Chapter 70: Testing the Waters with Murder

"What!?" Shen Lingxue was shocked and didn't even notice that her hair was about to be burned off. She turned around and raised the flame, ready to attack the special operations team.

However, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

While she was hesitating, the special operations team had already pulled the trigger.

Click, click, click...

Bullets spewed out toward Fang Xiu and the others, accompanied by flashes of fire.

If it were a handgun and only one person, perhaps Fang Xiu could try to dodge the bullets, but if it were a group of people wielding submachine guns, there was no choice but to wait for death.

He also did not choose to use the Blood Eye, as it was a single-target attack.

In an instant, Fang Xiu and the others were riddled with bullets, lying in a pool of blood....

...

Fang Xiu opened his eyes and found himself in Heishui Village, surrounded by villagers going about their business.

At that moment, Zhao Hao's voice echoed in his ears.

"Xiu Ge, what's going on here? Did these villagers all grow up eating black sesame seeds?" Zhao Hao asked tremblingly.

"Where can you find black sesame seeds with such powerful effects? I just saw several elderly people whose hair was also jet-black and shiny, not a single white hair in sight," the fat man chimed in.

Fang Xiu confirmed the current timeline—he was currently wandering around Blackwater Village—and couldn't help but ponder.

Soon, the Special Operations Squad would arrive, and with their assistance, they would drain the river, discover the Hair Demon, engage in a fierce battle with Shen Lingxue, and ultimately be killed by the Special Operations Squad.

Does the Hair Demon possess the ability to control others?

Fang Xiu recalled the female corpse, which had been possessed by the hair demon earlier.

What he never expected was that the hair demon could control so many people at once, with the entire special operations team under its control.

If the hair demon possesses such abilities, why doesn't it simply control us?

Is it because we have spiritual protection, so it can't control us?

Fang Xiu sensed something was amiss.

Was the timing of that couple's appearance too convenient? Who in their right mind would come to a remote area for no reason?

After much consideration, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

As time passed, the plot once again shifted to the center of the Black Water River.

At the center of the Black Water River, the special operations team was already in position. Besides them, there was also a man and a woman wearing jackets.

"Why are you making us leave? This place isn't your property. We're here to sightsee, and you're telling us to leave."

"That's right. This isn't a tourist attraction. Even if it were, we could buy tickets."

"We are conducting a special mission. Unauthorized personnel are strictly prohibited from approaching. Please leave immediately," a member of the special operations team said coldly.

Watching the familiar scene unfold before him, Fang Xiu led the group forward slowly.

A member of the special operations team immediately ran over, saluted, and said, "Investigator Fang, the 10th Special Operations Team reporting for duty."

Fang Xiu nodded without speaking.

At that moment, the man and woman approached.

As before, the woman spoke first, her tone defiant.

"Are you their leader? What gives you the right..."

Fang Xiu calmly appraised the man and woman before him. They appeared to be ordinary people, showing no signs of anything unusual.

However, his principle had always been: if he couldn't tell, then he would act.

Swish!

A silver flash appeared, and the woman's voice abruptly ceased.

Not only that, but the entire world fell silent.

Shen Lingxue and the others, the members of the Special Operations Team, all stared blankly at Fang Xiu and the woman.

There, on the woman's fair neck, was a surgical knife.

And the one holding the knife was Fang Xiu.

No one had expected Fang Xiu to suddenly kill someone, it was completely unexpected, even unimaginable.

Even if the woman had been causing trouble first, she had only approached to ask a question, and hadn't even finished speaking before you killed her?

Fang Xiu ignored the strange glances from the crowd. He stared intently at every subtle expression on the woman's face, trying to find a weakness.

However, there was no weakness on her face. She was like the most perfect actress, vividly portraying emotions such as disbelief, confusion, and fear.

Pfft!

Fang Xiu drew his scalpel, and blood spurted from the woman's neck like an arrow.

This wasn't his first time stabbing someone in the neck, so his technique was fairly proficient, aiming directly for the carotid artery to ensure a fatal blow.

As the scalpel was withdrawn, the woman emitted an incomprehensible moan, her eyes gradually losing focus, and she eventually collapsed to the ground.

Fang Xiu furrowed his brows slightly.

Did I act too quickly, leaving her no time to react?

Or did I misjudge her, assuming she was just an ordinary person?

"Fang Xiu! What are you doing!" Shen Lingxue's angry voice broke the silence.

"They're problematic," Fang Xiu replied casually.

"Murder... murder!" !" The man accompanying them finally reacted, screaming in terror and turning to flee.

Swish!

Another silver flash appeared.

The man's neck was also pierced, and he died.

At this point, Shen Lingxue had already cautiously distanced herself from Fang Xiu.

"Fang Xiu, I now seriously suspect that you have lost control of your spiritual energy. You better give me an explanation!"

"If I say they have issues, then they definitely have issues."

Zhao Hao seemed to have realized something and hesitated, "Xiu Ge, did you... notice?"

Fang Xiu nodded.

Shen Lingxue was somewhat skeptical, but she couldn't ask too many questions in front of so many people, after all, Fang Xiu's abilities were classified.

Fang Xiu didn't care about being suspected, because he would soon die and reset.

Killing this couple was merely to eliminate their suspicion, as Fang Xiu always felt their timing was too convenient. Controlling the Special Operations Squad might not necessarily be the work of the Hairy Demon.

Indeed, there were other ways to investigate suspects, but undoubtedly, killing was the fastest.

Whether or not this couple was behind it, killing them first would reveal whether the special operations team had been compromised.

Then, Fang Xiu ordered the special operations team, "Disarm yourselves immediately."

The team leader hesitated upon hearing this, but ultimately complied.

Once they had disarmed, Fang Xiu instructed them to begin pumping water.