The cooked duck had flown away, and Qin Huanyu was furious, glaring angrily at the witch who was equally dumbfounded and at a loss.

Chapter 133 You bad woman, you definitely have no friends!

"Wait! Don't panic! This must be a misunderstanding..."

At this moment, the witch finally realized that she must have hit the wrong person, and quickly crossed her hands to signal Qin Huanyu to stop.

"This is no misunderstanding! You idiot, you just need a beating!"

Qin Huanyu showed no sign of stopping.

You ruined my plans, and now you think you can just say it was a misunderstanding and apologize and be done with it? No way! Even if it really was a misunderstanding, I'll have to beat you up first before it's considered a misunderstanding!

Qin Huanyu's eyes were blazing with fury. She pulled out her police pistol and, without hesitation, fired three shots into the air, shouting at the same time:

"Police are investigating a case. The criminal is vicious. Entering the corridor may result in accidental injury! Unrelated members of the public, please stay in your rooms and do not move around!!"

The warning shots and shouts were quite effective. Some people who had originally planned to come out to see what was going on after hearing the commotion in the corridor immediately stopped coming out. They even locked their room doors from the inside and used chairs to block them. Many people also called the hotel front desk to explain the situation and asked them to call the police immediately.

I heard there was a gunfight on the 22nd floor. Some hotel security guards who originally planned to come up to check the situation turned back halfway... With a monthly salary of a few thousand yuan, it's really not worth risking your life against an armed assailant. It's better to call the police and wait for them to handle it.

This bought Qin Huanyu and the witch some more time, time for them to have a proper fight.

"You're such an unreasonable woman!"

Seeing that Qin Huanyu was holding an arc rifle in his left hand and a dragon-slaying mace in his right, with an alloy tentacle standing upright like a scorpion's tail behind him, clearly intending to get serious, the witch was also somewhat annoyed:

"I admit it was my fault at first... but I've already said it was a misunderstanding and I was going to apologize to you, can't you just forgive me a little more generously?"

"Ha...you really are a fool!"

Qin Huanyu's answer was: The Dragon-Slaying Mace Roars:

"If everything could be resolved with an apology, what would be the point of laws? Would it be okay if I killed you and then apologized at your grave?"

"You're a crazy woman!"

The witch also became annoyed and stopped trying to resolve the conflict. Instead, she gathered her spiritual power and quickly cast a spell, and started fighting with Qin Huanyu in the hotel corridor.

The Dragon-Slaying Mace is virtually indestructible in terms of physical properties. The witch seemed to have realized its power and did not try to take it head-on. Instead, she used magic on Qin Huanyu's arm as she swung the Dragon-Slaying Mace.

A sphere resembling water rapidly condensed in the air and enveloped Qin Huanyu's right hand, making her right arm feel heavy and numb as if frozen, instantly slowing her movements.

"You really want to fight? Then I'll grant your wish!"

Upon seeing this, the witch's eyebrows lit up with joy. While making sarcastic remarks, she cast another spell, summoning the Yin-Yang Jade to smash Qin Huanyu's head like a basketball shot.

Having witnessed Qin Huanyu pierce the Yin-Yang Jade with the spirit-severing iron needles at the tips of her alloy tentacles, the witch did not expect this attack to succeed. Instead, she immediately cast spells in succession, condensing dozens of spirit bullets that shot towards Qin Huanyu's legs. She also used the spirit talisman that could slow down all enemies within range, which floated in the air once more.

This combo seemed to be the standard combo for a shrine maiden. After she skillfully executed it in one go, she seemed a little tired, and her breathing became noticeably rapid. Her good figure made the thin shrine maiden outfit a little strained.

Qin Huanyu merely sneered, remaining completely unfazed by the ensuing magical attacks.

Normally, with her right arm and half her body enveloped in liquid spiritual energy, leaving her feeling heavy and paralyzed, she would likely only be able to use her alloy tentacles to defend against the Yin-Yang Jade that was falling on her head, before enduring a barrage of spiritual bullets.

However, it is precisely in this situation that the advantage of equipment becomes apparent... When the human body is in an abnormal state and unable to move, equipment will not.

The steel cable shot out from the wrist guard on her left arm and nailed firmly to the ceiling above the shrine maiden's head. Then, the steel cable exerted force and forcibly pulled Qin Huanyu out of the liquid spiritual essence, allowing her to dodge the Yin-Yang Jade and the spiritual bullets that were subsequently hit in place.

At this moment, Qin Huanyu's right arm was still somewhat numb and heavy, making it impossible for her to wield the Dragon-Slaying Mace. Her left arm needed to be secured with a steel cable, so she simply made a flying kick gesture and used the sole of her boot to kick the witch's face.

"what?"

The priestess clearly hadn't expected this situation. Having just finished a combo, she might need to recover her spiritual power, or perhaps her skills were still on cooldown. In any case, she couldn't cast another spell to counter it and simply crossed her arms in front of her to block.

Unfortunately, the witch was far inferior to Qin Huanyu in close combat skills. Even though Qin Huanyu could only use her legs to attack, her feet were very agile. First, she used her right foot to flick the witch's arms to the sides, and then her left boot slammed into the witch's chest, flattening her chest in an instant and causing the witch to stagger back several steps.

That wasn't all. Just as the shrine maiden was about to completely retreat from the attack range, Qin Huanyu turned around in mid-air and used the strength of her waist to flick the alloy tentacles. The tentacle tails, which had unfolded into chain alloy blades, lashed out at the shrine maiden.

Stab it!

Since the shrine maiden was clearly not a real enemy, Qin Huanyu did not go all out. She deliberately controlled the strength of the alloy blade, only cutting a long slit in the shrine maiden's clothes. This left the shrine maiden, who was about to retaliate, standing there hurriedly protecting her upper body, her eyes wide with anger and red.

But this was still not the end. Qin Huanyu's hard work in investigating her target for so many days was ruined at the last moment by the witch. She was furious and would not let the witch off so easily.

The arc rifle reappeared in Qin Huanyu's left hand, directly pressing against the witch's lower abdomen, delivering a weak arc shot at point-blank range.

Crack!

The priestess's body immediately trembled, her tongue lolled out, her eyes rolled upwards involuntarily, and then she collapsed to the ground, unable to move for the time being.

click!

Qin Huanyu took out handcuffs and handcuffed the witch's hands behind her back. She also took off one of the white tabi socks from the witch's feet, rolled it into a ball, and stuffed it into the witch's mouth to prevent her from chanting spells.

The shrine maiden, still recovering from the electric shock, glared at Qin Huanyu with a wronged expression. Her beautiful eyes welled up with tears, and after a few seconds, she finally couldn't hold back her tears.

Qin Huanyu, who still wanted to stomp on the shrine maiden a few more times to vent her anger, finally softened a bit, lowered her raised foot again, and lifted the shrine maiden up with one hand:

"You're actually from the Investigation Bureau too, aren't you? Here to arrest the guy who released the tiger that injured people? Hmph... Well, you'd better learn a lesson this time. Next time, think before you act!"

After saying that, Qin Huanyu hoisted the witch onto her shoulder and, like a bandit who had just kidnapped a wife, left the 22nd floor directly through the hotel's fire escape.

The police will be arriving on the 22nd floor soon to handle the aftermath. Given Qin Huanyu's status, all she needs to do is give a brief greeting and explain the situation, and everything will be fine. There's no need to worry.

So after leaving the 22nd floor, Qin Huanyu did not continue to leave the hotel. Instead, she went up two floors to the 24th floor, found an empty room, opened it with her alloy tentacles, and carried the witch inside.

stab.

As soon as she entered, Qin Huanyu showed no mercy, tearing the shrine maiden's clothes almost to shreds before finally removing the tabi socks that were gagging the maiden.

"W-what-you...what do you want to do? We're all women, don't do anything reckless!"

The witch was terrified, thinking she had encountered a rogue. She huddled in a corner, one hand covering her chest and the other her leg, her face full of fear, completely losing the elegance she had displayed when unleashing her spells.

"Ha~~"

Qin Huanyu snorted disdainfully, pulled out a chair, sat down, and crossed her legs.

"Don't worry, with your looks that's barely a 90 out of 100, I wouldn't even look at you... Although you're not bad looking and have a decent figure, you're too stupid, which is a downside. It's illegal for someone to be mentally challenged, but I'm a law-abiding citizen."

"You're the idiot! You're the stupid one!"

The witch immediately flew into a rage. Ignoring the fact that she was barely clothed, she stood up straight, puffed out her chest, and glared at Qin Huanyu, yelling:

"I only admitted my mistake at the beginning, why are you acting like this? You stubborn, arrogant, and lewd woman! I'm going to report you!"

"Then go ahead and report it. Let's see who gets punished."

Qin Huanyu was even more disdainful, not even glancing at the witch, but slowly untying the shoelaces of her boots and taking them off, revealing her black-stockinged feet, which were already steaming from the vigorous exercise:

"Not only did you mistake the enemy, but you also used magic indiscriminately in public, almost dragging an entire floor of civilians into the mess. If I hadn't reacted quickly and fired a warning shot, that alone would have been enough for you to write a self-criticism and be put in solitary confinement!"

"Goo!"

The witch seemed to understand this as well, and immediately fell silent, though her eyes remained wide open as she stared at Qin Huanyu.

"What? Are you still not convinced?"

After taking off her boots, Qin Huanyu was noticeably more relaxed. She stretched and stood up, her black-stockinged feet gradually approaching the witch on the carpet, a strange, excited smile in her eyes.

"You...what do you want to do?"

The priestess was clearly frightened. She took two steps back and sat on the bed, hugging her body, which was now barely covered by any cloth, with both hands.

"Of course, we'll continue to punish you!"

Qin Huanyu's eyes burned even more intensely. The more pitiful the witch acted, the more Qin Huanyu wanted to bully her.

"Do you know how long it took me to track down that bastard? Huh? And you just let him go like that... You have to take responsibility for this!"

Qin Huanyu lifted her foot and lightly kicked the shaman, sending her sprawling to the ground. Then, she pressed her body down on top of the shaman, pressing her knee against the shaman's abdomen, looking down at her from above.

"Tell me in detail... Who exactly are you? And how did you find that bastard Gu Hao?"

"Gulp... I, I know, I admit my mistake, I give up, please be gentle..."

The shrine maiden lost all her backbone and completely gave in.

After that, Qin Huanyu didn't do anything further bad; at most, she continued to keep the witch under control and question her in various ways.

The priestess answered haltingly and stammered a bit, but her thoughts were still clear, and she quickly explained her identity and the background of her story.

It turns out that this witch actually has some connection with Tiger Girl.

The witch's name is Yuan Baixue. She is indeed an investigator for the Investigation Bureau. She joined the Investigation Bureau at the same time as Qin Huanyu. They were both new recruits during the Bureau's expansion.

Yuan Baixue's mother, Yuan Qi, is the "Celestial Master Aunt" that Hu Niu mentioned. She also has two daughters named Yuan Tingxue and Yuan Feixue, both of whom are Yuan Baixue's older sisters.

This Yuan is none other than Yuan Tiangang, the same Yuan from the famous Celestial Master family in the cultivation world of the Holy Zhou Kingdom.

It's not hard to tell from what Yuan Qi said to Hu Niu that the Yuan family should theoretically be part of the Treasure Pavilion, but Yuan Baixue joined the Investigation Bureau instead.

Therefore, Yuan Baixue had ideological conflicts with her mother and sister. As a result, she gave up the Yuan family's ancestral Taoist magic and went to Sakura Prefecture to become a disciple of a great witch, wanting to forge her own path and prove that she was no less capable than her mother and sisters.

It's hard to say whether it's good luck or bad luck. Unlike Baiguang City, which became somewhat chaotic after Qin Huanyu became an investigator, the city that Yuan Baixue was in charge of for the past two years has been quite peaceful. There were only a few wandering ghosts that could be considered supernatural disasters, but they were all very weak and didn't even qualify as Class C cases. This has resulted in Yuan Baixue not having any outstanding achievements in the two years since she joined the company.

So when this case of a vicious tiger attacking people, which was similar to a bounty, came out, Yuan Baixue was eager to catch the culprit and prove her abilities. The magic she had learned was also very suitable for investigating this case.

Although the magic of the shrine maiden and the shikigami magic of the Onmyoji are somewhat different, they both ultimately belong to the magic system of Sakura Province. Therefore, it is much easier for Yuan Baixue to track them down than for a monk like Cheng Hai.

Yuan Baixue personally visited the crime scenes of many cases of tiger attacks, and it was by tracing the spiritual residue at the scene that she gradually found Gu Hao's place.

However, Yuan Baixue did not know Gu Hao's identity. She only knew that the murderer of the tiger attack case was likely hiding in this aviation hotel, so she searched the hotel floor by floor.

Qin Huanyu was disguised as a hotel waitress and hiding in the storeroom, which Yuan Baixue found suspicious. In addition, Qin Huanyu, as a superhuman, had spiritual energy fluctuations and had spent a few days with Hu Niu, absorbing a lot of tiger demon energy. As a result, Yuan Baixue immediately regarded her as the culprit in the case of the vicious tiger attacking people, which led to that battle.

It wasn't until Qin Huanyu displayed her technologically advanced fighting style and escaped through a broken window with Gu Hao that Yuan Baixue realized she had mistaken someone for someone else... She wanted to explain, but the already furious Qin Huanyu didn't give her a chance and beat her up.

As she spoke of these things, Yuan Baixue bit her lip and glared at Qin Huanyu, looking extremely aggrieved.

"Alright, stop crying. How can someone like you be an investigator?"

Qin Huanyu then released Yuan Baixue and tossed her a bathrobe from the hotel room's closet.

"You should be glad you lost to me this time... If I were really a bad person, what would you do now? Cry and beg for mercy but still get penetrated, played with and ruined, and finally fall into depravity?"

"...Could you please stop watching so much of that weird anime stuff, Miss Officer!"

After putting on the bathrobe, Yuan Baixue seemed to have gained some confidence and gave Qin Huanyu a wry look:

"Don't think you really won that fight... I just knew it was a misunderstanding, so I held back. I was afraid that if I used those powerful spells, they would kill you instantly!"

"Ha, as if I didn't hold back at all..."

Qin Huanyu simply chuckled and didn't delve into the topic further, saying directly:

"Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, and you've admitted your stupidity and mistakes, why don't we cooperate? Let's go and catch that bastard Gu Hao together?"

"Cooperation..."

Yuan Baixue neither agreed nor refused, but hesitated.

When Qin Huanyu questioned Yuan Baixue on the bed earlier, she also talked about some of her own things, and Yuan Baixue knew that their goals were not actually in conflict.

Regarding the Class B case of the vicious tiger's series of attacks, Qin Huanyu valued the material rewards from the three Class B cases more; she urgently needed more Spirit Iron to upgrade and forge her equipment.

Yuan Baixue didn't have an urgent need for material rewards; what she needed more was the achievement of handling Class B cases to prove herself.

Therefore, the two can cooperate to capture Gu Hao, with Yuan Baixue wanting credit and Qin Huanyu wanting material rewards, each getting what they need.

Yuan Baixue was well aware of this, but she still didn't agree immediately. Instead, she bit her lip and stole a glance at Qin Huanyu from time to time.

She was really unwilling to cooperate with a bad woman who had just bullied her.

Qin Huanyu noticed this little gesture, and then she smiled:

"What? Because I just bullied you, you don't want to cooperate with me anymore? Even if you know that cooperation would benefit everyone? If that's really what you're thinking, it just shows that you're a fool. Don't even think about making a great contribution to prove yourself... I'm afraid that one day you will really be defeated and fall apart."

"No way! Don't talk nonsense!"

Yuan Baixue blushed and glared, but finally nodded slightly:

"Alright, let's cooperate then... But let me make this clear first, I'm only cooperating with you for the sake of the Class B case, not because I've forgiven you! A wicked woman as arrogant and domineering as you will never have any friends in her life, hmph!"

"...I never said I wanted to be friends with you, what's the meaning of your rush to say that?"

Qin Huanyu gave Yuan Baixue a strange look, which made Yuan Baixue blush again, wishing she could run away in just a disposable bathrobe.

Knowing that Yuan Baixue was a bit shy and couldn't be teased too much like she had with Yi Youyou, Qin Huanyu stopped talking nonsense and got down to business.

Qin Huanyu wasn't worried about Gu Hao's escape at all. Once she identified him, she was confident she could catch him again. This was a society where everything was connected to the internet; Gu Hao would be exposed whenever he shopped or used public transportation, unless he used cash the entire time. But who carried a lot of cash these days?

In comparison, it was more important to eliminate competitors first, which is why Qin Huanyu didn't rush to chase after Gu Hao, but instead beat up Yuan Baixue first.

Now that we've convinced Yuan Baixue to cooperate, tracking down Gu Hao will be much easier.

If Gu Hao uses modern technology to make purchases, Qin Huanyu will be able to track his whereabouts; if he uses magic, Yuan Baixue will be able to sense it... Unless he is a master of wilderness survival, no matter how hard he runs, he won't be able to escape Qingzhou Prefecture.

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