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Jiang Chenyi had heard of "human fragrance" before, but the perfume these people were talking about was clearly not the same kind he knew of.
Yet, it was equally cruel.
He wasn't entirely sure how the perfume they mentioned was made, but the word "juicing" alone was enough to illustrate its cruelty!
Moreover, Huo Yunxi detected the stench of corpses in this fragrance, indicating that the production of this perfume required more than just one person.
Both of them instinctively softened their breathing.
Huo Yunxi put down the suitcase and rotated his wrist to prepare to take action if necessary and Jiang Chenyi had already started negotiating with the supermarket.
This time, the weapon he wanted was a tranquilizer gun—the kind used for animals.
A single shot could put someone to sleep painlessly for a full day and night.
Of course, his intention wasn't to avoid harming these people, but rather to first investigate what exactly was inside those suitcases!
Each of them took one gun.
As the group approached the car door and were ready to open it, they instantly pulled the triggers!
Two tranquilizer darts swiftly shot out.
Although the sound of the gunshots was faint, in such an open parking lot, it could still be detected, especially since these people were not ordinary individuals.
Upon hearing the sound, they instinctively became alert.
However, their alertness came too late. The tranquilizer darts pierced their bodies, and in less than a second, two of them collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Seeing this, the others immediately drew their guns, but how could this group match up against proper soldiers? Especially soldiers who had been through countless battles.
Jiang Chenyi fired two shots, and the remaining four were all fired by Huo Yunxi.
Working together, they took down everyone in less than a minute.
After making sure there was no one around, they quickly rushed over.
Huo Yunxi was responsible for hiding them, while Jiang Chenyi was in charge of opening the suitcases.
However, upon seeing the condition of the suitcases, Jiang Chenyi immediately felt a bit stumped.
These suitcases were all locked, and their material was exceptionally sturdy, unlike ordinary luggage. They seemed more like specially designed containers meant to hold something specific.
"Can't handle it? Let me take over."
Huo Yunxi quickly stuffed all those people into the trunk, not caring whether they might suffocate under the weight of their own companions.
Seeing Jiang Chenyi's silent and troubled expression, he immediately closed the car door and strode over to him.
Jiang Chenyi helplessly spread his hands: "This suitcase seems to be custom-made."
He observed it and found that it not only had a password lock but also a fingerprint lock and an iris scanner. Such tight security clearly indicated that the contents were extraordinary.
Huo Yunxi placed both hands on the suitcase and pressed down hard, as if gauging the hardness of the container.
In the next moment, a faint silver light covered his hands on the chain—a power unique to spirits within his body.
In the next second, Jiang Chenyi watched as Huo Yunxi forcefully tore open the entire suitcase, revealing an unconscious woman inside.
After opening the suitcase, both of them immediately turned their heads away—the girl inside was wearing very little fabric, making it seem less like she had been forcibly taken from the airport and more like the airport had been used as a transit point.
There were six suitcases and each contained a young woman.
One of them was dressed in more substantial clothing, and from her coat, they found a passport and a plane ticket—the departure time was an hour ago. This girl had just been abducted from the airport.
Jiang Chenyi guessed that this girl must be the owner of the voice he had heard, as she was the only one who still retained a faint trace of consciousness.
After checking all six of them, Huo Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thankfully, they're all still alive."
Hearing this, Jiang Chenyi also relaxed. These were six lives at stake. If they had all died... it would mean six families shattered.
Jiang Chenyi wanted to contact the police immediately to get them treated first.
Huo Yunxi hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded in agreement. He had originally wanted to continue lying in wait to see if they could catch a big fish.
These six men in black suits were clearly just small fry!
But Jiang Chenyi's thinking wasn't wrong either. These six victims clearly weren't in a normal state. He suspected they had been injected with some kind of drug. If it was toxic, delaying it would be sending them to their deaths!
After reaching a consensus, Jiang Chenyi quickly called the police, emphasizing in the call: "We're not sure if more criminals will come later, so please hurry."
The police on the other end of the line were about to advise them to hide, but before they could speak, the call was hung up.
Jiang Chenyi and Huo Yunxi weren't foolish enough to leave the six suitcases out in the open. Even if there were more criminals, they wouldn't easily approach such an obvious setup.
So Jiang Chenyi took the six suitcases and hid them elsewhere, while Huo Yunxi slipped into the car and waited silently—either for the police or paramedics to arrive first, or for other criminals to show up.
However, the final outcome still left him somewhat disappointed.
The first to arrive was the ambulance. When Huo Yunxi saw the flashing lights, he knew he wouldn't be able to catch anyone.
As they were loading the victim into the ambulance, the police also arrived.
The two were taken to the police station to give their statements. Before getting into the car, Huo Yunxi deliberately glanced towards the elevator entrance of the parking lot, but unfortunately, there was still nothing there.
Upon arriving at the police station, Jiang Chenyi truthfully recounted the events to the police and then invoked the Celestial Masters Association to verify his special abilities.
Sure enough, upon learning that he was a Celestial Master, the police officers fell silent for a moment before quietly contacting their superiors, and then received an order: "Have them wait for a while; we've already notified the Association to send someone over."
This time, Jiang Chenyi did not inform Gu Sheng, as he didn't think such a minor matter warranted bothering him.
Coincidentally, while they were waiting, the police also received the results of the hospital examination.
Both members had traces of anesthetic in their bodies, but they were different types of anesthetics, which completely matched what Jiang Chenyi had said.
Despite this result, the police did not fully relax, as there was still no concrete evidence to prove that the two had no connection with the assailants.
As police officers, their first suspicion upon arriving at the scene was naturally the two young men who had reported the incident.
The area was remote, and the six assailants had been knocked out by anesthetics. They wondered: What were the odds that these two just happened to have anesthetics on them? What were the odds that they would come to such a place? And what were the odds that they would encounter a group of assailants?
Unfortunately, they hadn't expected to hear the words "Celestial Masters Association" from their mouths.
Well, this was out of their expertise.
After waiting for nearly an hour, someone from the Celestial Masters Association finally arrived at the police station.
As soon as he entered, everyone heard his loud voice: "Who here claims to be a Celestial Master?"
Jiang Chenyi opened his eyes and saw a middle-aged man strutting in with an arrogant expression.
The officer in charge of reception subtly furrowed his brow and then pointed to Jiang Chenyi and Huo Yunxi sitting to the side: "It's them. You can verify their identities."
Jiang Chenyi remained silent, as he was observing this Celestial Master.
To his dismay, this man was just like the previous trio with White Hair: he had Merit, but also Karmic Sin, and the latter outweighed the former.
Seeing that such a person was also a member of the Celestial Masters Association, Jiang Chenyi momentarily doubted whether the Celestial Masters in this Association were still orthodox.
Starting from the incident at Zhang Miaomiao's estate, he had met ten members of the Celestial Masters Association, but less than half of them had abundant merit.
Looking at this man, he sighed deeply: This Association is truly rotten to the core!
The newcomer had no idea why he was sighing. After confirming that the young man's face was unfamiliar, his attitude became even more arrogant.
"Who are you? Why are you impersonating a member of the Association!"
As he spoke, he swung his Duster towards the two of them.
Was he really going to attack without even listening to an explanation?
Huo Yunxi was instantly enraged. He had already taken a strong dislike to this man. With one hand, he grabbed the Duster and, under the man's wide-eyed glare, snapped it in two.
"My magical artifact!" A wail echoed through the police station.
The man stared at the duster shattered into several pieces and felt as if his heart had also fragmented along with it.
After a moment, he raised his head with his bloodshot eyes glaring furiously at the other party. However, before he could make his next move, Huo Yunxi pressed his neck with just one hand.
With a thud, his head made an intimate and passionate contact with the ground.
"Don't forget, you were the one who started it!" How could the one who started the fight have the audacity to wail?
Huo Yunxi's hand was like a vice, and for a moment, the man suspected that with just a slight squeeze, his head would be separated from his neck.
He gritted his teeth and his body trembled slightly. Just as he was about to try to defend himself, Jiang Chenyi walked over to him while sighing, and placed a phone next to his ear.
"What's your Celestial Master Identification Number? Report it now!"
A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, cold and annoyed.
The man didn't know who was on the other end, but the impolite tone of the other party truly infuriated him, especially since he noticed that many police officers were staring at him.
What a humiliation for someone who values face!
"How dare you! How dare you! I am a Celestial Master! How dare you treat me like this!" In his mind, Celestial Masters should be superior, and even the police should show them utmost respect!
But now, he was in such a sorry state!
How could he bear this!
His words deeply offended the surrounding police officers.
Why are you speaking in such a condescending tone? Do you really think you're some big shot?
Jiang Chenyi sensed the tense and delicate atmosphere around him. Seeing the disdain in the man's eyes, he chuckled.
"Old Master Gu Sheng, the people in your Celestial Masters Association... really aren't up to par. Why don't you just disband it?"
If the association is filled with people like this, it might as well become a terrorist organization!
Gu Sheng's mouth twitched, but Jiang Chenyi's words indeed struck a nerve.
He sighed silently in his heart and decided to think more about this matter later.
As for now... "Sun Zhang, I am Supervisor Gu Sheng." With just one sentence, the middle-aged man was utterly defeated.
The man instantly went limp while lying on the ground without a word. Jiang Chenyi had no choice but to let Gu Sheng communicate with the police here.
After their conversation, the police finally confirmed Jiang Chenyi's abilities.
Taking back his phone, Gu Sheng said, either testing or resigned, "How about I enroll you in the Celestial Masters Association? Members of the association have a badge that can be detected by the police to confirm their Celestial Master identity."
This way, Jiang Chenyi wouldn't need to contact him next time and could directly confirm his identity through the police system, avoiding suspicion of being involved with criminal suspects.
Jiang Chenyi hesitated. He was somewhat tempted, as it would indeed be very convenient.
But...
He glanced at the man lying on the ground like a lump of mud and felt a bit of disdain.
"I'm afraid that if I really join, you'll receive a lot of complaints..." For example, beating up fellow Celestial Masters in the association.
At this, the old man on the other end of the phone burst into uproarious laughter!
"Alright, then go ahead and do it!" Unexpectedly, Gu Sheng agreed!
Jiang Chenyi stood frozen for a while.
Great, now it was his turn to have a headache. "Forget it, don't mess with me."
"No, I'm serious. If you don't want the Celestial Master Insignia, then take the Supervisor Insignia. With the identity of a Supervisor, you can deal with Celestial Masters." And he would be Jiang Chenyi's guarantor!
Taking advantage of Jiang Chenyi's momentary confusion, Gu Sheng quickly listed the benefits of being a Supervisor.
For example, they had access to certain information and data, and could request police assistance in certain situations.
Hearing the silence on the other end of the phone, Gu Sheng hurriedly added, "Of course, there's also this: if you encounter a Celestial Master you don't like, you can beat them up! As much as you want! They won't dare to make a sound!"
Still silent.
Finally, Gu Sheng had no choice but to finish with his last point. "With the identity of a Supervisor, you can actually participate in police investigations, but you only have the right to know, not any other rights."
Meaning, you could participate in the investigation, but you couldn't interfere or hinder the police's work!
This last point actually struck a chord with Jiang Chenyi's current needs.
Both he and Huo Yunxi wanted to investigate the matter of the "Human Fragrance". And based on the stench of corpses Huo Yunxi had smelled and the six women found in suitcases, there were likely many more victims.
Now, what they were worried about was whether the "Human Fragrance" was the work of an individual or an organization behind it.
"Fine, I agree." In order to uncover the truth, Jiang Chenyi agreed.
Gu Sheng was delighted, and his tone immediately became urgent. "Great, give me your ID number. Do you have a photo? Have someone at the police station take one for you. I'll get to work on this right away!"
Generally, becoming a Supervisor wasn't an easy task.
But who was Gu Sheng? He was a figure who had been around since the founding of the Celestial Masters Association and the most respected elder in the association!
As long as he was willing to be a guarantor, not only could Jiang Chenyi become a Supervisor, but he could even aim for a position as an elder.
After the so-called association certification was completed, the captured individuals were forcibly awakened, and the drugs in the victims' bodies had metabolized.
Of course, Jiang Chenyi and Huo Yunxi's flight had already taken off. QAQ
Jiang Chenyi looked at the wasted plane ticket money and silently shed two lines of tears in his heart.
Huo Yunxi, through Jiang Chenyi's expressionless face, sensed that the other's mood wasn't great. Seeing the page on Jiang Chenyi's phone, he instantly understood what was bothering him.
Although neither of them was short on money... not being short on money didn't mean they could waste it!
Especially since this was four thousand yuan! That was a month and a half's living expenses!
Huo Yunxi reached out and pressed down on Jiang Chenyi's phone. Facing the young man's lifeless gaze, he tilted his chin toward the police officer in front of them. "Doesn't this count as an act of bravery?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man's previously dull eyes instantly brightened.
Oh right, he had reported such a major incident and saved six girls. Surely there had to be some kind of reward, right?
Not only that, Huo Yunxi added, "Ask Gu Sheng if there's any reward for Celestial Masters helping the police solve cases."
Very well, the young man's eyes were like a hundred thousand volts and it almost make Huo Yunxi burst into laughter.
"Mr. Bell! You're a genius!"
The smile on Huo Yunxi's face instantly vanished.
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But before Jiang Chenyi could go and question the police, the officers who had returned from the hospital stood before him with grim expressions.
"They said they didn't know the box contained a woman. They were just helping to transport luggage."
No wonder the police looked so upset. Although those people were carrying firearms, there was currently no evidence linking them to the "Human Fragrance" Jiang Chenyi had mentioned.
Not only that, but these people were also demanding compensation from Jiang Chenyi for their medical expenses and emotional distress!
Jiang Chenyi wasn't surprised. He stood up with Huo Yunxi while flexing his wrist: "Compensation? Sure, let's talk face-to-face!"
He could give them compensation, but it was a question of whether they dared to take it!
The police officer's mouth twitched, and he quickly grabbed Jiang Chenyi's hand: "Take it easy! Hitting people is illegal!" Especially not in front of them!
However, Jiang Chenyi smiled brightly: "What are you thinking? How could I possibly resort to violence? At most, I'll just use my brain!"
Huo Yunxi silently turned his head: Pfft!
Others might not know, but he was well aware of what Jiang Chenyi meant by "using his brain"!
Directly extracting the soul and giving it a beating, inflicting irreparable mental damage—such actions were beyond the reach of the law.
With his identity as a Supervisor, Jiang Chenyi immediately demanded to be involved in the investigation.
The police at the station were initially reluctant to agree, but upon remembering that Jiang Chenyi was from the Celestial Masters Association, the station chief hesitated.
As a Supervisor, he indeed had the right to participate. Moreover, having a Celestial Master present usually made the police's job much easier.
"Take him to give it a try." he arranged for two officers to accompany him.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Jiang Chenyi immediately felt several gazes fall upon him.
At first, he pretended not to notice, but when he approached the source of the nearest gaze, he suddenly looked up and met the eyes of its owner.
Oh ho, an "acquaintance"—it was actually one of the members of the Liang family.
The moment the other person met Jiang Chenyi's gaze, they panicked because they did not expect to be exposed so quickly.
Huo Yunxi naturally noticed as well. Seeing Jiang Chenyi look up, he also turned his attention to the hidden gazes with his eyes filled with warning.
With so many people gathered at the hospital, what exactly were they planning to do to Jiang Chenyi?
What he didn't know was that upon seeing his face, several people were startled as they thought that Jiang Chenyi was from the Huo family.
But upon closer inspection, they realized that although the man behind Jiang Chenyi resembled the Huo family, he wasn't anyone they recognized.
"Elder Zhang, this..." Someone felt something was off and wanted to investigate.
But the person they called Elder Zhang stopped them: "Let's wait and see. Remember our objective—don't do anything unnecessary."
Jiang Chenyi tapped his forehead toward the family member, and in the next second, that person clutched their head with a pained expression on their face.
Not only him, but also those hidden in the shadows, and anyone who harbored even a hint of malicious intent, could feel a sharp pain on their heads at this moment.
They instinctively covered their foreheads, and this scene was also exposed to the eyes of others.
Elder Zhang was first startled, then laughed with great appreciation: "This child, quite spirited indeed."
His methods were also measured, truly as Gu Sheng had said, a good kid.
From the moment Jiang Chenyi raised his eyes to when he took action, it was only a brief half-minute, and the police walking in front of him didn't notice what happened behind them at all.
When they entered the ward, the six people inside first saw Jiang Chenyi's handsome young face, and couldn't help but let a trace of lust show in their eyes.
But the next second, 'slap slap slap slap slap slap', six slapping sounds simultaneously rang out in the ward, and their faces were all turned to one side as if they had been slapped.
The police were immediately stunned, and quickly looked at Jiang Chenyi, but they also saw a look of surprise on the young man's face.
Jiang Chenyi was genuinely surprised, because he hadn't done anything yet!
He wanted to look at Huo Yunxi, but was worried about being discovered by others, so he could only suppress his curiosity and continue to stare at these people.
The six people still didn't know Jiang Chenyi's identity, and were all confused after being hit, because they hadn't seen anyone lay a hand on them!
After they covered their faces and sat back down, 'slap slap slap slap slap slap', another six crisp slapping sounds rang out again, only this time it was the other side of their faces that was hit.
"Pfft..." Jiang Chenyi couldn't help but laugh as he saw the symmetrical red marks on their faces.
Not just him, even the police officers burst into laughter.
But this laughter only infuriated the six men: "What are you laughing at? Is this how you police officers behave, just standing by and watching him hit us?"
Even though they couldn't see who had hit them, they were determined to pin the blame on that person!
The police officers, however, helplessly spread their hands: "We didn't see any signs of them hitting you. These two haven't moved at all. How could they possibly have hit you right in front of us?"
Jiang Chenyi and Huo Yunxi were standing right behind the police officers. If they had wanted to hit anyone, they would have had to step forward first.
The six men were instantly rendered speechless.
Seeing their silence, the two police officers suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if a weight had been lifted from their chests.
At that moment, Jiang Chenyi walked up to them and extended his hand.
Then, he clenched it into a fist.
Just as they were feeling bewildered, Jiang Chenyi pulled his hand back sharply. At the same time, the six men felt as if their necks were being yanked by an invisible force as a powerful tug pulled them out from somewhere.
In the next instant, their spirits were yanked out by the young man!
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