My daughter has been possessed.

Chapter 16 Tongue

Upon hearing the flute music, Li Jiuhe knew that the female investigator had arrived.

The other party probably saw that they were in danger, so they immediately blew the flute to stop the fear from escalating further.

However, the sound of the flute is a method of indiscriminate attack, affecting all listeners, which makes him feel just as uncomfortable as someone with cannibalism.

The flute music was still playing when a woman in a gray tracksuit approached quickly from behind, playing the flute as she did so.

She moved swiftly, arriving in front of the Terror Eater. She put away her flute and quickly slapped several rune badges onto its body.

Just like last time, the person with food phobia quickly surrendered, failing to evoke any fear in the female investigator.

However, after the female investigator subdued the phalloid, she also slapped two rune badges at Li Jiuhe.

Clearly, she also held a cautious and skeptical attitude towards Li Jiuhe.

After doing all this, the fear-monger's ability to materialize fear could no longer be maintained, and the truck and the driver, Wang Mingqiang, vanished instantly, as if they had never existed.

However, Li Jiuhe's task definition ability was obviously stronger and more stable. He could feel that his sequence ability was indeed being lost, but he could still hold on for a while.

He can reset the task at any time at this point.

The female investigator withdrew her gaze from the silver-etched dagger stuck in the heart of the ravenous man, her eyes filled with astonishment, for she too had noticed the peculiar runes on the dagger.

Moreover, she has discovered that the exquisite craftsmanship of this rune far surpasses that of the rune badges in her possession, meaning it is even more effective at defeating enemies.

Looking up at Li Jiuhe, she asked, "Is this dagger yours? Are you an investigator too?"

Li Jiuhe pressed one hand against his wounded shoulder and nodded seriously: "I am Li Jiuhe, an investigator from the neighboring city of Hezhou. I have been tracking this cannibalistic person for some time now."

The woman suddenly realized, "No wonder! Has your investigation bureau changed its equipment? This rune dagger looks pretty good! Um, my name is Xu Wei, and I belong to the Wangchuan City Special Incident Investigation Bureau."

As she spoke, she removed the rune badge that had been affixed to Li Jiuhe.

"So this official agency is called the Special Incident Investigation Bureau!"

Li Jiuhe secretly memorized the name of the woman and the official institution.

He endured the pain in his shoulder and continued, "We are hunting this 'fear-eater' because we want to use his tongue for some research."

Xu Wei looked surprised: "But our bureau also has research in this area, so what should we do? However, according to the principle of territorial jurisdiction, those with food phobia should be handled by our Wangchuan City Investigation Bureau."

Are you also considering how to control the tongues of people with cannibalism to emit fear?

Li Jiuhe didn't dwell on who should be in charge of dealing with the food phobia sufferers, but instead deliberately asked the question that had been on his mind earlier.

Xu Wei nodded: "Yes, but I don't know the specifics of how to conduct the research. I'm only responsible for capturing this guy."

Li Jiuhe felt certain, confirming his guess.

It seems that the transmigrator who possessed his daughter wanted to create fear using the tongue of the Fear Eater, but what his purpose was in doing so remains unknown.

Of course, he couldn't let Xu Wei capture the Terrorist and take him back, especially since he was injured, so the current mission definitely needed to be reset.

Li Jiuhe didn't have time to go to the hospital for treatment.

The thought consumed another 1 reset point, leaving 4 points remaining.

The scene before him changed, and he quickly returned to the mission setting point—the moment he was riding his electric scooter.

It was already 7:30 in the morning. Since the mission had been reset twice, the world timeline would not be affected during this period and would continue to move forward.

However, none of the people and things involved in this mission will be aware of the changes that have occurred over time.

Even other people and things not involved in the mission do not feel out of place in the constantly resetting scene of the sports park.

Because this is a cognitive intervention that goes beyond their comprehension.

This time, Li Jiuhe's movements were even more skillful and faster than before.

After entering the foot of the mountain in the park, he ignored the elderly dancers who were already consumed by fear and walked directly to the fear eater who was squatting on the ground and inhaling fear.

He took out the silver-plated dagger he had prepared beforehand and skillfully plunged it into the other party's heart.

Instead of dragging the guy to the back of the mountain, he immediately grabbed the hilt of the dagger and twisted it violently, turning the dagger 360 degrees directly into the guy's heart.

Worried that the dagger wasn't powerful enough, Li Jiuhe twisted it around again, then pressed it hard against the other person's heart before pulling it out forcefully, bringing with it a lot of blood and flesh fragments.

Having learned from experience this time, Li Jiuhe's hands did not tremble again.

However, he did not let his guard down, but observed the guy's reaction. If it didn't work, he would immediately deliver another blow.

At this moment, the elderly people dancing not far away all looked blank, having just emerged from their fear, their minds not yet fully recovered.

The person with cannibalism immediately collapsed to their knees and lay prostrate on the ground.

Li Jiuhe looked around but didn't see the familiar truck. He knew that the guy was seriously injured this time and could no longer retaliate with fear.

He then grabbed the other person's arm and dragged them to the back of the mountain.

A moment later, he had cut off his tongue, put away the dagger, and quickly left through another path behind the foot of the mountain.

Because he was wearing a helmet and a mask that covered his face, no one could see what he looked like.

They quickly returned to the entrance of the sports park, hopped on their electric scooter, and sped away.

About two or three minutes later, investigator Xu Wei found the area at the foot of the mountain. She then turned around and saw her target, a person with cannibalism, lying motionless on the ground.

Turning the body around, they found that the person's eyes were closed and they were already dead, with blood in their mouth and their tongue nowhere to be seen.

The body was still warm!

Xu Wei immediately got up and looked around, but apart from some messy footprints on the grass, there were no other traces.

She was very surprised. She had been tracking the person with a phobia of eating for the past few days, and now that she was almost done with her work, the person with a phobia of eating had died.

"The person who killed him shouldn't have gone far."

Without thinking twice, Xu Wei immediately took out a flute made of bone, brought it to her lips and gently blew it, then looked around for something.

Li Jiuhe acted quickly; he had already returned to the residential area.

I glanced at the task rewards displayed in front of me.

The mission to hunt the Terror Eaters has been completed, and his mission duration has now been extended to 1 hour and 10 minutes. He has also been rewarded with one chance to take away any item from before the mission was reset.

This opportunity means that he can perfectly replicate some special items from the mission in this way.

After parking my electric scooter, I quickly went upstairs, changed my clothes as soon as I got home, and washed my hands.

Li Yi had been staying at home, and when she saw him rushing home without saying a word, only quickly cleaning up the marks on his body, she seemed to guess what was going on.

"Dad, did you find someone with a fear of eating?"

Li Jiuhe remained silent, simply nodding before entering the bathroom and closing the door.

A moment later, the back door opened, and he walked out carrying a clean, silver-plated dagger and a small black plastic bag in his other hand.

I sat down at the coffee table in the living room and looked at my daughter on the sofa.

Li Jiuhe placed the plastic bag on the coffee table, then pressed a dagger against its contents and said to Li Yi, word by word, "Now tell me your true identity and purpose. Otherwise, I'll chop this cannibal's tongue into mincemeat right in front of you!"