Chapter 122: The Night Ghost Devours

Chapter 122: The Night Ghost Devours

The armed helicopter landed not in the Capital City.

But in a remote city: M City.

On the blocked road, Xiao Yu in full police uniform stepped off the helicopter and approached Wang Dong, who stood by a police car.

Without wasting words, they clasped hands and boarded the vehicle.

Inside the car, Wang Dong handed a tablet computer to Xiao Yu.

Times were changing fast; paper documents were on the verge of extinction.

Tablet computers offered great convenience.

They could store case files, on-site videos, photos, access online data, and even encrypt information. They had long become standard gear for the police and National Security.

The tablet contained a case file.

Upon seeing the case title…

Xiao Yu: ???

Night Ghost Home Invasion Murder Case!

Are they kidding me…?

How did they manage to file a case with the word ‘ghost’ in it?

After decades of scientific progress, and you’re still going on about this?

“There really are ghosts,” Wang Dong said, his tone laced with skepticism.

But a ghost doesn’t necessarily mean a genuine spirit!

Raising an eyebrow, Xiao Yu tapped his finger to open the file.

After five minutes, he set the tablet down and drew in a sharp breath.

The only thought in his mind was: there really are ghosts in this world!

What kind of case could shock Xiao Yu this much?

The case began.

Three months earlier, a murder had been committed.

At the home of a single woman.

The female homeowner was killed in a bizarre and brutal manner.

Why describe it as both bizarre and brutal?

Firstly, the victim’s body was completely drained of blood.

Secondly, her corpse was marked by savage bite wounds, with chunks of flesh torn away.

Lastly, her eyes, ears, nose, tongue, facial muscles—along with the bitten-off flesh—had vanished without a trace!

Putting aside the horror of her death, something even more eerie had occurred.

Investigations through security footage revealed…

During the estimated time of death provided by forensics, no suspicious person was recorded entering her home.

Bizarre?

Not really. Xiao Yu had seen many cases where murderers employed stealthy tactics.

What puzzled him was this:

On the night of her death, a resident got up to use the restroom and then wandered into the lobby for a drink.

Shortly after, he witnessed an unbelievable scene.

He saw a monstrous creature fly out from a window in the building opposite.

Yes, fly.

It burst out of the window, soared into the night, and vanished.

The terrified resident almost wet himself, convinced he had seen a ghost.

Yet he later dismissed it as a hallucination or a trick of the light.

He didn’t even call the police.

But the next day, countless officers had cordoned off the neighborhood.

That very resident realized something was terribly wrong as neighbors mentioned a death.

The victim’s home was the same one from which he had seen the creature fly out the previous night.

Shaken and panicked, he eventually called the police!

Based on the resident’s description,

the creature resembled an outrageously large bat.

Its body was far larger than that of an ordinary adult!

But in the dark, he couldn’t discern what it truly was.

He could only see it flapping its wings as it sped into the sky.

What’s the largest bird among the elites?

The Andean Condor!

Sure, its wingspan exceeds three meters,

but given its bulk,

it couldn’t possibly be larger than an adult.

A bird bigger than a normal human?

Can you believe that?

Don’t believe it? Well then…

Three days earlier.

In the same city, in another single-female homeowner’s residence, a woman had been killed in exactly the same manner.

Then came the most eerie twist.

Again, the same creature not only flew into the victim’s home but also exited after committing the crime…

It wasn’t observed by anyone—it was captured on surveillance footage.

The cameras were installed by the property management to prevent high-rise littering in every residential building.

However, due to poor nighttime video quality, the footage was somewhat blurry.

But… it undeniably captured such a creature!

If people can lie, can surveillance equipment lie too?

Two lives and two murders would hardly attract National Security’s attention.

But because the case was so bizarre, it was reported to the Provincial Department.

Wang Dong led a team to investigate.

Everyone knew what National Security was capable of.

They spent three days investigating without uncovering a single clue.

No—there was one clue.

On the victim’s body, traces of animal gnawing remained.

It was suspected that the disappearing blood and flesh had been consumed by some kind of beast…

After reading the file, Xiao Yu’s mind was almost blown.

It was utterly hair-raising!

Once he came to his senses, his scalp went numb—as if his head might split open.

Animals attacking humans?

Think before you speak.

What kind of animal would dare to invade a densely populated city?

Especially one so gigantic—a formidable, meat-eating raptor?

Setting aside the science, how can something that large even fly?

And draining an entire person’s blood…

Does your mind just fill with question marks?

What creature sucks blood and eats flesh?

A being comparable in size to a human, roaming at night, capable of flight and bloodsucking—it’s eerie…

Can you picture it?

The first thought that came to Xiao Yu’s mind was the vampires from movies!

He felt his education was lacking and that he needed to gather his thoughts.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t know how to vent his frustration…

“Making a movie, huh?”

After a long pause, with his neck stiff, Xiao Yu looked over at Wang Dong.

“Is that joke funny to you?” Wang Dong smirked.

“Not really funny!” Xiao Yu retorted.

Even National Security had been mobilized; the problem was enormous.

No wonder Wang Dong sought his help.

With National Security utterly stumped, they had no choice but to call on him.

Playing dead horses as if they were alive? Or calling a deer a horse? What a mess!

But with such a bizarre case, what use could I possibly be?

I’m just a simple time traveler…

[Ding! Case activated successfully.]

[Police God Case check-in started.]

[Host, would you like to check in?]

Xiao Yu: …

Has the system turned into some street comedian performing under an overpass?

Are you the funny one?

Can such a case be solved?

It can!

Xiao Yu’s eyes lit up.

A case triggered by the system was bound to be cracked.

There would be a time limit assigned based on the case’s difficulty…

Check-in!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully checking in the case!]

[System Reward: Ability – Bomb Disposal Expert!]

[System Quest Assigned: Solve the Night Ghost Home Invasion Murder Case!]

[Time Limit: 20 days to solve the case!]

[If the host completes the task within the time limit, an additional system skill will be granted: Python’s Sense!]

[If the host fails to complete the task in time, the granted system ability will be revoked!]

[Countdown to task deadline has begun…]