smoke and dust stirred up.

The next moment, three figures broke through the smoke and dust and ran desperately in a certain direction. Behind them were the strong men from the Security Bureau and Tu Shanming and his two companions who were chasing them relentlessly.

Seeing that the distance between the two sides could not be shortened, one of the people being chased suddenly raised his hand, and a ball of blazing flames quickly gathered and then exploded in mid-air, pouring fire rain in all directions.

The other man raised his hand and clapped it, and the void suddenly trembled violently. A gloomy aura, centered on him, swept in all directions, and innocent passers-by fell unconscious wherever it passed.

The faces of the people in the security station changed drastically. They did not bother to chase and immediately took action to rescue the people who were trapped.

"Fuck!" Tu Shanming's face was gloomy and he cursed loudly. A palm-sized round shield appeared in his hand. He poured source power into it crazily and muttered something.

"A hundred battles in the yellow sand wear out the golden armor!"

The incantation that he had not had time to recite when facing the Tianshu Snake was recited now, and golden scaly shields shot up into the sky, blocking most of the falling fire rain.

Yu Qianqian pursed her lips tightly and worked at her maximum speed to assist the strong men from the Security Bureau in rescuing people.

"Damn it, I can't swallow this!" Lin Changfeng had a gloomy face, he stomped his foot, and the blood-red source of energy gathered into a long river. His body suddenly accelerated like lightning, and he slashed at the three people who were fleeing.

The dragon pattern roared out, and the bloody aura instantly filled the entire place.

The knife was sharp and stunning, a flash of blood appeared, and Hell descended in an instant, killing forward through the air.

“Dragon Pattern Demon Slash Combined Style: Punishment!!!”

The three of them groaned in unison, and scars appeared on their bodies.

Lin Changfeng, who had swung the sword, seemed to have lost most of his strength. His breath quickly became weak, but a crazy smile appeared on his face.

"Give it to me, burn it!"

Source Technique: Infernal Fire!

The three people who were fleeing in panic came to an abrupt halt. The next moment, orange-red flames ignited on their bodies at the same time, and shrill screams rang out.

"hey-hey…"

The same orange-red flames of karma burned on Lin Changfeng's body. The severe pain that pierced his soul made his face look as hideous as a demon. His body twitched again and again, and he looked at the stunned Tu Shanming with a crooked mouth.

"Isn't this sword of mine handsome?"

"Brother Biao is awesome!!! (broken voice)"
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"Step~"

Chu Mu’s footsteps stopped at the deepest part of the cave.

There is no road ahead, and there is nothing but empty space all around.

As we walked along, we could not see the secrets that we had expected to exist in the cave.

After a moment of silence, a red light flashed in Chu Mu's eyes.

Source technology·transparent vision, first class!
The surrounding rocks were penetrated by Chu Mu's gaze until the limit of the penetration distance was reached, exposing the rocks hidden behind the rocks.

Still nothing.

Chu Mu’s expression became more and more solemn.

He firmly believed in his judgment that there must be unknown secrets in this cave, and this was not a mistake in his judgment.

So… where?
Where is the hidden thing?

The red light in Chu Mu's eyes became stronger and stronger, and he activated the second level of his transparent vision without hesitation.

The second-tier source skills not only have new source skill effects, but also enhance the original source skill effects.

Chu Mu's eyes' ability to penetrate non-living matter has become stronger than before, and the penetration distance is also greater.

But at the same time, the rate of source power consumption is also increasing rapidly.

Above Chu Mu’s Qi Sea, a scarlet star of source skill lit up, sucking the source power in the Qi Sea like a pump.

Soon, Chu Mu looked in one direction.

Behind the thick rock wall, there is a hole with an area of ​​more than ten square meters.

At this moment, in the corner of the empty cave, a girl of seven or eight years old was curled up. The faint candlelight dispelled the darkness and shone on her.

Chu Mu's pupils suddenly shrank and murderous intent rose to the sky.

He thought of Xu Yuncan and Lepani's mission.

The missing child!
It was the two guys who fought with Song Yan who kidnapped her!
The shadow of a mantis appeared behind Chu Mu, and the force of martial arts swept through the depths of the cave, extremely fierce and cold.

Chu Mu drew out his two swords and rushed towards the rock wall. The phantom of the mantis beast swung out a pair of forelimbs with sharp blades, colliding with Chu Mu's two swords.

"Om-"

After several slashes of the sword, the rock wall was torn apart, and a road leading directly to the cave appeared in front of Chu Mu.

The little girl raised her head in astonishment and met Chu Mu's eyes.

The murderous intent in Chu Mu's eyes was suppressed, and there was a little more tenderness in his eyes.

He took a few steps forward and gently placed a hand on the little girl's head.

"never mind."

(End of this chapter)