"Who is it?" Ma Xiaoniu asked.
“Sun Weiran, Jin Tie, and Ma Xiaoniu from Fengxian Public Security Bureau, we have some questions to ask you. Please open the door,” a deep voice came from outside the door.
Huh? Ma Xiaoniu was startled. The police were here? But then he smiled and thought, so what if they're here? It's no big deal!
He went outside and opened the courtyard gate, where he saw two men in police uniforms standing. Ma Xiaoniu smiled and said, "Please come in and have a seat, gentlemen."
The three sat down at the bluestone table under the jujube tree. Sun Weiran looked at Ma Xiaoniu and said, "Ma Xiaoniu, I am Sun Weiran, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Feng County Public Security Bureau. This is Detective Jin Tie."
"Oh, hello, hello!"
Sun Weiran nodded: "Ma Xiaoniu, according to the information we have, you should be a teacher, right?"
"Yes, but I took a long leave of absence due to illness."
"Yes, we conducted another round of investigations in Songzhuang, Mazhuang, and several other villages yesterday, but you weren't home. Please explain why." As Sun Weiran asked, Jin Tie had already spread out his notebook on the table and started taking notes.
"Oh, this? I remember now. You guys seemed to have notified me about the investigation, but I'm really sorry, I forgot about it, so I went fishing early yesterday morning," Ma Xiaoniu said with a forced smile.
"Go fishing? For a whole day and night?" Sun Weiran stared at Ma Xiaoniu intently, increasingly feeling that this person was not normal.
"Huh? Haha, yeah, I'm a big fan of fishing." A bead of sweat appeared on Ma Xiaoniu's forehead. Sure enough, the police were professionally trained; a few words were enough to expose him. Although he possessed superpowers, in terms of knowledge, he was just a mortal.
Sun Weiran and Jin Tie exchanged a glance, then nodded, continuing to stare at Ma Xiaoniu: "So where did you go fishing?"
"There's a pond in the east of the village, that's where I fish."
Ma Xiaoniu could certainly sense the other party's suspicion, but even if they were certain, what could he do? At worst, he could just leave. With his teleportation ability, who could stop him? But if he did that, he would probably have to leave his hometown from now on, so he would try to lie if he could.
Time flew by, and after more than four hours of questioning and answering, it was already 5:30 PM. Ma Xiaoniu was dizzy and disoriented from all the questioning, and in the end, he didn't even know what he had said. Sun Weiran and Jin Tie were also exhausted, but they were more excited than anything else, because they were almost certain that Ma Xiaoniu was the devil! All that was missing was evidence.
Of course, to avoid alerting the suspect, the two didn't reveal their intentions too obviously. After the interrogation, they said goodbye and left. Ma Xiaoniu's face immediately turned extremely pale. He knew that the other party had confirmed he was the devil and would probably make an arrest that night. And now, there were probably already surveillance personnel lying in wait around his house.
Ma Xiaoniu activated his super hearing skill, and sure enough, he heard faint breathing sounds all around him, one from inside a van on the opposite side of the road, and the other from behind the yard.
Ma Xiaoniu's expression changed several times. He looked at the jujube tree, then at the bluestone table beneath it, and sighed. He turned and went back into the house, prepared his clothes, and then put everything he could carry into the bronze palace inside the Chaos Pearl. He then went to the courtyard, looked at the jujube tree, and suddenly wondered if the jujube tree could be placed inside the Chaos Pearl.
Approaching the tree, he placed his hand on it and with a slight thought, the ground in the yard immediately shook violently. The jujube tree and Ma Xiaoniu disappeared, leaving only a huge and deep pit. Ma Xiaoniu's entire house collapsed into the pit, and even part of Uncle Ma's house collapsed.
The loud noise startled the entire village, and many people gradually gathered around. When they saw the huge pit in Ma Xiaoniu's house, they were horrified and began to discuss it amongst themselves. Only Uncle Ma stood in the crowd with a sorrowful expression. He had long suspected that Ma Xiaoniu might be a demon, but he had thought he was mistaken. He never expected it to be true.
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Chapter Forty-Eight
"Everyone, quickly search! Has Xiao Niu fallen in?" Da Zhuang shouted in a panic. Everyone was startled. One of them quickly ran to his house and brought out a long ladder, which he placed in the pit. Da Zhuang and the others quickly went down into the pit. After searching for a while, they did not find Ma Xiao Niu. Da Zhuang looked around and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was alright, nothing else mattered.
Two strangers in the crowd outside the pit exchanged a glance. One of them took out his phone and made a call, explaining the situation. Then he winked at the other, and the two got into the van and drove away.
...
Guo Han and Liu Feixing, who were in the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Fengxian County Public Security Bureau, were meeting to plan the arrest mission. Their faces were ashen. Liu Feixing slammed his hand on the conference table.
"Damn it! What happened?! How did we suddenly sink? And how did Ma Xiaoniu disappear?"
Sun Weiran frowned, her face turning red and white intermittently.
"Weiran, analyze this, what exactly is going on?" Guo Han said to Sun Weiran from the side.
Sun Weiran looked around, his expression serious. "Director, Captain Guo, I believe the real reason might be beyond our comprehension! Does everyone remember that post on the Demon Forum? That post analyzed that this demon might be a god or a fairy. We just laughed it off at first, but now all the circumstances suggest that this is probably the most reasonable explanation! Therefore, I think we should submit the Demon case to the special national department. Only in this way might there be a glimmer of hope."
Guo Han's face was cold. Although finding the Demon Lord was already a great achievement, the fact that he hadn't captured the Demon made him feel like a couple on their wedding night, only to have their intimate moment suddenly end abruptly.
"I have immediately deployed police to block all major entrances and exits. We will continue to increase police presence for the search, expanding the search area to the entire county this time. I believe the demon will have nowhere to escape! As for the idea of gods and monsters, I personally disagree. As a materialist, I don't believe in any demons or monsters in the world. Of course, if we don't make any progress within a week, it's not too late to submit it to the special national departments. Director Liu, Captain Sun, what do you think?"
Liu Feixing nodded: "I agree with Captain Guo's suggestion. We should continue to increase police presence and conduct investigations. I refuse to believe that this demon has really grown wings!"
Liu Feixing stood up and scanned all the police officers: "Now, I order all police officers in Feng County to search the entire county for the devil's whereabouts. We must find him alive or dead! Dig three feet into the ground, and find him for me!"
"yes!"
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Regardless of the tense atmosphere in Feng County, Ma Xiaoniu, currently in the Divine Beast Valley of Shenxianjia, was oblivious. However, he encountered another problem: after teleporting to the Divine Beast Valley, planting the jujube trees became a major challenge. This wasn't the Chaos Pearl; he currently only possessed the ability of "hearing the wind," but this ability offered no help in planting jujube trees.
Ma Xiaoniu looked at the fallen jujube tree by the lake, his brows furrowing deeply. Damn it, he had been careless.
As darkness fell, Ma Xiaoniu lit a fire, and the white tiger came galloping towards them from afar. After so many days, the white tiger had grown even larger, and its crouching presence gave Ma Xiaoniu the feeling of facing an ancient behemoth.
"Gurgle gurgle~"
Ma Xiaoniu looked helpless; it was time to eat, after all. On Earth, he wasn't a god. But it was clearly unrealistic for him to catch it himself, so he had to use child labor. He waved to the white tiger, whose eyes lit up, and it came rushing over with a roar, kicking up dust that covered Ma Xiaoniu's head and face.
"Ptooey! Ptooey!"
Ma Xiaoniu's face turned as black as ink. Damn it, he hadn't even gotten a meal, but he'd already eaten a mouthful of dirt.
"Little White! Remember to be quiet next time you come over. Don't you know how big you are? Here's what you'll do: as punishment for this, go and catch a rabbit!"
As if understanding Ma Xiaoniu's words, Baihu rushed out with a roar. Ma Xiaoniu nodded, thinking, "This child is teachable."
While waiting, Ma Xiaoniu went into the woods and gathered some more firewood, piling it up before sitting quietly by the lake. The moonlight was beautiful tonight; soft rays spilled across the lake, shimmering like scattered silver pieces. A gentle breeze caressed his face; a deep sniff revealed the freshness of the water and the fragrance of flowers and grass.
How poetic and picturesque it would be to embrace a beautiful woman and share fine wine under such moonlight!
Unfortunately, I'm still single.
Boom! Another single guy came running from afar, kicking up dust and ruining the view.