The favorability of this police brigade was very strange — Lin Xun could understand the elders' favorability, but what was the relationship between him and the police brigade in the Chaoyang District? Did he really have to run for the top ten good citizens?
Lin Xun didn't want to compete with uncle Security guard to become one of the top ten good citizens. He preferred to understand this as the system creating opportunities for him to receive rewards.
Moreover, doing a task was like playing a game or studying. When you receive a rewarding task, you can't help but want to complete it.
Thinking of this, Lin Xun spoke to Officer Zhou, "Would it be convenient to disclose what the case is about?"
Officer Zhou didn't answer but looked at Lin Xun. "What about you?"
Lin Xun gave a low cough. "Actually, I am a disciple of Master Huo in Chaoyang community. Master is often asked by families in need of expelling demons."
Officer Zhou, "Young people should not engage in feudal superstition."
"I have no choice." Lin Xun said, "After all, it's a family heritage."
Officer Zhou, "Young people must study hard to find a way out."
Lin Xun, "Yes, I haven't fallen behind on my studies."
Officer Zhou nodded with satisfaction.
Lin Xun told him what he had encountered yesterday. "One of the residents in a building in District D of this community... is an older lady with her grandson. Her grandson has been talking nonsense and kept having epileptic seizures every night these past few days, so the older lady invited my master to come and examine the Feng Shui in their home and drive away evil spirits."
Officer Zhou had a thoughtful look in his eyes. "What happened then?"
Lin Xun, "My master entered their house to eliminate evil. But master said that there are strange things in their family, and things may not be as simple, so he sent me here to continue investigating."
Officer Zhou looked at the building behind them. "This building?"
Lin Xun, "Yes, it's a residence on the first floor."
"Is this child called Ming Ming?" Officer Zhou said, "He lives with his grandma."
Lin Xun, "Your case is associated with them?"
Officer Zhou said, "Maybe."
Lin Xun, "How to say?"
Officer Zhou didn't speak for a while and only looked at the lawn in the distance. After a while, he said, "Did your master say anything else?"
Lin Xun, "Yes."
He tentatively looked at Officer Zhou. "My master said that someone may have died there. Can this be a murder case?"
Officer Zhou twisted his eyebrows. "I'm dealing with a big case. The mistress of this family has something to do with it, but it's not a murder case."
Since the two were related, he must find a way to join, Lin Xun immediately said, "I can fight, and I can help you."
Lin Xun, "But let's wait for a while, my other friend will come a bit later. He can fight just like me."
Officer Zhou, "That friend of yours with a stick? You two knocked down a dozen people together that day."
Lin Xun, "...not him, it's another friend. Our martial arts skills are all quite high."
Officer Zhou looked at him suspiciously, and Lin Xun felt that Officer Zhou was examining him — a lost young man engaged in feudal superstition.
Talking up to here, a shimmering figure came over.
Qi Yun was both showy and bright today, wearing black clothes and shoes with rivets — like a social rock youth, but on his back was a nondescript rectangular black box, Lin Xun speculated that this was his sword box.
Qi Yun walked over, his voice exaggerated, "Suan Suan, are you waiting for Dad?"
Lin Xun saw Officer Zhou frown.
Lin Xun introduced Officer Zhou to Qi Yun. "This is our friend, Officer Zhou of the People's Police."
Qi Yun was not that stupid; he rolled his eyes and put away his exaggerated attitude. "I am Qi Yun, a singing and dancing artist."
Officer Zhou, "You indeed seem familiar."
Qi Yun seemed to recall that the hot searches he had done that day were not decent, so he did not show off to Officer Zhou.
It was 5:10 in the afternoon.
Officer Zhou, "What are you waiting for?"
Lin Xun checked the time and said, "We're waiting for the kid to finish school, he's probably coming soon."
As soon as he said this, they saw two people come over. It was the older lady with her grandson.
The child was carrying a schoolbag. It was apparent that they were just returning from school; his face was thin and slightly pale, which was obviously the result of the torture he went through these past few days.
But Lin Xun heard Officer Zhou say, "The child isn't the key."
He looked at his watch, then looked at Qi Yun and said, "My task today is just to collect evidence. You two should not make any movements."
Lin Xun said yes.
Officer Zhou led them in one direction and walked around the building.
As they were walking, Officer Zhou told a story.
Lin Xun knew that this was not logical. Generally speaking, a police officer would not disclose anything about a case to unrelated persons for whatever reason, but Officer Zhou was extremely friendly towards him.
He thought that this might be the effect of the favorability bonus.
Officer Zhou's story began with an alarm call six days ago.
It was midnight when the operator received an alarm call that day. However, there was no sound on the other side after she answered, and then she hung up after five seconds.
Following the basic training for an operator, she called back immediately, but it showed that it was a vacant number.
This happened every day over the next few days.
The situation was too weird. After she reported it, the relevant personnel tracked the signal and zeroed in on this community.
Twelve o'clock, midnight.
Lin Xun immediately remembered that the child would get sick every twelve o'clock.
He told Officer Zhou of this situation.
Officer Zhou said, "There may be some supernatural phenomena sometimes. However, the clues from another case also points to this building."
Lin Xun, "The other one?"
Officer Zhou, "A few days ago, you called the police and guided us to capture a group of young people who were taking drugs. What they were using was a soft drug with a simple manufacturing process. It can be produced in a small workshop without any complicated processing. But this was a new kind of soft drug. These days, we have been tracking the source of the drugs, but we found nothing. On the day we captured these young people, the suspected drug dealers disappeared. But after receiving the mysterious call, we began to monitor the situation in this community and found the suspect in the surveillance video. So, we surmised that the drug most likely originated from this community."
Speaking of this, Officer Zhou sighed. "These criminals are becoming more and more bold now, even doing such things in residential areas. I did not expect that such things would happen in Chaoyang District."
Lin Xun, "Then, did you find the exact address?"
Officer Zhou, "We suspect it's in one of the basements of this building, but the room has not been identified. This group of people is very vigilant, so the police does not want to act rashly. After the last investigation, and the evidence collection today, the network would be closed immediately."
Basement, it was the basement, again.
All weird things began from underground, Lin Xun even suspected that the demon world was hidden under their feet.
As they were walking, Qi Yun suddenly said, "Reporting to the police officer, there seems to be something wrong here."
Officer Zhou, "What?"
Qi Yun raised his eyebrows. "I seem to have heard the sound of a machine."
Then, he turned to Lin Xun. "You, why didn't you hear it? It must be because you haven't cultivated well. You can't even hear this sound."
After he said this, Lin Xun realized that there indeed was a strange sound.
After cultivating, his senses became sharper, and the surrounding sounds were divided into several levels. If he listened carefully, he could almost hear the sound of a small insect falling on a blade of grass. However, excessively detailed sounds were still troublesome. Therefore, unless there were special circumstances, Lin Xun would not deliberately catch any abnormal sounds, and Qi Yun would be better at this since he started cultivating from when he was still a child.
He calmed down, he immersed his consciousness in the world of sound, and heard a regular sound similar to mechanical rotation coming from the right-hand side, accompanied by a slight "di di" sound and a faint blowing sound.
Household appliances generally do not produce such a sound.
He looked to the right.
This community was older than Chaoyang community. The basements were lined up and matched with each building. There was an anti-theft fence, and only a very narrow frosted glass window occupied the part of the basement that was slightly above ground.
A voice came from below.
Lin Xun, "I heard it too."
"You don't have the capability." Qi Yun said, "I'm a vocalist, and I am more professional than you."
Lin Xun, "Oh, you're actually a vocalist?"
Qi Yun, "You don't have enough respect for rap."
Lin Xun laughed.
To make chemicals, you definitely need equipment. If there was equipment, there would be mechanical sounds — especially chemical instruments, which are much more powerful than normal electrical appliances, and there would be noise. This noise would not be discernible to others with ordinary hearing, but it was enough for Qi Yun and himself.
Qi Yun was actually much more obedient in front of the police officer. He did not continue to challenge Lin Xun. Instead, he obediently said, "Reporting to the police officer, I can tell from which window it came from. I suggest we go and get them right away. We can fight, and do not require any support from others, you can just wait by the side."
As if it were a habitual movement, he pulled out his sword from the rectangular sword box behind him.
The thin blade was slender, about half a meter in length, and shone in the sun.
Lin Xun, "!"
This stupid sword cultivator! This sword is definitely an illegal weapon, and he is going to be detained!
——Forget it, Qi Yun's IQ has always been like this anyway. Because he has never dropped his connection to the internet, he might be able to improve a little after not being online and being sent to prison to be criticized and educated for a few days.
Sure enough, at almost the same time, Officer Zhou's brows twitched. "What is this?"
Qi Yun was stunned.
Officer Zhou looked serious and fixed his eyes on the sword.
Qi Yun looked at Lin Xun as if asking for help.
The next second, Qi Yun rolled his eyes slightly, and suddenly poured spiritual power into the sword!
The long sword began to shine with white light, similar to an incandescent lamp.
Officer Zhou's brows tightened. "What the hell is this?"
Qi Yun, "...light stick."