Spiritual Recovery: Gamification of Reality

Chapter 80: Investigate the Case and Finding Him

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

When Xu Bai and Su Meng arrived at 33rd Street again, the police cordon had already been set up at Renhe Hall’s pharmacy. Some patrol officers stood at the cordon to stop the onlookers from watching.

“You guys…”

“Major Crimes Investigation Unit.”

Sir.”

A patrol officer saw Xu Bai and Su Meng getting out of the car and walking over in casual clothes. He thought that they were just onlookers and was about to chase them away. When he saw Xu Bail s identification, he hurriedly saluted and pulled open the cordon.

Su Meng thanked the patrol officer and quickly followed her master, who was walking in front without saying a word.

Xu Bai walked into the pharmacy expressionlessly and went up to the second floor. The first thing he saw was a forensic doctor squatting on the ground and a corpse in front of him.

The corpse had white hair and looked like a sage.

It was the old TCM Practitioner.

Xu Bai took a look and retracted his gaze from the old TCM practitioner’s corpse. Then, his gaze shifted to the right and landed on An Ya, the flower of the police station who shouldn’t be here but was indeed here.

An Ya was from the internal affairs bureau, not a front-line agent.

Su Meng was surprised to see An Ya in a pair of jeans and knee-length boots. “Sister An Ya, what are you doing here?”

Xu Bai also looked at An Ya. “That’s right. Why is Team Leader An here?”

An Ya’s tone was as cold as ever. “I’m the one who reported it.”

“What?”

Hearing An Ya’s explanation, Su Meng was slightly stunned. “Sister An Ya, did you report the case?”

Although Xu Bai did not say anything, he was very surprised.

An Ya glanced at Xu Bai and her gaze landed on the old TCM practitioner’s corpse on the floor. “I made an appointment with Practitioner Huang to come and get something. I arrived here half an hour ago. The staff at the pharmacy said that Practitioner Huang was still on the second floor and might not have woken up yet. Because I was in a hurry, I asked the staff to accompany me upstairs. In the end, when we opened the door, we saw that he was already dead.”

Hearing An Ya’s explanation, Su Meng nodded.

After all, An Ya was one of them. They were first-tier field agents, unlike the Internal Affairs Department. Unless it was absolutely necessary, they wouldn’t doubt their own people.

Xu Bai did the same. After listening to An Ya’s explanation, he didn’t say anything else. Instead, he looked at the forensic doctor who was conducting the preliminary autopsy.

“Old Xu, how is it?”

“The time of death must have been between one and two o’clock this morning.”

“I’m asking about the cause of death.”

The bespectacled forensic doctor, Old Xu, stood up and took off his gloves. He looked at Xu Bai with a calm expression. “I don’t know.”

Xu Bai frowned. “You don’t know?”

Old Xu instructed his two disciples to pack up the corpse and looked at Xu Bai. “There were no obvious external injuries, so you asked me the cause of death. I need to dissect it before I can give you an accurate answer.”

Xu Bai opened his mouth, then shook his head and said, “Alright, let me know as soon as the results are out.”

His system allowed him to see the state of each creature.

But…

Dead people couldn’t see.

The forensic doctor, Old Xu, nodded. Then, he called his two disciples, who had already packed up. They walked towards the van parked at the entrance with the corpse.

Xu Bai then looked at the room.

The first thing he saw was…

The screens, decorations, and drawers were either all over the place or opened in unison. It looked like a thief had entered the house to wash up.

Xu Bai looked at An Ya. “Was the room like this when you came up?”

An Ya nodded and said, “That’s right. When I saw the body, I protected the scene immediately and didn’t let anyone come up.”

Xu Bai nodded.

“Su Meng.”

“Master.” “Find the clerk who left last yesterday and the first to work today.”

“Okay.”

Su Meng nodded, turned around, and walked downstairs. After a while, she led a male shop assistant up.

The male shop assistant’s expression was a little reserved, but he had good eyesight. At first glance, he found out who was in charge here and greeted Xu Bai, “Sir.”

Xu Bai smiled.

“Don’t be nervous. Let me ask you a simple question. You were the last to leave yesterday and the first shop assistant to come in this morning?”

“Y-yes.”

“What time did you leave last night?”

“About eleven o’clock.”

“That was late. What time does your shop usually close?”

“Eight o’clock. ”

Xu Bai raised his eyebrows and looked at the male shop assistant. “Look, there’s a problem.”

The male shop assistant was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He looked up at Xu Bai and hurriedly explained, “Sir, this has nothing to do with me. I left late last night because I had to wait for the boss to come back.”

Under normal circumstances, their shop would close at eight o’clock in the evening. However, because his boss, Practitioner Huang, had something on last night and went out, he asked the male shop assistant to stay in the shop and wait for him to come back before going home from work.

Xu Bai stroked his chin.

“What’s the difference between your boss going out last night and coming back?”

The male shop assistant subconsciously shook his head.

The next second.

The male shop assistant’s eyes lit up. He looked at Xu Bai and said, “By the way, when Boss went out around 7:30 yesterday, I remember that he didn’t bring anything out. However, when he came back, he had a wooden box in his hand. When I left, I even asked Boss what it was. “What did your boss say?”

“The boss said it was reserved by a customer.”

Xu Bai nodded without batting an eyelid. He looked at the male shop assistant and asked, “Did he say which customer it was?”

The male shop assistant thought for a moment and shook his head. “No… but before I left, the boss received a call. I feel that it should be from that customer.”

Xu Bai raised his eyebrows and looked at the male shop assistant. “Is that so?”

The male shop assistant nodded. “That’s right. Before I left, I heard the boss say something to the other end of the phone along the lines of ‘It’s indeed with me. You can come over tomorrow and wait for him.’ Xu Bai turned to look at Su Meng. “Mengmeng…”

Before he could finish.

Su Meng nodded. “Understood, Master. I’ll find a communications company and pull up the call records.” Xu Bai nodded. “Yes.”

At this moment.

An Ya, who had been standing at the side and watching like a bystander, coughed and turned to Su Meng, who was about to call the communication company. She said, “Mengmeng, don’t bother.”

Su Meng turned around.

“An Ya?”

“At that time, I should be the one who called Practitioner Huang.”

Xu Bai waved his hand at the male shop assistant, indicating that he could leave.

The male shop assistant didn’t find it strange. He only felt relieved and left from the second floor.

After the male employee left, Xu Bai turned his gaze back to An Ya. “Team Leader An, do you want to talk about it now, or do you want to go back to our office for a cup of coffee?”

I’ll let you keep my gun. This time, it’s my turn.

An Ya ignored Xu Bails expectant gaze and looked at An Ya. “I went to look for Old Master Su last night. I wanted to get the Dragon Heart Herb from him, but I was a step too late. Old Master Su told me that the last Dragon Heart Herb has been given to this Practitioner Huang.”

My Dragon Heart Herb.

The old TCM practitioner had indeed obtained it.

Wait a minute.

What did An Ya want the Dragon Heart Herb for?

Xu Bai thought to himself as he looked at An Ya calmly.

Su Meng frowned. “My grandfather and the Dragon Heart Herb? Sister An Ya, why do you need Dragon Heart Herb?”

An Ya shook her head. “That’s not important. What’s important is that Old

Master Su said that Practitioner Huang recently had a customer who asked for

Dragon Heart Herb. Coupled with other herbs, he can make an Essence Replenishing Pill!”

Essence Replenishing Pill!

Su Meng opened her mouth slightly and her eyes lit up. “Really? Sister An Ya, is the Essence Replenishing Pill the one I know?”

An Ya smiled. “What else could it be other than the Essence Replenishing Pill?” Su Meng’s eyes widened.

Ever since she came into contact with Liu San, she learned from Uncle Pu Xin about the transcendent world and why her family had been hiding it from her.

Although she had said that she wanted to be with her master, she had indeed done so.

But…

Su Meng also yearned for this. However, when she knew that her grandfather had worked hard for her damaged foundation for so many years to no avail, she did not want her grandfather to worry anymore. That was why she pretended to be indifferent.

However, if there was a chance, she would also yearn for it.

Su Meng was a little excited. In the next second, her mind cleared and she recovered. She frowned. “That’s not right. Grandpa has been searching for so many years, but he hasn’t found anyone who knows how to refine the Essence Replenishing Pill. How did Practitioner Huang find him?”

An Ya shook her head. “Practitioner Huang wasn’t the one who found him. Old Master Su was the one who found Practitioner Huang.”

Su Meng’s eyes lit up. “Who is he?”

Xu Bai, who was standing at the side, could feel Su Meng’s anticipation.

An Ya shook her head again.

“I don’t know.”

“What?”

“Practitioner Huang didn’t tell me either. He said that it was because of the customer’s privacy, but he agreed with me. He will call that customer today. When that customer comes over, I can wait here. You all know what happened next. When I came over, Practitioner Huang was already dead. I looked around and the wooden box containing the Dragon Heart Herb was gone.”

“Wha—

Su Meng opened her mouth. The light in her eyes disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. “I don’t know. It’s gone.”

Xu Bai looked at Su Meng’s expression and wondered if he should tell his cute and adorable disciple that he was the one who asked Practitioner Huang about the Dragon Heart Herb.

However, just as Xu Bai was thinking about this…

An Ya’s tone was cold as she looked around the second floor as if a thief had swept through it. She looked at Xu Bai and Su Meng. “I suspect that the person who killed Practitioner Huang and took the Dragon Heart Herb is this customer.”

Su Meng looked up at An Ya.

Xu Bai looked confused.