"The deceased is 21 years old, unmarried, a sophomore at the university, disappeared last night down a shaded road after leaving alone, and it's really too fragmented, making it difficult to determine whether she had undergone any treatment or was controlled by drugs before her death..."

The forensic examiner recorded the information on the body, which had fragmented to such an extent and had soaked in water, making it unrecognizable.

One black garbage bag after another was placed here, and the scene was surrounded by police tape, with everyone's faces heavy, brows furrowed, and reluctant to have breakfast despite being busy until now.

Many of the younger officers had already retched; they were even sent outside on guard duty, unable to stomach the sight.

"Have the nearby surveillance systems been checked?"

"Preliminary screening is done, no suspects found."

Afterward, the recorded forensic examiner prepared to take these body samples back to the dissection room for further testing.

A male college student squatted by the river in the distance.

Xue Dili came to the scene under the pretense of a victim's friend, passed off inexplicably despite the absurdity.

At this moment, Xue Dili placed his finger into the river, and instantly, the cursed blood transformed into millions of fish to search the river, quickly finding more body tissues.

Not 108 pieces, but over 120 fragments of flesh...

Death occurred at 5:11, caused by severe blood loss from the back of the head, followed by dismemberment after death; the method of transportation was plastic bags and suitcases...

These were the last pieces of information the cursed blood could provide to Xue Dili.

Looking at the heap of bodies, he could not even perform "Undead Resurrection" techniques, even the Witch Demon King could do nothing in such fragmented conditions.

A little past five, a time when he had left Jiang City to beat up those Otherworld hillbillies.

He seemed quite angry; whoever it might be, witnessing innocent deaths around him always infuriated him, as he looked over the water.

Bao River is 6 kilometers from Ke University, but its upstream is only 2 kilometers away, amidst other schools including universities and primary schools, not the first dumping site, but carried downstream.

"Anything discovered?" the experienced officer asked.

"No, sorry to trouble you," Xue Dili replied.

"No problem, just didn't expect you to remain unfazed in such an environment, are Medical students these days so composed? Interested in switching majors to Forensics in a few months?"

"I was just enduring ... Sorry, officer, I need some quiet time alone."

"Okay, I got you a day off, take a good rest."

Xue Dili was sent back to school, but as the police car departed, the blood in his hand began to coalesce and formed into the shape of a hound, completely resembling that hound.

"I once thought it impossible to kill on my own planet, not for justice, nor for kindness, just human nature holding me back, even the old man said too high up, humanity slowly dwindles…"

"But now, I've changed my mind..."

The sky was gray, overcast, with looming rain, the breeze carrying the scents of earth and a hint of blood.

And in the Consciousness Space, Old Green watched the scene with a furrowed brow; the cursed blood's report had been fully read, information usually taking officers lengthy verification.

For them, a little information could largely reconstruct the sequence, even directly narrow down the suspect range.

"Xiao Xue, what's your plan?" Old Green tentatively asked, smelling the same blood scent, unsure if it was an illusion.

"Rest assured, I'm getting close to the source." He closed his eyes, the cursed blood freed in Bao River began reverse-tracing to the dumping stream.

The cursed blood clustered together, forming a fish, leaping out of the water then morphing into a hound, continuing along the scent toward the goal.

"I now realize, may have to break an old rule, someone's bent on causing trouble in my domain," Xue Dili calmly stated his reasoning.

"This city is under my protection."

...

At the police headquarters, now the Criminal Investigation Division had maximum mobilization, everyone's face somberly read report after report.

Such a major incident in their city, especially a provincial capital, everyone's furious from top to bottom, the last they heard of such ruthless criminals was decades ago in the neighboring provincial capital, with a dismemberment case still unsolved.

Thereafter, colleagues there became subjects of public disdain, to this day a negative example on the internet.

So whether for the simplest justice or reputation, they were investigating with all they've got.

"Wait, Chief, we've found something significant: discovered a suitcase upstream containing similar body tissues, the site of body fragments likely isn't the initial dumping spot, but even further upstream," someone reported.

Others promptly alert, Bao River being a small-flow river, a boat at the upper sections potentially drifts several kilometers in hours; naturally they assumed the surroundings were dumping sites.

But now, where discarded indicated upstream, areas they hadn't searched in the hours spent.

"Have upstream areas been searched?" the old captain asked.

"Searching now, but strange, an engineering college blocked our campus entry citing 'no student disturbance'," communicated the officer, "and upstream partly lies within that campus."

The cursed blood-formed hound arrived, finally stopped at an office, then sent the coordinates to Xue Dili.

Within the engineering college, the police quickly drove to the gate, attempting entry but were stopped.

"Here's our search warrant, please cooperate," the old officer presented his credentials.

The other merely said, "I'm unsure, but leadership inspection mandates no outsiders; try calling the principal?"

The old officer nearly laughed in disbelief, with circumstances so dire, yet a leadership inspection? Is it more important than lives?

Stalling and deflecting, countless associations and assumptions swirled in his mind.

"Sorry, this involves homicide, no time for procedure," the officer aimed to enter but was halted by a crowd.

They didn't resist, just lay on the ground, stating: "We too are constrained, leadership mandates us so, we know nothing, sir, try contacting higher-ups, any call or text will promptly release us."

The old officer's heart roiled with boundless fury, clarity arising; deliberate delay, evidence cleansing, alibi creation, perhaps even secured shelter.

Now the impulse to disregard all and charge in surged, though lacking judicial power, only the authority to apprehend, yet this instance, primal sense of "human" urging him forward.

"Xiao Wang, contact leadership, we're going in!" After seconds of hesitation, he decided swiftly, ignoring the guards lying at the gate.

The school entrance crowded with vendors, approaching midday class end, spectators gathered, eyes on the commotion, old officer's face darkened seeing smartphone use.

Wearing recording devices, but online media cut and edit, and dubbed with "struggling to live," or "such life for thirty years," they'd face consequences.

Yet suddenly, the school's phone rang, the prone elder took the call, desperate voice echoed: "Get here quick, someone's breaching the office ready to kill, hurry!"

...

Xue Dili's teleportation gate appeared directly inside an office.

He saw a man angrily shouting at another bald man.

"Your school doesn't want this exposed, and you brought me in, if I suffer, you won't go unscathed," he hysterically exclaimed.

His opposite seemed drenched in sweat, never expecting scandalous events during tenure: murder, body dumping, and suspect recruited.

If exposed, his life's finished.

When suddenly, a figure surfaced in the office, just a boy who recently entered university, coldly staring.

"Who let you in! Get out!" Leadership saw Xue Dili, regaining composure, speaking thoughtlessly.

But a slap sent him tumbling; he paused in surprise.

"I'll insult you later," Xue Dili's voice calm, as if discussing dinner plans.

Yet the principal felt utmost chill spreading from his rear.

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