Susan, a dual ability user of telekinesis and manifestation, with telekinesis being her primary focus, used her powers to envelop the Jieshenghua. She then detonated it, causing a massive explosion of blood-red pollen within the telekinetic shield.
Following that,
Tao Xue used her flames to incinerate the blood-red pollen.
On the other side,
After examining Luo Kun, Min Liang concluded that Luo Kun had used the Jieshenghua to torture and kill the Shi family of seven, then embezzled their assets. However, he himself had also been parasitized by the Jieshenghua's seeds, transforming into a puppet demon.
Most importantly, Luo Kun had transformed from a scumbag into a demon scumbag, literally. His entire skeletal structure had been pulverized by gravity. He was still alive, sustained only by a wisp of demonic energy.
Min Liang sat beside Luo Kun, took out paper and pen, glanced at him, and combined with the previously gathered information, began his criminal profiling.
“Luo Kun, Chairman of Shifeng Group, a distant nephew of Shi Feng. You came to Shifeng for refuge 20 years ago and worked as Shi Feng’s driver. During that time, you had several arguments with Shi Feng’s second son, Shi Xiaolu. The reason was that Luo Kun was fond of Shi Feng’s youngest daughter, Shi Xiaojia.
However, because you were living under someone else’s roof and had to watch your words, coupled with your conflict with Shi Xiaolu, and the fact that the Shi family never looked you in the eye. Although you were nominally a relative of the Shi family, in reality, you were not even as important as an employee of Shifeng Group.
Therefore, you harbored resentment and intended to harm the Shi family and seize their property.
In early 2019, you took a 16-day leave, citing a visit home. Upon your return, your temperament changed drastically. According to the dismissive words of the Shifeng Group gatekeeper at the time, you, who used to be a sullen relative of Shi Feng, completely transformed into a lapdog licking people’s shoes.
At that time, you must have obtained the Jieshenghua, and you placed the non-offensive but hallucinogenic Jieshenghua in the Shi residence.
However, the outcome was as you had anticipated.
In July of the same year, Shi Feng and his wife suddenly fell ill. The doctors diagnosed them with mania. Subsequently, Shi Feng’s father and mother also fell ill, also with mania.
In the following year, Shi Feng’s eldest son died in a car accident while on a business trip. In the same year, his second son, Shi Xiaolu, was beaten to death by Shi Feng and his wife, who were suffering from mania. By the end of the same year, Shi Feng’s parents passed away simultaneously.
In early the following year, Shi Feng and his wife died suddenly from their illness. Only Shi Xiaojia remained of the entire Shi family.
At this point, Shi Feng’s lawyer produced the will. Shifeng Group, and the 19.7% of shares held by Shi Feng, with 2.7% donated to charity, and the remaining 17% all gifted to Shi Xiaojia.
In August of the same year, Shi Xiaojia was hospitalized with illness, the cause of which was also mania. In December of the same year, you and Shi Xiaojia registered your marriage, becoming Shi Xiaojia’s legal husband. Naturally, as the guardian of the manic Shi Xiaojia, you, Luo Kun, became her guardian.
Ten years ago, Shi Xiaojia died suddenly, cause of death: manic self-harm.”
“The 17% of Shifeng Group shares held by Shi Xiaojia, naturally, fell into your name.”
Min Liang closed his notebook and looked at Bai Fei, who was silently smoking, He Li, who was blankly staring at the shotgun like an idiot, and Susan and Tao Xue, who were sitting on the ruins of the Shi residence.
Finally, he looked at Luo Kun and asked, “Luo Kun, do you have anything to add?”
Luo Kun, who was like a puddle of mud, looked at Min Liang and actually chuckled. His laughter was so triumphant, so joyful, filled with mockery and disdain.
His laughter drew the attention of everyone present. Susan and Tao Xue descended from the ruins and stood behind Min Liang. Bai Fei crushed his cigarette butt, and He Li glanced sideways at Luo Kun.
Luo Kun grinned, revealing his blood-stained teeth, and said, “I have two additions.”
Min Liang hesitated for a moment, then nodded, opened his notebook, and said, “Go ahead.”
“First, I didn’t always have a sullen face and claim to be a relative of Shi Feng. It was they who were jealous of me. Similarly, lacking culture, they could only be security guards, while I could be a driver. How ironic. People at the bottom only think about biting each other like dogs, never about how to climb up.”
“Second, I truly loved Xiaojia, I really…”
Bang!
Luo Kun’s head and upper body exploded. Everyone was shocked, startled, and then collectively looked at He Li and the smoking muzzle of his gun.
He Li retracted the gun, ejected the remaining three bullets, carefully loaded them one by one into the bullet chain, then looked up at everyone looking at him.
He Li suddenly touched his face shyly, smiled awkwardly, and said, “Captain, this bullet, I’ll pay for it myself.”
Susan didn’t know what to say. She waved her hand helplessly and said, “Report it, it’s not like we’re short of a bullet’s cost.”
“Thank you, Captain.” He Li was overjoyed. He could save another bullet’s cost, as these custom shotgun shells were not cheap.
He Li slung the gun over his shoulder, took out a cigarette pack, offered one to Bai Fei, enthusiastically helped him light it, and then lit one for himself.
Bai Fei had actually just thrown away his cigarette butt, but since He Li offered this one, he had to smoke it.
Tao Xue, seeing the quiet scene, blinked and said with a smile, “Mission accomplished. We’ll leave this to the cleanup crew. Shall we go for dinner? How about Junting Xiaozhu?”
“That place isn’t cheap,” Min Liang remarked.
Tao Xue put her hands on her hips, tilted her chin up, and huffed, “It’s my treat, Miss Tao, eat as much as you want!”
“With Miss Tao’s words, Old Bai here won’t be polite.”
Min Liang stood up, laughing heartily, he pulled He Li and Bai Fei along, and walked towards the cars by the roadside, stepping over the ruins of the Shi residence.
Tao Xue couldn’t bear to look at the bloody mess in the pit behind them. She approached Susan and whispered, “Captain, is He Li’s condition really all better?”
Susan gave Tao Xue a sideways glance upon hearing this, then raised her hand, pinched Tao Xue’s slightly chubby baby face, and whispered, “Remember, you can doubt many things, but there’s one thing you can never doubt, and that is your teammates.”
Tao Xue rubbed her face, pouted, and whispered, “I’m just a little scared. Captain, you didn’t see how terrifying he was when he beat the Scaled Serpent. Such a big Scaled Serpent was like a tattered sack in his hands, tossed around. Then, the Scaled Serpent ran, and he chased it into the water and beat it.”
“That was a Scaled Serpent! They are more formidable in water than on land, but he brutally beat it to death. Is that even human? It’s practically a human-shaped demon!”
“Sigh…” Susan sighed lightly, rubbing Tao Xue’s head. It seemed He Li’s frenzied fighting style had left a shadow on the little girl.
“Don’t worry, He Li only gets a bit agitated when fighting demons. He’s fine otherwise, isn’t he? After we get back, I’ll talk to him personally and ask him to restrain himself in the future.”
Susan comforted Tao Xue for a bit. In fact, when she heard Luo Kun say he truly loved Shi Xiaojia, she had an urge to kill the scumbag herself. However, that impulse had barely surfaced before He Li turned it into reality.
Susan put her arm around Tao Xue’s shoulder as they walked and said, “After dinner, do you want to get a spa? Maybe it’s because I’ve been staying up late recently, but I feel like my skin is losing moisture very severely.”
Tao Xue’s eyes lit up, “Okay! Me too, my skin is so dry. Captain, do you think it’s because I’m a fire element? Actually, what I want most is water element, which can hydrate me anytime, anywhere.”
“Little girl, to be honest, I have the same thought. I know a water element ability user, her skin is truly so tender…”