Chapter 381: What’s Wrong with My Fur?

Chapter 381: What’s Wrong with My Fur?

Why were there two? Scientifically speaking?

Xiao Yu crouched, eyeing the twitching prairie wolf before him with furrowed brows.

Not long ago, he had personally killed one.

Now two—no, three more had appeared!

He recalled interrogating an employee from the House of Fierce Dogs’ breeding farm.

That employee had mentioned that the farm’s owner—suspect Fang Hongding’s brother—

once handled four wolf pups,

with two of them dying in the process.

Could it be that those two never really died…? A flash of cold determination crossed Xiao Yu’s eyes.

In other words, all four prairie wolves had always been under Fang Hongding’s control?

The scent in the air confirmed it.

The two prairie wolves that attacked were not the culprits.

It became clear that this basement was used to train prairie wolves.

The bite marks on the necks of the five dummies revealed many secrets.

After rising to his feet,

Xiao Yu noticed that his three underlings—the so-called ‘263’ bros—were giving him peculiar looks.

“I only killed two wolves… and now you’re treating me like some monster, huh?”

Xiao Yu had grown accustomed to that kind of look.

Life is a lot like a keyboard, full of unexpected keys.

On the surface, you see letters,

but hidden within them are secrets.

For example…

The second row: falling in love then breaking down.

Reversed, it means: opening up defenses is an act of love.

Surprising, isn’t it?

Meanwhile, Guo Qiang and his crew examined Xiao Yu with wide eyes,

as if they’d uncovered the hidden code on a keyboard.

But would Xiao Yu care?

He simply assumed his underlings were filled with admiration—gazing up at their hero.

That thought lifted his spirits.

Approaching the five dummies, Xiao Yu prepared to inspect them,

hoping to deduce how suspect Fang Hongding had trained the prairie wolves.

Yet as he drew near, his expression froze.

He caught a whiff… Du Pen!

Why did the dummies smell of Du Pen?

Moving in closer, Xiao Yu scrutinized the necks of the dummies.

He confirmed it—they indeed reeked of Du Pen.

The very same Du Pen that the four victims and suspect Fang Jie had snorted!

A massive question erupted in his mind.

Why would Fang Hongding possess such Du Pen?

Was he also involved in Xi Du?

No… The question shattered in his mind, morphing into a clue.

Why did the dummies smell of Du Pen?

And why did each dummy bear the photo of a Brotherhood member on its face?

Crucially, all five Brotherhood members had snorted this Du Pen.

Xiao Yu’s mind raced to analyze it all,

until one answer emerged.

The scent!

Wolves may lack high intellect, but their sense of smell is extraordinary.

Training a wolf to attack based on facial recognition is tricky.

So what if they attacked by following a scent?

Xiao Yu’s face shifted as the realization hit.

He finally understood!

It all made sense—the Du Pen wasn’t flooding Bincheng; it was confined to these five individuals.

Was it that Fang Hongding had given the Du Pen to the victims, Xing Chuyang and the couple Gan Yuzhen?

And did Xing Chuyang and Gan Yuzhen then pass it on to Cao Xude, Lu Shun, and Fang Jie?

Clearly, Xing Chuyang and Gan Yuzhen were set against the other three.

But could it be that they too were forced into this?

Had Fang Hongding threatened Xing Chuyang and Gan Yuzhen into exposing the others to Du Pen?

With what leverage?

The notorious gang-rape and murder case from 23 years ago!

What was Fang Hongding’s objective?

To ensure that all five Brotherhood members from that incident were tainted with this Du Pen,

thereby training wild wolves to recognize its scent.

So they could kill any Brotherhood member bearing that smell.

Watching the bite-ravaged necks of the five dummies in front of him,

and catching the lingering scent of Du Pen,

everything fell into place… Xiao Yu’s face lit up with sudden clarity.

No wonder prairie wolves two hundred meters away killed without error.

All they needed was to remember the scent of Du Pen.

Anyone with that smell would be immediately bitten to death.

Not just two hundred meters—at a thousand meters, they’d still distinguish their target.

Just send the prairie wolves to the places the victims frequented, and have them lie in wait.

When the victims appeared, or when the wolves caught the scent on their own… it was kill time!

Every doubt in Xiao Yu’s mind dissolved in an instant!

Suddenly,

Xiao Yu wrinkled his nose several times.

What’s that smell?

His face contorted in confusion as a whiff of gasoline reached him.

At that exact moment… Bang!

The Iron Plate at the basement entrance came crashing down.

The entrance was sealed!

Xiao Yu and the three Criminal Police officers exchanged shocked looks.

They dashed toward the entrance.

Sure enough, the top of the entrance was firmly blocked…

and gasoline was seeping down!

They could even hear the heavy thuds of falling objects on the Iron Plate.

Xiao Yu’s expression turned as cold as ice.

Did someone plan to burn them alive?

That was one ruthless move!

Inside, the basement lay eerily silent, like a frozen scene.

They exchanged glances and bitter smiles.

Baffled and dazed under the confused trees, they were utterly lost.

What now?

“You guys check for any other exits,”

Xiao Yu shouted coldly, glaring at the Iron Plate sealing the entrance.

“The cops dare to kill?”

“Damn, you really picked a tight spot!”

Bang!

Flames ignited the gasoline flowing into the basement.

In an instant, the area beneath the entrance transformed into a blazing inferno.

At that moment, Xiao Yu abruptly retreated, escaping the fire.

“There’s no other exit!”

Guo Qiang shouted from nearby.

“It’s sealed here.”

“No…”

Staring at the raging flames below, anger surged within Xiao Yu.

Activating Bear Force, Rhino’s Defense… all his system skills kicked in.

He couldn’t stand by any longer—action was necessary.

Not only would he perish, but all four police officers would die in that basement!

Gazing at the Iron Plate smothering the exit,

he took a deep breath and slowly bent his knees.

Boom!

The ground beneath him roared in response!

In a flash, he transformed into a human bolt, launching himself 3.1 meters into the air.

Flea Bullet… Boom!

Xiao Yu’s body slammed into the Iron Plate with tremendous force.

The impact shattered the plate, sending the heavy objects atop flying.

Amid the burst of flames, Xiao Yu landed on the ground.

Yet,

he didn’t rush out immediately to apprehend the suspects.

Instead, he leapt back into the basement and subdued Guo Qiang and the others who had rushed over.

With a swift sweep of his arm,

one, two, three—he hurled the three underlings out of the basement before springing back out.

Upon landing, Xiao Yu sensed something amiss with his vision.

Reaching up, he realized—his eyelashes were gone?

What the hell, what’s wrong with my fur?

Taking a step, Xiao Yu bolted out of the building and into the open.

Catching a distinct scent, he raced onto the street.

In the distance, he spotted a van speeding by.

Xiao Yu grinned wickedly to himself.

“You really think you can outrun me?”