Chapter 1385 Everyone, Long Time No See_2

“I am Zhang Beixing, the ruler of the Dark Empire. From today, this world will bow under my dominion.” He spoke proudly, his tone full of confidence.

As soon as these words were uttered, the entire council chamber erupted in an uproar.

All the council members looked in shock at the uninvited guest before them, hardly able to believe it.

“Arrogant! Do you think you can conquer our world with your strength alone?” Another elder rebuked angrily.

Zhang Beixing merely let out a cold laugh, a flicker of disdain in his eyes: “Since you refuse, let me prove it to you with my strength.”

No sooner had he spoken than a terrifying aura burst forth from his body.

The temperature in the council chamber plummeted, and everyone felt a chilling dread.

Alina and Richard quickly took a few steps back, fearing they might be caught in it.

“Host, be careful, don’t overdo it.” The Persuasion System reminded.

Zhang Beixing only chuckled lightly, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes: “Don’t worry, I know my limits.”

Before the words even settled, his figure had vanished from where he stood.

In the next second, he appeared before the council leader.

Before the other could react, he struck the leader’s chest directly with his palm.

With a “puff,” the leader coughed up blood, flying back heavily into the wall.

The other council members were shocked and scrambled to their feet to flee.

However, how could Zhang Beixing give them this opportunity?

With a wave of his hands, an invisible force instantly pinned everyone in place.

“Now, do you have anything more to say?” he asked with a cold smile.

The council members looked at each other, eyes filled with terror and despair.

They finally realized the man before them possessed strength far beyond their imagination.

“I… we are willing to submit…” a younger councilman stammered.

The others nodded hastily, fearing to anger this terrifying presence.

Zhang Beixing nodded in satisfaction, a hint of pride in his eyes: “Very well, you’ve made a wise choice.”

With those words, the invisible force vanished suddenly.

All the council members immediately collapsed to the ground, cold sweat streaming down.

Alina and Richard also sighed in relief, grateful for their master’s victory.

“Congratulations, Host, on conquering this world.” The Persuasion System praised sincerely.

Zhang Beixing merely laughed lightly, a hint of disdain in his eyes: “This is just the beginning. Next, we will conquer the entire universe!”

Alina and Richard gasped upon hearing this, shocked by their master’s ambition.

“Host, your ambition is indeed extraordinary.” The Persuasion System marveled sincerely.

Zhang Beixing just gave a faint smile, his eyes reflecting a profound depth.

However, things were going awry on Augustus’s end, as a previously healthy individual was suddenly diagnosed with violent traumatic mechanical asphyxiation.

On hearing this novel term, all the officers appeared puzzled, their faces blank.

They were familiar with mechanical asphyxiation, pathological asphyxiation, but this new term mingling violence, trauma, and mechanical asphyxiation left them baffled.

“How peculiar is this means of asphyxiation?” everyone shook their heads, expressing their confusion.

Seeing this, Augustus frowned deeply as he continued to scrutinize the autopsy report, seemingly trying to find an answer within.

Just as he prepared to get up and seek out Dr. Cheng for answers, a rush of hurried footsteps broke the silence of the conference room.

Cheng Yongqi, dressed in a white lab coat and looking anxious, burst into the conference room, shouting, “Report to the Commander, there’s a new discovery!” He clasped a document firmly in his hand.

Augustus stood up abruptly, his gaze sharp as he looked at him, “Dr. Cheng, I was just going to ask you, what does this autopsy report mean exactly?”

Cheng Yongqi didn’t answer immediately. He quickly walked up to Augustus, pointed to the report, and said, “Look, this is what caused the deceased’s asphyxiation. There’s a penetrating small hole at the neck, positioned right at the trachea.”

He further explained: “Based on the autopsy report, we can deduce that the deceased has been dead for at least three hours, but this wound doesn’t seem to have been inflicted three hours ago, more likely it happened earlier.”

“The wound has a diameter of about 2mm-3mm; if the deceased didn’t engage in vigorous breathing and didn’t discover this wound, he could have suffocated to death over time.” Cheng Yongqi explained in detail.

Augustus’s eyes lit up, as if capturing some crucial information, he quickly asked: “Are you saying, the time of death and the time of injury are not consistent? But this wound is the actual cause of death?”

“Exactly.” Cheng Yongqi nodded solemnly, “So my initial assumption is that this victim did not die instantly, but was injured earlier and died at the scene after some time had passed.”

This result was completely different from their previous assumptions, almost like two versions of a story!

Augustus had a grave expression as he looked directly at the officers present. After a moment of silence, he placed the document on the table, “Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this matter?”

Deputy Commander Alina turned to Dr. Cheng, “Dr. Cheng, based on your experience, how could this wound have been formed? Or what could cause such a wound?”

All eyes focused on Cheng Yongqi because this was a crucial question.

At the moment, they were not trying to find the so-called murderer, nor to vindicate the criminal called Uka. They keenly sensed that the truth hidden behind this wound was the real key.

After a brief contemplation, Cheng Yongqi sighed, “Based on my experience, something with a diameter of 2mm-3mm could only be caused by a needle used for injection or something specially made, like the crossbows occasionally used in military operations.”

This statement was like a bolt of lightning, cutting through the confusion.

Alina shivered slightly, “If it’s a crossbow, that would indeed make sense, but a 2mm-3mm crossbow arrow, isn’t that a bit too small?”

“Indeed too small, currently the standard crossbow arrow in the army has a diameter of 8.8mm, more than four times the diameter of this wound!” Chief of Staff Richard added.

Then, the officer in charge of managing military equipment also chimed in: “2mm-3mm crossbow arrows… too thin. Based on our long-standing reform of crossbows, 8.8mm is the most suitable, balancing explosiveness and penetration.”

“We’ve also tried making smaller crossbows with arrow diameters reaching even 3.5mm, but experiments showed that both the explosiveness and penetration were far inferior to the crossbows currently in use. Not to mention executing tasks, even target shooting was lacking.” he explained further.

Augustus took a deep breath, “So, it may be that the perpetrator used a weapon we haven’t seen or mastered—a new type of weapon? One that is small in size, powerful in explosiveness, and strong in penetration?”

He looked around, but no one answered his question.

The conference room fell into extreme heaviness, each officer’s expression somber and peculiar.

Because the situation was gradually moving beyond their imagination, advancing in a different direction, with signs of becoming irreversible.

Augustus’s statement wasn’t wrong, and the facts indeed supported this.

Besides a weapon with those characteristics, they couldn’t think of anything else that could create a 2mm-3mm wound in a person’s neck.

After all, the deceased was a foreign criminal, armed, with ample capability for resistance as a foreign criminal.

Augustus murmured as he looked at everyone: “To succeed in a stealth attack on an armed foreign criminal, this person must have been able to strike with precision, and then quickly escape. Otherwise, once Uka reacted, he would have fired without hesitation. This means the person has a strong counter-reconnaissance and reconnaissance awareness!”

“And he might possess an extremely dangerous weapon, capable of instantly killing someone… This is an extremely dangerous individual.”