The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#679 - Revisiting the old place

This works too?

Lu Jing was astonished, but on second thought, Kui and Wen Xiaoqian were indeed a perfect match.

One was used to handling cases alone, and the other never even thought about handling cases. Putting them together was a win-win situation.

So this time, Lu Jing didn't hesitate any further and said to Supervisor Huang, "I choose Xia Huai as my partner. Also... what if other supervisors also choose Xia Huai?"

Lu Jing thought of another problem.

As Xia Huai had the best secret force talent among this year's newcomers, there would probably be many supervisors who would want her.

"I will tell the other supervisors to choose someone else," Supervisor Huang said. "The Si Tian Jian had already considered this situation. If two or more supervisors choose the same academy disciple, then the choice of the lower-ranked supervisor will take precedence."

Lu Jing thought for a moment and understood the intention of the Si Tian Jian's move.

Because lower-ranked supervisors are generally weaker, if they are paired with an academy disciple of average strength, then the danger for both sides will undoubtedly increase further.

So the Si Tian Jian is essentially letting the lower-ranked supervisors choose first, taking away the stronger disciples, and leaving the slightly weaker ones to be led by the middle and high-ranked supervisors, so that the overall strength can be more balanced.

And this selection mechanism is undoubtedly the most beneficial for Lu Jing.

As a newcomer who had just been awarded the title of supervisor not long ago, no supervisor in the Si Tian Jian had a higher selection priority than him.

That is to say, Xia Huai could only partner with him.

After Lu Jing chose his partner, he immediately looked in the direction of Xia Huai.

As a result, he saw the girl's face change slightly.

"I... I have something to say!"

"What is it?" Su Tixue asked.

"Can you change my partner?" Xia Huai bit her lip.

"Reason?" Supervisor Huang's eyes were sharp.

"I... I don't want to cause misunderstandings with Miss Yan and Miss Wen."

"I don't mind," Wen Xiaoqian interjected, looking very generous.

Yan Jun, on the other hand, completely ignored what was happening and had already turned away.

Supervisor Huang's expression also became serious. "Partners work together to investigate cases. I don't care what kind of relationship you have in private, it's best to put it aside for now."

The second half of his sentence was directed at Lu Jing.

Obviously, Lu Jing's little thoughts had already been seen through by him.

Xia Huai wanted to say something, but Su Tixue had already made a decision. "It's settled then. Your magic is outstanding, and Lu Jing's martial arts are superb. The two of you are indeed a good match. If you really want to change partners, wait until you become a formal supervisor, then you can choose yourself."

Xia Huai couldn't refute Su Tixue, so she could only nod in agreement.

After a while, messengers flew in one after another, landing on the open space in front of the schoolhouse, looking for their respective targets, causing some to be happy and others to be worried.

Some were chosen by high-ranked supervisors, especially those famous in the Si Tian Jian, and naturally breathed a sigh of relief, looking eager to get started, while those who partnered with low-ranked supervisors were somewhat apprehensive.

However, those who were confident in their own strength didn't care so much about who their partner was.

For example, Yan Jun's partner was a relatively young first-rank supervisor, and the latter's reason for choosing Yan Jun was also very simple: her own skills were relatively average, and having Yan Jun as a partner could just make up for her shortcomings.

Seeing the mist rising in the opposite pair of eyes, Lu Jing had to stop.

The two stood three zhang apart, looking at each other.

Neither of them said a word.

Fortunately, everyone else was busy getting to know their partners, so no one noticed the awkward atmosphere here for the time being.

Finally, Lu Jing coughed lightly and said, "How about... we take a look at the case first?"

He wisely didn't mention what happened in the Zhuangyuan Building before, and didn't immediately explain, but used official business to start a conversation with the girl.

Sure enough, Xia Huai nodded when she heard this. "Where is the case?"

"This..."

Lu Jing didn't know where the case was either. Fortunately, at the next moment, a messenger from the Si Tian Jian landed in front of him, bringing him a letter.

Lu Jing reached out and untied the letter from the messenger's leg.

He opened it and looked at it for a moment, then was surprised and raised his head to Xia Huai and said, "How is your packing going? When can we set off?"

"I had already packed everything in the morning. What's wrong, is the case urgent?"

Lu Jing nodded. "Why don't you go get your luggage first, and we'll talk on the road."

"Okay."

After a cup of tea, Xia Huai had already taken her luggage, put on her sword, and met Lu Jing in front of the [Well], and then asked, "Where are we going?"

"Wu River City."

Hearing these three words, Xia Huai couldn't help but be stunned, and then seemed to think of something. The mist that had just disappeared from her eyes filled up again.

However, she quickly lowered her head, not wanting Lu Jing to see her like this at the moment, "Then let's set off."

Lu Jing didn't expect that this case would actually happen in Wu River City.

Perhaps it was because the Si Tian Jian knew that he was more familiar with Wu River City that they assigned the case to him.

And speaking of it, his first encounter with Xia Huai was also by Wu River City.

At that time, Lu Jing was still wondering what was going on with his dantian. He didn't expect that when he looked up, he would see a female knight falling from the sky.

It was clearly only a little over three years ago, but for some reason, it felt like a long time had passed when he recalled it.

The two came out of the paper figurine shop, and it happened to be drizzling in the sky, so Lu Jing casually picked up a paper umbrella from the corner of the wall and held it over their heads.

Then he told Xia Huai about the case this time.

"Two months ago, a girl named Shishi fell to her death from the Jinlou. Half a month later, a girl named Lamei from the Guanhualou also jumped off the building. About forty days ago, the third victim appeared, also a prostitute, also falling to her death."

"And in the last month, the number of prostitutes who fell to their deaths has further increased, and now it has reached... fifteen people."

When Xia Huai heard that the case happened in a brothel, her face turned red at first, and then her heart sank when she heard that fifteen people had died.

She even forgot about the two of them sharing an umbrella and hurriedly asked, "When was the last victim killed?"

"Last night," Lu Jing said. "Judging from the time of death of these fifteen women, no matter what the murderer is, they are becoming more and more rampant. The interval between the deaths of the victims is getting shorter and shorter. From this point of view, I'm afraid there will be a sixteenth victim tonight."

When Xia Huai heard this, she understood why Lu Jing said the time was tight before.

She calmed herself down and asked. "How do you plan to investigate?"

"Let's go to the brothels where those victims were first."