191: Mr. Yu

Bearded Uncle walked to the open private room door, his gaze immediately trembling. The first person to discover the scene had already fainted.

Bearded Uncle glanced at him, and after confirming he was truly unconscious, he put on shoe covers with a grave expression and walked in.

“This…”

The four Security Officers behind him also arrived, and upon seeing the scene in the room, their faces immediately turned pale.

“Damn it, what kind of lunatic did this!”

The young Security Officer felt his stomach churning and almost threw up.

The entire room's carpet was already soaked with blood, and large amounts of blood splattered, staining the walls crimson.

The pungent smell of blood permeated the room, filling every inch of space.

All of this was horrifying enough, but here, it was merely an insignificant part of the environment.

What made everyone's faces change was the massive pile of bodies in the center of the room, made up of several corpses.

No, it couldn’t be called a pile of bodies; these corpses were even twisted and dismembered, solely to form this specific pattern.

It was a bizarre symbol composed of human corpses!

Using human torsos as lines and individual excavated organs as embellishments, it ultimately formed a grotesque symbol that would give anyone nightmares just by looking at it!

“Seven bodies.”

Bearded Uncle frowned, his heart uneasy. Having worked in this field for so long, it was his first time encountering something like this.

Such methods were simply insane!

He had never even heard of similar incidents occurring domestically.

“What?”

The four Security Officers finally came to their senses, their faces slightly pale.

“There are a total of seven bodies here. Call the forensic team.”

Bearded Uncle said casually, then walked to a wall and saw a large crack caused by an impact.

He walked a few steps away, stood in front of an intact wall, gently patted it, and a grave expression appeared on his face.

He then walked to the bizarre symbol formed by the bodies, looking at the twisted and broken corpses, remaining silent for a long time.

“Chief, any findings?”

The young Security Officer walked over.

“Look at the cross-section of this leg; it was forcibly torn off.”

Bearded Uncle said, pointing to the cross-section of the thigh.

“This… Chief, could there be a mistake? To tear off a person's thigh, there are no machines here that could do that.”

The young Security Officer said.

“Who told you it was torn off by a machine? Look at the handprints here; these were dug out by hand. It was forcibly torn off by a person!”

Bearded Uncle said with a grave expression.

“Torn off by hand? Is this person as strong as a horse?”

The forty-something Security Officer said, somewhat disbelieving.

“Could this person have mutated, just like those Mutated Creatures?”

The young Security Officer asked.

“I don’t know.”

Bearded Uncle shook his head, took a few photos, and sent them to the Bureau.

“Xiao Zhang, help me check if such a pattern has ever appeared in the country.”

Bearded Uncle sent a voice message, then put away his phone.

At this moment, the forensic doctor also arrived at the scene. He was a bald Uncle, chewing bubblegum and humming a song, walking in very leisurely.

“Damn it!”

However, the bald Uncle almost swallowed his bubblegum when he saw the scene.

“Take a look.”

Seeing him, Bearded Uncle stood up and gave him space.

The bald Uncle walked over, squatted down to examine it carefully, the shock on his face becoming increasingly apparent.

“These severed limbs were all forcibly torn off by a person!”

“Old Luo, this was done by an Awakened One! And these people must be fanatics who worship cults, the truly insane kind of cultists!”

“You need to inform the Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau about this. Matters involving Awakened Ones fall under their jurisdiction.”

The bald Uncle looked for a long time, then stood up and said with a grave expression.

“Awakened Ones?”

The four Security Officers were somewhat bewildered by this.

“Old Zhu, look around. Judging from the traces at the scene, the battle was very intense.”

“If the killer is an Awakened One, how could these seven victims have engaged in such an intense battle with them?”

“According to my observations, there were at least four assailants!”

Bearded Uncle said.

“You mean, among these seven deceased, there were also Awakened Ones?”

The bald Uncle blew a big bubble, which popped with a 'pop' sound.

“I'll go back and check to confirm that.”

The bald Uncle said.

Soon, all the bodies were transported to the morgue.

At the morgue entrance, several Security Officers finally had a chance to ask questions.

“Chief, what does ‘Awakened One’ mean?”

Bearded Uncle pondered for a moment, then said, “You weren't supposed to know about this yet, but it won't be a secret for much longer.”

“Just as you guessed, in this world, it’s not just animals that have mutated; a very small number of individuals among us humans have also undergone mutations.”

“These people are different from Mutated Creatures; their Physiques haven't grown larger, but their physical strength, speed, Physique, and so on, all surpass ordinary people.”

“These types of people are called Awakened Ones!”

“Indeed, it’s not just animals; there are mutated individuals among us humans too!”

The young Security Officer clenched his fist, appearing somewhat excited.

“Why are you so excited? It’s not you.”

Several Security Officers laughed.

“This case is very dangerous. The Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau will also join the investigation. We have cooperated with them many times, so you can proceed as usual.”

“In the upcoming missions, if you encounter a suspicious target, you must carry your service weapon. At critical moments, you are authorized to shoot, and I will handle the trouble.”

Bearded Uncle said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the others felt a chill in their hearts and quickly responded.

At this moment, the bald Uncle walked out of the morgue, looked at Bearded Uncle, and said, “You guessed it right, but not entirely.”

“What do you mean?”

Bearded Uncle frowned.

“Multiple indicators of all seven deceased’s bodies far exceed those of normal people. In other words, all seven deceased were Awakened Ones!”

The bald Uncle said seriously.

“All seven people are Awakened Ones?!”

Bearded Uncle was moved, a look of shock flashing across his face.

“Old Luo, you’ve stumbled upon a major case. I just checked, and the identity of one of the deceased is quite special: he was a director from an international investment bank, from John Bull.”

The bald Uncle continued.

“Seven Awakened Ones, plus two foreigners, all died together in a private restaurant.”

Bearded Uncle pondered, realizing the enormous secret hidden within.

Soon, an external team from the Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau arrived.

This was a ten-person team, not only skilled in various assassinations and special operations, but the team leader was once a member of National Security and also had a knack for criminal investigation.

This team was also their old acquaintance.

“Team Leader Li, this matter is still under your jurisdiction.”

Bearded Uncle walked up with a smile.

“Most Awakened Ones currently still cannot contend with hot weapons.”

“If it weren't for these thick-skinned Mutated Creatures, I wouldn't have believed that any creature could withstand bullet fire before this.”

The team leader said. He was very tall, but he didn't appear clumsy and was laden with weapons.

At this moment, another female Security Officer walked in and handed over a stack of papers: “The identities of these people have been confirmed. One is a director of an international investment bank, a foreign national.”

“Another is the manager of that restaurant, also a foreign national from John Bull. The other five are our citizens, who were waiters and chefs at this restaurant.”

Bearded Uncle took the papers and quickly read them.

“All six employees of the restaurant were Awakened Ones, and they were all killed.”

“Let’s go, we’ll go talk to this restaurant owner.”

Bearded Uncle looked up and glanced at everyone.

“No way, Chief, do we really need to talk to him? The owner of this restaurant is said to have powerful connections!”

One Security Officer said hesitantly.

“Powerful connections? Can he be more powerful than the current Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau?”

Bearded Uncle said calmly.

“Don’t worry, for cases involving Awakened Ones, we have the right to act first and report later!”

The team leader spoke up at the opportune moment.

“Huh?”

Several Security Officers looked shocked. In this day and age, would something like ‘act first and report later’ still exist?

“Alright, let’s go have a good talk with this restaurant owner.”

Bearded Uncle said.

“Old Luo, be careful. This person is not to be trifled with.”

The bald Uncle said.

“Don’t worry.”

Bearded Uncle nodded.

“Luo Zhiyuan, don’t disturb Mr. Yu unless it’s necessary.”

“Of course, if you find the culprit and bring him to justice, you can tell Mr. Yu the good news.”

“He just called me, asking us to make sure to apprehend the culprit so that his employees can rest in peace.”

Just then, the director of this district’s Public Security Bureau walked in and said with a serious expression.