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"Center, what are the physical characteristics of that criminal?"

"Hmm... Rat-man, wearing a black cloak, wait..."

Upon hearing the report, Zhu Yuan immediately turned around, because she thought she had just seen a man in a black cloak brush past her.

The person in the black cloak walked right up to Bai Zhi.

Upon hearing Zhu Yuan's mutterings, the man in the black cloak paused, then a fierce glint appeared on his dark face, and he charged towards Bai Zhi without hesitation.

"Don't come any closer if you don't want to die! Damn sheriff, you bunch of people are everywhere I go."

The rat-like man held a knife to Bai Zhi's neck and shouted loudly.

“You…sir, please put down the knife in your hand.”

Zhu Yuan nervously aimed her gun at Shu Xiren, while Qingyi took out her nunchucks and combined them into a longer stick.

"Ha, Zhu Yuan, right? I know you, the best young sheriff this year, very capable, but I advise you not to make any rash moves, otherwise, if my knife shakes even slightly, this little guy's neck will be cut open."

"Officer Zhu Yuan, you wouldn't want any citizens to die in front of you, would you?"

Shu Xiren brandished the knife in his hand, signaling the two not to move.

"Don't do anything reckless. Murder is different from other crimes, you should know that."

"Ha, of course I know, but I have so many crimes to commit. If I get arrested, I'll be locked up for life. What's the difference between that and being dead? Before that happens, it wouldn't be bad to find someone to die with me."

"Look at this kid, dressed so well, his family must be rich and powerful. If I kill him, your career as a sheriff might be over."

Angelica:  …

Standing to the side, Ling, who had her hands raised, also had a hint of speechlessness in her eyes.

Others might not know, but didn't she? The video of Bai Zhi instantly defeating that giant skeleton was still playing in the store.

This guy would rob anyone but someone he couldn't afford to mess with.

"Huh? Why is my knife out of control?"

Shu Xiren suddenly cried out in alarm, because he realized that the knife in his hand was as if it were being held by an invisible person. Not only was it no longer held against Bai Zhi's neck, but it was also being stabbed towards him.

At that moment, he immediately realized that the seemingly weak child in front of him seemed to be able to control mysterious powers.

Just like those skilled cave raiders.

Realizing this, he quickly dropped the knife and ran away.

"Hiss... Ah!!"

He had only run a few steps when he felt a sharp pain in his buttocks. When he reached down, he touched the familiar knife handle and felt the hot blood flowing out.

When he turned around, the two policewomen were already rushing towards him.

Terrified, he scrambled to his feet, ignoring his injured hip, and kept knocking over things around him, trying to buy time to escape.

However, just as he was about to do so, he found himself suddenly lifted into the air.

What followed was a feeling of soaring through the clouds.

From the air, he could see clearly that the child he had once abducted stretched out his hand and made a throwing motion.

Chapter 441 Entering the Void with Zhu Yuan

"Ahhhhh!!!"

The rat-man shouted in mid-air, then plummeted from the sky.

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die!!"

The rat-man's pupils constricted as he watched his body get closer and closer to the ground, then a dazzling burst of colorful light flashed by.

"what?"

Bai Zhi exclaimed in surprise. She had originally planned to let this guy experience the fear of falling from a great height before stopping him with a chicken talisman.

After all, killing the other person in front of two police officers and leaving him covered in blood would be too arrogant; sending him to jail would suffice.

But unexpectedly, just as it was about to hit the ground, it seemed to have been teleported away.

"It's hollow!"

Ling immediately recognized the reason for the situation that had just occurred.

"Miss Bai Zhi, are you alright?"

Zhu Yuan stopped beside Bai Zhi and asked with concern.

"I'm fine. These petty thieves can't hurt me. But that criminal, I think I threw him into the hole. Is that alright?"

"It's alright, this is self-defense, and Senior Qingyi and I will testify for you."

Zhu Yuan answered without hesitation.

"Then I'll have to trouble you two."

"It's no trouble at all, but Miss Baizhi actually has this kind of ability. You really can't judge a book by its cover."

The woman in green looked Bai Zhi up and down, then shook her head and said something.

"Just a tiny bit of self-defense capability."

“Senior in green robes, now is not the time for pleasantries. The criminal has already entered the void, and we must bring him back.”

Zhu Yuan said seriously.

"Alright, fine. Although I think it's pointless to bring back criminals who take hostages and should be shot dead. Compared to life imprisonment, he might be happier to be executed."

"Senior, please don't say such things in front of the citizens..."

"I support the police officer in blue. People like him should just die."

Bai Zhi shrugged.

“Miss Bai Zhi, I understand your thoughts. If I were an ordinary citizen, I would think the same way. But I am a sheriff and I must uphold the rule of law. Even if this Rat Xi has committed heinous crimes, he should be tried by the law.”

"Before that, his right to life was protected by law, and we had to rescue him."

Zhu Yuan said very seriously that although sometimes she felt that it would be best if some criminals died immediately, she knew that it was just the most basic view of good and evil.

Leading by example and upholding the law is what she, as a sheriff, should do.

"Yes, I know. Then I wish Officer Zhu Yuan the best of luck in catching this person. Or, I can go with Officer Zhu Yuan to the Hollow to catch the person."

Bai Zhi quite admired this Sheriff Zhu Yuan. Although he might seem a bit rigid in his adherence to rules, this rigidity was not a derogatory term, but rather an appreciation for following and practicing the rules.

"No need, Miss Baizhi. Chasing down criminals is the job of us sheriffs, not the citizens."

"I think Miss Baizhi's abilities might be able to help us."

"senior……"

"Don't worry, I'm capable of protecting myself. Besides, the space inside the void is complex, so I might be able to help you."

"Besides, if we don't go find that criminal now, and wait any longer, that guy will either be corrupted into a skeleton or bleed to death."

……

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuan gritted her teeth. She had witnessed what had just happened; the prisoner's buttocks had been struck squarely by Bai Zhi's knife, which had penetrated deeply inside.

If they don't rescue him and treat him quickly, it won't be long before he really does die inside.

The ability of Bai Zhi, which looks like telekinesis, does have a great advantage in places with chaotic spaces and complex paths.

"Just like my elder, surnamed Jing, said, in critical moments, unity and concerted efforts from everyone are the key to success."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuan paused for a moment before saying, "Then... I'll trouble you. Inside, Senior Qingyi and I will definitely protect you. After we get out, we will also apply for honors and rewards for you."

"Alright, let's go. Let's go to the Hollow and rescue that unlucky guy. Ling, the rest is up to you."

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

Ling nodded slowly. She would closely monitor the situation and, if she found that Bai Zhi, Zhu Yuan, and the others were lost in the cave, she would immediately control Bangbu to guide them out.

Qingyi glanced at Baizhi, then at Ling, seemingly sensing something, but she just smiled and said nothing.

"This is the entrance to the void. I don't know if it's a new entrance caused by the spread of an old void, or a newly formed void..."

Looking at the somewhat distorted space in front of her, Zhu Yuan's expression turned solemn.

"Now is not the time to dwell on these things. I have already reported the situation to the bureau. If we do not return within a certain period of time, the bureau will organize personnel to rescue us."

"I speak in a mature tone," said the man in green.

"Senior in green robes has considered everything very carefully. Well then... let's go in!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuan no longer hesitated and stepped into the void without saying a word, followed by Bai Zhi and Qing Yi.

With a flash of light, the surrounding space was no longer a neatly built urban area, but a somewhat dilapidated construction site with building materials piled up everywhere.

"Let me check the data for Radish first, to see if there are any gaps in the data."

"Zhu Yuan, stop looking now, Yi Hai is here."

No sooner had Qingyi finished speaking than several steel bars shot into the air, easily piercing through the suddenly appearing giant light bulb heads of the skeletons at extremely high speed.

These poor extras didn't even have a chance to roar before they were quickly killed off.

"Cool~ That's a really cool playstyle. Bringing you here was definitely the right choice."

"Just a little trick, Officer Zhu Yuan. Have you found the data on that radish?"

"I found out. This cavity seems to be an old one, but it appears to have expanded recently. The Cavity Investigation Association hasn't sent anyone to collect data yet."

"That's alright, this data should be enough for us to find that person and get out of there."

Zhu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the data stored on the police equipment.

As for why the void expanded, it's simply because some powerful ethereal remains appeared, increasing the ether concentration and thus expanding the void's area.

However, she was still confident in her own strength. Even if she couldn't beat a stronger opponent like Yi Hai, she could still escape with the data.

"Very well, then I'll leave the guiding to you from now on."

Chapter 442 Can the Public Security Bureau afford to hire Bai Zhi?

"Why are there so many skeletons here? What's going on?"

After Zhu Yuan instantly killed a lunging Yi Hai with a single shot, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and frowned.

According to relevant records of the void, the density of remains here is not this high, which is why she did not return the way she came when she first entered the void.

However, after traveling for a while and passing through some spatial rifts, the number of skeletons increased.

It even includes some elite monsters.

If Bai Zhi hadn't provided timely support with her telekinetic abilities, she and Senior Qingyi might have been injured.

Even so, the sheer number of monsters still severely depleted her energy, leaving her drenched in sweat.

If this continues, I'm afraid I'll become dehydrated due to excessive energy expenditure.

"Who knows? It wouldn't be surprising if anything happened inside the cavity."

The man in green stretched his long staff and said expressionlessly.

“Miss Baizhi, this may implicate you, but don’t worry, I will do my best to get you out of here.”

Zhu Yuan pursed her lips and said firmly to Bai Zhi.

Having traveled such a long way and still not encountered that unlucky fellow who had been stabbed in the butt, she was already considering turning back.

First, she had already used up nearly half of her ammunition; second, staying here for too long would accelerate the erosion of those with lower etheric adaptability.

Although she didn't know how high Bai Zhi's etheric adaptation was, even if it was very high, she couldn't stay here for too long.

She couldn't allow well-meaning citizens to get hurt while trying to help her, let alone suffer the more serious etheric erosion.

"There's no need to be so pessimistic. They're just some minor monsters. Although there are quite a few of them, they're still within my tolerance."

With a casual wave of her hand, Bai Zhi used a steel bar to precisely blow the head off a surviving skeleton.

Bai Zhi then looked at Zhu Yuan and said, "Officer Zhu Yuan, how are you feeling? Do you need me to help you with treatment and restore your strength?"

"Huh? Healing and restoring physical strength?"