29. Cerberus and Ying ying Monster

Qiu Rong: “…”

Zhong Lishi: “…”

Succubi: “Wuwuwu!”

The succubus incessantly crying didn’t seem to have much attacking power.

Because Zhong Lishu moved too quickly before, he starts coughing again now. After he finishes coughing, the whimpering demon is still crying.

Zhong Lishu knocks on the closet door and says, “Put on some clothes first and then come out.”

Yes, the current appearance of the little whimpering succubi is quite unsightly. The upper body is completely exposed, but the lower body is wearing pants—a pair of tight black leather pants.

In short, it’s hard to describe, extremely eye-catching. With a “bang,” Zhong Lishu slams the closet shut again.

Even with his mediocre tracking skills, Qiu Rong can make the whimpering demon appear. This indicates that this demon isn’t particularly powerful, so he isn’t afraid of it turning back into a phantom and escaping.

Considering the special nature of the succubi, Qiu Rong doesn’t want to get too close to creatures of this kind. He retreats to the edge of the bed and even moves a bit further away.

A rustling sound comes from the closet, and the closet door opens again. The little succubi casually grabs a white shirt from inside the closet, timidly clings to the edge of the closet door, looks at Qiu Rong in the distance, then glances at Zhong Lishu beside it. Its small wings, hidden under the shirt, move slightly.

The heart-shaped tail quietly climbs up Zhong Lishu’s arm, and then the little whimpering demon attaches its whole body to him, softly and weakly saying, “Big brother~ You saved me~ Thank you, big brother, you’re so kind! Big brother, whatever you want, the little whimpering demon can give it to you~”

Qiu Rong: “…”

He knew it would turn out like this.

Succubi spend most of their time existing as phantoms, and they like to hide in people’s dreams. They are a race with very low presence.

Perhaps because they live in dreams for extended periods, most succubi have abnormal thought processes.

It can be said that out of ten succubi, nine are crazy.

Qiu Rong takes a step back again, afraid that this crying whimpering demon will suddenly appear and cling to him, leaving a scent on him. If the CEO of the household, the stuffed toy cat, catches a whiff of it, Qiu Rong might end up kneeling before the washboard.

Seeing Qiu Rong betraying his teammate in an instant, Zhong Lishu doesn’t say anything. The whimpering demon is small in size, huddled against Zhong Lishu, its head lowered. Zhong Lishu doesn’t remove the arm being held but instead lifts his other hand to gently rub the succubi’s head, asking in a gentle voice, “How did you end up in the closet?”

Qiu Rong felt a layer of goosebumps rise on his skin due to this gentle tone. The little succubus  , on the other hand, seemed happy and said, “I don’t know either~ Suddenly, I felt dizzy, and when I woke up, I was inside the closet. I thought I was going to be eaten by bad people~ But then, I saw someone like you, with such righteousness. You couldn’t possibly be a bad person. You must have saved me~”

“Oh, I see.” Zhong Lishu’s hand remained on the little succubus  ‘s head. He smiled warmly and said, “It seems like you don’t remember anything, right? How about I directly take a look inside your mind?”

The little succubus  , who had been rubbing against Zhong Lishu, instantly froze. Qiu Rong felt an irresistible pressure flash by, and when he regained his senses, the little succubus  , clinging to Zhong Lishu, had become lsuccubus  on the ground, wiping away its tears.

Little succubus  : “Wuwuwu, I said, I’ll say everything wuwuwu~”

Qiu Rong: “…?”

What did he miss?

It didn’t matter what he missed. Seeing the succubus   in such a state, Qiu Rong noticed that its tail was still incessantly rubbing against Zhong Lishu.

Qiu Rong: “…”

While rubbing, the little succubus   wiped its tears and said, “Wuwuwu… I didn’t do anything bad… I was just hungry, and I wanted to eat something interesting in someone’s dream. Then, I encountered a bad doggo…”

Zhong Lishu grabs the heart-shaped tail that keeps swaying next to him and asks, “Encountered in a dream?”

The little succubus   tilts its head back, blinks, and says, “At first, it was in a dream, but then it disappeared.”

The little succubus   begins to recount its experiences during this period.

According to the succubus  , it usually hunts for food on Chunhe Road. Two months ago, it noticed a person whose spirit was abnormally excited and smelled very delicious. So, it followed that person home. When it entered the dream that night, it saw a small black dog in that person’s dream.

As a succubus  , it feeds on human spirits and vitality. Staying in one person’s dream for too long would affect their lifespan and make them susceptible to control from the Central Control Center. Therefore, succubi usually spend two days with one person before moving on to another person’s dream.

During those two days, the little succubus   saw that little black dog every time.

After two days, the little succubus   returned to Chunhe Road and found several humans there who smelled especially enticing, each one as tempting as a golden and crispy roasted duck in a display window.

The succubus   was troubled for a while and carefully chose, ultimately following the person with the most enticing scent back home. Then, it saw that little black dog again in that person’s dream.

This time, the little black dog had grown larger.

“Dreams are always bizarre, but that dog seemed to exist as a reality. I thought it was like me, coming into dreams to feed on human spirits, so I didn’t pay much attention. But then I saw it a few more times, and it kept growing bigger and became so ugly and scary, wuwuwu…” As it spoke, the little succubus   hugged Zhong Lishu’s thigh and started whimpering.

Zhong Lishu: “…”

Qiu Rong: “…”

The heart-shaped tail was tugged by Zhong Lishu, and the little succubus   looked pitifully and rubbed its tears on Zhong Lishu’s pants. It continued, “After that day, the dog suddenly disappeared…”

Since that day, A City had its first victim who died from excessive blood loss.

“I only found out recently that those fragrant humans had all died. I was a little curious, so I followed to take a look, and that’s when you guys discovered me.”

Seeing that the succubus   didn’t continue speaking, Qiu Rong asked, “Have you been to Dong Dazhi’s house?”

The succubus   tilted its head in confusion and asked, “Dong Dazhi?”

Zhong Lishu shifted his leg and took out his phone from his pocket. He flipped through it and showed the succubus   a photo of Dong Dazhi’s ID.

“Oh? This person is…” The little succubus  ‘s heart-shaped tail was being patted by Zhong Lishu’s other hand. It was clear that it was preparing to lie.

Before the succubus   could speak, Zhong Lishu tightly clenched the tip of its tail in his hand. The succubus   shivered, pursed its lips, and reluctantly said, “Okay, okay~ I’ve been there. I went to his house, is that not allowed~”

“But when I went to his house, he was already dead, and the bad dog wasn’t there either. There was just blood everywhere, it was so scary.”

Qiu Rong suspected, “You just looked around and left?”

The succubus   nodded obediently, “Yes~”

Qiu Rong sneered, “Then why were there so many residual energies in Dong Dazhi’s bedroom?”

The succubus   explained, “I was frightened when I found the body. By the time I reacted, his wife happened to open the door and screamed, attracting a lot of people. I hid in the bedroom for a while.”

As Qiu Rong continued to stare at it, the succubus   pouted and said indignantly, “I really just hid and watched the excitement for a while!”

“Watching the excitement even when you were scared?” Qiu Rong said lightly, “Do you know that the wounds on Dong Dazhi’s body were not made by one person or one dog?”

Qiu Rong hadn’t seen Dong Dazhi’s body personally, but from the photos sent by Ruan Sijia, he was confident in his judgment.

The succubus   widened its eyes, suddenly jumped up, and hid behind Zhong Lishu. It pointed at Qiu Rong and shouted, “Ah! You! You don’t think I ate him too, do you?”

“Ah ah ah! Disgusting! Wuwuwu! You’re a big villain! You eat corpses! You’re just like the bad dog! Disgusting! Hate it, hate it!”

Qiu Rong: “…”

Qiu Rong couldn’t continue questioning.

Heaven.

Who could come and take away this demon? He couldn’t stand it anymore.

Seeing the situation, Zhong Lishu chuckled and pulled the little succubus   out from behind him. With a single glance, the little succubus   stopped crying, sniffling and said, “…Different wounds are normal, after all, the bad dog has three different heads.”

Three… heads?

Qiu Rong frowned, “three-headed hound?”

Zhong Lishu’s face also darkened, “How could a Cerberusappear here?”

Since it had come to this point, the little succubus   no longer concealed anything and honestly said, “When I saw the dog in the dream, it only had one head, but last night when I saw it, it had three.”

“The people living in this house smell really good. I followed the scent and came here yesterday. But before I could enter their dreams, the Cerberussuddenly appeared.”

“When I was hiding in the bedroom and peeking, the ugliest one among the three heads of the dog noticed me. But they were busy eating people and didn’t pay attention to me. I was afraid that if I moved, the dog would chase after me, so I hid in the closet.”

“There was constant noise outside, and somehow I fell asleep. You all know what happened next.” The little succubus   finished speaking and added, “Hehe, even though I fell asleep, it seems that the bad Cerberuscouldn’t find me. That’s great~”

Qiu Rong remembered the blood claw marks found in the bedroom and thought that the Cerberusmight not necessarily have not noticed the succubus   but for some reason spared it.

During the blood loss cases, the victims only had a pair of puncture wounds on their bodies, indicating that at that time, the Cerberusstill had only one head.

This dog went from feeding on human spiritual energy in dreams to becoming physical and sucking blood, and now it had grown three heads that craved flesh to satisfy its hunger.

There was no doubt that it was becoming stronger.

Qiu Rong was still thinking about the origin of this three-headed hound, while Zhong Lishu looked at the succubus   hugging his leg with a pensive expression.

“Brother~ I’ve said everything I needed to say. Can you let me go now? I’m hungry and want to find something to eat~” The succubus   sensed Zhong Lishu’s gaze, looked up, and gave a charming smile. It said, “Brother, you smell nice too. If you want to take me home, it’s not impossible~”

“No rush.” Zhong Lishu remained calm and said, “Are all those people you find attractive somehow related to the three-headed hound?”

“Most likely~” the succubus   answered, “Their scent is different from the usual aura of ordinary people. Well… I can’t describe it, but it’s definitely different!”

“Of course~” the succubus   added, “None of them smell as good as you, brother~ Can you let me visit your dreams? I can give you a very nice and pleasant dream~”

Qiu Rong, who was still thinking about the three-headed hound, sighed inwardly.

As expected, why was this succubus   clinging to Zhong Lishu so tightly? It seemed like it regarded him as a source of sustenance.

Zhong Lishu didn’t show any signs of anger. He smiled and said, “As long as you can tell the difference, that’s good enough.”

“Bro… Brother!?” The succubus   suddenly felt a coolness on its wrist. When it looked down, it saw that it had been handcuffed.

These were special handcuffs made by the Violations Department, capable of restraining any special abilities. Now, the succubus   couldn’t transform back into its incorporeal form.

Zhong Lishu spoke gently, “Wait here. Another brother from the Control Center will come soon. Cooperate well, and once we catch that three-headed hound, they’ll release you.”

The succubus   was still stunned. Zhong Lishu called Qiu Rong, who was standing by the window, “Let’s go.”

“Is it okay to leave it like this?” Qiu Rong asked as they left the house.

There were still police officers outside. Zhong Lishu greeted them and took Qiu Rong away, saying, “The Control Center will take over as soon as the meeting is over.”

“This succubus   has a way of diverting attention and extracting itself from unpleasant situations. But I can still tell. It has been entering dreams frequently without restraint. Such excessive feeding should be criticized and educated. I told the people at the Control Center to assign someone to take him and try to find that three-headed hound. It can be a way to make up for its mistakes.”

“three-headed hound…” Qiu Rong muttered, “How did it end up in China?”

Zhong Lishu apparently knew something and said, “Perhaps this matter will have results in some time.”

Qiu Rong was sharp and asked, “Is it related to what happened fifteen years ago?”

Zhong Lishu neither confirmed nor denied, only saying, “I came as an expert to assist in the investigation, and you are an unnamed assistant I brought along. We have already helped find some clues. Let the Control Center handle the rest.”

Qiu Rong wanted to ask more, but Zhong Lishu coughed and said, “Don’t worry, Elder Gu. You won’t have to wait too long.”

The morning passed, and when they snapped back to reality, it was already past lunchtime.

At this moment, Zhong Lishu no longer had the aura of bullying the little succubus  . He held his stomach, pale-faced. Seeing this, Qiu Rong didn’t want to disturb him further, so they parted ways at the entrance of the residential area.

Looking at his phone, Qiu Rong still hadn’t received any news from Yan Ling, probably because she was still busy. Qiu Rong didn’t feel like going home. Seeing the bloody scene earlier in the morning had killed his appetite. After thinking for a moment, he decided to drive back to the school laboratory.

…

The SUV hadn’t been gone for long when, on the same road but in the opposite direction, a luxurious car with a small angel emblem smoothly drove by.

In the end, the car parked in the spot where the SUV had just been.

On a scorching July day that felt like a freezing December, the expressionless Vampire Prince stepped out of the car.

The vehicle from the Control Center followed closely behind but hadn’t come to a complete stop yet. However, someone had already jumped out of the car to lead His Royal Highness the Prince, as if afraid that the sun would melt him due to its intensity.

The sun couldn’t melt him, but the Vampire Prince had been summoned early in the morning for a meaningless meeting, and then he was arranged to meet with the expert sent by the higher-ups. His patience had reached its limit, and he was on the verge of losing his temper.

“Oh? My hearing isn’t very good. What did you just say? Please repeat.”

In the elevator, the staff wiped their sweat and cautiously repeated, “Your Highness, the expert has already left. They said they caught a small succubus   and were able to find some clues. The Center’s intention is that the succubus   is good at escaping, so perhaps it will be laborious for you to take the succubus   and look for the three-headed hound…”

The Vampire Prince, who came personally on a scorching day to meet that so-called expert, ended up being stood up?

And the Center still wanted him to continue working overtime?

The cold aura emanating from Yan Ling was on the verge of materializing. When the elevator doors opened, the staff hurriedly took a deep breath. At this moment, upon seeing the police officer standing outside the elevator, they felt as if they had encountered a lifesaver, and tears were about to fall from their eyes.

Yan Ling no longer paid attention to the people from the Control Center. He took the shoe covers handed over by the police officer and entered the room on his own.

The smell of blood in the room was particularly strong, especially piercing to a vampire’s senses.

Vincent, who was following Yan Ling closely, couldn’t help but hold his breath.

Yan Ling looked around and faintly heard crying coming from inside the room. He frowned and walked towards the bedroom.

Yan Ling stopped at the entrance of the bedroom.

He caught a whiff of an extremely familiar scent.

It was so familiar that he momentarily couldn’t react.

Before Yan Ling could think further, the sound of sobbing echoed like a bewitching melody. He turned his head and saw a beautifully dressed little succubus   locked onto the handle of the bedside table drawer.

The little succubus   sat on the floor, crying. Her slender tail, with a heart-shaped tip turned upside down, tapped the floor, making a “bang bang” sound.

“Wuwuwu… They are all scoundrels! They bully me! Wuwuwu…”

Yan Ling: “…”

The little succubus   noticed someone approaching, lifted his head, and cried, “Wuwuwu, you are the new brother, right~? Are you here to bully me too~?”

Yan Ling: “…”

Yan Ling stepped out of the bedroom and coldly said, “Vincent, go in first and cover his mouth.”

Author’s note:

Little succubus  : “Mmm mmm mmm! Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm!” (Wuwuwu! You’re all scoundrels!)

After writing this chapter, my mind is filled with “Wuwuwu~ Brother~ So annoying~”

Ah, quick, someone bring me my blood pressure medication from ’82 (/covers chest)