"But if the disappearance case wasn’t orchestrated by someone from the Demon-slaying Bureau, and the third party isn’t from the Bureau but someone else entirely, they must have feared Ling Huzhong would uncover their existence and thus harbored murderous intent. Consequently, they threatened the Bureau, causing that agent to kill Ling Huzhong." "In a situation where three forces are present, the matter becomes delicate in an instant, and potentially dangerous." "Yes, you are right!" Song Yinghan listened, nodding slowly, continually attempting to grasp the meaning behind Yuchi’s words. Yet she couldn’t understand. For now, she couldn’t discern why Yuchi would have such speculations. Standing from Yuchi’s perspective, it’s not difficult to see. Canglan City is very peaceful; this has been observed over the past few days. There are too many cultivators and guards within the city. Would it be normal for so many people to disappear every year? The stack of missing persons files on that table was quite horrifying. When anomalies occur, there is surely some foul play. There must be an influential figure behind the disappearance cases, and this person seems rather sinister. "I wonder what new trick they’ll play." Yuchi murmured to himself. Discussion ends here. Yuchi was about to begin and said to Song Yinghan, who was attentively listening: This update ıs available on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥 "Yinghan, later we will go directly to the Demon-slaying Bureau, get the head of the bureau like we did with Ji Wubin, invite him for a meal, and then have him assist us in investigating this case. Firstly, I can observe during the meal if this guy is involved. Secondly, with his assistance, the culprit in the Bureau won’t be able to hide at all." Song Yinghan understood: "Alright, I’ll go do it now!" "No rush, I have more instructions for you." "Is there anything else?" Song Yinghan was quite curious. "It’s , I’m pretty sure now, when we head to the Demon-slaying Bureau, the murderer there won’t be concealed for long." Yuchi said: "Upon finding the murderer who killed Ling Huzhong, two situations might arise." "The first situation, the murderer confessing, claiming they killed Ling Huzhong due to some trivial matters, directly admitting to the crime." "In the first situation, we might ask the murderer where Ling Huzhong’s body is, and they could even lead us to the body, further proving they’re the killer." "The second situation, the murderer might be bewildered and make all sorts of excuses, refuse to cooperate repeatedly, and evade responsibility. Even if we investigate and find they’re the culprit, there might not be a powerful figure behind them giving orders." "In this case, we might actually find things a bit easier, since stubborn denial is reality, the hope for luck always exists, like not crying until facing the coffin. Upon seeing the coffin, one starts to cry and howl in a ghostly manner, which is not typical of such a murderer." "Yes, what you say makes a lot of sense as well." "I believe you!" Song Yinghan nodded earnestly, her fair face full of agreement. She wasn’t saying it deliberately; it was genuine recognition from the heart. The person who could kill Ling Huzhong, no matter who they were, must have been of considerable experience, certainly not an ordinary individual. Before such a person dies, they would surely make excuses and might even act recklessly. If they thoroughly confess everything easily and even help find evidence proving they did it, then that’s quite odd indeed. In the next two days, everything proceeded according to plan. Yuchi and Song Yinghan invited the head of the Demon-slaying Bureau for a meal. Their specific name wasn’t important. Demon-slaying Bureau Head: "?" Am I not worthy of a name? Setting the name aside, crucially, the head was quite amiable and agreed to Yuchi’s request. Especially after hearing that Yuchi was Song Yinghan’s Mr. Yuchi, their attitude was quite good. This made Song Yinghan rather displeased; these folks really discern people based on status. When she had come before, it wouldn’t work, but once Yuchi came, they didn’t even need to verify identities and immediately began assisting proactively? She could only sigh "Oh," and so the Demon-slaying Bureau began conducting fairly rigorous inquiries. The head of the Demon-slaying Bureau was quite frazzled as well. Since someone from the Celestial Capital Department disappeared and now the investigation led to the Demon-slaying Bureau, for self-preservation, he had to help Yuchi find the killer. And within the Bureau, although personnel were complex, considering Ling Huzhong’s Foundation Establishment Third Layer cultivation, there were hardly more than a handful stronger than him. The Demon-slaying Bureau isn’t like the Celestial Capital Department, filled with powerful individuals. Next, they gathered these people together for questioning regarding Ling Huzhong, and many genuinely knew nothing about it, but one person casually appeared in front of the two. Their name was Jia Yun, a rather formidable employee of the Demon-slaying Bureau, considered a significant figure, possessing Foundation Establishment Stage Fifth Layer cultivation. Without needing Yuchi and Song Yinghan to say much, his demeanor already displayed various signs of terror. He exhibited an "finally caught, I can be at peace" look, honestly admitting everything, confessing he was indeed the one who killed Ling Huzhong.