LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 630 - 630: A Homicide Happened Here!
Chapter 630: Chapter 630: A Homicide Happened Here!
An orange-clothed blood-sucking vampire was feasting on Zhao Zhen’s blood, much like a glutton. Zhao Zhen was convulsing, screaming for help incessantly.
Huang Xiaolong glanced at Zhao Zhen. A peculiar light flashed in his eyes, then he took out a spirit cylinder and captured the vampire wearing the orange clothes.
The room’s gloomy aura disappeared entirely.
Zhao Zhen, still in shock, flopped down into a chair, gasping breathlessly like a fish out of water.
After several long minutes, Zhao Zhen finally managed to calm himself down. He raised his hand to examine his wound, only to find the skin around it decaying and pus oozing out. The surrounding muscles were all swollen.
“Damn it!” Zhao Zhen glared furiously at Huang Xiaolong, his eyes horribly contorted as if he wanted to swallow Huang Xiaolong whole. “You did this on purpose! You planned this! Vampires feed on blood, and you deliberately wounded me to make me bleed, so that vampires could suck my blood! I’m going to call the police! I’m going to put you behind bars! I’ll make sure you’ll get beaten!”
When Miao Erfang heard Zhao Zhen’s words, her heart missed a beat.
Being a local in Dong’an, she knew very well the power wielded by the Zhao Family in the city. It was immense. Although Huang Xiaolong was skilled, if the Zhao Family decided to retaliate against him, it would be concerning…
“Big Brother Zhen, you’re mistaken… Little Long he… he didn’t hurt you. He accidentally dropped a plate, and, and… the splintered pieces from the tableware cut you… It was all an accident. Besides, if Little Long wanted to hurt you, he wouldn’t have caught that vampire…” Miao Erfang began to defend Huang Xiaolong.
“Hurt you? That’s simply impossible,” muttered Zhou Mi.
“Whore!” Zhao Zhen stood up angrily and pointed at Miao Erfang, swearing furiously. “You ungrateful woman! I’ve taken a liking to you, and you don’t appreciate it, instead you got this poor boy to mess with me… fine, watch out! Miao Erfang, I will have you, and I will torture you mercilessly!”
Amid his furious outburst, Zhao Zhen revealed his true nature, his eyes were devilish, staring straight at Miao Erfang, with murderous intent. “Wait for your time to be played by me! Whore!”
Pausing for a moment, Zhao Zhen then shifted his murderous gaze to Huang Xiaolong. At this point, his eyes gleamed greedily with bloodlust and his facial features contorted to look much like the vampire from before. “You… well done… I, Zhao Zhen, will avenge today’s humiliation! I’ll make you pay tenfold, a hundredfold! I will make you regret ever being born!”
After saying that, Zhao Zhen exited the private dining room.
“Such a hypocrite.” Zhou Mi’s face was filled with anger. “Erfang, lucky you didn’t get close to him. Turns out, he only wanted to play with your body.”
“As if I would get close to him? I have zero feelings for him.” raised Miao Erfang disdainfully.
After a pause, Miao Erfang, looking somewhat worried, turned to Huang Xiaolong. “Master Long, the Zhao Family has deep roots in Dong’an… today you upset Zhao Zhen, and I’m afraid… I’m afraid he might be the type to seek revenge for the slightest grievance. He might play dirty tricks. How about, Master Long, I book you a flight tonight, where do you want to go? Sometimes, it’s wise to be flexible and keep a low profile first, right? After all, we have a saying: ‘the strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake’.”
“Stop right there.” Huang Xiaolong looked at Miao Erfang, amused. “You sure can prattle on. Enough. Seriously, do you guys think, I went too far today?”
Miao Erfang and Zhou Mi exchanged glances, then spoke in unison. “Indeed, you went a bit too far…”
“Master Long,” Miao Erfang continued. “Although Zhao Zhen was somewhat arrogant, but… releasing a spirit to bite him… seemed… seemed somewhat over the top.”
“Hahaha… I don’t think it was excessive at all.” Huang Xiaolong’s eyes sparkled. “Why did I punish him? Because he deserved it! You guys might not understand why right now, but I’ll reveal the truth later. Let’s eat for now.”
With that, Huang Xiaolong began to feast on the tableful of untouched delicacies.
Miao Erfang and Zhou Mi, however, were a bit nervous, fearing that Zhao Zhen could return with back-up.
After lunch.
Huang Xiaolong left the restaurant with Miao Erfang and Zhou Mi.
Outside the restaurant.
Huang Xiaolong sniffed the air, then grinned. “Follow me, there’s a good show to watch.”
Miao Erfang and Zhou Mi were unsure what Huang Xiaolong was up to, but found it interesting and exciting.
Miao Erfang had driven a red Beetle to the restaurant.
Now, Huang Xiaolong was behind the wheel with Miao Erfang and Zhou Mi in the backseat.
Huang Xiaolong drove them around the city, then ventured into the suburbs.
In the outskirts, there was a villa district.
Nestled in the mountains by the water, each villa here is a stand-alone property with a sprawling area.
At the first glance, it is evidently a neighborhood of the affluent in Dong’an City.
“Huh? Master Long, why have you driven to ‘Emerald City Villa District’?” Miao Erfang asked, taken aback. “Have you been here before? Wait…Oh, Zhao Zhen lives here!”
“Aha! Master Long, I get it now, you’re tracking Zhao Zhen!” Zhou Mi fluttered her whimsical eyes. “Oh my god, were you having the blood-sucking ghost bite Zhao Zhen on purpose so you could mark him and track him?”
“Oh, you’re quite clever.” Huang Xiaolong complimented.
Yes, Zhou Mi was correct. That orange-clothed, blood eating ghost had left a very special ghost aura on Zhao Zhen. As long as Zhao Zhen remained in Dong’an City, Huang Xiaolong could track this aura.
Huang Xiaolong, through his aura-observing technique, had discovered that Zhao Zhen carried the guilt of nine victims. He was more complex than he appeared, thus, Huang Xiaolong planned to follow him to his residence.
He parked the car outside the villa district.
Huang Xiaolong led Miao Erfang and Zhou Mi towards the villa.
“Wait~~ Master Long, places like these villa districts with the rich have strict restrictions, we won’t be able to get in~~” Miao Erfang said, holding Huang Xiaolong’s hand.
“I can get in,” responded Huang Xiaolong with a smile.
This “Emerald City Villa District” is indeed a property project built by the Shui Family. From security to property management, everyone is a part of the Shui Family.
As it happens, Huang Xiaolong had seized half of the Shui family’s assets. All the property, security personnel, and cleaning staff within this villa district now worked for him!
Hence, he made a simple phone call. The security guard at the gate received the call, saluted Huang Xiaolong, and allowed him to pass in without any fuss.
This left Zhou Mi and Miao Erfang marveling at the spectacle.
Upon entering the villa district and walking a few steps, they witnessed an eerily odd sight.
A gang of dogs with their tongues lolling out, displaying their canine greed as they drooled uncontrollably, surrounded a cleaner in the district. They were whimpering and barking, almost as if they were ready to pounce, tear the cleaner to shreds, and swallow her up.
The cleaner was both shocked and angry as she attempted to shoo them off.
But the dogs refused to scatter, whimpering and barking, sending shivers down one’s spine.
“How strange…” Zhou Mi murmured, her eyes filled with amazement. “These aren’t strays. Why are they behaving as if they want to attack someone?”
Indeed, golden retrievers, Labradors, and pitbull terriers were among the pets surrounding the cleaner. Even small breeds, such as Pomeranians, Teddy dogs, and Shiba Inus were part of the crowd.
Everyone knows that pet dogs are generally not aggressive. But at that moment, these pets had gone absolutely berserk, their eyes filled with bloodthirst and intense greed.
Witnessing this unusual sight, Zhou Mi and Miao Erfang felt a chill creep up on them.
A strange sparkle flashed in Huang Xiaolong’s eyes. With a smile, he remarked, “Just as I deduced. Do you know why these ordinary pet dogs turned so ferocious and appear to be ready to attack humans?”
“We don’t know,” both Zhou Mi and Miao Erfang shook their heads in unison.
“Because they have tasted human flesh! When dogs eat human flesh and organs, they turn into something like what you’re seeing right now!” Huang Xiaolong’s gaze traversed towards a three-story villa in the vicinity, which was Zhao Zhen’s residence. “A murder has occurred in this villa district. Come, follow me!”
Murder?
Zhou Mi and Miao Erfang were stunned, to say the least.
“Master Long, was it…was it the work of a vengeful spirit?” Miao Erfang asked, her voice trembling.
Huang Xiaolong murmured, “Sometimes, humans can be scarier, crueler, colder, and more twisted than ghosts…”