Chapter 14: What Exactly is the Purpose?

Wanyan Mengwen shook her head and said:

"The ambulance hadn't arrived yet, and the person was already dead, with such a gruesome death that, without seeing the tattoos on her body, not even her own mother could recognize her."

"That's really sad..."

Li Ping'an sighed regretfully.

Wanyan Mengwen stared intently into Li Ping'an's eyes and asked with a hidden message:

"So why did she curse at you then?"

Li Ping'an's eyes widened, but instead of directly answering, he crossed his arms and complained with a look of grievance:

"Beautiful sister, you must have seen that video circulating online, right?"

"I was just up all day and night playing games without sleep, so I misspoke, and that led to what happened later."

"You guys don't think I had someone drive a car to kill her, do you? I didn't even know her before!"

Wanyan Mengwen waved her hand quickly and reassured him:

"Don't panic, we already have a complete grasp of the situation, and we've investigated the driver who killed her. Her getting run over by that truck has nothing to do with you."

"It's just that her fans called us claiming you cursed her to death. Everyone online also says you predicted her inevitable death today, is that true?"

Li Ping'an looked at her with a strange expression:

"My beautiful sister, if I could predict and divinate the future like an immortal, I would have already made a fortune from it, don't you think?"

"And you believe what's online? Those are just a bunch of brainless folks, lacking any judgment of their own, blindly following others, and their favorite thing to do is to lift someone to a pedestal only to destroy them online!"

"Put it this way, would you believe what they say, or would you believe I'm Emperor Qin Shi Huang?"

Li Ping'an spoke confidently and then cocked his head as he gazed into Wanyan Mengwen's beautiful eyes.

"I get what you're saying. I just came to confirm, one last question..."

Wanyan Mengwen paused, somewhat expectantly, and asked:

"So, are you really an Immortal? Can you perform spells?"

When Wanyan Mengwen asked the final question, she looked at Li Ping'an like a soaring hawk eyeing its prey, making him very uncomfortable.

"Forget being an immortal, you might as well ask me directly if I'm Laozi or Sun Wukong!"

Although Li Ping'an didn't directly answer, Wanyan Mengwen understood the implication of his words.

Wanyan Mengwen's education in police academy included criminal investigation and psychology; therefore, she could discern whether Li Ping'an was lying to her through his gaze, actions, and gestures.

Clearly, Li Ping'an hadn't lied to her; he was telling the truth.

The reason Li Ping'an didn't slip up in front of Wanyan Mengwen is precisely because he was telling the truth.

His Divine Skill, Secluded Cave, could only reveal a person's lifespan, ghosts, and the cultivation and attributes of demon cultivators; it absolutely couldn't see the future.

Moreover, he was merely a cultivator who had just stepped into the threshold of Cultivation, lacking even the most basic Mana, so naturally, he couldn't be considered an immortal!

However, he was now beginning to suspect the real motive behind this policewoman's long journey to investigate him; it seemed not merely to probe the case of him "cursing to death" the anchorwoman Zhou Shufenzi.

Instead, she seemed to be using this investigation as cover to probe other matters; otherwise, she wouldn't have asked such a peculiar question at the end.

As for the specific reason, Li Ping'an couldn't guess at the moment and, of course, was too lazy to guess.

"Alright, the investigation stops here. I will write a report to my superiors based on what you've said. However, you now need to give me your WeChat and phone number because I might still need to trouble you later."

"Still need to trouble me?"

Li Ping'an hesitated for a moment, not thinking too much, and revealing his flirtatious side, he hinted:

"I welcome any trouble from a beautiful lady. After all, I don't have a girlfriend. My phone is in my dorm; just wait for me to go back and get it."

Before turning back to his dorm, Li Ping'an asked one last probing question:

"So I'm completely disconnected from the death of the female broadcaster Zhou Shufenzi, right?"

"Yes, you're completely disconnected. Hurry along now."

Hearing these words, Li Ping'an immediately let himself go and scampered off to his dorm.

Just as he entered his dorm, Wanyan Mengwen's brows furrowed tightly, her expression darkened, her lips moved slightly, and with narrowed eyes, she stared mysteriously at Li Ping'an's departing figure:

"It seems I was too hasty, making a panicked decision. How could I pin my hopes on a naive college student? I'll have to think of other ways now..."

Jiang Liuer, Zhu Ganglie, and Sha Sheng saw Li Ping'an swaggering back and immediately gathered around him, concerned:

"How did it go?"

Li Ping'an picked up his phone, raised it high, and began to boast shamelessly, shaking his head:

"Psh, that matter had nothing to do with me, what else could happen? Not only am I in the clear now, but I also managed to charm that wealthy lady in just a few words!"

Jiang Liuer, Zhu Ganglie, and Sha Sheng were not blind; they could see that Li Ping'an was alright, otherwise, he would have been taken away long ago.

But they couldn't believe he could so easily charm this beautiful female cop they had only seen once.

"Nonsense! Started daydreaming about beauties again, haven't you? How many times have you been the clown for such fantasies?"

"Don't believe me, huh? Fine, come out and see for yourselves if she's going to add me on WeChat! Hmph!"

Li Ping'an ran out proudly, with Jiang Liuer, Zhu Ganglie, and Sha Sheng following closely, sticking their heads out the door to watch intently.

Suddenly, they saw the female cop's eyes were only for Li Ping'an. She was not only polite and pleasant towards him but also took the initiative to add Li Ping'an on WeChat, leaving the trio completely dumbfounded:

"This... this is just unbelievable..."

While Wanyan Mengwen was scanning Li Ping'an's WeChat QR code, he took advantage of her looking down at her phone, turned his head toward his dorm mates, and boasted triumphantly.

"The world resents a prodigy! Not only am I tall and imposing, but I'm also handsome. Yet no beauty has ever hit on me. To think Clown Li, who's so ugly, gets random romantic encounters! Damn! Damn! Damn!"

Zhu Ganglie just couldn't believe his eyes, fearing his brother might suffer or start driving a luxury car. At this moment, he would rather gouge out his own eyes than see Li Ping'an being flirted with by a beautiful woman.

"My Casanova brother is having his heart stolen by another fox spirit, and now it's my sister's fault..."

Sha Sheng, mimicking Lin Daiyu's tone, vented his dissatisfaction. He had been trying to woo her for over a year without success, only for this woman to succeed so easily.

"Goodbye, Li Ping'an. I will remember you; we are sure to meet again."

After saying something profound, Wanyan Mengwen shook hands with Li Ping'an then walked away, looking lost and desolate.

In this moment, Li Ping'an was completely certain of his guess.