"This humble monk is here to help you dispel the demonic aura!"
Cheng Hai took the initiative, intending to use Buddhist scriptures to send the Bloodstone Spirit on its final journey.
"You wait!"
Qin Huanyu stopped Cheng Hai, then closed her eyes, as if receiving information, allowing some of the crimson mist to enter her body through the alloy tentacles.
"...So this kind of thing happened. You're a pitiful person too."
A few minutes later, Qin Huanyu reopened her eyes, her expression complex, and nodded to the demon core, which was extremely weak but still retained a trace of life:
"Don't worry, as a police officer, I promise you that I will give you justice."
The demon core had been holding on for a while, seemingly waiting for those words. After receiving a satisfactory answer, it quickly lost all life force and spiritual energy, turning into an ordinary stone sphere.
"This monster is completely dead."
Upon seeing this, Cheng Hai first came over to examine the stone ball. After making a professional assessment, he then looked curiously at Qin Huanyu:
"Was the demon communicating with the female bodhisattva at the end? What did it say?"
"...It was originally a human being, or rather, its soul was."
Qin Huanyu remained silent for a while before answering with a grim expression:
"Several villagers who were killed by monsters were actually bastards who deserved to die."
"Oh?"
Cheng Hai showed an interested expression:
"This humble monk wishes to hear the details."
"The thing is like this..."
Qin Huanyu recounted what she knew in detail.
After piercing the demon core with the spirit-severing iron needles at the tail of the alloy tentacles, Qin Huanyu found herself having a feeling similar to a direct human-computer connection, able to read the memory information within the demon core. She read through the more profound memories of the demon core and even had some exchanges with the Bloodstone Spirit.
There was once a rich second-generation youth whose job was to do some part-time work online, such as website review.
He loves outdoor adventures, especially underground caves.
He also found a girlfriend who shared his hobbies, and they would often go to caves, especially undeveloped caves, which were their favorite.
About two weeks ago, the young man and his girlfriend came to this village near Shanbei City and learned about the existence of the cave from the local villagers.
The local villagers are actually familiar with the cave; many of them had played inside as children and know that there is no danger inside.
The rich young man and his girlfriend were overjoyed. They loved going into these undeveloped caves that were relatively safe, as they could ensure their safety and also serve as material for showing off.
So the two hired some local villagers as guides to explore the cave.
However, the rich young man and his girlfriend overlooked one thing: they were both very wealthy, while the local villagers were very poor.
Not all poor people are bad, but there is some truth to the saying that "bad people come from poor and remote places." Some people are really capable of doing anything for money.
So the rich young man and his girlfriend met with tragedy. Deep in the cave, in a place with no cell phone signal, they were attacked by local villagers.
The villagers robbed them of all their belongings, took turns humiliating the rich young man's girlfriend in front of him, and finally brutally stoned them to death and dumped their bodies in the cave.
Perhaps even the heavens couldn't stand these cruel villagers. By chance, the rich young man got the chance to take revenge. His resentful soul didn't dissipate directly, but instead merged with a spiritually powerful stone deep in the cave, becoming the Bloodstone Spirit.
The Bloodstone Spirit was indeed born from the blood of a human, but it did not gain sentience; rather, it merged with the soul of that human, a soul filled with hatred.
What Cheng Hai knew after that was how the Bloodstone Spirit was so cruelly harmed by the villagers. Naturally, it hated everyone in the village to the bone. After becoming a monster, it entered the village and killed everyone it saw. Not only did it kill, but it also ate their flesh and sucked their blood. Even so, it was difficult to dispel the hatred in its heart.
Among the villagers killed by the Bloodstone Demon, there must have been innocent bystanders who didn't participate in the crime, so it was only natural that the Investigation Bureau eliminated it. However, those villagers who committed the crimes must also be punished by law, which is why Qin Huanyu made a promise to the Bloodstone Demon at the end.
The memories Qin Huanyu obtained from the Bloodstone Demon were very clear; she already knew who the few surviving criminals were. However, reading a demon's memories couldn't be used as evidence; other evidence was needed.
So the local military in Shanbei City went home, and the police arrived, with several forensic doctors and trace evidence investigators entering the underground cave to search for clues.
Soon, the bodies of the two victims were found, along with several of the stones that had killed them, still stained with blood.
In just half a month, the underground cave was very cool, like a natural cold storage, so the body was not very badly decomposed, and there was still a lot of evidence to be extracted.
For example, the fingerprints left by the villagers on the stones, and the bodily fluids left by the villagers inside the female victims' bodies, were successfully extracted using advanced modern technology.
There's not much more to say after that. The evidence was overwhelming, and the villagers who committed the crime were quickly arrested. Even if they cried and said they were just confused for a moment, it was no use. Their heinous crimes were enough to get a peanut stuck in their heads.
'It feels like such a waste to just let these death row inmates die like that?'
'My dad's side has a lot of human experimentation that's ethically questionable, so it can't be done. But using it on death row inmates shouldn't be a problem, right? It's a way of atoneing for their many crimes... If I go back and submit an application like this to the investigation bureau, will it be approved?'
Having already known the outcome of the case, Qin Huanyu pondered for a while before shaking her head and leaving Shanbei City to return to Baiguang City.
The monster-eating-man case was ultimately Cheng Hai's responsibility. Qin Huanyu only needed to help solve the problem and investigate the truth. The follow-up work should be left to that flowery monk, just like Cheng Hai completely ignored the follow-up of the carriage disappearance case.
Chapter 121 The New Dancer is Amazing
The day after handling the Bloodstone Demon cannibalism case happened to be the weekend, and everyone at the White Light City Police Station was off work except for a few unlucky guys on duty.
Qin Huanyu then invited all the police officers who were close to her to go out and have fun together.
This is her usual style. When handling cases, she likes to have her assistants work overtime overnight to investigate while she sleeps at home and waits for the results. So after a case is completed, she will treat everyone to a meal, taking them to places that working-class people would never normally be able to afford to go.
Today's plan is for everyone to sleep in late in the morning, then go to a high-end restaurant with an average cost of over 1000 yuan per person for lunch, watch a movie after lunch, have an aromatherapy spa in the afternoon with packages costing over 1000 yuan each, and then go out and have fun in the evening.
We haven't decided where to go tonight yet, so we plan to discuss it during lunch.
"or……"
After finishing his small bowl of matsutake mushroom and seafood stew, a police officer hesitated for a moment, then suddenly gave a smile that seemed out of character for him, and chuckled:
"How about we all go to a nightclub tonight? Let's watch some dancing. I know a nightclub that recently got a new dancer. She's gorgeous and has a hot body. She single-handedly made the club's daily revenue almost double... I've wanted to go for a while, but I can't afford it. A single bottle of alcohol there costs over a thousand."
"Are you crazy? We're police officers, you think? Police officers going to nightclubs?"
The other male officer's expression clearly showed that he was also tempted, but to save face, he pretended to loudly reprimand the person who made the suggestion.
"Police officers have Sundays too! We can just not wear our uniforms, it's not like we're going there to do anything shady, it's just to watch a dancer, what's there to be afraid of?"
The officer who made the suggestion said dismissively.
"Is that dancer so alluring to you?"
This time, it was the female police officers who were dissatisfied.
"Even if that dancer is beautiful, can her figure be as good as Sister Yu's? Can her looks be as good as Sister Yu's?"
"That's right, that's right. Sister Yu is the number one policewoman in the country. You guys are lucky to see Sister Yu every day. How could you even think about going to nightclubs to see dancers?"
"What a disgrace! Men are all such lecherous bastards, you big pigs!"
The policewomen, one after another, quickly silenced the male officer, turning his face as red as a pig's liver and leaving him speechless, no longer daring to mention the matter.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Qin Huanyu, who had been smiling silently, spoke up:
"Let's go to that nightclub and check it out. I'm also quite curious about that pretty dancer. When there are beautiful women, everyone should appreciate them together. It's a good idea."
"Huh~~?" xN
Many people at the table were dumbfounded.
"What? Surprised?"
Qin Huanyu shrugged and looked at the male police officer who had initially made the suggestion:
"Just like he said, police officers also have Sundays. There's no need to be morally blackmailed by our profession... We're not going to do anything bad, we're just having a drink and watching dancing, what's wrong with that?"
"Many of you have probably been dreaming of nightclubs for a long time, but haven't been because of family and work, right? Well, tonight I'll take you to broaden your horizons. Don't worry about not being able to afford good drinks and getting scorned. Let's just have some fun and drink to our hearts' content! Consider it my reward for your hard work."
"Oh! Long live Sister Yu!"
The male police officers, who had been eagerly anticipating the action, immediately cheered.
"Sister Yu is amazing."
"We only have Sister Yu in our hearts. From now on, if Sister Yu tells me to go east, I will never go west! Even if there is a wall blocking the way to the east, I will climb over the wall and continue to carry out Sister Yu's orders!"
"Cut~~"
"It's really worthless."
"That's just how men are~"
The female officers, though still verbally complaining, had honestly anticipated what they saw. The police officers gathered around Qin Huanyu were all young; who wouldn't yearn for a vibrant nightlife? They hadn't been before simply because of concerns about their status and finances, but now that someone had solved those problems, everyone wanted to go and have some fun.
After the big meal, the group went to see a movie, a horror movie. The plot was about a group of high school students who went to an abandoned old house to play some kind of daredevil game. In the end, they all died and were eaten by ghosts. Only the girl who was the main character managed to escape at the end.
The plot is quite cliché, but the actors are all handsome and beautiful, mostly young and fresh-faced. The special effects are also pretty good. It's a decent way to pass the time while eating popcorn and drinking soda.
During the event, Qin Huanyu also gave a sharp critique of the ghosts in the movie, saying that those ghosts were so weak that she could have easily taken them all on her own, and taught everyone what to do if they encountered situations like those in the movie.
"It's strange, really."
After leaving the movie theater, a policewoman, still savoring the film's plot, couldn't help but sigh:
"Why are the plots of every horror movie so idiotic? There are real ghosts and monsters in reality. Don't the directors and screenwriters do any research before filming? Do they even know the truth about the existence of ghosts and monsters?"
"Haha."
Qin Huanyu knew the answer to this question, and she answered with a happy smile:
"Because horror movies that are too realistic can't pass censorship, the current horror movies are all very idiotic, which is actually intentional on the part of the authorities. As you all know, the overflowing thoughts of ordinary people can accumulate and form the bizarre. If the ghosts in horror movies are too powerful, and people actually imagine them, it would be quite troublesome for us to deal with. So this is fine."
That's the principle.
The policewoman who asked the question nodded, seemingly lost in thought.
"I knew this horror movie was a bit off-track. Aside from almost everyone dying, it wasn't scary at all. Instead, it felt a bit like a teen idol drama. Especially that girl who had half her body eaten by a ghost and still kissed her boyfriend before she died. It was so fake... A normal person would have lost consciousness from pain and fear at that point. How could they be thinking about romance?"
"Because quite a few people like this kind of thing and are willing to spend money on it, it's all for business."
After a brief chat about the movie, they drove together to a high-end spa they had visited several times before.
Qin Huanyu had booked a room and a masseuse in advance. The men and women were separated, and after everyone changed into massage clothes that looked like bathrobes, they lay down on the massage bed and began to enjoy themselves.
As the technicians (all women) skillfully applied the cool essential oils all over my body, a warm sensation gradually emerged, making me feel cozy and sleepy.
Then, the kneading, pressing, and pinching techniques, with just the right amount of force and position, amplified the drowsiness even more, and many people fell asleep on the bed.
After a 150-minute aromatherapy spa treatment, everyone felt refreshed and had a simple dinner of complimentary noodles, rice noodles, dumplings, and other snacks in the spa's lounge.
The real highlight of the weekend is coming up: going to a nightclub to watch the most popular dancers perform!
Everyone, including Qin Huanyu, who didn't know about the store before, took some time in the afternoon to search for it on their phones and found that the store was quite interesting.
The restaurant, named "Zui Xian Lou," features a classical style. Its interior decoration and business operations are very similar to those of brothels in the old days, but the illegal businesses have been removed, and it only offers drinking and performances.
Zuixianlou is located in the south of Baiguang City, next to a food street. The restaurant has two floors with a double-height stage in the middle. The first floor has more affordable seats, where people who aren't wealthy can even sit and watch the performance with just a bottle of wine. The second floor has VIP booths, each with a minimum spending requirement, which is definitely unaffordable for the average working person.
But a certain humanoid mining princess doesn't need to worry about this issue. Her money is definitely not comparable to those big bosses who run companies, so indulging in luxury occasionally is nothing to her.
Qin Huanyu booked two adjacent small private rooms on the second floor of Zuixianlou, avoiding the chaos of the lobby on the first floor.
With some time before the dancers were to appear, the group asked a waiter about the dancers' general situation.
The waiter was clearly used to this kind of situation, and answered fluently, quickly recounting all the information that the dancers could disclose.
The dancer's name is Zhe Yuan. She is a professional dancer who travels to various places to hone her dance skills. She is skilled in ancient Western Region dances, and her best skill is the Flying Dance.
"Miss Zheyuan is amazing! She doesn't need any safety measures during her performances. She can dance in mid-air with just a few red ribbons tied to the roof. She's just like a martial arts master in a wuxia novel. She's so cool!"
When the waitress said this, her eyes were practically sparkling; it was clear that she had long been a fan of Miss Zheyuan.
Everyone became even more curious about the dancer named Zhe Yuan.
While chatting and eating snacks like preserved plums, milk candy, pickled cucumbers, and cashews, the entire first-floor lobby of Zuixianlou was already packed, and the second floor was over 80% full. Such a bustling scene in a high-end establishment definitely indicates a thriving business.
Finally, as the lights on the stage in the center of the hall changed, the previously noisy Zuixianlou became much quieter, and everyone knew that the dancer Zhe Yuan was about to take the stage.
However, the first to appear was not Miss Zheyuan, but several ordinary dancers. They were all dressed in classical dance dresses and performed a light and lively warm-up dance on the stage. At the end, they waved cutely to the audience before skipping off the stage.
Brush brush!
Almost as soon as the warm-up dance ended, several red ribbons descended from the sky, hanging down from the top of Zuixianlou all the way to the stage.
"It's Miss Zhe Yuan!"
The atmosphere at Zuixianlou instantly became lively, completely incomparable to the warm-up dance performed by the dancers earlier. Those dancers were clearly quite good, and they were also very cute.
As the red ribbon fell onto the stage, elegant music began to play, and celestial fairies twirled and slid down from the air, each movement exquisite.
"...She really is a very beautiful person."
Qin Huanyu's eyes lit up. She picked up a preserved plum with two fingers, licked it lightly, and then ate it.
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