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Chapter 35 Target: Mechanical Crown City
  After hanging up the phone, Ji Xiu still put the phone to his ear to answer the call, but there was a huge wave in his heart.

You Hong is dead? !
  Just yesterday, You Hong told him on the phone that he would check the details of Han Yun's case in detail before considering whether to agree to his request to explore prehistoric ruins.

Only one day later, he learned that You Hong had died.

What happened in the middle? He asked his father on the other end of the phone. The reply he gave was that You Hong was assassinated and died by a chaos organization in his residence.

The location is in the Flyer Block in District B of Starlight City, which is where You Hong lived during his vacation. The investigation related to the case is still ongoing, and the specific progress will be updated simultaneously on the Saints APP.

After thinking about it, he told You Hong about the prehistoric ruins involved in the investigation of Han Yun's case. As a result, You Hong was ambushed by the forces of chaos. He suspected that all of this was related to the prehistoric ruins.

You Hong's application may have been intercepted by members of the chaos organization lurking in the Saints group. In order to prevent the secrets in the ruins from being exposed, an assassination operation was launched against You Hong to ensure that the secrets continued to be covered up.

If this guess is the truth, what exactly is there in the ruins that makes the chaos organization so afraid of being exposed.

Sitting at the desk, Ji Xiu fell into deep thought.

……

Three hours later, Ji Xiu, who was constantly refreshing the investigation information on the Saint case, received an update on You Hong's death case.

Click on the case, the page jumps, and the relevant information is listed.

Assassination:

Deceased: You Hong
  Identity information of the deceased: At the age of 5, he passed the divinity test and was admitted to the Saints Juvenile Group. At the age of 16, he was admitted to the Saints Juvenile Group with excellent results. A year later, he used soul medicine to activate the extraordinary path "Boxer", and at the age of 20 After passing the assessment in 545, he joined the Seventh Group of Saints... In , You Hong was promoted to the leader of the Seventh Group of Saints.

案发时间：禺惊550年，2月15日，晚10-12点。

Location of the crime: Starlight City - District B - Flyer Block - Villa No. 3, Xuanya.

Case investigation information: The body of the deceased You Hong was shattered. Residual auras of energy from various different elements were collected at the scene. It is suspected that multiple energies hit You Hong at the same time, causing his death. There were traces of fighting in the villa where the crime occurred, and the walls in the room were largely broken. , proving that You Hong resisted before his death. All the surveillance cameras in the villa were destroyed before the incident, and the identity of the assassin could not be found for the time being.

Update 1: Fresh footprints were found on the branches of the Dusk Flower outside the villa. The suspected assassin stood on the tree to observe what was going on in the villa before attacking You Hong.

Update 2: An energy test was conducted at the crime scene, and there were three suspected assassins, each possessing three extraordinary abilities.

Update 3: No clues such as the assassin’s fingerprints, tools used, items left behind, or hair were found. Based on the degree of damage at the scene, it was inferred that the killer had the power to crush You Hong. You Hong’s resistance did not have much effect before he was fatally struck. die.

……

After reading the relevant investigation of the case, Ji Xiu frowned slightly.

He discovered that the case did not register the fact that You Hong had applied to investigate prehistoric remains.

There are two possibilities here.

The first possibility is that You Hong didn't take what he said seriously at all, and ignored him after verbally agreeing perfunctorily.

The second possibility is that You Hong's application to investigate prehistoric ruins was suppressed by some force, so it was not registered in the investigation records related to the case and used as a clue.

Of these two possibilities, Ji Xiu prefers the second one.

Although You Hong was a little impatient with him, he always responded to his requests, whether he agreed or refused, and never hesitated.

He now has reason to suspect that the Saints group may have been seriously infiltrated by the chaos organization, and that the opponent is in a high position.

The clue was broken again.

The investigation of prehistoric ruins cannot continue without You Hong's cooperation. The only person he can trust now is An An.

Putting down his phone, Ji Xiu looked out the window.

The sky in the distance was dark with low pressure, and arcs of electricity appeared in the surging darkness.

He realizes that his desire to return to Earth has led him into dangerous situations.

If You Hong died because he applied to investigate prehistoric relics, then the person above must have asked You Hong and found out that he was the main reason why You Hong issued the investigation application.

The reason why he is still alive is probably because An An is by his side, which prevents potential forces from acting rashly.

He decided to wait for Congming Anan to decide how to go next.

After dinner the next day, Ji Xiu and others came to An An to wake up.

When he told An An in detail about You Hong's death and the fact that he sought You Hong's help in investigating prehistoric relics the day before, An An fell into deep thought.

After a long time, An An raised his head:
  "My point of view is consistent with yours. You Hong most likely died because he wanted to investigate the prehistoric ruins. There must be important secrets hidden in this ruins. At the same time, the top leaders of the Saints group have been infiltrated by the chaos organization. This time, You Hong has concealed the truth about the ruins. victim.”

"So besides the Saints Group, is there any other way to know the specific location of that prehistoric ruins?"

Facing the inquiry, An An looked slightly helpless:
  "I'm retired, and I didn't expect to encounter something like this... But now that I've encountered it, I definitely can't sit idly by. Let's go to Tool Crown City tomorrow. There's a guy there who may be able to help us understand the truth behind You Hong's death. "

"Iron Crown City?" Ji Xiu was confused when he heard the words "Iron Crown City".

Jiuguan City is one of the three inland cities in Yujing Kingdom. It is located in the southeast of Yujing Kingdom, more than 600 kilometers away from Starlight City and Wuhai City. He does not understand how people in Jiuguan City can know the truth about You Hong's death.

Seeming to see his doubts, An An immediately explained:

"The guy in Mechanical Crown City has a special ability. Maybe he can help us find the answer."

"Is he a member of the Saints?"

"No, it is not human. It is one of the members of the Destiny Organization stationed in Yu Jing."

"Okay, we'll leave tomorrow."

Although I was doubtful in my heart, since An An said it was feasible, let's give it a try.

That night, Ji Xiu called Mumu's teacher and expressed on the phone that he wanted to help Li Mumu live in school.

His current situation is very dangerous, and arranging Li Mumu to live on campus is the best and safest option in his opinion.

……

Early the next morning, Ji Xiu came to the school and filled out the dormitory procedures for Li Mumu.

The explanation given to Li Mumu was that she needed to go on a business trip for a few days and would take her home when she came back.

Li Mumu is also very sensible. When she heard that he was going out to work, she immediately said that she didn't need to worry about her, and that she would get along well with her classmates in school.

When they got home, Ji Xiu took An An and took a taxi to the city station in Area A of Wuhai City.

The facilities in the station are highly intelligent, and you can quickly pass through the security check with only facial recognition, without waiting in line.

Arriving at the platform in Area E of the vehicle, there is a silver maglev train parked in front of the yellow line in front. The body adopts a streamlined design and is suspended above the track through a magnetic field. The shape is like a bullet about to be discharged, full of futuristic technology.

While An An was waiting on the platform, Ji Xiu glanced around and his expression gradually became serious.

There were 12 pedestrians waiting to board the bus on the platform. Three of them had red haloes floating above their heads. Ji Xiu's eyes slanted to the left. There stood a young man who was playing with his mobile phone. He was wearing headphones and his body was slightly swaying to the music.

There was a middle-aged man in a suit standing in front of him on the right. While waiting for the bus, he raised his left hand to look at his watch from time to time. He looked very anxious, but Ji Xiu noticed that his eyes were observing An An through the watch mirror.

The last figure with a red halo above her head stood directly in front of her. She was a young woman. Her upper body was wearing a light breathable sweatshirt that hugged her body and highlighted her figure. Her lower body was in a pair of slim-fitting sweatpants. She was standing in front of the closed car door. Waiting to get on the bus.

Normally, you rarely encounter extraordinary controllers with red halos above their heads, but this time you met three at the station.

Realizing that the visitor was unkind, Ji Xiu subconsciously lowered his head and looked at An An beside him, lowering his voice and saying:

"Sister An, trouble is coming."

An An raised his head after hearing this and gave him a puzzled look, obviously not understanding what this sentence meant.

"Forget it, we'll reopen at the worst."

Seeing An An's complete lack of reaction, Ji Xiu sighed helplessly.

Looking up and looking forward, Ji Xiu tensed his body, preparing for the attack that might come at any time.

"Ding! Good morning, fellow passengers, and welcome to this train. This train is the A13 maglev train, which runs from Area A of Wuhai City to Area A of Zhuoguan City. This train provides you with a full range of self-service services. Totally non-smoking...The vehicle is about to leave, please get on the bus and prepare...]

At the same time as the radio sounded, the middle-aged man who was looking at his watch suddenly turned around, put his right hand in front of him and kneaded with one hand, looked directly at the confused An An, and murmured softly:

"The Cage of Ten Thousand Beasts!"

In an instant, the shadow in front of the middle-aged man twisted and stretched, hitting An An's shadow at an extremely fast speed.

The surrounding scene changed accordingly, and the peaks rose from the ground, forming a valley surrounded by mountains.

The earth trembled, and countless stone pillars carved with reliefs of strange animals rose from the valley, surrounding An An and the middle-aged man.

Looking at the confused An An from a distance, the middle-aged man made a secret with one hand and pointed to a stone pillar on the right.

Ang~!
  After the dull roar, the upper surface of the stone pillar shimmered with light, and the eyes of the embossed alien beast flashed red and yellow, waking up from their deep sleep.

This is a creature that looks like a Western dragon. After breaking away from the stone pillar, its body grew as if it were inflated. Its energized dragon scales shone with green light, and its huge eyes became bright. It held its head high and roared intimidatingly towards An An, and then in the center Under the control of the young man, he flapped his wings and dived straight towards An An.

boom!
  The mountain-like body hit An An, and the giant beast's energy-enhanced body exploded instantly, causing sand and gravel to fly all over the sky.

But the seemingly unstoppable blow did not cause any harm to An An. When the smoke and dust dissipated, An An climbed up from the pit in a daze, scratched his head, glanced around and fell into deep thought:
  "[_?]Eh?"

(End of this chapter)