Director Jin

A hint of a smile crept into the female voice.

"The reward for completing your [Hunter] mission this time has been issued in advance."

Wait.

What did she mean by "issued in advance"?

Zhu Yan hadn't received anything!

Was this [Carnival Paradise] trying to cheat him out of his reward?

"Player, you are in danger," the female voice suddenly warned sternly.

Zhu Yan hurriedly looked back and side to side, but there was nothing there.

"The police department used special methods to discover your traces in the supermarket," the female voice explained cheerfully, causing Zhu Yan's just-relaxed heart to leap into his throat again.

He had deleted the supermarket's surveillance footage.

So was this method of discovering his traces an item, or a player's ability?

"Because you are a [Hunter], we have temporarily decided to grant you a special privilege."

"The reward [Mosaic] has been issued. Its function is to obscure your face in special recordings."

"The number of [Hunters] is currently limited, so [Carnival Paradise] has chosen to provide maximum protection."

"Just this once, it won't happen again!"

Zhu Yan remembered.

Right, that was true.

He had been using Zhu Zeyu's face in the supermarket.

He had thought deleting the footage would make everything fine...

Zhu Yan's face darkened.

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

Next time he did something bad, he would just use his original appearance.

Meanwhile, in Anwu City.

Inside the police station.

The spacious video room was laid with a soft black carpet, and at the very front of the room was a large display screen.

On the screen, a video of an interrogation room transmitted from Bailu City was playing.

Inside the interrogation room sat two strangely designed restraint chairs.

The chairs had clearly been modified by a player using an ability; they were carved with winding patterns, with faint blue light flowing through the lines.

Chen Zhaoxing and Xu Tongguang were sitting quite obediently in the chairs.

A player in a black uniform was resting his right index finger on Chen Zhaoxing's wrist, his other hand raised high with the palm facing outward.

A clear three-dimensional holographic image was projected into the center of the room. It showed the scene of "Feng Yaozu" smiling faintly at the mentally broken Wang Lanhua and Li Mei!

"The ability [Source Tracing] allows one to look back at the environment and surrounding events of any person or object. The current time limit is 24 hours."

A middle-aged man in his early thirties stood in the darkness, looking solemnly at the footage on the screen.

"Xiao Guan, what do you think?"

Guan En glanced at the man's expression and answered incredibly naturally.

"Director Jin, I think it's a mixed bag."

"The good news is that we can confirm the identity of the serial killer who caused the previous unrest."

Guan En frowned slightly, recalling the two names from the files.

"—Feng Qiang and his son Feng Yaozu are already dead."

"The supermarket surveillance was deleted, but based on the traced memories of other witnesses, we can conclude that the two died right there in the supermarket."

"Feng Yaozu's time of death was even before he entered the supermarket."

The traced scene was silent.

But Guan En still remembered the shock that those silent processes had brought him.

Terrifying, absolutely terrifying.

After just a few days of not seeing him, that person had become much more ruthless than before, and only his penchant for playing tricks on people hadn't changed at all.

It was just unknown why that person's face was covered by a thick mosaic.

Even his hairstyle couldn't be seen clearly!

Director Jin snorted through his nose, though not directed at Guan En.

He followed up on Guan En's words, "The bad news is that the abilities have been transferred. He used some unknown method to take those two people's abilities!"

Guan En turned his head to glance at him.

Even in the dim lighting, he could tell that Director Jin's expression was very ugly; the man's eyelids drooped slightly, and the muscles around his lips were taut.

Guan En naturally knew the crux of the matter.

He discreetly glanced at the three-star epaulets on Director Jin's uniform, mentally comparing them to the pitiful single star on his own shoulder.

Ultimately, he still put on a fair and objective expression, lowering his voice to reply.

"Director Jin, I know there is an instance dungeon next month where it's said you can plunder other people's abilities."

Director Jin tilted his head slightly. "Oh?"

Guan En said, "Director, how about letting Jin Rongxu go with me? I'll help him get MVP."

He looked at the projection in the center of the room, his eyes dark and unreadable.

Director Jin didn't notice and nodded.

"Three abilities are indeed not many. Xiao Guan, help him clear next month's instance first."

"After the instance is cleared, we still need to find a way to track down that person."

Director Jin scrutinized the face covered by the thick mosaic in the projection, showing no expression.

But Guan En knew that a flash of greed must have crossed his eyes.

"Leaving this person out there is too dangerous. Especially since it's highly likely he participated in the instance and entered [Xishan University]."

"Right, [Xishan University] opens tomorrow. Make a trip there and directly take the freshmen who cleared the instance this time to open an account."

Director Jin frowned slightly, specifically instructing, "If anyone is unwilling to go, don't show any abnormal reaction. Just jot down their name."

Past records indicated that this person had most likely already opened an account—

No, he definitely had already opened an account.

Instances had already descended on a massive scale in Bailu City and Anwu City, and order was in chaos.

Originally, Zhu Yan's case could have been set aside for a while, because everyone now had more pressing matters to attend to.

But, as luck would have it, he took those two abilities.

The two abilities that Director Jin had his eyes on!

Director Jin turned around and patted Guan En's shoulder, his hand landing squarely over that four-pointed star.

"You are young, your future can be limitless."

...

Zhu Yan had already happily boarded the [Monster Tram].

He finally received the message Yang Zhanbai had sent early in the morning, saying the next instance would open in seven days.

They would have a few days to rest and prepare, and [Xishan University] had even prepared some kind of "orientation program" for them.

An orientation program at this kind of school was definitely nothing good, but the rest days were absolutely necessary.

Zhu Yan was going to the [Hall of Mourning] to sell his skin.

Then, he would head back to the school to check out the cafeteria, fill his stomach that had been starving all day, and get a few good days of rest.

"Sir, would you like something to drink?"

The gentle voice of a voodoo doll suddenly rang out.

Zhu Yan pulled up his hood, hiding his hands under the table. "No need."

Feng Qiang's ring contained many things, among them a few [Hall of Mourning] cards from who knows where.

The assets in two of the cards hadn't been transferred yet, and Zhu Yan was using his ability [I Must Take This Advantage] to continuously rub the two cards.

He had to admit, this ability was frankly a bit overpowered.

The notification chimes of arriving funds kept ringing in his head, making Zhu Yan burst with joy.

"50 Bone Gold Coins received."

"70 Bone Gold Coins received."

"20 Bone Gold Coins received..."