Newspaper Boy
Chapter 175 Missing Persons
Two days passed in an instant, and the last of the evil faction's large formations expired.
Tai Yimen's master slowly walked towards the formation. During the process, the surrounding evil demigods looked towards the Void Demigod in the sky, their eyes sharp and their expressions vigilant, like bodyguards protecting a celebrity on the red carpet, constantly vigilant for any daring lunatic who might rush over and disturb him.
The offense and defense had switched. After two days of digestion and adaptation, the evil demigods completely accepted the fact that the Star Lord had become a powerful figure in the faction.
The initial anger and humiliation transformed into joy and excitement. How could personal humiliation compare to the victory or defeat between factions?
The Star Lord was truly a good comrade. Stepping on the barren sand, the Star Lord walked into the formation's pillar of light, raised his starlight-filled eyes, and said to the Void Demigod, who had remained motionless, "In fact, the evil faction is far more tolerant and gentle than the orderly faction. The invaders only want to maintain the order of the universe and nip threats in the bud."
"This planet's lifespan has reached its end. Once I become the Lord of The Way of the Extraordinary, it will cease to exist, completely eradicating The Way of the Extraordinary."
"But you demigods are extraordinary beings. You can go to other habitable planets and experience different lives and different civilizations."
"The invaders will not hunt you down, because for everything, there must be yin and yang. Balance ensures longevity. As long as you don't interfere with the gods' destruction of living beings and planets, you can continue to survive until the end of your lifespan."
The Star Lord sighed and said, "In contrast, the orderly faction is much more extreme, yearning for life and wanting to destroy destruction. Once the orderly faction gains power, they will exterminate the evil faction."
"Acceptance is the philosophy of the evil faction. Everything has an end, including the universe."
The Void Demigod frowned. "I don't know what you're talking about."
The Star Lord revealed the disappointment of someone who believes it is impossible to discuss ice with a summer insect, and said, "You only need to know that after I obtain and fuse the Sun Source, I will not exterminate you."
The Void Demigod sneered, "You two-faced traitor, trying to use the 'open net' tactic on me again! You won't exterminate us, but the evil faction will."
"Cruelty and bloodlust are instincts engraved in the bones of the evil faction, it is their nature. Demigods are already like this, let alone those invaders. Crushing us is as easy as crushing ants. If that's the case, what does it matter to crush a few ants, following one's heart?"
A hint of mockery appeared on the Star Lord's usually calm face.
"If that's the case, why haven't you acted? The moment the formation was activated, you had already lost. Compromise and seeking survival are the choices you made after careful consideration. What's the point of being stubborn? Can you deceive your own heart?"
The Void Demigod remained silent.
A moment later, the pillar of light in the center of the formation suddenly brightened, becoming dozens or hundreds of times more dazzling. At the same time, the four pillars of light hundreds of kilometers away burst into strong light simultaneously. All five formations were activated at the same time.
In the center of the five pillars of light, a barren area spanning about two kilometers began to collapse, creating a huge abyss. A ray of brilliant light shone out from the abyss.
At the same time, the five pillars of light echoed and connected with each other, forming a pentagonal giant wall of light, excluding the demigods outside the Star Lord.
This was the reward for the orderly faction gathering all five formations.
Non-orderly professions and non-Night Watchmen could not enter the barrier.
The Star Lord took off the starlight-condensed robe and suddenly shook it. The starlight robe "whooshed" open, quickly rotating and rapidly expanding in the air, ten zhang, fifty zhang, one hundred zhang, two hundred zhang.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a sun-遮蔽ing starlight curtain.
The Star Lord pressed down with one hand, and the robe slowly fell, covering the abyss and blocking the pure golden light.
Soon, the golden light on the surface of the starlight robe became brighter and brighter, like a flashlight wrapped in cloth.
The starlight robe bulged, revealing a spherical shape.
The domineering and fierce golden light burned the starlight, purifying it.
The starlight robe dimmed and evaporated again and again, but it always rose, creating dazzling starlight, constantly enveloping the Sun Source, desperately neutralizing its domineering nature.
The Sun Source slowly ascended into the air under the starlight curtain, projecting thin solar divine power towards the copy. Large patches of carbonization appeared on the Star Lord's face, his palms gradually turning charred black, and golden flames constantly ignited on his body, but they were extinguished by the starlight.
The two major sources of power were locked in a stalemate for a moment. The ownerless Sun Source was finally neutralized by the starlight, becoming stable and no longer intensely burning the starlight robe.
"The Sun Source has been subdued." The Star Lord silently exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, and the carbonized char on his body recovered.
Then, he vibrated both arms and emitted a grand voice. The starlight robe, wrapped around the Sun Source, crashed into his chest with an imposing manner.
He wanted to subdue the sun in one go. The Star Lord floated in the air, the brilliant starlight and pure golden light, like two swimming dragons, running and chasing each other in his body.
The starlight chased the sun again and again, trying to merge into it. The golden light rejected the starlight again and again, but inevitably gathered with it.
Watching this scene, Xie's Family Ancestor sighed, "It's hopeless!"
The Star Lord's fusion of the Taiyin was already a foregone conclusion. The Goddess and the Void Demigod were silent, their eyes fixed on the golden light inside the Star Lord's body.
The evil demigods tacitly let out a long breath, some with joy, some with the corners of their mouths raised, and some with relaxed facial muscles.
The Star Lord controlled the Taiyin and the Sun. When he refined the sun, he could further erode the Taiyin Source and become the true master of The Way of the Extraordinary.
The tug-of-war between the orderly and evil factions had lasted for a century, and now, it had finally come to an end.
Next, they would return to the real world to cleanse the orderly faction and change the world.
Suddenly, a figure appeared without warning, in the copy, not far from the evil demigods.
***
Half an hour, residential district.
Chunyang Zhangjiao entered the middle-aged woman's dream. In the dream, a burly young man sat at the dining table, one foot on the chair, holding a bowl in his hand, eating and greedily grabbing vegetables.
"Muttering, 'Mom, the food you make is still so delicious. I haven't eaten it in so long. I'm so happy.'"
The middle-aged woman sat there, her eyes gentle and a smile on her lips, dreaming of her missing son.
Chunyang Zhangjiao sneered, raised his hand, and the dream was shattered, turning into a white expanse.
Aunt Zhou stood blankly in the empty dream, her eyes dazed as if sleepwalking.
"Missing in Hangzhou four years ago, case reported to the Kangyang District Public Security Bureau." Gray-white halos appeared in Chunyang Zhangjiao's eyes, and his words spread out. As a result, the Kangyang District Public Security Bureau appeared in the white dream, as well as the woman's panicked figure.
She hurried into the Public Security Bureau and reported her son's disappearance to the female police officer at the information desk.
This scene had appeared the last time he guided the woman's dream, but the subsequent development was blocked by hypnotic power. External forces could cause irreparable damage to the woman's soul.
Chunyang Zhangjiao had only come to investigate on a whim at the time, without a clear purpose, so he didn't want to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs, so he terminated the dream invasion.
Now he could. Chunyang Zhangjiao guided the development of the dream. After Aunt Zhou filled out the form, she was led into an office. The female police officer said, "A colleague will come to ask you about it later and ask you to make a record."
At this point, the dream still appeared to be malfunctioning, "scrambled," like the signal was unstable.
Aunt Zhou said, "Police officer..."
The second half of the sentence was swallowed by the "scrambling." Chunyang Zhangjiao didn't hear it. At the same time, Aunt Zhou's dream began to vibrate and shake.
It was on the verge of collapse, and she herself was screaming in pain, but she couldn't wake up from the dream.
The gray ripples in Chunyang Zhangjiao's eyes suddenly intensified, spreading out in circles, transmitting to the entire dream space.
Two forces were clashing and fighting, using Aunt Zhou's dream as a battlefield.
Although Chunyang Zhangjiao helped stabilize Aunt Zhou's dream and soothe her soul, the souls of both of them couldn't withstand the confrontation between The Way of the Extraordinary, and they were in a state of collapse at any time.
Just then, just as Aunt Zhou's soul was about to collapse, the power that was fighting Chunyang Zhangjiao suddenly disappeared, like the fuse of a circuit breaker.
Aunt Zhou's soul immediately stabilized.
The caster actually cared about the life of a mortal. Chunyang Zhangjiao raised his eyebrows and guessed that the musician who hypnotized the woman might know her. He wanted her to forget a certain memory, but he didn't want to harm her life.
The dream stabilized. Chunyang Zhangjiao stood in the interrogation space of the Public Security Bureau, watching the woman waiting anxiously.
Not long after, the door of the interrogation room opened.
***
In a hotel in Hangzhou, Chen Yuanjun stood by the window, listening to his subordinate Xiao Gao's report: "According to the file records, Lei Yibing disappeared at the Yinfo Temple in West Lake four years ago. The police officers at the Public Security Bureau retrieved the surveillance footage and found that Lei Yibing bought a ticket to enter the scenic area, but never appeared again entering or leaving. The Yinfo Temple's surveillance didn't capture them leaving the temple either."
"The colleagues at the West Lake Public Security Bureau retrieved the surveillance footage from nearby streets, but they couldn't find any trace of him either, ruling out the possibility of climbing over the wall to leave the temple."
"But strangely, this case hasn't been canceled or withdrawn. But you said that Lei Yibing was found later. Logically speaking, if the person was found, the case should be withdrawn."
"Yes, why wasn't the case withdrawn? Lei Yibing is still listed as a missing person at the West Lake Public Security Bureau." Chen Yuanjun frowned and thought, and then Xiao Gao's voice rang out again.
"By the way, Team Chen, I have another discovery. Besides Lei Yibing, there is another missing person in the files."
"Another person?" Chen Yuanjun asked in a questioning tone. Xiao Gao said, "It's the one who disappeared at the same time as Lei Yibing, named Zhang Yuanqing."
"I was just about to report to you. It's a noteworthy clue."
Chen Yuanjun was struck by lightning, and his phone fell to the ground with a thud.
He squatted down, covering his head in pain, his mind buzzing as if something was awakening.
***
The door of the interrogation room opened, and a man with a haggard face and deep lines between his eyebrows entered.
Seeing the man pushing the door open, Aunt Zhou "whooshed" up and shouted with a face full of panic; "Yuanjun, Abing and Yuanzi are missing. They've been out of contact for three days."