Monsters Die When Killed

In an instant, patrol car after patrol car scrambled into action, departing from their various stations and racing toward crime scenes far and wide.

Meanwhile, Su Zhou was having an absolute blast.

He’d spot evil thoughts from afar—’someone’s actually stirring in the middle of the night’—swoop in—and find them either in the middle of a crime, on their way back to their lair after committing one, or just about to start. Then, he’d grab them. It was a simple process, as easy as breathing.

Or perhaps the suspect wasn’t actively committing a crime—just loitering on the street or casing a joint. In that case, Su Zhou would simply compare the person’s face to the wanted criminals or individuals with prior records stored in his memory. If there was a match, he’d notify the Patrol to bring them in for questioning. If not, he’d leave them be for the moment.

It was all simple and easy for Su Zhou, but for the criminals, it was a waking nightmare. One moment, they’d have everything carefully prepared, just about to make their move. The next, a piercing shriek would fill the air, followed by a terrifying, shadowy figure dropping from the sky. Before they could even scream, they’d be knocked unconscious in a state of utter terror.

When they woke up, they were already at a Patrol station, surrounded by four or five burly on-duty Patrol officers. Their abilities had been sealed, and an interrogation was about to begin.

—So, you’re finally awake? You’ve been arrested!

’Is it really this accurate? My Divine Technique is amazing!’

In just two short hours, out of forty-two potential targets, thirty-seven had been caught in the act. That was an accuracy rate of eighty-eight percent, an almost unimaginable level of efficiency. Even Su Zhou himself was stunned. ’If I kept this up for a whole day, couldn’t I catch every single criminal in the entire city?’

’I should just rename the Evil-Devouring Demon Lord’s Divine Technique to "The Ultimate Patrol Officer"!’

Now that he had rounded up all the suspects in Hongcheng, he was getting antsy. ’I’m done with Hongcheng. Why not go check out other cities? After all, my jurisdiction is nationwide, and these were all just ordinary criminals. Catching them is no fun at all.’

With that thought, he commanded his Gale Shield to form a streamlined shuttle around him. Accelerating to subsonic speeds, he shot off toward the next city, a piercing shriek tearing through the air as he flew above the clouds.

Meanwhile, the Hongcheng Patrol was in a state of utter disbelief.

"How are all these criminals we’ve been failing to catch for ages suddenly serving themselves up on a platter? This isn’t a roundup; it’s as easy as picking potatoes off the ground!" exclaimed a young Patrol officer, who felt like he was in a dream after returning with four suspects.

"It’s not all of them, but the most brazen ones—the group that was committing crimes almost every day—have pretty much all been caught!"

A Veteran Patrol officer marveled, "At this rate, all of Hongcheng will be peaceful. Once we publicize this in a few days, the remaining stragglers will probably be too scared to make a move. They might even just leave town... Who on earth is responsible for this?!"

Over at the Spiritual Qi Incident Strategy Office, a certain recently promoted Captain Su, who was working late, overheard the exclamations of his returning team members. "It’s insane! You know that repeat offender who uses his liquefaction ability to sneak in and steal jewelry? Someone zapped him with a Thunder Technique so bad he couldn’t turn back into a person. They just stuffed him into a giant black plastic bag. When he woke up, he was sobbing his eyes out, begging us to lock him up!"

"Speaking of thunder... Hey, isn’t our captain’s son the ’Thunder Lord’?"

"Yeah, and didn’t he just come back from his seclusion recently? A few days ago, I even saw him at an eating contest on the food street. He got himself banned!"

At these words, all eyes turned to Su Beiluo, their gazes intense.

"Ahem." Now the center of attention, Captain Su simply cleared his throat, his expression calm.

"It’s just a possibility," he said nonchalantly, seeming completely unfazed. "Get back to what you were doing. Even if it really was that kid catching people, it just means we missed something in our own work. The crackdown has been underway for days, yet dozens of suspects remained at large. That’s our failure!"

Of course, that’s what he said out loud. Inwardly, he was beaming with pride. ’Hah, I only complained about it a little at dinner, and he actually took it to heart... That’s my boy!’

But despite his pride, Su Beiluo was also a little puzzled. ’But how exactly did Su Zhou even detect those criminals?’

「May 24, 2016. 7:45 AM.」

The roads were already choked with traffic. The city had roared back to life two hours ago.

By now, Su Zhou had already swept through four small towns, rounding up nearly a hundred miscreants in total. While passing through a suburban town, an especially strong ping from his Evil-Devouring Demon Lord ability even led him to capture a fugitive wanted for robbery and murder.

The murderer had completely changed his appearance, using some method to alter his face. When Su Zhou found him, he was working as a kitchen hand in a restaurant. Upon being captured, he furiously insisted that Su Zhou had the wrong man.

But honestly, setting aside the fact that Su Zhou could see straight through to a person’s skeleton and didn’t need to bother with the lump of flesh on their face, the thick, searing resentment clinging to the man was practically screaming, ’I’ve killed someone!’

And in the process of catching all these criminals, aside from the sheer satisfaction of it all, Su Zhou also began to gain a deeper understanding of his Evil-Devouring Demon Lord abilities.

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