The serial killings that had tormented Messer University and the Messer Police Station for seven long days, or to be more precise, the Demon slaying incidents, were resolved by a high school student.
This seems downright unbelievable.
But the real corpses, as well as the multitude of eyewitnesses, were sufficient proof.
When the dust settled, and the female chief had received Tang Qi's assurance that "all Demons are dead," she notified her superiors to come collect the Demon corpses with remarkable efficiency. Even before the officials arrived, the chief had already written her report and submitted it on the spot.
Despite the fact that Stanna, the female chief, played a major role on the scene,
When it comes to political maneuvers and efficiency, the chief truly exerted great effort.
At the same time, due to the "Mutant" situation of the female teaching assistant and the head of security, Messer University was forced to conduct a self-examination.
Multiple reports from the scene, as well as follow-ups, were subsequently released.
In these reports, Tang Qi, the high school student, is described as a supremely intelligent, knowledge-rich genius.
As for the Mysterious Side abilities?
The answer is, none.
The credit for killing the Demons largely went to Stanna, the female chief.
Of course, this was a deliberate outcome by Tang Qi, not because he wanted to shirk his responsibility.
He simply wanted to craft a "persona" for himself, a genius boy who may have no combat power but possesses robust knowledge and is also very smart.
Such a persona might miss out on some spotlight and some credit.
But in critical moments, it could exert a tremendous influence.
Moreover, aside from the majority of the credit being allocated elsewhere, Tang Qi wasn't without benefits.
In fact, the real benefits all fell into his pocket.
After killing the two Demons, while explaining to the bewildered audience, Tang Qi devoured the two Resentful Souls.
And the Fake Appointment Letter was officially stamped on the spot by the chief.
From this day forward, Tang Qi would be regarded as a special consultant for the Messer Police Station, not only with formal employment but also a substantial salary.
Besides these, when Tang Qi and Stanna returned to Thorny High School, he took along some items, things moved out of Professor Rick Cassel's office, which Tang Qi, under the pretext of a fondness for history, moved all of Professor Cassel's notes back to his own home.
Before leaving, Tang Qi gave a little piece of advice to the shortchanged Hunter Team, especially to Ryan, the leader.
"If you don't want to risk your own and others' lives in the not-too-distant future, the best choice would be to put away that atlas, and only study the page on gibberish. You might become a great Spirit Medium in the future; you have the potential for it."
After dropping that remark, Tang Qi got into the police car, unconcerned about the potential consequences, and drove away.
...
After resolving a bloody case, naturally, there would be many troublesome follow-ups, but none of that concerned Tang Qi.
At this moment, he only wanted to return home to his brick and stone bungalow with his spoils.
Compared to her speed when arriving, Stanna drove much slower, perhaps embarrassed by the fake appointment, she remained silent, not initiating a conversation with Tang Qi, even though she had a belly full of questions.
But Stanna was still that decisive and efficient Stanna, only silent for half the journey. As they approached Meiser City, the chief could not help but speak up.
"That thing that made those two Demons materialize...?"
The first question prompted Tang Qi, who was using Magic Power to untie the Mysterious Hair Tie, to look up at her involuntarily.
He had thought Stanna's first question would be about how those two became Demons?
Yet he didn't expect Stanna's Insight to be so sharp.
Tang Qi had no intention of hiding it and directly said, "It's my blood, mixed into that Potion when you weren't paying attention."
"I didn't deceive that guy named Ryan. Their so-called team, aside from him having some Spirit Medium potential, the others are just average people. If they don't come across a special opportunity, they better not enter the Extraordinary Domain."
"Their potions and firearms are all useless."
Stanna nodded in understanding, then asked, "What about those bullets, are they the ones from last time...?"
"That's right, they're the new bullets I made using that bag of Sea Salt, called Sea Demon Bullets. Their effect is to break curses and disperse evil. They're not as powerful as the Molten Furnace Bullets, but they pose a greater threat to monsters associated with curses."
Seeing that Tang Qi didn't mind the fake appointment letter, Stanna quickly regained her dominant lady's demeanor, attempting to use her age and status to overpower Tang Qi.
Because the female police chief suddenly made a terrifying discovery while interacting with Tang Qi, a high school student.
Between them, it was she who was at a disadvantage.
Facing the mass of muscular Big Men in the police academy and station, as well as smart colleagues and deceitful criminals, the domineering police chief never admitted defeat, so how could she be suppressed by a high school student?
Especially now, with Tang Qi sitting in the passenger seat, casually resolving the mysterious hair knot, looking like he is the boss, while she, Stanna, the well-known female police chief in Secret Phoenix State, appears to be just the driver. This was intolerable for Stanna.
Her past training and natural genius told her that she should be more aloof to overpower someone like Tang Qi, not like now where she seems like a curious baby, continuously asking questions.
But for Stanna, who had just stepped into the Mysterious Side, it was indeed hard to resist.
Tang Qi saw this and so he deliberately waited for Stanna's questions even though he could have been proactive in sharing information.
That leisurely attitude of his made Stanna's teeth itch with irritation.
At that moment, the female police chief recalled their initial contact, where she thought this little guy was a good and shy genius of the Mysterious Side.
Now it seemed she had been deceived; he was actually a high school student with a nasty character and scheming nature.
Stanna saw through Tang Qi's teasing ways, and in order not to be tricked, she forced herself to suppress the urge to ask questions again and again, while speeding up the car to its maximum, hurrying to return Tang Qi to Thorny High School before the first light of dawn.
When Tang Qi was about to get out of the car, holding a pile of notes and manuscripts, with a pot of withered and strange plant in his arms, Stanna, unable to contain herself any longer, asked with a complex tone, "Are those ghostly things going to get more and more frequent?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Qi paused, didn't turn around, and simply walked towards his own small building.
His faint voice reached her ears.
"It won't just be more and more, but also stronger and stronger, a kind of powerful beyond your imagination."
"The world is about to change."
...
"Click"
Without a word of asking Lady Stanna if she wanted to come in, Tang Qi closed the door behind him.
The timing, wasn't right.
Moreover, at this time, both of them, especially Stanna, needed some good rest.
Today she had felt the impact of an Extraordinary Monster once again, and this time, being responsible for the headshot, the power of the two Sea Demon Bullets not only instantaneously killed the Spider Demon but also let Stanna, the gunbearer, feel something special about them.
But knowing her temperament, even if she went home, she probably wouldn't really rest, but rather think wildly for a while before simply going to practice shooting.
Actually, she still had some questions she hadn't asked.
However, Tang Qi had already guessed her following questions, even if she asked, Tang Qi was not planning to answer.
Tang Qi carelessly placed the potted withered plant on the coffee table in front of the sofa, and then, treating the manuscripts and notes with much more importance, placed them aside, brewed himself a pot of coffee, took out some snacks, and started reading a notebook from Professor Cassel researching on some tribal site.
Judging by his demeanor, he might be planning to read through the night.
Unfortunately, perhaps due to exhaustion, he fell asleep on the couch after reading only a small portion of that thick notebook.
One minute!
Half an hour!
An hour passed, and there were no signs of him waking up; it seemed he was really dead asleep.
Was it an illusion or not, at that moment, the plant that Tang Qi had carelessly placed on the coffee table...suddenly moved a bit?