After surviving my ordeal, I learned that the school beauty had given birth to twins for me.

Chapter 184 I will definitely find them all.

A full three seconds passed before Lin Jianguo's heavy breathing could be heard; his voice trembled slightly with extreme anger.

"What did you say? Ninety-nine children?! All our children?"

"That's right." Shen Yu's tone also deepened.

"Most of these children are three or four years old. Their souls were sealed in the knife and suffered the torment of soul refining day and night until I finally helped them pass on yesterday."

It's impossible for Matsumoto, a foreigner, to have managed to acquire so many trafficked children in just six months without anyone noticing.

There must be a complete, long-standing human trafficking network colluding with him behind this, and there may even be insiders providing him with convenience and cover.

"These beasts!" Lin Jianguo cursed through gritted teeth, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, his nails digging deep into his palms.

"Mr. Shen, please rest assured! I will report this matter immediately and request the establishment of a top-level inter-departmental task force to conduct a thorough investigation nationwide!"

No matter who is involved, no matter how powerful their protectors are, I will definitely find them all and punish them severely according to the law!

Give those dead children and their families an explanation!

"I sensed some residual energy from the fragments of Matsumoto's magical artifact."

Shen Yu added,

"Most of these children come from remote mountainous areas in the three southwestern provinces, and the transactions have mainly occurred in the past three years."

In addition, Matsumoto has a regular contact in Kyoto, the owner of a company called Haitao Import & Export Trading, named Wang Haitao. You can start by investigating this person, and follow the trail; you should be able to find the key link in the entire chain.”

"Okay! I've got it! Wang Haitao, Haitao Import and Export Trade!" Lin Jianguo immediately jotted down this information in his notebook. "I'll arrange for people to detain Wang Haitao right now. We absolutely can't let him escape!"

"And one more thing," Shen Yu reminded him.

"The Nine Chrysanthemums Faction will not give up easily. Matsumoto was just a vanguard; once he dies, the Nine Chrysanthemums Faction will definitely send more people to China."

If you encounter any unusual situations related to black magic during your investigation, do not act on your own; call me immediately.

"Understood! Understood!" Lin Jianguo nodded repeatedly. "I'll be troubling you a lot in the future, Mr. Shen. Don't worry, we'll definitely figure out the whole gang's structure as soon as possible and won't let any criminal get away!"

"Okay." Shen Yu responded without saying anything more and hung up the phone.

Upon returning home, a gentle yet profound power of merit suddenly surged into his body from the darkness.

This merit is several times more concentrated than the combined merits gained from the previous deliverance of the Zhuo family's ghost servants and the resolution of the blood evil in the ancient tomb.

Ninety-nine wronged children who had been imprisoned for many years were released, and the evil cultivator Matsumoto, who had committed numerous evil deeds, was also dealt with. Threads of merit as fine as hair flowed slowly into his dantian like a warm stream.

Under the influence of the power of merit, the barrier of the fourth level of foundation building began to show fine cracks.

Shen Yu closed his eyes and circulated his cultivation technique to guide the power of merit into his meridians.

The already incredibly stable spiritual power became even purer and more refined, and the aura around him subtly rose a notch.

Jiang Xinlan walked over with a glass of warm water. Seeing the faint golden light surrounding him, she slowed her pace considerably.

Only when Shen Yu slowly opened his eyes did she ask softly, "What's wrong? I saw you meditating just now."

"It's nothing." Shen Yu took the water glass, held her hand, and smiled slightly. "Just now, with the blessing of merit, I felt the barrier of the fifth level of Foundation Establishment loosen."