"Do you still have any of those Talismans that can make you invisible?"
As the dust settled on the battle outside, a large number of Public Security Bureau and Martial Police officers rushed in to secure the Hanzi (Man)'s body. An Chen suddenly turned to Su Xiaojiu and asked.
"Yes, do you want them?"
Su Xiaojiu opened her qiankun bag and pulled out two at once.
"No, you hide yourself. Don't let these people outside see you, or they'll arrest you and lock you in a dark room."
Su Xiaojiu shivered and immediately used her spiritual power to ignite the Talisman, her figure becoming invisible.
"Put away the Formation. Do you remember where my house is? Go back yourself, and remember to use the back door."
"Alright!"
Su Xiaojiu's voice sounded in front of An Chen, and then An Chen heard a light, quick footsteps heading straight for the back door.
The next moment, An Chen looked towards the main entrance of the internet cafe.
A team of Martial Police officers burst in at that moment, holding assault rifles with bullets chambered, their flashlights shining brightly on An Chen's face.
An Chen raised his hands without changing his expression, allowing two Martial Police officers to come over, stand beside him, and grab his wrists.
"I'm just the internet cafe manager here; that Hanzi (Man) has nothing to do with me."
After all, the Hanzi (Man) had walked into this internet cafe, and An Chen knew he would definitely be taken in for questioning and to assist with the investigation.
"Young comrade, don't be nervous. You just need to come with us and answer a few questions."
After checking that An Chen had no dangerous items on him, the Martial Police officer holding his wrist also let go and gently patted An Chen's shoulder.
An Chen was, after all, an underage high school student and looked harmless.
"Okay."
Although the muzzles were pointed downwards, the smell of gunpowder made An Chen frown.
"Don't be afraid, it's alright. We've already subdued the bad guys outside. We won't point our guns at civilians."
The Martial Police officer seemed to notice the change in An Chen's expression, so he put the safety on his gun and slung it behind his back.
"Come with us."
An Chen obediently followed the Martial Police officer, walking straight out of the internet cafe.
"Where are the people inside the internet cafe?"
"They were evacuated through the back door."
"Well done."
Perhaps to alleviate An Chen's nervousness, the Martial Police officer kept talking to him, but An Chen's attention was not on the conversation at all.
An Chen's gaze swept across the street after the battle. The center of the road was already a mess, with a large area of cracking where the Hanzi (Man) had fallen, and Public Security Bureau and Martial Police personnel guarded both ends of the road.
People in the buildings on both sides peered out, and many were taking photos and videos with their phones. Even though the police were using megaphones to stop them, they couldn't completely prevent these people from pressing the record button.
The Martial Police officer led An Chen past the Hanzi (Man)'s corpse, allowing An Chen to observe the Hanzi (Man)'s death up close.
To be honest, the scene was very bloody.
The Hanzi (Man)'s skin had been hit by bullets countless times, and the two anti-material sniper rounds that entered through his back and side of his head made the corpse even more gruesome.
An ordinary person would likely vomit upon seeing it, and An Chen also felt a bit nauseous, but he only frowned.
A large hand covered An Chen's eyes.
"Don't look."
Soon, someone brought a white cloth and covered the corpse.
The Martial Police officer quickly led him through this section of the road, took him to the outermost police car, gave a word to the driving police officer, and then waved goodbye.
An Chen sat in the police car, silent.
He had gained a lot of useful information tonight.
What he cared about most was the artificial Spiritual Root and the Spirit Enhancement Pill, because these might allow him to earn a lot of money.
Of course, he wouldn't limit his thinking.
"Actually, not only are Spirit Enhancement Pills and artificial Spiritual Roots valuable, but the spiritual plants and many other things from the Cultivation World would also be very valuable on Earth..."
An Chen muttered softly.
The Cultivation World definitely had many rare flowers and herbs, and miraculous Spirit Pills. Whether for treating illnesses, healing injuries, prolonging life, or Cultivation, they were all very helpful.
People in this world would certainly be interested in these things.
If he could get some and sell them early, it would be a considerable income.
His thoughts suddenly opened up.
And how could he get these things?
Assuming these Transcendents couldn't return to the Cultivation World, then the wool could only come from the sheep themselves. He could only find ways to get them from these Transcendents, but most Transcendents who possessed these things were Cultivator, making it extremely difficult to deal with them.
However, An Chen had a Cultivator beside him, who currently still listened to him...
Probably.
But An Chen also didn't know how to get good things from Su Xiaojiu; he didn't have anything valuable to exchange with her.
Wait, do spicy strips count?
An Chen continued to ponder like this the entire way. When the car stopped at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau, An Chen hadn't even realized it, completely immersed in the grand task of "making money."
"Little brother, we're here."
An Chen then noticed that the driver had been a female police officer all along. She opened the back car door, smiled, and led An Chen out of the car and into the Public Security Bureau.
In a small room, the female police officer turned on the video recorder and found a clerk, beginning the routine questioning.
The questions were nothing more than the usual: why did the Hanzi (Man) enter the internet cafe, what did he say after entering, and did anything special happen in the internet cafe.
An Chen answered every question fluently.
However, An Chen needed to conceal the part about Su Xiaojiu.
An Chen didn't mention a single word about anything related to Su Xiaojiu. He slightly processed and relayed the rest, only saying that the Hanzi (Man) treated the place as a resting spot, wanted to pay with strange crystals to stay, got furious when he was refused, broke the surveillance cameras, and at that moment, the Public Security Bureau arrived.
All of his answers were seamless, and An Chen's facial management was excellent, showing no flaws.
Lying requires a mix of half-truths and half-lies, or even nine-tenths truth and one-tenth lie. When lies are intertwined with truths, no one will notice the flaws, unless they are extremely skilled psychological analysts.
Even if they do notice, it's highly unlikely to be from flaws in the words themselves, but rather from the respondent's facial expressions betraying their lies.
However, the female police officer interrogating him was clearly not that kind of person.
"Alright, little brother, it was really troublesome, going on so late."
After it was over, the female police officer moved the notes on the table aside and stood up with a smile.
She checked her watch, an apologetic expression on her face.
"I'll drive you home."
"Okay."
An Chen didn't refuse and followed the female police officer back the way they came. As they reached the entrance, footsteps sounded behind them, and a conversation entered An Chen's ears.
"This one should be the highest Realm discovered in the South City area this time. Although his combat power is a bit weak, he still has reference value..."