After returning to his room, Fang Ze briefly washed up, then switched into work mode. He sat down at the desk, closed his eyes, and began to recall the various details of his meeting today with Councilor Huang, analyzing Councilor Huang's personality, constructing a model of the Huang Family manor in his mind, and preparing for tonight's investigation!
While Fang Ze was diligently preparing.
Meanwhile, in the prefectural city, at the Jiang Family.
The Jiang Family Head, Jiang Cheng's father, looked gloomily at the few guards kneeling below him, his voice squeezed out through gritted teeth as he slowly asked, "Still haven't found Jiang Cheng's whereabouts?!"
The guards replied nervously, "Reporting to the Master, still… still no news."
The Jiang Family Head glared at them, then said in a stern voice, "How could such a large living person just disappear into thin air?! What exactly are you doing!"
The guards exchanged glances, then said, "Master, the Young Master's disappearance this time is quite peculiar."
"We investigated the surveillance around the Young Master's residence but found no clues. We also checked the spatial fluctuations of the manor and still discovered nothing. As for other alarms, defenses, and monitoring enchantments, none were triggered last night."
"Moreover, the Young Master's abilities are extremely adept at escaping and self-preservation. Theoretically, unless someone infiltrated while bypassing the defenses and immediately restrained the Young Master using a Law Prohibition order, there would be no way to leave no traces at all."
"So... We suspect that the Young Master might have secret matters to attend to and sneaked out by himself....."
"After all.... His life tree has always been very healthy, without any signs of withering."
Upon hearing the guards' words, the Jiang Family Head's expression darkened. After a moment, he suddenly asked quietly, "What has Fang Ze been doing today?"
This question was clearly not directed at the guards. As expected, after a moment, an elderly man with graying hair emerged from the shadows, bowed respectfully to the Jiang Family Head, and said, "Fang Ze has been visiting various Council Members today, no abnormalities detected. He has been staying at the Security Bureau's internal hotel since last night and has not gone out publicly."
The Jiang Family Head pondered for a while, then responded with a "Hmm," and instructed, "Dispatch two experts to monitor Fang Ze's every movement."
"Investigate whether he might be related to Jiang Cheng's disappearance...."
The elderly man replied, "Yes," and then slowly disappeared into the darkness.
The Jiang Family Head seemed to ignore everything that happened and gazed deeply out the window, murmuring softly, "Cheng'er, you better not do anything foolish."
"But rest assured, even if you act foolish and are killed in return, your father will avenge you!"
At the Huang Family's manor.
Councilor Huang locked himself alone in the study. He didn't turn on the lights, fully immersing himself in darkness.
In the dim light, his face bore no expression, appearing cold and grim. He held a cigarette between his fingers, quietly burning, its ember obscure in the darkness....
Councilor Huang sat in the chair, slowly recalling his entire meeting with Fang Ze today. After an unknown period, once he was sure he hadn't let anything slip, he gently extinguished the cigarette, rubbed his face, and walked out of the study.
Upon exiting the study, his face instantly resumed the warm, sincere smile, as though the person in the study earlier was not him at all!
Returning once again to the Late-Night Investigation Room, Fang Ze did not idle.
He first went to the Demigd Prison, quietly checked on Jiang Cheng.
At that moment, Jiang Cheng had already awakened and was causing a commotion in his cell.
Possibly feeling his soul being constrained, acknowledging someone as his master, he became incredibly irritable, continually banging on the walls and cursing angrily with his crude language!
Fang Ze watched him quietly for a while, not entering the prison to meet him.
Among billions of humans, there are only 102 noble families. Who knows what strange abilities or talents they possess.
So before fully controlling Jiang Cheng or ensuring Jiang Cheng dies twice, Fang Ze would act very cautiously and never reveal his identity!
Thinking this, Fang Ze left the Demigd Prison and headed to the Late-Night Investigation Room to prepare for tonight's investigation.
On his way to the Late-Night Investigation Room, Fang Ze's form began to change rapidly; his height decreased, his face aged, but his aura grew increasingly intense, rising higher and higher!
When he arrived at the Late-Night Investigation Room, he had completely transformed into Jiang Cheng!
Tonight, he was to investigate Councilor Huang, a task fraught with danger!
After all, even in official records, Councilor Huang was known to be an expert at the initial stage of Mortality-Shedding. Whether he had hidden strengths was unknown.
Even if he had no hidden strengths, his disclosed abilities alone were not something Fang Ze could handle!
Thus, upon deciding to investigate Councilor Huang tonight, Fang Ze made a crucial decision: tonight's investigation would happen, but he must prioritize safety. The first rule was to avoid contact with Councilor Huang! The farther away, the better!
To ensure that Councilor Huang wouldn't sense anything amiss or locate Fang Ze, Fang Ze transformed into Jiang Cheng, the strongest and most evasive person under his command, to preserve his life and confuse the trail!
Additionally, Fang Ze wore the chain mail composed of hundreds of defensive artifacts, equipped with the "Saving the Chariot" ability, maximizing his survivability!
Knowing that tonight's investigation was like walking a tightrope, but to swiftly solve the case and stop Dahei Jialuo's conspiracy, he must take the risk!
He believed he could overcome danger with luck and turn peril into fortune!
With this thought, Fang Ze, who had transformed into Jiang Cheng, sat at the desk. Following his plan for the night, he carefully rearranged the entire room.
Then, he tried to divide the Late-Night Investigation Room into two completely independent spaces.
Afterward, he hid himself in the smaller of the two spaces and turned invisible, and then.... began the summoning for tonight!
Accompanied by Fang Ze's summoning, five seconds later, Councilor Huang's phantom slowly appeared in the Late-Night Investigation Room....
Already accustomed to summoning those he investigated, Fang Ze kept a close watch on Councilor Huang's figure, instinctively wanting to first bind him with a Law Prohibition order to reduce his threat!
As soon as Fang Ze raised his hand, before he could control the items, he was startled to see Councilor Huang, upon entering the Late-Night Investigation Room, abruptly open his eyes, as if sensing something wrong, swiftly flipping up, reaching for his waist, vigilantly scanning his surroundings...
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