Armor: Shura appears at the beginning

While delving into this series of mysteries, the director slowly took out a crucial item from his lapel. In an instant, the atmosphere at the scene became solemn and subtle.

What appeared before everyone's eyes was——

The symbol of Police Officer Shi Lei's identity, underneath a shining police badge, is attached his personal identity certification, a unique police ID!

This scene was like a bolt from the blue, causing Shi Lei's face to instantly lose color. He subconsciously fumbled for his clothes, his heart in turmoil.

Sure enough, the token that should have been safely placed on his chest was now completely missing, as if it had never existed.

"How...how is this possible? Director, you must be testing my ability to respond?" Shi Lei's voice was trembling, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"How could my ID appear in that strange hotel for no reason? I swear, I have not set foot anywhere else except the Happy House today!"

Faced with this sudden change, Shi Lei felt unprecedentedly wronged and helpless. He seemed to be caught in an unreasonable vortex, and no matter how hard he struggled, he could hardly find a way out.

Seeing this, the director frowned, his eyes full of sympathy and helplessness for his subordinate. "Xiao Shi, in this situation, even I can't hide my doubts. Although deep in my heart I don't want to believe that you would do such a thing, the facts before my eyes are as cold and ruthless as ironclad evidence."

His words revealed a deep sense of powerlessness. "As the director, I want to help you, but in the face of evidence, I can only follow the rules and cannot help you."

However, all the signs - from the hairstyle to the body shape to the unmistakable police ID - pointed to an incredible conclusion.

Even though the director had great trust in Shi Lei's character deep down in his heart, the chain of evidence before him forced him to face reality.

"Director, I swear, I really haven't done anything illegal!" Shi Lei's voice was full of despair and helplessness. He tried to grasp the last glimmer of hope.

"During the time in the Happy House, my actions were completely transparent. The only time I left everyone's sight was when I went to the bathroom..."

Before Shi Lei could finish his words, he was interrupted by the director's heavy words: "Xiao Shi, I understand your emotions, but before the truth comes out, we must follow the procedures. This is not only a responsibility to you, but also a respect for the law and justice."

As the director finished speaking, he slowly stood up, looked at Shi Lei with complicated eyes, then resolutely opened the door of the interrogation room, leaving behind a resolute back.

Shi Lei, on the other hand, was like a lonely boat abandoned in the darkness, helplessly facing the coming storm, his heart filled with resentment and despair.

The door of the interrogation room was heavily closed, isolating Shi Lei from the outside world. At this moment, he seemed to be abandoned by the whole world. He could only silently endure this unjust accusation and wait for an unknown fate.

......

In the warm atmosphere of the Happy House, shock and confusion were written all over the faces of Ma Lingling and others. They looked at Du Xiaomi in disbelief, as if confirming an unbelievable fact.

"You mean, your boss was accused of burglary?" Ma Lingling's tone was full of doubt.

Du Xiaomi nodded slightly, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes: "Although this sounds unbelievable, the facts are in front of me and I have to accept it. Now, I can only put my hope on you to see if you can find any clues."

He paused for a moment and continued his analysis, "I suspect that the prison escapee was behind all this. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing your enemy ensures victory in every battle. The prison escapee knows the boss's living habits and dressing style very well, so it's not difficult for him to imitate him."

"As for the disappearance of the police ID, I guess it might have been stolen by the escaped prisoner at some unintentional moment in the Happy House, such as when the boss went to the toilet or tried the mineral water."

After hearing this, Ma Lingling and the others nodded in agreement. They also found it hard to believe that Shi Lei would do such a thing. Considering the background of the prison escapee, this speculation seemed particularly reasonable.

"This is definitely the jailbreak's revenge on the boss!" someone said indignantly.

"That's right. We can't just sit there and do nothing." Ma Lingling said firmly, "We have to act immediately and go to the crime scene to investigate and see if we can find any clues."

This proposal was immediately responded to by everyone, who expressed their willingness to go together to clear Shi Lei's name. Driven by justice and friendship, they embarked on a journey to find the truth.

......

Hope, Suburbs

Yang Huanying, Qing Zizai, Jiang Zhong, Bing'er and Wang Jianan stood in front of the ancient Demon Suppression Tower.

Everyone pushed open the tower door and walked into the Demon Suppression Tower carefully. The atmosphere in the tower was a bit depressing, the walls were covered with dense words and patterns, and the ground was covered with thick dust.

"Welcome! Is this the Demon-Suppressing Tower guarded by secret practitioners?!" As a practitioner of secret techniques, this was Qing Zizai's first time to come to the Demon-Suppressing Tower, and his heart was filled with curiosity and awe.

"Oh my god! Are these statues all ghost demons?!" Wang Jianan was so shocked that she hugged Jiang Zhong's arm tightly. She stared at the lifelike statues with wide eyes, and a feeling of fear surged in her heart.

Bing'er next to her was also looking at the terrifying statues in the tower with curiosity, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Jiang Zhong walked to the stone platform in the center of the tower, looked at Qing Zizai, and said firmly: "Okay! Qing Zizai, you can give me the bracelet on your hand now!"

"Hmm?" After hearing Jiang Zhong's words, Qing Zi looked at the family heirloom bracelet on her hand curiously, and a wave of doubts surged in her heart. Could it be that this bracelet was really the key to this operation as Jiang Zhong said? !

......

Taking the bracelet from Qing Zizailai, Jiang Zhong carefully placed it in the groove on the stone platform. The three beads fit perfectly into the groove. As he turned it gently, a dazzling light instantly cut through the space, revealing the door to the secret room hidden behind the wall of the stone tower.

"This... this is simply unbelievable!" Huan Ying was dumbfounded. As a secret practitioner, she knew nothing about the secret room in the Demon-Suppressing Tower, while Jiang Zhong knew it very well. This made her surprised and confused.

The door of the secret room slowly opened, and an ancient and mysterious atmosphere came in. Everyone stepped into it, and saw an ancient card lying quietly on the table in the middle of the empty secret room, emitting a faint light.

Jiang Ying stepped forward and picked up the card, his expression gradually becoming serious. "That's it!" he whispered to himself, as if he had found some crucial clue.

"Jiang Zhong, what is this card?" Huan Ying couldn't help but ask anxiously out of curiosity.

Jiang Zhong smiled slightly and deliberately kept it a secret: "You will know when you return." After that, he put the card away properly, then turned to Qing Zizai and said sincerely: "Ah Qing, I may need to borrow your bracelet temporarily."

Qing Zizai hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed readily: "Okay, I'll give it to you." Jiang Zhong took the bracelet, secretly delighted, and his eyes fell on the three crystal clear stone beads on the bracelet again.