Chapter 536: Who is the Culprit...
Chapter 536: Who is the Culprit...
"First, let's examine the murder weapon used to kill the victim..."
The Child Emperor looked at the sword on the Zombie Man's back.
Atomic Samurai, a toothpick dangling from his mouth, stepped forward and added, "It's my sword, but I didn't leave it at the banquet. Someone took it without my knowledge. Are you suspecting me? But as you can see, I was drinking with Silver Fang the entire time."
"Hmm, I can vouch for that," Bang affirmed, nodding as he stood with his hands behind his back. "We drank together until dawn."
The Child Emperor narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Bang and Atomic Samurai. His gaze made Atomic Samurai feel somewhat uncomfortable, and he said, "What's with that look? Do you think we're conspiring together?"
"No," the Child Emperor said in a low voice. "I'm just suspicious... Everyone here is a suspect, and your suspicion is the greatest, Mr. Atomic Samurai."
Atomic Samurai's face stiffened, and he was about to say something when Bang interrupted, reaching out his hand. "Let's put the matter of the weapon aside for now. Did we even have a chance to commit the crime?"
"That's true," the Child Emperor mused.
Atomic Samurai and Bang didn't seem to have any grudges against Zombie Man that would drive them to conspire and stab him.
King looked hesitant as he spoke up, "Speaking of motives, I seem to recall something. Sexy Prisoner, weren't you staring at Zombie Man the whole time yesterday?"
Everyone turned to look at Sexy Prisoner.
Sexy Prisoner quickly explained, "I just thought Zombie Man was amazing, and I wished he could be on my side. But I would never do something like killing. I didn't have any motive."
The Child Emperor eyed Sexy Prisoner skeptically. "Out of all the heroes here, you're the only one who's a prisoner, with the lowest social credit..."
"That's just your prejudice!" Sexy Prisoner exclaimed.
Just as everyone's gazes were shifting back and forth between Sexy Prisoner and Zombie Man, footsteps approached from a distance.
They turned to see Feng Ye walking towards them, dressed in a blue kimono. Rolling Cloud, bathed in a layer of glowing mist, was hanging onto Feng Ye's back, resembling a vampire as he bit into Feng Ye's neck, refusing to let go. Feng Ye had brought him along like this the entire way.
"What's going on here?" Feng Ye asked, pulling Rolling Cloud off his neck. But as soon as he let go, Rolling Cloud bit down on his neck again and puffed out his cheeks, as if determined never to release his hold.
The strange state of the two of them caused the S-class heroes to pause momentarily. The Child Emperor scratched his hair awkwardly but didn't ask any questions. Instead, he moved aside, revealing Zombie Man's body lying on the ground, and said, "Zombie Man was killed, and we're trying to find the culprit."
"But he can't die, right?" Feng Ye glanced at Zombie Man lying on the ground.
The blood had dried, his heart wasn't beating, and there was no pulse, but his soul was still firmly attached to his body, and his cells still possessed a strong vitality.
Just then, Zombie Man, pinned to the ground by the sword, yawned as if he had just woken up from a good sleep. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and tried to get up.
"What's going on... Oh, could someone please pull out the sword for me?" Zombie Man asked.
King looked woodenly at the scene and reached out to pull the sword out of Zombie Man's back. Then, Zombie Man casually stood up as if nothing had happened.
The Child Emperor opened his mouth, then looked at Zombie Man and asked, "Um... do you remember? Who attacked you last night?"
"Oh, I drank a little too much yesterday and can't remember a thing," Zombie Man said, rubbing the back of his head. Then, he smiled gently and added, "Never mind, don't worry about it. It's common to have these kinds of incidents at banquets."
The Child Emperor, Atomic Samurai, and Bang: "...'
King's face remained expressionless as he said, "No, it's not common."
Feng Ye pulled Rolling Cloud off his wrist again, but this time, Rolling Cloud bit down on his wrist, hanging onto him like a large charm, swaying back and forth as Feng Ye moved.
Atomic Samurai, with a toothpick dangling from his mouth, added, "Oh, is that so? Then let's take a look at the surveillance footage. I'd like to know who took my sword to stab someone."
Feng Ye flung Rolling Cloud off his hand and looked at the bloodstains on the ground. A faint golden glow appeared in his eyes, and a phantom clock appeared deep within his pupils. Countless images flashed through his eyes in an instant.
Then, he revealed a look of realization.
"There's no need to check the surveillance footage. This was just an accident."
"Hmm?"
Child Emperor looked at him in surprise. "Mr. Lightning God, do you know something?"
The glow in Feng Ye's eyes faded, and he smiled casually. "I just have a rough idea. Don't worry about such a minor incident. Let's go have breakfast."
"Hmm... trying so hard to cover it up, you must be the culprit!"
Upon hearing Feng Ye's words, Tornado grabbed his right hand with both her tiny hands and pulled it up forcefully as she glared at him.
Feng Ye glanced at her and said, "If you want to know the truth, go check the surveillance footage yourself."
He then withdrew his hand and looked at Atomic Samurai and the others. "Anyone want to join me for breakfast?"
"Let's go."
Bang replied gently.
Even Zombie Man himself didn't seem to mind the incident, so the others exchanged glances and shrugged before heading towards the dining room together.
Tornado didn't follow them. Instead, she floated in the air, clenching her fists and puffing her cheeks as she glared at Feng Ye's back. "You... hey, where can I check the surveillance footage?!"
She also wanted to find evidence of Feng Ye's wrongdoing from the previous night.
"It should be over there."
Child Emperor responded to Tornado and glanced at the S-class heroes, who seemed to have brushed off the incident and were heading for breakfast. After a moment's thought, he led Tornado to the surveillance room.
They quickly pulled up the footage from the previous night in the corridor.
First, the corridor was empty.
Then, Zombie Man appeared, walking down the corridor while drinking from a bottle.
Just as he reached the middle of the corridor, a sword glowing with green psychic energy suddenly flew in from a distance and impaled him, pinning him to the ground.
"Ah?!?"
Seeing the familiar psychic energy on the sword, Tornado's eyes widened in shock.
Child Emperor, standing next to her, also stiffened in surprise.
Immediately after.
Tornado's figure flew into view from one end of the corridor. Her face was flushed red, and she seemed to be completely drunk as she loomed over Zombie Man, stabbing him repeatedly with the sword and letting out a string of crisp laughter.
"Yahahaha! Heeheehee!"
"This..."
Child Emperor froze, his expression stiff.
Tornado, too, was rooted to the spot, her eyes fixed on the screen, where she was clearly drunk and acting erratically. Her face turned redder by the second.
Finally, she saw herself on the screen drop the sword, leaving Zombie Man pinned to the floor, before flying straight to the end of the corridor and barging into a room. She then closed the door behind her.
The room she entered was number 404.
Feng Ye's room.
"Miss... Miss Tornado..."
Child Emperor swallowed and cautiously looked at Tornado.
Tornado, her expression blank, turned to him and said, "Forget everything that just happened. Understand?"
Child Emperor felt a surge of killing intent, and he nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Tornado looked at the screen one last time before swiftly flying out of the surveillance room and disappearing from view, leaving Child Emperor to heave a long sigh of relief.
(End of Chapter)
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