Jiang Han covered her chest with both hands, her tone complicated.
"So… you dragged me here to get a room just to do this?"
Ma Jun replied matter-of-factly, "What else did you think it was?"
"I…"
Jiang Han didn't know what to say anymore.
Was she supposed to tell Ma Jun what she'd actually been thinking?
Ma Jun continued rubbing the membrane-like Ghost-Painted Skin over Jiang Han's body.
The sensation was strange—cool to the touch, yet oddly comfortable.
What made it even stranger were the feelings welling up in her heart.
Finally, Ma Jun saw the completion prompt. He had fully recorded Jiang Han's data and could now imitate her.
"All done," he said.
Jiang Han let out a long breath of relief and hurriedly put her clothes back on.
Ma Jun immediately chose to activate the Ghost-Painted Skin.
In an instant, his entire appearance changed.
Aside from an extra layer of clothing, he had become identical to Jiang Han!
At the same time, he clearly felt his strength surge.
A direct increase of 6 points of Strength—the effect was immediate.
Curious, Ma Jun walked over to the mirror and examined himself.
The effect of the Ghost-Painted Skin was astonishing.
Perfectly identical.
Jiang Han, meanwhile, was extremely awkward.
Because when Ma Jun copied her appearance, he hadn't copied her clothes.
She was staring at a completely naked version of herself.
So embarrassed she could barely speak.
"Incredible," Ma Jun muttered, unconsciously touching his body.
Even the tactile feedback was exactly note same as the real thing.
"Don't—!"
"Don't do weird things!"
Jiang Han really couldn't take it anymore.
"Oh—sorry," Ma Jun said, snapping out of it.
Having tested the item's effects, he gave Jiang Han an apologetic smile.
"Your figure really is quite good."
Jiang Han was speechless.
How could someone be this thick-skinned—saying things like that so naturally?
...
Early the next morning, Ma Jun brought Jiang Han to the Hong Kong Island police station to close the case.
Inside the records office, quite a few players were present.
Most of remembers frowned deeply, faces full of pain.
"This is way too hard…"
"Why is this instance's elite case so difficult?!"
"There's zero clues—how are we supposed to find the killer?"
Lu Feng was also there, flipping through files.
Compared to the others, he looked noticeably more relaxed.
The partner he'd chosen was proudly showing off to the surrounding players.
"Brother Lu has already found part of the leads. If things go smoothly, we should be able to solve it within seven days."
The other players looked at him with envy.
"As expected of the big shot from Huaxi Academy."
"That brain of his is really something."
"Man, if only I could team up with Brother Lu…"
"Ma Jun's level might be high, but when it comes to brains, he might not even compare to Brother Lu."
Amid the chatter, Ma Jun and Jiang Han walked into the records room.
The players instantly went quiet.
Talking behind someone's back was one thing—saying it to their face was another.
Quite a few players quickly changed their expressions and put on friendly smiles.
"Big shot, you're here looking for clues too?"
"Yeah, this case really needs a careful look."
Ma Jun smiled and nodded.
At that moment, a detective from the Criminal Division—Cao Zhiming—hurried over.
He'd received word that Ma Jun had arrived and rushed over immediately with several subordinates.
"Everyone, attention," Cao Zhiming said after steadying his breath and clearing his throat.
"Detective Ma here from the Case-Solving Bureau spent just one day to crack a three-month cold case—"
"—the Human-Skin Wedding Dress Case!"
"And he personally eliminated the extremely dangerous criminal on the spot, safeguarding public safety!"
"Let's give Detective Ma a round of applause!"
Clap clap clap clap!
Thunderous applause erupted.
Mixed in with it were shocked cries from the players.
"What the hell—seriously?!"
"He solved it in one day?!"
"The criminal was beaten to death too?!"
"What level of case did the big shot take on?"
"I know—it was nightmare-grade. I saw it!"
"One day to clear a nightmare case… is he even human?"
"So strong…"
Lu Feng stared at Ma Jun and Jiang Han in shock.
He'd known Ma Jun was powerful—but not this powerful.
They were still struggling to piece together clues, while Ma Jun had already erased the criminal entirely.
The gap between people was truly enormous.
Under the players' reverent gazes, Ma Jun selected to archive the case.
[Congratulations, Player. You have cleared the Nightmare Case: Human-Skin Wedding Dress!]
[Main Quest Completed. Would you like to return? Yes / No]
Ma Jun chose No without hesitation.
He'd only been here a day and had already gotten the Ghost-Painted Skin.
With so many benefits still to come, how could he leave now?
[Player has chosen to remain in the instance.]
[Rewards will be settled upon return.]
"Are you heading back?" Ma Jun asked Jiang Han.
"No—I'll stay with you," she blurted out.
Since she'd truly opened up to Ma Jun, her feelings toward him had begun to shift in a certain direction.
"Alright," Ma Jun nodded.
"Let's continue."
"Pick another case."
"Time's tight."
Just then, Cao Zhiming spoke again.
"Detective Ma, we just received an urgent case."
"The suspect is extremely dangerous."
"Three victims are already dead."
"If you're free, could you take a look?"
A system prompt rang out.
[Player has triggered an Emergency Mission: The Ten Great Heretical Arts of Nanyang!]
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