That damned woman brought that crazy woman back to make him look bad. He hadn't even settled the score with her yet!
But why was she staring at the pastry in his hand? Could it be she hadn't had lunch yet?
Thinking about how his arrival had tightened the budget recently, and how that woman kept muttering about money in his ear, maybe she was skipping lunch to save money?
But he'd already eaten all the lunch himself~~
The Wolf King felt a twinge of guilt. The dark clouds over his head vanished instantly, and with a sour expression, he pushed the cookie bag toward Qiqi: "Hey, are you hungry? Have some!"
Qiqi quickly waved her hands: "No, no need."
Wolf King: "You're not eating? What is this? It's pretty good!"
Qiqi: "That... is a dessert."
Wolf King: "Oh, then do you want some too?"
"No need." Qiqi shook her head. "I'm full."
In the study of the Lu family's hillside villa.
Lu Wei hadn't gone to work today because he had arranged to meet Detective Ke Lü at the villa that morning to discuss the attack in the garden that day. It was now past noon, and the two had been discussing it from morning until now without reaching any conclusions. Lu Wei was growing anxious. He stood by the study's 360-degree panoramic glass window, looking down at the lush, vibrant garden below.
Summer had arrived. The sunlight was bright and intense. In the garden, trees cast shade, flowers bloomed profusely, and fragrance filled the air, creating a romantic, enchanting scene. However, near the fountain in the grove—the spot where the monster had appeared that night—a large patch of flowers and grass lay trampled, ruining the garden's design. If one looked closely, they could still see the sharp claw marks left by the monster on the tree trunks. Perhaps they could even catch a faint, lingering scent of blood.
His gaze fixed on that area, Lu Wei narrowed his eyes. His usually warm, spring-like gaze turned sharp and penetrating, and his expression even grew somewhat gloomy and dark.
Behind him, at a massive desk, sat a middle-aged man bent over his work. The man appeared to be in his forties, tall and thin, with messy hair and a wrinkled shirt, looking somewhat unkempt. However, anyone who met his sharp, rational gaze would immediately feel their inner thoughts laid bare, their ideas seen through, and any dark intentions exposed.
This was the renowned Detective Ke Lü.
At the moment, he was using the host's computer desk, his hands flying across the keyboard as he pulled up images and documents, including photos and videos from the garden that night.
Lu Wei heard a strange sound from the computer speakers, so he turned and walked over to the desk, sitting down beside Ke Lü to watch.
It was the surveillance footage from the garden that night.
Since it was filmed at night, the light was dim, and most of the footage was unclear. But when the massive monster suddenly appeared, the pale moonlight seemed to brighten abruptly. Trees swayed wildly, the画面 shook, and the brutal, bloody scene of the man in black being slaughtered unfolded vividly before their eyes.
The monster came and went like lightning. Almost no one could see where it had emerged from. On the dark screen, there was just a flash, and then chaos erupted.
Lu Wei watched it once and didn't dwell on it further—in fact, he and Ke Lü had studied this footage countless times.
He asked, "Mr. Ke, what do you think of this monster?"
Ke Lü looked up from the pile of materials, his tone certain: "Clearly, this is a monster. And it's not a creature within our current realm of understanding."