Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

Lu Han sat up straight on the edge of the bed, becoming obedient:

"Ask away, Officer. I'll tell you everything I know."

"Don't be nervous. You just need to relax and think about this carefully."

Qin Huanyu waved her hand again and chuckled softly before asking:

"Xiaohan, think about it carefully. When you were facing that tiger yesterday, did you feel that there was something wrong with it? Anything that felt wrong is fine."

When Lu Han finally confronted the ferocious tiger, she not only shared the wisdom of tens of thousands of people through the Jade Network, but also gained a low-level version of the Mathematical Eye. If she were in that state, she might have been able to discover some clues on the tiger that others had missed.

Something's not right...

Lu Han frowned and pondered for a while, then tentatively asked:

"Is it okay if it's just my own feeling, Officer?"

"can."

Qin Huanyu nodded:

"Didn't I say? Anything that feels off to you is fine."

"That is indeed a bit strange."

Lu Han let out a breath and said:

"I don't know why, but I seemed to enter a very strange state. I could know the detailed data of anything that existed in the world just by looking at it... Is this what they call 'all things are numbers'? Officer, can you also enter that state?"

"This……"

Qin Huanyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded gently:

"Yes, I know that state very well, and I know why you entered that state at that time... But I can't tell you about it now. I have to wait until you've fully recovered and get your parents' consent. If everything goes well, you might become my colleague and junior in the future, Xiaohan."

"Really? That's wonderful! Ever since I met you, Officer, during that zombie outbreak, I've admired you and wanted to be like you!"

Lu Han can be quite mischievous when she's being a naughty child, but she's also very sensible when she's mature. She seemed to have guessed that some things weren't suitable to be said right now, so she didn't dwell on it. Instead, she thought about it carefully for a while before answering the initial question:

"That big tiger was indeed quite strange. After I entered that state, I clearly saw the tiger's detailed data and came to the conclusion that the tiger was actually much faster than me. If it really wanted to eat me, I would have died long ago."

"At first, I thought it was a common trait among felines, that they like to toy with and manipulate their prey after gaining a decisive advantage, leaving the prey in despair. But after thinking about it more carefully, I felt that it might not be that case, but rather that the big tiger had another purpose... Hmm, how should I put it?"

Lu Han rested his chin on his hand and looked worried again. After a while, he continued under Qin Huanyu's encouraging gaze:

"The big tiger was very hungry at the time, but it didn't really want to eat me, or the other students and tourists present, but... well, fear, everyone's fear! I know this sounds a bit far-fetched, but I really felt that way."

"What it really wants to eat is fear... Heh, this is getting more and more interesting."

Qin Huanyu did not question Lu Han's words, but pondered for a moment before standing up and patting Lu Han's head again:

"Okay, I understand. Xiaohan, you continue to recover here and spend quality time with your three girlfriends... Call me if you remember any new clues. I gave you my contact information yesterday, right?"

"Yes, I'll contact the police officer immediately if I remember anything else!"

Lu Han rubbed his palm against Qin Huanyu's palm with a very comfortable expression:

"Wishing you a speedy resolution to the case, Officer, and also wishing you find your other half soon!"

"You little girl!"

Qin Huanyu, both amused and exasperated, pinched Lu Han's cheek again before turning and leaving.

The clue provided by Lu Han convinced Qin Huanyu once again that this tiger case was an extraordinary one. The suspect's true desire for fear was what caused the tigers to appear in densely populated areas such as scenic spots, busy streets, and university campuses.

Of course, this is still just speculation at the moment. To confirm the evidence, Qin Huanyu will have to make another trip to Hubin Street in Nanhu City and the Sports Academy in Shanbei City.

Nanhu City is supposedly Bai Ling's territory, but Bai Ling is currently living in Qin Huanyu's villa and pesters Linglan to study medicine every day, so Qin Huanyu decided to go to Nanhu City herself to take a look.

We could ask Cheng Hai for help at the Shanbei City Sports Academy. Ancient magic practitioners are more knowledgeable about strange and unusual spells, so they might be able to figure something out.

So Qin Huanyu went to Hubin Street in Nanhu City by herself, and asked Cheng Hai to check on the scene at the Sports Academy.

This incident wasn't exactly urgent, and Baiguang City and Nanhu City weren't far apart, so Qin Huanyu didn't borrow a military plane but instead took a high-speed train.

Unexpectedly, while the train was still en route, news broke online that a fourth tiger had appeared in a densely populated area.

This time, the tiger appeared not even within Yizhou County, but in a city in Bingzhou County, a thousand kilometers away. The tiger appeared in the city's busiest shopping mall, and again attacked indiscriminately, biting anyone it saw, inflicting one serious injury and six minor injuries before being shot dead by arriving police.

Four tiger attacks occurred in just two days, quickly becoming the hottest topic online.

Some astute netizens have noticed that all four tiger attacks occurred in densely populated areas. This has fueled conspiracy theories and rumors, with many claiming they were attacks by a terrorist organization and that more attacks are likely to follow. They are urging everyone to avoid crowded places for the next few days, and to go straight home after work or school for safety. Ideally, people should stay home and avoid school and workplace altogether!

Qin Huanyu, of course, scoffed at the rumors about the so-called terrorist organization.

What terrorist organization would be so brain-dead as to release tigers into densely populated areas to launch attacks? Wouldn't it be better to use bombs if they really wanted to attack? How much does a bomb cost? How much does it cost to keep a tiger? What reason would someone wealthy enough to keep a tiger have to retaliate against society?

However, the other half of this rumor makes a lot of sense. Judging from the current situation, similar tiger attacks are likely to happen again, so staying at home and avoiding crowded areas would indeed be safer.

So it's fine to let netizens speculate like this for now. Staying home for a few days can indeed effectively reduce casualties... It's just that business people will have a tough time these few days, as customer traffic will probably be much lower than usual.

Qin Huanyu had no control over the case that occurred in Bingzhou County, so she continued to perform her duties and rushed to Hubin Street in Nanhu City. With the guidance of the local police, she found the place where the incident had occurred last night and conducted a thorough investigation.

Sure enough, there were also abnormal spiritual residues here, and Qin Huanyu also found some paper scraps from the burning at the place where the evil tiger was suspected to have first appeared.

Qin Huanyu then contacted Cheng Hai to inquire about the situation.

Cheng Hai has also completed the on-site investigation of the Shanbei City Sports Academy. He also found some spiritual residue, but did not find any burnt debris. It should have been cleaned up by the students who got up early in the morning to clean up.

"Flower Monk, can you identify what kind of magic left behind those spiritual remnants?"

Qin Huanyu asked again on the phone.

"This... is a bit strange."

Cheng Hai hesitated for a moment on the other end of the phone before answering:

"This is the first time I've ever seen something like this... The remnants of spiritual energy are very similar to the way righteous cultivators cast spells, yet they also carry a hint of demonic energy."

"Orthodox magic, demonic energy?"

Qin Huanyu thought for a moment:

"You mean...like Sister Ling'er, you monk?"

"No, they are completely different."

Cheng Hai patiently explained:

"The form of magic itself has little to do with good or evil. Among righteous cultivators, there are also those who indiscriminately kill the innocent and commit all kinds of evil. Among demons, there are naturally those like Bai Shizhu who are willing to uphold justice. So don't be fooled by Bai Shizhu's ethereal appearance when she casts spells. In fact, she is using pure demonic magic, which is very different from righteous magic in its operation."

"That's it..."

Qin Huanyu frowned slightly:

"In other words, the suspects in this series of cases are either righteous cultivators and demons working together, or a demon who has practiced righteous magic?"

"I believe the first possibility is more likely."

Cheng Haidao:

"A demon who cultivates righteous magic... that path is too difficult. In any case, I have never heard of any demon who has succeeded in cultivating it."

Afterwards, Qin Huanyu and Cheng Hai discussed some details found at the scene and unanimously concluded that this case was definitely a supernatural case, and judging from the frequency and scale of the current cases, it should be a supernatural case of a high level.

Upon returning to Baiguang City, Qin Huanyu immediately wrote a report for the Investigation Bureau and sent Bai Ling back to Nanhu City from her villa, ordering her to stay there and await orders.

The investigation bureau's response this time was somewhat vague, only saying that Qin Huanyu should continue the investigation and that they should do their best to prevent the case from happening again.

Qin Huanyu had already done the investigation, and returning to the scene wouldn't yield much, so she focused her efforts on prevention.

Since there were no official orders, Qin Huanyu couldn't directly say anything in her capacity as a police officer. So she went to Bai Ling's live stream as a guest and talked to netizens about the frequent tiger attacks in the past two days. She also advised everyone, in her personal capacity, that it would be best to stay home and avoid gatherings.

Bai Ling contacted several other top-tier streamers to help promote the event. They all vaguely described the specific causes and consequences of the incident, simply advising everyone to stay home more and go out less.

This publicity campaign has had some effect, and coupled with the frequent tiger attacks, the number of people engaging in outdoor activities has decreased significantly in the past two days.

But then the merchants were unhappy, since there was no evidence for these claims, while their losses were real.

So some businesses hired online trolls to spread dissenting opinions, saying that those who urged people not to go out were cowards and were worrying unnecessarily, and that there was no terrorist organization raising tigers to indiscriminately attack densely populated areas. Some businesses even chose to go against the tide and hold various large-scale events to attract customers.

As the saying goes, "Those who court death will die," and sure enough, trouble has arisen again due to the reckless actions of some businesses.

In just a few days, more than 10 incidents of tigers suddenly appearing and injuring people occurred in the Eastern Divine Continent, the core territory of the Holy Zhou Kingdom.

Similar tiger attacks occurred in almost every prefecture in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Youzhou, Liangzhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou, and the incidents were completely unpredictable. Tigers would appear in Youzhou in the morning and then in Jiaozhou in the afternoon.

Although the police in various places had clearly made some preparations, deploying police forces to defend densely populated areas in towns and cities, they were able to kill the tiger almost every time, keeping the number of people bitten by the tiger to a minimum.

But this defense was not foolproof, and eventually something went wrong, with some people losing their lives.

The incident occurred in a shopping mall in Qiongzhou. A vicious tiger suddenly appeared right next to a 4-year-old child and opened its mouth to bite the child.

Although the child's father immediately attacked the tiger with all his might, and the police who arrived quickly shot and killed the tiger, the 4-year-old child was still too fragile. The tiger's first bite severed his neck, and no matter how hard the doctors tried to save him, they were powerless to save him.

This incident has brought the series of cases to a new level of attention. Those merchants who were still shouting that nothing was wrong and everyone was out having fun no longer dared to say a word, and some even had their shops vandalized.

Many people have personally experienced tiger attacks or even been bitten, and the loss of a young life has ignited the emotional powder keg of netizens, causing widespread outrage.

Asking the police to thoroughly investigate where these tigers came from is just the beginning. The most radical netizens have even suggested deploying the army to carry out a large-scale cleanup and shoot all the tigers in the wild to ensure people's safety when traveling... This suggestion has even received a lot of support, with the number of likes being more than ten times the number of dislikes.

The Bureau of Investigation's reaction this time was a little strange, but at least they finally took it seriously and issued orders to all investigators and inspectors.

Because the crime scenes in this case are spread all over the country, it is difficult to assign the case to a certain inspector or regional investigator as in other cases. Therefore, this case is somewhat like a reward.

Any investigator or patrol officer can investigate this case. Whoever solves the case will receive a Class B case credit and a material reward of three Class B cases.

The material reward for a Class B case is the choice of Absolute Spirit Iron. Three Class B cases already contain a considerable amount of Absolute Spirit Iron, which Qin Huanyu is very envious of. Since she doesn't have any other cases on hand, she plans to investigate this case of the vicious tiger attack.

Previously, without a formal order from the Investigation Bureau, Qin Huanyu, as an investigator, couldn't easily go to other investigators' territories to investigate cases. Now, that's no longer a problem. Anyone from the Investigation Bureau can investigate the Evil Tiger case, and investigators who don't have other cases in their jurisdiction can also conduct cross-regional investigations.

Qin Huanyu had actually thought of a direction for the investigation a few days ago.

Cheng Hai said that there was demonic energy among the spiritual elements left at the crime scene, so this series of cases is very likely related to monsters.

Regardless of what those vicious tigers that attack people actually are, they all look like tigers.

The combination of tigers and monsters naturally evokes the image of tiger demons. While this series of events may not have been the work of a single tiger demon, it is certainly connected to them in some way. Perhaps asking a tiger demon about this matter would yield some results.

In the past, Qin Huanyu would have definitely asked the seniors in the Investigation Bureau where she could find a tiger demon to question.

But this time it won't work. This case is similar to a bounty, and the members of the Investigation Bureau are actually competitors.

The material rewards for three Class B cases are quite substantial; even an inspector would be tempted. At least Zero was clearly tempted. For the first time, he didn't directly answer Qin Huanyu's question but instead glossed over it with casual conversation.

Qin Huanyu wasn't angry. Ling didn't owe her anything. The guidance she received before was a senior's affection for a junior. Now that she wasn't giving guidance, it could still be a senior's training of a junior. No one could find fault with it. Getting angry about this would only make her seem narrow-minded and was completely useless.

Moreover, even without the guidance of reliable seniors, Qin Huanyu has her own methods.

So what if it's just about finding a tiger demon? Qin Huanyu actually knew someone who might be a tiger demon.

That was shortly after she became an investigator. At that time, Duanmu Ling took Qin Huanyu to a newly opened buffet restaurant. As a result, the owner took a liking to Qin Huanyu's looks and invited her to become one of the restaurant's mascots.

Later, the many female models hired by that buffet restaurant even had an online competition, and Qin Huanyu ultimately won third place with the title of "Plum Blossom Witch".

The winner of that competition, a beautiful young mukbang streamer known online as "Tiger Girl," is the person Qin Huanyu is looking for this time.

The reason is simple: not only does Tiger Girl dress like a little tiger, but she also eats way too much, exceeding the limits of a normal human's appetite... She can eat seven or eight kilograms of meat in one meal! This is already the standard for a large carnivore.

Considering that even a snake demon like Bai Ling can be a host of a science program, it's not surprising that a cute tiger demon could be a food vlogger, right?

Qin Huanyu had actually wanted to talk to Hu Niu for a long time, but unfortunately Hu Niu wasn't a local of Baiguang City. She lived in Youzhou and had been paid to come by that buffet restaurant.

Youzhou Prefecture has its own investigators, and under normal circumstances, Qin Huanyu would not be able to go to Youzhou Prefecture to investigate cases involving extraordinary beings, but this case of the evil tiger is an exception.

The clues she could think of might also be the same ones others could think of. In order to prevent other colleagues from kidnapping Hu Niu first, Qin Huanyu bought a plane ticket to Youzhou Prefecture as soon as she received the official order from the Investigation Bureau.

Tiger Girl's personal address is easy to find.

This popular food vlogger, whose popularity is not much lower than Bai Ling's, is also very wealthy. Although she doesn't own a villa, she lives in a large house, a duplex penthouse in a high-end residential area in the city center.

After leaving the airport, Qin Huanyu took a taxi directly to Hu Niu's residence. To make her investigation easier, she was still dressed in her police uniform, hot pants, black stockings, and boots.

"Who...who is it?"

After the doorbell was rang, a timid yet adorable voice quickly came from behind the door.

"It's Miss Lihua (Tiger Girl's real name), right?"

Qin Huanyu said in a formal, businesslike voice:

"I'm from the Baiguang City Police Department. I have a few questions for Miss Lihua regarding a case, and I hope Miss Lihua can cooperate."

"A case...a case? Oh dear!"

The timid, cute voice seemed even more frightened, but after a few seconds, the security door was opened from the inside, and a small head peeked out.

It's that adorable mukbang girl, even at home, she's still wearing a tiger-patterned onesie pajama, with a tiger tail nervously swaying behind her.