Free Web NovelChapter 62: Chapter 62: Encounter with the Enemy at 59
How could there be an Evil Fallen in the High Tower?
Once, a madman tried to bring an Evil Fallen back, but upon entering the High Tower, any Evil Fallen, regardless of their level, would be directly destroyed by some force.
Just hearing the agonizing screams of the patients, Bai Wu and the others decided to go downstairs for a look.
They quickly arrived at the scene, and at first glance, Bai Wu truly thought he had seen an Evil Fallen.
A distorted visage, a person’s face that seemed as if it was reflected in a funhouse mirror, the features out of sync. The head was very large, disproportionately so, completely out of balance with the body. fгeewebnovёl.com
A height of 1.4 meters finally made Wu Jiu no longer the shortest one.
Such an ugliness, no wonder he was called an Evil Fallen...
Indeed, it was a visage that could scare the mentally ill.
Gradually, "doctors" arrived, these doctors were naturally the patients, but each mental patient had different symptoms, and some looked quite normal. Those who appeared normal donned the guise of doctors.
Bai Wu once again felt the chaos of this Asylum, he was certain that Yan Jiu and the others, once locked in here, could never get out. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
Just like this hideous dwarf-like Evil Fallen.
[When people tire of beauty, they become intrigued by things that are so ugly it’s curious. He was once so hideous that nobles used him as a viral sensation, squeezing out a good amount of Tower Currency each month, but once his value was wrung dry and he was difficult to deal with, they declared him mad, although not completely insane yet, he was getting there.]
Bai Wu only looked at a few patients, half of whom had scandals involving nobility and the upper echelons.
He shook his head and said,
"Let’s go, there’s nothing for us here, we’ll head back to our accommodation."
Lin Wurou always prided himself on his extraordinary looks, but when he saw the dwarf’s eyes filled with grievance and fear, he showed no disgust towards the hideousness. He looked towards Bai Wu and said,
"What have you found?"
"Not much, the most critical clue lies with the high wall’s entrances and exits, but I guess those have been taken by the Garrison Corps."
"Then boss, should I go ask around? Even if the information has been taken, the person in charge is sure to remember some strange individuals." Ye Weiming was quite smart.
However, Bai Wu shook his head and said,
"Our target is Yan Jiu, and his fate is one of two, either he’s still inside the High Tower, that is, on the third floor, or he’s already left the tower."
As they were leaving, Bai Wu explained,
"Both outcomes can be verified. If he left the tower, it would be best if the captain contacted the auditors of the Investigation Corps and inquired whether anyone had left with a woman about 1.65 meters tall, weighing roughly 50 kg."
The data on height and weight came from the position of lipstick on the mirror and the size of the cushion tucked between the thighs.
Wu Jiu nodded and then asked,
"What if he hasn’t left the tower?"
"I lean more towards him not having left the tower, because if he had, both the elevator and the auditors would have left traces. However, I don’t rule out the possibility that the kidnapper has a special identity. But if he hasn’t left the tower..."
Bai Wu shook his head and smiled,
"If he hasn’t left the tower, then the clues are indeed with the Gao Ta Town Garrison Corps, and perhaps these patients might provide some information. But if we’re not in a hurry to crack the case, we can wait longer."
"Wait for what?" Wu Jiu asked.
"To the Garrison Corps of Gao Ta Town, suppressing the captain and embarrassing the face of the Investigation Corps is more important than solving the case. But if they have the chance to suppress the captain and solve the case at the same time, they won’t pass it up."
Ye Weiming understood this, but Lin Wurou didn’t quite get it.
Bai Wu said,
"I’ll leave first. I heard that the entertainment venues here are filled with the most beautiful women selected from the lower levels; I have a friend who wants me to check them out for him."
"That ’friend’ you’re talking about is yourself, right!" Lin Wurou snapped.
"Hahaha, why expose what you’ve seen through? Lin, captain, Yezi, I’ll take my leave first. You three should stick together for the next few days. If possible, you can even stay in the Asylum, at least keeping one person watching at all times."
Bai Wu shrugged his shoulders and left with a rascal’s grin.
The preliminary investigation had concluded. To unearth more clues, especially if circumventing the Garrison Corps, one had to start with the management of the Asylum.
Bai Wu indeed had some clues, but he decided to try his luck.
Shortly after leaving the Asylum, upon sweeping the area with Prayle’s Eye, he noticed someone was following him.
Thinking of this, Bai Wu smiled, the fish had taken the bait.
He wasn’t worried about being killed in broad daylight, for one, his Innate Force was at the second rank, ninth stage, which already made him quite skilled, and for another, the Garrison Corps wasn’t that foolish.
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Shortly after Bai Wu’s departure, Wu Jiu suddenly remembered there was a patient on the sixth floor he hadn’t investigated.
Following Bai Wu, Wu Jiu learned something.
Speak human words to humans, and madness to the mad. Thinking he couldn’t solely rely on Bai Wu, Wu Jiu instructed Ye Weiming to investigate some of the hospital’s patients, while he and Lin Wurou headed to the sixth floor.
To Wu Jiu, the patient on the sixth floor was very strange.
If it weren’t for that incredibly ugly patient causing an incident just now, Bai Wu and his group should have gone to see this patient first.
Then Bai Wu would have received a warning.
But Bai Wu was not here.
This room was a very special hospital room. As Wu Jiu’s footsteps approached, the person inside started to cry for help.
"Open the door! Save me! I’m not crazy!"
"Open up! I’m not mad!"
Lin Wurou frowned, only to realize the door was actually locked. He glanced at Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu hesitated for a couple of seconds, then nodded. Lin Wurou put a little force into it and twisted the heavy iron lock right off.
But what happened next caught him completely off guard!
The moment the door lock opened, a terrifying force struck the iron door, and Lin Wurou, along with the door, was shoved away by this powerful force.
Bang!
He hit the wall on the outside of the corridor, and the entire wall instantly filled with cracks.
The iron door was twisted out of shape.
"Heehee... finally here to save me. Oh, there really is a Little Dwarf, I knew I’d see you here."
The previously terrified, feeble voice from within now belonged to a massive figure. If Bai Wu were here, he would undoubtedly have made a sarcastic comment about how the figure resembled Chen Guohan from King of Fighters.
Bald head, bulging muscles, large build, shackles.
These tags were enough to indicate the danger of this man.
Wu Jiu frowned, glanced at Lin Wurou, and Lin Wurou spat out some blood.
A single blow had severely wounded a fifth-tier expert, and Wu Jiu suddenly thought of something.
"Seems like you’ve come for me?"
"Of course, somebody has spent a great deal of money for me to kill you."
Wu Jiu was surprised. He was actually being targeted by an assassin?
Garrison Corps of Gao Ta Town? Or was it arranged by the nobility or higher-ups? Or perhaps some unknown power?
"I guess you won’t tell me who hired you to kill me. Besides, I’m rather difficult to kill."
Wu Jiu’s expression remained calm as he pondered the connection between this man and the case of Yan Jiu’s disappearance.
"But he knows you quite well—you’re fast, but you lack power. Perhaps you were once a force to be reckoned with, but Little Dwarf, my Sequence is the perfect counter to you," the giant sneered.
"Wurou, if you can still move, destroy the surveillance." Wu Jiu took a step forward and then looked towards the giant:
"I’m in a rush. Begin your performance."
