“Their little murder spree isn’t over yet. They have a target. And I think it’s you,” said Liu Long.

Li Hao’s head throbbed. “Why do you think it’s me?”

Liu Loong smiled. “Of course, there are a lot of people with the surname of Li, but you seem to be the only one at the moment who is singing the Silver City song.”

Li Hao wasn’t even sure why he was so surprised anymore. Liu Long seemed to know everything there is to know.

“Those people who were monitoring the Zhang family residence? They are after the Zhang family saber, aren’t they?’

Those words almost made Li Hao lose his composure and fall to the ground. Almost.

“And if I may go as far, I might also say that the Zhang family’s saber and the Li family’s sword are both in your hands at the moment.” Liu Long chuckled.

But Li Hao was not in a state to laugh. He was bitterly disappointed in himself. He thought he had done everything in his power to not appear suspicious. He had underestimated Captain Liu severely.

He seemed to know everything. Of course, he might have guessed because Li Hao’s name had come up while reporting the cases. But still, the captain had connected all the dots in such a short period of time.

“Is it a superpower item?” asked Liu Long. He seemed to think better and shook his head. “It doesn’t matter even if it is. Super items are useless to ordinary people. It doesn’t matter if you take it. In fact, it might be better if you take it away from prying eyes.”

Liu Long chuckled again. “You are definitely their next target, aren’t you? Even after all these years, they haven’t given up. Well, by joining my team, you will not only be helping me but also helping yourself because you can’t fight the Supers by yourself.”

Li Hao was still confused. Why would Liu Long need him? “Captain, the law enforcement team seems to have the enemy’s mole among them. Could it be that you…,” Li Hao trailed off.

Liu Long laughed. “Ha! Are you suspecting me?” he asked. “Of course, I understand. But no, I am not the mole. You might not understand what I have done but maybe in the future…”

“Captain, just tell me clearly,” said Li Hao.

Lui Long was silent for a moment. He then sighed softly. What he said next made Li Hao tremble.

“I know you want to be a superhuman, Supers, as we call them. I… do, too. I wanted to be an extraordinary person with power. I almost stepped into that realm but was forced back at the last minute!”

“I am not satisfied,” continued Liu Long. “After seeing that domain, how can I be satisfied when made to retreat and live life as if I had never seen it? The chaos in the law enforcement team is partly my fault. I worked in it and led it very meticulously until a few years ago. I am no longer able to live an ordinary life after seeing that domain and the possibility! I got distracted and paid less attention to my team, which is why moles have been able to infiltrate the law enforcement team!”

It would be an understatement to say Li Hao was stunned. But nothing that the captain had said had shocked him as much as what he said after that.

“I am not willing to fall into oblivion like this,” said the captain. “I do not want to forget about the mystical realm. I found out a way to become a Super even if I wasn’t allowed to step into the realm. It is by killing other Supers!”

Liu Long’s eyes flashed. He sounded like a madman. “If you kill a Super who matches your attributes and abilities, you can strip them off their supernatural power and absorb it into your body. If once is not enough to trigger the power in your own body, you do it again! In the past three years, we have killed several Supers but… we never succeeded.”

Li Hao felt like a mess. He could not believe that the law enforcement team would be so brutal and brazen. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He could guess why Liu Long wanted him to join his team so desperately. Li Hao swallowed nervously. He thought he had been reckless today but here he was, on the rooftop, with a madman.

Liu Long seemed to notice Li Hao’s nervousness. “What are you afraid of?” said Liu Long, laughing like a creep. “You see why I don’t want the Night Patrollers to get involved? There is danger but there is reward there too!”

“Li Hao, you too, can become a superhuman. Even if you join the Night Patrollers, they won’t let you try again. They will give you only one chance to draw in the power. If you can’t do it then, you will never ever get a second chance. After witnessing the mystical realm, do you really think you can go back to being ordinary and normal?”

“Has no one been able to succeed in one try?” asked Li Hao shakily. He remembered drinking the water. He also remembered how it had seeped out of his body. Was that the mystical energy?

He had drunk a whole bowl of it, still he wasn’t a Super. What Liu Long said seemed to be true. He had not been able to retain that energy in his body.

“Some did it,” said Liu Long. “Every year, the Night Patrollers select ten thousand people from major cities for the experiment. The success rate is always 1%. That is, only about a hundred people or less who succeed. I was among the rest who failed! Do you think you would be in the lucky hundred even if you were selected?

Li Hao remained silent.

“I can only rely on myself.” Liu Long laughed wildly. “I have to kill them myself! Kill them and strip them off their mysterious energy! As long as you match them to your aptitude, it should work. Even if it doesn’t, you can do it again! If you keep trying, it will definitely work!”

Li Hao took a deep breath to steady himself. He looked at Liu Long. An ordinary person who wanted to become a Super. He had gone completely bonkers and walked the edge while killing Supers. It all sounded crazy to him but to the person in front of him, it was his reality.

“Captain … You think I can attract Supers?”

“Yes,” said Liu Long. “The first time I saw you, I could definitely feel some mysterious energy. You must have been in contact with Supers or some super item recently. A person like you… must have something to do with the supernatural realm!”

Li Hao wasn’t sure if it was because of his jade pendant or the water he had drunk. But the captain had definitely noticed something. ‘He is terrifying!’ thought Li Hao.

An existence where you kill Supers to become one. Li Hao didn’t know how strong Supers were. The red shadow that he had seen tonight was terrifying enough for him but… this was even more horrifying!

“Consider my offer,” said Liu Long, as he walked to the stairs and went back down. “Don’t count on your teacher.” His voice became fainter as he left. “He can’t help you. The Night Patrollers don’t want your professor or any of his students to break through the barrier and step into the mystical realm because it doesn’t serve their interest!”

Li Hao didn’t know what to think of that. Even Professor Yuan couldn’t succeed?