Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 49

The hall was filled with the sound of weeping.

In order to save his own life, Zhang Jiu publicly announced the names of the victims and told them terrible stories, which dealt another fatal blow to the lowly victims in the crowd.

Someone rushed towards him, crying.

But ordinary people are no match for cultivators.

Before the other person could get close, Zhang Jiu kicked him away, sneering, "You deserved it!"

Then, his face contorted with rage, he turned to Zhou Qingyang and said, "Captain Zhou, it's better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free! That heart-ripping monster is definitely hiding among these people. Let's kill them all and be done with it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd immediately erupted into chaos.

Some cried, some pleaded, and some cursed.

Two maids cried and tried to run into a nearby pillar, intending to commit suicide, but were fortunately stopped by the guards.

Sun Ping finally couldn't hold back any longer, her face turning ashen as she spoke: "Boss Zhang, are you going to kill all the servants of Bai Xiang Lou to silence them? Will you personally serve us tea and water, do our laundry and fold our bedding from now on?"

Zhang Jiu was already going all out by publicly exposing his shameful secrets.

However, he was still somewhat wary of this Steward Sun, and forced a smile upon hearing this, saying, "Sister Sun, you misunderstand. I didn't mean all the servants."

Sun Ping retorted angrily, "These servants you're talking about are all people from my Bai Xiang Lou! Every single one of them has value and a master! How can you just kill them like that? If the higher-ups investigate, not only you, the head guard, but even the entire garrison wouldn't be able to bear the consequences!"

Zhang Jiu's expression changed, and he dared not say another word.

Zhou Qingyang, who was standing nearby, quickly advised, "Sister Sun, don't be angry. We're only here tonight to catch that heart-ripping monster; we wouldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately. As for what Chief Zhang just said, you don't need to take it to heart. We, the people in the town's garrison, would never do anything illegal or disorderly."

He glanced at the people in the hall and said loudly, "Don't worry, everyone. Tonight we're only catching monsters; we won't harm any of you. As long as the inspection is thorough, we'll release you immediately!"

These words calmed the terrified servants down a little.

Zhou Qingyang immediately ordered someone to check the next one.

Then he turned to Zhang Jiu and asked in a low voice, "Is that all? Are there any others?"

Zhang Jiu said with a bitter face, "That's all."

Zhou Qingyang raised his gaze again, glanced at the people he had named, frowned, and then turned to him, saying, "Boss Zhang, you have to tell the truth. These people you're talking about are all servants. You didn't touch any of the girls in the brothel?"

Zhang Jiu immediately looked completely innocent: "Captain Zhou, you know perfectly well that the girls in the building are the cash cows for the higher-ups. At most, I'll give them some money to sleep with, or say some nice things to them to sleep with. As for forcing them to do anything, even if you gave me a million times the courage, I wouldn't dare."

By this time, everyone from the town's garrison had finished their inspection.

Those who were named by Zhang Jiu were all clean and had no injuries.

The magic stone was examined and found to be normal.

Zhou Qingyang asked doubtfully, "Could it be that the monster isn't in this building? It's chased you repeatedly, so it must have a grudge against you. If it's not in this building, then what about outside...?"

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Just then, Zhang Jiu seemed to suddenly remember something, his expression changed drastically several times, and he suddenly raised his head and looked up at the second floor!

Zhou Qingyang's eyes lit up: "What, what's on your mind?"

Zhang Jiu's eyes widened, his expression shifting rapidly before he suddenly shouted, "I know! I know! It's her! It's definitely her!"

"Who?"

Zhou Qingyang quickly asked.

Luo Qingchen's gaze also turned coldly towards him.

Zhang Jiu said excitedly, "Captain Zhou, I just suddenly thought of someone! Her father, to force her into prostitution here, hired many people to rape her, including me. I took several men and tortured her for three days and three nights. At first, she kept trying to commit suicide, but she eventually gave in. I just thought about it carefully, and it's incredible! Most of the people who have died in town these past few months are those who raped her! So now I'm certain, the murderer is definitely her! That heart-ripping monster is definitely her!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the building was filled with astonishment.

Sun Ping also suddenly raised her head and looked towards the second floor.

She naturally knew who the girl Zhang Jiu was talking about was.

A powerful killing intent immediately erupted from Zhou Qingyang's body as he shouted urgently, "Who is it? State your name!"

Zhang Jiu gritted his teeth, looked back up at the second floor, and said resentfully, "Zhao Yun!"

Zhou Qingyang immediately looked up and shouted sternly, "Where is Zhao Yun? Step forward!"

Just then, a girl upstairs said in a panic, "A-Yun and Qing-Mei are fighting inside! Qing-Mei called her a slut, and A-Yun, unable to bear it, also cursed at her from the doorway, and then Qing-Mei rushed in..."

"Come on! Everyone, follow me upstairs!"

Zhou Qingyang immediately waved his hand, leading all the men behind him to rush towards the second floor with murderous intent.

Zhang Jiu also drew his sword and followed behind.

Just then, a woman's terrified scream suddenly came from the first room on the second floor!

"ah--"

The voice was sharp and shrill, startling everyone in the building.

The girls at the railing were all terrified and screamed.

"Get out of the way!"

Zhou Qingyang's expression changed, and he hurriedly sped up and rushed forward, quickly reaching the door of the first room.

The garrison commander and Zhang Jiu followed closely behind.

"Captain Zhou, what happened?"

Zhang Jiu arrived at the door, asked in a trembling voice, and then looked into the room.

Upon seeing this, he was immediately terrified and turned pale.

In front of the dressing mirror in the room stood a headless corpse! Blood was gushing from the severed neck like a fountain!

The carpeted floor was now stained with a pool of bright red blood!

On the screen near the window, there was a terrible claw mark covered in blood!

Zhang Jiu asked in a trembling voice, "Where's the monster? Where's Zhao Yun?"

At this moment, Luo Qingchen also arrived at the door.

Before the dressing mirror, the headless corpse, dressed in a thin blue veil, slumped to the ground after spurting out a large amount of blood.

A woman covered in blood stood nearby, her mouth agape, screaming incessantly.

The woman covered in blood was none other than Qingmei!

When Zhang Jiu saw her face clearly, he was stunned and looked at the corpse on the ground in disbelief.

The headless corpse on the ground turned out to be Zhao Yun's.

Zhao Yun is dead...

He was killed by a monster...

"What did you just see?"

Zhou Qingyang quickly gripped the knife and rushed into the house to ask.

Qingmei trembled violently, her face turned deathly pale, and she continued to scream in a hoarse voice with her mouth wide open.

"Tell me! What did you see?"

Zhou Qingyang immediately grabbed her shoulders and shook her violently a few times.

Qingmei, trembling, pointed to the window and cried, "Monster...monster..."

Just then, someone downstairs shouted urgently, "Captain! A dark figure just rushed out from over the courtyard wall and into the dark woods outside!"

"Chase them! Chase them quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingyang immediately led his men downstairs.

Zhang Jiu stood in the room for a few seconds, stunned, before hurriedly turning around and following him downstairs.

Qingmei screamed and staggered out of the room, but her legs went weak and she collapsed onto the corridor outside.

The building was thrown into chaos.

The first room, however, fell silent.

Luo Qingchen stood alone in the room, staring at the headless corpse on the floor and the dark red blood all over it, as still as a wooden statue.

A strong, pungent smell of blood filled the air.

But at this moment, he felt no impulse.

I don't know how much time passed.

His gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked at the slender fingers of the corpse tucked into its sleeve.

The fingernails on his fingers were bright red, like blood.