Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The rabbit Ying Qiao was holding was four or five times bigger than an ordinary rabbit. Its fur was light grey, and its long ears were stuck to its back, but it had a face similar to that of a human.
It glared and kicked its legs, trying to escape again. However, Ying Qiao firmly grasped the back of its neck, and its proud escape technique was completely useless. After realizing this, it seemed to have finally given up struggling, and its limbs drooped in frustration. Its ears that were close to its back also drooped to the sides, and its three-petal mouth uttered human words: “I know I was wrong, you are a magnanimous person, so don’t bother with me.”
Its voice was also very pleasant, a soft and sweet sound that should make people feel soft-hearted. However, the flattering smile on that human-like face looked weird.
“What is this thing?” Jiang Lan pulled its short tail, then looked at its fat body with a slightly greedy look in his eyes.
So fat, I want to eat.
The rabbit-like creature seemed to feel threatened, and it lowered itself even more and begged for mercy: “I am just a rabbit demon who has been practicing in the mountains. I just came out of the mountains. I didn’t know the rules, and I didn’t recognize Mt. Tai and bumped into you two. I beg you to give me a chance to have a new beginning.”
Jiang Lan didn’t believe it: “I’ve seen rabbit monsters before, but none as ugly as you.”
As he said this, he pulled its long ears and said, “You can’t get so fat by eating vegetarian food, right?” The fat on its body was about to overflow.
“I’m a vegetarian! I’m naturally prone to obesity, there’s nothing I can do about it.” It kept defending itself.
Ying Qiao sneered, as if he had finally had enough of its performance. He picked it up and shook it, revealing its identity in one sentence: “The nightmare beast is indeed just like the rumors say, it doesn’t speak a single word of truth.”
The beast was shocked. It didn’t expect that someone could recognize its true form. It laughed dryly and said, “What did you say? Why don’t I understand?”
Jiang Lan’s expression suddenly became full of interest: “Nightmare beast?”
What is it? I haven’t eaten it.
Seeing his curiosity, Ying Qiao explained, “The body of the nightmare beast is similar to that of a rabbit, but it has a face like a human. Illusion and escape are the specialties of the nightmare beast. They enjoy lying and like to use illusions to deceive their prey. After gaining the trust of the prey, they eat the prey. It is said that the meat of the nightmare beast is very delicious, but people who eat the meat of the nightmare beast will also develop the habit of lying.”
“I’ve only heard of this monster and thought it had long been extinct.” Ying Qiao sneered and looked at him with cold eyes.
The beast shuddered and said flatteringly, “I really have no ill intentions. I just wanted to play a joke on you.”
Jiang Lan exposed it: “The nightmare beast likes to lie, you have to understand their words the other way around.”
After saying that, he looked at it with even more naked eyes, wondering how delicious it was: “Will even demons lie after eating it?”
Ying Qiao shook his head: “The reason why nightmare beasts are rare is because they are good at lying, but they taste very good and were all eaten up.”
“Is that so?” Jiang Lan sighed with regret, his eyes full of regret: “I have never eaten it… it’s a pity that I can’t eat it now.”
With Ying Qiao around, the nightmare beast must be handed over to the bureau.
Ying Qiao’s eyebrows moved slightly: “Want to try it?”
Huh?
Jiang Lan looked at Ying Qiao in surprise. Suddenly, a bold idea popped up in his mind, and his eyes widened: “Can I eat it?”
Ying Qiao rubbed his head and said righteously, “The nightmare beast is a liar by nature and likes to stir up disputes. It is too harmful. It will only cause trouble if we keep it. Eating it can be considered a good deed and contributing to the harmony of Jiangcheng.”
Jiang Lan immediately smiled happily and said impatiently: “Then we should eat it quickly!”
Beast: ???
It still tried to struggle, but Ying Qiao hit it on the top of its head, and it kicked its legs completely.
Jiang Lan happily woke Wang Qing up and couldn’t wait to finish work and go home for a midnight snack.
“What happened?” Wang Qing rubbed his head and got up from the ground in a daze.
Jiang Lan asked, “We wanted to ask you, why did you faint? Where is the security guard?”
Wang Qing took a while to calm down, and his dizzy mind finally became clearer. He recalled what happened before he fainted: “I followed your instructions and came to the security room, but there was no one there. I thought the security guard had gone out to relieve himself, so I waited in the security room, but I lost consciousness while sitting there.”
Then he became puzzled again: “What time is it now? The security guard hasn’t come back yet? Did he encounter that monster?”
Jiang Lan held up the monster’s ears like a treasure and showed them to Wang Qing: “We have caught the monster. That security guard was actually it. Call the school to confirm if there is such a person. If not, then the school’s haunting alarm is probably a hoax.”
Wang Qing opened his mouth wide, muttering as he searched for the principal’s phone number: “Why did it go through all this trouble to deceive us? Just to scare us?”
“Maybe it’s for food.” Jiang Lan’s smile suddenly became sinister.
Wang Qing got goosebumps from his laughter and shut his mouth honestly, not daring to ask any more questions.
He contacted the principal of the elementary school. He waited for a long time before the call was picked up. The man on the other end of the line said sleepily, “Who is it?”
Wang Qing first reported his identity and then explained that the security guard had called the police, saying that someone was playing a prank at the school.
Headmaster: ???
He denied Wang Qing’s statement: “We didn’t call the police, no one in the school played a prank, and there is no security guard named Li Wen. Did you make a mistake?”
“…”
The situation was so complicated and bizarre that Wang Qing could only ask him if he could come to school.
The other party was even more confused: “It’s late at night. Which police station are you from? Why do you need to handle a case in the early morning? I need to rest now. I don’t have time to talk nonsense with you…”
Then he muttered quietly, “Is the fraudster’s brain not working properly now? He committed fraud in the middle of the night. I really believed your lies.”
After saying that, he hung up the phone without hesitation.
Wang Qing: ….
He put away his phone awkwardly: “It seems that you are right. The call to the police should have been made by this monster. It has nothing to do with the school.”
“Since everything is fine, let’s retreat.” Jiang Lan was holding the fat beast with satisfaction and had already started thinking about how to eat it.
It definitely couldn’t be eaten raw. The last time he ate a few Gu Diao in Sanshui Village, he felt that they tasted a bit fishy.
You still have to pluck the fur and deal with it properly.
The matter had been settled. Wang Qing looked at the quiet school and had no choice but to leave with Jiang Lan.
They parted at the school gate. Wang Qing went back to his home, while Jiang Lan got into Ying Qiao’s car.
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