My daughter has been possessed.

Chapter 43 Copying the Dagger

"Human bones?!" Li Jiuhe exclaimed in astonishment.

Xu Wei knew he had misunderstood and explained, "Don't overthink it. These bones weren't taken from someone I killed. They came from a deceased Sequencer. That guy committed many evil deeds, and after he was killed by the investigators, I discovered that his bones were a perfect match for my bone flute ability."

"Then what is the use of your bone flute ability?" Li Jiuhe asked.

He then added, "Uh, you don't have to answer if you're not comfortable saying."

Xu Wei nodded and said, "How is it inconvenient? We will need to cooperate closely in the future. The more we understand our team members, the better, so that we can exert greater strength."

She then took the white flute out of the cloth bag, flicked it lightly with her finger, and the uniquely shaped bone flute emitted a hollow, soft sound.

Li Jiuhe felt as if his thoughts were instantly drawn away by the voice.

"My bone flute is very useful," Xu Wei explained. "It can help me locate the remnants of sequence abilities, just like when I found you last time. In addition, it can also inflict damage on enemies."

Li Jiuhe nodded. In fact, he had already experienced all the functions of the flute that Xu Wei had mentioned in the previously defined tasks.

Xu Wei continued, "You pure ability users are different from us. We need to use certain weapons and tools to be effective. You, the team leader, and Senior Brother Gao can use your abilities directly."

"What are Chen's group's abilities?" Li Jiuhe asked curiously.

"You'll find out in a while," Xu Wei said, keeping everyone in suspense.

She opened the office safe and took out a pistol, a small scimitar, and several rune badges.

"This is a weapon specifically designed for investigators..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Jiuhe leaned closer and looked in surprise at a semi-circular symbol on the scimitar.

Just as Xu Wei was about to ask him what he was surprised about, Li Jiuhe took out the silver-plated dagger from his bag and handed it to Xu Wei.

"Look at my weapon, and compare it to your scimitars and the runes on your badges. What's the difference?"

Xu Wei took the silver-etched dagger with surprise and examined it carefully.

The more she looked, the more shocked she became. Her heart pounded. Holding the silver-plated dagger, she turned and walked towards Chen Zhenghai's office, making Li Jiuhe follow her.

Pushing open the office door, she raised the dagger in her hand and said to Chen Zhenghai, "Team Leader Chen, this is Li Jiuhe's weapon. Look at the runes on it; they're even more exquisite and detailed than the runes on the weapons we're issued!"

Chen Zhenghai took the dagger and examined it, his expression mirroring Xu Wei's.

"Where...where did you get this dagger?" he asked.

Li Jiuhe didn't hide anything from this, saying, "It came from the person impersonating my daughter. She secretly pawned my wife's jewelry for some silver and then had it made. She said it could be used to hunt down those Sequencers."

In reality, the real Silver Erosion Dagger is still on Li Yi's person, not with Li Jiuhe.

The Silver Erosion Dagger that Li Jiuhe currently wields was obtained by "copying" it during his previous questioning of Li Yi about the mission definition, by using one opportunity to carry items from before the mission reset.

He had carefully hidden the dagger so that Li Yi wouldn't find it.

In other words, there are now two Silver Erosion Daggers: Li Yi's is the genuine one, while Li Jiuhe's is a replica obtained after resetting the mission.

However, there is no difference between the replica and the genuine product.

After studying the matter for a while, Chen Zhenghai explained, "This guy impersonating your daughter must have a very powerful and mysterious background. Our weapon runes came from the discovery of a senior investigator at headquarters and have been proven to be lethal to all Sequencers, which is why they have been popularized within the Investigation Bureau."

Xu Wei continued, "But the investigator at headquarters glimpsed this rune in a dream; it was rather blurry, not nearly as clear as yours. If possible, we'd like to study it and promote it within the Investigation Bureau..."

"Of course, the bureau will review and evaluate your performance, and then award you a merit," Chen Zhenghai said. "The amount of the merit will depend on the specifics, and it will certainly not be low."

The investigator's merits are extremely rare. Li Jiuhe also learned that, under normal circumstances, an investigator must capture or kill a powerful Sequencer, or save many people, in order to be awarded merits.

Normally, even if someone has made contributions, they are only rewarded by their work unit and do not receive any official honors.

Merit is highly valued, linked to the investigator's privileges, and also related to promotions and access to more new weapons from the Bureau of Investigation headquarters.

Of course, rewards such as bonuses are also included in the merit awards, and the amount is considerable.

Just like Li Jiuhe handing over the wooden carving of the Stomach Abyss to the Investigation Bureau, the matter is currently being evaluated by the higher-ups. He may be given a certain reward, but it is not yet at the level of obtaining merit.

Thinking of this, Li Jiuhe nodded.

However, after listening to what the two of them had to say, he had already started defining the mission.

Because there was one more chance left to carry the items from before the mission reset.

He then chose to carry the dagger and reset the mission, using this method to duplicate another Silver Erosion Dagger.

After all, this thing has been proven to be very lethal to Sequencers, so it would be unreasonable not to keep one for self-defense.

He secretly defined the task during his conversation with Chen Zhenghai and Xu Wei, and then secretly reset the task with the Silver Erosion Dagger, so the two of them did not notice.

After receiving the pistol, folding scimitar, and several rune badges according to the procedure, Xu Wei warned Li Jiuhe not to use the pistol for the time being.

Because he hasn't received systematic shooting training, but he can use the scimitar and rune badge.

They usually use these rune badges the most.

The badges have the function of temporarily suppressing the sequence ability after being attached to the target. However, since the ability of a single badge is small, they usually attach many badges at once.

Of course, this is only feasible if one can foresee the danger and get close to the target.

Aside from pistols, Li Jiuhe quickly became familiar with the use of other weapons. However, Xu Wei made it very clear that weapons were only auxiliary, and the most important thing was his own sequence ability.

The two men drove away in an investigation bureau vehicle to the scene of the operation to apprehend the pursuers.

Li Jiuhe's driving skills were just average, so Xu Wei was in charge of driving, explaining the key points of the mission to him along the way.

After listening for a while, Li Jiuhe understood that they were just there to make up the numbers. The main task was to rely on investigators like Gao Jingting to trap the trackers, and then one group would carry out the arrests with several people from other groups whose abilities matched the trackers'.

Xu Wei and Li Jiuhe, on the other hand, stayed on the perimeter of the arrest site, ready to adapt to changing circumstances and follow temporary instructions.

Soon the car approached an apartment area. The buildings in this area were a bit old, but there were quite a few people living there.

After Xu Wei parked the car, she led Li Jiuhe to a dispatch vehicle parked on the side of the street. The back door of the vehicle opened, and a woman in her fifties sat inside. She was Liu Qian, the group leader.

"Team Leader Liu, my new investigator from Team Two and I are reporting for duty. Has the arrest operation begun?" Xu Wei said with a smile.

Liu Qian's eyebrows were sharply defined, and her eyes were like cold stars. Her imposing aura, even without anger, was breathtaking. She was clearly the type of strong woman who was decisive and efficient.

Liu Qian glanced at Li Jiuhe and replied, "It starts in fifteen minutes. You all stay here and don't go near the apartment..."

No sooner had the words been spoken than a loud bang came from the center of the apartment complex.

The surveillance video shows that a corner of one of the buildings exploded and collapsed, with bricks and stones falling down, leaving the scene in a mess!

Liu Qian's expression changed slightly: "Oh no, it looks like one of my team members—Blast!"