Ximen's hair stood on end as he ran at the front, and when he raised his gun to shoot at the black shadow on Du Qiuze's body, it was a burst of gunfire. The bullets hit the black shadow, emitting a string of sparks. However, the bullets seemed to have no effect, except for making the black shadow let out a long whistle as it jumped off Du Qiuze's back, and nothing else could be seen.

  Just as Ximen Chain was about to change magazines and give it another burst, he heard someone shout from behind him: "Get out of the way!" Then came the distinctive sound of a shotgun being cocked. Ximen Chain didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately dodging to one side. Almost at the same time as he dodged, he heard a loud "Boom!" and could almost feel the force of the buckshot whizzing past his ear.

  A shotgun blast hit the black shadow, sending it flying four or five meters away. Before it could steady itself, a second shot rang out, and several handguns and shotguns opened fire on the black shadow simultaneously. After a burst of gunfire, the black shadow finally collapsed to the ground, twitched for a moment, and then stopped moving altogether.

  At this time, the fog on the black shadow's body slowly dissipated, revealing a huge monkey corpse inside. This monkey, even though it was dead, still maintained its ferocious appearance with bared teeth and a menacing scowl. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to associate this animal with the intelligent and lovely monkeys in the zoo.

  After seeing the monster that bit Du Qiuze to death being killed, Sun Baozi took a few deep breaths. Afraid that the monster was not dead, he fired several more shots at its head before dividing into two teams to examine the monster's and Du Qiuze's bodies separately.

  Du Qiu Ze's belly had been torn open, and more than half of his internal organs had already entered the monster's mouth. And that monkey-like monster, with hundreds of bullet holes on its body, had bled out and was dead beyond death.

  Sun Baozi took a look at the corpse of the big monkey and immediately turned his head to Yang Dian, saying: "Old Yang, isn't it said that it's a ghost? Not me talking, but take a look at this body, does it have any hint of being a ghost?"

  Yang Xiao was right behind Sun Baozi, after hearing his words, he looked at Sun Baozi with a hint of a smile but didn't answer his question.

  Just as Sun Baozi was about to continue asking, Wang Shaoran from the fifth room walked past him and whispered in Deputy Director Sun's ear: "The demon has gone through a thunderbolt tribulation, its soul is sealed within its flesh and blood. It can be called a ghost or a demon without being wrong. It just doesn't have any demonic nature left."

  Sun Baozi let out an "oh" and his expression remained unchanged, without any hint of embarrassment due to not knowing what was going on. He turned around and slowly walked towards Du Qiuze's corpse.

  But Sun Baozi had only taken two steps when he suddenly remembered something. He abruptly lifted his head and looked around in the direction of the crowd, but after scanning the area, he didn't find the person he was looking for. Sun Baozi shouted to the investigators surrounding Du Qizhe's body: "Has anyone seen Liu Bu?"

  The sentence reminded everyone, and Ximen Lian found himself guarding Du Qiuze's body. Liu Bu, who was originally under his care, had disappeared without a trace at some point. Ximen Lian was stunned for a moment before suddenly jumping up from the ground and looking back, but apart from his colleagues from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, there was no sign of any outsiders.

  "Hey, you two, hurry back! You can't let him get to the ground first!" Sun Baozi shouted at Ximen Qing and his companion, who had already run past: "Remember, no matter dead or alive, we can't let anyone take a step ahead of us in getting back to the ground!"

  After seeing Ximen Chain and Bear Playful chasing after him, Sun Mengzi said to the others, "Bring Du Qiuze along, let's head back together."

  Taking Du Qiuze's body away was a bit more troublesome. Old Mo simply sewed up the wound on Du Qiuze's abdomen and then bandaged it again. After Du Qiuze's body stopped bleeding, two other investigators from the second room carried him along the same route they had come from.

  As they walked back, the expressions on the faces of the surveyors at the Bureau of Statistics were all subdued due to the sudden death of two colleagues. Even Sun Guangzi, who was usually talkative, closed his mouth and followed the crowd silently as they walked forward.

  Just as they passed by the place where Zhang Mingyu was killed and returned to the fog-shrouded area, a scream suddenly came from in front of them. Immediately afterwards, there were more than ten or twenty gunshots, and then they heard Xiong Wanyi's voice coming out of the fog on the opposite side: "Sun Pangzi! Yang Xiao, hurry up and save me!"

  When the gunshot rang out, Sun Dawei reacted and realized that the location of the gunshot was too far away from them. These people were now in a situation where they couldn't help each other. Just as these people started running towards the direction of the gunshot, Sun Dawei shouted: "Yang Xiao, you go first! Don't let them get into trouble!"

  As soon as Sun Baozi's voice fell, Yang Xiao's body swayed and he disappeared into thin air. Then a strange creature's howl came from the direction of the gunshot, and a bloody smell spread through the air.

  "Hey, big officer! What's going on? Are you two alright?" Sun Baozi led the way, running towards the direction of the gunshot while shouting loudly: "If everything is fine, give us a response!"

  A faintly audible voice came from the darkness, "It's okay! A monster just broke in, but Yang Xiao has taken care of it. Old Bear and I are fine."

  When he heard that the two were fine, Sun Baozi finally let out a sigh of relief and stopped in his tracks to catch his breath. However, before he could even calm down, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared out of nowhere from the thick fog beside him. The shadow was shrouded in heavy mist all over its body, but judging from its shape and movements, it seemed to be a wolf or dog-like animal.

  As the shadow appeared, it rushed towards Sun Baozi. Just before the black shadow emerged, Sun Baozi's heart was racing and he began to feel inexplicably anxious. He had experienced this feeling several times before, and it had saved his life on more than one occasion. Without hesitation, Sun Baozi tightly grasped the shotgun, his finger already on the trigger.

  Just as the black shadow was about to pounce on Sun Baozi, suddenly "Bang!" a shot rang out from Sun Baozi's shotgun. The black shadow was too close, and this one shot sent it flying. Before the black shadow could even hit the ground, Sun Baozi pulled the slide and fired again. Another "Bang!" echoed through the air, striking the black shadow in the head. The black shadow's head jerked to the side, and then it crashed heavily to the ground. At this point, the investigators behind him also came to their senses, raising their guns and firing wildly at the black shadow. After the gunfire stopped, the black shadow on the ground dissipated into mist, revealing a massive gray wolf with an enormous body.

  After seeing the wolf's corpse, Sun Baozi didn't show any sign of lucky escape. Instead, he widened his eyes and stared at the faint light of the xenon lamp that remained in the fog, and said to the investigators behind him: "Everyone be careful, we're not safe until we find Yang Xiao."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Men Lian's voice came from the opposite side again: "Great Sage, is everything okay on your side? Do you need Yang Xiao to go back and help you?"

  "We're fine!" Sun Baozi shouted loudly: "Don't let Yang Xiao run wild, just let it guard you. We have more people here than you do!"

  When Sun Baozi spoke, the investigators around him had dispersed and were facing outward, each holding their guns towards the dark fog. Although in this formation, they slowly approached the direction of Ximen's chain.

  After walking another 200 meters or so, Sun Baozi finally saw the figures of Ximen Qing and others in the fog ahead. Only when he saw Yang Tiezheng right in front of him did Sun Baozi feel a little relieved. After asking Ximen Qing what had happened earlier, he learned that Ximen Daren and Xiong Wanyi had chased Liu Bu all the way to here, and vaguely saw Liu Bu's figure running forward in the fog.

  Just as the two were about to catch up with Liu Butian, a black figure suddenly darted out of the darkness. Ximen Lian and Xiong Wanyi immediately grasped their guns and fired at the figure, forcing it to retreat. Thanks to the good coordination between Ximen Lian and Xiong Wanyi, they managed to reload their guns quickly and avoid being attacked by the black figure while they were exchanging magazines. Later, Yang Xiao arrived and took out the black figure after a brief fight, and then heard gunshots coming from Sun Baozi's direction.

  "Liu Bu Zhen really ran back!" Sun Baozi looked at the faint light guiding the way a few dozen meters ahead and said to the investigators, "Continue to chase forward! Don't let that old guy get away. Once he gets back to the ground, none of us will be able to go up."

  This time, I didn't dare to find someone to chase alone, and could only have everyone together quickly chasing forward. Hesitating with Du Qiu Ze's corpse dragging behind, these people's speed couldn't be faster either. Fortunately, Sun Baozi had previously crippled one of Liu Bu Zhen's legs, so he was also running slowly in the front.

  After passing two more guiding xenon lamp bright spots, these people suddenly found that the front was pitch black, and the light of the guiding xenon lamp in front had unknowingly gone out quietly. The crowd stopped for a moment without a target, staring blankly at the darkness filled with thick fog in front of them.

  Sun Baozi took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, saying: "Old Wang has extinguished the xenon lamp." Then, he turned to look at Yang Xiao and said: "Old Yang, please trouble you to chase after him again."

  Yang Xiao shook his head and said: "I can't feel Liu Bu's true self, I'll be lost if I chase after him"

  "He thought that by extinguishing the xenon lamp, I wouldn't be able to find my way back?" Sun Baozi chuckled towards the darkness in front of him, then turned his head and glanced at the investigators before continuing: "Not that I'm bragging, but since growing up, I've never gotten lost!"