Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

Before long, the sharp sound of police sirens grew louder as they approached, echoing throughout the entire block, before coming to a steady stop in front of the beauty salon.

Lin Feng followed a group of criminal police officers from the Municipal Public Security Bureau and rushed in, heading straight for the private rest room.

The moment he pushed open the door, his gaze immediately swept across the room. Upon seeing Shen Jingshu and Ye Shuang sitting peacefully and unharmed, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense all night, instantly settled down, his tense back completely relaxed, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Once he confirmed that the two were safe and sound, he finally felt relieved.

Ye Shuang immediately stood up and clearly communicated with the arriving police officers, concisely explaining all the follow-up matters inside the house and the requirements for handling the scene. She handed over the remaining tasks, such as investigation, evidence collection, filing, and interrogation of the shop assistants, to the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

With the heretical practitioners brought to justice and their evil influences dissipated, the remaining secular cases will be handled by the police in accordance with the law.

All the handover work has been completed, and the two people no longer need to be involved in the follow-up trivial matters.

Shen Jingshu, Ye Shuang, and Lin Feng did not linger any longer and walked out of the beauty salon, which concealed bloodshed and evil, side by side.

The three of them walked out of the beauty salon and stood on the street. Lin Feng turned to the two beside him and asked, "Where do we go next?"

He harbored a lingering doubt.

He and Ye Shuang had worked together for many years and knew each other very well. In the past, although Ye Shuang respected Shen Jingshu and kept his distance, he always maintained a certain distance from powerful figures. But after they came out just now, the way Ye Shuang looked at Shen Jingshu had completely changed. The respect and admiration were almost ingrained in his bones, even more so than when he faced the director of the Special Affairs Bureau.

Something earth-shattering must have happened in the beauty salon, but he was guarding the door and didn't notice a thing.

After a moment's thought, Shen Jingshu said in a relaxed and casual tone, "Let's find a place to eat first. Do you like hot pot?"

"I love it!" Ye Shuang immediately responded, completely unlike her usual aloof and distant demeanor. She deftly pulled out her phone and quickly selected a highly rated and well-received popular hot pot restaurant in Ning City.

After selecting the shop, she quickly stepped forward and respectfully opened the car door for Shen Jingshu. Only after Shen Jingshu sat down did she turn and get into the car herself.

Turning her head, she saw Lin Feng still standing there, not moving, and Ye Shuang urged him quickly, "Get in the car! I sent you the navigation, let's go to this restaurant. Didn't you hear Master Shen is hungry?"

Lin Feng then snapped out of his daze and quickly replied, "Oh, okay!"

The three drove to a hot pot restaurant and enjoyed a hearty, spicy, and flavorful hot pot meal, relieving the fatigue of their days of investigating the case.

After the meal, the car set off back to Beijing.

Lin Feng did not take Shen Jingshu back to the Peking University campus, but instead drove straight to the magnificent Li family villa according to the address.

Watching Shen Jingshu walk calmly into the luxurious detached villa, Lin Feng couldn't help but widen his eyes, his face filled with shock and astonishment: "My God, Master Shen's family is so rich! This villa is too extravagant!"

In contrast, Ye Shuang remained calm and composed throughout, showing no surprise whatsoever.

She had witnessed far too many astonishing scenes today. Compared to Shen Jingshu's extraordinary strength in opening the Ghost Gate and easily suppressing high-level evil cultivators, a mere mansion or villa was no longer enough to shock her.

After the car drove away from the villa area, Lin Feng finally couldn't suppress his doubts and turned to ask, "By the way, Ye Shuang, tell me the truth, what exactly happened between you two at the beauty salon? I stood guard outside the whole time and didn't hear a single sound of fighting."

Ye Shuang glanced at him sideways and said calmly, "I will write a detailed report and submit it when I get back."

"No, tell me in private!" Lin Feng pressed on, unwilling to give up.

Ye Shuang remained silent for a moment, looking at his curious expression, and softly asked, "If I told you that Master Shen could open the Gate of Hell with his bare hands, would you believe me?"

Lin Feng was stunned upon hearing this, and shook his head without hesitation: "How is that possible! Opening the Gate of Hell is extremely costly and involves complicated procedures. Even the director of our Bureau cannot open it with his bare hands; he must fast and offer sacrifices beforehand, expending a great deal of spiritual energy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized what he meant, his pupils contracted sharply, and he looked at Ye Shuang in disbelief: "Wait... what do you mean? You mean you personally witnessed Master Shen open the Gate of Hell with his bare hands? But when you came out, Master Shen looked calm and his breathing was steady, without showing any signs of exhaustion!"

"That's right." Ye Shuang nodded emphatically, her tone filled with deep shock. "That's the most terrifying part. She casually opened and closed the Gate of Hell, ferrying away dozens of souls who died unjustly, all with ease and without any loss."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Lin Feng shook his head repeatedly, his face filled with disbelief, muttering to himself, "No one in the current Xuanmen sects could do this. You must be seeing things and having an illusion!"

Seeing Lin Feng's stubborn disbelief, Ye Shuang said no more, but her eyes were already full of certainty.

The car sped along, carrying Lin Feng, who was filled with shock and confusion, slowly heading towards the Special Affairs Administration Bureau.

Everything she saw today has taken deep root in her heart, making her realize that Shen Jingshu's strength has long surpassed the understanding of ordinary Xuan Masters, is unfathomable, and unmatched by anyone.

The car sped along and soon returned to the headquarters of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Special Affairs.

Upon arriving at the office building, Lin Feng was still immersed in the shock and disbelief of opening the gates of hell with his bare hands, and kept asking questions all the way, unable to let it go.

Ye Shuang was too lazy to argue with him anymore. She went straight into her office, turned on her computer, and began to meticulously write a complete report on the Ning City serial skinning murder case.

She meticulously recorded the entire case: the twin evil spirits causing chaos and harming people, the evil female cultivator in the beauty salon secretly raising evil spirits, using the beautiful, pure yin skin of a young girl to refine evil and preserve youth, the hidden crimes of harming dozens of people over several years, and the final scene where Shen Jingshu set up a barrier to lock the entire scene, opened the gates of hell with her bare hands to guide all the wronged and remnant souls, and maintained a steady and undamaged aura throughout the entire process—every word was recorded in detail and truthfully.

Lin Feng stood to the side, leaning over the screen. The more he looked, the more shocked he became. His expression changed from disbelief to blankness, then shock, and finally complete respect.

So Ye Shuang wasn't mistaken!

In this world, there are truly people who can disregard the rules of heaven and earth, ignore the loss of spiritual energy, and open and close the gates of hell at will!

After completing the report, Ye Shuang submitted it directly to her superior, Chen Hai.

At this moment, Chen Hai was in his office dealing with a backlog of official business when he saw the case closure report pop up in the pop-up window. He casually clicked to read it. At first, he just browsed it casually. As he looked at the case investigation process, the capture of the evil spirit, and the arrest of the mastermind, he felt that everything made sense. Shen Jingshu had never failed when she took action.

But the further he looked, the more serious his expression became, his pupils contracted, and his fingers tightened around the mouse.