36: Chapter 36 Accidental Death Case

"You kid, you grew up to be this handsome?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Borton couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked in disbelief.

"Ahem, I put on a little makeup."

Nie Ning coughed twice to hide his embarrassment.

Borton revealed a look of sudden realization; clearly, this face was not Nie Ning's true appearance either.

Thinking back to how Nie Ning always wore a mask before, it didn't seem like such a strange thing.

After coming back to his senses, Borton looked at Nie Ning with disdain: "But you made yourself look too handsome. Are you here to work or to seduce customers?"

Nie Ning unconsciously rubbed his nose.

He hadn't experienced this before, so he got carried away and ended up drawing it like this.

Seeing Nie Ning didn't speak, Borton shook his head slightly and pointed at the burly man and the woman at the front desk next to him.

"Let me introduce you. This is my student, Quis, and this is my daughter, Marina."

"What! Your daughter??"

Nie Ning looked at Marina with a shocked expression, then looked at Borton's old face.

To be honest, they didn't look alike at all...

"What kind of look is that? Back in the day, I was a well-known handsome man, alright."

Borton glared at Nie Ning in annoyance: "Besides, is that the point? Look at him, an Elementary Knight! A Knight!"

Clearly, compared to his own daughter, Borton was more concerned about his student.

"Oh, hello, hello."

Nie Ning shook hands with Quis.

But suddenly, Nie Ning frowned.

Feeling the force coming from his hand, Nie Ning looked up at the burly man who had a provocative look in his eyes.

'There really are people who aren't afraid of death.'

Nie Ning sneered in his heart and applied a little pressure with his hand. Quis's face instantly turned flushed; he couldn't withstand Nie Ning's strength at all.

"Alright, he is an Intermediate Knight, why are you joining in the fun? Hurry up and go pour some tea."

Borton, seeing this and afraid that Nie Ning would hurt his student, hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over.

Nie Ning smiled and immediately let go.

Not long ago, he had just acquired the Tiger Back and Bear Waist trait, and his own strength had increased by nearly twenty percent. Even without comparing levels, Quis couldn't win against him.

"Let's go inside and chat."

Borton patted Nie Ning on the shoulder and led the way into the office inside.

...

After the two sat down, Nie Ning stated the purpose of his visit.

"You kid, you haven't done anything, but you specifically came over to fleece me, right?"

Borton glared at Nie Ning in annoyance.

But before Nie Ning could speak, Borton continued.

"I just happened to take on a mission, and since you don't have anything to do, just follow me and take a look to familiarize yourself with the business in advance."

Nie Ning nodded.

"Alright then, what about the things I wanted..."

"Don't worry, I'll have my daughter handle it."

Hearing this, Nie Ning felt a little more at ease.

For him, improving his strength would always be the top priority, as it would give him enough sense of security.

Next, Borton gave instructions to Marina about the items to be purchased, and then left the Detective Agency with Nie Ning and Quis.

...

On the carriage, Borton explained the situation of the mission.

In the south of the city, there was a family where someone had recently died, and it was a hotshot mechanic.

Normally, these kinds of things would be handed over to the Guard Hall to handle, but the Guard Hall defined this case as an accidental incident.

The family did not agree with this result, which is why they sought out Borton's Detective Agency.

It is said that before the deceased died, they were still alive...

Ahem, wrong show.

It is said that the deceased had been sleepwalking frequently during that period, but according to the deceased's wife, her husband never had the habit of sleepwalking.

It was on the seventh day of sleepwalking that the deceased died in an uninhabited house.

The deceased was lying on the ground at the time, and the wooden railing directly above on the second floor was broken, looking as if they had accidentally fallen.

Other than that, there didn't seem to be any other suspicious points.

"The deceased's wife wouldn't happen to think that a Transcendent is behind this, would she?"

After hearing the whole process of the matter, Nie Ning couldn't help but ask with a frown.

Because it is a world of Transcendents, many accidents are often said to be caused by Transcendent evildoing.

However, Transcendents have their own ways of dealing with Transcendents, and the Guard Hall isn't just for show either.

Since the Guard Hall has defined it as an accidental incident, they probably won't gain any advantage by going, and in the end, they will likely only return in disgrace.

Borton knew what Nie Ning meant, and the expression on his face was slightly awkward.

"I know what you mean, but our Detective Agency just opened, and we don't have any reputation. It's good enough that we can get a case; we have no room to pick and choose."

Hearing this, Nie Ning rolled his eyes.

"Solving cases is all about success rate. If the Guard Hall's deduction is correct, this will become a stain on the Detective Agency in the future."

"Don't worry about so much. The reward for this time is very generous. Let's go check the situation first, and then think about how to trick... how to convince the employer."

Nie Ning turned his head away, not bothering to pay attention to this old guy.

For him, reputation was more important; otherwise, this Detective Agency probably wouldn't last long.

'It seems I have to think of other ways to make money.'

...

The carriage drove for half an hour and finally stopped at a villa area.

The three of them got off the carriage, and what met their eyes were rows of identical white three-story villas.

In Ska City, almost everyone who could afford to live in a villa was of the middle class, and above that was Lilith's family estate.

However, Lilith's family was an old established family in Ska City, so even if ordinary people could afford an estate, it was impossible to buy one that big.

Nie Ning looked at the villa in front of him and couldn't help but frown.

There really is a problem!

Because he actually felt malice in this villa!

Although practicing the Meditation Technique could not grant magic power, it could enhance Nie Ning's own mental power.

And with the enhancement of mental power, his perception of malice became more acute, and he could also distinguish the differences within it.

Different from the malice emitted by ordinary people, this malice was very similar to the cold, icy malice of the Human-Faced Balloon.

In other words, it was very likely the same kind of mysterious creature as the Human-Faced Balloon!

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Nie Ning's expression was off, Borton hurriedly asked.

Nie Ning withdrew his gaze with a solemn expression: "It seems it really isn't an accidental incident."

"How did you tell?"

Borton looked left and right, but apart from a few passersby, there was nothing unusual at all.

At this moment, Quis, who was to the side, snorted coldly: "Pretending to be mysterious!"

"Shut up, is this a place for you to speak..."

Borton, afraid that Quis would annoy Nie Ning, just wanted to reprimand Quis when he was interrupted by Nie Ning.

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look."

Nie Ning had no time to deal with Quis at the moment.

If this incident was really caused by a mysterious creature, then this mission would likely be difficult to handle.

The situation when he first encountered the Human-Faced Balloon was still vivid in his mind, so naturally, he knew how troublesome that ghost thing was.

If it possessed a Knight, heaven knows how strong that thing could become; at that point, he would probably only be able to run away.