236: Chapter 236 Unexpected Changes

"Why do you say that?" Uncle Yun responded in his mind.

"First of all, since you are a key surveillance target of the higher-ups, you should have special alarm devices and protective measures on you. Yet, in the attack just now, the opponent was able to find a loophole and sneak in so coincidentally."

"That Lizard Demon didn't trigger any corresponding protective devices even when it was so close to you, which shows you were intentionally seeking death..."

Qian Mo rested his chin on his hands, expressionless.

"Also, you must have been allowed by the higher-ups to come out this time. Since they all know the relationship between you and me, why were they so reassured to let you come to see me, and even let you tell me so many things unfavorable to the higher-ups?"

A sharp glint flashed in Qian Mo's eyes, making Uncle Yun feel a chill down his spine.

"It means this is a test... The higher-ups will soon take action against me to judge my danger level, and then use my hands to seek revenge and purge some 'parasites'... Am I right?"

Uncle Yun crossed his arms to cover his face and did not speak.

"That mission a while ago, did you see the item clearly?"

"I saw it clearly..."

Qian Mo glanced at him with some confusion, not understanding what he meant by bringing this up now.

Upon hearing his answer, Uncle Yun suddenly threw his head back and laughed.

"It's good that you saw it clearly, it's good that you saw it clearly... Hahahaha..."

Behind the hidden camera, the person monitoring scratched their head in confusion.

From their perspective, both parties were just sitting there, not speaking and staring blankly, and then this Uncle Yun suddenly started laughing, as if he had fallen ill. Honestly, it was actually a bit terrifying...

Uncle Yun quickly stopped laughing, but the smile still on his face became increasingly profound.

"Xiao Mo... It seems I was overthinking things. You have really grown up..."

"Some things aren't as simple as just looking with your eyes or listening with your ears; you have to rely on your own realization and search for them yourself. When you encounter moments of confusion, trust your intuition. The most important point... is to firmly engrave that thing into your brain."

Uncle Yun tapped his head with his hand.

Then, he suddenly pulled out a pistol from nowhere and, in Qian Mo's shocked gaze, pressed it directly against his own temple.

"You must hold on..."

After leaving behind those last words, he pulled the trigger...

"Bang!"

Blood splattered.

Qian Mo watched this elder, who had always been kind and amiable in his memory, fall into a pool of blood, his gaze somewhat vacant.

That's right... He should have been prepared for this... He clearly knew that the higher-ups would find an excuse to approach him. He didn't expect... Uncle Yun was that excuse...

Many Enforcers suddenly appeared all around, their black cloaks bearing uniform Silver Dragon emblems on their shoulders.

They shouted as they ran toward him, colorful spiritual power flowing through the space. They had only one target: the person who had just been sitting next to Uncle Yun, with a vacant gaze, the prime suspect for murder.

Qian Mo felt the ringing in his ears growing louder and louder, so loud that he couldn't hear the sounds around him at all.

He felt a tightness in his chest; this was the extreme sorrow from the original owner's subconscious. For some reason, the image of her, who had also committed suicide by shooting herself in front of him in his past life, slowly overlapped with Uncle Yun, who had fallen before him...

Why...

Qian Mo felt that time had suddenly slowed down, so slow that he could clearly see every drop of blood splattering in the air. A deep sense of powerlessness and despair surged into his heart.

"Thud!"

His vision flipped, and Qian Mo was pinned down by the rushing Silver Dragon Enforcers without any resistance. His face was pressed into the pool of blood spreading from Uncle Yun, his eyes filled with crimson.

No, I cannot surrender like this; Xiao Yan is still waiting for me...

A cold, slight stinging sensation came from his neck. The spiritual power that Qian Mo's body had just gathered quickly dissipated, and his vision began to blur...

This is a special nerve-dazing needle. It's over; they were prepared... Right... what Uncle Yun just said...

His consciousness quickly faded into nothingness.

...

"Da da! Qian Mo, I succeeded!"

Xing Yaoyan came out of the room in high spirits, holding the Human Alliance ID card that was still warm in her hand.

She had applied for this when she first arrived, but the Human Alliance had always refused to process it, citing her sensitive identity. Now, after her excellent performance in this incident of heroically protecting an important human figure, she finally got her ID card.

This way, she wouldn't have to report to the human higher-ups for outdoor activities like before; she truly possessed a basic right as a citizen of the Human Alliance.

"Qian Mo! Look, my ID photo turned out okay... Huh? Qian Mo?"

Looking at the empty corridor outside the door, Xing Yaoyan looked around in confusion.

Soon, her nose twitched slightly, and her expression turned cold instantly—she smelled a faint scent of blood in the corridor.

"Where is everyone? Something happened to Qian Mo! What did you do to him!"

Massive Demonic Power erupted from Xing Yaoyan's body.

Because of the improvement in her strength, she was no longer afraid of others discovering her identity as a Star Beast through her Demonic Power. She could even ensure she wouldn't reveal any flaws during a Star Soul Ritual for a short time.

Just as she was about to find someone to ask for an explanation, a figure suddenly appeared beside her, and an even more massive spiritual pressure directly bore down on her.

"Who!"

Xing Yaoyan's anger had reached its peak at this moment. Regardless of whether it was appropriate to attack, a mass of red Demonic Power that had almost solidified instantly coated her fist, and she turned and slammed it toward the newcomer.

In an instant, the entire corridor seemed to be completely stained by the flame-like red Demonic Power.

"Miss Xing Yan... Please calm down."

Xing Yaoyan looked at the transparent circular barrier in front of her with some surprise; her attack of this magnitude didn't even cause a ripple on it.

Behind the transparent circular barrier, a young man with a rather handsome face was maintaining the barrier with one hand, while using the other hand to make a downward gesture, signaling her to calm down.

Behind him was a vacuum zone isolated from the encroachment of the red Demonic Power.

Xing Yaoyan looked at the other person carefully.

She saw him wearing the standard black cloak of the Enforcers, with a distinct gold Dragon emblem on his shoulder.

Combined with the fact that he casually blocked her attack, the other party was likely a Tier 6 or 7 Esper.

Seeing this, Xing Yaoyan had to forcibly suppress the anger in her heart and asked him loudly: "Tell me, what did you do to Qian Mo!"

The person did not answer directly.

He casually opened a projection, which clearly recorded the scene in the corridor a dozen minutes ago.

At the beginning of the footage, Qian Mo and Uncle Yun were sitting side by side, perfectly fine. After a while, Uncle Yun seemed to hear something amusing and suddenly burst into laughter. After that, he pulled out a gun from nowhere and shot himself... Then Qian Mo was left standing there, stunned, before being pinned down and taken away by a group of Enforcers...

The video ended.

"So... you suspect that Qian Mo killed Uncle Yun..."

The man nodded.

"He was the only one present at the time..."

"Are you kidding me!"

Xing Yaoyan's angry roar made the other person's expression darken.

In the next moment, thin golden armor instantly coated the young girl's body, her eyes flashed with golden light, and an even more overbearing Aura was revealed.

Xing Yaoyan was truly enraged.

She could roughly guess that Qian Mo had communicated with Uncle Yun for a while using Voice Transmission, but she didn't know what reason caused the other party to suddenly commit suicide.

Moreover, she couldn't even sense Qian Mo's presence with her perception, which meant the other party had already been taken to another place by the people from the Security Bureau. But this is the Security Bureau! Where could they have taken him?

This whole matter was suspicious in every way: Uncle Yun committing suicide out of the blue, the unresisting Qian Mo, and the fact that they weren't even interrogating him directly at the Security Bureau... Doesn't this definitely mean something is fishy?!

"Miss Xing Yan, please calm down... We will investigate the rights and wrongs ourselves, and we will definitely not wrong anyone."

The Golden Dragon Enforcer's expression went completely cold. However, he still didn't choose to tear off the mask of civility, but instead continued to placate her in a formulaic manner.

He didn't expect that even though the other party was a Tier 4 Great Demon, she had already cultivated Demon Armor that only a Tier 5 would have. And looking at its completeness, it was the most perfect Demon Armor he had ever seen to date.

But even so, a Tier 4 is just a Tier 4; to him, she still didn't pose a threat...