How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 240: The True Foundation of He Jiang

"Because I made a setting for you in my mind!" Lin Xiaosu said.

"What kind of setting?"

"Li Tian Clan member!"

Four words...

Stirring up endless waves in He Jiang’s heart...

Lin Xiaosu stared into his eyes and said slowly, "Perhaps this is the fundamental reason why you spent a fortune to bypass police checks and used a substitute to collect genetic information, because your original genetic code cannot see the light of day."

The genes of Li Tian Clan members are different from those of true humans.

When it comes to collecting genetic information, this is a major hurdle for them.

As soon as their genes are exposed, it will attract the attention of Qianlong.

Therefore, most members of this clan cannot enter the system, cannot assume key positions, and cannot register businesses or be accountable for any industry.

They can only walk in the dark, they can only be marginal people in society...

The genetic information collected by He Jiang’s substitute at the time was more out of necessity than foresight...

The high expenses for keeping a long-term substitute were actually also out of necessity...

He Jiang slowly closed his eyes: "So, it was because you saw the white bones on that substitute that you concluded he was not me, right?"

"Yes! The bones of Li Tian Clan members are different from normal humans!"

"But this requires you to have set me as a ’Li Tian Clan member’ in advance to make such a judgment... So back to the initial topic, why did you set me as part of the Li Tian Clan?"

This was the core issue.

"Two reasons!" Lin Xiaosu said: "Firstly, your move in Fengcheng to borrow force and blow up the tower made me suspicious. I suspected that your real purpose was the explosion itself!"

He Jiang slowly exhaled: "And the second?"

"Secondly, it was that ’Ghost Rope’ at the wedding banquet! This is a strange insect from the Earth Core Clan. When this insect appeared, I knew a Li Tian Clan member had taken action!"

He Jiang let out a long sigh: "I know where my flaw is! The plan itself had no flaws, the flaw is in my knowledge of you... Lin Xiaosu, your detective skills far exceed my expectations!"

"Receiving such praise from the First Detective of Jiangcheng, I am... truly gratified!"

When he said "truly", Lin Xiaosu suddenly stepped down.

Squish!

A worm was squashed into a pulp under his foot.

When he said "gratified", he raised his hand, and a teacup on the table fell, smashing a worm onto the table.

Yet his voice remained continuous.

Listening with eyes closed, there was no pause in this sentence, no emotional fluctuation.

Who would have thought, in the instant those four words were uttered.

He casually killed two "Ghost Ropes"?

These Ghost Ropes had emerged from He Jiang’s glasses.

During their conversation earlier, He Jiang had naturally taken off his glasses.

It was getting dark now, and two thin black worms crawled out from the glasses, which anyone would overlook, but not Lin Xiaosu.

He Jiang’s pupils contracted sharply.

At this contraction, his eyes became completely inhuman, like a beast emerging from the deepest depths of Hell.

His finger snapped suddenly, moving at an unbelievable speed.

In an instant, his finger turned into two extremely sharp blades...

This is the strength of the Li Tian Clan; their flesh can at any time transform into bone, and their bones themselves are blades.

The blade cut through the air, reaching Lin Xiaosu’s throat in an instant.

Sss!

A soft sound!

Two fingers flew off into the air, and a dagger had appeared in Lin Xiaosu’s hand at some unknown time. He Jiang felt a sudden chill between his eyebrows, the blood-tipped dagger resting on his brow.

He Jiang’s face changed.

It turned ashen.

His right hand was missing two fingers.

His left hand had transformed into a Sharp Beast Claw, but it could not strike out because Lin Xiaosu only needed to lightly push the dagger to end his life.

This was yet another fact beyond his understanding.

Lin Xiaosu’s skills were far beyond what he could contend with...

"Look at this, this is the kind of bones your Li Tian Clan should have!" Lin Xiaosu said: "A product of silicon-based and carbon-based fusion."

He Jiang’s right hand, the two severed fingers, had no white bone, only muscle tissue, but the way the muscle tissue was combined allowed it to function as bone.

It wasn’t visible inside the muscle.

But after being forcibly cut off, it was very clear.

What shocked even Lin Xiaosu was...

He saw He Jiang’s two severed fingers regenerating.

Regenerating in an extremely bizarre way...

This is the strongest skill of the Li Tian Clan; they have no bones, their muscles can freely combine to form whatever bones they need, meaning they can reassemble even after limbs are severed.

This process is not under their subjective control but an inherent skill in their bloodline...

Lin Xiaosu’s dagger lightly twisted to He Jiang’s neck: "Li Tian Clan members truly have their trump cards. Regenerating severed limbs, what if I severed your head?"

He Jiang’s face twisted: "Dare you kill in a crowded city?"

"Ordinarily, I wouldn’t dare! This is a lawful society..." Lin Xiaosu smiled: "But concerning you, I actually do dare, do you know why? You have already eliminated the legal barrier to killing you."

"What do you mean?"

"In Qianlong’s records, you are already dead, your identification will soon be invalidated, there is no He Jiang in this world!" Lin Xiaosu said: "If I killed you and destroyed your body right now, do you think the police would open a case for killing someone who doesn’t exist?"

He Jiang’s face turned green...

He had painstakingly designed a substitute strategy.

But from now on, he himself was also a non-existent person.

This was the most decisive and effective way to escape the legal net.

But for the opponent, this was also the best time to kill him...

He was already a dead man!

Even if they killed him, they couldn’t be charged legally...

Moreover, he firmly believed that his opponent, being a detective of the same rank... or even stronger than him, could easily erase any traces of murder...

Is this not a case of being trapped by his own schemes?

It doesn’t matter.

What matters is that he, He Jiang, has now lost all his cards in front of Lin Xiaosu.

Including direct confrontation, and the deterrence of the law...

His fate completely depends on Lin Xiaosu’s mood...

"Do you realize your situation now?" Lin Xiaosu leaned comfortably on the chair.

"What do you want?" He Jiang’s face was utterly pale.

Maybe this is the despair of losing all cards.

Maybe it’s the physical exhaustion brought by regrowing fingers.

Lin Xiaosu said: "You’re someone with a strong will to survive! You should know, in this current situation, I can end your greatest pursuit, but I can also bring a twist to your fate, whether you live or die, depends on your cooperation now."

He Jiang gently shook his head: "I know what you want me to do, but it’s impossible! I could never betray my clan!"

He clearly understood what Lin Xiaosu wanted.

Lin Xiaosu hoped he would provide the list of other clan members!

Lin Xiaosu said, "Not betraying your clan is a good quality in any situation, but He Jiang, which clan are you referring to?"

"Which clan? What do you mean?" He Jiang raised his eyes.

"The Li Tian Clan, hybrid of the Earth Core Race and the Human Clan, you theoretically have two clans, one is the Earth Core Race, as their blood runs in you, the other is the true Human Clan, as human blood runs in you, too! And as I know, after thousands of years of evolution, the human blood in you far outweighs the residual blood of the Earth Core Strange Race." Lin Xiaosu said: "So the issue is, you don’t want to betray your clan, are you really willing to watch the Human Clan face annihilation under your plan?"

"You would not understand!" He Jiang sighed: "Even if the strange blood in me is only one part in a thousand, it is still the root of my ancestors!"

"Don’t talk about ancestral roots! Such vague things mean nothing to me," Lin Xiaosu said: "What you really want is that when the Earth Core World opens, the blood in you will lead you to the sacred hall of your dreams, unlocking the special skills of the Earth Core Strange Race, thus becoming superior beings in the forthcoming upheaval!"

"Since you have explained it so clearly, I have no need to hide!" He Jiang said: "Our clan has been hiding in the world for countless ages, waiting for that day! The breaking of the Earth Core Strange Race’s seal is a historical trend that you, Lin Xiaosu, cannot stop!"

"The wheels of history roll forward, unstoppable... He Jiang, your insistent perseverance may seem sacred to your clan, but do you know what it looks like to me?"

"What does it look like to you?"

"It’s foolishness! It’s betrayal!"

"This is the power of belief. People with different beliefs see the same thing in polar opposite ways. It’s not surprising."

"I call it betrayal, because it betrays the land that has sustained you for millennia!" Lin Xiaosu said: "I call it foolishness because you completely misunderstood the situation. If... if the Earth Core Strange Race breaks the seal, do you think you can become superior beings? In the eyes of those pure-blooded strange races, what are you hybrids? Not even worth a watchdog!... And another thing! He Jiang, others may still have a chance to become watchdogs, but you? Do you have that chance?"

He Jiang’s face, which had just shown a splash of red brought by faith, suddenly paled.

The redness born out of faith...

But now, it faded because of the harsh reality...

Because he was once again brought back to harsh reality by Lin Xiaosu...

Lin Xiaosu had seen through everything about him, had torn his cards to pieces...

This man with a strong will to survive, in fact, couldn’t see the future upheaval.

Lin Xiaosu’s gaze slowly drifted towards the window: "Your passport is ready; in fact, you could have left for Luoba State an hour ago, but why didn’t you leave?"

He Jiang sighed: "I underestimated you! I did not think you could really bypass the millions in Jiangcheng and find me."

"Wrong!" Lin Xiaosu said: "You came here because you knew you wouldn’t see your wife and son for a long time. The woman in the red coat just now was your wife, right? That round-headed kid was your son, right?"

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