Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

Chapter 129 The Life of a Modern Big Cat

"Hey!"

Qin Huanyu was quick-witted and nimble, and disregarding all martial ethics, she caught Hu Niu completely off guard and grabbed the mischievous tiger's tail.

It felt soft and fluffy to the touch, and it was even warm to the touch... This tiger tail was definitely not a toy attached to Tiger Girl, but rather an integral part of her.

"Ugh!"

As for Tiger Girl, it was almost immediately at a warm red level.

The sudden grabbing of her tail caused Tiger Girl's eyes to turn into mosquito coils, and then she bared her teeth, howled, and bit at Qin Huanyu.

Qin Huanyu was prepared for this and easily dodged Hu Niu's mouth. At the same time, she lifted Hu Niu up by slightly pulling on her tail.

With her body suspended in mid-air and her sensitive tail tightly gripped, Tiger Girl instantly lost all strength. She flailed her arms a few times in mid-air like a swimmer on land, then burst into tears.

"You're a bad woman! You bullied me! I hate you! Waaaaaah!"

"Uh."

Qin Huanyu was somewhat taken aback by how things had turned out. She noticed many neighbors were already peering in and peeking at her; if she hadn't been wearing a police uniform, someone would probably have called the police already. Even so, many of those looking at her were filled with suspicion.

"Hahaha... I'm not very good at teasing kids, hahaha."

Qin Huanyu could only smile awkwardly at everyone, then quickly carried Hu Niu into Hu Niu's house and closed the door.

Tiger Girl was furious, baring her teeth and claws, seemingly trying to bite. Qin Huanyu took out a small white cat-shaped milk candy that she always carried with her and stuffed it into Tiger Girl's mouth. Then, she buried Tiger Girl's face in her arms and said in a coaxing tone like she was coaxing a child:

"Tiger Girl, Tiger Girl, I'm really not a bad person. I just wanted to ask you a few questions."

Tiger Girl was still struggling, but Qin Huanyu's huge chest quickly made it hard for her to breathe. After kicking her little arms and legs for a while, she lost her strength and her body went limp. She was actually suffocated by Qin Huanyu.

Qin Huanyu breathed a sigh of relief, took off Hu Niu's shoes, laid Hu Niu horizontally on the sofa, and waited for Hu Niu to wake up.

Tiger Girl woke up quickly.

As soon as she woke up, she wanted to bite Qin Huanyu again, but as soon as she sat up, she withdrew even faster because Qin Huanyu was still holding her tail. With a little force, she lost her strength.

"Alright, little tiger, stop fooling around."

Qin Huanyu chuckled and rubbed the tiger's tail in her hand.

"You're Little Tiger, right? I'm from the Investigation Bureau..."

"Investigation Bureau?"

Unexpectedly, this word made Tiger Girl even more panicked. She immediately covered her head and crawled into the corner of the sofa, shouting in a tearful voice:

"No...don't hit Xiaohua! Xiaohua is a good monster. Xiaohua has never done anything bad. Xiaohua even has a certificate of good monster status."

"Hey?"

Qin Huanyu was stunned, blinking in confusion:

"Little tiger, are you afraid of the Investigation Bureau? Why? What have they done to you?"

"...No, no, this is the first time I've met someone from the Investigation Bureau."

Tiger Girl didn't dare to move, only huddled in the corner of the sofa, trembling with fear.

"But I heard from the Heavenly Master Aunt that the Investigation Bureau is really bad now. They like to lure innocent little monsters like me in to work illegally. If I don't work, the Investigation Bureau will beat me! The aunt said that if I meet the people from the Investigation Bureau, I should run away as soon as possible. If I can't run away, I should take out my good monster certificate and show it to the people from the Investigation Bureau."

"The Investigation Bureau wouldn't do something like that... I don't think so, right?"

Qin Huanyu hesitated for a moment, somewhat uncertain, and then asked:

"Who is this 'Celestial Master Aunt' you're talking about? And what is this 'Certificate of Virtuous Demon'?"

"Aunt Tianshi is indeed Aunt Tianshi. Ever since my parents never came back that day, Aunt Tianshi has been taking care of me and raising me."

Seemingly realizing that Qin Huanyu truly meant no harm, Tiger Girl gradually became less afraid:

"Everyone calls her Aunt Yuan, the Celestial Master, and they respect her very much... It seems that her ancestor was a very remarkable person, and she herself is quite amazing."

"Master Yuan..."

Qin Huanyu quickly thought of a famous extraordinary person in history. Could he really be a descendant of that person?

Shaking her head, Qin Huanyu asked again:

"What is this 'certificate of good demon' you're talking about? Let me see it."

Qin Huanyu has been a member of the Investigation Bureau for almost two years, and this is the first time she has ever heard of a "good demon certificate".

"Then...then you should let go of its tail first."

Tiger Girl said timidly.

"Oh, sorry."

Qin Huanyu then realized that she was still playing with Hu Niu's tail and quickly let go:

"Hehe, little tiger, your tail feels really nice..."

"But you can't just rub it like that, it's embarrassing! If I grabbed your teddy bear and started playing with it the first time we met, what would you think?"

Tiger Girl glared at Qin Huanyu again, pouting, before putting her slippers back on and running back to her room.

After about half a minute of rummaging through drawers and cabinets, Tiger Girl came out again and handed a golden scroll to Qin Huanyu:

"Look, this is their certificate of being a good demon... It's very precious, you mustn't break it... You probably wouldn't dare to break it, right? The Celestial Master said this thing is very powerful, and whoever gets it must treat it with utmost care."

"...I understand, I will be very careful."

Qin Huanyu was stunned again. She stared at the so-called 'Good Demon Certificate' for several seconds before reaching out and very carefully taking the golden scroll.

It's not good to be careless, because this so-called 'certificate of good demons' is an imperial edict.

Opening the imperial edict, the sentences inside are still in awkward classical Chinese, but they are not difficult to understand.

The gist is that Tiger Girl's parents shed blood and rendered meritorious service to the Holy Zhou Kingdom. Although Tiger Girl is a monster, she is also a descendant of heroes and is protected by the royal family. Anyone who bullies Tiger Girl is tantamount to declaring war on the royal family of the Holy Zhou Kingdom.

At the end of the imperial edict, there was a string of meaningless codes consisting of letters and numbers. Qin Huanyu recognized this code; it was a database number from the Investigation Bureau, with each number corresponding to a document.

"Does the Investigation Bureau's database have Tiger Girl's detailed information? Why couldn't I find it before?"

Qin Huanyu took out her phone with some confusion, logged into the Investigation Bureau's internal network, and entered the code into the index.

[Your current intelligence privileges are insufficient. Please upgrade your privileges to view.]

'Insufficient permissions? Are Tiger Girl's parents involved in some major secret case?'

Frowning in thought, Qin Huanyu looked at the imperial edict again, or more precisely, the date at the bottom right corner of the edict.

28 years ago...

Tiger Girl's parents were able to sacrifice themselves for the Holy Zhou Kingdom and even receive an imperial decree of commendation from the royal family. It is very likely that they were also monsters who served the country like Bai Ling... However, judging from the malicious description of the Investigation Bureau by Tiger Girl's elder, Tiger Girl's parents should not be people from the Investigation Bureau, but belong to the Treasure Pavilion.

Was there any major event 28 years ago that caused many casualties?

There really is one... one that has no official record, but Qin Huanyu happens to know about.

One of the four most powerful monsters, the Xuan Turtle of Cheeseno, was defeated by the Holy Zhou Kingdom 28 years ago and sealed in the underground of the capital.

Qin Huanyu wasn't born yet at that time, but the Ling Su Research Institute was involved in logistics, and Qin Hai even personally provided technical support on the front lines, so he knew about that matter.

Sealing one of the four most powerful monsters is no easy task.

Even though the strongest ability of the Cheese Tortoise has been cracked by the formula of limit summation, it is still the most powerful freak capable of skillfully using spatial abilities. The Holy Zhou Kingdom mobilized not only the Investigation Bureau, but also the Treasure Pavilion, the military, the Royal Guard, and numerous martial arts figures like Miss Zheyuan, all working together and making considerable sacrifices before finally succeeding.

To prevent any irrational idiots from releasing this most bizarre and outrageous thing again, the Holy Zhou Kingdom classified everything related to it as top secret, requiring very high access privileges to view the information. It's normal that Qin Huanyu can't see the details right now.

'Descendants of heroes...'

Thinking of this, Qin Huanyu's gaze softened considerably when she looked at Hu Niu, and she also felt a pang of regret for bullying Hu Niu without explanation earlier.

She quickly and gently patted Tiger Girl's head, then hugged her tightly again.

"I'm so sorry, I was wrong just now... How about this, little tiger, you really like eating meat, right? How about I make you braised pork myself? What kind of meat do you like?"

"beef!"

Upon hearing the words "meat," Tiger Girl's eyes immediately lit up, and her previously somewhat dissatisfied gaze towards Qin Huanyu began to look expectant.

"Okay, then I'll stew a pot of beef for you... Come on, let's go to the supermarket! Don't be shy about buying any beef you like."

Qin Huanyu didn't rush to question Hu Niu. Since Hu Niu was right beside her, she planned to get along with her first.

"I want a ribeye steak! With a mix of black pepper and tomato!"

Tiger Girl didn't stand on ceremony and immediately told them what kind of meat she liked to eat.

The two straightened their slightly disheveled clothes and prepared to go out. Tiger Girl was still wearing her tiger-print pajamas and didn't seem to have any intention of changing.

Anyway, it wouldn't be a big problem to wear these pajamas out, and the supermarket was right near the neighborhood, so Qin Huanyu thought about it but didn't say anything. Let it be.

Unexpectedly, the two encountered three police officers as soon as they opened the door.

These three police officers were all from the neighborhood. They came to arrest Qin Huanyu after receiving a report from Hu Niu's neighbor... Qin Huanyu's previous behavior of bullying Hu Niu was still too suspicious. Even though she was wearing a police uniform, it still made Hu Niu's neighbor call the police.

Fortunately, Qin Huanyu herself is a police officer, and a very famous policewoman at that. The three police officers recognized her without her showing her ID, and they were quite excited and even wanted her autograph.

Qin Huanyu was naturally generous with autographs, and after serving the fans, she even explained that she had come to see Hu Niu to investigate a case.

The three police officers naturally wouldn't make things difficult for Qin Huanyu. They even left her their contact information, telling her that she could contact them for help anytime she needed anything, and not to be shy.

After seeing off the three very helpful police officers, Qin Huanyu took Hu Niu to a nearby supermarket and bought back more than 20 kilograms of raw beef.

Although Tiger Girl is a cub, she says she doesn't like eating raw meat and prefers to eat all kinds of meat dishes cooked by humans.

This was no problem for Qin Huanyu. After finding out what Hu Niu liked, she prepared a table full of meat according to Hu Niu's preferred way of eating, and Hu Niu ate to her heart's content.

Tiger Girl even did a live stream for a while to share her joy of eating with her fans. Qin Huanyu also made an appearance in the live stream and was quickly recognized.

There is a high degree of overlap among netizens who enjoy watching beautiful women. Hu Niu is a top-tier food vlogger with millions of followers, and Qin Huanyu is also known as the number one policewoman by netizens. The two also work as mascots at the same buffet restaurant, so it is normal for their fans to have a lot of overlap.

Thanks to this beef dish, Qin Huanyu finally managed to improve Hu Niu's favorability towards her, and Hu Niu stopped looking at her with the same eyes she used to look at a bad woman.

So after the broadcast ended, Qin Huanyu seized the opportunity to ask about serious matters:

"Do you remember what your sister said at the beginning, little tiger? Your sister came to find you because there is a case that needs your help."

"Yeah, remember."

Tiger Girl nodded, then hesitated greatly:

"But how can Xiaohua help Sister Yu? I'm very weak. If a bad guy punches me, I'll cry for a long time."

"I won't let you fight bad guys, little tiger! I'm just asking you a few questions~"

Qin Huanyu, both amused and exasperated, patted Hu Niu's head again.

"You've heard about the tiger attack case that's been making headlines online these past few days, right, Little Tiger?"

"Of course I know... huh?"

Tiger Girl reacted quickly:

"Sister Yu, you don't suspect that someone else did that, do you? Xiaohua is such a good child. She wouldn't even bite a live cow to death. She only eats beef that you humans have slaughtered... How could she possibly attack someone else?"

"Don't worry, of course I don't doubt you, little tiger."

Qin Huanyu quickly offered a word of comfort before continuing to ask:

"But after all, it was a tiger that hurt people. It's better to leave behind a tiger with spiritual essence and demonic energy... After all, it's still your kin, little tiger, right? Do you have any clues?"

"Hum, well..."

Tiger Girl puffed out her cheeks and thought for a while:

"I think it's quite strange. Although I'm still young and don't understand much, I do know a bit about our tiger demon clan... I don't think that thing was done by us tiger demons. On the contrary, I think someone is framing us!"

"Oh?"

Qin Huanyu raised an eyebrow:

"Elaborate."

“Since you’re from the Investigation Bureau, Sister Yu, you should know that many monsters have been cooperating with you humans for a long time… The strong members of your race work for you in exchange for the ordinary members of your race being able to live peacefully in nature reserves. Our race is the same.”

Tiger Girl said seriously:

"Sister Yu, think carefully. When was the last time a tiger attacked someone in your human society? Do you have no recollection of it? Our tiger clan is not as large as other demon clans, so even ordinary tigers without cultivation talent can live in nature reserves, of course, they must also abide by human rules."

"So a long time ago, our tiger clan stopped attacking humans. In fact, many tiger clans have an additional option... If they don't want to hunt in the reserve, they can work in the zoo. As long as they act cute and amuse the tourists, they can have an endless supply of meat every day... This is much easier than hunting on their own, and it is the preferred lifestyle for modern tiger clans."

"Why would we tigers want to fight against humans when we have such a good life? Although some tigers may still shout that the king of beasts will never be a slave, they will basically become decadent in the comfortable life of being fed and housed in the zoo before long."