You're cast as a villain, and you're supposed to teach the police how to solve cases?

Shen Yi went out. While Zhao and the others were studying the map, he carried his bag and walked upstream along the river, looking around as he went, until he reached the small pool.

He stopped to rest for a while, jumped into the water to enjoy the cool river, and then cut down a lot of banana trees with great interest. He threw the banana leaves aside, cut off the trunk of the banana tree, and made a stick to play with.

[Hehe, a man's lifelong toy: the golden cudgel!]

I also like playing with sticks. Every time I go hiking, I always make sure I have a twig in my hand, otherwise I always feel like something's missing.

The trunk of this banana tree is so interesting! It's smooth, easy to cut, and straight—perfect for making sticks.

We used to love playing with this too. The golden cudgel we made was really beautiful, but the color changed very quickly, which is a bit of a shame.

...

Shen Yi's way of playing resonated strongly with the audience in the live stream, and he himself had a great time playing with it. He made a total of 3 golden cudgels, soaked them in water, and used them from time to time to splash water and scare away the small fish.

After playing in the small pond, Shen Yi carried one of the golden cudgels upstream for quite some time, and he still hadn't returned even though the camera had run out of power.

When he reappeared in the live broadcast room, it was already 5 p.m., and Li Xiaohong had already prepared the meal.

"You came back just as I finished cooking, that's perfect timing," Lu Fei teased.

"I can't help it, my stomach is growling." Shen Yi patted his stomach.

"Come on, sit down and eat. Sister Xiaohong has really gone all out this time, she's brought out all the food she has in the kitchen."

Indeed, there were seven or eight dishes on the table, mainly river delicacies, making it a proper river seafood feast.

Li Xiaohong wiped her hands and explained somewhat awkwardly.

"The boss is dead, and we don't know who will take over. This food will go bad if we don't eat it, so we might as well eat it."

"Yes, Sister Xiaohong, well done!" Wang Rou gave a thumbs up.

The ingredients were fresh, and the cooking was excellent; everyone at the table enjoyed the meal very much.

After everyone had almost finished eating, Lu Fei glanced discreetly at Captain Zhao and his team, who were still discussing the case, and whispered,

"Let me tell you, I just peeked at their nighttime surveillance plan. It mainly focuses on the area along the village. Tonight, we'll go to the village entrance. Team Leader Zhao is there; he's the leader, so it'll definitely be safe."

Zheng Guanjie looked at Lu Fei with some surprise.

"How do you know so much detail?"

Lu Fei smiled mysteriously, "It's a secret."

Dilraba rolled her eyes. "What bullshit secret? He just kept sticking up to me pretending to ask all sorts of questions, taking the opportunity to peek."

"Tch, why don't you go? You're so pretty, you'd see even more if you went." Lu Fei retorted to her best friend without any politeness.

"Does everyone have any objections?" Lu Fei looked at everyone. "Let's make this clear first, this is voluntary. If you don't go, we'll be told to the police, or they won't let us leave the house."

Everyone else nodded, indicating they would go along, but Shen Yi took a bite of rice and then said,

"I'll be there later. I'm a bit tired from the day, so I want to take a nap first. I'll text you later to see where you are, and then I'll come over."

"Okay! It's a deal then. I'll let everyone know when the time comes."

...

into the night.

The village chief quietly opened the gate to his courtyard, and then a dark figure stealthily walked out, closed the gate, looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, quickly walked out of the village.

Instead of taking the main road, he deliberately chose some deserted paths. After a few turns, the dark figure walked out of the village and headed towards the small pond along the river.

Look, the village chief has come out.

I knew that old bastard was no good; he must be hiding something.

[Taking the side roads instead of the main roads, it seems something's going to happen tonight.]

[Maybe the village chief is a demon.]

[Very likely, it's either him or Li Zhiqiang.]

...

At night, the moonlight spills onto the calm surface of the small pond, creating shimmering waves that gently rustle through the banana grove.

A dark figure stood by the pool, moonlight reflecting off his face; it was none other than village chief Li Weiguo.

He glanced at the time, his face showing some anxiety, and kept looking behind him, as if he was waiting for someone.

After waiting for a full five minutes without anyone coming, the village chief grew impatient and shouted towards a grove of banana trees.

"Zhiqiang, I know it was you who sent me the message. Since you dared to ask me out, why hide? Come out."

The sound echoed along the riverbank, but there was no response from the banana grove.

The village chief actually came to keep the appointment, and it was Li Zhiqiang who invited him. This is interesting.

[Heh, two suspected demons have met.]

I feel that Li Zhiqiang was trying to profit from both sides, getting some money from the developer and some from the village chief. He made a fortune.

"Hurry up and come out, everyone else is already here."

...

The leaves rustled, but no one came out.

The village chief walked a few steps toward the banana grove and stopped by the pond.

"Didn't you say you had my secret? Come out and tell me."

As the village chief shouted, his hand was behind his back, gripping a gleaming dagger.

[A knife! The village chief actually brought a knife!]

[Damn, they're here to kill someone!]

[Didn't I tell you the village chief isn't a good person?]

[But shouldn't the village chief be using a harpoon? He's a demon!]

I reckon it's easier to remove the heart with a knife; a fork is less convenient.

...

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him after all this, the village chief was a little annoyed. He took a few more steps forward and glanced at the pond with his eyes as if by some strange impulse.

With just one glance, the village chief's blood froze instantly, and he stood there dumbfounded, too afraid to move.

Beneath the surface, a blue-faced, fanged monster stared at him with wide eyes.

It is indeed a Yaksha!

This sudden scene startled the viewers in the live stream.

【I'm awesome!】

Holy crap! That was terrifying!

[Hiding underwater? Are you crazy?]

[Holy crap, that scared me half to death!]

[Dude, could you make your entrance a little more subtle? It has to be so scary!]

...

"Ya...Yasha!"

The village chief's pupils contracted rapidly, his Adam's apple bobbed violently, and he squeezed out two words.

He never imagined he would encounter a Yaksha here.

Even more unexpectedly, the Yaksha actually exists.

He simply received a message saying that someone knew his secret and asked him to come over and talk.

He thought it was Li Zhiqiang, but he never expected it to be this monster.

Before he could make any move, the Yaksha burst out of the water, grabbed the village chief by the neck, and his already terrifying face twisted into a hideous grin as he let out a sinister laugh.

The village chief tried to resist, but the Yaksha was too strong and instantly rendered him powerless.

The dagger clattered to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the village chief's head lolled to the side, and he lost consciousness.