Jidao: I have ten equipment slots

Chapter 2 [002] Not a human being
Three days ago, when the first murder occurred, Gu Zheng did not think too much about it. He thought that it was some evil criminal who had sneaked into Qingshi City and committed the murder in his twisted and manic mentality, so he started the investigation overnight.

Unexpectedly, the next day, another similar murder occurred.

The corpse was incomplete, with large holes in the chest and abdomen, and all the internal organs were missing.

This time, Gu Zheng searched the scene and found a drop of black and red sticky blood. He reached out and touched it, activating the panel and equipment bar.

The demon points can be added to any of the four-dimensional attributes.

Twenty years of peaceful life was broken in one day.

Gu Zheng woke up with horror and decisively added demon points to his strength, allowing his strength to reach the limit of the human body, reaching the data of a master at the grandmaster level.

Of course, a true master should have strength, physique, and agility all at 10.
The murderer is not a human, but a mysterious, terrifying, treacherous and cruel demon.

Why would he care about anything else when he was busy with the fight?

The one demon point obtained last time has been added up, and this time he got two more points. Gu Zheng did not hesitate and added points to agility and physique respectively.

Buzz! Buzz~
In an instant, as Gu Zheng's muscles grew, his bones transformed, every cell in his body was strengthened, and his tendons and veins became more resilient and strong.

The blood boiled on its own, washing over the limbs and bones, squeezing out the stains and flowing out through the pores. However, not much blood flowed out because it had already been discharged once when the strength increased last time.

So even though there was mist coming out of Gu Zheng's head at this moment, it disappeared quickly, and there was not much odor on his body, just the smell of sweat glands.

Gu Zheng clenched his fists and sincerely felt the changes in his body, then looked at the panel again.

As a result, the realm column still shows "Not yet entered".

"Grandmasters are not considered as entry?"

Gu Zheng frowned.

The attribute growth just reached the limit of the human body, and the slight sense of security that had arisen was instantly reduced by half.

Grandmaster is not qualified to enter.

Could it be that this demon, who had already committed three murders, was an existence beyond the Grandmaster?
Thinking of this, Gu Zheng felt even more heavy-hearted.

With a stern face, he walked to the next room and saw two bodies, one old and one young, with their chests ripped open and their internal organs missing. Without even a frown, he searched carefully in every corner of the room.

The mysterious scarlet blood bead, named "shed blood", was never found again.

At that moment, Gu Zheng walked out of the house and told the constable outside, "Collect the bodies. Just like the previous two times, transport them outside the city and burn them separately. Leave the ashes for burial."

"Yes, Gutou!"

Han Ming responded and called other detectives into the house. They endured the bloody smell and cleaned up the bodies.

Gu Zheng strode out of the courtyard, heading straight for the yamen in the face of snowflakes.

"I can't wait any longer..."

As he walked, his heart was filled with ups and downs.

After practicing martial arts for ten years, he has been to many places and thought he knew this world very well.

As a result, the demon suddenly appeared, and Gu Zheng was confused and felt a strong sense of crisis.

He didn't ask for much, just wanted to protect himself and the people around him.

But any protection cannot be separated from strength!

Especially Gu Zheng saw hope that would make him stronger.

Monster point!
It is not certain whether the shed blood shown on the panel is the blood of demons, but it is definitely related to demons.

Therefore, this demon must die!

……

Arriving at the county government office and entering the backyard, the county magistrate and Tong Yuanshan came to meet him in a hurry, "How's it going, Gu Zheng, do you have any clues about the murderer? This murderer is too rampant, he has committed crimes three times in a row, and each time he was cruel and vicious. Don't let me catch him. If I catch him, I will make him live a life worse than death!"

After saying that, he quickly stuffed the cucumber in his hand into his mouth and chewed it quickly with a crunching sound.

"I have discovered something."

Gu Zheng looked solemn. He bowed to Tong Yuanshan and said, "Sir, I need a detailed map of the city."

"Do you need a map?"

Tong Yuanshan was startled, but without hesitation, he called a yamen runner who was on duty not far away and ordered, "Go and get the panoramic map of the city."

"Yes!"

The bailiff responded, took the order and left quickly.

"Gu Zheng, tell me what you found." Tong Yuanshan once again crunched his cucumber and urged, "This case can't be delayed any longer. We must solve the case as soon as possible, find the murderer, and behead him in public to serve as a warning to others!"

Three incidents occurred within four days, killing more than a dozen people. All of them were disemboweled and died in a miserable manner.

This is because the news has not spread yet and can still be suppressed. If more people die, the whole city will be in panic.

"I wonder if you have ever heard of demons?"

Gu Zheng took a deep breath and looked directly at Tong Yuanshan.

In terms of personal connections and background, this county magistrate who loved eating cucumbers, had a good reputation as an official and personally came to invite him to be the head of the police force, undoubtedly had the deepest friendship with him.

"Demons?" Tong Yuanshan paused and asked in surprise, "Monsters and ghosts in vernacular novels? Gu Zheng, are you saying that the murderer this time is not a human?"

"At least judging from the wound, it couldn't have been caused by a human."

Gu Zheng said seriously, "I have searched the crime scene carefully and found that the murderer is fast and strong, and likes to eat human organs and blood. This is the case at all three crime scenes."

"This..." Tong Yuanshan frowned and subconsciously started to crunch the cucumber.

"I have never heard of demons. There may be records in the old files. I will look through them later."

Tong Yuanshan said as he ate.

"I have checked the files and county annals, and there is no relevant record." Gu Zheng continued, "I also saw a few words about demons in an ancient book that my father once collected."

"Then I don't know."

Tong Yuanshan bit the cucumber hard in annoyance, and it made a crunching sound.

Hearing this, Gu Zheng did not ask any more questions and turned the topic back to the case.

"Considering the murderer's threat, I would like to ask you to ask the county soldiers from the City Defense Department to take action together."

Gu Zheng explained, "The county soldiers are wearing iron armor, and there are powerful crossbows in the camp. With their help, we can set up an ambush and lure the murderer out. Even if it is a demon, there is a certain chance of killing it!"

"Ambush?" Tong Yuanshan raised his eyebrows. "Gu Zheng, do you know how to lure the murderer out? How confident are you?"

"Sixty percent."

Gu Zheng replied, "In the three cases committed by the murderer, the victims' internal organs were hollowed out, and a lot of blood was lost. Based on these two points, I think we can find some pig and sheep entrails, mix them with human blood, and use them as bait to lure the murderer out."

Although the crime scene was covered in blood on the walls and the ground, Gu Zheng, who knew the blood content in the human body well, found that at least half of the blood in the bodies of the dead had disappeared after a quick comparison.

There is no doubt that in addition to killing people and eating their hearts, livers, kidneys, spleens and stomachs, demons also devour human blood!

"Using human blood mixed with pig and sheep entrails as bait?"

Tong Yuanshan stopped eating the cucumber and frowned, "Isn't this bait a little bad? What if the murderer doesn't fall for it? Or should we just use human organs? It just so happens that there are two death row prisoners in the cell who are about to be executed. Using them as bait will definitely be more effective!"

"...That's naturally better." Gu Zheng nodded calmly.

"Now that the bait is ready, where is the ambush point?" Tong Yuanshan continued to eat his cucumber, crunching as he asked, "Qingshi City is not big, but it is not small either. Even if all the blood from the executed prisoners is drained, the smell of blood will not spread to the entire city."

"Don't worry, sir. I have also thought of this." Gu Zheng replied.

Just then, the bailiff who had gone out to get the map came back running with a roll of drawings in his hands.

Gu Zheng took the blueprint, spread it out on the table, pointed at the horizontal lines of the streets, and explained, "Please look, sir. The first case happened here in Pingkangfang, the second happened here in Ping'anfang, and the third happened here in Pingchangfang. The three murders took place in three different locations, and their center point, I believe, is where the murderer is hiding!"

"The Prince's Palace of Runan!?"

To be precise, it is the villa of King Runan, which exists in the county town of every county under the jurisdiction of Nanyun Prefecture.

This outer residence, which is hundreds of miles away from the real royal palace, is almost vacant all year round except for a few servants who clean and guard it.

But after all, it is the property of a prince, and ordinary people dare not get close to it.

When the second case happened, Gu Zheng suspected that the demon might be hiding in the villa. He searched the surrounding area thoroughly, except for the villa, because he lacked evidence and did not have the necessary credentials.

Now, by drawing a line on the map, the direction is clear.

"...I will write a handwritten order. You take it and search inside and set up an ambush."

Tong Yuanshan was troubled for a moment, then he bit the cucumber hard, chewing it with a crunching sound to cheer himself up, "If anything goes wrong, I will be responsible!"

"Thank you, sir!"

……

……

The front yard of the county government office.

In the county lieutenant's office.

"Did you really hear Gu Zheng say the word 'demon'?" Zhang Hucheng stood up suddenly, and his tall body with invisible majesty rushed towards the yamen runner who was standing aside to report.

The latter shuddered, knelt down hurriedly, and said nervously, "My Lord, I did hear Gu Zheng say the word 'demon'!"

"Ha~"

After hearing this, Zhang Hucheng's dark face showed a hint of teasing, "Interesting, a man named Gu actually knows about demons."

The bailiff lowered his head and dared not say a word.

"Change your clothes and go to the garrison camp immediately." Zhang Hucheng sat back in his chair and chuckled, "Tell Captain Pang to find an excuse not to send troops to cooperate."

"Yes!"

The bailiff stood up, lowered his head and walked away.

In the government office, Zhang Hucheng sat alone, muttering to himself, with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Ambush the demon? Let me see how you, Captain Gu, ambush the demon!"

(End of this chapter)