Chapter 749: Huo Ju Investigates a Case (7)
The skinning demon's face was extremely distorted, and he glared at Pei Yan viciously.
She originally thought that everything was under her control, and that the government officials were fooled by her. They were all idiots!
She never imagined that she was the prey and the government had already set a trap for her to jump into.
This commander is really amazing. He can dress up as a woman without any sense of incongruity. He even fooled her!
"Lord Pei is really bold and patient." The skinning demon taunted with a strange tone.
She had already revealed herself, but Pei Yan hadn't been so patient that he actually inhaled the cigarette she'd given him and passed out. She had finally felt completely at ease after bringing him here, and she made no secret of her true identity. If Pei Yan had revealed his identity at the brothel, she could have easily escaped unscathed, but now...
Pei Yan knew what she said, but didn't care: "You can't get a tiger cub without learning from the tiger. I haven't finished what I just said. Why did you kill the brothel girl? Because the brothel girl stole your man? Or..."
The skinning demon didn't like this topic and interrupted him directly: "Master Pei, don't be too proud too soon. You may not be able to catch me."
The skinning demon spoke with a twisted face, revealing a cruel smile, and suddenly slashed the knife in his hand towards Pei Yan.
Pei Yan dodged the knife, picked up the long sword hanging on the wall, and stabbed at the skinning monster.
The skinning monster was also very agile. He flipped over and jumped behind Pei Yan, slashing at his back.
Pei Yan turned around suddenly, and the long sword in his hand collided with the skinning demon's short knife, making a sharp metal collision sound.
After a few moves, the difference in skill gradually became clear. Pei Yan's sword left two large wounds on the skinning monster's arm, and the skinning monster's face turned pale. It was obvious that Pei Yan's skills were superior to the skinning monster's.
The skinning demon also realized that if he continued like this, he would not be a match for Pei Yan.
So he turned around, kicked open the locked door, and ran away.
Pei Yan quickly caught up.
When they went out, Pei Yan found that they were on the same boat.
No wonder, when he just woke up, he felt that the ground seemed to shake.
It turned out to be on the water.
Pei Yan looked at the water surface, his head slightly dizzy, and his face stiffened for a moment, but it disappeared in a flash.
Pei Yan stabbed the sword in his hand towards the skinning monster, and the skinning monster dodged in embarrassment.
She glanced at the bottomless water, and just before the sword pierced her vitals, she turned over and jumped into the river.
Pei Yan reached out to grab her, but he was still a step too slow and didn't even touch the corner of her clothes.
Pei Yan stood at the edge of the boat, watching the skinning monster being swallowed by the water, leaving behind circles of ripples.
He almost caught the skinned monster.
Pei Yan looked at the water surface, and a trace of fear flashed across his unconcealed face.
A picture flashed through his mind: a young boy struggling in the water, a hand pressing down on his head. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free. Water poured into his nostrils, and the feeling of suffocation came over him...
Even though he later dived into the water again and again in order to overcome his weakness, fear still grew in his heart and he wanted to escape.
No, the skinning demon is as slippery as a loach. If we let her escape now, it will not be easy to catch her again!
Pei Yan gritted his teeth, finally made a decision, and jumped into the water.
Pei Yan fell into the water, holding a dagger tightly in his hand, and swam towards the skinning monster.
The skinning demon thought she had escaped, but her feet were suddenly grabbed.
The skinning demon turned around, his face ferocious, and slashed towards Pei Yan with the dagger in his hand.
Pei Yan dodged the dagger while stabbing at the skinning monster.
The two men started fighting in the water.
Because of the resistance in the water, both of them slowed down their movements a lot.
I don’t know whose blood it was, or if it was the blood of both of them, that dyed the river red.
The two men fought each other.
Later, Pei Yan was completely out of strength and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
Water filled his nostrils, and the familiar feeling of suffocation returned.
Is he going to die?
When fear reaches its extreme, it turns into numbness.
While he was dazed, someone carried him in one direction and his consciousness completely disappeared.
…
Huo Ju held the person and swam towards the shore.
After discovering that Miss Qingluo had been abducted by the skinning monster, Huo Ju immediately notified the people from the Patrol Office and began searching everywhere.
Following clues, we finally found the ship, and that's what happened now.
Huo Ju carried Qing Luo to the shore. When he got ashore and looked at the lifeless Qing Luo, Huo Ju felt extremely panicked.
"Miss Qingluo!" Huo Ju kept calling.
The person in his arms didn't react at all.
Huo Ju's eyes turned red with anxiety.
He laid her flat on the ground and pressed on her for dozens of times. Finally, Qing Luo spat out a mouthful of water.
Huo Ju sighed and felt her breathing, which was weak but there was breath.
Huo Ju sat on the ground exhausted, the stone in his heart finally falling to the ground.
Huo Ju took two deep breaths and hurried to call her.
"Miss Qingluo."
Huo Ju called her twice, but she didn't wake up. However, her brows were tightly furrowed and her body trembled uncontrollably.
Huo Ju felt very distressed and didn't care about anything else, so he quickly hugged the person in his arms.
He felt that Miss Qingluo must have dreamed of something extremely terrifying, perhaps she was frightened by the skinning demon.
The person in his arms had a pale face, long eyelashes pinched on his face, and his lips were tightly pursed, revealing a fragile beauty.
Huo Ju's voice was extremely gentle.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay, I'm here."
Huo Ju didn't know how to comfort people, so he just repeated this sentence over and over again.
Miss Qingluo's frown slowly relaxed.
"There is a dilapidated temple ahead. Let's go there first." Huo Ju said softly, then picked up Miss Qingluo.
When I hugged her, I found that she was very heavy. Although she looked so heavy, she was actually quite substantial.
Huo Ju carried the girl to the dilapidated temple, found a place for her to lie down.
Both of them were soaked, and Miss Qingluo must be very cold, so he went to pick up some firewood.
Fortunately, the flare was placed in a bamboo tube and did not get wet. Huo Ju first sent a signal to the people in the patrol department, telling them that the skinning monster was in the area and asked them to come to support quickly.
After sending the flare, Huo Ju went to collect firewood.
After collecting enough firewood and returning to the dilapidated temple, Huo Ju found that Miss Qingluo had woken up and was looking at him coldly.
Huo Ju glanced at her, then shyly didn't dare to look again: "You're awake, are you cold? I'll light a fire, and you won't be cold soon."
Huo Ju lit the firewood with a wet tinder, which gradually burned and the warmth spread.
"Where are you injured? Let me take a look for you." Huo Ju didn't know where to look and stretched out his hand, wanting to grab her hand.
"No need." The other party avoided him.
Huo Ju felt that her voice was a little strange and hoarse, like a man's voice.
However, maybe I choked on water and didn’t pay much attention to it.
"You saved me?"
Huo Ju scratched his hair a little embarrassedly. "Yes, I just acted in a hurry. I'm sorry for any offense. Please forgive me, young lady." Huo Ju's face became redder and redder as he spoke. "If you need to take responsibility, I am willing to take responsibility."
Huo Ju's face was so red that he didn't know where to look, so he didn't notice the other person's strange look.
"Where is the skinning monster?" the other party continued to ask.
"Ah? Oh, the Skinning Demon, I didn't see him. Girl, you also know the Skinning Demon? What did he say or do? Don't be afraid, I'm here, he won't dare to do anything to you again." Huo Ju patted his chest and said.
"Have you notified the Patrol Division?"
"I've notified them, and they'll be here soon. Hey, how do you know about the Patrol Office?" Huo Ju felt even more amazed.
"You really can't recognize who I am?" the other party said in a hoarse voice.
"You are Miss Qingluo..." Huo Ju said, feeling that her words seemed to have deep meaning.
Just then, several people walked in from outside. They were from the Patrol Case Department.
The people from the Patrol Office looked at Huo Ju anxiously.
"What's wrong? Is there any news about the skinning monster?"
"Yes." The person next to Huo Ju spoke.
The people from the Patrol Office did not recognize his face, but when he took out the token, they immediately recognized his identity and knelt down quickly.
"Master Pei!"
"The skinning monster was seriously injured. Search along the river, whether inside or outside the river, for a seriously injured person." Pei Yan said.
"Yes." The people from the Patrol Office took the order and left.
Huo Ju was as if struck by lightning, his face full of shock, he stood there in a daze.
How did his Miss Qingluo become Master Pei?!
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