Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead
Chapter 191: Detective Agency (19)

With the nine crime scene addresses, Bai Liang quickly gathered all nine silver items.

On top of the tall building, standing at the edge, Bai Liang gazed into the night sky, feeling the cold evening wind. His eyes were filled with contemplation.

“Nine murder sites, each far from the others, and all of them follow some strange pattern,” he murmured, looking at the city twinkling with lights.

After visiting all nine crime scenes, he coincidentally noticed that they seemed to encircle a specific location in the city.

With a little measurement of the distances, they formed a symmetrical nonagon.

Pondering, Bai Liang took out his phone and opened the map.

Marking the nine crime scenes and drawing a cross, he saw the central point.

“Old District... Are you hiding there?”

A hidden light flickered in Bai Liang’s eyes. Putting away his phone, he leaped from the tall building.

Yellow leaves covered the courtyard; several gnarled, dry trees protruded from its center, devoid of a single green leaf, creating a gloomy atmosphere.

A dead silence reigned around, with not even birds daring to nest here.

The gray surroundings exuded an eerie sensation, as if something dreadful could happen at any moment.

Creak!

A single step entered the courtyard; the sound of a broken branch echoed in the night, sounding particularly sharp.

“Is this the place?”

Toni took out a map of Carven City and glanced at his annotations.

Like Bai Liang, he noticed the connection between the nine crime scenes and accurately calculated the central point.

As Carven’s best detective, he was truly intelligent, despite his outwardly unserious demeanor.

In fact, upon seeing the contents of that book, Toni immediately connected it to the crime scenes.

And he perfectly understood that to solve this mystery, they needed to find the mysterious creature.

But why did he come here alone at night, instead of waiting until morning to come with Bai Liang?

“Kid, dangerous matters like these are best left to old-timers like me. You have a bright future ahead of you, and I’m already old.”

Gazing at this courtyard, Toni was filled with determination.

Even knowing the chances were slim, he was willing to take the risk. Bai Liang had some special abilities, but they had only partially manifested.

Could he handle this unknown creature? Toni doubted it.

After all, it’s always like this in movies: the protagonist must have a moment of growth, otherwise, he won’t be able to defeat the villain.

And Toni was willing to become that moment of growth for Bai Liang, even if it cost him his life.

“Lord, let me return alive. Perhaps this kid still needs me!”

Toni glanced at the sky, then took out his pistol. Many grenades were hidden beneath his clothes.

Pistol in hand, he slowly moved forward. Ahead stood a large house, looking very old, as if no one had occupied it for a long time.

To the left of the house was a well, overgrown with leaves and tangled with vines.

Toni slowly approached the house. He could almost hear his heart beating faster and faster, and sweat dripped from his forehead.

Rustle!

Suddenly, a shadow flitted across the roof.

Toni aimed his pistol, but saw only eyes glowing in the darkness.

It turned out to be a cat.

“Why are there even cats in a place like this? Damn it, it seems horror movies don’t always lie,” Toni muttered, slightly relaxing.

But soon, his face became serious again. He approached the window, took out a grenade, and threw it inside.

Then he quickly ran to the well and threw another grenade inside.

These spots seemed the most suspicious, and the grenades should have resolved the problem.

And what about the house?

Clearly, this was too dangerous a place, and he had no intention of going inside. Taking a risk was one thing; seeking death was quite another.

Toni was ready to die, but not so foolishly!

Boom!

A loud explosion rang out, and the house, already on the verge of collapse, instantly turned into ruins.

But from the well, there wasn't a sound.

Toni, who was already standing far away, looked suspiciously at the well: “What the hell? Did the grenade misfire?”

He remembered that he had meticulously checked all his weapons before leaving to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

Theoretically, the grenade shouldn't have misfired, but no explosion followed.

Perhaps this creature is hiding in the well?

Toni’s face changed. Pistol in hand, he approached the well, but stopped far from it, took out another grenade, and threw it inside.

One second... two... three...

Ten seconds passed, but still no explosion followed. Now Toni was certain: this creature was hiding in the well!

“Well, well, it really is here!”

Toni’s eyes gleamed. He turned and left, pulling out his phone to call Blainey.

Now that he had confirmed this place was the creature’s lair, he didn’t need to risk it. He would leave the rest to the professionals.

“Ring-ring...”

“Toni, why are you calling in the middle of the night?”

“Chief Blainey, I have very important information.”

“Alright, let me guess: you found the killer?”

“Yes, I’m at **, please gather all officers and bring plenty of equipment. An anti-tank sniper rifle would be best; it’ll come in handy.”

“Wait... an anti-tank sniper rifle? Toni, are you sure that’s needed for a killer? If you hadn’t said it was a killer, I would’ve thought monsters had invaded Carven!”

“Chief Blainey, you are wise as always. You guessed right: it really is a monster.”

“...Maybe I should bring a tank then?”

“Of course, I completely agree!”

“Alright, I’ll gather the men now. I hope you’re not joking again!”

Hearing Chief Blainey’s words, Toni finally breathed a sigh of relief. He walked beyond the courtyard and looked back.

One look and he froze in place, his eyes filled with terror.

A gigantic eye, a hundred meters in diameter, covered in bloody tentacles, slowly descended from the sky, like a demon descending into the human world...

Toni, stunned, raised his hand and mumbled into the receiver: “Blainey, do you have a nuclear bomb?”