Living Creatures Transform into Anomalies

The clouds parted, revealing moonlight. A cool breeze swept through the Red Silk Grass, making it rustle.

Zhuang Yuan poured himself a cup of coffee, took a small sip, then idly scrolled through his phone to pass the time during his night watch.

Even after evidence collection was complete, as long as the case remained unsolved, the Public Security Office would assign officers to guard the crime scene around the clock.

Of course, that was Great Abyss's official requirement. How many Public Security Offices actually carried it out properly, without cutting corners, was another question.

"Heh heh."

He unconsciously chuckled a few times. Realizing that this seemed somewhat disrespectful to the deceased, he lowered his head and coughed lightly, wiping the smile from his face.

The deceased professor had never married. He had devoted all his energy to the educational career he loved most, earning a modest reputation in Changmen Commandery and cultivating many pillars of talent across countless fields.

Screech—screech—

A piercing scraping sound rang out, as if clawing at his heart. Listening to it for even a little too long made him want to vomit.

Zhuang Yuan put down his phone and followed the sound with his gaze, sweeping his eyes across the pitch-black backyard.

"It probably came from around the chicken coop?" Recalling the layout he had observed in the backyard that afternoon, he scratched his slightly messy hair and put on the police cap resting at the edge of the table.

His face darkened with displeasure as he switched on his flashlight and pushed open the door. "What time is it? Why are you two chickens still making such a fuss?"

The flashlight beam swept over the chicken coop. The rooster, which had been lying in the corner, trembled faintly from time to time. Its body