Chapter 65
Zhang Chen executed a series of swift maneuvers.
The Wǎngshēng Zhòu guided Ye Fan’s soul to the afterlife.
The Sānmèi Zhēnhuǒ incinerated the body and wiped out all traces.
Start to finish—it was clean, efficient, and decisive.
The Wei Division Chief and his three subordinates were utterly dumbfounded.
“Division Chief, Young Master Zhang’s technique… is even more skilled than ours!”
Wei Bai couldn’t help but murmur under his breath.
There was no helping it.
When they went out on demon-slaying missions, they too had to handle post-battle cleanup.
Most of the time, it was straight forward.
But now and then, they’d run into cases that required soul-consoling and body disposal.
The Demon-Slaying Division had its protocols.
But compared to Zhang Chen’s fast, convenient, and effective methods.
Their’s looked amateurish!
The Wei Division Chief nodded. “Indeed, Brother Zhang’s cleanup work is flawless.”
A compliment?
Not really.
Zhang Chen overheard the Wei Division Chief’s flattery.
Smiling, he explained, “We couldn’t just leave the corpse lying around.”
“This was supposed to be our job, but Brother Zhang went ahead and took care of it himself.”
Wei Division Chief chuckled awkwardly. “Of course, this saves me the trouble of sending people.”
Truthfully, even if Zhang Chen didn’t act, the Demon-Slaying Division would have.
A typical death wouldn’t be a big deal.
They wouldn’t bother.
But Ye Fan’s corpse was different.
He died at the hands of demons!
Which meant the corpse had a high likelihood of corpse transformation!
Even if the body was no longer whole, there was no guarantee it wouldn’t be a problem.
More importantly, Ye Fan’s soul after death was undoubtedly filled with intense resentment!
If this were Zhang Chen’s original world, the dead were simply dead.
There were no monsters or ghosts, so no such thing as vengeful spirits.
But in this world, ever since 21 years ago, it has been experiencing a resurgence of terror!
Evil spirits and vengeful ghosts were now completely normal!
Consoling the dead!
Disposing of corpses!
These were necessary measures to prevent demonic reanimation.
Eliminating any possible risks in advance.
Zhang Chen understood this perfectly, and he knew the Demon-Slaying Division’s style.
So he righteously reduced Ye Fan to ashes.
“Even though the system confirmed that Ye Fan is completely dead, it’s still safer to clean up.”
After all, no one could be sure if the Son of Destiny might somehow turn fate around.
With beings like that, nothing was ever certain.
Better safe than sorry.
Now, Ye Fan was not only dead, but his soul was utterly annihilated.
No corpse left behind.
Erased, beyond all recovery.
Even the Son of Destiny had no way to make a miraculous comeback now, right?
But with that done, the Demon-Slaying Division’s long-coveted case on the anti-demonic drug was now a dead end.
“Brother Zhang, tonight we owe you a huge favor!”
Wei Division Chief gave a bitter smile. “Otherwise, I don’t know how this would’ve ended.”
Polite small talk first, then came the real business.
Sure enough, Wei Division Chief sighed, “But with Ye Fan’s death, the trail ends here too.”
Honestly, whether Ye Fan lived or died, the Demon-Slaying Division didn’t care much.
What they cared about was whether the Lin Family’s secret research into the anti-demonic drug would succeed.
But now, Wei Division Chief had seen with his own eyes how Ye Yiyi and Lin Xi transformed into demons due to the drug.
And based on what he knew, the Lin Family’s research was still far from completion.
“The trail hasn’t ended.”
Zhang Chen, of course, knew what the Demon-Slaying Division wanted most.
Ye Fan was dead—a major threat eliminated.
But Zhang Chen wasn’t going to ignore the Demon-Slaying Division.
This was the most powerful force in this comic-book dimension!
No “one of them.” Simply the top.
Its enormous influence wasn’t something just anyone could match.
The Zhang Family of Jiangdong was powerful!
Wealthy and influential!
A top-tier noble house.
But compared to the Demon-Slaying Division, they were still a bit lacking.
Of course, that comparison was a general one.
The Zhang Family’s real strength lay in Zhang Chen’s ‘cheap dad’.
Currently, he was the highest official of Jiangdong City!
And the strongest member of the Zhang Family wasn’t Zhang Chen’s father, it was the still-living old patriarch!
That man was in the Imperial Capital!
Holding immense authority, one of the top decision-makers in the inner circle!
That was the true foundation of the Zhang Family’s influence!
In ancient terms, even if Zhang Chen wasn’t the Crown Prince, He’d at least be a prince or a duke.
The Lin Family wanted to marry into this powerful lineage.
That’s why they pushed so hard for Lin Xi to marry into the Zhang Family!
To become a Zhang family daughter-in-law!
“The Demon-Slaying Division is special, but it’s not a monolith. With proper planning, I can make it work for me.”
Zhang Chen had already made his calculations.
On the surface, the Zhang Family seemed slightly inferior to the Demon-Slaying Division.
But when push came to shove, the Division wouldn’t dare move against the Zhangs lightly.
For one, the Zhang Family patriarch was still alive.
The Demon-Slaying Division was still a government agency after all.
Second, its upper echelon didn’t answer to a single person.
It had several power players.
Zhang Chen knew that those top figures weren’t of one mind.
All these thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
At that moment, Wei Division Chief caught the implication in Zhang Chen’s tone.
“You mean…?”
“Ye Fan was just a pawn. Though it’s a pity he died, tracing his path downward could still reveal the mastermind.”
Zhang Chen offered a subtle hint.
Then smiled, “Of course, with your skills and insight, you must have already thought of this, right?”
Not at all!
Wei Division Chief forced a smile, but still nodded politely.
“Haha, looks like great minds think alike!”
Yep, Anyone in politics had thick enough skin.
Zhang Chen wouldn’t call him out.
Face was mutual.