Zhang Gulin's sudden display of his ugly side really frightened Le Yuan.

She even doubted whether she had misheard. Why would a man who was always honest and kind say such a thing?

Zhang Gulin misunderstood the look of doubt and shock on Le Yuan's face. He said, "Since you've agreed, I'll wait for you. Let's do some things that boyfriends and girlfriends do first," while reaching out to pull Le Yuan's hand.

A hot, damp hand grabbed her arm. Le Yuan was terrified and staggered backward. She couldn't see and tripped in her panic.

Zhang Gulin laughed and pulled her into his arms. Le Yuan struggled and screamed. Pudding rushed over and shoved her head between the two of them, trying to separate her master from this bad guy.

It was so well trained that guide dogs are not allowed to bite, so it could only use its barking to scare away bad guys.

How could someone like Zhang Gulin be intimidated by a dog? He kicked Pudding and threatened viciously, "If you bark again, I'll kill you!"

Pudding couldn't understand his words, but it could sense the malice in them. However, Pudding did not back down. It stood firmly in front of its master, barking incessantly.

Le Yuan also realized the danger at this moment, and started shouting "Help!" while holding Pudding. With the two of them shouting together, Zhang Gulin could stop one but not the other.

Neighbors outside had already opened their doors to check what was happening. Zhang Gulin uttered a harsh threat and ran away.

The neighbor knocked on Le Yuan's door and was shocked to see that she was pale and disheveled. She then called her aunt.

The aunt came over quickly, and Le Yuan nervously told the only person she could call an elder what had happened. She cried and said that Pudding seemed to have been hit, and she didn't know how serious it was.

They took Pudding to the vet for a checkup, and thankfully there was nothing wrong.

They then reported it to the police, but since Zhang Gulin failed and left on his own, and didn't even take off Le Yuan's clothes, only "held her hand," it didn't constitute a crime, at most he would be criticized and educated.

My aunt said, "You can't stay here anymore. Perfect, pack your things and we're going to send you abroad for surgery. Once your eyes are healed, everything will be much easier."

Pudding needs to be settled first; if it's to be taken abroad, then the relevant procedures need to be completed.

The aunt arranged all of this for her. She was supposed to leave in three days, but the aunt's little sister was allergic to animal fur, so Le Yuan stayed at her own home.

The aunt bought her three days' worth of food and told her not to go out, as she would come to pick her up later.

Kele Yuan never imagined just how wicked Zhang Gulin really was.

As early as when he found an opportunity to enter Yueyuan's house, he took advantage of Yueyuan's inability to see and secretly used ink to make a mold of her house key, and made a copy of Yueyuan's house key.

Le Yuan thought that as long as she didn't open the door and stopped having private contact with Zhang Gulin, everything would be fine. However, she didn't expect that the man would directly use his key to open her front door.

"And then?" Ruan Bei was terrified. This development was really hard to imagine in a positive light.

Qin Gu sighed, not daring to go into details about what happened next, but gave a rough account: "That bastard tied up Le Yuan, gagged her, killed Pudding in front of her, and... he even stewed her..."

Although Le Yuan couldn't see, she could hear, and besides, that bastard Zhang Gulin described things to her.

Le Yuan went crazy on the spot.

Ruan Bei: "..."

Ruan Bei felt cold all over, felt nauseous, and almost threw up the food he had just eaten.

He looked at Shen Linpeng in disbelief: "Why didn't you arrest him?"

Le Yuan couldn't possibly not call the police, and even if she didn't, her aunt wouldn't let it go so easily.

If the police were called, and less than two years have passed, this scumbag has already resurfaced?

Shen Linpeng touched his nose and said awkwardly, "It's off..."

It wasn't closed for long.

The young policewoman also looked angry and ashamed.

Although Zhang Gulin had tied up Le Yuan, for some reason he didn't do anything else to her that day. In the end, he even let go of her and invited her to eat with him.

Le Yuan's voice was hoarse from crying, and she kept dry heaving.

Later, the police were called. Zhang Gulin had broken into a private residence. Although he insisted that the key was given to him by Le Yuan, he could not provide any evidence. Le Yuan's aunt also said that Le Yuan was blind and would not have given the key to a stranger.

Then Zhang Gulin said that Le Yuan was his girlfriend, and many of his colleagues could testify to this.

It was only then that Yue Yuan realized that he had secretly taken many photos of the two of them and shown them to his colleagues.

Le Yuan was speechless with anger. Zhang Gulin cried and confessed to Le Yuan at the police station, saying that he killed Pudding because it kept barking at him and trying to bite him.

What made Le Yuan even more desperate was that Zhang Gulin could only be convicted of intentionally damaging other people's property when he killed Pudding.

Her pudding, the pudding she regarded as family, could only be considered a possession in the end.

Pudding is a guide dog. Training is very expensive. You can apply to become a leader dog for free, and it is not allowed to use it for profit or resell it.

In the end, Zhang Gulin's illegal intrusion did not constitute a criminal offense; he was only detained for fifteen days and compensated Le Yuan with some money.

Le Yuan's aunt quickly took her abroad because she had cried so much that her eyes were in very poor condition and she almost missed the opportunity for surgery.

After being released, Zhang Gulin was fired by the drinking water company. He used his savings, plus some money borrowed from friends, to open this barbecue restaurant.

Ruan Bei trembled with anger: "That's it?"

This scumbag lives a good life, but Yueyuan and Pudding are both ruined.

No wonder Yueyuan risked her life to kill him; if it were him, he wouldn't be able to swallow this insult either.

Qin Gu patted him on the back and whispered to comfort him, "Don't worry, I'll get revenge for you. I have a way to deal with him."

But that's definitely not an option now. If we kill her, Yueyuan will be in trouble.

The police officers in the office kept their eyes down, pretending not to hear Qin Gu's dangerous remarks.

Ruan Bei was still furious when he suddenly remembered something: "Is there something wrong with the meat in Zhang Gulin's shop?"

"Yes!" Although the policewoman didn't get to see a ghost today, she believed in her master, who was currently united with Ruan Bei in their hatred of the enemy.

"That bastard's shop has all sorts of meat, besides the normal beef, mutton and pork, there's dog meat, cat meat, bird meat, rabbit meat, snake meat, turtle meat, and all sorts of other things."

Ruan Bei: "?"

The older policeman coughed lightly: "Xiao Lin, watch your words."

Officer Kobayashi gritted his teeth angrily: "We found some things in his rented room."

Cat and dog paws, bird feathers, turtle shells, and so on.

In urban society, no barbecue restaurant owner would be so bored as to buy so many kinds of meat just to grill and eat. It's not something that can be done in one go. In fact, some of these meats don't taste good when grilled.

It's impossible to save costs. Although the types of meat inside are varied, the quantity is not large. Why bother with all that effort to save a little?

"so……"

"Those meats are from other people's pets." Officer Lin was furious, but he couldn't bring himself to say "scumbag" through gritted teeth.

She also owns a cat, and if anyone dares to eat her cat, she'll eat that bastard first.

Ruan Bei: "..."

His mind was buzzing, and he was completely stunned with anger.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I promise I can make that bastard wish he were dead." Qin Gu saw that his face was pale and was afraid that he would do something bad in anger, so he quickly put his arm around his shoulder to comfort him.

"What should I do?" Ruan Bei desperately needed a way to vent his anger, otherwise he was afraid he would stab that bastard in the back himself.

Zhang Gulin is a pervert. He went to great lengths to kill other people's pets and sell their meat, just to see the owners sad and devastated.

Could it be that Yue Yuan's miserable state back then ignited his twisted desires, causing this bastard to embark on a path of perversion from which there is no turning back?

Qin Gu glanced at the others in the office. The director was looking down at the documents on his desk, the old policeman was getting a paper cup from the water dispenser, Shen Linpeng was looking at him openly and waiting for him to speak, and the young policeman Lin also looked expectant.

"Come here." Qin Gu hooked his arm around Ruan Bei's neck and whispered in his ear, "Remember that... when we were like this..."

Ruan Bei's furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and the anger on his face subsided somewhat: "Let's do it this way!"

"I'm telling you, that's not fair of you. You're whispering in front of us," Shen Linpeng said, displeased.

Qin Gu was quite blunt: "If we're planning to do something bad, why would we need to report to you if we get our hands on it?"

Shen Linpeng said righteously, "I only keep an eye on things because I know you're going to do something bad."

Qin Gu snorted coldly: "Why didn't you keep an eye on that bastard Zhang Gulin? If you had been this proactive before, Le Yuan wouldn't be in this situation now."

Shen Linpeng was speechless after being rebuked by him.

After clarifying the matter, Ruan Bei went to see Le Yuan again. Looking at this poor young lady, he felt really sorry for her.

Le Yuan was in a good mood. She had seen Pudding today, and even if he was just a ghost, it was a great comfort to her.

In fact, she was constantly overwhelmed by a heavy sense of guilt, always thinking that if she hadn't misjudged people and let a wolf into her house, Pudding wouldn't have been killed.

Although Zhang Gulin didn't die from that stab today, at least it gave her some relief and lessened her guilt a little.

"I know I broke the law and will be punished," Le Yuan said calmly. "Please look after Pudding for me, thank you."

"No trouble at all," Ruan Bei said hurriedly. "Actually, I also really like Pudding. And I didn't have a chance to tell you before, Niu Niu, the little girl who's with Pudding, I'm taking care of her now. She and Pudding are good friends. I don't have time to take care of her usually, so it's perfect for her to keep Pudding company."

Le Yuan smiled faintly: "She seems to be able to understand Pudding's cries."

“Yes, Kunkun said that the two of them are the same species.”

Le Yuan was amused by his statement: "That's good too, Pudding won't be lonely anymore."

Before leaving, Ruan Bei thought about it and ultimately decided not to mention their plans to Le Yuan. After all, it wasn't appropriate to discuss it here; they would talk about it after things were settled.

After finishing their business here, they were supposed to go back to school. Shen Linpeng offered to drive them, but Ruan Bei declined.

Leaving in a police car is one thing, but being taken to school by a police car will make them famous, even more famous than becoming the school's most handsome man.

"I won't take the police car." Shen Linpeng borrowed a private car from a colleague and insisted on giving them a ride. Actually, he wanted to bring up the promise Qin Gu had made earlier.

Ruan Bei asked, puzzled, "What is it?"

"As we agreed before, I'll help you follow up on Le Yuan's case, and you'll do me a favor in return." Shen Linpeng asked warily, "You're not going back on your word, are you?"

He was looking at Qin Gu.

"It was me, not us," Qin Gu said coldly. "It was my promise; it has nothing to do with Xiao Bei."

Shen Linpeng said nonchalantly, "Since you two have such a good relationship, isn't your business his business too?"

Qin Gu: "..." That makes sense.

Ruan Bei chimed in, "Yes, Kunkun's problems are my problems."

Qin Gu's mood improved, and he asked, "What can I do to help you with?"

Shen Linpeng first explained the situation: "This is a confidential case. I'm asking you for help privately, but the details of the case cannot be told to anyone. Do you understand?"

Ruan Bei: "Understood."

Qin Gu: "Speak."

“Our police station recently arrested a petty thug for causing trouble, but we unexpectedly got some information that his aunt is a minor leader in a human trafficking gang. Recently, his aunt passed through Jincheng and had a batch of goods that had not yet been sold.”

"goods?"

"Abducted women and children."

Ruan Bei: "...And then? What do you need us to do?"

He was too angry today and couldn't take it anymore.

"Of course, the human trafficking gang wasn't just that aunt. When we made the arrest, we alerted them, and some of her accomplices escaped. The abducted children haven't been found yet."

Qin Gu frowned and asked, "Could it be that the person is no longer in this city?"

“Impossible. We spent a lot of police resources searching all the transportation hubs and confirmed that the abducted children are still in Jincheng.”

"So you want us to help you find someone?" Qin Gu said, "It's not impossible, but I'm not good at this. Go get the child's birth date and time, as well as his personal clothing, and I'll find someone to help you calculate it."

This is the job of a fortune teller; he just needs to do a favor and find a fortune teller to do it.

Shen Linpeng looked embarrassed: "Those people weren't abducted in Jincheng."

Jincheng has a bustling water and land transportation system. They brought people here to transfer to other places. The specific identities of the trafficked people have not yet been confirmed, and even the number is unknown.

Qin Gu: "..."

"Besides, time is tight. We can't keep spending so many police officers on traffic; we have other tasks..."

Ruan Bei really wanted to help, so he tried suggesting, "Ask the ghosts instead?"

This city is haunted by countless ghosts; they can walk through walls and enter houses. If someone is determined to investigate, they will surely find those abducted children.

"We can give it a try." Qin Gu hadn't thought of this before because all the ghosts ran away when they saw him, and didn't treat the ghosts as usable labor at all.

"Kunkun, can you summon ghosts? It must take a long time to find them one by one."

Qin Gu shook his head: "I can't."

He hasn't reached the point where he can forcibly summon a city's ghosts. Although he can notify them and let them know that someone is summoning them, they certainly won't dare to come.

"Huh? What should I do then?" Ruan Bei racked his brains to think of a solution: "Then I'll go talk to the ghosts I know and ask them to ask the other ghosts for me."

Shen Linpeng watched their conversation and sighed with admiration. He hadn't misjudged them; Ruan Bei was indeed soft-hearted than Qin Gu. Look at his sense of justice! It would be a waste if he didn't become a policeman. He still had to find a way to persuade people to come to him.

"No need." Qin Gu had no idea what he was planning. If he found out, he would probably turn against him.

“I can’t, but you can,” he said with a smile.

"Me?" Ruan Bei pointed to himself in disbelief.

“Yes, I will teach you the incantation to summon ghosts. Come here, they will not be afraid of you.”

"What if they don't come?" Ruan Bei asked. He thought this was very likely. If he were a ghost, he wouldn't be able to come running just because someone he didn't know called him.

“Use the Yin Qi Talisman.” Qin Gu knew exactly what those ghosts were craving: “Use your spiritual energy to activate the Yin Qi Talisman, then recite the summoning incantation, and they will come.”

Even if some could resist the temptation, they wouldn't need that many ghosts; half a city would be enough for them.

"Okay, when do we start?" Ruan Bei was eager to try; he had never done anything like this before.

"Let's do it tomorrow night. You need to practice your spells first, and we need to find a suitable place." With so many ghosts gathered, we can't go to a crowded place, or we'll disturb ordinary people.

“I’ll do it.” Shen Linpeng volunteered to find a suitable location and asked Qin Gu to tell him the requirements.

"Can I come along and take a look?" After noting down Qin Gu's request, he couldn't help but ask.

"What are you going to do?" Qin Gu said, "You can't see me anyway."

"Isn't there that talisman..."

"That's all." Qin Gu said coldly, "You used three of my cards today."

Shen Linpeng: "..." It's not just me using it.

Ruan Bei spoke up for his son Kun Kun: "Officer Shen, Kun Kun is doing this for your own good. Although you are a police officer, ghosts are usually afraid of you and dare not approach you. But summoning so many ghosts is like a hundred ghosts walking at night. It's not good for you to get too close."

Shen Linpeng wasn't ungrateful; he accepted his explanation, pondered for a moment, and then had a new question: "How are you planning to deal with Zhang Gulin? Tell me."

Ruan Bei glanced at Qin Gu but didn't say anything.

Qin Gu said with a half-smile, "Captain Shen, don't wrong me. Xiao Bei and I are both law-abiding citizens. How could we possibly retaliate against you?"

Shen Linpeng scoffed lightly. They're all old foxes, why are they trying to play a ghost story with him?

Qin Gu is a young man, but he's very cunning, impervious to both soft and hard approaches, and has a terrible temper. Arguing with him can drive you crazy.

"Don't worry, I promise I will absolutely not interfere in Zhang Gulin's affairs, nor will I tell anyone about your plans."

He dared to say that because he knew Ruan Bei would never do anything illegal or disorderly. He knew what Ruan Bei was thinking from what he said to Le Yuan.

With their abilities, they have plenty of ways to get revenge on that scumbag Zhang Gulin without breaking the law.

There is no crime without a law, and no punishment without a law. Since the law doesn't punish them, he won't meddle; he's just curious.

Qin Gu remained unmoved; he didn't open his mouth, and Ruan Bei also kept his mouth shut and didn't speak.

Shen Linpeng sighed inwardly. He wouldn't act until he saw a benefit; he couldn't persuade him unless there was something in return.

"I owe you one. In the future, as long as it doesn't violate the law or principles, I'll help you this once."

Qin Gu raised an eyebrow: "Is it worth it? I'm just asking for a piece of information, and it has nothing to do with you."

Shen Linpeng shook his head and smiled wryly: "Once my curiosity is piqued, it has to be satisfied, otherwise I can't sleep."

He speaks in half-truths, sometimes telling the truth and sometimes lying. He is indeed very curious, and what accompanies his curiosity is his extraordinary intuition. In many cases, these two factors are helpful in solving cases.

However, he felt it was worth it to exchange favors for information.

He still wanted to poach people, but if things fall apart after this incident, that would be a real headache.

Taking the initiative to owe someone a favor will lead to reciprocity and a growing relationship. Eventually, it won't just be a favor anymore; it will become mutual assistance between friends.

Qin Gu was clever, but he never expected such dirty tricks from adults. He also felt that it was worth it to exchange a piece of information for a favor from Shen Linpeng, so he spoke up.

“I can find a way to make Zhang Gulin’s soul leave his body, and then I plan to put his soul into the body of a cat or dog and let it stay for a few days.”

It's not about directly extracting the soul; that's an evil technique and shouldn't be used casually.

The Yin-gathering talisman he used on Wang Bufan's parents was very effective. It allowed ghosts to bother him, and if they bothered him too much, his Yang fire would weaken. Then, if another ghost were to entice him, there was a high probability that he would lose his soul.

He was "not skilled enough" and could not distinguish between wandering souls and ghosts. When he saw evil spirits, he would punish and tease them, and no one could find fault with him.

“What’s the point of stuffing it into the body of an ordinary animal? Stuffing it into the body of livestock in a slaughterhouse!” Shen Linpeng blurted out.

Ruan Bei: "..."

Qin Gu: "..."

Ruan Bei: "You're absolutely right, Kun Kun. I think this is a really good idea."

"I think so too." Qin Gu looked Shen Linpeng up and down, his face showing surprise that Shen Linpeng, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, was even more wicked than him.

Shen Linpeng awkwardly covered his forehead: "Don't say it was my idea."

“Okay, I won’t say.” Ruan Bei found this idea very satisfying and appreciated his gesture.

Since Ruan Bei had agreed, Qin Gu certainly couldn't go against him, and the matter was settled.

It was already late when they got back to school, so they decided to treat Shen Linpeng to a simple meal off-campus.

Because of what happened today, Ruan Bei couldn't eat the meat outside, so he simply ordered a bowl of vegetarian noodles, which Qin Gu accompanied him.

Shen Linpeng is alright. He has a good attitude. As a policeman, he has seen even more disgusting and bloody scenes. He can still eat heartily right after watching the scene.

After finishing their meal, the two returned to their dormitory, while Shen Linpeng went back to the police station.

After a busy day and hearing so much infuriating news, Ruan Bei was utterly exhausted.

Qin Gu accompanied him, and the two walked slowly back to the dormitory without saying a word. But as they walked, the burden in their hearts seemed to lessen.

Pushing open the dormitory door, Bai Miaomiao and Zeng Peng were chatting away while playing games, and neither of them was wearing headphones.

Hearing the door open, Bai Miaomiao was distracted and pressed the wrong key, resulting in another death.

Zeng Peng was playing with great enthusiasm when his teammate flashed and gave away a kill. He was then brutally beaten to death next to his teammate's corpse. If he hadn't known that it was his roommate, he would have almost cursed out loud.

"Xiao Bei, Qin Gu, long time no see, did you have a good holiday?" Bai Miaomiao felt guilty when she caught a glimpse of her tall and burly roommate with a dark face and clenched fists. She called out loudly to the two who had just entered, trying to distract Zeng Peng.

"You tricked Dapeng again." The cheerful atmosphere in the dormitory made Ruan Bei smile involuntarily.

"Who cheated? Who cheated?" Bai Miaomiao protested loudly, "Can you call it cheating between friends? I'm still a newbie, I'll improve with practice, and I'll carry you in the future!"

Zeng Peng said quietly, "Your newbie period was really long."

He was probably really screwed over, and his urge to complain was overwhelming: "You must have practiced a lot at home, don't argue, your stats aren't off. I'm just wondering, how did you get to your current rank? Did you hire a boosting service?"

If Bai Miaomiao hadn't suddenly leveled up, he wouldn't have thought his skills had really improved and agreed to play ranked matches with him.

"No way! Am I that kind of vain person? I would never pay someone to boost my account!" Bai Miaomiao said angrily.

"Then what's going on with your rank? Don't tell me you played it yourself, I don't believe you!"

Bai Miaomiao looked up at the sky and grumbled, "My brother helped me call it."

Zeng Peng: "..."

Ruan Bei: "..."

Qin Gu: "...Your brother is really idle."

Zeng Peng exclaimed, "That's right, isn't your brother the CEO of a big company?"

"What 'boss' stuff, it sounds so old-fashioned and awful," Bai Miaomiao complained, muttering, "Well, they were insulting me, saying I was bad, so my brother played a couple of games for me, just a few..."