Chapter 269: 269

Chapter 269 The Demon Undead 2

Their investigations did not lead them to any family with their animals stolen, instead, they found something even more interesting:

A family lived behind the alley of Old Wan’s house, consisting of only a mother and a son . The son’s name was Liu Leping; he was in his forties, and he worked as an accountant in his company . Their neighbors called him Accountant Liu . He was an honest man of few words . He was a divorcee, and his ex-wife remarried to another person outside of the town . She brought with her their only son, and she had never returned ever since . So, Accountant Liu lived with his mother .

The mother, Granny Liu, was an old woman in her seventies . She was a healthy old woman who often participated in dancing . However, nobody had seen Granny Liu in the open since last year . Her son, Accountant Liu, was an introvert, so people rarely visited him at his house .

At first, the community suspected that Granny Liu had passed away . However, a few months ago, some people had visited their house for a survey, and they had seen Granny Liu still alive, albeit looking weak and unfriendly .

Then, a butcher in the street revealed that Accountant Liu had purchased chicken blood from him . Accountant Liu would come to collect chicken meat and blood from the butcher every day after work . Sometimes, he would buy pig and cow’s blood . Everyone was wondering if Granny Liu had gotten some kind of illness that required her to drink blood as a remedy .

Ye Shaoyang could smell something fishy here . He asked the policeman, “I’m just curious . Our instructions were for you to check if there were any animals missing from the families around here . How did you get this information?”

The policeman smiled, “Let me continue the story . Mister Ye, you would understand the situation after the story is told . Ever since Granny Liu stopped coming out of her home, their neighbors’ animals would go missing . Any animals, such as dogs, cats, or even chickens would go missing if they wandered into Accountant Liu’s house . Whenever they confronted Accountant Liu, he would deny seeing those animals . However, the neighbors would discover the animals’ carcasses around the alley .

“So, the neighbors had been secretly talking about this, and they suspected that Granny Liu had become an undead . We heard about this while we were investigating, and I believe this information is even more important than missing animals . So, I rushed here to report to you both . ”

Ye Shaoyang nodded, “This information is indeed more important . This Granny Liu is most likely the person… or demon undead that we are looking for . ”

Xie Yuqing asked, “What do we do now?”

“We’ll go check it out, but after I finish these dumplings . They are too good to waste . ”

The policeman sat down, as he waited for Ye Shaoyang to finish his dinner . While waiting, he asked Ye Shaoyang, “Mister Ye, do you mind telling me my fortune? My name is Qi Chen . ”

Ye Shaoyang stared up at his face . This young man had a very good look on him . “Your temple is slightly higher than normal people, and your face shines with a light of intelligence . All of your facial features look good, so it’s a face that brings fortune . You will be doing great . ”

“This… . ” Qi Chen scratched his head in disbelief, “Will I be that great? Mister Ye, are you sure you are not messing with me?”

Ye Shaoyang smiled without answering . He quickly finished the dumplings in his bowl, and they left the stall . By now, it was late at night . Qi Chen led the way, as they walked to the alley behind Old Wan’s house . He finally stopped at the end of the alley, in front of a house, and Qi Chen turned to inform Ye Shaoyang in whisper, “This is Accountant Liu’s house . ”

Ye Shaoyang looked around the house . It was a quiet area, and Accountant Liu’s house was on the corner, making it appear even more lonely . Despite that, the house was surrounded by tall walls, topped with sharp glass pieces, and the front entrance was guarded by a solid metal door . Ye Shaoyang said upon seeing this, “It seems like Accountant Liu renovated this place very recently . Why do you think he did this?”

Xie Yuqing guessed, “To prevent people from breaking in?”

Ye Shaoyang nodded, “Perhaps he did not want anyone to come near Granny Liu . Come, let’s go there . ”

The trio walked to the end of the alley and discussed their next course of action .

“Without a search warrant, they have the right to deny us entry into the house . We can try to come up with a smart excuse, but it would land us into trouble if they report us . ” Xie Yuqing said, “However, the more important thing is--- If Granny Liu is indeed a demon undead, will you kill her on the spot, Little Ye?”

“Of course! What else should I do, let you take her for an interrogation?”

“That is impossible… . Arresting a demon undead for an interrogation, who knows what will happen . ” Xie Yuqing paused to think, and she looked at Ye Shaoyang with a troubled face, “but the government will not officially recognize this kind of event . You know what I mean, right? Let’s say you kill Granny Liu in front of her son, you will get charged with murder . ”

Ye Shaoyang said, “That’s easy . Let’s ambush her without letting Accountant Liu know about it . But before that, we need to make sure she is truly the demon undead . Otherwise, we would be in hot soup . ”

Suddenly, Qi Chen tapped Ye Shaoyang’s shoulder, as he signaled toward the opposite side . Everyone turned in the direction he pointed . A middle-aged man was walking through the alley with a black plastic bag in his hand .

Ye Shaoyang rubbed his nose, “That is cow’s blood . People wouldn’t normally buy that . This guy must be Accountant Liu . ”

Xie Yuqing sneered, “What a son . He must be worried that his mom is bored of drinking chicken blood, so he bought her cow’s blood today . Sadly, his mom has now tasted human blood . ”

Ye Shaoyang suggested, “Let’s go around the back of the house . We’ll find a spot to observe from there . ”

Xie Yuqing instructed Qi Chen to be their look-out, while she followed Ye Shaoyang, as they sneaked to the alley at the back of the house . However, they soon realized that there was no window at all behind the house . Xie Yuqing panicked, “What do we do now?”

“It’s impossible . ” Ye Shaoyang said, “ A demon undead would prefer a room with an opening to connect it to the outside world . Otherwise, it will not be able to gather the Yin Qi in the atmosphere . Since there is no window at the back of the house, there must be one at the front or the roof . I’ll go up and find out . ”

Fortunately, it was late at night now, and there was nobody outside, so he did not need to worry about getting caught .

Ye Shaoyang climbed up the wall, and in the blink of an eye, he was already on the rooftop . He disappeared for a while and returned soon . He whispered at the end of the roof, “There is a window here . Come up and check it out . ”

He gave Xie Yuqing his hand and pulled her up to the rooftop . Then, he stuck a Qi Hiding Talisman Paper onto her and led her to the window . They looked down into the house from the window .

There were light bulbs in the house, but they were not switched on . Instead, a candle was lighted up in the middle of the house . Through the faint light, they observed the interior of the house: It was a house with simple decoration, with only a bed and a square table . An old woman covered in wrinkles was resting on the bed . She laid motionless, and she did not even blink .

From above, they could see half of the woman’s face . Xie Yuqing observed her for a while longer before she whispered to Ye Shaoyang, “She looks normal to me . At this age, nobody would want to move their bodies much . ”

Instead of answering her, Ye Shaoyang took out an Eight Trigram Mirror from his waist and shone it downward . The faint light of the candle reflected the image of the woman’s face . Xie Yuqing looked into the mirror . Her mouth opened wide in horror . She quickly covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming .