404: Chapter 403 Heading to the Capital

"Even the high-level management at the headquarters has issues. Let's hope that in the end, those whose job is to hunt Specters aren't all just working for them..."

As soon as the short man said this, the expressions of everyone present became somewhat strained.

Wu Wanqiu subconsciously glanced at Chu Xuan.

Unlike the others, she not only knew that Chu Xuan had the ability to see through a Specter's identity, but she had also witnessed his lethal methods with her own eyes.

That terrifying pitch-black flame that incinerated people into nothingness—wasn't it exactly the same as the method Chu Xuan used during his nationwide live broadcast not long ago?

Wu Wanqiu was seventy percent certain that the man she had saved was none other than the Inspector Chu Xuan, who had recently become famous throughout the country.

However, what puzzled her immensely was that Chu Xuan was clearly stationed in the Capital, so why would he suddenly appear in the Southwest Region?

Moreover, he was so severely injured, his entire body looking as if it had been sliced a thousand times by sharp blades!

Although Wu Wanqiu had doubts in her heart, seeing that Chu Xuan had not taken the initiative to reveal his identity, she naturally wouldn't say much, though she couldn't help but feel a bit curious.

Sensing Wu Wanqiu's gaze, Chu Xuan gave her a faint glance.

Wu Wanqiu was momentarily stunned and immediately withdrew her gaze.

She keenly sensed that the current Chu Xuan seemed completely different from before.

Despite still being wrapped in bandages from head to toe, the aura he exuded was like that of a different person.

At the same time, following the short man's question, before Lin Liguo could speak, someone else spoke up first:

"Of course, it's Revelation who has the problem! It has been proven that he is a high-ranking member of the Resurrection Society, while Chu Xuan has already proven himself through the live broadcast, especially with the final kill of an S-rank Specter—that is an indisputable fact!"

Lin Liguo nodded in agreement. "Exactly, that is our consensus."

The short man chuckled, saying with a hint of sarcasm:

"However, there is one thing I've always found strange. Why did Chu Xuan release a statement demanding everyone balance their attributes as soon as possible, yet refuse to explain the reason?"

"You should know that the Charm attribute is closely related to many key aspects! It doesn't just involve certain Transcendent Skills, but also external negotiations, as well as Spirit and Pet Taming! If the Charm attribute is too far behind other attributes, the first impression given is often very poor. If corrective measures aren't taken in time, everything one does will be twice the effort for half the result."

Wu Wanqiu subconsciously glanced at Chu Xuan again.

Chu Xuan's eyes lowered slightly.

He didn't step forward to say anything at this moment. As his perception recovered, his sense of being watched from the shadows grew even stronger.

A faint sense of palpitations lingered in his heart.

However, looking around, Chu Xuan still couldn't find anything out of the ordinary.

"Is it those Specters that chased me out of the Dark Place?"

Chu Xuan looked at his health points on the System interface, which were still slowly recovering under the influence of the bixue restoration dew.

According to the System prompt, this medicine would continuously restore 500 health points within half an hour; it had only restored less than 200 points so far, with more than half still to go.

Chu Xuan simply chose not to take out the high-grade life essence to drink immediately, instead continuing to pretend he was struggling to endure his injuries.

At this time, Lin Liguo was answering the short man's previous question:

"As an Inspector, if Chu Xuan doesn't say it, he naturally has a reason not to. We just need to do as he says."

The short man's eyes flickered imperceptibly. "But Revelation posted across the entire network that the reason Chu Xuan is doing this is to delay everyone's promotion and growth as much as possible!"

"Because the truth is that in less than two hours, when the countdown ends, everyone's basic attributes will be fully balanced."

"The lagging attributes will be uniformly raised to the same value as the strongest attribute, and everyone will uniformly awaken a Talent skill."

"The stronger the Charm attribute, the higher the upper limit of the awakened Talent. Moreover, this sole opportunity for Awakening can only be obtained when the countdown ends."

"You actually believe such a fake claim?"

Someone else sneered, "Revelation is clearly feeling guilty and afraid of having his identity discovered by Chu Xuan, which is why he suddenly exited and hid behind the scenes!"

"The former Supervisory Commissioner Yan Guofa clearly pointed out that there was a problem with Revelation and identified him as a high-ranking member of the Resurrection Society! Even though he eventually left after a disagreement with Chu Xuan, this matter was never brought up again. The issue with Revelation has been settled; there's no need for further controversy!"

The short man snorted. "It's not a matter of whether I believe it or not, but that many people on the internet are already convinced of this, especially among your official Night Watchers—quite a few have chosen to publicly side with Revelation."

Pausing, the short man added, "The most critical point is that this 'truth' spoken of by Revelation has caused a huge uproar, yet Chu Xuan has been slow to step forward and clarify or respond. Isn't that suspicious?"

Smiling again, the short man narrowed his eyes slightly and said meaningfully, "Furthermore, Revelation said he hopes all people with lofty ideals will head to the Capital. When the offline Captains' Conference begins, that will be the moment he takes the initiative to appear and eliminate Chu Xuan!"

Chu Xuan frowned slightly.

At this time, Wu Wanqiu said in a low voice, "This happened this afternoon. Revelation, somehow possessing some Transcendent Skill or some special technological means, actually promoted that so-called 'truth' across the entire network, not just through online videos, but also via text messages and email links."

Taking a deep breath, Wu Wanqiu continued, "Although quite a few Transcendents have developed doubts about Chu Xuan because of this, even more still choose to believe in him."

As she spoke, Wu Wanqiu opened her phone and showed Chu Xuan some automatically cached video information and a large number of netizen replies.

In particular, this message from Revelation was also posted on the official forum.

And it can't even be deleted.