The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 64 - 53 Zhang Lei

Chapter 64: Chapter 53 Zhang Lei

Li Yi fell to the ground, and Ning Wu’s leg was broken.

Their fight had thus come to an end, for their bodies had reached their limits and could no longer continue the clash.

"Both severely injured?" Kong Sheng in the building was stunned.

"Li Yi, why aren’t you dead yet?"

But Ning Wu hadn’t given up yet. She still had the strength to move, and while enduring great pain, she wanted to approach again to finish off this cockroach-like tough guy.

Li Yi didn’t respond; he didn’t even have the strength to speak now.

If Ning Wu really did come at him again, he was certain to die.

But he knew he wouldn’t die.

Kong Sheng was nearby watching, and if Ning Wu really had the chance to kill him, Kong Sheng would certainly intervene.

After all, if he died, no one could testify for him, and Kong Sheng would have to bear the blame for today’s events—He’d have to go to the Investigation Bureau.

But now it seemed there was no need for Kong Sheng to act.

Li Yi now saw figures rapidly approaching the entrance and exit of the residential area. These people were uniformly dressed and well-equipped.

The Investigation Bureau had arrived!

Li Yi even saw a familiar face among them: Wang Jian.

"Cordon off the entire neighborhood, don’t let any suspects get away, and shoot to kill anyone who resists."

"Be careful, the wanted criminal Wang Kui might still be around. He has a Transcendent M200 sniper rifle, which is extremely dangerous."

"Wang Jian, you’re responsible for this area, take your men and control those two cultivators."

A middle-aged man with a scar on his forehead, wearing a trench coat and a stern face, strode forward. He issued orders while scanning his surroundings, seemingly sensing the abnormalities inside the building.

Suddenly.

He abruptly raised his head, looking towards the location of Kong Sheng.

"It’s Captain Lei from the Investigation Bureau, Zhang Lei. He’s an expert with Spiritual Sense, truly fearsome. I’ve been discovered with just one glance, even though I did nothing here."

Seeing this, Kong Sheng hurriedly showed himself, walking out with his hands up, fearing he’d be shot as the culprit if he was a moment too late.

"My name is Kong Sheng. I’m a friend of Li Yi and also a victim. Just now, I killed that wanted criminal Wang Kui in the building. His body is in the hallway."

He quickly identified himself and provided key information.

"Captain, we found a body, seems to be Wang Kui, but we haven’t found his sniper rifle." Suddenly, an investigator dragged out a body.

Upon identification, it was without doubt the wanted criminal Wang Kui.

Zhang Lei glanced at the body, then at Kong Sheng, and instructed, "Take the body and the man back for now, and we’ll discuss after the investigation is clear."

Kong Sheng gave a sheepish smile, cooperating fully as he was taken away without any resistance.

Elsewhere.

Wang Jian and his team had taken control of Ning Wu, which completely deprived Ning Wu of her chance to kill Li Yi. She screamed in vain, but it was of no use.

"Ning Wu, I told you a month ago that I’d keep an eye on you. I said to keep a low profile and stop causing trouble. Now it seems that you never took my words seriously. You’ve caused such a big murder case in the Old District. I want to see how you get out of this one."

Seeing the situation, Wang Jian had a good idea of what had happened.

He had seen Li Yi last time in the Ruined District, a regular guy.

Obviously, this time he was the victim, targeted by Ning Wu, and nearly killed.

What baffled Wang Jian was what exactly had happened to Li Yi to become a cultivator of the Spirit Medium Realm within a month and fight Ning Wu to such an extent.

That was not something ordinary people could achieve.

"Wang Jian, if it weren’t for your interference in the Ruined District, everything that happened today wouldn’t have happened," Ning Wu said with anger upon seeing Wang Jian, wishing she could kill him too.

Wang Jian snorted heavily: "Kidnapping residents from the Old District to the Ruined District, nearly twenty people missing—if it weren’t for the lack of evidence and someone covering for you, you should have been shot dead. Where’s that Crow hiding?"

"Dead," Ning Wu said through clenched teeth, coldly.

"Dead? Well, that’s good, saves us the procedure. We would have executed him upon capture anyway. As for you, we’ll deal with you later." Having said this, Wang Jian gestured and had Ning Wu taken away.

"Li Yi, right? How are you feeling? I’ve called an ambulance for you."

Then Wang Jian approached Li Yi.

His attitude towards Li Yi was much softer than before.

Wang Jian knew very well that Li Yi, with no power or influence, was just an ordinary young man from the old district, so in this incident he was the victim.

"Death, I won’t die, but of course, going to the hospital would be best. However, I need to take care of my parents at home. I would like to make a phone call," said Li Yi.

Wang Jian responded, "I’ll contact your relatives and have them take care of things for a bit. Rest assured, there won’t be any trouble."

"Alright, then I’ll trouble you with this," Li Yi replied, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Though he didn’t have much contact with his relatives, in such a serious matter they would definitely help out and look after his parents. Besides, there was enough nutrient solution stocked at home to last for two or three months.

Very soon.

Li Yi was put on a stretcher by the medical staff who had rushed over and was taken to the ambulance.

With the involvement of experts from the Investigation Bureau, the remaining matters were no longer within his control.

"Wang Jian, have you figured it out? What’s the situation?" A moment later, Zhang Lei called Wang Jian over to inquire.

Wang Jian reported, "Captain Lei, the situation has been clarified. A person named Ning Wu hired someone to commit murder. Among them, Wang Kui was likely hired, and the victim Li Yi was forced to counterattack, which led to this bloodshed. Currently, the survivors—Ning Wu, Li Yi, and Kong Sheng—have been detained, and the rest are all dead."

"There are a total of eight victims, all cultivators from the Spirit Medium Realm."

"So, the only one who acted was that Li Yi?" Zhang Lei’s gaze sharpened, seemingly finding this hard to believe.

Wang Jian nodded, "Judging from the wounds on the victims, they were all beaten to death with fists. Wang Kui too... Kong Sheng shows no signs of having acted, so it’s highly likely that Li Yi acted alone. Kong Sheng’s lie about being the killer is probably to claim Wang Kui’s bounty."

"That young man we just sent to the hospital, named Li Yi, must also be in the Spirit Medium Realm, right?" Zhang Lei furrowed his brows, "And the woman leading them, named Ning Wu, has already awakened her inspiration and is a cultivator in the inspiration realm. So many people ganged up on one, and yet eight are dead and one seriously injured?"

"From the current investigation, that seems to be the case," Wang Jian answered. "I had contact with Ning Wu and that Li Yi a month ago, but the case from last time has already been closed."

"Send me the relevant records later and also write today’s report in more detail. Moreover, have your people search carefully—Wang Kui is dead, and that gun must be recovered; it cannot be left out there. You know the power of that gun. If it falls into the wrong hands, more trouble will arise," Zhang Lei said solemnly.

Wang Jian nodded, "Searches are underway, but the gun might have been hidden, which will take some time."

"By the way, keep a closer eye on that Li Yi. His strength is abnormal, and Ning Wu also needs to be interrogated thoroughly to find out why she went through so much trouble and expense to kill an ordinary cultivator. If there’s any special information, notify me immediately."

As the squadron leader, Zhang Lei keenly sensed something unusual within the case.

This was more than just a simple assassination for hire; there must be other factors involved.

Wang Jian nodded and immediately got busy again.

With such a big mess in the area he was responsible for, he expected to have a headache for quite a while.

Not long after.

The corpses of the deceased upstairs were carried out one by one.

Zhang Lei, in charge of directing the scene, signaled, and a body was brought over.

He looked at the wounds on the corpse.

Fist marks penetrated the body, killing with a single strike.

"Such ferocious boxing techniques, to be able to kill someone of the same realm instantly. No wonder even a cultivator in the inspiration realm couldn’t take him down. I didn’t expect someone so talented to come from the old district," he mused.

Zhang Lei’s eyes shimmered as he realized that Li Yi was not practicing ordinary boxing but a profound set of boxing techniques.

"That Li Yi should be around twenty years old, young and highly moldable. Now with so many lives on his hands, he is a potential risk factor. It would be a pity if he took the wrong path in the future. So, why not recruit him into the Investigation Bureau as an external combatant? With his addition, the bureau’s lack of combat power could be slightly alleviated," he thought.

He then entertained the idea of recruiting Li Yi, as the Investigation Bureau urgently needed young talents like him.

The number of cultivators was growing, leading to more homicides.

However, many cultivators were reluctant to join the Investigation Bureau because of frequent missions that left them no time for cultivation. This led the bureau to hire some cultivators as external combatants to address the shortage of manpower and combat power.

But the Investigation Bureau wasn’t a hotel where just anyone could enter. Recruitment required vetting, a clean background, and most importantly, strength.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Zhang Lei sensed something else, his gaze shifting to the window of Li Yi’s house.

The window was an empty, dim space, exuding a depressing aura.

But just now, it seemed as if someone was surveying him... and that sense of surveillance was strange, not like a regular person’s gaze, but rather eerie and unsettling.

Was it an illusion?

Zhang Lei stared again for a moment.

Nothing was found.

Finally, adhering to the principle that less is more, he decided against further investigation.