621: Chapter 617: The Function of the Pebble?
621: Chapter 617: The Function of the Pebble?
Ye Tian was truly at a loss.
Wang Ke’er’s strange behavior must have been related to her recent encounter with this peculiar pebble, but even though Ye Tian knew the reason, he had no idea how to calm Wang Ke’er down.
If she continued to persist like this, she would draw all the police outside to them, and then he would not be able to take the pebble away!
“Ke’er, calm down a bit!”
“You…”
Ye Tian’s attitude made Wang Ke’er so angry she didn’t know where to vent her frustration, feeling even more upset than if Ye Tian had taken liberty with her person.
But they were currently in this underground chamber, and there was simply no time to continue this quarrel, so Wang Ke’er bit her lip in frustration and left with Ye Tian.
When they arrived back at Xue Yunfu’s study, Wang Ke’er immediately gathered her colleagues!
All the police officers who had been conducting a thorough search of the villa gathered in the study and were amazed to see a hole in the wall…
Wang Ke’er then informed her colleagues about everything she had seen in Xue Yunfu’s underground chamber, and after hearing it, all of the police officers showed shocked expressions!
Although it was only Wang Ke’er’s side of the story, all the police officers deeply believed her words…
Unexpectedly, Xue Yunfu, a renowned archaeologist, turned out to be rotten to the core!
Xue Yunfu had guarded and stolen from himself, taking so many precious cultural relics.
Finding these relics would mean that even if they couldn’t crack the case of Xue Yunfu’s death, the police officers would not feel any guilt…
“I can’t believe Xue Yunfu was so bad!
He fooled us all!
This time, it must have been dog-eat-dog, black devouring black!
Xue Yunfu must have offended someone even more ruthless to meet such an end!”
“Let’s just close this case!
It’s a waste of manpower and resources to take vengeance for such a beast, it’s just not worth it!”
“Right!
This guy got what he deserved.
We police exist to protect the good people, not to be used as pawns by such types!”
…
The police were filled with righteous indignation, and Wang Ke’er’s attitude was almost the same as her colleagues’.
However, whether or not to close the case wasn’t for these police to decide…
A police officer, who appeared to be the captain, said, “Although Xue Yunfu was despicable, we need to search properly before convicting him!
Let’s do this: divide everyone into two groups, one group take flashlights and go back to the underground chamber to look, and the other group continue to gather evidence outside to see who killed Xue Yunfu!
After we get the precious cultural relics that Xue Yunfu stole out of the underground chamber, we can convict him.
Whether we continue investigating the case of Xue Yunfu or not will be up to the leadership!”
Since the captain had spoken, all the police officers had no more objections and dutifully divided into two groups.
Wang Ke’er, who had been to the chamber before, led one of the groups back to the underground chamber of Xue Yunfu’s villa, familiar with everything inside.
With that, Ye Tian found no further need for action, and he had no desire to linger at Xue Yunfu’s villa since he had already obtained what he wanted!
The purpose of this visit was to find the gift that an old man from Tianmen had given to Xue Yunfu, a gift that had changed Xue Yunfu’s life.
What was so mysterious about it?
Ye Tian naturally wanted to understand!
Apart from that pebble, Ye Tian had no interest in the other things in Xue Yunfu’s underground chamber…
After carefully pocketing the exquisite box containing the pebble, Ye Tian left Xue Yunfu’s villa, with no police stopping him.
Among the police, Wang Ke’er was the only one aware of the pebble’s existence, but because of the incident between them in the underground chamber, and due to pride, it was highly unlikely that Wang Ke’er would reveal its existence to the others…
Ye Tian employed his Qinggong and left the villa area.
It wasn’t long before he returned to the manor of the Night King Hall’s base!
“Boss, you’re back?
What did you go out for?”
Ye Xuong saw Ye Tian’s hurried expression and immediately came up to him to ask with concern, but Ye Tian put his finger to his lips, signaling Ye Xuong to stay calm and not be impatient.
Ye Tian’s expression was grave, and Ye Xuong also sensed a feeling of tension, so he didn’t dare to take it lightly, keeping silent about Ye Tian’s late-night departure and return.
“I need to go back to my room.
Guard my door, and don’t let anyone in!”
Ye Tian gave the order straight to Ye Xuong, who, aware of the seriousness of the situation, nodded solemnly.
So, Ye Tian went straight back to his own room, locked the door and windows, and in the vast room, only a dimly lit table lamp was turned on.
After placing the exquisite box on the table, Ye Tian looked around the room and used his clairvoyant ability to search the area.
Finally, he confirmed there was no one else in the room but himself.
Only then did Ye Tian carefully open the box.
The pebble he found in Xue Yunfu’s basement appeared before his eyes!
Of course, because of Wang Ke’er’s prior experience, Ye Tian certainly didn’t dare to touch the pebble rashly!
If he broke down like Wang Ke’er after touching this pebble, what was he to do?
Ye Tian wasn’t afraid of any danger, but he was still wary of embarrassing himself in front of others…
He took out a magnifying glass and examined the pebble carefully.
The surface patterns of the pebble were no different from those of ordinary pebbles.
Then, Ye Tian used his clairvoyant ability to investigate the interior of the pebble, which contained feldspar, quartz, and mica—meaning the inside of this pebble was exactly the same as that of an ordinary one.
It appeared to be an ordinary pebble, but why did Wang Ke’er become so strange after touching this one?
What exactly was contained within the pebble?
Moreover, it was something that his clairvoyant ability couldn’t detect!
For a moment, Ye Tian had no way to solve the mystery!
The tribal people of Tian Shisan, the Life Weapon, the force of nature, Heaven’s Gate, turning people into zombies, the strange sound of the flute…
One by one, these points of doubt filled Ye Tian’s mind.
This pebble was the last clue Ye Tian could obtain.
If he couldn’t find out the ins and outs of the pebble, there was no way to solve all the mysteries!
The saying goes, “Without venturing into the tiger’s den, how could one retrieve a tiger’s cub?”
Since there was no way to get the clue from the pebble’s exterior, Ye Tian also carefully stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the pebble himself!
After all, Wang Ke’er was the only person who had become promiscuous from touching the pebble, while another affected by it was the archaeologist Xue Yunfu.
Xue Yunfu had once told Black Widow that the pebble changed his life, so its effects were not to drive a person mad; there had to be other functions…
Without experiencing it firsthand, there was no way to find the answer!
Ye Tian’s hand slowly touched the pebble, and at that moment, a strange force suddenly surged into his body!
“What is this?”
Ye Tian instantly felt darkness before his eyes, suddenly entering into a bizarre realm.