Chapter 232: Chapter 131: Killing Two Birds with One Stone, Undercutting a Rival, Big Harvest
"Everything is going according to plan, itās just that with this incident, Iām afraid weāll have to stay put for a while."
Li Ming thought for a moment, took a photo of the black metal, and sent it to Chen Jinglong, "Dean, what kind of interstellar precious metal is this? Iāve never seen it before, and I canāt find it on the StarNet."
Chen Jinglong did not respond.
Li Ming frowned, feeling increasingly uneasy as he stared at the several boxes in front of him.
This stuff seems very unusual, if itās all absorbed, would Torch go mad?
Li Ming pondered, yet his hands did not stop, he continued to absorb these black metal blocks.
However, he did not absorb them until they completely disappeared. After reaching a certain limit, he stopped and set them aside.
This cycle repeated, over and over again.
If these things really disappeared and Torch went mad, he would be the first suspect.
Torch is not a government civilization, they donāt follow procedures or evidence.
They are a terrorist organization, reckless in their actions.
For safetyās sake, Li Ming decided to leave them with a shell, absorbing most of the metal energy, but without any visible signs on the surface.
Meanwhile, the bathroom where Sain died had been put under martial law, surrounded inside and out by city guards, the intelligence department, the Secret Council, and the Department of Foreign Affairs all had representatives present.
In the temporary lab built outside, Sainās headless body was placed in the center, his head set above it, eyes wide open in death and unseeing.
Duke Bai Ye, accompanied by Guyate, stood to one side, while Ren Cangsong, with others, stood on the opposite side.
The atmosphere on the scene was tense, and everyoneās thoughts varied.
Duke Bai Ye broke the silence unceremoniously, "So this is the security that Blue Star prides itself on, a class C life form, just died here silently, and it took more than ten minutes before he was found."
"Ridiculous!"
Ren Cangsongās face turned sour, and he said in a deep voice, "Rest assured, Your Grace, we are screening the surveillance recordings. Everyone who entered this bathroom after Sain will be thoroughly investigated."
Duke Bai Ye snorted coldly, "First it was Prince Youke, now Sain, both are significant figures to us Sela. What exactly is Blue Star trying to do!"
Ren Cangsong frowned and was about to speak when someone rushed in, holding a document and showing it to him.
Ren Cangsong glanced at it, his face a mix of shock, confusion, and disbelief.
"Did you find something?" Duke Bai Ye was the first to press for answers.
"We caught the murderer," Ren Cangsong said with an indescribable tone, showing no excitement.
"Hmm?" Duke Bai Ye quickly stepped forward to look at the document. Ren Cangsong did not stop him.
"A member of Torch?" Duke Bai Yeās brows furrowed, then he exclaimed, "A class E life form? Are you mocking me?"
"Tell me, how could a class E life form kill a class C life form!?"
"His blood tested positive for Sainās blood, and we found the murder weapon. He has also confessed to killing Sain," one of Ren Cangsongās men responded immediately.
"Additionally, according to the autopsy, we found that Sainās gene cell activity was extremely low. According to the data model, it is highly likely that he was suppressed by a gene inhibitor."
"We found tiny puncture wounds in his chest and spine, which might corroborate this story. Although his muscles were highly tense before death, there were no significant signs of struggle."
Duke Bai Ye, upon hearing this, showed no change in expression, instead, he questioned, "Then explain to me who put the gene inhibitor on him."
"There were no signs of struggle on his body, so he either did it voluntarily or it was forced upon him by someone much stronger than he was," Ren Cangsong took over, projecting a virtual screen and pulling up a video, then zooming inā
"This is one of your men, all surveillance videos after entering the spaceport, at the time of 8:22, Sain seemed to have noticed something, busily operating on his smart device."
"However, we have checked his smart device and there were no messages sent to anyone."
"But he anonymously reported a person as a suspect. Security personnel discovered this quickly and arrested the individual. After verification, it was found to be someone from Torch."
Duke Bai Yeās brow furrowed as he stared at Sain on the screen, looking at him from all angles, his expression a mix of suspicion and excitement. What exactly was he doing?
And he even reported a member of Torch?
So Torch killed him for that? That seems far-fetched.
Guyate hesitated before saying, "I have a lead; he asked me for a spiritual barrier."
"A spiritual barrier?" Ren Cangsongās expression subtly changed; he quickly took the file and looked through it carefully, frowning as he said, "We did not find it on him."
"What did he want a spiritual barrier for? To guard against mental attacks? From a Spiritual Ability User? Was he communicating secretly with a Spiritual Ability User?"
"Was he controlled?" Ren Cangsong rapidly made multiple conjectures.
One of Ren Cangsongās men added, "After the murder, the culprit hurriedly left, but his trail was very obvious. We quickly captured him, but we didnāt find the spiritual barrier on him. Weāll go back and check the route now."
"Did he say why he killed Sain?" Duke Bai Ye demanded.
"He said..." the man hesitated, seeming to hold back words.
Duke Bai Ye discontentedly said, "Is there something youāre trying to hide from me?"
"He claimed he was guided by a Dimensional God," he ground out through clenched teeth, and the atmosphere in the room fell still.
Duke Bai Ye looked astonished. Guided by a Dimensional God?
The excuse was far-fetched, and it actually sounded as ifā
Ever since the civilization that had come into contact with Dimensional Creatures over a hundred years ago had been destroyedā
The remaining survivors had been absorbed into Torch, and using Dimensional Creatures to create disturbances had become a crucial tactic for them, with significant destructive capability.