The Modern Martial Immortal-Chapter 15: Assassination

Lin Xiaowei had already returned to the Yunmeng City Police Bureau ahead of the others.

During this time, all the information she had gathered continued to converge. Through coordination with other cities, the cases committed by the Shadow Devil were displayed one by one on the documents pinned to the wall.

On the electronic screen beside them, footage from the investigation of Xia Li's case was still playing. Although the cases had already been merged, the personnel of the Yunmeng City Police Bureau naturally prioritized the murder of the general manager of Longquan Real Estate.

"The thirteenth homicide." She glanced at Lei Ao's file and could not help exhaling. "He is outrageous and cruel! He is becoming increasingly reckless." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Zhang Qing pushed open the door, heard her voice, and spoke as he entered. He unfolded a stack of documents. "In the earliest cases, the killer still chose relatively secluded areas with few people. But recently he has begun killing in broad daylight, even implicating innocent bystanders."

Lin Xiaowei looked at the Lei Ao homicide report. Apart from Lei Ao, the driver had also died at the scene. Furthermore, if they traced upward, Fang Qing, Xia Li's assistant, had also been caught in the aftermath.

"Advisor Xia went to Martial Master Wang Lie's place?" asked Lin Xiaowei.

"Yes. The killer possesses professional investigation-avoiding skills. Any traces he leaves may not be real. They plan to continue tracking while also lying in wait over there," said Zhang Qing.

Lin Xiaowei nodded. There was no better option.

Suddenly, something in the corner of her eye caught her attention, and she abruptly turned toward the electronic screen.

She called out and quickly said, "Wait! Replay the footage from earlier."

Zhang Qing immediately operated the computer.

"A bit back, more... Stop!" Lin Xiaowei directed him. Soon, an image of a shopper appeared on the screen. "This person..."

Zhang Qing looked at the footage and found nothing unusual. "Isn't that the young master of the Su family?"

He added, "This street is about a hundred meters from the redevelopment zone. The camera belongs to a supermarket. It is a fairly busy street, and many tourists entering the city walk through here..."

On screen, Su Yaoguang bought a bottle of mineral water. Everything seemed normal.

However, Lin Xiaowei retrieved another document collected by the Light System. This file also contained Su Yaoguang's name.

Seeing this, Zhang Qing also felt that it was too much of a coincidence.

The Su family's young master? Our captain has always been suspicious of everyone who appears near a case, and she has met the Third Young Master Su earlier. But the difference between Young Master Su and the vicious murderer is simply too great.

Lin Xiaowei considered for a moment and said, "Check where the Su family's young master was when Long Daoqi died."

"Captain, are you serious?" Zhang Qing looked at her in disbelief and reminded her through his expression that this person was from the Su family.

"Check it." Lin Xiaowei's expression remained firm. "When I joined the police bureau, I swore before the badge that I would fight evil to the end and never show leniency to anyone who breaks the law, no matter who they are!"

Seeing her resolve, Zhang Qing immediately accessed the internal system.

Moments later, his eyes widened as if he had seen something unbelievable. Lin Xiaowei stepped forward.

The screen clearly showed that on the day Long Daoqi died, Su Yaoguang had indeed been in Longxiang, where the murder had taken place. This was the third coincidence.

Lin Xiaowei pressed her lips together. After a long moment, she said, "Continue checking his whereabouts during the other homicide timings!"

"Young Master Su might just happen to be traveling in Longxiang at that time..." Zhang Qing hesitated.

"Check it!" Lin Xiaowei's tone grew serious.

Zhang Qing paused for several seconds but eventually continued the search.

The result was that aside from two locations with missing data, the remaining three all matched perfectly!

For a moment, the experienced officer was filled with disbelief. Even Lin Xiaowei stared at the information for a long time without speaking.

Suddenly, Zhang Qing spoke, "Captain, this proves nothing."

He looked at Lin Xiaowei and quickly added, "The Su family's third young master just happened to be in the same cities at the same time. But none of the crime scenes show any traces left by the killer. Based on this alone, nothing can be concluded!"

As he spoke, he deliberately emphasized the words "Su family's third young master."

Lin Xiaowei looked at the screen. If it were anyone else, with so many coincidences pointing to one person, I would already have brought them in for questioning. But this is Third Young Master Su...

"I need to verify every single movement he made recently, especially during those homicide timeframes, and check them one by one," Lin Xiaowei said.

Then, she took a deep breath and said solemnly, "And... I will go to Shanlong to meet Young Master Su again."

"You must not," Zhang Qing said immediately. "If our suspicion is correct and he truly is the vicious killer, meeting him would be extremely dangerous. You might..."

"I will be prepared." Her tone left no room for argument.

"Captain..." Zhang Qing gave up trying to stop her.

"These documents must not be leaked to anyone," Lin Xiaowei told him in a firm tone.

"If you insist on going, bring Advisor Xia with you," Zhang Qing said.

Xia Wuyuan was the national champion of the National Martial Dao Tournament. With him around, nothing would go wrong.

Lin Xiaowei considered this for a moment and finally nodded.

***

At Qingyu Industrial Park, Yaoguang moved through the area with ease.

His rapid reactions, sharp hearing, and keen observation allowed him to "vanish" beneath the noses of patrolling guards even when they were about to meet face-to-face.

Feiyu, being a small impoverished nation with outdated facilities, lacked electronic surveillance and automation. This made infiltrating the buildings far easier for him.

He soon followed his Perception to the position of another daemon.

Just then, he glanced toward the two-story building he had been in earlier. Noise was coming from that direction. The guard's corpse had been discovered.

Yaoguang immediately picked up his pace.

Suddenly, the red dot shifted.

As the door of a conference-room-like chamber opened ahead, two men walked out, followed by two brawny bodyguards.

The two were conversing as they walked. "Lei Ao is dead. The transport work will be handed to you... Do it well, and you will receive precious divine blood to fulfill your wish..."

While speaking, the man suddenly noticed Yaoguang approaching with his head lowered.

Sensing something strange, he looked toward Yaoguang just as the latter lifted his head and met his gaze.

"You—" He had just opened his mouth when Yaoguang accelerated explosively.

His body leaned forward, and power surged through his legs and bones, rippling through his whole frame. His qi and blood sank and surged in unison. All of his strength burst outward, and he shot forward like a cannonball.

At the moment of impact, his right hand swept upward.

The short sword that had merged seamlessly with his body, formless and without trace, appeared abruptly in his palm. At the instant the leading man, or rather, daemon, realized something was wrong, Yaoguang had already crashed into him with his blade as the first point of contact.

Pssch! Blood sprayed everywhere as the blade pierced through the flesh.

The unstoppable force of Yaoguang's charge slammed into the daemon. The daemon had no time to transform. His muscular frame was lifted straight off the ground.

The sudden attack twisted his face into a feral snarl, causing rage to erupt within.

His right hand snapped forward, fist clenched, aiming to smash into Yaoguang's temple at point-blank range.

But as he threw the punch, Yaoguang's left hand had already intercepted his attack, striking precisely beneath the daemon's armpit. The blow scattered his qi and blood, preventing him from using any jin.

Throughout this process, Yaoguang's sword hand did not slow even for a heartbeat.

The short sword excelled in the tight space of close-quarters combat. The blade that had pierced the daemon was pulled out in an instant, only to stab in again the next moment!

Withdraw. Thrust. Withdraw. Thrust. Rinse, and repeat.

Yaoguang rammed his shoulder forward, sending the daemon's large frame flying. His left hand blocked the retaliatory punch, while his right continued stabbing nine times in the brief second it took to propel the daemon several meters away.

Blood spurted wildly.

When the daemon landed, Yaoguang's impact continued to push him back four or five steps.

Nine sword wounds had drained almost all of the daemon's strength.

Before the daemon could muster a desperate counterattack, Yaoguang abruptly shifted his left-hand technique. Following the angle of the armpit, he struck upward. His open palm smashed forcefully into the daemon's jaw.

The violent force shattered teeth. Blood and fragments of bone shot into the air, leaving the daemon's thick neck completely exposed.

In the next second, Yaoguang raised the short sword once more and swung!

A cold glint flashed, and as the sound of the blade slicing open the flesh was heard, a crimson spray burst from the daemon's throat.

That was the killing blow!