With a key that had long been prepared, Fang Ze approached the brick house muttering, "Finally home," and then inserted the key into the lock.
Indeed, even though the key Fang Ze held was to his own home, the lock automatically adapted, transforming into the shape of the lock to Fang Ze's family door.
The key slid in smoothly, Fang Ze gently turned it, and with a "click," the lock opened.
Fang Ze pushed the door open and, following the actions of Sir Yang he had seen that day, as well as the hints from the short woman, he directly lifted the carpet and found the passage to the Mysterious Garden and the Identity Check mechanism.
Seeing the Identity Check mechanism covering the secret passage, Fang Ze hesitated.
Although the Demigod Prison had informed that the avatar was almost indistinguishable from the prisoner's original body, even the soul aura was completely identical.
But who knows what exactly this verification was checking.
If it was verifying memories, or checking for a contract, or looking for a mark given by it, wouldn't Fang Ze be at a loss?
However, having come this far, Fang Ze couldn't possibly back down.
So, after hesitating for a moment, he took a deep breath, placed his hand on the handle, and yanked it forcefully!
Accompanied by a slight prickling pain in his fingers, the cover that was immovable over the passage, was suddenly lifted!
Seeing the dark passage below, Fang Ze knew he had passed the check!
After passing the toughest two challenges, Fang Ze felt much more relaxed.
He jumped into the passage, and after making a few turns, he arrived at the Mysterious Garden.
It was only upon arriving at the Mysterious Garden in person that Fang Ze truly felt the uniqueness of the Mysterious Garden.
The air here seemed exceptionally fresh, filled with vitality everywhere, as if numerous Treant Essences were evaporating into the air, allowing any dying flora and fauna to recover quickly.
Even more distinct was that the entire Mysterious Garden seemed to be shrouded in dense Power of Laws.
That kind of Power of Laws felt a bit like the Law Tide that formed when someone underwent the First Transformation, but it was much gentler in comparison.
Even so, gentle as it was, some monitoring Extraordinary Artifacts seemed unusable here. Fang Ze suspected... could this be why technological products were used to monitor everything in the Mysterious Garden?
While thinking this way, Fang Ze gathered his thoughts and prepared to head for the Garden Temple according to the plan.
But just as he stepped out of the passage and took his first step into the Mysterious Garden, suddenly, he heard a man's voice at his ear, "Guiru, why have you returned? Aren't you supposed to be resting tonight?"
From the previous investigation, Fang Ze had already learned the name of the short woman: Guiru.
So hearing someone call this name and asking why he had returned, Fang Ze's body instantly tensed up...
The home of the gluttonous young woman was already cordoned off with police tape.
Bureau Chief Bai Zhi was leading a group of commissioners from the Security Bureau to seal off the scene and conduct a thorough investigation.
Of course, Nan Yi and their group of friends were there too.
Being called to work in the middle of the night, everyone inevitably had some grievances.
In the kitchen, Little Fatty was carrying out severed limbs and arms while quietly complaining to Nan Yi, "Nan Yi, weren't we following Officer Fang Ze?"
"How come in the middle of the night, we've been called out by Bureau Chief Bai Zhi to solve a case?"
He glanced outside and whispered, "With Bureau Chief Bai Zhi's intellect, can she even solve a case..."
Hearing Little Fatty's words, Nan Yi gave him a glance and said, "Are you dumb? Precisely because it's Officer Bai Zhi who called us, we need to be even more diligent!"
Little Fatty "Ah?" replied, surprised, "Why?"
Nan Yi peeked outside to make sure no one was paying attention to their conversation before whispering, "Think about it. Is Officer Bai Zhi someone who likes solving cases?"
"Clearly not. She only likes to practice and fight."
"So... in the middle of the night, she suddenly arranges for us to investigate a case. Who asked her to investigate this case?"
"And who provided her with the clues?"
After hearing Nan Yi's words, Little Fatty was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized.
He couldn't help looking at the senior commissioners outside who were clearly very eager to find clues.
After a moment, he couldn't help but say, "There's no beating the experience of the old. How come I didn't think that this could be arranged by Officer Fang Ze."
"Thwack!" Hearing his words, Nan Yi smacked him on the head, saying, "Who are you calling old?!"
Little Fatty exclaimed "Ah?" in confusion, then turned back, covering his head with a wronged expression, "I wasn't talking about you, Nan Yi. I was talking about those old commissioners outside. They clearly thought of this too."
Nan Yi then snorted, "You're smart at last."
Having said that, she picked up a bag of severed limbs and carried it outside.
However, the moment she moved the bag of severed limbs out, she suddenly froze.
Seeing her go silent, Little Fatty couldn't help but approach and ask, "What happened, Nan Yi?"
Nan Yi gestured for him to be quiet, then crouched down and inspected the now empty fridge closely.