55: Chapter 55 An Lei: The perpetrators...are not human!

"Wrong...? You are not wrong; you are afraid!"

"You feel the approach of death and are begging the Grim Reaper for mercy, not because you realize the monstrous crimes you once committed!!"

Sima Yan's voice was somewhat shrill, uncontrollable anger twisting his face into a grotesque expression.

"Do you still remember the harm you once inflicted upon me?"

"I originally intended to let you few live for a few more days, but you insisted on dancing on a grave. Since that is the case, I will send you... to Hell!"

"Ah, die—!"

Bang!

With a single blow from a brick, the head of one of the punks exploded like a watermelon!

Bits of flesh and a mist of blood mixed together, staining the surroundings in this terrifying, eerie atmosphere!

"Madman! You madman!"

"You are not human; you are a demon!!"

"You are a demon!"

"Hehehe—you are right! Compared to being human, I seem to prefer being a... demon?"

"Because only a demon can command fear, and make everyone afraid to harm me!"

Sima Yan's face was covered in bloody gore, and he looked as if he had just crawled out of Hell, grinding his teeth with an evil, sinister laugh.

He stuck out his tongue and licked the blood splattered on the corner of his mouth.

He savored it with enjoyment for a few moments, then, under the horrified gaze of the punk whose pupils were dilated, he swung the brick again!

Boom—

The "watermelon" exploded again, and two bloody, unrecognizable headless corpses lay across the dilapidated alley, a hundred times more terrifying than the most brutal crime scene!

"Grandpa Sima, don't! I really know I was wrong, please spare me!"

The Yellow-Haired Punk originally wanted to crawl up and escape, only to discover that his waist was broken!

Even moving his arms was exceptionally difficult; he could only shed tears of repentance and weakly beg Sima Yan, who was walking toward him with the brick.

"As the ringleader who once committed evil against me, I will not let you die easily!"

As Sima Yan spoke, he threw away the brick in his hand, revealing a bloodthirsty, cruel smile:

"I will cut off your legs, tear off your arms, gouge out your eyes, crush your ears, cut off your tongue, and only then will I slowly torture you to death!"

"Madman—you madman, you will meet a terrible end!"

"You will surely be sliced into a thousand pieces!"

The Yellow-Haired Punk knew that begging was useless, and he weakly issued a trembling curse.

"Hehehe... whether I will be sliced into a thousand pieces is something you will need to experience for yourself to know..."

After finishing his bloodthirsty laugh, Sima Yan dragged the Yellow-Haired Punk like a chick into a dark, lightless abandoned slab building.

...

"...Ah!!"

"A dead body! Someone is dead in the alley!!"

Five or six minutes later.

A heavily made-up woman wearing a red miniskirt and high heels was about to pass through the alley on her way to work, but she was deeply horrified by the gruesome, bloody scene deep within the alley.

She scrambled out of the dark alley, and by the time she reached the street corner, both of her high heels were gone, and her red miniskirt was covered in dust.

"—What?"

"Did someone die inside?"

Director An Lei was eating barbecue with a female friend at a roadside food stall when he was drawn in by the heavily made-up woman's terrified scream.

He grabbed his phone from the table and bolted from his seat!

"Ma'am, I am a criminal investigator from the City Police Bureau. Could you please tell me briefly and quickly what exactly happened?"

"Whew..."

Seeing Director An Lei flash his badge, the heavily made-up woman took several deep breaths. Once her trembling heart had calmed down, she said fearfully:

"When I passed through the depths of this alley, I discovered several... headless corpses!!"

"Ma'am, please stay here and do not leave. Personnel from the City Police Bureau will come to find you shortly to understand the situation. I am going in now..."

After Director An Lei finished speaking, he dashed nimbly toward the depths of the alley.

Director An Lei had initially wondered if someone was playing a prank, but given the terrified expression on the woman's face, this... was definitely real!

"Hiss!"

When he reached the depths of the alley, he, too, was shocked by the bloody scene before him!

As a highly talented criminal investigator, Director An Lei, despite the dim environment, identified the murder weapon at a glance—a brick!

"...Director Sun, a horrific criminal case has occurred in the alley at 1043 Fuxing Road, Kang'an District!"

"Currently, there are three confirmed deaths at the scene, but based on a preliminary assessment, it appears at least one more person has been dragged into an abandoned slab building nearby!"

"What? Three people dead at once, and another one dragged away?"

In the City Police Bureau office, Director Sun, who was on the night shift, bolted up from his red lacquered wooden chair, his eyes filled with shock and gravity.

"Director An Lei, have you identified a motive?"

"It appears to be a vendetta; the attacks were decisive and extremely ruthless."

As Director An Lei spoke, he glanced at the three corpses on the ground, a flicker of confusion in his eyes. "However, I find the scene somewhat eerie."

"...Eerie?"

Director Sun was taken aback, his brows furrowing tightly. "What is it? Even a top student like you has encountered an unsolvable mystery?"

"...Director Sun, I have a feeling the perpetrator is not... human!"

"What?!"

"You brat, stop talking nonsense. If it's not human, what could it be—a demon?"

Director Sun pretended to scold him, offering a subtle warning.

Their work phones were all subject to internal recording; if someone with malicious intent misinterpreted this as dabbling in "metaphysics," it would be troublesome.

"Wait there. I will lead a team over personally immediately..."

Beep, beep, beep.

The dial tone signaled that the call had ended.

Director An Lei slipped his phone into his pocket. Looking at the scene, with flesh scattered all over the ground, he whispered:

"Maybe it really was done by a demon..."

From the very first moment Director An Lei saw the crime scene, a strong sense of confusion had sprouted in his heart: could a normal human really use a brick to smash a head into bits across the floor?

This was not a watermelon, but a skull with thick, protective bone!

As a top-tier criminal investigation expert, he could easily deduce that to achieve this level of destruction, the single-arm strength required would be at least 800 kilograms!

But let alone ordinary people, even professional boxers could only exert a force of at most 500 kilograms when swinging a brick!

Thus, where did this 300-kilogram discrepancy come from?

Wee-woo~ wee-woo!

Ten minutes later, several police vehicles with flashing lights and sirens drove quickly into the depths of the alley.

Under neat and orderly arrangements, the scene was quickly cordoned off with police tape.

"...Whew, you brat, you really weren't wrong—this place is extremely eerie!"

Director Sun examined the crime scene meticulously several times. With a very grim expression, he whispered to Director An Lei:

"This homicide case is not simple. I will report it to the provincial authorities later. Do not take any unauthorized action; wait here for my instructions."

"Director Sun, there is still one more inside the abandoned slab building..."

Director Sun raised a hand to interrupt him; he knew what Director An Lei was about to say.

He took a small step forward, leaned toward Director An Lei's ear, and whispered in a very low voice:

"This kind of incident is already beyond what our City Police Bureau can handle. Waiting for instructions from above is the only appropriate course of action..."

"Otherwise, if something goes wrong, you and I will be the ones taking the fall!"

"Kid, you are still young; you need to learn and observe more. Sometimes, playing dumb is the best way to handle things!"