Chapter 91
[User “Yellow Girl” is curious why you killed him and tipped 50 universal coins.]
[User “Lord of Fire” wonders why you saved him first and then killed him, tipping 50 universal coins.]
[User “Clear-Minded in the Mortal World” questions whether you secretly did something and tipped 60 universal coins.]
[User “Socks” believes there was another reason for the killing and hopes you’ll tell the truth.]
Fu Suxi slowly straightened up, the veins on the back of his hand bulging as he gripped the knife.
Stripping an ability was exactly what it sounded like—strip first, then seize.
When stripping it away, the pain belonged to the other party. When seizing it, Fu Suxi himself did not feel well either.
It was like a foreign object being forcibly shoved into his brain, while an invisible little hammer kept striking it, forcing it to root deep within his consciousness.
He could clearly feel his mental power dropping bit by bit. His head felt as though it were about to explode. A flash of red flickered beneath his lowered lashes.
“Yu Zhi.”
Hearing his name suddenly called, Yu Zhi looked up.
The light here was dim and hazy. With some distance between them and Fu Suxi’s eyes lowered, Yu Zhi couldn’t see his expression clearly—only that his voice sounded lower than usual.
Fu Suxi said slowly, “He was from Meteorite Biotech.”
Yu Zhi had already guessed as much. He glanced at him strangely. “And?”
Fu Suxi: “Had you met him before?”
Yu Zhi paused, choosing his words carefully. “Not in my memory.”
The breeze carried his clear voice, dispersing the burnt flesh and thick blood scent in the air.
The sharp pain deep in Fu Suxi’s mind gradually eased. He lifted his eyelids, revealing dark, hawk-like eyes locked onto Yu Zhi.
“Come here.”
Yu Zhi glanced at the corpse by his feet. “No other bombs on him?”
“Both arms had them. What about his legs?”
“He’s already dead.” Fu Suxi stored the blade away and casually added, glancing at the rapidly scrolling comments, “Dead men are very safe.”
Yu Zhi didn’t move. He looked at him suspiciously. “You sure?”
“Wouldn’t a corpse be even more likely to explode? The person’s dead anyway. The body could lure enemies closer, make them lower their guard.”
“Like you just did.”
Fu Suxi: “……”
Who has more tricks than you?
Lu Liming’s eyes lit up. He nodded repeatedly. “Brother Yu, that makes sense! I’ll do that when I die too.”
A patrol team rushed over mid-conversation.
Seeing the mangled corpse on the ground, their expressions changed instantly.
Fu Suxi said, “Take the body to Operations.”
The captain glanced at the scattered skull fragments, then at the red-white fluid on Fu Suxi’s hand. He roughly understood what had happened and didn’t dare ask more. He ordered his team to collect everything—including bone shards and flesh.
Yu Zhi watched them haul the body away. It showed no sign of exploding again.
He turned to Fu Suxi.
Fu Suxi stared at him. “Follow.”
Yu Zhi was surprised. The Operations Bureau investigating an internal mole had no reason to bring him, an outsider.
Moreover, Fu Suxi had never intended to involve him in internal matters before. Regarding Meteorite Biotech, he’d always been vague and never shared full details.
And now…
Yu Zhi blinked. “I’m hungry. Haven’t eaten.”
The next second, Fu Suxi tossed him two packs of compressed biscuits.
Holding the biscuits, Yu Zhi looked thoughtfully at the man’s back.
Fu Suxi was off.
It almost felt like… he needed him.
Before the researcher appeared, he’d been perfectly normal.
Yu Zhi narrowed his eyes slowly.
Perhaps sensing his gaze, the man paused and glanced back. Seeing Yu Zhi following, he continued toward the Operations building.
Yu Zhi casually handed one pack to Lu Liming. Lu Liming stared at the unappetizing packaging and said dryly, “I’m actually not that hungry.”
Then he leaned in and whispered, “Brother Yu, Fu Suxi still hasn’t answered whether the System helped that Meteor company.”
“Just letting him brush it off like that?”
Yu Zhi chewed lazily. “Xiao Ming, brushing it off is also an answer.”
The more something can’t be revealed, the more it gets covered up.
No matter how Fu Suxi answered—or didn’t—Yu Zhi wouldn’t lose out.
…………
Operations Department Building.
Although Yu Zhi had stayed here several days, most of his time had been in the research department recovering, so he wasn’t familiar with this building.
As they passed physical training rooms and ability training rooms, he glanced inside. Even at this late hour, many ability users were still training.
Finally, they reached the interrogation room.
It was spacious enough to hold the entire blood research team.
Seven or eight researchers in white lab coats stood by the wall. They showed no fear of interrogation. Instead, they chatted noisily with Shang Yu.
“Deputy Minister Shang, what did Huo Hong do? Why involve our whole group?”
“I need to monitor my data constantly. Can I go back first?”
“I need the restroom—I’ve held it all day…”
Their chatter echoed endlessly.
Shang Yu tried to quiet them, but since they all knew each other, no one treated her words as orders.
Yu Zhi had been inside less than a minute before his head started aching. Even the biscuits tasted bland.
Bang—
A gunshot.
Silence fell instantly.
The researchers’ faces changed as they looked at Fu Suxi.
Seeing the silence, Fu Suxi glanced at Shang Yu coldly. “Did you bring them here as guests?”
Shang Yu lowered her eyes, silent.
Under everyone’s gaze, Fu Suxi kicked the corpse across the floor.
The body—missing its right arm, left arm carved to bone, skull barely attached—rolled grotesquely to the researchers’ feet.
One researcher gagged.
No one dared treat this as a joke anymore.
Shang Yu handed Fu Suxi a file. “His name was Huo Hong. Joined four years ago. Applied to join the S-rank blood research team when it was formed. Approved by the research director.”
“No direct ties to previous moles.”
Fu Suxi skimmed it. “What about the six others?”
Zuo Feiyang said, “None talked. Two committed suicide during psychic interrogation.”
“Bring the rest.”
Soon, four bound prisoners were dragged in.
Fu Suxi tilted his chin. “The pollution source in S City was man-made.”
The researchers’ faces changed.
“These are the moles we caught yesterday.”
He stepped behind one, aimed at his temple.
Bang—
The man fell.
Bang—
Second.
Bang—
Third.
Three corpses lay in a row.
Fu Suxi pressed the gun to the last one. “One by one.”
“Do you know him?”
“I—I don’t.”
[Lie detected: Statement true.]
“Next.”
“Don’t know him…”
[Statement true.]
“……”
Finally, a female researcher trembled. “I—I know him, but that doesn’t mean I’m a mole.”
[Statement false.]
Fu Suxi aimed at her forehead.
Bang—
Blood sprayed.
Then he casually shot the last bound mole too.
Five corpses.
Stunned silence.
One researcher trembled. “W-What proof do you have?”
Fu Suxi glanced at him coldly. Any objections?
The man fell silent.
Shang Yu hesitated. “Minister Yu, afterward…”
Fu Suxi said flatly, “They wouldn’t talk. No need to keep them alive.”
“Huo Hong stole some of Yu Zhi’s blood.”
“You two take them for a full examination.”
Soon, only Fu Suxi, Yu Zhi, and a drowsy Lu Liming remained.
Fu Suxi lit another cigarette and looked at Yu Zhi through the smoke.
“Still hungry?”
Yu Zhi frowned. “Yes.”
[Statement true.]
Nicotine and Yu Zhi’s voice suppressed the violent agitation rising inside him.
Fu Suxi asked slowly, “What do you think they’d do with your blood?”
Yu Zhi thought. “Go around asking questions like you?”
[Statement true.]
Fu Suxi: “……”
