Chapter 0213 – Because We Are Mine – Absolute Returns

“If it weren’t a hundred thousand times more urgent, my subordinate wouldn’t have dared to come and disturb.”

I quickly explained to the Poison King.

It was also the first time the Poison King had encountered such a situation, so he instructed Xiang Xian, “Quickly bring Xu Dalong in.”

A few moments later, Xu Dalong was led by Xiang Xian to the Poison King’s residence.

“Sect Leader, the situation is urgent, please move as soon as possible.”

“What exactly happened? Investigator Xu.” The Poison King asked.

“There was a major murder in the Demon Family Village, a martial artist suddenly went berserk in a restaurant, wielding a sword and injuring people, causing dozens of deaths and injuries.”

I was shocked and hurriedly asked after him, “In which restaurant?”

“Yang Hua Lou.”

Yang Hua Lou was one of the many restaurants in the Magic Family Village.

“Could it be a drunken brawl?” Poison King asked.

“That’s not the case, before that martial artist committed the murder, blood suddenly gushed out from his mouth and nose, as if he had suddenly gone mad. Moreover, this person is highly skilled in martial arts, which is why the casualties were so heavy.”

When I heard this, I couldn’t help but think of the incident that happened in my previous life.

I hastily excused myself to the Poison King, “Lord Poison King, I have important matters to attend to today, so I’ll leave first.”

After saying that, I took Xu Dalong and hurriedly rushed to the Demon Family Village.

When Xu Dalong and I arrived at Yang Hua House, the law enforcement team had already blocked off the scene. Before we even went inside, a strong smell of blood hit our noses.

In the crowd, the figure of a teenager caught my attention. The teenager, who looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, was crying out to the law enforcement members, “My mother and sister are still inside! Please, go save them! They’re in the kitchen! Mother! Xiu’er!”

I ignored the teenager and walked straight into the restaurant with Xu Dalong.

The scene in front of him was like an inferno on earth. There were dozens of corpses lying all over the restaurant, blood gathered into a river, and the air was filled with a sickening bloody odor. The law enforcement officers were carefully searching to confirm whether there were still survivors.

“Everyone was drunk at the time, that’s why the casualties were so heavy.” Xu Dalong explained.

Among the dead were not only martial artists, but also cooks in charge of cooking, and even ordinary people with no hands.

In the corner of the kitchen, I found the body of a middle-aged woman clinging to her infant daughter. The infant daughter looked very similar to the teenager crying outside the door, so she should be his sister.

I silently looked at the bodies of the mother and daughter with mixed feelings. That child must have often helped her mother in the kitchen when she was alive.

On the side, Xu Dalong couldn’t bear to look at him and looked away.

“Where’s the killer?” I asked.

“On the third floor.”

I held back the grief in my heart and continued toward the stairs. Along the way, the shocking sight continued to hit me.

The murderer’s body collapsed at the end of the third-floor corridor, leaning against the wall, his eyes wide open in death. He looked to be only in his early thirties, the age of wealth and power. Blood was still flowing from his mouth and nose, which had dried up and solidified, coloring his cheeks a ghastly dark red. His eyeballs were covered in blood, and the whites of his eyes also took on an abnormal bright red color.

“It’s really terrible ……” Xu Dalong’s voice was a little trembling, obviously terrified by the scene in front of him.

I realized in my mind that it was all due to Rampage.

“Berserk” is a forbidden drug that can increase power in a short period of time.

Depending on the dosage, the effect of “Berserk” could last from one incense burner to half an hour, and the amount of power that could be boosted was usually around one to two percent. Of course, once the time is over, the power will return to its original state.

The reason why “Berserk” was so popular was because it was able to greatly increase the user’s power. According to records, “Berserk” could increase the user’s power by up to 30 to 50%.

However, powerful effects are often accompanied by huge side effects, and the tragedy in front of us was caused by the side effect of “Berserk”.

“Did you find out who he is?” I asked.

“He’s a disciple of the Northern Underworld Sword Sect, his name is Ma Jian, he’s a renowned sword-using expert of the Northern Underworld Sword Sect, he’s never caused any trouble in his day-to-day life, and last year, he was even promoted to be an Inner Sect Disciple.”

The problem should have been the promotion, he took Berserk in a desperate attempt to get promoted.

“Send his body to Dr. Ma for an examination of the cause of death. I’ll leave this place to you.” I said to Xu Dalong.

“Sect Leader, no matter what, I will find out the truth and give an explanation to the deceased!” Xu Dalong’s eyes were filled with determination, just as they were when he wanted to find out the cause of his senior brother’s death.

I nodded and said, “The kid outside the door, he’s in your care.”

Xu Dalong nodded solemnly.

I went to Dr. Ma’s place and watched him quietly as he examined the body.

Dr. Ma carefully examined Ma Jian’s body, speculating on the cause of his death.

“Judging from the degree of swelling in his dantian, he should have taken some kind of potent power-boosting drug, which led to a loss of control of his sanity and ultimately led to a tragedy.”

Dr. Ma accurately stated the cause of Ma Jian’s death.

“Actually, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen this. At the end of last year, a similar body was brought in. That person also died as a result of taking this drug, and ended up going crazy. I didn’t expect that this time it would have such serious consequences.”

It seems that “Berserk” has not been fully spread in the jianghu. In the beginning, people only focused on pursuing its powerful effects, but ignored its side effects, and when more and more people took it, the problem was gradually exposed.

“Alas, the path of cultivation should be down-to-earth, one step at a time, why did he choose to take shortcuts?” Dr. Ma shook his head and sighed while covering Ma Jian’s body with a white cloth. He felt sorry for the innocent dead with a very heavy heart.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Dr. Ma took the initiative to ask me, “How are you getting along with the Poison King?”

“We see each other every day.”

Dr. Ma’s eyes widened as he sniffed.

“Meeting every day? Seriously?”

“I’m learning poison from him.”

“I told you, you must have an idea. How about it? How is the Poison King?”

“He’s a lot more cheerful than I thought he would be.”

Dr. Ma nodded, it seemed that he too felt the cheerful side of the Poison King.

“I didn’t realize until after I’d known him for a long time that he was actually cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and I didn’t think you’d find out so quickly.”

“We’ve been practically inseparable lately.”

“Do you really want to win over the Godfather that badly?”

I looked at the body covered with a white cloth and said in a deep voice, “Now I have one more reason why I must win.”

I came to the Heavenly Demon Hall to report the situation to my father and the Military Master Sima Ming.

I walked quickly to them and said in a deep voice, “Dr. Ma has already ascertained that the cause of the Yang Hua Lou tragedy was that someone had taken a potent power-enhancing drug, which led to a loss of control of their sanity and ultimately led to the tragedy.”

My report didn’t surprise them in the slightest. It seemed that they already knew about it and the side effects of “Berserk”.

“You guys already knew that, didn’t you?” I asked.

“Yes, there have been several similar cases in the Central Plains.” Sima Ming replied.

“It was the Evil League that did this, wasn’t it?”

“How do you know?” Sima Ming was a bit surprised.

“Last time, during the God-Devil War, I was hit by a power-dispersing poison, and I later found out that the power-dispersing poison called ‘Black Rain’ was refined by the Evil Dao Alliance. Therefore, I suspect that this time around, it’s also related to them.”

“You guessed correctly, the culprit of the Yang Hua House tragedy was none other than a power-enhancing drug called ‘Berserk’ refined by the Evil Dao Alliance.”

It seems that Sima Ming knows all about Berserk.

I then asked, “Warlord, do you know who is refining ‘Berserk’ for the Evil Dao Alliance?”

Sima Ming looked at his father and saw him nod before he spoke, “It’s Wabi Wabi.”

I certainly know who Wabi Wabi is.

“It’s the black snake.”

“Exactly.”

It’s time to say the words: look, Jerohan has done all the bad things, he’s a complete evil person!

But I finally held back. Because I knew that even if I said it, it wouldn’t help. If I couldn’t talk about serving the Poison King and make him willingly go with me to see my father, then even if I caught Blacksnake, I wouldn’t be able to bring him to justice.

I was silent for a moment, expressing my anger and determination in silence.