Even though this place fell under the patrol jurisdiction of the [Skin-Shedding Clinic], with the full lockdown imposed by the guild, the heavy stench of blood still attracted the attention of the Scholar Academy.
Du Jun blocked the peace officer outside the villa.
“There’s something mystical involved inside—possibly even a aberration. We’re handling it. Everyone stays outside.”
The peace officer was furious.
“Everyone knows this family lived on the border between your guild and [Burger Workshop]. They were leaning toward joining [Burger Workshop], and you’ve been harassing them for ages. Now you’ve killed them, and you dare block the authorities while you destroy the evidence inside?”
Du Jun didn’t bother with him. “By regulation, mystical matters fall under guild jurisdiction. The waters here are too deep for a common peace officer. You don’t need to get mixed up in this.”
“What if I insist on going in?”
“Suit yourself. But I warned you—there’s a struggle between [mystical] forces in there, with traps and curses everywhere. If you’re determined to barge in, you’d better be able to guarantee the safety of these peace officers under your command.” Du Jun stepped aside, clearing the way to the villa’s front door.
That move put the ordinary peace officers in a bind.
Backing down felt like abandoning their duty, but going in meant risking death from a [mystical] conflict—no one would call it a heroic sacrifice, just “recklessness.” They wouldn’t even qualify for a death-in-service recognition.
“Du Jun, what [Skin-Shedding Clinic] is doing goes way too far. I can’t do anything to you right now, but don’t think there’s no one watching you.”
Du Jun smiled faintly. “That’s our concern, not yours.”
Inside the villa.
Chen Miemie was still muttering to Pure Water.
“Pure Water, what exactly is this [Eyes in the Water]? Is it a fish, a person in the water, or a pair of eyeballs?”
“None of those. Think of it as a flat head—like a human face painting placed in water.”
“And what can it do?”
“[Eyes in the Water] can tear open the water’s surface, blink its big eyes at you, and if you meet its gaze, you’ll feel happy and your potential will be unlocked.”
“What about its passive ability?”
“Unlocking potential is its passive. Anyone who meets its gaze—willing or not—will have their potential unleashed uncontrollably, like how their curses here were triggered.”
“Wait, if that’s the case, if someone is healthy and has no curse, wouldn’t [Eyes in the Water] only be beneficial? How is that a passive?”
“If it’s a short-term exposure, yes. That’s why I call it one of the rare aberrations friendly to humans—not just in attitude, but because it’s genuinely harmless in that sense. But ordinary people can’t stay with it for long. Human potential is finite. If it’s drained completely, something terrible will happen.”
“What?” Chen Miemie’s curiosity was piqued.
“[Eyes in the Water] blinks and occasionally sheds eyelashes. Since it loses them, it needs replacements. Those whose potential is exhausted end up falling into the water and being transformed into its new eyelashes.”
After sitting for a while, Chen Miemie got up from the chair at the dining table and walked toward the large fish tank in the living room.
His movement immediately caught the attention of Gongshu Key, who was nearby.
“Chen Miemie, without protection, you’d better not get near any water. An aberration might be hiding in this room and could attack at any moment.”
Chen Miemie gave her a dismissive glance, his inner thoughts lively: A mere [Bridge Maiden], clueless and flailing around without a clue—move aside, I’m about to show off.
“Gongshu Key, do you think I’ve just been waiting for you to find out the truth? No, no, no. I was just observing how capable you are. It’s been almost half an hour, and you’ve searched the whole house two or three times, yet you’re still not heading in the right direction.”
“You know what’s going on?”
Not only Gongshu Key, but Mu Ying, passing by, also stopped and looked over.
“[Eyes in the Water], a water aberration. It’s…” Chen Miemie began his performance.
Then, he turned everything he’d learned from Pure Water into his own knowledge, delivering it in detail to the audience.
Gongshu Key was stunned. “Chen Miemie, I always thought you were a bit unreliable, but I didn’t expect you to be so knowledgeable!”
“Keep it down, keep it down. In the [Silver Moon Court], I’m known for my vast learning.”
Mu Ying was practical and didn’t flatter him. “Then where would this [Eyes in the Water] hide?”
Chen Miemie pointed at the large fish tank in front of him. “Right here, in plain sight.”
“It’s here?!”
“Yes. Think about it—everyone in the villa is dead, which means they all met [Eyes in the Water]’s gaze. Whether it’s the courtyard pond or the upstairs rooms, those aren’t accessible to everyone. This house’s only must-pass location is the hall.”
No further explanation was needed.
The large fish tank was the only spot with water in the hall.
“You’re very clever, finding me so easily.” A crisp, pleasant voice sounded.
The water in the tank began to churn. An invisible force peeled the surface of the water facing the crowd upward and downward, revealing half a face in the middle. Only the eyes, nose, and some strands of pink hair were visible within the limited opening of the water curtain.
Those eyes held a faint, mysterious shimmer—deep and profound.
Chen Miemie went up and stared back at it, eye to eye.
This [Eyes in the Water]—its looks were impressive. He liked what he saw.
“I like you. Your potential seems endless,” [Eyes in the Water] exclaimed in awe.
“Not bad,” Chen Miemie said casually, not impressed by the praise. “Since you like me, you can come with me from now on.”
“Alright.”
“How do I take you with me?”
“Find a portable fish tank. Once I get in, I’ll follow you.”
Chen Miemie turned to Gongshu Key, signaling with his eyes: Don’t just stand there—get a clue and find me a portable fish tank.
Mu Ying, Gongshu Key, and Du Jun, who had just entered, were all dumbfounded.
Seriously, dude? You two just chat like it’s nothing, and now you want to take away the perpetrator of a massive mass murder?
Seeing them unmoving, Chen Miemie put on a stern expression. “We agreed I’d come to pick a fish. Now I’ve found one. Don’t tell me you’re getting stingy and want to back out.”
Before the three could reply, a new voice came from outside the door.
“You know this thing is a killer, yet you still want to take it away—an aberration no less. I won’t allow it.”
A red-faced man, his muscles bulging, strode into the house, followed by the peace officer and a few young people.
Gongshu Key whispered behind Chen Miemie, “That’s the head of the [Burger Workshop] guild. His codename is [Dying Pastor]. If he’s here in person, things are getting bad.”
Chen Miemie’s gaze didn’t focus on [Dying Pastor] but on the two young people behind him.
He gave each of them a slight wink.
“So,” he mused, “it seems Yi Zhu and Yi Xian’s guild is that [Burger Workshop] after all.”
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