He was certain this was the real deal.
Soon, four officers emerged from the house, leaving only one to remain on duty.
Before long, the group had arrived at Building 44.
The officers also noticed the icicles on the roof, which to their surprise.
However, having received specialized training, they quickly composed themselves and noticed that the crowd was growing larger.
With the arrival of the four officers, order at the scene improved somewhat.
They immediately set up a police cordon in front of the block of ice, then stood by to prevent any further serious consequences.
"Captain Mu, our reinforcements should arrive in about ten minutes. Does Lei Zong have any accomplices?"
Upon seeing Mu Rufeng's arrival, Zhao Dayong stepped forward and asked.
"The one above was Lei Zong; I've burned him to ashes. As for this one, he's just an ordinary person disguised with an item," Mu Rufeng said as he reached out to touch the ice block.
Instantly, a burst of flame surged forth, instantly engulfing the ice block.
A wave of heat spread outwards, causing the crowd to let out exclamations.
Mu Rufeng had done this on purpose.
The higher-ups had given the green light—government departments didn't need to hide anymore; occasionally, they could demonstrate abilities in front of the public.
This was meant to lessen the public's fear of the Mysterious World.
Because in a year's time, everyone would be heading to the Mysterious World.
It was at this moment, the crowd to the right parted, and a dozen officers walked through.
Upon seeing the scene, they too let out exclamations of amazement.
Zhao Dayong, seeing this, immediately went up to greet them.
After a brief conversation, the officers began to extend the cordon again and started to disperse the crowd.
Meanwhile, Mu Rufeng slowly retracted his hand.
The flame had disappeared, and the ice that had covered the false Lei Zong had melted, leaving the ground wet.
After being freed, 'Lei Zong' shivered uncontrollably, seemingly wanting to speak, but he was completely unable to utter a word.
Mu Rufeng stepped forward and released Ghost Power to probe the man's body.
Quickly, Mu Rufeng sensed something was amiss on his face and immediately pinched the chin, then with a swift yank, tore off a human skin mask.
As the mask was removed, 'Lei Zong's' appearance changed slightly, becoming a bit plumper and, moreover, the face turned into that of another person.
"How... how did it turn into someone else?"
"My God! I've really learned something new today."
The spectating crowd once again erupted in discussion.
"Xiaowu? Is that you, Xiaowu?" Suddenly, a voice came from the crowd.
"Wuu wuu~~!" The fake Lei Zong, upon hearing this, looked over and immediately became agitated.
He tried to walk over but his legs gave out, and he fell straight to the ground.
Zhao Dayong promptly stepped forward and caught him.
"Do you recognize him?" Mu Rufeng asked the middle-aged man who had spoken.
"I do," the man nodded.
"Let him through," Mu Rufeng instructed.
Soon, an officer lowered his hand and let the man through.
"Who is he?" Mu Rufeng inquired.
"His name is Ruan Tian; he's my colleague. He suddenly went missing last month, and we called the police. Later on, they said he might have entered the Mysterious World," the middle-aged man said.
Mu Rufeng didn't respond but took out his cellphone and scanned the man.
Sure enough, the information displayed matched exactly what the middle-aged man had said.
"Captain Mu, he's passed out," Zhao Dayong said while Read the latest chapters on NovelHub - completely free!
"It's probably because he's been under stress these past days, plus being iced just now, his body couldn't take it. He'll be fine after some rest in the hospital."
"Have you called for an ambulance?" Mu Rufeng asked.
"Yes, they should be arriving soon."
"Alright," Mu Rufeng simply replied, and then looked at the middle-aged man, "Do you have his family's contact information?"
"No, but our boss does," the middle-aged man said.
"Then call your boss now and have them inform his parents," Mu Rufeng instructed.
"Right, right, I'll call right away," the man immediately dialed his boss's number.
As it turned out, the boss nearly cried from joy upon hearing the news, weeping happily.
After all, it was a small company of just four or five people. When an employee disappeared while out delivering goods, they would have been liable for compensation.
The employee's parents had come to make a fuss many times. No matter what, compensation of a few tenths of a W was to be expected.
Now that the person had been found, there was certainly no need for compensation.
Several cars pulled up outside the crowd, and a group of people alighted and made their way through the crowd.
People from the relevant departments had arrived.
As the group saw Mu Rufeng, they called out to him straight away.
"Alright, I'll leave this in your hands. Also, the ambulance should be here soon. Send a few people with it to the hospital; we'll need his statement," Mu Rufeng instructed.
"Dayong, give Xiaolan a call and see where she is," Mu Rufeng asked.
"Right away," Zhao Dayong handed Ruan Tian over to a staff member and took out his phone.
After a minute, he ended the call and reported, "She's just arrived, outside."
"Okay, let's head back then. We'll finish the report and call it a day," Mu Rufeng checked the time and realized it was already past four o'clock.