บท 320: Erasing Trace
"Abyss Parasite?" Heero asked immediately. He had never heard of this parasite before.
"Tsk," Niadin clicked his tongue, "how could a disciple of a Saint not know about the Abyss Parasite?"
Heero just shrugged his shoulders. His purpose in following his master was to avenge his family. He dedicated his life to fighting the specters until he lost his loved ones once again.
Except for the knowledge about the specters, he had little information about the other races. He did not mind being ridiculed for it.
"But it's normal that you don't know this parasite either. This Abyss Parasite is extremely rare. In my thousands of years of life, this is the fifth time I have encountered an Abyss Parasite."
Niadin put his hand on Ryan White's head.
Then his hand went through the head. As soon as his hand went in, he pulled it out. When he pulled his hand out, there was a round black thing with lots of hair.
Niadin looked at the black thing. He pressed it a few times to feel its texture. From the looks of it, the texture of the black thing was similar to the jelly.
"Hoo... It's an infant parasite, thankfully," Niadin said relieved as he looked down at Ryan White again.
"Who is he to you? Your other student?"
"No, we just met recently and we fought once. That's it, I have no relationship with this guy," Heero shook his head, "What's going on?"
Niadin showed Heero the dead parasite and explained, "This parasite has a huge effect on our minds. There's a technique to control the parasite and the owner of the parasite could use the parasite to manipulate people through the parasite!"
"Fortunately, it's an infant parasite, so it couldn't completely take control of this guy. The parasite could only mildly affect this guy in its infant state. Like controlling his emotions to do something... Yeah, something like that."
"Then the one who gave him the bloodline is the culprit, right? They gave him the bloodline, and at the same time, they put the parasite into him to control him. Just like you said, those nasty crows won't pass their bloodline on to a human they look down on," he said.
Heero guessed from the little information he had. But it would be hard to find the culprit unless Ryan White said so himself.
"Then we will know the culprit from his mouth. Fortunately, I did not kill him by accident."
"That's probably what happened, but I am not sure if we can get information from his mouth. I told you earlier that the Abyss parasite affected his mind and he might suffer from amnesia after you killed the parasite," Niadin explained, shaking his head.
"So we will wait for him to wake up..."
That was the only option for now.
Ryan White had just returned after wandering around outside for a few years. No one knew where he had gone, so it would be difficult to track his whereabouts for the past few years.
"But it doesn't hurt to try..." Heero muttered in a low voice and left the dungeon.
He texted Luo Wei Chun, the ex-SES team leader, to look for Ryan White's trail before returning to the city. After that, he went back to the dungeon and met a surprised Niadin.
"I thought you were going to leave this old man after you got what you wanted," Niadin snickered at Heero.
"No, I have been so busy lately that I could not accompany you for a chat. Don't sulk, old man," Heero replied with a broad grin as he sat down next to the old man.
He tried to snatch the snack, but Niadin acted faster and hid the snack from Heero.
"Tsk, stingy," Heero then looked at Sun Zhou Yi. In his current state, Sun Zhou Yi should not be able to hear his voice.
"How is he?"
"Just like you said, he is talented and has a strong will. He has never once complained since he started training. I don't regret letting him inherit my bloodline," Old Man Niadin replied as he popped a potato chip into his mouth.
Just like that, the two of them were talking for hours. Heero looked down at his smartwatch and at the unconscious Ryan White.
"I'll leave him with you so you have more people to talk to," he pointed at Ryan White with his index finger.
"But please call me if he wakes up," Heero added as he headed for the exit, waving his hand at the old man.
"Tsk, who do you think I am? Your servant?" Old Niadin clicked his tongue as he grumbled in a low voice.
"Don't worry, old man. I will call Master when he wakes up," Sun Zhou Yi replied to Old Man Niadin.
"Tsk, simping for your master? Go simp all the way! We are about to begin our routine!" Annoyed, Old Man Niadin stood up and tried to punish Sun Zhou Yi without giving him a break.
"What? Simping? Where did you learn that, old man?" Sun Zhou Yi was shocked when he heard this.
*** ***
Heero walked leisurely towards the exit. Soon the gate came into sight. As he was about to pass through the gate, Bai Xin Yue walked in.
She was agitated and seemed to be in a hurry as she came in. Her face was flushed and her breathing was ragged.
Heero was surprised by the sudden appearance of his wife. The same was true for Bai Xin Yue, she was surprised to see Heero here.
"Bad! This is bad!" Bai Xin Yue did not bother to stabilize her breathing as she said this.
Badump! Badump!
Heero felt a bad premonition here when his wife said those words. He was alarmed, but he remained calm and let Bai Xin Yue finish her words.
"The White Household... All the people in the White Household were murdered last night!"
Heero was relieved when he heard this. He thought something had happened to his family or that the city had been attacked.
"Take a deep breath!" Heero instructed Bai Xin Yue, "Breathe out slowly, repeat that once again.
Bai Xin Yue did as Heero instructed.
"Good! Tell me more while we go to the crime scene."
Heero and Bai Xin Yue walked out of the dungeon while Bai Xin Yue told them what had happened to the White House.
It was fifteen minutes ago that the security guards who guarded the perimeter of the White Household residence went back to change shifts and found that all the people in the residence were dead.
It was said that all the people, including Mayor Melvin, died with their bodies cut in two or their heads decapitated.
A quick investigation by a team from the Hero League found that it was a one-sided slaughter.
There was no sign of resistance, and Mayor Melvin was found on his bed. He had been killed in his sleep.
That was all the information they had for now. Heero nodded as he got into his car. Kang Seo-Yeon was already sitting in the driver's seat. As soon as the two of them got into the car, Kang Seo-Yeon drove the car.
"Hmmm..." Heero rubbed his chin as he remembered what had happened to Ryan White and his conversation with Niadin about the Abyss Parasite.
There was no way that Ryan White would willingly have an unknown creature implanted in his head.
Either he was forced to or the perpetrator planted the parasite secretly.
Heero leaned towards the latter, and the culprit would have to be someone close to Ryan White if that was the case.
Then he looked at Bai Xin Yue. He wanted to meet all the members of the White household. However, his wife was staring at him worriedly for some reason.
"What's wrong?" He asked confusedly.
"Do you not read the forum? Many posts say that you are the culprit, the murderer," Bai Xin Yue was afraid that Heero was affected by such rumors.
"Do you believe them?"
"Of course not!" Kang Seo-Yeon replied loudly while Bai Xin Yue shook her head.
"You have no reason to kill them," she added afterwards.
"Right? Then what are you worried about?" Heero smiled.
After assuring Bai Xin Yue, Heero asked for the data of all members of the White Household.
What happened next was that Heero inspected the bloody crime scene. There was no trace of a fight, no clue or whatever could be found inside.
After inspecting the scene, Bai Xin Yue approached and whispered, "The reporters are asking you for a conference.
Heero nodded, "Let's do it."
After that, Heero went to the Hero League headquarters for a conference. All the people of The White Household had been murdered, it certainly caused an uproar and made people insecure about their safety. He had to go out and calm the masses.
"Ah, please investigate all the members who have close ties to Ryan White. All of them, their backgrounds, and everything about them."
Heero told Kang Seo-Yeon and Bai Xin Yue before facing the media alone.
As soon as he entered the conference, a number of cameras flashed. Reporters were taking pictures of him as he entered the conference.
Heero kept his composure and sat down on the prepared chair. He sat alone and faced dozens of reporters.
No one accompanied him as it was an emergency conference.
As soon as he sat down, a reporter stood up, "President Xing, what do you think about the accusations against you in the forum?"
"Did you kill all the members of the White Household because of your conflict with Ryan White?" another reporter stood up after the first reporter.
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