When you encounter a weasel on the road asking for a title, appoint it as the Jade Emperor.

Xu Hongshan saw the girl.

A smile appeared on his face more often.

"Yes, Master Tianshi is never idle."

"If it weren't for him, Nanjiang would probably be in complete chaos."

"Could I lend a hand this time? I feel like I can help the Celestial Master now."

The girl suddenly spoke.

Hearing the girl's words.

Xu Hongshan was taken aback.

But then he nodded.

"Perhaps you really are more suited to handle this incident. Your psychic abilities have been firmly established at the peak of A-level, and there's even a tendency for them to evolve further. This gives you a natural advantage against those rat demons!"

"Here's what you'll do: go find the Celestial Master first, and if he agrees, you can go with him."

"it is good."

.......

Nanjiang Municipal Bureau.

Inside the building.

office.

Municipal Bureau Chief Chen Jianhai sat in the main seat.

They are listening to a report from a young man.

"Chief, as of half an hour ago, according to our team's count, a total of twenty-nine people died last night!"

"This is only based on the preliminary count; there are probably many more that we haven't been able to count."

"Especially as the investigation progressed... we found that the number of homeless people without identification information in the city has decreased significantly... these people were originally not included in the statistics."

"In addition, our focus for a while was on maintaining security around Suolongjing... so we didn't discover it until now."

"The report was only made today, and the preliminary estimate... adding the death toll from last night... is probably already over a hundred."

The person giving the report sounded very serious.

The expressions of the others in the office changed slightly upon hearing this.

Every city, regardless of size, has a considerable number of homeless people.

These people were unattended and had no identification information.

There's no way to investigate it.

But it seems so.

Recently, we have indeed heard very little about homeless people in their jurisdiction.

If everything is really as said earlier....

This case.

It's probably going to be even bigger than we think!

Chen Jianhai frowned.

His long tenure in a high position allowed him to remain calm.

He spoke.

"What did the Bureau of Mystery say?!"

Hearing the question.

His subordinate, a square-faced police officer, answered.

"The operator from the Bureau of Mysteries said that this incident is too unusual, and we still cannot determine whether the dead were killed by the rat demons that have become evil."

"So they can't upload the information for now, so we need to look for more clues. Captain Feng Qiang is currently leading his team of officers in the search."

Knock knock knock—

Just now.

A rapid knocking sound suddenly rang out outside the office.

blah-

The conference room door opened.

A staff member, his face contorted with panic, cried out, "Chief! Something's happened! Captain Feng and his team have gone missing!!"

"What!?"

These words were spoken.

Everyone in the conference room had a drastic change in expression.

Even Chen Jianhai couldn't help but stand up.

"What happened!? Where did they last disappear!?"

"In the underground old street!"

"Moreover, when Captain Feng Qiang and the others went missing, we heard strange cries."

The staff member said, opening the notebook in his hand.

Quickly bring up the audio.

next moment.

"Squeak—"

The sharp, piercing squeaking of a mouse echoed throughout the office.

It was accompanied by a sound like a heavy object hitting the ground.

These commotions came and went quickly.

It disappeared completely in just a few seconds.

The expressions on everyone's faces became unusually solemn.

Although it was only for a short time.

They also knew exactly what had happened!

It really was those rats!

"What...what do we do?! If Feng Qiang and the others really disappeared because of those rats, then we're in big danger!?"

This moment.

These police officers, who had solved many major cases, also began to feel at a loss.

Because... this matter is truly beyond their purview.

If they were to catch some murderers or other criminals, they would do it with ease.

But... they were sent to catch a bunch of rats, especially rat demons that might have become spirits...

That's a bit too unrelated to my major!

"Ring ring—"

In Chen Jianhai.

The cell phone suddenly rang.

Chen Jianhai was slightly taken aback.

This is his private number.

Those who can get through to this phone number are definitely important people.

He immediately took out his phone.

After glancing at the number, he answered without hesitation.

"Hey, Captain Hongshan."

The call lasted only a dozen seconds.

After hanging up the phone.

Chen Jianhai's expression brightened after a period of cloudiness.

"Chief... what's wrong!? Was that Captain Xu Hongshan from the Mysterious Affairs Bureau you were just talking to?"

The police officer next to Chen Jianhai watched his chief's expression suddenly change.

I couldn't help but ask.

"It's Captain Xu! The situation has changed! A true expert has taken on this case!"

"Let's go, head to the underground alley now! Maybe Feng Qiang and the others can still be saved!"

Chen Jianhai did not say anything more.

He strode out of the city bureau.

The other officers exchanged glances.

They followed suit one after another.

......

"An underground old street!?"

now.

Inside a milk tea shop at Nanjiang University.

Zhang Chuyu looked at the message Xu Hongshan had sent on her phone.

A strange look appeared on his face.

What a coincidence!

Is the den of these beasts really near that underground old street?

Zhang Chuyu also searched for some information about this underground old street in Nanjiang.

This underground old street was built more than 30 years ago.

It is the oldest underground commercial building in Nanjiang.

As the city developed.

This underground shopping street has long been phased out.

Very few shops are open on weekdays.

Instead, it has become a base for many homeless people and those who have no money.

Zhang Chuyu had never seen such a place before.

However, he also knew that once the vitality of living people was gone, things would be different.

Especially since it's underground.

The number of snakes, insects, rats, and ants will inevitably surge!

Because many living beings' resources are their natural food and nutrients.

"Let's go take a look."

Zhang Chuyu did not hesitate.

Pick up the milk tea.

Head out of the school.

Bai Shuang and Jiang Luo have already gone home.

Bai Shuang needs to go into seclusion to refine the true dragon's blood and dragon energy.

Jiang Luo protected her.

Zhang Chuyu strolled leisurely.

I just arrived at the school gate.

I want to flag down a car.

Beep beep—

A Maybach S680 suddenly stopped in front of Zhang Chuyu.

The car window slowly rolled down.

A delicate young girl's face appeared before Zhang Chuyu's eyes.

"Celestial Master!"

A crisp sound rang out from inside the car.

Zhang Chuyu glanced at it.

In an instant, I saw who it was!

Xu Yun!

Ever since that day at the Xu Family Mansion, when I gave this girl the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Tai Sui meat.

She must have been refining these past two days.

I just didn't expect it.

This girl actually came out of seclusion so quickly.

and many more.

......