191: Distortion, another development direction for warriors

Gu Changfeng kicked open the police car door.

He didn't even have time to survey the crime scene.

He walked straight around the front of the car, ran to the passenger side, pulled open the door, and pressed Director Zheng's shoulder, saying earnestly:

"Director, no! Absolutely not!"

"We've been eating stewed cabbage and potatoes for a week now, even the Geneva Convention has better food than us!"

Director Zheng's face darkened, and he suppressed the urge to punch a hole in the car roof, getting out of the car through the door for the first time.

"In the past, Seniors ate coarse food and still achieved victory!"

Director Zheng lectured.

Gu Changfeng's mouth twitched: "Times are different."

"They're all the same."

Director Zheng flung his cloak, strode quickly, stepping through the blood-soaked ground, pushed aside other police officers, and entered the crime scene.

At first glance, he saw Shen Bei striking a very strange pose.

One hand raised, one hand behind his back.

His back was straight, and his lower body was in a squatting position.

Director Zheng's brows furrowed: "What kind of pose is this?"

Shen Bei looked up, pointing at the armed police officers around him: "Their orders are truly baffling, one moment stand still, the next squat down..."

Director Zheng chuckled: "It must be painful, right?"

Shen Bei shook his head, saying something that made everyone present freeze.

"If my good or evil were purer, I wouldn't feel any pain."

Director Zheng's eyes flickered.

There was indeed some Concept to it.

If Shen Bei were good, he would just lie on the ground with his hands over his head.

If Shen Bei were completely evil, he could disregard anyone with impunity, and with a little anger, go on a killing spree.

He wouldn't need to strike such a painful pose.

"I've truly made things difficult for you."

Director Zheng patted Shen Bei's shoulder.

Shen Bei stood up, smiling broadly: "I prefer being two-faced."

Director Zheng no longer paid attention to Shen Bei, turning to look at the mutated Stone Heart, squatting down as if studying something.

"How is it you again?"

At this moment, Gu Changfeng waved his hand at the police officers, telling them to put away their firearms, then turned to Shen Bei and continued: "I'm just wondering, wherever there's a murder, there you are, possessed by Conan, huh?"

"Without me..." Shen Bei paused, stroking his chin and saying: "Where would your achievements come from?"

Gu Changfeng choked, coughing a few times, and whispered: "Lower your voice! Why are you showing off!"

Shen Bei shrugged.

Gu Changfeng glanced at Director Zheng, seeing him intently examining the corpse, realizing he had nothing to do, then turned to Shen Bei and asked: "What happened?"

Shen Bei removed some information about himself, completely pushing the fuse of the incident onto Red Bro, and explained.

After listening to the entire process, Gu Changfeng's face showed no joy, but rather a feeling of lingering fear.

"Didn't you ask for clues about the Headhunter Tribe?"

Shen Bei pointed at the corpse, his face serious: "You can ask now."

Gu Changfeng: "..."

"Hasn't my sister hit you in a few days?"

Gu Changfeng almost coughed up blood from anger, they're all dead, what's the point of asking now!

"I'll tell you something from the heart."

Gu Changfeng lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said somewhat melancholically: "After you graduate, you're not suitable to be a Patrol Officer."

Shen Bei: "..."

What a pity, one less option for a stable career.

Various police officers at the scene were busy.

Setting up caution tape.

Dispersing onlookers.

Shen Bei checked the time, wanting to leave.

But Gu Changfeng's meaning seemed to be that Shen Bei couldn't leave yet.

"Am I not needed anymore?"

Shen Bei asked tentatively.

Gu Changfeng's gaze shifted, signaling Shen Bei to look at Director Zheng: "Normally, Director Zheng doesn't come to the scene."

"So?"

"He'll definitely have something to ask you later."

"Why did Director Zheng come?"

Gu Changfeng frankly said: "We received a public report that Martial Artists were fighting in the street, and a mutation occurred. The focus is on the mutation, which is not a common occurrence."

Shen Bei, however, became interested: "What exactly is the explanation for mutation?"

"Aren't you the most direct one to experience it? After all, you're the one who killed him."

"I'll tell you something from the heart."

Shen Bei, like Gu Changfeng's career planning mentor, said: "If you get fired from the Patrol Bureau, you're not suitable to be a teacher."

Gu Changfeng: "..."

Well, well.

The exact same words were returned to him.

"Changfeng isn't wrong."

At this moment, Director Zheng took off his white rubber gloves, tossed them to a police officer, and continued: "Regarding the explanation of mutation, you, Shen Bei, are the most direct."

Shen Bei turned his head to look at Director Zheng, thought for a moment, and replied: "Feeling... no feeling, it was like a crispy snack, super crunchy, I slapped him dead."

Director Zheng's face was a bit hard to maintain.

The reporting citizens clearly said you two fought for a long time here.

And he's bragging about defeating him in one move?

Gu Changfeng sniffed, and said with a smile: "Director Zheng, I've already reported to you that in this world, if Shen Bei dares to say he's second in shamelessness, no one dares to say they're first."

Shen Bei: "..."

"I--" Shen Bei was about to retort.

But Director Zheng waved his hand, his face serious: "Alright, be serious. Shen Bei, since you said you defeated him in one move, why did you dig out the deceased's heart?"

Shen Bei exclaimed: "That was defeating him in one move!"

"Shen Bei!"

Gu Changfeng, who was holding a small notebook ready to record, almost coughed up blood: "Then what was the point of your 'Palm from the Heavens' Martial Skill? We saw it from a distance and almost thought the Abyss had leaked from the sky, it scared people to death!"

Shen Bei cleared his throat, and instead asked: "What exactly do you want to ask?"

Director Zheng said: "Cases of mutation are very rare, but they exist. According to the data, mutation causes a fundamental change in a Martial Artist, making him more adaptable to the execution of Martial Skills and control over power."

Shen Bei was stunned.

Is that so?

He didn't feel anything.

What exactly did Stone Heart control?

He didn't even control death!

However, Shen Bei quickly understood the meaning of Director Zheng's words, and tentatively said: "So, the mutated form is closer to an Abyssal Otherworlder?"

Director Zheng nodded with satisfaction: "Your intelligence doesn't seem like someone who got a blank score on history exams."

Shen Bei: "..."

Damn it.

This stain on his life is going to follow him forever, isn't it?

Director Zheng continued: "To mutate, it's not something every Martial Artist can casually do, or rather, endure."

"There are two conditions. First, it requires the blood of a specific Vicious Beast from within the Abyss."

"Second, one needs to study the direction of this blood's mutation and the conditions for consumption."

"Currently, one publicly available mutation record shows that the blood of a creature called the Blood Burst Demon Lizard contains a highly toxic factor called 'Evil Flame Body Rupture.' If consumed directly without special processing, the violent energy will rapidly Impact the Martial Artist's Meridians and internal organs, causing the Martial Artist to burst from within and die, a tragic end akin to spontaneous combustion."

"It requires the Martial Artist to undergo rigorous Physique Cultivation, supplemented by a unique 'Bloodline Refinement Art,' to gradually refine and integrate the Blood Burst Demon Lizard's blood into their own Bloodline."

"The effect obtained is an enhancement of the Martial Artist's sensory perception, including but not limited to improved insight, foresight, and acute sensitivity to changes in the surrounding environment."

After Director Zheng finished speaking, his gaze fixed on Shen Bei.

Shen Bei roughly understood.

They wanted him to complete the data on Stone Heart's mutation.

After Stone Heart's mutation, what special effects he had was completely unknown to the country.

Shen Bei clicked his tongue, it seemed he acted too quickly...

"I only discovered one effect."

Shen Bei stroked his chin, his words pausing.

Gu Changfeng quickly picked up his small notebook, ready to start recording.

"I dug out his heart, and he was still alive."

Shen Bei said lightly.

At this moment, Director Zheng and Gu Changfeng exchanged glances.

Both of them gasped.

Well, now they understood.

Shen Bei first failed to kill Stone Heart with one slap, then dug out his heart, and he still didn't die.

Finally, he blew up Stone Heart's head to kill him.

And the heart is the most important organ in the human body, and one of the most fatal organs for a Martial Artist.

Regardless of the rank of the Martial Artist, if their heart is pierced or their head is blown up, there's only one outcome.

Death!

And Shen Bei's additional information truly startled the two of them.

Losing a heart and still not dying, this kind of mutation...

It's a bit terrifying!

Director Zheng asked again: "Are there any other pieces of information?"

Shen Bei shrugged: "Maybe, but Stone Heart died too quickly."

You killed him too quickly!

What a waste of this person.

Director Zheng took a deep breath: "This kind of mutation is the first of its kind seen in the country, and it's very much worth studying."

Shen Bei didn't ask much either.

Asking would be pointless.

Director Zheng didn't even know which Vicious Beast from the Abyss the black blood came from, let alone what conditions were needed to consume it and achieve mutation.

And Shen Bei didn't hand over the last drop of black blood.

He kept it, so he would have a reference standard when he entered the Abyss again in the future.

Soon.

The scene was cleaned up by the police officers, the lockdown was lifted, and the group was about to leave by car.

And Shen Bei slipped into the car with a whoosh.

Gu Changfeng looked at Shen Bei through the rearview mirror and said: "You're not needed anymore, you can go back to school."

Shen Bei shook his head: "I just came from school, I'm going to eat mala tang."

Gu Changfeng: "???"

"Then you'll have to walk there!"

"Isn't the time you guys wasted still time? Drive faster, or it'll close soon."

Gu Changfeng sighed: "Which one?"

"Tanghuo Kungfu Mala Tang."

"Damn it!" Gu Changfeng's eyes widened: "That's not on the way at all!"

Shen Bei crossed his arms: "It's just a step on the gas."

Gu Changfeng's teeth ached: "Isn't gasoline money? You're using public resources for private gain, embezzling state property. We've been eating cabbage for so many days!"

Shen Bei: "..."