# 1169
Chapter 1170: Who Says Linjiang City Has No Mysteries
After hearing this passage, Lin Qiye's mind automatically conjured up an image of a teenage Shen Qingzhu, bare-chested, walking down the mountain drenched in blood.
No wonder he's called Brother Zai... Lin Qiye thought to himself.
"This child Xiaojun, he lost his parents at a young age and grew up in such inhuman conditions, so it's inevitable that his psychology would be warped and pathological...
What you see now is already much better. When Shen Xiaozi first brought him back, he would either stand there like a block of wood without moving, or scream like a madman. There were even a couple of times when he tried to self-harm or commit suicide.
Xiaoyan, Qiancheng, and those other children were terrified at the time and didn't dare get close to him. Only Shen Xiaozi kept him by his side, teaching him by the hand how to return to a normal child's life."
Old Liu glanced at the open iron gate and sighed heavily:
"To Xiaojun, Brother Qingzhu is everything to him..."
"I see." Lin Qiye nodded.
As if thinking of something, he asked again:
"By the way, Director Liu, regarding the fire four years ago, could you tell me more about it?"
"The fire?" Old Liu was taken aback. "Why are you asking about that?"
"I just suddenly remembered. Shen Qingzhu mentioned this incident before, and it seems to have left him with some psychological trauma... I wanted to confirm and see if there's anything I can do to help." Lin Qiye fabricated an excuse.
"Psychological trauma? That kid would have something like that?" Old Liu hesitated for a moment before saying,
"I don't really remember the details of that fire either... I just remember that day, I was sleeping in my room when a huge fire broke out outside, completely surrounding the children's small dormitory.
I was terrified. I didn't even put on my shoes, soaked myself with water, and rushed straight into the fire. But the moment I rushed in, a collapsing beam blocked the door, trapping me and the children inside.
The smoke in the fire was especially thick. After the children cried and made a fuss for a while, they passed out. Just as I was about to suffocate, Xiaojun's crying and Shen Xiaozi's shouting came from outside. I knew those two had returned...
Later, I felt the air tighten, and then I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was already in a hospital bed.
Apparently, it was Shen Xiaozi who carried us out one by one."
Lin Qiye pondered for a moment. "What was the cause of the fire? What was it?"
"This is something I was also puzzled about... The fire started in the small dormitory, but there wasn't even any flammable material there. Those experts came to take a look either, but they didn't reach any conclusion.
Fortunately, there were no casualties. Otherwise, this would have been a huge deal." A lingering fear appeared on Old Liu's face.
"At that time, did any of you see anything strange? Like... monsters?"
"Monsters?" Old Liu shook his head repeatedly. "I didn't see anything like that."
"...I understand."
Lin Qiye nodded and fell into deep thought.
From the fact that the cause of the fire was unknown, this fire was indeed likely caused by the descent of a "mystery." And the sudden suffocation sensation Old Liu described was probably Shen Qingzhu's Forbidden Ruins. He just didn't know whether at that time, Shen Qingzhu had just awakened his Forbidden Ruins or had already awakened it for a while.
Before coming, Lin Qiye had also asked Shi Wenxuan to pull the Night Watch files for Linjiang City. The last case suspected to involve a "mystery" appearing was precisely this fire at the orphanage. But since no "mystery" entity was seen and there were no casualties, it was only classified as a "suspected case."
In other words... after that fire, there were no more "mysteries" that appeared in Linjiang City?
It was a pity that Shen Qingzhu wasn't here. If he could ask him what happened at the time, everything would be clear.
Wait.
Besides Shen Qingzhu, wasn't there also Wu Quan present at the scene?
If he could ask him, perhaps he could find more clues.
Lin Qiye pretended to stroll around the room and took something that was "left behind." Just as he was about to leave, Old Liu grabbed him.
Looking at Old Liu's expression, as if he wanted to say something but held back, Lin Qiye asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Young man, tell me honestly..." After hesitating for a moment, Old Liu still asked carefully, "Did Shen Xiaozi... have an accident?"
Lin Qiye was stunned.
"No." Lin Qiye果断 shook his head. "Director Liu, don't worry unnecessarily. He's really fine."
Looking into Lin Qiye's firm eyes, some of Old Liu's doubts faded. He nodded, "Alright... I understand. When his secret mission is over and he comes back, have him send a letter home... That way, we can rest easy too."
"I'll pass on your message when he returns."
Lin Qiye bid farewell to Old Liu and turned to walk toward the alleyway.
He held his umbrella, walking in the rain while contemplating the entire context of the matter.
So far, whether it was the Li family's extermination or the strange phenomenon of no "mysteries" in Linjiang City, there had been no substantial progress on any of it. Next, he could only place his hopes on finding that flying "mystery"...
Just then, as if sensing something, Lin Qiye suddenly stopped in his tracks.
By now, he had left the orphanage far behind and arrived at a crossroads in the alleyway.
The torrential rain poured from the sky. Looking around with the naked eye, besides the hazy water mist, it was difficult to see distant scenery... In the desolate alleyway, silence reigned, with only the endless sound of rain.
Lin Qiye's gaze swept over the surroundings, his eyes slightly narrowing.
"This is..."
His left hand held the umbrella, and a glimmer of magical radiance flickered across his empty right hand. The next moment, a snow-white long blade was already gripped in his palm.
BOOM——!!!
A black figure, like a meteor plummeting from the sky, struck the ground right in front of Lin Qiye with precision!
It was a giant with bat wings, three-toed feet, two blood-red cleavers in its left and right hands, and above the pair of red curved horns on its head, a ball of crimson flame flickered.
It raised high the blood-red cleavers in its hands and slammed the back of the blades toward Lin Qiye's body!
Lin Qiye's umbrella lifted slightly, his eyes透过雨水，平静的扫过头顶，一抹雪白的刀芒闪过，【White Slash】刀身便稳稳地架住了两柄砍刀！
力量对撞产生的圆形气浪，瞬间将周围半空的雨水倒卷。
"灭李氏满门的'神秘'……你��然主动找上门来了？"
Lin Qiye冷哼一声，挥刀震退巨人的身体，身形宛若雨中磐石，巍然不动。
眼前的这只"神秘"，只有"无量"境，在Lin Qiye的面前根本是不堪一击。
Lin Qiye正欲挥刀斩下它的头颅，蔓延出的精神力像是发现了什么，猛地转头看向四周。
只见十字交汇的巷道各个方向，都有一道道黑影从雨中向这里急速逼近。
Lin Qiye皱眉暗骂一声：
"妈的……谁说Linjiang City没有'神秘'？"