Something's wrong with this demon.

Outside the window, the night was as black as ink.

Zhou Qingyang, who had gone out to chase the monster, soon returned to Baixianglou.

The group returned empty-handed.

After the dark figure disappeared into the dark forest outside, it vanished completely, leaving only a few drops of fresh blood.

The atmosphere inside the building was heavy.

Sun Ping had all the lights lit.

Zhou Qingyang came up to the second floor with a gloomy face, stood in front of Qingmei, and began to ask about what had just happened in the room.

"Did you see that monster?"

Qingmei sat in the corner, her face pale, trembling, her eyes filled with terror.

Upon hearing this, she nodded through her tears.

Zhou Qingyang hurriedly asked, "What did it look like? What were you and Zhao Yun doing in the room? Where did that monster appear from? Tell me the whole story in detail, without missing a single word!"

Qingmei covered her face, crying and her voice trembling as she said, "Back then... Zhao Yun and I were arguing in the room, and then... that monster suddenly appeared behind Zhao Yun, and then... then it bit off her head... Waaah..."

As she said this, she began to tremble violently.

He was clearly quite frightened by what he saw.

"What did that monster look like?"

Zhou Qingyang immediately asked again.

Qingmei stammered, "Wow... such a big mouth, red eyes, and sharp teeth...it was all black, I...I couldn't see clearly..."

Zhang Jiu said angrily from the side, "That beast was covered by black mist. Brother Luo and I both saw it that night."

At this point, he glanced up at the first room ahead, shook his head, and said, "I thought that beast was Zhao Yun, but I never expected..."

Zhou Qingyang then inquired about some more details.

Unfortunately, Qingmei was so frightened that she couldn't answer many of the questions.

Zhou Qingyang had no choice but to return to the room and carefully examine the claw marks on the body and the screen, as well as the marks on the window.

"Zhang, besides this Baixianglou, is there anyone outside who hates you to the bone?"

He suddenly turned to Zhang Jiu and asked him.

Zhang Jiu's facial muscles twitched a few times, and he nodded, but didn't say anything immediately.

Zhou Qingyang understood and did not ask any further questions. He turned and ordered, "Take the body away first, transport it to the cemetery and burn it. Remember to dig the pit deep."

"yes!"

The two officers from the town guard immediately went inside to move the body.

Zhou Qingyang glanced at the room again and said in a deep voice, "Chief Zhang, let's go find the next person. We absolutely cannot let that monster get away!"

The group immediately left in a large group.

After leaving Baixianglou, Zhou Qingyang turned back and glanced at the small building behind him.

A voice behind him asked, "Captain, can the men guarding this place leave now?"

Zhou Qingyang whispered, "Retreat to the shadows and continue monitoring."

Zhang Jiu's expression changed, and he said in a trembling voice, "Captain Zhou, you still suspect that beast is hiding here?"

A glint of light flashed in Zhou Qingyang's eyes: "Didn't you notice how coincidental everything is tonight? We just found our way here, and were about to go upstairs when that monster suddenly appeared, and it even dared to kill someone under these circumstances—and the victim was a girl in the building. And that girl just happens to hate you to the core."

Zhang Jiu said, "Captain Zhou means..."

Zhou Qingyang shook his head: "I'm just guessing. Maybe Zhao Yun is related to the monster, or knows its secrets, otherwise it wouldn't have suddenly killed her at this time. Of course, it's also possible that the monster was seriously injured and needed to eat something to have the strength to escape, so it just happened to kill her. But I always feel that all of this is too coincidental."

After a pause, he suddenly added, "Chief Zhang, these next few days you'll have to go back to Baixiang Tower to patrol at night, and occasionally wander around other parts of town on your own."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiu was immediately startled: "Captain Zhou, are you going to use me as bait again? That monster is elusive; what if you don't show up in time next time, I..."

Zhou Qingyang patted his shoulder to comfort him, saying, "I'll apply for a treasure from above. You can carry it with you; it'll be enough to save your life. That monster is seriously injured right now, and it will definitely continue to kill and feed these next few days, otherwise it will immediately go berserk and expose itself. It has been chasing you, so it must have a great hatred for you. It probably won't give up until it kills you. Therefore, you are the best bait right now."

"But……"

Zhang Jiu, his face contorted in pain, was about to say something when Zhou Qingyang's tone turned stern: "Boss Zhang, you won't be safe until that monster is caught. If you refuse to cooperate, and the monster recovers from its injuries, it will be even harder to catch. At that point, you probably won't even dare to leave the house! No, at that point, even if you don't go out, you'll still be in danger of having your head bitten off and your heart ripped out."

Zhang Jiu trembled upon hearing this, and without further hesitation, hurriedly said, "I'm willing to cooperate, of course I'm willing to cooperate."

He naturally knew that what the other party said was true.

Only by catching and killing that beast as soon as possible can he truly be safe.

"Let's go, to your next enemy."

Zhou Qingyang said no more and quickly walked ahead.

The headless corpse had already been taken away from Baixianglou.

The servants, suppressing their fear and trembling, cleaned Zhao Yun's room.

The girls and maids in the building gathered in the hall, their faces pale and trembling, no longer daring to go into the room alone.

Sun Ping was naturally quite frightened as well.

But as the person in charge here, she naturally had to pull herself together at this time.

She first sternly warned everyone that what happened tonight must not be spread, then softened her tone and comforted everyone gently.

"Captain Zhou just said that the monster has gone elsewhere and is seriously injured. Captain Zhou and his team will definitely catch it. Everyone go back to your rooms to rest. If you're really scared, two people can share a room. The maids can also rest in the room with you..."

After much persuasion, the crowd gathered in the hall finally dispersed.

Qingmei was still trembling against the corner of the second-floor wall, the bloodstains on her body a shocking sight.

When the other girls saw her, they all walked away.

Sun Ping had no choice but to personally help her back to her room, and then instructed the maid to bring hot water so that she could take a good bath and change into clean clothes.

"Xiao Lian, you stay here and take care of her."

Sun Ping had other things to do, so she gave the maid a few instructions and went downstairs.

The entire Baixianglou Restaurant returned to silence.

Luo Qingchen remained inside the building.

While everyone else was busy, he stood in a corner on the second floor, looking out at the dark night, lost in thought.

After everyone had returned to their rooms, he went back to the door of the first room in the corridor.

The stench of blood in the air had not yet dissipated.

Suddenly, a suppressed sob came from inside the room.

Luo Qingchen entered the room and found the maid named Xiao Cui sitting alone in the corner, hugging her knees and crying softly.

She was Zhao Yun's maid.

Now that Zhao Yun is dead, she seems to have no idea what to do.

"Xiao Cui..."

Luo Qingchen came to her.

Xiao Cui looked up at him, her eyes red and her face streaked with tears: "Guard Luo, Miss A-Yun was such a good girl, why did this happen? In this building, only Miss A-Yun never scolded or beat us, and she often chatted with us, sob... why do good people always die young..."

Luo Qingchen slowly sat down beside her, her gaze fixed on the dressing table in front of her, and murmured softly, "Yes, why do good people not live long..."

"Brother Chen, I believe you can definitely make it up there."

In the evening, she was still sitting there, draped in a thin veil, quietly combing her long hair in front of the mirror, and giving him a gentle and kind smile.

"Brother Chen, I hope you can live a good life..."

I sat there for a long time.

Luo Qingchen suddenly got up, left the room, and walked towards the deepest part of the corridor.

Then, he knocked on Qingmei's door.