Olov sighed.
"Like I just said, you're very cautious."
"You burned Liu Dazhi's corpse. His brain was already a cooked mess, so the skill [Death Edict] of a [Undying] Sequence ability user couldn't take effect."
"So, you're right. I really can't prove this point."
Qin Siyang said seriously, "Detective Olov, everything you're saying is speculation, without evidence. So please don't say it was 'me' who burned Liu Dazhi's corpse. Because I didn't do it."
"Alright, alright, have it your way," Olov smiled indifferently and continued, "You smashed John's skull. His brain matter was scattered all over the fighting arena, which also made it impossible for us to retrieve his memories before death."
"In my eyes, you're a natural-born killer—calm and cold-blooded."
"This isn't your first time, is it?"
Qin Siyang said, "Killing John was a momentary loss of control. I deeply regret it. As for the other things you're talking about, Detective, I really don't know anything about them."
"Detective, I'm a student, and I still have to attend class seriously. If you have nothing else to ask, I'll be leaving first."
"There's one more thing."
"Alright, go ahead. I hope it's not more baseless accusations like before."
Olov didn't rush to ask his question.
Instead, he pulled out a cigar, lit it himself, and exhaled a puff of smoke.
The air between them instantly became hazy and obscure.
"Did you know? A few days before Liu Dazhi died, we found three charred corpses two stops away from Safe Zone 54320's exit."
Hearing this, Qin Siyang's whole body tensed involuntarily.
He didn't expect Olov to link this case as well.
Even though he tried his best to remain calm, a flicker of unease still flashed across his expression.
Olov bit down on his cigar, the corners of his mouth curling up as he continued in a leisurely tone, "Not only were those three people's heads smashed in, but their bodies were also burned to a crisp afterward. Without a doubt, the culprit was a Sequence ability user."
"I found it very strange at the time—why did the killer do this?"
"Later, I came to a conclusion: the killer didn't know the limitations of the [Death Edict] skill of the [Undying] Sequence."
"Such a basic concept, yet the killer, as a Sequence ability user, was unaware of it."
"I then speculated that this must have been a Sequence ability user who awakened in a poor area, someone without access to this kind of information."
"This killer had just awakened their Sequence ability but had no means of obtaining information, so they could only act on their own assumptions—destroying the corpses first, then burning them to prevent any other Sequence users who could read memories from uncovering their identity."
Qin Siyang tried to steady himself.
But beads of sweat still seeped from his forehead.
He could only rely on silence to maintain his composure.
Then Olov spoke the words he least wanted to hear.
"This murder case happened right after the mysterious disappearance of the divine remains from the trash bin at Safe Zone 54320's exit."
"Student Qin Siyang, do you think there's any connection between the two?"
Qin Siyang closed his eyes.
Olov had figured it out.
Even though he had never witnessed him committing the crime, he had connected all the dots.
At this moment, he recalled his conversation with Roylena that night—specifically, the warning she gave him before parting.
("Never fall into Olov's hands.")
Now, he finally understood this sentence in its entirety.
Now, he understood why Roylena feared Olov so much.
Olov said he was a born criminal.
But Olov himself was born to hunt criminals.
The cat-and-mouse game was now unfolding between them.
Qin Siyang slowly opened his mouth, carefully keeping his voice from trembling, "But you have no evidence. Detective Olov, everything you're saying is just your speculation."
"You're right, I lack evidence."
"But do you really think I care about those people themselves?"
Olov shook his head with a chuckle, "John's life and death, Liu Dazhi's life and death, the deaths of those three nameless corpses—I don't care about any of them."
"How they died and what they experienced before death doesn't matter to me either."
"The only thing I have been interested in from the very beginning is one thing."
"Who exactly stole the divine remains?"
"Where did you hide the divine remains after you stole them, and what did you do with them? That is what interests me the most."
"Student Qin, can you answer this question for me?", Olov had revealed his true intent.
He had taken a long detour just to lay everything out before Qin Siyang step by step.
And then, to tell Qin Siyang that he had already uncovered his secret.
"Sorry, I still don't understand what you're talking about, Detective Olov."
Qin Siyang was no longer flustered.
His hand gripped the armrest of the chair, a smile on his face.
Murderous intent had already taken root in his heart.
'This man is too dangerous.'
'He has deduced everything.'
Keeping him alive could lead to unimaginable consequences.
Only by killing Olov could he resolve everything.
Olov said, "Qin Siyang, have you ever considered that you can't escape?"
"You went to such great lengths just to hide the fact that you've awakened a Sequence ability."
"I'm ninety-nine percent sure that your Sequence is definitely not [Phantom Assassin]. I don't know how you managed to forge your Sequence."
"If I want to expose you, all I have to do is take you to the Bureau and have them test your Sequence ability again."
Hearing this, Qin Siyang was momentarily stunned.
He looked at Olov with some disbelief.
Qian Wenzhao had told him before that once a Sequence ability user's Sequence was verified by the Bureau, it would never be re-examined.
Unless that Sequence ability user had already been convicted.
The United Government had once sparked protests within the Safe Zones by frequently re-examining Sequence users' abilities and levels, leaving them no room for privacy.
After that incident, the United Government chose to turn a blind eye within all Safe Zones.
No matter what Sequence or level you claimed to have, as long as you hunted Gods and didn't cause trouble within the Safe Zones, they tacitly acknowledged your legitimacy.
But you also can't go too far. If it was openly discovered that you had forged your Sequence, the United Government would still hold you accountable.
That was why Qian Wenzhao dared to take money to forge Sequences.
If the United Government strictly prohibited forging Sequences and enforced the death penalty for it, Qian Wenzhao would never have touched this dirty business.
In short, not conducting multiple Sequence tests was something almost every Sequence ability user knew.
As the issuing authority of Sequence certificates, the Sequence Ability User Management Bureau would never agree to re-test Qin Siyang's Sequence ability just for Olov.
What puzzled Qin Siyang was that Olov seemed unaware of this information.
Something felt off.
Like a mouse catching the scent of cheese, Qin Siyang stroked the armrest of his chair, lowering his gaze in contemplation.
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