Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 575 - 136: Death’s Handler_2

"This case is being investigated by the Public Security Bureau, you need to do something else," Yang Qi said, "Half an hour ago, the Public Security Bureau informed me that they found Qiao Liu's 'suspicious movements' in the surveillance footage of certain roads."

"Oh? Suspicious movements?" Wang Xiyi raised an eyebrow.

"The surveillance footage shows that a month ago, Qiao Liu drove her own private car and left Tianfu City."

"Where did she go?"

"She took Highway 102, which leads to only one place," Yang Qi said, "Jinlu County, located in the frontier area on the west side of Tianfu City."

"What did she go to Jinlu County for?" Ye Xuan immediately asked, "Although the citywide lockdown hadn't been enforced a month ago, ordinary citizens still needed to submit application forms to leave Tianfu City… Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, at that time, Jinlu County had already been evacuated due to its proximity to the Surrendered Area… It should be a ghost town."

"The Public Security Bureau contacted the traffic management department immediately, but they found no exit application form for Qiao Liu. After checking the vehicle's license plate, they found another application form. The applicant was Xv Li, a resident of Jinlu County, stating that the purpose of the trip was to retrieve some important documents left at home." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Is this Xv Li the person herself?" Ye Xuan immediately asked, "Did Xv Li drive Qiao Liu's car to Jinlu County, or is this Xv Li another false identity of Qiao Liu?"

"Judging by the ID photos, they are two different people," Yang Qi said, "but we couldn't find Xv Li's household registration file… The evacuation of Jinlu County was so rushed that many archival data were damaged, and the data restoration work is still incomplete."

"So, was this Xv Li an 'unregistered individual' at that time?" Sun Hang said, "Like me?"

"Yes." Yang Qi nodded, "Apart from this exit application form, we can't find any information about this person, nor do we know what her relationship with Qiao Liu is, to let Qiao Liu lend her a car…"

"Is Tianfu City's traffic management department run by fools?" Ye Xuan said coldly, "Letting such a person leave the city?"

"At that time, the priority was on transferring residents' household registrations, and Xv Li claimed she needed those documents to complete the transfer. Moreover, she signed a liability waiver, so the traffic management department let her pass," Yang Qi said.

"Did she return?"

"Seven hours after leaving Tianfu City, she drove Qiao Liu's car back the same way," Yang Qi said, "Although the camera signals along Highway 102 were cut off due to the Eternal Night effect, seven hours is just enough for a round trip between Tianfu City and Jinlu County. At the car's fastest speed, this trip would take five hours, which means she stayed in Jinlu County for no more than two hours."

"How can they be sure that Xv Li actually went to Jinlu County? What if she left the highway midway?" Ye Xuan questioned.

"I had the same suspicion… But after checking Qiao Liu's records again, I discovered that Qiao Liu's father owned a property in Jinlu County, and after his death, this property was transferred to Qiao Liu. Considering the unknown relationship between Xv Li and Qiao Liu, I have every reason to suspect that there might be traces of A11 Organization activities in Jinlu County," Yang Qi said.

"I didn't expect Mr. Yang to be not only good at research but also have some skill in deduction and solving cases." Sun Hang teased, "So, where did Xv Li go after returning to Tianfu City?"

"No clues. She drove the car into a blind spot in the surveillance area and then vanished—both she and the car disappeared," Yang Qi sighed, "The Public Security Bureau is already searching that area, but so far they haven't found anything."

"So my task is… to investigate Jinlu County?" Wang Xiyi's expression turned odd, "Although it's a small frontier town, it still has a permanent population of at least tens of thousands… Do you mean for me to search every unoccupied building? By the time I'm done, Chimera 17 would have hatched hundreds of times."

"No, we have a key item." As Yang Qi spoke, a remote-controlled small cart slowly rolled to Wang Xiyi's side.

On the cart was an unremarkable-looking watch, not appearing to be a particularly expensive model.

But as the cart entered the interrogation room, both Wang Xiyi and Sun Hang sensed a faint eerie aura emanating from the watch.

"An object-type eerie device?" Wang Xiyi frowned, "What is this?"

"This is Yao Yu's personal eerie equipment," Yang Qi said, "When activated, it creates a small shielding field, enough to obscure eerie auras to some extent and block abilities related to thought peeping."

Sun Hang smacked his lips. No wonder he couldn't read the thoughts of Yao Yu and Wen Ya together earlier… it was because of this watch.

This thing is nice, maybe he could find a way to get it from Mr. Wang after the mission is over.

"This item is a piece of 'equipment' provided to Yao Yu by the A11 Organization," Yang Qi said, "In addition to the functions I mentioned, when activated, it also senses similar eerie devices within a certain range, and Yao Yu confessed that he used this item to confirm identities with Qiao Liu… If the A11 Organization has a hidden base in Jinlu County, this watch should also respond."

Wang Xiyi picked up the watch, carefully fiddled with it, and asked, "How do you activate the functions of this eerie equipment?"

"Just adjust the watch's time to match the real time."

Only then did Wang Xiyi notice that the watch's current time was an hour ahead of the actual time.

Wang Xiyi set the watch to the correct time, and as she pushed the knob, the eerie aura emanating from the watch vanished without a trace, as if it were just an ordinary watch.

"By the way, Qiao Liu should have a similar piece of eerie equipment, right?"

"Yes, but it's not a watch, Qiao Liu never wears a watch," Yang Qi said, "However, we didn't find any eerie equipment on her body, nor in the ruins of the burned-down bar."

"What happens when it senses a similar eerie device?"

"According to Yao Yu, when this watch senses a similar eerie device, the backside touching the skin will warm up, the closer, the higher the temperature… The maximum sensing distance is about a kilometer."

"So, all I have to do is wear this watch and fly over Jinlu County?" Wang Xiyi said, already putting the watch on her wrist.

"Yes."

"Alright, I'll be quick." Wang Xiyi glanced meaningfully at Sun Hang, "After all, I have something very important to do tonight."

After speaking, she stormed out.

"Should we send someone to support Night Slayer?" After Wang Xiyi left, Ye Xuan asked, "I still have two mobile teams available to deploy."

"You've seen Wang Xiyi's combat style… Ordinary soldiers would just be a burden to her." Yang Qi said, "I believe she'll be able to complete this mission."

"Alright." Ye Xuan nodded, "I'm actually more interested in Qiao Liu herself… My subconscious keeps telling me that Qiao Liu and Xv Li are the same person."

"I thought so too at first, but based on the surveillance footage, they don't match in appearance or build…" Wang Xiyi said as she eyed Shinkata Misaki, who had been disguised by Sun Hang, "Unless she has some special ability to change her appearance, it's unlikely."

At this point, Sun Hang, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly asked, "Who renovated Qiao Liu's bar?"

"Renovated?" Both Yang Qi and Ye Xuan paused, "What do you want to know?"

"Her bartender said she often stared at the fish tank in a daze, right? Who helped her install that fish tank?"

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