56: Chapter 56 An Lei Becomes the Chosen One! Chosen One Number [0998]

Director An Lei remained silent for a few moments, and in the end, he opened his mouth but still didn't speak.

He understood the implication behind Director Sun's words: since the perpetrator possessed power surpassing that of ordinary people, any attempt at arrest could easily trigger a strong backlash, causing a massive scene in Xuancheng City.

By then, under the powerful "supernatural" public opinion storm, no one would be able to bear the consequences of social unrest.

Therefore, relying solely on the few guns of their City Police Bureau was far from enough to properly handle this matter!

Only by having the province mobilize stronger equipment and forces, and strictly sealing off the surrounding area, could the consequences caused by this matter be minimized.

Even more, Director An Lei also heard a hint of other meanings...

"Supernatural beings" possessed such powerful strength, and if they were inadvertently killed by their guns, it might well provoke the anger of higher authorities!

Compared to society, their internal circles were even more eager for the appearance of such terrifying power!

This was not just "supernatural power," but also the... fanatical beginning of a series of "biological gene" research!

"Hey, Deputy Provincial Governor Gao, this is Little Sun. I have an important matter here that I want to personally request instructions from you on!"

"...It's like this, an extremely tragic criminal case has been discovered in the Kang'an District of Xuancheng..."

Listening to Director Sun's cautious and careful conversation from the shadows of the building corner where the headlamp couldn't reach, a trace of deep, chilling coldness appeared on Director An Lei's slightly immature face.

Everything had to be requested, he dared not make any decisions on his own; by the time the garrison personnel were called in, it would probably be too late.

Director An Lei's brows furrowed, and his gaze swept over the three corpses on the ground that were currently being examined by the forensic pathologist.

When he lifted his gaze again, he stared straight at the dark, lightless abandoned tenement building not far away.

Following the slightly sultry, oppressive breeze, Director An Lei seemed to hear a faint... miserable scream coming from within.

And, a demonic creature was there, displaying another side of a twisted, chaotic dark personality!

"Director An Lei, the identification results are out."

At this moment, Little Princess, who was wearing a white lab coat, with a tall figure and light makeup on her face, walked over with the autopsy report.

The woman who had been eating barbecue with Director An Lei at the food stall earlier was none other than the City Police Bureau forensic pathologist, Luo Qi.

Little Princess handed the autopsy report to Director An Lei, her delicate brows furrowed as she said in a low voice:

"All three were killed by a single blow, and no other wounds were found on their bodies!"

"The strange thing is, through testing, I discovered that the murder weapon, the 'stone brick,' did not have the slightest trace of shattering even after smashing two heads in succession!"

"Moreover, I didn't see any signs of it being chipped at the corners!"

Director An Lei picked up the autopsy report and took a look. As if he had expected it, he said to Little Princess with a calm expression:

"So, the stone brick was just a tool; there was something else that truly acted as the colliding force?"

"That's right, under this magnitude of force collision, even if the stone brick didn't shatter, it should have shown obvious cracks!"

Luo Qi nodded affirmatively, then continued to state the identity information of the few people:

"Through DNA database comparison, all three deceased were around 20 years old, were local residents, and were idle during their lifetimes, having been briefly detained multiple times for fighting."

"In this way, the perpetrator must be a young person who had been bullied by them in the past."

Director An Lei turned his head and asked again, "By the way, was any of the perpetrator's DNA found at the scene?"

"There were some fingerprints on the plastic bag containing vegetables and snacks on the ground, but they weren't very complete, and extracting them is very difficult."

"The snacks should have been bought at a nearby shop. If we pull the surveillance from that area, it will be very easy to find the true identity of the perpetrator."

Director An Lei turned to look at the environment of this dilapidated old alley. Except for the messy civilian utility poles, there wasn't a single surveillance camera.

However, there were many on the street outside the alley. If they pulled one at random, they could clearly see the appearance of the people entering and leaving.

"After reporting through layers, the higher-ups have just issued the latest directive, requiring us to completely seal off the abandoned tenement building. We don't need to go in to make arrests; just wait for the arrival of the national security personnel!"

Director Sun put away his mobile phone, walked over from behind the building corner with steady steps, and issued orders to Director An Lei and other criminal investigation personnel.

"...Director Sun, just seal it off and not make any arrests?"

The fifty-something criminal investigation captain, Qian Anming, also drove over panting, pushing out his big belly.

He gritted his teeth and said with some trepidation: "What if the perpetrator comes out on their own, or starts hurting people again?"

"What do you mean, what if? Qian Anming, didn't you hear the directive from above clearly?"

Director Sun's face showed slight anger, and he said to Qian Anming with a strong aura: "Just seal it off, do not make arrests!"

"Do I need to teach you anything else?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Director Sun, I understand!"

A flash of malice crossed Qian Anming's eyes. He responded, then drew his pistol and led seven or eight criminal investigation personnel to quickly approach the abandoned building not far away.

Director An Lei was asked by Director Sun to stay behind and did not go to participate in the blockade mission.

"A freeloader, a good-for-nothing guy. If it weren't for following the right person, this kind of trash wouldn't even be as good as an ordinary staff member!"

After Qian Anming led the team away, Director Sun looked at his fat-laden body, which struggled even to walk, and couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

The City Police Bureau wasn't as harmonious as it appeared on the surface. Director Sun was originally supposed to be promoted this year, but it was forcibly suppressed by the people behind Qian Anming.

Consequently, Director Sun was naturally extremely unhappy with Qian Anming.

"Alright, Director Sun, anger hurts your health. There's no need to let some people affect your mood."

Little Princess crossed her arms, comforted him, and turned to say to Director An Lei:

"Let's split up. You go to investigate the street surveillance, and I'll take some personnel to visit the homes of the three deceased. If there's any situation, we'll contact by phone."

"Little Princess is right. Let's summarize the detailed investigation first. As for the rest, we'll wait until the national security personnel arrive..."

Director Sun put away the anger on his face and nodded in agreement.

Looking closely, there was a trace of respect in Director Sun's words when treating Little Princess.

"Understood!"

Director An Lei and Little Princess accepted the order and left with brisk steps.

...

It had only been half an hour since the incident.

The dim sky gradually turned completely pitch black. The lack of moonlight and starlight made the entire city seem to be covered by an eerie black veil.

Director An Lei walked out of the alley and was about to enter a shop next to it that had outdoor surveillance when suddenly—his mobile phone vibrated slightly!

He stopped, picked it up with confusion, and found a strange advertisement popping up on the screen.

[Do you want to pluck the stars and catch the moon, and step into the transcendental Domain?]

[Then click to enter!]

"This scam ad can even be sent to my phone?"

"It's inexplicably funny..."

Director An Lei didn't want to pay attention to it and prepared to swipe left to clear the screen.

Suddenly, the "supernatural" crime scene in the depths of the alley just now surfaced in his mind!

"It wouldn't be such a coincidence, would it... Heh."

Director An Lei raised his finger, thought for a moment, and clicked directly into the advertisement.

After a few redirects, the webpage reached the main page.

When he saw the magnificent background image of the racial war, Director An Lei's pupils dilated, and his whole body froze in place!

It had just turned night, and there was a lot of foot traffic on the street.

Some stood not far away, pointing at the alleyway cordoned off by the police line.

Others were drinking beer and playing guessing games next to street shops.

After freezing for a full dozen seconds, Director An Lei finally came back to his senses.

He glanced at the surrounding crowd, turned, and walked towards his vehicle parked on the street.

Bang!

The car door closed.

Sitting in the back seat.

Director An Lei turned on his phone screen again, carefully, without missing a single bit of information, and studied that background image.

"—Real image!"

"It's not a CG screenshot, nor is it intelligent simulation; this is a real-life photograph!"

"This kind of giant creature with its body size magnified twenty or thirty times simply doesn't exist in the real world!"

"Could it be... that the perpetrator obtained "supernatural" power from this website?"

Director An Lei scrolled down and quickly found his own exclusive "Destined One Invitation Letter"!

Looking at the few short sentences on it, various guesses flashed through his mind instantly.

Anyway, the higher-ups had already taken over, and the perpetrator's identity would be found out soon, so he thought about it and filled in the corresponding text in the information column:

[Destined One Number: 0998]

[Your Name: Director An Lei]

[Purpose of stepping into the transcendental: Purge evil, pacify monsters!]

...

[Ding! Information has been recorded]

[Wish you a pleasant journey to another world!]

Along with two electronic synthesized sounds, Director An Lei felt a wisp of white mist suddenly appear in the mobile phone webpage. The next second, his consciousness fell into a coma.

...

When he opened his eyes again, Director An Lei was shocked to find that he had Transmigrated to a spacious and sacred palace hall!

At this moment, there were many people in the palace hall who were just as confused and bewildered as he was.

And in a few corners of the hall, some people were gathered in twos and threes, seemingly pointing and whispering at them, these "newcomers"?