How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 203: Li Tian Clan

Chief Zhang’s brain instantly entered high-speed operation mode...

If this was a murder case by an Exotic Beast, after killing someone, the beast would definitely find a place to hide. It’s in their nature to hide in the cracks of the stone tower, which is quite normal.

What would humans do in such a situation?

The simplest and most effective way is to blow up the stone tower.

If Lin Xiaosu hadn’t appeared, this stone tower would have been blown up.

The case later took a turn.

After Lin Xiaosu’s involvement, the real killer turned out to be a human.

If it’s a human, that complicates things.

The stone tower became a brilliant anti-detection strategy—drawing the investigators’ attention into the tower, making them unable to focus on the real killer outside. Whether the tower gets blown up or not, it’s a huge ordeal, providing the killer a chance to observe and retreat calmly.

No matter what the stone tower served as in the killer’s eyes, once the killer is caught, the stone tower is no longer important.

At least, by this point, Chief Zhang’s attention had completely deviated from the stone tower...

However, Lin Xiaosu took a step back to the starting point from the finishing line...

Did this person really attempt to use the law enforcement’s hand to blow up the stone tower from the very beginning?

It is important to note that this stone tower is on the outskirts of the county, somewhat marked as a historical site. No ordinary person could easily destroy this tower, at least not openly set off explosives.

But law enforcement could.

Because they are enforcing the law.

If blowing up the stone tower was the killer’s goal, then it’s clearly necessary to ask, why?

"Do you think... do you think there’s something mystical about this stone tower?"

Lin Xiaosu said, "No need to speculate now, let’s go and check it out at the scene, take a serious look."

"Alright!"

The three of them left Zhou Mei’s small house. Zhou Mei drove, carrying Chief Zhang and Lin Xiaosu, back to Tashan.

At sunset, Lin Xiaosu and the other two stood in front of the stone tower.

Lin Xiaosu walked to the stone crack and stared at the interior of the crevice.

His Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit was released silently, entering the stone tower. As soon as it entered, his heart surged with waves of shock...

Meanwhile, outside the stone tower, Chief Zhang received a call from a colleague. The information conveyed over the phone also shocked him greatly...

Lin Xiaosu stayed inside the stone tower for ten minutes and then came out.

Chief Zhang hurried to his side: "Xiaosu, the test results are out, it’s shocking!"

"Tell me about it!"

"The killer’s bones are very special, they don’t seem to be human bones at all. To be precise, it’s some sort of muscle tissue enhancement that can change shape at will. Such Genetic People, I’ve never even heard of!"

Lin Xiaosu said, "Can we put it another way? This creature doesn’t seem like a carbon-based lifeform?"

"Indeed!" Zhou Mei said, "It’s similar to a combination of silicon-based and carbon-based lifeforms."

She had gone to college; she understood the differences between silicon-based and carbon-based lifeforms. In contrast, Chief Zhang didn’t have much knowledge in this area, so she answered.

Lin Xiaosu said, "You might want to remove three words from your statement."

"Remove three words? Which three?"

"’Similar to’!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Maybe it’s not ’similar to’ but it actually is a silicon-based and carbon-based lifeform combination."

Zhou Mei was thoroughly shaken...

Chief Zhang’s eyes were wide open. Despite his rich experience as a Criminal Investigation Team Leader, he only had some understanding of what Lin Xiaosu just said. In all his time solving cases, he had never encountered life forms beyond carbon-based ones.

Lin Xiaosu said, "Additionally, to address one of Chief Zhang’s earlier confusions, what the killer said wasn’t ’Li Tian’ or ’ploughing the fields’; it wasn’t a personal or place name, but rather the name of a clan, called the ’Li Tian Clan’!"

"Li Tian Clan?" Chief Zhang furrowed his brow, "What kind of clan is that?"

"This world doesn’t just have the surface world, there’s also the underground world! According to legend, the Underground Race is a silicon-based lifeform sealed off by the Ancient Emperor in another realm. Within this race exists a very mysterious clan called the Li Tian Clan, who are a combination of silicon-based and carbon-based lifeforms capable of hiding in the Human Clan World."

Chief Zhang was stunned: "Are you telling a legend or reality?"

"Whether it’s a legend or reality depends on who’s looking at it and when... For an ordinary person, say five days ago, I might regard it as mythology, but now, I am convinced it’s real!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Because in Ning City, there’s also an underground beast breaking free, a pure silicon-based lifeform called the Earthfall Beast..."

Lin Xiaosu’s words shattered Chief Zhang’s worldview.

As the leader of the Criminal Investigation Team, he was well-informed. He knew about the beast chaos in Ning City, but he had thought of it as an escaped genetic product from a laboratory—after all, such incidents were too common; countless labs worldwide were conducting various genetic modifications, and there were always escapees causing disasters for ordinary people.

But today, Lin Xiaosu told him it wasn’t a product of a lab—it was an unheard-of mythology, an Earth Core Race, a silicon-based lifeform.

This even involved a legend, where Emperor Kun used thirteen of his ribs to create eighty-one Earth Suppressing Bone Nails, sealing off that world to sever the connection...

The Criminal Investigation Team Captain shouldn’t listen to fairy tales, but this legendary magical race had just died under his watch.

"Li Tian, the Li Tian Clan!" Chief Zhang exhaled deeply, "I interrogated him for a whole hour, and he said nothing, yet before he died, he revealed his true origin."

"Perhaps it wasn’t a confession, but a lament before death," Lin Xiaosu said, "Did you notice his expression? He smiled miserably as he uttered those two words... He was lamenting his clan’s fate and the twists and turns of destiny."

Zhou Mei slowly opened her eyes, "The conversation still needs to return to this stone tower. What exactly is inside it?"

Indeed, Chief Zhang’s thoughts returned to the stone tower...

Lin Xiaosu said, "Within this stone tower, there’s an ancient array that seals the Earth Core Race. If you forcibly blow it open with explosives, you might destroy this array, thereby releasing the Earth Core Race inside!"

"What?" Chief Zhang shouted.

Zhou Mei shuddered, staring at Lin Xiaosu in disbelief, "So, the true motive behind the murderer of the Li Tian Clan was to mislead the police into blowing up the stone tower, thereby breaking the array and freeing his mother race?"

Lin Xiaosu gazed at the sky, the boundless firmament stretching infinitely...

The member of the Li Tian Clan was already dead.

Who could truly understand his intent?

But Zhou Mei’s assumption undoubtedly made the most logical sense.

This person originally had no reason to murder, at least not to feud with an ordinary villager.

But he did kill.

Killing was not the goal itself.

His real objective was to draw the police into the stone tower. freewēbnoveℓ.com

There’s a narrow gap within the tower, too small for anyone to get through. Knowing there’s a lethal Exotic Beast inside, no one would dare enter.

Humans fear the unknown darkness.

That’s what he exploited.

He aimed to use the law enforcement’s hand to blow open the stone tower.

If the tower is blown open, the ancient array will come to light. Even if explosives can’t directly destroy it, it would undoubtedly create significant variables.

Once the array is broken, the Earth Core World gains a Heavenly Window to the Human Clan World.

The Earth Core Race would reappear in this world.

They are silicon-based lifeforms, which are naturally opposed to carbon-based lifeforms. Their suitable living environments are entirely different, and often opposite.

Silicon-based lifeforms constructing environments suitable for their survival means destroying the environments suitable for carbon-based lifeforms, bringing calamity to the Human Clan World.

This could be the Li Tian Clan member’s need to free his mother race.

Or, it could be another scenario: the Li Tian Clan member, under the command of foreign forces, uses this desperate and dangerous way to harm Daxia. Even if the underground race breaks free, it has a limited influence range; wreaking havoc on Daxia perfectly aligns with the strategic intentions of those demonized nations across the ocean...

Lin Xiaosu’s thoughts wandered far and wide.

But he was no god and couldn’t know the real truth behind this...

Chief Zhang’s gaze slowly lifted, "This matter is very serious! I need to consult... Qianlong!"

He didn’t say he’d consult his superiors, but rather Qianlong...

Lin Xiaosu and Zhou Mei exchanged a look, seeing the unusual gleam in each other’s eyes...

After descending Tashan, Zhou Mei first dropped off Chief Zhang at the Criminal Investigation Team, as the old man had no home to return to anyway.

Then, she took Lin Xiaosu to the Detective Agency.

The car stopped, but the door remained closed.

Zhou Mei’s gaze slowly lifted, "Today, Director Li seemed very eager to blow up the stone tower!"

Lin Xiaosu softly put his finger to his lips, "From his perspective, given the special circumstances at the time, that decision... couldn’t be considered wrong. So, you can’t question it."

Zhou Mei’s eyes sparkled with a bit of confusion, "Why? Are you afraid I’ll be targeted by them?"

"Isn’t that obvious? In terms of position, he could make things difficult for you. In terms of strength, if a member of the Li Tian Clan emerges..."

"Understood! I won’t sleep tonight; I will master the Rejuvenation Skill as soon as possible!"

"What do you understand? The key to the Rejuvenation Skill is calmness. If you rush it, you’ll end up achieving nothing!"

"Don’t worry, with your deliberate taunt, I have kept my Spirit Platform steady. When you are not by my side, I’ll be as calm as a nun who has meditated for thirty years... Get out of the car!" Zhou Mei pointed at the button to open the door.

Lin Xiaosu got out of the car, and Zhou Mei accelerated away.

Lin Xiaosu touched his head, feeling quite puzzled...

Her last sentence was full of hidden meanings...

What did she mean by my deliberate taunt?

On the road, Zhou Mei opened the car window, letting the cool breeze blow away the red from her cheeks bit by bit.

After practicing in the afternoon, she kept thinking about where something felt wrong.

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