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Chapter 145 The Horrifying Scene
Honglian and Wang Baihu couldn't help but exchange a glance.

"Don't worry, Miss Sakura," Wang Baihu said with a smile. "My partner and I are both people who have seen a lot and dare to face the dripping blood."

"Really? That's good."

As soon as the three entered the hall, Zhang Yingzi stopped. "Be careful, don't touch the door panel, there's someone on it."

Someone? He didn't notice anything unusual when he came in, did he? Wang Baihu turned around curiously and immediately let out a short shout!

"what!"

The police officers collecting evidence nearby all glanced over.

"Ahem... my throat's a little itchy... sorry." Wang Baihu coughed twice, his face pale as he stared at the writhing intestines on the door panel and muttered, "Holy crap, what... what is this?"

The enormous intestines occupied half the area of ​​the door, twisted haphazardly like a giant centipede. The hands and feet were completely reversed, with the two legs embedded in the upper part of the door panel, the arms at the bottom, and half of the head pressed against the door lock.

At first glance, it looks exactly like a deck of jokers.

Honglian also felt a chill run down her spine. She asked incredulously, "He's still alive?"

“I don’t know… I’ve only been here a short time and haven’t done a thorough examination. But his blood vessels are still flowing, and his eyes are responding to light, so it’s hard to say he’s dead.” Zhang Yingzi squatted down and said with a complicated expression, “But to say he’s still alive… he can’t even say a word, and he doesn’t respond to questions from strangers. He’s like a vegetable.”

No wonder she used the word "subtle" to describe these people's state before.

"That's too vicious... This ability!" Wang Baihu muttered, covering his mouth. "How can a person be so cruel to their own kind..."

"Is that so? I don't think so," someone suddenly interjected.

The three followed the sound and found that Xiao Kanong had appeared behind them without them noticing.

"Captain, when did you get here?" Zhang Yingzi asked in surprise. "I didn't see you anywhere."

"I arrived just a minute ago, and came in through another door." Xiao Kanong was still dressed in his usual refined manner, his high-end sky-blue suit looking completely out of place with the surroundings.

"Does this guy only wear suits?" Honglian said bluntly, "Why is that wrong? Even if this person is a criminal, he should still enjoy basic human rights protections."

“That’s right, but only if there’s still the capacity to do so.” Xiao Kanong looked at the writhing flesh on the door panel. “From what I understand, there were many balloons filled with poison gas hanging from the ceiling of the shooting studio at the time, which could have fallen at any moment. This person was an accomplice, blocking the door and preventing the audience from leaving the hall, and he was also holding a remote control to pop the balloons. In your opinion, what would be the right thing to do under these circumstances?”

"You mean someone stepped forward and dealt with these criminals?"

“That’s right,” the boss nodded, “otherwise, this matter wouldn’t have been able to be turned from crisis to safety so quickly.”

Honglian frowned slightly. Such an amazing effect with just one move, could it be another Wanderer?
"I see... I don't blame that person for being too harsh, it's just that it didn't give a good impression..." Wang Baihu chuckled twice.

For some reason, he felt a little intimidated when he saw his new boss.

"What kind of poison gas?" Honglian asked again.

“I don’t know. The police have taken samples and plan to send them for testing. However, the witnesses have all confirmed that the perpetrator was not lying. One of the seriously injured was injured by the corrosive gas.” Xiao Kanong shared the information he had with his subordinates. “...According to those people, everything happened in the blink of an eye. They didn’t even realize what was happening before all nine of them were reduced to a pool of blood and flesh.”

"Subdued nine people in an instant? And they were in different positions?" Wang Baihu was shocked. "...That's ridiculously strong! How come there's a master in our jurisdiction?"

“The key issue isn’t the difference in ability… but that this person simply doesn’t care about the lives of these nine people,” Zhang Yingzi couldn’t help but sigh. “He must have seen blood before.”

“That’s right, even at headquarters, someone like him would be an outstanding individual,” Xiao Kanong agreed. “Unfortunately, we currently know nothing about his identity. All we can determine is that he is male and over 175 cm tall. He is not an ability user under the control of the organization, and the stronger his ability, the greater the danger he poses.”

“Captain Xiao, you were just praising this man for his decisive and ruthless methods,” Honglian interrupted. “He did save the lives of everyone in the audience; it couldn’t have been that dangerous, could it?”

Wang Baihu quietly tugged at Honglian's sleeve. His partner was clearly still resentful about Captain Wan's dismissal.

“One thing at a time.” Xiao Kanong smiled dismissively. “It’s a fact that he saved people, and it’s also a fact that he killed nine people in an instant. Before we obtain more information, I cannot consider him a safe individual. Have you forgotten the organization’s principles? Controlling ability users is essentially about protecting them.”

“The captain is right.” Wang Baihu nodded repeatedly. “We must find such a capable person as soon as possible and let him receive psychological education and self-control counseling from the organization.”

"Ah... Director Fu is here." Xiao Kanong saw a group of new police officers pouring in through the side door of the hall. "You guys take a look around first, I'll go and greet the leaders."

After saying that, he abandoned his team and walked away on his own.

Honglian said disdainfully, "What kind of leader is this? They talk as if the Weixian Agency is a subordinate unit of the police station."

“But anyway, we’re cooperating with the police right now,” Zhang Yingzi asked curiously. “Don’t you trust them?”

"It's not a matter of trust. They're completely useless against capability crimes," she replied coldly.

“You’re right, but the police station still holds an important resource that we can’t ignore. It’s never a bad thing to have a good relationship with them.” Zhang Yingzi didn’t care too much about it. “Let’s go up to the stage and take a look.”

Walking down the empty staircase, you can see scattered glow sticks, shoes, and torn clothes everywhere on the ground.

The scene from that time couldn't help but flash through Honglian's mind.

Everyone must have been terrified, pushing and tearing at each other... They didn't dare stop even when their clothes were torn or their shoes were lost.

There were bloodstains on the armrests of some seats near the aisle, probably from when audience members bumped into them while fleeing.

Fortunately, the shooting studio was very spacious, and thankfully, no stampede occurred.

As she approached the stage, Honglian noticed several people standing by the dance floor, talking to the police.

One of them looked vaguely familiar.

"That girl...did she come to our company before?"

She pointed to a girl in a dress and asked.

Wang Baihu glanced at her and immediately replied, "Sitian, she's been here. It must have been about a week ago. She came here to have her abilities tested. She's a podcaster, and I think she has around 100,000 followers..."

“I didn’t ask you those unnecessary questions,” Honglian interrupted. “I just didn’t expect that after confirming her ability, her first thought was to monetize it.”

“Most people would do that,” Zhang Yingzi chimed in. “For them, ability is like a lottery ticket; it’s just a matter of how they monetize it.”

The main culprit, Lu Lixin, was positioned in the center of the stage.

She was surrounded by a cordon, and two forensic doctors in white coats were taking pictures of a mannequin, while the police guarding her whispered among themselves.

"My God..." Upon seeing the prisoner, Wang Baihu immediately turned his head away. The sight of a living person fused with a puppet was far more terrifying than the human body gate. It would take him some time to get used to this disgusting scene.

Although Honglian also felt nauseous, she still crossed the cordon and got closer to Lu Lixin to take a closer look.

It's hard to say whether a person has attached themselves to the doll or the doll has invaded the human body... She discovered a crack at the doll's joint, probably caused by an external impact, but looking through the crack, she could vaguely see something resembling an organ pulsating deep inside.

Such a small gap is impossible to squeeze a person into by brute force. This is true fusion, and the people and objects affected by it exceed the limitations of the laws of physics.

(End of this chapter)