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◎Extend life◎

Sun Yu held his breath and didn't speak at all.

He was now sitting on the sofa in the living room, facing the door, and he subconsciously flipped the camera.

He watched helplessly as the damn door was slowly pushed open by an invisible hand, making a teeth-grinding creaking sound.

The crack in the door widened little by little, and the first thing that appeared was a dog's leg, covered with messy and muddy fur.

Next came half of the body, the fur was dirty, dull and tangled.

Finally, the door opened wide enough for a golden retriever's head to poke through.

It didn't look at Sun Yu, its eyes staring blankly at a corner of the room, its wet nose twitching slightly.

The leather collar on the golden retriever's neck was very wide and dark brown, but there was a dark red and black stain on the edge that was almost solidified.

Sun Yu's gaze couldn't help but stay on the dazzling dark red, and he didn't even dare to look at what was following the golden-haired creature.

Just the sight of the dog with the bloody collar made the hairs on his body stand up, and a chill ran up his spine.

The golden retriever didn't move, just stood quietly at the door.

Then, a shadow squeezed past it.

The shadow was shorter than the golden-haired one, but its movements revealed an extremely uncomfortable stiffness. Sun Yu's gaze moved over little by little.

First, I saw the torso and limbs covered with the same dirty and messy dog hair, and then my eyes fixed on the neck.

That thing on the neck is not a dog's head.

It's a human head.

It was a boy's head, his face was pale, his lips were cracked and purple, his eyes were wide open, his pupils were a cloudy grayish-white, and there was no trace of life in them.

The hair was greasy and stuck to the scalp, with a few strands clinging to the sweaty forehead. The posture of the head was extremely strange, slightly tilted at an angle that was impossible for the human cervical spine to reach.

What was even more terrifying was that its eyes were slowly turning, and finally, they locked onto Sun Yu who was sitting on the sofa.

Sun Yu felt as if his throat was being strangled by an icy hand, and even his breathing stopped.

He wanted to scream, but he couldn't open his mouth. His body felt like it was nailed to the sofa, unable to move.

[Holy crap! A human head, a dog body.]

[Don't look at the camera! ]

[Hold on, anchor, help! ]

[No, how did this door open?]

[Needless to ask? This thing must be a ghost!]

【But I didn’t see any yin energy】

The live broadcast room was instantly flooded with horrified comments. Jiang Chuxu looked at the strange combination of a human head and a dog body on the screen, and his brows furrowed even more tightly.

She didn't turn on the sharing plug-in now, but judging from the comments, they all saw a ghost.

In most cases, these ghosts can only be seen briefly, but now it has been a long time, but the barrage can still see the ghost with a human head and a dog body outside the door.

The yin energy emanating from this thing was mixed and chaotic, and there was also a familiar feeling. It was somewhat similar to the stitched ghost encountered in the bathroom of the abandoned elementary school girls' dormitory, but it seemed more successful.

Patrolman, Jiang Chuxu suddenly had a guess.

"Don't move, don't speak." Jiang Chuxu's voice came through the phone, "Its attention is on you now."

Sun Yu bit his lips tightly and nodded desperately, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably and his body shaking constantly.

He didn't dare look at the door again and could only stare at Jiang Chuxu's face on the phone screen, as if that was his only hope.

The "dog boy" with a human head made a "gurgling" sound in his throat, like some kind of threatening growl.

It took a step forward, its paws tapping on the floor with a slight clicking sound.

The eyes of the head were still fixed on Sun Yu. There was no emotion in those gray pupils, only a sense of prey, as if it was staring at its prey.

The golden retriever seemed to be disturbed by the actions of its companion. It moved its paws uneasily and whimpered softly, but its empty eyes were still looking at the corner, as if it had lost its soul.

"Xiao Hei." Jiang Chuxu only uttered two words.

The little black cat, which had been lying quietly on the table, stretched lazily, purred in its throat, and then slowly stood up.

Xiao Hei's eyes fell on the puppy boy on the screen.

Then it started meowing non-stop. This time was different from the previous times, and it took some effort to suppress it, but Xiao Hei looked quite relaxed.

At this moment, the "dog boy" who was about to take another step forward suddenly froze.

For the first time, extremely subtle fluctuations appeared on the face of the human head, including confusion, surprise, and instinctive fear.

It seemed as if it was instantly suppressed by an invisible force, its limbs slightly bent, and the claws supporting its body scraped against the floor, making a harsh "squeaking" sound.

The head suddenly lifted up, the gray eyeballs rolled wildly, and the "gurgling" sound in the throat turned into a suppressed and painful roar, as if struggling with invisible shackles.

【Xiao Hei is awesome! 】

[No, why would there be a dog like this?]

[Is this a dog? I treat it like a human]

[This thing looks so fierce]

Jiang Chuxu observed for a moment, then stretched out his finger and lightly tapped the cold screen of his mobile phone, facing the struggling "dog boy" in the picture.

Her thoughts were also connected with the puppy boy, and countless broken images instantly flooded into Jiang Chuxu's perception.

Endless darkness and a narrow iron cage, the pungent smell of disinfectant, blood, and... dog hair, the cold needle piercing the skin, the burning liquid injected into the blood vessels, bringing tearing pain and a twisting feeling of dislocated bones.

Desperate cries and canine whimpers mixed together, eventually turning into suppressed whimpers.

Then came two blurry faces with fanatical and cruel smiles. They were probably the couple living upstairs in Sun Yu's building. The man was holding a bloody whip and the woman was holding a sizzling electric baton.

The instructions were chaotic and cruel: "Crawl!" "Bite!" "No human sound allowed!" "You are a dog! A guard dog!" "All you have to do is be loyal!" "Be obedient!"

Every time it disobeyed orders, it was whipped. It gradually became numb in the pain, and its human consciousness was forcibly shattered and distorted, and forcibly mixed with animal instincts and deep resentment, and it became completely unlike a human.

The couple would feed it live animals: mice, rabbits, and even, on one occasion, a tied-up kitten.

Hunger and built-in instincts drove it to pounce and bite, and the warm blood splashed on its face, bringing a brief but disgusting satisfaction.

The couple was recording excitedly outside the cage, as if they were enjoying a carefully choreographed performance.

Finally, it completely lost control. That night, it could not control itself at all, and the pain was far greater than ever before.

It heard the couple's panicked quarrel: "It's out of control!" "Hurry up and find a way, I think I'm being attacked." "It's trying to break free!"

The iron cage was torn open by violent force, the restraints were broken free, and the long-accumulated resentment, pain, and twisted bestiality erupted like a volcano. The sharp canine teeth tore through the familiar smell. It was the couple that was torn apart by it, just like the living creatures they threw in.

Warm liquid gushed out, and there was a "crunch" sound of gnawing on bones. In the chaos, it remembered what it had picked up, and then it rushed around in the dark room. Finally, it seemed to break open a door and leaped into the night with its "trophy".

Deep within these painful and chaotic memories, fragments of the couple's whispered conversation occasionally flashed by.

"Boss K, do you need a new container?"

"The Raven is defeated, and the stronghold is exposed."

"Extending life... The 'Mr.' has a time conflict and hasn't paid enough. Boss K is in a hurry and needs to find a new 'Mr.'"

It raised its head and saw a blurry profile through the cage. It belonged to a well-dressed but gloomy man who had appeared briefly on a projection screen in a dim room. The couple called this man K.

The amount of information is overwhelming and nauseating.

Jiang Chuxu's eyes turned completely cold. This couple seemed to be the core members of the K organization. They had seen K's true face and were the culprit who created the twisted "dog boy" in front of them.

However, they were bitten back by the "works" they had carefully cultivated, and died miserably. It was purely their own fault.

This "dog boy" is the "ranger" that Raven mentioned, one that can be seen directly by people!

Just as Jiang Chuxu was quickly sorting out these memory fragments, the struggle of the "dog boy" on the other side of the screen suddenly intensified.

A roar that was neither human nor canine exploded from the speaker of Sun Yu's mobile phone. The eyes of the human head of the puppy that was suppressed by Xiao Hei instantly turned red, its canine teeth protruded from its lips, and saliva mixed with dark red blood dripped onto the floor.

The little black cat arched its back and let out a low, warning "wooo" sound from its throat. Its pupils were narrowed into a thin line, and it was obvious that it was not easy to suppress its power.

This thing is really fierce.

Sun Yu was terrified as he saw the monster about to break free and pounce on him.

Jiang Chuxu's eyes sharpened. She was certainly safe dealing with a ferocious creature of this level through the screen, but Sun Yu was right next to her. If he was affected, the consequences would be disastrous.

Her mind raced as she communicated directly with the system, deducted a few merit points, and made a talisman.

The next moment, a talisman with a faint golden glow appeared between her fingers.

She lightly drew her fingertips towards the puppy on the screen, and the talisman seemed to penetrate the barrier of space and instantly appeared in the living room of Sun Yu's house. The talisman was silently imprinted on the forehead of the puppy who was struggling frantically.

The shrill howl came to an abrupt end, and the evil energy that had been rising from the puppy instantly rolled back into its body.

Its red eyes quickly dimmed, and its frantic struggles completely froze. Its entire body, along with the strange head, stood still as if the pause button had been pressed, with only a slight tremor remaining.

Immediately afterwards, the dog boy disappeared inexplicably, and then it appeared in Jiang Chuxu's necklace.

The temperature of the necklace suddenly rose for a moment, then quickly dropped back down.

In the living room, all that was left was the golden retriever and a few drops of smelly saliva on the floor.

[Another ghost hunt through the screen, awesome!]

[The host is amazing!!! (breaking voice)]

What about that golden retriever? Is it a ghost too?

Sun Yu tremblingly turned the screen back to face him. He was now completely stunned, his face pale.

"Okay." Jiang Chuxu glanced at Sun Yu, paused for a moment, and then continued.

"That ghost has been dealt with. The golden retriever is just an ordinary dog that was frightened, not a ghost. I will find someone to deal with it. Remember, the couple upstairs brought this upon themselves. They were secretly using evil magic to raise that creature, and it backfired. This has nothing to do with you, so don't overthink it."

Sun Yu opened his mouth and took a long time to find his voice. He hurriedly thanked him, with a hint of confusion in his eyes: "Thank you, host, thank you!"

"Yeah." Jiang Chuxu responded without saying anything more. He directly cut off the connection, and the picture on Sun Yu's side disappeared instantly.

The comments in the live broadcast room are still flooding the screen like crazy, and most of them are looking forward to the next live broadcast.

But Jiang Chuxu didn't plan to broadcast live again, as there were more urgent things to do.

After ending the call, Sun Yu slumped on the sofa, his heart still beating wildly, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

The living room was eerily quiet, with only his heavy breathing and the faint whimpering from the golden retriever's throat.

The strange "dog boy" disappeared and was taken away by the anchor, but the various traces left in the living room reminded him that what just happened was not a nightmare.

He picked up the phone tremblingly, and the screen was still stuck on the end of the live broadcast.

The mixed feeling of relief at surviving the disaster and fear made his hands and feet go weak.

The message alerts in the homeowners' group chat were ringing frantically. It was probably because the neighbors were discussing the cordon that the police had pulled up during the day and the two terrifying human heads.

Sun-woo took a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.

He clicked on the owners' group, and sure enough, there were hundreds of messages. He scrolled up.

Oh my god, the police are here again! They found a human head right outside my house. I was so scared!

What's going on with the couple upstairs? Is it a vendetta?

[I heard the death was extremely tragic...]

[@Property Management, are you guys doing anything about this? Is this building still habitable? This is terrifying!]

I don’t dare to go out today.

@Sun Yu, Xiao Sun, don't you live downstairs from them? Did you hear anything last night?

Sun Yu's fingers were shaking a little. He thought about what the host said last, and looked at the golden retriever at the door who was still confused and uneasy.

He organized his words and started typing in the group.

[Dear neighbors, please don't panic. I just had someone check. The couple upstairs aren't raising ordinary dogs. They're secretly doing something sinister, raising some kind of evil little ghost.]

He paused and continued typing.

[I ended up messing around and got bitten by the thing I raised. Now that thing has been taken away by a master, it won't come out to harm people again. Everyone, do what you need to do. Everything is fine.]

After the message was sent, the group was quiet for a few seconds, and then it exploded.

[??? Witchcraft? Raising ghosts?]

[Oh my god! Why does their house always smell weird?]

[Raising a ghost?! What era is this?!]

[Sun Yu, who did you ask to see this? Is it reliable?]

@SunYu, XiaoSun, are you serious? Was that thing really taken away? Are you not knocking on the door again? My wife is still paralyzed in bed.

[No wonder! I was saying that woman had a sinister look in her eyes.]

@Sun Yu, are you an expert? Is that the Jiang anchor from the live stream?

[It must be her! I watched that livestream too.]

[Thank God, Jiang Anchor took action and it was stable]

@SunYu, where's that golden retriever? I saw it. Is it a ghost too?

Sun Yu quickly replied.

[The golden retriever is not a ghost, it's just an ordinary dog. The host has contacted someone and someone will come to deal with it immediately.]

There was a lot of discussion in the group, and the panic was replaced by curiosity and anger.

Some people scolded the couple for seeking death and harming others, some were glad that the anchor acted in time, and some began to gossip about the couple's strange behavior, such as strange knocking noises late at night, or always buying large amounts of raw meat home.

The property management was also called in, demanding a thorough inspection of the house and increased security.

Sun Yu looked at the news that was flooding the screen and felt a little relieved.

He threw his phone aside, his back soaked with cold sweat.

He glanced cautiously at the door. The golden retriever was still lying there with empty eyes, his body trembling slightly, and occasionally letting out a low whimper, looking particularly pitiful.

About twenty minutes later, a few people appeared at the door.

Sun Yu shuddered and looked up at the people outside wearing dark uniforms and serious expressions. One of them was even carrying a dog cage. Could this be the person the anchor contacted?

He stood up quickly, but he was still afraid of the golden retriever, so he didn't go over.

"Is this Mr. Sun Yu?" The leading man flashed his ID. "I've been notified to deal with the scene and the dog."

"Yes, yes, please come in." Sun Yu quickly made way, "It's that dog."

The special department members moved very skillfully.

The two men quickly checked for any remaining traces of evil spirits in the living room, focusing on the few strange drops of saliva on the floor and the door handles, and then used special instruments to take samples and record them.

The other two approached the golden retriever cautiously.

The golden retriever seemed to sense something, raised his head vigilantly, let out a low growl in his throat, and shrank back.

A team member squatted down, his movements very gentle, without rushing to get close, just soothing him with a gentle voice: "It's okay, baby, it's okay..."

The golden retriever's vigilance gradually relaxed, and the growl turned into a whimper.

The team member carefully put a leash on it and checked the collar around its neck. When he saw the large patch of dark red and black blood, his eyes turned cold.

Another person opened the dog cage. The golden retriever seemed to know that there was no danger and was obediently led into the cage. He was very quiet throughout the whole process, but his body was still shaking slightly.

When the cage door closed, it even lay down and buried its head between its front paws.

"We'll take it for an examination and placement," the team member said to Sun Yu. "Thank you for your cooperation. Also, regarding the situation of the upstairs resident..."

He glanced at Sun Woo.

Sun Yu immediately understood: "I know, I've already explained it to the neighbors. I said they used some evil magic and it backfired, and the things have been taken away by a master."

The team member nodded. "That's a good approach. If there are any abnormalities later, or if you remember any details, please feel free to contact us."

He handed over a simple business card with only a phone number and email address.

People from special departments come and go quickly.

Soon, Sun Yu was the only one left in the living room, with a faint smell of disinfectant lingering in the air.

Sun Yu collapsed back on the sofa and looked at the security door that was closed again. He felt like he had fought a big battle and was exhausted all over, but his heart finally settled down.

On the other side, Jiang Chuxu took the dog boy directly to the isolation observation room of the special department.

This isolation observation room has been under construction for a long time, but has never been used. It can finally be put into use this time.

Jiang Chuxu was also in the isolation observation room, mainly to keep an eye on the dog boy to prevent him from going crazy again.

There was an invisible pressure in the air.

The dog boy was in the corner of the isolation room and seemed to be particularly afraid of Jiang Chuxu.

It was on all fours, its muscles tensed, its claws scraping the ground as it struggled desperately to break free from the suppression.

The thick yin energy continued to roll, but it always avoided the place where Jiang Chuxu was standing.

Standing outside the glass wall were Ding Yucheng, Xu Zhaojin, Liu Lanzhen, and several core members responsible for recording and analysis.

Everyone looked at the scene inside with serious expressions.

"No wonder there are so many casualties." Liu Lanzhen shook her head and sighed. If she encountered this person, she might not be able to win.

The reason why he couldn't win was not because of anything else, but because of these various forms and the negative energy around him.

When people are in an environment with too much negative energy, they are particularly prone to hallucinations.

"That couple deserved death." Xu Zhaojin crossed her arms, her eyes sharp as a knife as she scanned the twisted neck of the dog boy. "Live modification, depriving humanity, this method is intolerable."

Jiang Chuxu ignored the discussion outside. She held Xiao Hei in her arms, her eyes calmly fixed on the puppy.

Xiao Hei lay in her arms, his cat eyes half-closed, looking lazy, but the invisible deterrent force was like a substance, firmly imprisoning the beast in the isolation room.

Jiang Chuxu looked at Gou Hai's memory again, mainly the appearance of Boss K.

Then she walked to the prepared drawing board next to her and picked up the charcoal pencil. She started writing without any hesitation. With just a few strokes, a man's profile appeared on the paper.

The tall, cold nose bridge, the thin lips tightly pursed into a line, the well-defined jawline, and the gloomy and deep temperament that can be felt even through the paper. Although only the side profile is shown, the features are captured extremely accurately. He does not look like the old man that the couple is talking about.

"K." Jiang Chuxu handed the portrait to Ding Yucheng.

Ding Yucheng and others immediately gathered around, took photos and archived them, and sent them to the technical department for facial comparison. Although this K had been active abroad, it was not certain which country he was from, so it would be better to check.

"By the way, K is looking for someone to extend his life recently." Jiang Chuxu briefly talked about the gentleman.

"K is offering a huge reward and urgently looking for a replacement to keep him alive. It's urgent."

Everyone instantly understood what Jiang Chuxu wanted to say. This was indeed their opportunity.

"It's really an evil way to prolong life!" Xu Zhaojin's eyes were cold.

The people in the K organization have done so many things that have harmed their lifespan, especially K himself. Generally, evil people cannot be active for too long and basically rely on means to prolong their lives.

The number of people in the country who know about the life-extending technique can be counted on one hand, and no one has done anything in recent years.

Ding Yucheng reacted quickly: "Investigate. Focus on checking whether there are any top wealthy or powerful people who miraculously recovered from a serious illness and near death around three years ago, and then behaved unusually low-key or eccentrically afterwards!"

If they could get K's information through that person, they would be better prepared.

"Now is a good time to sneak in." It is also a good time to deal with K himself.

Undercover!

Although this mission is very dangerous, if it is not handled this time, the next such opportunity will be several years later.

Who knows whether K will find a new replacement by then.

【Author’s words】

[Prayers]