I Have Infinite Skill Points

"The victim was seventeen years old, a senior at Suzhou No.1 Middle School. The time of death was between eleven and twelve o'clock last night. The fatal wound was a penetrating chest wound, with the entry and exit wounds being roughly the same size; it doesn't look like a gunshot wound," a guard quietly said to the plainclothes leader.

"Look around. Are there any other clues?"

"Captain Zhou, we found something. The student might have been a Star Martial Warrior. We discovered scratch marks on the climbing wall. This kid must have been training here last night. He was attacked from behind and then fell into the pool."

"Could it be a student from the Star Martial Arts Campus of Suzhou No.1 Middle School?"

"Yes!" As soon as Captain Zhou's question landed, Wang Lan's deep voice rose. When Wang Lan arrived at the scene, he recognized the deceased's identity the moment he saw the face revealed under the white cloth.

Xu Donghai, a senior in Class Eight, was also one of the Twelve Vajra of the Commoner Genius Association, with a cultivation level at the peak of the Star Shine Stage. Wang Lan had paid attention to Xu Donghai's two rounds of duels yesterday; his fundamental skills were very solid.

Although he couldn't possibly be a strong rival for Wang Lan, he was still worthy of Wang Lan saying, "Not bad."

Yesterday, Xu Donghai successfully made it into the third round. It was unexpected that he would die here before the third round, where twenty contestants would be narrowed down to ten, even began.

"Who are you? How did you get in here?" The first thing Captain Zhou thought of when he saw Wang Lan was not to ask about Xu Donghai's identity but to rebuke Wang Lan for crossing the police cordon to the scene.

"This person is my classmate, Xu Donghai, a senior in Class Eight at the Star Martial Arts Campus of Suzhou No.1 Middle School."

"Am I asking you if you recognize the victim right now? I'm asking who you are. What are you here for?"

"I was on my way to school, passing through..."

"Wang Lan, why are you here?" A voice interrupted Wang Lan. Turning around, he saw Hu Qing approaching quickly with three other people.

"Inspector Hu, why have you come?"

"I heard in the report that the victim's identity was not simple, being a student from Suzhou No.1 Middle School. The bureau chief sent me to take over the case," Hu Qing said while offering a cigarette to Captain Zhou.

The murder of a high school student would have a significant impact on society and would certainly attract attention from all parties. And now, if it was a Star Martial High School student, the impact would be even greater.

In terms of seniority, Hu Qing couldn't compare to Captain Zhou, but in terms of rank, Hu Qing was one level higher. The Hei case last time had led to another promotion for Hu Qing. Promotion speeds for regular police officers were much faster than for those in the Tianjian Bureau. Of course, the benefits and compensation also differed.

Hearing that Hu Qing would take over the case, Captain Zhou's face darkened slightly, but he didn't have an extreme reaction; instead, he gave Hu Qing a deep look.

"Since it involves a Star Martial Warrior, it's appropriate for Inspector Hu to take over. But Inspector Hu, you seem quite familiar with this student?"

"Correct. He's my friend and also a student from the Star Martial Arts Campus of Suzhou No.1 Middle School."

Although Wang Lan had openly shown his Tianjian Bureau ID at the police station last time, Captain Zhou had been on vacation and didn't know about it. Even after hearing about it later, he treated it as just a story and didn't know what Wang Lan looked like.

Hu Qing also refrained from spreading Wang Lan's Tianjian Bureau identity unless necessary, so when introducing him, he didn't include the title "elite Heavenly Sword Captain from Suzhou City."

"Then Captain Hu may need to recuse himself due to a conflict of interest."

Upon hearing this, Hu Qing's expression changed instantly. Wang Lan's face, however, showed no embarrassment or annoyance; rather, he looked at Captain Zhou with curiosity.

"Is this officer suspecting me?"

"You are one of my suspects right now."

"For what reason?"

"The reason is that your appearance here is highly irregular. As a student, you shouldn't have come. Moreover, as a student, when you saw the body, you didn't show any sign of panic."

"As a student, even if you are a Star Martial Art student, your demeanor is too composed, too calm, too mature. This isn't how a sixteen or seventeen-year-old student should behave."

"Unless... you've rehearsed all this, or you've undergone professional training. Either way, I should suspect you."

"Wang Lan couldn't possibly be the killer!" Hu Qing exclaimed, hastily shaking his head.

"Inspector Hu, when we police officers handle cases, we must avoid letting emotions influence our judgment. I know you Star Martial Warriors have so-called brotherhood obligations, but the suspicion surrounding this student cannot be overlooked."

"Captain Zhou, the information has been collected and sent to your phone," a bespectacled female guard carrying a notebook hurried over and said in a low voice.

"Inspector Hu, this is Duoduo, a top network security expert from Jade Country and a world-class hacker," Captain Zhou introduced her to Hu Qing.

"Inspector Hu, I've long admired your reputation but never had the opportunity to meet." Duoduo smiled warmly and extended her hand.

"Pleased to meet you."

DING DONG—

Wang Lan's phone chimed with a notification. He casually picked it up; a push message read, "Wang Lan, a bad person tried to hack in just now, but I chased them away. Did I do well?" followed by an emoji of a well-behaved dog.

Unsurprisingly, the one trying to hack in was probably this intelligent-looking beauty right before him.

Captain Zhou quickly scrolled through his phone, and soon, a smile spread across his face.

"It seems my suspicions are becoming more precise..." Captain Zhou held the phone up to Hu Qing. "You're Wang Lan, right? A senior from Class One at Suzhou No.1 Middle School's Star Martial Arts Campus. And this is Xu Donghai, a student from Class Eight."

"I believe I already mentioned that," Wang Lan said, somewhat speechless. Does Captain Zhou only hear what he wants to hear? Or was I not clear enough earlier?

"But you didn't mention that your school is currently holding city-level selections for the provincial martial arts competition. Both you and this Xu Donghai successfully advanced to the third round, the final 'twenty-into-ten' contest."

"Xu Donghai might have faced you this morning. To ensure victory and advance, you had every motive to commit murder."

"You live in the Xinyu Building, right? The Xinyu Building is less than a kilometer from Star Sea Park, which is within your usual range of activity. This morning, we came here to investigate because we received a report from someone."

"The person who reported it is very suspicious. They used a public phone to call the police station and used a voice changer. However, voice spectrum analysis suggests this person is between sixteen and eighteen years old."

"I believe the person who reported the crime is a prime suspect. And you arrived at the scene very quickly. Are these not enough reasons to suspect you?" Captain Zhou looked at Wang Lan with sharp eyes, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

"It's not just those." Duoduo suddenly interjected from the side, opening her notebook and playing a video file.

The video showed the scene where Wang Lan had thwarted the Six Maniacs of the Flower Snake, flipping an armored transport vehicle with a single Crescent Arrow.

"Captain Zhou, Inspector Hu, the fatal penetrating wound on the victim wasn't caused by a bullet, so I suspected an arrow-like weapon. However, an ordinary arrow wouldn't typically have the force to inflict such damage."

"But this video gave us another important clue. To be able to penetrate the victim and then leave a twenty-centimeter-deep hole in the rock... your Star Martial Skill fits that profile perfectly..."

As Duoduo finished speaking, not only did Captain Zhou look mockingly at Wang Lan, but Hu Qing also eyed him with suspicion. However, Hu Qing's gaze wasn't one of doubt but of inquiry, asking if Wang Lan had an alibi.

Wang Lan stroked his chin and nodded. It seems the killer knows me... If all the other factors are coincidences, then the wound on Xu Donghai really does resemble one inflicted by a Crescent Arrow.

"However... Captain Zhou, have you noticed Xu Donghai's socks?"

"Socks?" Captain Zhou hurriedly looked at the victim's exposed foot. Between Xu Donghai's sock and shoe, there was a patch of green.

Captain Zhou quickly took a pair of tweezers and extracted the green item—it was a leaf.

"This is a four-leaf clover. Four-leaf clovers symbolize luck, and they aren't found just anywhere. Although Star Sea Park's landscaping is well-done, I don't recall any four-leaf clovers there, at least not in the area where the victim died."

"This suggests that the primary crime scene may not be here. If there are no four-leaf clovers throughout Star Sea Park, then the initial place of death might not even be Star Sea Park."

"Second, it is true that our school's internal selections are this morning. But the theory that I had a motive for murder because I was worried he would become my competitor is entirely baseless."

"He could never be my competitor. I could beat him with one hand tied behind my back. Defeating him would be a piece of cake! Brother Hu, it seems the Tianjian Bureau needs to get involved in this case."

"Mm, I will contact the Tianjian Bureau," Hu Qing agreed.

Wang Lan nodded and turned to leave.

"Stop right there!" Captain Zhou suddenly barked. "Even if you have reasons to refute my logic, you must cooperate with the police investigation until your suspicion has been completely ruled out. Therefore, you cannot leave."

"Captain Zhou, have you considered that this might be precisely the killer's objective?" Wang Lan asked, turning his head slightly with a smile.

"What do you mean?"

"If this isn't the primary crime scene, why would the killer move the body to Star Sea Park, less than a kilometer from my home, and stage the scene here?"

"Many elderly people exercise in Star Sea Park every morning; discovering a body wouldn't be difficult. But why would the murderer make that call to report it? Isn't that deliberately exposing information?"

"Isn't the murderer's goal to deliberately provide criteria to narrow down the suspects—an age between sixteen and eighteen? Coupled with that fatal wound, so similar to my Crescent Arrow. Isn't the murderer's intent to frame me?"

"Moreover, Star Sea Park is on my daily route to school. With your investigation underway while I'm on my way, I would very likely come over out of curiosity, thus falling right into your sights. This way, I would be delayed and miss today's selections."

"By holding me back for just one day, the killer achieves their goal."

"The killer planned this meticulously, but unfortunately, they overlooked one detail."

"What?"

"I am not just an ordinary high school student," Wang Lan stated slowly, his expression indifferent, uttering a remarkably dramatic phrase.

Catching Wang Lan's hint, Hu Qing stepped forward with a faint smile to stand before Captain Zhou. "Captain Zhou, my certainty that Wang Lan couldn't be the murderer isn't based on personal feelings, but because it's genuinely impossible for it to be him. Beyond being a senior at the Star Martial Arts Campus, he is also a Captain and an elite special agent of the Suzhou City Tianjian Bureau."

Captain Zhou's expression changed instantly. He stared at Wang Lan, dumbfounded, and took a deep breath.

"No way! The Tianjian Bureau? And a Captain?"

"I can tell you responsibly, yes, he is."

This was a classic case of being outranked, and Captain Zhou couldn't help but feel completely overwhelmed by the sheer disparity.