I Have a Dice Left by a God

Chapter 549 141: Fallen

Lei Qinglu looked coldly at Li Xin with a heavy expression, "To have a case reach me within the Li Long Night Patrol; you are the first."The previously amiable Lord Metropolitan now felt as cold as a Judge, and the pressure suddenly descended.

Li Xin became calmer, looking directly at Lei Qinglu, "Lord Metropolitan, the Church Court highly values this case, but the most important evidence, the bodies of the victims, were all destroyed. There's something amiss here!"

"Shadow Owl knows the reason. To prevent the victims' families from causing a commotion, this would be an immeasurable blow to the Night Patrol." Lei Qinglu frowned deeply, forming the shape of a river, his expression becoming even more severe.

"Initially, I accepted this reason. If the situation escalated and was exploited by those with ill-intent, the case would become more difficult to solve, even affecting the handling of other cases," Li Xin stated, "But there's a major flaw here. Even so, there was no need to actually destroy them. I think Night Patrol is not a department that doesn't know how to adapt. Yet as far as I know, all the victims' bodies were destroyed after the autopsy and record. There must be concealment here, even involving all Night Patrol coroners. They have been issued a gag order."

Old Tuo lied, and there are few who could silence all Night Patrol officers in Dragon Capital.

Li Xin's gaze burned as he looked at Lei Qinglu, who looked back at him with an equally piercing gaze.

Clap, clap, clap...

"Good, good, indeed you are Luo Jin's student, smooth but not worldly, balancing firmness and gentleness, clear-minded," Lei Qinglu broke into a satisfied smile, "Everything you said is correct!"

"Sir, this..." Li Xin was ready to argue, but the other suddenly brought up Uncle Luo, who was just a captain in Celestial Capital's Night Patrol. How could he have ties to the Metropolitan, "Do you know Uncle Luo?"

Lei Qinglu's eyes revealed regret and reminiscence, "Back in the day during a case in Dragon Capital, we worked together. I wasn't a bishop then. With his abilities, he could have had limitless prospects if he had stayed in Dragon Capital. Later, I learned why he had to return. What a pity."

"Under the moonlit night, justice always prevails, Uncle Luo, seeking benevolence and finding it," Li Xin said.

"An excellent phrase, seeking benevolence and finding it. But do you know the price of defending what you want?" Lei Qinglu said.

Li Xin laughed, "Lord Metropolitan, look at what you're saying. I'm just a small Night Patrol officer, completely unmatched with Uncle Luo. Don't scare me."

"Oh, is that so? The Little Skinner case involves Church secrets. To know them requires readiness for sacrifice. For Luo Jin's sake, I'll give you a chance: don't speak of today to anyone, forget what you saw, go back and be a good Shadow Owl." Lei Qinglu said sternly.

"Sir, with such wise leadership, what do I have to fear? Under the moonlit night, justice always prevails. As a Night Patrol officer, how can I let the culprit go unpunished?" Li Xin said.

Lei Qinglu was amused, didn't expect the choice between being soft or hard to be neither. Interesting.

"Let's go." Lei Qinglu stood up.

"Where? You wouldn't silence me, would you?"

"You brat, taking you to see the bodies." Lei Qinglu glared.

Recently, most of the victim bodies from the Little Skinner case were stored in the Great Cathedral.

The Great Cathedral's facilities far surpassed those of Shadow Owl, luxurious is an understatement, as if Night Patrol and Underground City were worlds apart, just as Night Patrol and the Church are worlds apart.

In the morgue, the coroner arranged rows of bodies neatly, appearing very smooth. While indeed the remains from past Little Skinner cases were destroyed, the relatively intact ones from recent cases were preserved, but Li Xin immediately saw something strange.

Besides the skin being entirely removed, there was a shocking hole in the chest of each body. The flesh around the hole was curled back, showing clear signs of mutation, with some bodies more evidently affected. Anyone slightly familiar with the situation of the Fallen could see it at once.

Abyssal Worm!

"All the recent victims, without exception, were parasitized by Abyssal Worms. A few wild ones, with the rest showing signs of being bred." The coroner said.

Beside them, Lei Qinglu kept observing Li Xin, who used the Eye of Revelation to examine the bodies, carefully checking one after another, neither Lei Qinglu nor the coroner interrupted, just waiting on the side.

Seeing this, Li Xin's mind immediately recalled an event from Celestial Capital years ago, involving Church secrets, the source of Divine Relics. Clearly, this method wasn't solely known by the Church. Originally thought to be a secret murder case, but now the waters appear deep, possibly a power struggle.

Li Xin couldn't help feeling somewhat regretful, acting impulsively; he didn't intend to handle such bothersome matters; there were no victims, only conflict.

The earlier bodies were relatively intact, but the latter ones had severely mutated, unsure whether already mutated or during attack. The latter murderer seems to be pursuing justice, not belonging to the Moon God's Court, which was still trying to capture him.

"Did you see anything?" Lei Qinglu asked.

Li Xin chuckled wryly, "Sir, found nothing. Seems like not just a simple Skinner; the heart disappearing from the bodies is exceptionally strange."

Lei Qinglu immediately saw through Li Xin's withdrawal, laughed lightly, "Come, we'll discuss the second round."

Li Xin was brought back to the Lord Metropolitan's office, where Lei Qinglu examined him, "Tell me, what did you see?"

"Sir, some bodies seem like they've been eroded by the Fallen, not just simple skinner cases. This case is very complex and requires more skilled individuals to investigate." Li Xin said earnestly.

"You're right." Lei Qinglu said, looking at Li Xin, "Now, you can say how you intend to investigate this case."

"Sir, I'm just an inexperienced youth, with such complex cases, having me handle it will only cause trouble. Moreover, any mistakes will bring extremely negative impacts to our Night Patrol." Li Xin said.

"You're correct; if mishandled, it will have a huge impact, and you'll be fully responsible." Lei Qinglu said calmly.

Li Xin felt his head spinning, thinking to himself, what's the point, he's just a newcomer.

"Is this what you mean, that whether I carry the burden or not, I have to bear it?" Li Xin spread his hands, no longer pretending, matter-of-factly.

"A burden — an interesting smile, head still pretty clear." Lei Qinglu said, "Gave you a chance earlier, now regret is too late. You also participated in the Celestial Capital case back then; you must already know some things."

"Sir, what are you referring to?" Li Xin asked stupidly, scratching his head, "I was just a kid back then, please clarify."