In the meeting room, Li Xin, Meng Po, Lu Shuimo, and others were extremely furious. The brutal nature of the killer had aroused their murderous intent, but it was suppressed by the Metropolitan. Each of them seemed like a powder keg about to explode.

"Li Yinxiao, what does the Metropolitan say? Does he know something?"

"How is the boss’s family doing, and why were we driven out?"

"Isn’t this causing delays? What if something happens at this moment?"

Li Xin raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet first, "A piece of bad news, Captain Jiang’s family also encountered a tragedy."

Bang~~~

Snake Skin slammed a heavy fist onto the table, "Damn it, this bastard killer, even if we have to dig three feet deep, we must drag the killer out!"

"That’s a must, we Shadow Owls have a grudge with him, either he dies, or we Shadow Owls are wiped out!"

Meng Po and Old Tuo were relatively calm among the Copper Owls, "Li Yinxiao, does the Metropolitan have any instructions?"

"For now, I will temporarily act as the captain," Li Xin paused, making up his mind to tell everyone, otherwise things would really get messy, "The task of pursuing Captain Jiang’s killer has been handed over to the Church Court’s Judicial Court; the Metropolitan ordered us not to interfere," Li Xin said.

"Oh, acting captain, and then what, you just agreed to whatever he said without even a peep?" the drunkard whispered with a face full of sarcasm.

"Drunkard, you’ve had too much to drink, what nonsense are you spouting!" Meng Po tugged at the drunkard.

"Meng Po, what the drunkard said isn’t wrong, Li Yinxiao did help with the Tang cake incident, we appreciate it, but one thing is one thing, and another is another; the captain died terribly, and he, as the acting captain, didn’t even bother, how can that be!" Snake Skin said, "What do you say, Broken Gong, anyway, I won’t let this go."

Broken Gong looked at Li Xin, "I think you’ve misunderstood Li Yinxiao; he will definitely lead us to find the killer!"

Everyone looked at Li Xin, who could feel their urgent hope.

"Everyone, I understand your inner pain and anger, I’ve also experienced the same," Li Xin said slowly, "The Metropolitan not letting us intervene may have other considerations, the killer’s strength is beyond imagination, could it be we might alert the enemy and disrupt the Judicial Court’s plan?"

"So, you don’t plan to care?"

"Caring isn’t about shouting slogans, nor should you act rashly like a fool; having become a Night Patrol means you are prepared to die, you are all seniors, more experienced than I am, this simple truth doesn’t need my explanation," Li Xin said with an unmoved face, his voice carrying a bit of Spiritual Burst. Although not loud, it was incredibly impactful, calming everyone down somewhat.

"Did the captain have any special last instructions?" Li Xin asked when everyone seemed calmer.

After all, although Li Xin is the acting captain, he and Jiang Wu only reached an agreement this morning. Jiang Wu’s death may be closely linked to the worm; even when facing the Metropolitan, he doesn’t know who is friend or foe. Jiang Wu mentioned before that he was given the task by the former chief, who bypassed the Metropolitan to directly find Jiang Wu.

If he talked about it, he might be the next target.

Also, the killer might be someone within the Church Court or Night Patrol.

The feeling of not knowing who the enemy is really is awful.

A silence settled in the meeting room, everyone shook their heads one by one, but when Li Xin noticed, Old Tuo opened his mouth slightly then closed it again, the action minute, but his expression a bit unnatural when Li Xin focused on him.

"Everyone, return to your posts; if you remember anything, you can find me anytime, even if you think it’s not that important, it could still be a crucial clue to finding the killer." Li Xin continued.

Everyone nodded, leaving dejectedly, and soon only Meng Po was left in the meeting room, looking at Li Xin hesitantly.

"Meng Po, did you remember anything?" Li Xin asked, Meng Po was always among Shadow Owls, surely she enjoyed Jiang Wu’s trust as well.

"Li Yin... Li Captain, "

"Just call me Li Xin, or Li Yinxiao is fine." Li Xin waved his hand.

"Does the Lord Metropolitan know something?" Meng Po asked.

Li Xin was silent for a moment, "I don’t know, but even if the Metropolitan has grasped something unknown to us, we can’t obtain it." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Within the strictly hierarchical Church Court, one cannot just speak out, Lei Qinglu not letting them seize and investigate must mean he knows some clues about the killer.

"In the secret path, who could easily kill a Four Lives Knight, the other party is likely an Angel, and an extraordinary one at that." Li Xin said.

Hearing ’Angel,’ despair was written on Meng Po’s face. They, a group of Copper Owls, could handle ordinary cases, but when it comes to Angels, it’s like an ant trying to shake a tree; boasting and making threats is useless.

"Meng Po, has Captain Jiang shown any unusual behavior lately?" Li Xin asked.

Meng Po also gradually calmed down, carefully recalling, "Nothing special; he usually just came to the base to deal with some files, then watered some plants, and most of the time was spent outside."

That Datura plant, and that footprint.

"Li Yinxiao, that footprint, it seems to be the captain’s own." Meng Po said.

Li Xin looked at Meng Po, and Meng Po thought for a moment, "It’s the kind of shoe print our Night Patrol shoes can leave. I’m responsible for the equipment of our members, I wouldn’t get the captain’s shoe size wrong."

Li Xin was taken aback, "Are you sure?"

Meng Po nodded, "I’m sure!"

Li Xin and Meng Po returned to Jiang Wu’s room. The footprint had been copied, slightly faded, and the surrounding bloodstains had long dried.

Li Xin looked at the footprint. Although it was only half, that’s because only half stepped in blood, and it seemed firmly planted.

Did Jiang Wu stand up after death?

If it was just a twitch, it wouldn’t leave such a firm footprint...

Suddenly, Li Xin and Meng Po exchanged a glance, both feeling a chill, as if there was some evil spirit in the room.

Li Xin and Meng Po went to the captain’s house, but the scene had been sealed off by the Church Court people, and Li Xin and Meng Po were blocked outside, not allowed to enter.

Only after Meng Po gave them a fee, were Li Xin and Meng Po allowed in, but they could only look around the perimeter and not touch anything.

The house had been ransacked, it seemed the killer hadn’t found what they were looking for, and it was said the family’s souls were extracted by the killer, but clearly, they didn’t know what the killer wanted.

Li Xin and Meng Po didn’t stay long; the Church Court people were impatient, and they couldn’t obtain any more useful information before being driven away.

Li Xin could sense the arrogance and conceit in the bones of the Church Court personnel, completely disregarding the Night Patrol.