"Oh? How could such secret information leak out?"

Bai Pu squinted as he pondered for a moment, "It seems that the authorities’ tolerance towards the Superstar Alliance has reached its limit, and they don’t mind tearing down the facade anymore."

"That’s right, this secret might have been deliberately leaked by Commander Qiao," Li Ling agreed with Bai Pu’s judgment.

"So, the recent awakened crimes in the city are Wu Yunzhong’s counterattack?"

Bai Pu stood up and said coldly, "Fighting crime is precisely our duty."

"You’re already a candidate for the standing committee; you should be managing the Boundary Land," Li Ling reminded.

"Of course, I’ll take charge of the Boundary Land. However, as an A-level Special Service Officer of the Special Service Bureau, capturing awakened criminals is also within my jurisdiction!"

...

Xicheng Fourth Middle School.

On the celestial platform lay several bodies wearing school uniforms.

These bodies were pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle.

"Group leader Yuan Hall, based on preliminary estimates after piecing together, it seems that... seventeen students have perished," a police chief reported softly.

Crimes of this nature involving the awakened can only be handled by the Special Service Bureau, while the Police Department can only play a supporting role.

"Search for any biological remains left by the perpetrator for database comparison." Yuan Hall rubbed his brow; he actually knew who was behind it, but lacked evidence, and was hesitant to speak out.

In such malevolent events, there’s no doubt that it’s the "handiwork" of some evil awakened.

As for the benefits of doing such things, the answer is simply: the pursuit of thrill.

Thrill can inspire creativity.

Creativity benefits skill mutation.

Mutant skills are much more powerful than ordinary skills.

And some evil-oriented mutant skills even have strict requirements on the number of killings, improving skill proficiency through the accumulation of kills!

Generally speaking, even evil awakened tend to cultivate these bloodthirsty malevolent mutant skills in the Spirit Realm or the lawless Plane World.

But some have set their sights on the real world.

Because the thrill from killing in the Spirit Realm is somewhat limited. It’s better to kill in the real world—the thrill from killing those from the same world of origin is greater and easier to break through!

"The perpetrator was very careful and didn’t leave any biological remains," the police chief sighed. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Very careful?" Yuan Hall frowned deeply; under normal circumstances, evil awakened who kill in the real world for thrill do so in a state of madness, rarely in a calm state.

Beside him, Anvil approached and said, "This guy seems more like he’s demonstrating, just like the previous two malevolent incidents."

"Report it," Yuan Hall exhaled. Without evidence, they would need to expand their power and cast a wide net for investigation based on limited surveillance data.

Suddenly, a beeping sound rang out.

Yuan Hall quickly accessed his personal watch’s communication, and an urgent voice came through:

"Bad news, Xicheng Hotel is on fire! It’s suspected to be the doing of an awakened, and two firefighters were killed while trying to rescue people!"

...

Xicheng Hotel.

Bai Pu looked up and saw the thick smoke billowing from the fourteenth floor.

A red line drawn with fresh blood circled the burning building of Xicheng Hotel.

An indifferent voice rang out from the blazing building: "Within twenty minutes, no one is allowed to cross the bloodline, or they’ll die."

The bodies of the two firefighters lay across the bloodline, seemingly providing silent evidence for this statement.

"Twenty minutes... did they accurately estimate the time for the authorities to gather their forces?"

Bai Pu pressed down on the brim of his hat, estimated the angle, and stepped forward.

Suddenly, in the crowd, he spotted a familiar face.

It was Wu Chen, the son of the Superstar Alliance.

Wu Chen seemed to sense something, turned around, and saw Bai Pu.

His eyes flashed, he retreated quietly, using the crowd of onlookers to evade Bai Pu’s line of sight.

Bai Pu stepped forward, his figure moving like a giant whale, and a mysterious soft strength pushed the crowd aside.

Bai Pu again spotted Wu Chen, raised his hand, and Wu Chen was lifted seemingly on clouds, landing in front of Bai Pu and being stepped on.

Swish, a personal watch fell into Bai Pu’s palm.

Wu Chen snapped back to reality from the "suppression," lying on the ground, looking up at Bai Pu, gritting his teeth: "What are you doing, instead of saving the people from the fire, you’re arresting me!"

"I am A-level Special Service Officer Gangxin, and I suspect you’re involved with the evil awakened inside the building."

Bai Pu produced the forbidden magic handcuffs and deprivation shackles, cuffing Wu Chen, and shook Wu Chen’s personal watch: "I can only proceed to save people once you’re restrained."

Noticing the commotion, the crowd around turned to look.

"What’s going on? Is he a cop, arresting someone?"

"Maybe he’s the evil awakened; the person he’s arresting seems to be Wu Chen of the Superpower Group..."

"No! He’s Gangxin! He’s been on TV recently; he’s with the Special Service Bureau!"

"Great, Special Service Officer Gangxin is here; the people trapped in the building are saved!"

"Why did Gangxin apprehend Wu Chen? Does this mean Wu Chen is colluding with the evil awakened?"

Wu Chen saw the suspicious and cautious glances from the crowd around him, something he had never experienced before, and felt a mix of anger and panic, shouting with his eyes closed:

"Gangxin, I will sue you! I’ll sue you until you’re broke!!!"

Bai Pu ignored him, and after subduing Wu Chen, he lightly tapped his toes, leaping into the air like a bird.

Boom, boom!

With his Gang Step activated, Bai Pu’s figure continuously climbed, soaring towards the smoking, flaming 14th floor under the shocked gazes of the crowd.

Swoosh, swoosh!

From the 14th floor, two figures swung out one after the other, like Spider-Man, using thin elastic ropes to swing away into the distance.

"It’s them! They used such special ropes to kill the firefighters!"

"Special Service Officer Gangxin, don’t let them get away!"

As the crowd below scattered, some still shouted towards Bai Pu in the air.

The common people of the Spiritual Era are not only physically stronger than those of the Common Era but also much bolder.

Under Bai Pu’s feet, magic sand formed a platform, suspending him in midair. He slightly closed his eyes, and spiritual power swept through.

"There’s no other awakened inside the building; firefighters, quickly put out the fire. As for the two who escaped, leave them to me!"

The word "me" echoed in the air as Bai Pu once again activated his Gang Step, blasting forward at a rapid speed, pursuing the two "Spider-Men!"

There’s a small combination trick with Gang Step and magic sand.

Gang Step can step on the ground, as well as the air, for multi-stage aerial leaps and direction changes.

However, stepping on air requires extra fighting qi, while stepping on the ground consumes very little.

By using magic sand to form a platform for footing, Bai Pu effectively simulates the ground, significantly boosting his sustained airborne sprinting ability!