"Tch!" Before I could finish, Xia Xiaoyi rolled her eyes directly and said impatiently, "Speak normally!" Sigh, being looked down on again... "Okay..." Seeing her impatient look, I shook my head helplessly and had to tell her everything that happened after she left. "The Taoist's Fourteen Silken Methods?" After hearing my story, Xia Xiaoyi couldn't help but be taken aback, and said doubtfully, "It's impossible. Just a set of 'Taoist's Fourteen Silken Methods', not to mention practicing for one night, even if you practiced for a lifetime, it's unlikely to make you reborn...How is that possible?" "Huh?" Hearing her say this, I was also somewhat dumbfounded. So, this so-called 'Taoist's Fourteen Silken Methods' is indeed just a common exercise routine? But last night, I clearly only practiced the 'Taoist's Fourteen Silken Methods', didn't I? Could it be that the so-called 'marrow cleansing and bone forging' was just my illusion? But that doesn't make sense. I, a novice, could make a mistake, but Xia Xiaoyi, with her sharp eyes, shouldn't have misjudged it, right? So, where did the problem arise? "Are you sure you only practiced the 'Taoist's Fourteen Silken Methods'?" Xia Xiaoyi also looked puzzled and couldn't help asking again, "Think carefully, besides the 'Taoist's Fourteen Silken Methods', have you tried any other technique or taken any elixirs?" "No! Absolutely not!" I'm sure I only practiced the 'Taoist's Fourteen Silken Methods', and besides, I wouldn't even know how to do anything else! As for elixirs and such, that's even more impossible. I don't even know what they look like, let alone taken them... "Well, that's really strange..." Xia Xiaoyi seemed lost in thought, and after gazing at me for a long time, she muttered softly, "Could it be that you really are some kind of cultivation genius?" I liked hearing that, and upon hearing it, I brightened up and said, "Yes, that's what I think!"
"Cut it out!"
Xia Xiaoyi looked at me disdainfully and said coldly, "Stop being so self-absorbed! In my opinion, this matter is most likely related to the dragon energy in your body."
"Dragon energy?"
Why is it about dragon energy again? What is this dragon energy anyway? How is it related to everything?
"Enough! Let's not talk about this."
Before I could ask further, Xia Xiaoyi waved her hand and said, "Now that Feng Chen is dead, the resentment on the little ghost's body must have diminished. It's the perfect opportunity to get rid of it completely!"
"What! Feng Chen?"
As soon as I heard this, I couldn't help but gasp and ask, "Are you saying that the one who died is actually Teacher Feng?"
Feng Chen was the head of our biology department. It was only now that I found out that the body taken away by the police was actually the head of our department. Could it be that he was the "unfaithful person" who harmed Zhang Yao? But he didn't seem like that at all, didn't he look quite upright on ordinary days?
"Well, what about it?"
When Feng Chen was mentioned, Xia Xiaoyi seemed to be full of anger, and even her attitude towards me changed.
"Uh... do you know what exactly happened between him and Zhang Yao?"
As I discussed the relationship between Feng Chen and Zhang Yao with Xia Xiaoyi, what I didn't know was...
...
"Guys, do you have any free time after work? Let's go out and have a gathering. There's a new 'Wanzhou Grilled Fish' restaurant near the small crossroad, the taste is unbelievably good..."
Zhang Jun was known in the police department for his love of food. He was also quite generous and would often treat his colleagues to a meal. Nearly half of his monthly salary was spent on treating others.
"Sure, that sounds great! I've been to that grilled fish restaurant, it's really good. I was just planning to go there recently!"
Colleague Xiao Liu quickly added, his mouth almost watering.
"Alright! Let's have a gathering then! There was a homicide today. If we don't take the opportunity now, we might not have time later!"
The other colleagues in the car nodded one after another. Taking advantage of free food is a no-brainer; since someone is treating, not going would be a waste.
"Great! Let's do that, I will call and reserve the seats now!"
As he said this, Zhang Jun took out his phone to make a reservation at the grilled fish restaurant. At that moment, his phone suddenly rang.
Looking at it, it was a completely unknown number. As he was about to answer, the other party suddenly hung up.
"What the heck?"
He cursed, but didn't pay much attention, thinking it was just a normal nuisance call.
However, just after he made the reservation at the grilled fish restaurant, his phone suddenly received a message from the same unknown number. The message contained only two words: "Stop the car!"
"Huh?"
Zhang Jun was puzzled, and handed the phone to colleague Xiao Liu in the back seat, asking, "Do you guys recognize this number?"
"We don't recognize it..."
After asking several people, nobody had seen this number before.
"Could it be one of our colleagues in the car behind?"
As he spoke, Zhang Jun subconsciously glanced at the rearview mirror, intending to see if the police car behind had stopped.
"Hey! Just call and ask and we'll find out!"
Xiao Liu wasn't foolish. He dialed the number directly, and as soon as the call connected, a pleasant cell phone ringtone immediately sounded inside the police car.
"Oh damn!"
As soon as the phone rang on the car, Zhang Jun immediately cursed: "Who the hell is this? Playing such jokes..."
However, it was strangely quiet in the police car, apart from the ringing phone, no one answered.
"Hmm?"
With suspicion all over his face, Zhang Jun subconsciously glanced at Xiao Liu in the back. He saw that Xiao Liu was staring intently at the body bag on the back seat.
"Gulp--"
Xiao Liu struggled to swallow, trembling all over, and then said in a trembling voice," It seemed to... come from inside the body bag..."
"What!"
Hearing this, even Zhang Jun, who was quite bold, couldn't help but be startled! Listening carefully, it seemed that the sound did indeed come from inside the body bag.
"Don't scare me! This is not funny at all..."
Out of a reflex to danger, Zhang Jun subconsciously reached for his gun, but suddenly felt a strange heat in his pocket!
"Ah..."
The intense pain made Zhang Jun couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then his vision even shook. Looking closely, the scenery outside the window had changed instantly...
This was definitely not the way back to the police station! Not only that, the car was speeding unusually, almost heading straight towards a big rock on the side of the road!
"Grass! Are you crazy?"
Seeing the scenery outside the window, Zhang Jun was suddenly scared out of his wits. Sitting in the passenger seat, he almost instinctively jerked the steering wheel and promptly pulled the handbrake!
Screech--
With a piercing sound of tire friction, the car spun almost a full circle in place, only stopping just under a meter away from the giant rock!
"Um!"
The commotion finally woke up the distracted colleagues, who all looked forward, puzzled, and asked, "What's going on?"
"Grass! Are you all blind? Look outside by yourselves to see what's going on!"
Zhang Jun was extremely angry and also a little frightened. If it weren't for the sudden surge of heat in his pocket just now, the police car would have probably crashed into the giant rock ahead! And at that time... even if he and his five colleagues didn’t die, they would probably all have been left disabled for life!
"Huh? How... could this be..."
Hearing him say this, the other colleagues finally noticed the outside scenery, their faces changing drastically, especially Little Wu, who had just been driving.
"Impossible! I was definitely on the road back to the police station just now..."
"Stop talking! Quick! Get out of the car!"
Suddenly, Zhang Jun seemed to think of something and aggressively pushed the car door open, urging his colleagues to get out of the car quickly!