After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"Amitabha."

The murderers stopped moving.

The old monk slowly raised his head, and the survivors hiding inside the building could clearly see the old monk's gentle and compassionate eyes, which seemed to encompass the whole world.

The survivors felt warm all over, and their hungry stomachs were soothed, as if they had eaten a delicious meal.

Especially for a father who had just lost his child, just as he was feeling a little better, a small hand reached out from his arms. When the father looked down, he was shocked to see that his child, who had just stopped breathing, had opened his eyes again and was muttering softly.

"Dad, I'm hungry..."

"All living beings suffer greatly..."

A voice rang in the father's ears, and light shone on his face. The father looked up in surprise and found that he was no longer on a floor of the building he had been in before, but in his own living room. He was still sitting on the sofa in the living room, and his child was holding his hand, looking pitiful.

I'm hungry.

"Hungry? Didn't we just have dinner?"

The mother of the child, who had long been killed by the mob, came out of the kitchen and frowned at her husband.

"It must be because you don't eat vegetables again! You just love eating meat..."

The child's mother then looked at the child's father.

"It's all your fault for spoiling our child like this."

The child's father opened his mouth slightly, then quickly closed it again.

Whether it's true or false doesn't matter; just do what you like.

……

Inside the building, all the survivors sat cross-legged, hands clasped together in prayer, each with a smile on their face, as if they were thinking of something wonderful.

Outside the building, the old monk who had been looking at the survivors withdrew his gaze from the world and continued walking forward. Only when he encountered someone did he look up briefly before continuing on his way.

As dawn broke, the old monk left Xialan City.

……

Dongyangzhou, Luomen City.

Zhou Yan arrived at the municipal government by plane.

Zhou Yan stayed in Zhongzhou City for two days, and only returned to Luomen City after his body had returned to about 70% of its peak condition.

Just as Zhou Yan had expected, the internal circulation in Luomen City had been activated. Wei Youde and his gang had skillfully planted FBI agents among the disaster victims as representatives of public opinion. With Wei Youde and his group controlling the thoughts of the entire population, even those against the government, nothing major happened during the few days he was away.

After inspecting the disaster-stricken area, Zhou Yan went to the port of Luomen City to see if there was anything he could help with. However, as soon as he arrived at the port, Wei Youde's assistant rushed to Zhou Yan, who was preparing to unload cargo by a ship.

"Councilor Zhou, you've finally arrived."

The assistant said, panting heavily.

Zhou Yan asked, puzzled.

"So what if I'm here? Is there anything you need me to solve?"

The assistant nodded.

“Councilor, someone is looking for you. They say they are Wang Haidong’s colleagues.”

Wang Haidong was a detective sent by Zhou Yan to investigate Lingshan.

Zhou Yan understood.

"Where are they? I'll go see them."

"They've been waiting in the city hall's reception room for a day. We heard they're your people, Councilor Zhou. We haven't skimped on their meals and lodging."

The assistant boasted about himself.

"Yes, well done."

Zhou Yan transformed into a streak of wind and rushed into the reception room of the municipal government.

Three ordinary-looking, slightly overweight men were sitting in the reception room. The fattest man saw Zhou Yan enter and quickly stood up to greet him.

"Hello, Councilor Zhou, I am Zhang Youbin, and I am Wang Haidong's colleague."

Zhou Yan went up and shook hands with Zhang Youbin, who seemed embarrassed during the handshake.

“Councilor Zhou, I have some bad news. Wang Haidong has gone missing. He sent me a message before he disappeared.”

The message read, "I have found Mount Ling..."

Chapter Eighteen: Five Million!

On Penglai Island, in order to gain the help of the Mirage Dragon King, Zhou Yan agreed to help the Mirage Dragon King Arona find the other half of Arona's lost soul.

Of course, Zhou Yan didn't need to conduct the investigation himself. After returning from Penglai Island, he sought out a professional detective to help him investigate the Ling Mountain, the place where the Mirage Dragon King Aruna's other half resided.

Before he even arrived in Zhongzhou City, Zhou Yan had already been informed by the detectives he had hired at a high price that they had found the whereabouts of Lingshan. Now, more than a month later, these detectives have disappeared.

It can't be called an accident. Mount Ling was where the Buddha once preached. When Aruna escaped, Lü Dongbin said that great compassion is also great demon. It's easy to imagine that the place must have been abnormal.

Among the detectives Zhou Yan hired, the strongest was only a Ghost-level Awakened One, so it was perfectly normal for them to get trapped in that place.

"I see."

Zhou Yan released Zhang Youbin's hand and walked to an empty sofa to sit down.

"you……"

Zhou Yan looked at the two of Detective Wang's colleagues sitting on the opposite sofa. The identities of these two colleagues were fake. According to the omniscient view, one of them was Old Wang's father. He was the weakest of the demon-level awakened beings, who could be killed by a pistol. However, because he was an awakened being, he did not look old and appeared to be the same age as his son.

The other one is Detective Wang's older brother.

It seems that after Detective Wang disappeared, his father and brother received the news and found Zhang Youbin, Detective Wang's colleague, to ask Zhou Yan for some compensation.

That's perfect. If none of the people here were Detective Wang's direct relatives, Zhou Yan really wouldn't dare to give money to outsiders.

"Do you have Detective Wang's detailed investigation records and the procedure for the disappearance?"

A bearded man nodded.

"Yes, but..."

The bearded man looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Although we couldn't find out anything about Old Wang, he does have a family..."

Zhou Yan understood.

“I understand. I’ll contribute another five million as compensation for Detective Wang and his men.”

Despite his words, Zhou Yan opened the small universe and took out a suitcase containing ten million yuan. He took half of the money and gave the rest to Detective Wang's colleagues.

The three middle-aged men all opened their eyes wide.

Zhou Yan reminded him.

"This money is for Detective Wang and his widow. If any of you dare to steal it, I have the ability to give you the money, and I also have the ability to take it back!"

Zhang Youbin and Detective Wang's father remained expressionless, but Detective Wang's brother looked embarrassed, clearly having harbored ulterior motives when he saw the money Zhou Yan took out.

"All right."

Zhou Yan clapped his hands.

"Tell me, how did Detective Wang disappear?"

When Zhou Yan asked Detective Wang to investigate, he had already emphasized that the mission was unsafe. Detective Wang was a professional detective and boasted that he was invincible. He wasn't stupid; he would definitely try to avoid danger.

It's gone now.

What exactly did this professional detective encounter?

Zhang Youbin walked over and sat down opposite Zhou Yan.

“Councilor Zhou, you’re easier to talk to than I thought. Well then, I won’t beat around the bush. Here’s the thing, didn’t that guy Old Wang go to the nameless mountain on our country’s far western border according to the latitude and longitude you provided?”

Zhou Yan nodded without saying a word.

Zhang Youbin continued.

“There are three villages there. Old Wang went to the largest village and found out that the village’s ancestors had been to Lingshan. After many investigations, he determined the general direction and decided to take a boat to the sea to take a look.”

Zhou Yan couldn't help but say.

"He's courting death! How dare he go to Mount Ling in his true form?"

Zhang Youbin said with a smile.

"Old Wang and I discussed this before. I share the same thought as Councilor Thursday. But Old Wang said he would just take a ride on a fisherman's boat to see for himself. Fishermen fish at sea all year round. If they can go out by boat and come back safely, why can't we?"

Zhou Yan: "..."

That's like saying I'll retire after this job, and then marry Miss Hanako from the village when I get back from the battlefield, Doflamingo.

“That’s what I thought too. Since it’s not like I’m going out on a boat alone to mess around, then Lao Wang can go if he wants. In fact, for the first week, every time Lao Wang went out on a boat, he came back safely. He even told me that the sea was calm, and apart from the fishy smell of the wind, there was nothing else. It was so boring.”

"After that, Lao Wang talked to me intermittently. The content of the conversation was very simple. It was roughly that the primitive village didn't even have electricity, and the outhouses were very smelly. He would rather go to the woods outside the village to set off firecrackers."

Zhou Yan chuckled.

how to say?

I wonder if modern people are too pretentious in the city. Every now and then, Zhou Yan sees a bunch of people saying they want to return to nature, want to sit and watch the sunrise and sunset, but in fact, the problem of toilets alone in the wild can be uncomfortable, not to mention the various drinking water and food that follow.

To solve these problems, one must live in the city.

"Until one day, Lao Wang started asking me, what is real and what is fake in this world, and why are people called people?"

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"Is Detective Wang starting to act strangely?"

Zhang Youbin nodded with difficulty.

"Yes, Old Wang started acting strangely and called me less often. Three days before he disappeared, he called me and said a lot, saying he didn't like his wife and hated his brother..."

Detective Wang, who was standing next to Zhang Youbin, changed his expression.

"Then he started talking about how he went from elementary school to when he was looking for a job after he entered the workforce, and he cried as he talked."

Zhou Yan hesitated.

"Is this some kind of talk? Did someone hold a gun to Detective Wang's head and force him to say his last words?"

Zhang Youbin shook his head.

“I don’t know. After that phone call, on the last day before he disappeared, Lao Wang told me that he had found Lingshan, and then there was no news. I sent people to look for him in the village where he disappeared. The people in that village said that Lao Wang took a boat and went to sea and never came back.”

Zhou Yan asked.

"Did the villagers see Old Wang board the boat with their own eyes?"

Zhang Youbin nodded.

"Yes, the villagers said that Old Wang ate three bowls of porridge and two pieces of cured meat that day. He went to sea only after he was full. However, he did not take any local fishermen with him. He went alone with his own team and never came back."

Zhou Yan nodded secretly.

"That's interesting. So, have you investigated the other members of Detective Wang's team?"

The security situation in the Eastern Xia Federation is very bad, extremely bad.

There is a real-life example where a family who did not store firearms saw someone waving a gun in front of their door one day, and then someone kicked their front door. The family was so frightened that they immediately called the police, but the police gave them a perfunctory response. Later, the front door was kicked open again, and the family called the police again, but the police ignored them.

About half an hour later, the police arrived, and the entire family was killed by the intruders.

At a press conference afterward, local police told reporters from hundreds of television stations in the Eastern United States that the police's duty was not to protect the people, but to uphold the law, and that citizens should not seek police responsibility for their deaths!

The patrol officers and police dispatchers who arrived late were not disciplined.

As mentioned before, the conflict between the police and the people in the Eastern Xia United States is even greater than the conflict between the military and the people. When the police are eating in a restaurant, no one else dares to go in. The reasons for this are complicated, and this is one of them.

As a result, people who distrust the police have been buying guns, which in turn have fueled violence. This violence has become so intense that ordinary citizens of the Eastern Xia Federation would not go to watch the commotion at the sound of gunfire, but would instead instinctively flee and evacuate.

In this chaotic environment, Detective Wang certainly wouldn't dare to go alone to investigate the mission Zhou Yan assigned him at the national border. According to Detective Wang, he found two low-level Awakened Ones to act as bodyguards.

Zhang Youbin shrugged.

"These two Awakened Ones, the first one is named Chen Xu. When Chen Xu was young, he killed people. His parents have severed ties with him and haven't communicated with him for a long time. The other one is an orphan named Qian Tong. Qian Tong has a girlfriend, but we can't find her."