Zhang Yuanqing thought for a moment and replied, "No problem." After sending the message, he walked to the window and looked down at Cao Xiu by the roadside.

The girl looked up, their eyes met, she nodded seriously, then knocked her younger brother on the head and scolded, "Still watching the show? Go, go with me to the bus stop and save a seat."

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Eight-year-old Cao Chao drooped his head, following his sister like a dejected dog, heading towards the bus stop five hundred meters away.

They had only taken a few steps when the siblings heard a call from upstairs: "Wait."

Cao Chao's eyes lit up, and he obediently stopped.

Zhang Yuanqing retracted his head for more than ten seconds, then poked his head out again and threw down a big bag of snacks. The big bag of snacks fell with a thud. Cao Chao, like a wild dog off its leash, rushed over quickly and stuffed the package containing a pile of snacks into his schoolbag without even looking.

His mother was arguing and didn't notice him.

Cao Chao carried his small schoolbag on his back, his short legs moving quickly, and he ran away in a puff of smoke.

Cao Qianxiu downstairs glared at the young tenant with a helpless expression, and strode after her younger brother.

Zhang Yuanqing leaned his hands on the windowsill, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, watching the backs of the siblings gradually receding. The morning sun shone on his face, making him appear as gentle as jade.

Today is Friday. It was his seventh day in the Free Federation. In one week, he successfully completed twelve low-level missions in a row, and finally accumulated his points to Bronze 60. He was still forty-seven points away from becoming a Silver Hunter.

The evaluation given to him by the Bounty Hunter app backend was: "Gifted!"

Until the Cao siblings' figures disappeared, Zhang Yuanqing entered the bathroom to wash up. Standing in front of the mirror, he brushed his teeth while thinking about whether to continue looking for his mother.

In fact, with Chen Shu's psychic abilities, his Star Gazing Technique, and the bond between mother and son, he could completely deduce his mother's location using the Star Gazing Technique.

But after learning that Chen Shu relied on the Merchant Guild and had a demigod backing her, he suddenly didn't want to find his mother.

To this day, most things have been clarified: how his headache came about, where his mother's blue pills came from, and why she went abroad.

Because there was a large organization abroad to rely on, which could protect his father's clone. These causes and consequences were already clear. The only thing that was still unclear was whether the relic his father left him was a shard of the Compass of Light.

There were two possibilities: One, the core shard of the Compass of Light left after tearing his soul. Two, his father's relic was not the core shard.

He could only ask Chen Shu to clarify this matter. Zhang Yuanqing even prepared to force her to confess with Dream Illusions if his mother didn't cooperate.

Now that he suddenly knew that Chen Shu was in cahoots with the Guild Leader, there was no point in forcing it.

Zhang Yuanqing felt a little uninspired.

He would put aside finding Chen Shu for now. Then the current goals were: One, to be promoted to Gold Hunter within a month to meet the requirements of his benefactor. Two, to silently wait for promotion to Overlord at the end of the year. Three, to find a way to subdue Winnie and obtain the Demon Lord Shard. Four, to hunt down the The Way of the Extraordinary in the First District as much as possible and collect items. Five, to clean up the dirty Free Federation.

Among the five small goals, the second and third were tied together. To subdue Winnie, he had to be promoted to Overlord. It was too difficult to deal with an Level 8 Overlord with a Saint's body.

The Demon Lord's treasure map was not an urgent item. It was unwise to plot against an Level 8 Overlord at the Saint stage. The benefits were not proportional to the risks.

Four and five were related to each other and could be done together. Specifically, he would do more tasks and expand his channels and contacts. He couldn't be blind, so joining the Anti-Black and White Alliance was necessary.

I can change my aura and appearance. I can completely have multiple identities, with each identity controlling several channels.

I am Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman at the same time. When necessary, I can also destroy myself. The Illusionist profession is really fun.

The number of Night Watchers in the First District is very small. Without the Star Gazing Technique, it is almost impossible to see through my true identity.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Yuanqing, carrying a bottle of Chateau Lafite, knocked on the door of 401 as invited.

"Hello, brother!" Cao Chao shouted happily as he opened the door, his eyes full of worship.

Every boy once admired his older brother.

Zhang Yuanqing rubbed his head, passed through the entrance and entered the living room. The landlady and the cleaning lady were busy in the kitchen, while the landlord, Cao Qing, was sitting on the sofa watching TV, wearing a black stand-up collar shirt that accentuated his potbelly.

"What, you even brought wine?" Cao Qing got up to greet him, his eyes swept over the red wine label, and a smile appeared on his face. He said with a smile: "Oh, '90 Lafite, a good vintage. How did you know I like red wine?"

You don't like red wine, you like expensive red wine.

Zhang Yuanqing also showed a smile: "It's just a casual gift. I'm glad you like it, Brother Cao."

Cao Qing led Zhang Yuanqing to a seat, patted his son's head, and instructed, "Ask your sister to make tea, using my treasured Pu'er tea, from the third compartment in the tea cabinet."

After Cao Chao happily ran into the corridor, Cao Qing sighed, "Songhai University is a good university, a famous institution. I'm counting on you for Xiu'er's grades, old brother. If she's disobedient, just scold her directly. If she still doesn't listen, tell her mother. That girl has never obeyed anyone since she was a child. No one can control her, but she's afraid of her mother."

Bloodline suppression plus profession suppression... Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself. Saturday and Sunday were his tutoring days, but because the landlord's family was going out for a trip tomorrow, the private tutoring class was brought forward.

One and a half hours tonight, and he will make up for another one and a half hours tomorrow night.

Zhang Yuanqing shrugged: "The nights in the Free Federation are never safe."

Cao Qing was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Little Zhang, you understand jokes, hahaha, that's right, the nights in the Free Federation are indeed not safe, so do you know why Batman has to show half his face?"

It is worth mentioning that the landlord likes to tell jokes and puns.

Zhang Yuanqing asked, "Why?"

Zhang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment before he understood the landlord's connotation.

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It really is a hell-level joke!

After the joke, Cao Qing said seriously: "The Chinatown in the southern end of Manhattan has had more than a dozen homicides."

A series of vicious homicides that Zhang Yuanqing had never heard of, of course, in the past week.

Zhang Yuanqing was busy doing tasks at night, his energy was not on Chinatown, and he never read the news or newspapers in New York, so the news was inevitably delayed.

Moreover, the Chinatown in the southern end of Manhattan has multiple blocks with a population of nearly 200,000. If you spread it out, it's an average of one case every three streets.

Zhang Yuanqing cooperated and showed a surprised expression: "Is there any evidence?"

Cao Qing's voice was even lower, and he said: "I have a few friends who have connections with the police station. The news I got is that the victims are all blue in the face, with black fingernails. They are not normal corpses."

The higher-ups have issued a strict order that once the bodies of the serial homicide cases are discovered, they must be cremated and cannot be preserved.

"Do you know the Host Street Police Station? The police station six kilometers away. Cao, the forensic doctor there, violated the order and insisted on preserving the corpse for autopsy. As a result, he was killed by a zombified corpse, drained of blood. This matter is confidential, so don't spread it."

"Confidential?" Cao Qianxiu walked over with tea and snorted, "If it were confidential, how would you know? Zombies? Heh, do you want to buy a few pounds of glutinous rice and put them at home for protection?"

Zhang Yuanqing turned to look at Cao Qianxiu. The girl pretended to be dismissive, but a hint of solemnity flashed in her eyes.

Cao Qing coughed awkwardly and said, "Drink tea, drink tea."

Dinner was quickly prepared. Zhang Qing and the landlord's family sat at the dining table, chatting while eating. The landlady didn't like Annie and never invited her to dinner.

Considering Zhang Yuanqing's taste, the landlady made two Songhai dishes tonight, Braised Bamboo Shoots in Oil and Chicken Broth Fried Buns.

Cao Qing tasted a fried bun and frowned frequently: "My God, how can you put so much oil? Are you trying to attract the Free Federation army?"

The landlady didn't understand for a moment, "What nonsense are you talking about? Eat it or leave it."

Cao Qing looked at Zhang Yuanqing in disappointment. Zhang Yuanqing said sternly: "I don't plan to eat this dish."

"Why?" Cao Qing asked.

Zhang Yuanqing's face was serious: "Because I don't want too much oil to accumulate in my stomach. It will attract the Free Federation army."

Cao Qing laughed heartily: "Interesting, too interesting. Your level of joke-telling can completely compare to mine."

The landlady looked blank, then looked at the two like idiots.

After dinner, Zhang Yuanqing entered Cao Qianxiu's boudoir. At the landlady's request, the door was opened and faced the living room.

The two sat on the sofa in the bedroom, with textbooks spread out on the glass coffee table. Cao Qianxiu said coldly: "I suspect you are not a Scout."

"Because a serious Scout wouldn't understand my dad's bad jokes," Cao Qianxiu said.

Cao Qianxiu nodded, "Of course, you're not a Scout. If there are no accident, you are a Night Watcher! This is the conclusion we came to after collecting evidence and analyzing it in the Anti-Black and White Alliance. You are from the Second District, you should know the Night Watcher."

Speaking of this, Cao Qianxiu's expression was slightly dignified.

"That is the only peak combat profession among the Lawful ones. The so-called peak combat power means that in the same level, when both sides don't have items or environmental advantages, it is a profession that will definitely win." Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice.

"Night Watchers are rare, how can they appear in Chinatown, you are also a Scout, why are you in Chinatown?" Cao Qianxiu asked back, and casually popularized: "In the Chinese community in New York, there are very few The Way of the Extraordinary in the First District, but it's not like there aren't any. Most of them immigrated from the Second District, and the other part accidentally became The Way of the Extraordinary while traveling or visiting relatives back home."

"They are all Chinese, our compatriots. We must find the murderer as soon as possible."

She said that the Heavenly Punishment was unwilling to intervene, which was really a ridiculous and realistic answer. Zhang Yuanqing shook his head and smiled, "I am not very familiar with the First District."

"Anyway, the dead are not white or black people, so it won't form a large social opinion. There are countless shootings and robberies in New York every day. Killing eleven people in two months means the The Way of the Extraordinary is very gentle in the eyes of the Heavenly Punishment. Moreover, Night Watchers come and go unpredictably, it will likely be a thankless job."

"Secondly, the Chinese should solve the Chinese issue themselves and don't cause trouble for them. This is the tacit understanding formed between the Heavenly Punishment and the Chinese internal The Way of the Extraordinary organizations. The Heavenly Punishment tolerates our existence, and we must maintain order for the Heavenly Punishment. Fighting to the death internally is fine, but don't interfere with their stability and order."

Zhang Yuanqing said: "Okay, I have gained knowledge."

"This is completely different from the Second District. The style of the Five Elements Alliance is that everything must be held in hand. Whether it is folk organizations or The Way of the Extraordinary families, they must be under the management and supervision of the Five Elements Alliance. The Five Elements Alliance must have absolute dominance."

The systems of large official organizations have their own advantages and disadvantages. The Five Elements Alliance's governance plan is more stable and safer, and there will be fewer malignant incidents.

The disadvantage... is the disadvantage of the system.

When you encounter injustice and power, you can only succumb, or like him, overturn the table and pull Cai Qin'an to die together.

The chaos in the Tribunal is the aftermath of the system flaws of the Five Elements Alliance.

Cao Qianxiu took out her mobile phone, opened the chat software, and downloaded a document: "Our Anti-Black and White Alliance has collected a lot of information and clues, all copied from the police station. Now your first assessment is here. Please deduce the next action area of the criminal suspect based on this information."

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Cao Qianxiu handed over the phone, her beautiful eyes twinkling with expectation.