Under One Person: God Profiler

The old man was quite old and hard of hearing, so he answered people in a loud voice, almost shouting: "Fat! Thin! There are plenty in our town! Little girl, who are you looking for!"

Chen Duo hesitated for a moment, then realized she really couldn't say anything. Based on her experience as a temporary worker, if someone fled to a new location, they would definitely use a false name.

Just as Chen Duo was about to apologize for taking up the old man's time, she heard a gentle voice in her ear: "People who often go out of town to sell fish or do business from early morning to late at night."

If Jin Daya and his gang wanted to sneak into town, they would need clothes. Their only options would be to rob or steal from the roadside. Those who were easily separated from their group would undoubtedly be their primary targets.

Chen Duo paused for a moment, and seeing that Xia Linyuan had lowered his head and did not intend to speak, she repeated what Xia Linyuan had said.

After hearing this, the old man said, "There's a big fat guy to the east!! He has octopuses and stonefish, you can go check him out! Sometimes he sets up a stall in the county! He comes back quite late at night, and I don't know about the skinny ones! There are too many!"

Chen Duo nodded: "Thank you, grandpa."

Xia Linyuan also said, "Thank you very much, sir."

The old man beamed upon hearing this: "The young couple is so polite, even calling me 'old man'! Have a good time! We have lots of people here who come to take photos!"

Xia Linyuan noticed that Chen Duo's face was a little red and lowered his eyes to say, "Sir, we are fellow travelers."

"I understand. I understand completely."

The old man's meaningful tone made Xia Linyuan feel that he didn't really understand.

After saying goodbye to the old man, Xia Linyuan and Chen Duo began to walk towards the place the old man had indicated.

The town's houses are mostly simple stone houses with gray tiles on the roof. Walking on the bluestone paths gives one the feeling of walking through a historical painting.

As Chen Duo walked through the small town, her green eyes were filled with curiosity, and she wanted to observe everything strange and unusual.

Xia Linyuan felt that this grandmaster must practice very hard, and probably didn't even have any entertainment.

Xia Linyuan slowed down, waiting for Chen Duo to catch up.

"really interesting."

Chen Duo's ethereal voice flowed into Xia Linyuan's ears like water.

Xia Linyuan looked around but didn't find anything interesting. Children were jumping rope, old people were playing chess, and women were feeding dogs...

They are all ordinary things.

"What is Miss Chen Duo referring to?"

Xia Linyuan asked softly.

Chen Duo pointed to a corner where a spider was devouring another spider.

Xia Linyuan smiled slightly: "That is indeed interesting."

Chen Duo's eyes flashed with surprise, as if she hadn't expected Xia Linyuan to agree with her point of view.

"I heard that male spiders risk their lives to mate on certain days, and if they're not careful, they end up like this."

Chen Duo covered her mouth and laughed: "I act entirely on my instincts, and I rely on my own abilities to survive."

Xia Linyuan smiled slightly: "This is called putting yourself in a life-or-death situation to survive. Spiders are not the only creatures that risk their lives to reproduce. Praying mantises do the same. From an insect's perspective, it's like one father dies and several offspring are born."

"However, there seem to be exceptions. I know of a Gu called Poison Scorpion. They court like humans, and the male scorpion even prepares a house."

Upon hearing Xia Linyuan's words,

Chen Duo nodded: "Many Gu worms retain the same characteristics as ordinary insects..."

The two talked as they walked.

For the first time, Chen Duo felt that she was actually quite articulate and that her opinions were valued and respected.

She can now see things that she could only see on a drawing board.

Xia Linyuan answered some of the naive questions one by one.

Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the fish shop.

"anyone there?"

Xia Linyuan asked softly.

In the dimly lit room, several large fish tanks were placed in the center, occupying most of the space.

The fish shop was connected to the residence, and Xia Linyuan pushed the door open and entered without hearing a response.

Before their eyes lay a naked, obese man collapsed on the bed; the fish shop owner's physique was almost identical to that of Jin Dayazi.

A lingering, decadent atmosphere still hung in the air.

Xia Linyuan looked closely and realized that the shop manager was no longer clean.

"Are there any clues inside?" Chen Duo peeked in, preparing to come in.

Xia Linyuan quickly covered Chen Duo's eyes and gently advised, "Miss Chen Duo, the room is not clean, I don't recommend you look in."

When Chen Duo heard that Xia Linyuan had made the decision for her without her consent, she frowned, and the good mood she had built up along the way diminished somewhat: "I want to see."

Xia Linyuan hesitated for a moment: "If you insist..."

"I insist."

Chen Duo did not hesitate at all.

Xia Linyuan released his grip, letting Chen Duo's clear gaze fall on the fat man.

Chen Duo glanced at it expressionlessly. Without saying anything, she turned and silently left the room.

Xia Linyuan sighed softly, "Why bother? I'm doing this for your own good."

Looking back at the house, his eyes blazed with white flames.

The image of Jin Dayazi breaking into the fish shop, stealing clothes, and violently assaulting the shop owner flashed into Xia Linyuan's mind.

The shock was so intense that Xia Linyuan almost vomited, thinking of the video that Sister Hua had discovered.

Xia Linyuan connected the two points.

This Jin Dayazi has extremely strong desires and doesn't discriminate between meat and vegetables.

It doesn't seem like instinct; it's more like a side effect of practicing some kind of strange technique...

But... does the "cicada shedding its skin" technique have such side effects?

Chapter 170 Dependents

Xia Linyuan shared the information he had obtained with Chen Duo.

"Miss Chen Duo, what strange things happened when you captured Jin Dayazi?"

After thinking for a moment, Chen Duo said, "I killed him once, but he didn't die. He just grew a new layer of skin."

Xia Linyuan nodded slowly. 'Like a cicada shedding its shell.'

Before Xia Linyuan could speak, Chen Duo continued, "But the mercenary beside him died. I didn't touch him, but he was still affected by my Gu technique."

"Miss Chen Duo! Is this really true!"

Xia Linyuan was greatly shocked.

Xia Linyuan looked at the people in the small town, and his vision blurred. If such a strange technique really existed, wouldn't all these people become scapegoats for Jin Dayazi?

We must find him!

Before he turned everyone in the town into his scapegoats.

As Xia Linyuan thought to himself, a white flame unconsciously ignited in his eyes.

Everything around him flashed clearly into Xia Linyuan's mind: the walls battered by the sea wind, the nests where birds had lived, and the path the fat man had walked...

.....

The afterglow of sunset.

In a hotel, Jin Dayazi lay in a bathtub, running cold water continuously. His thick legs rubbed together violently, and soon blood appeared.

"Damn it! Damn it! I knew I shouldn't have overdrawn my life force to use that Golden Cicada Escape technique!"

"Oh no, I'm going to turn into that monster again!"

Jin Dayazi's eyes turned bloodshot, like a maddened beast. Then his skin began to fester, revealing pink flesh and blood. His scalp fell off, and his entire body began to mutate, turning into a skinless monster.

"BOSS!"

Hearing the sound from the bathtub, the mercenary pushed open the bathroom door.

Seeing Jin Dayazi's appearance, his legs went weak with fear.

"Are you scared?" Jin Daya exhaled a breath of hot air, as if he had regained his senses. He slowly stood up from the bathtub. His originally fat body had disappeared due to the festering of his flesh, replaced by a strange figure with exposed muscle tissue. Tentacle-like things appeared on his back, and the abundant Qi gave him a strong sense of oppression.

The mercenary, having seen his share of trouble, quickly regained his composure, though his voice still trembled slightly: "Boss, you don't think you can renege on your debt just because you've changed your appearance, do you?"

Jin Daya chuckled: "Don't worry, I definitely won't renege on my debt."

Jin Dayazi stepped past the mercenaries and lay down on the bed. After being humiliated twice, he was no longer so confident and asked, "Have the Gu Master and my student come after us?"

The mercenary slowly shook his head: "We haven't found any trace of them."

Jin Daya snorted coldly: "Young and lacking in tracking ability. They never expected me to make a detour to North China."

"The boss is wise."