Setting fires sometimes took a little skill.
For example, you had to drag the bodies together, douse them in fuel, then set them alight... Of course, burning them to ash in this environment wasn't easy, but throwing on a few armfuls of firewood wasn't impossible. Li Wei had even generously contributed a few white phosphorus incendiary grenades-now that he had a car, he naturally carried more supplies with him.
Flames soared into the sky, tearing through the pitch-black night. Li Wei stood beside the car, silently watching the wooden cabin burn a short distance away. The towering flames bathed the dark surroundings in a vivid red glow.
To Li Wei, this case was somewhat strange-the creatures he had encountered in Fog City had mostly been monsters born of rumors.
This one, however, seemed more like a local specialty.
"Mr. Detective, what do you intend to do next? H-how am I supposed to explain this to everyone?"
"Either tell them the truth or say they died heroically fighting the black wolf and were all burned to ash together. Your choice."
Li Wei lifted his chin, gesturing toward the burning cabin before them.
"B-but what if there are more... What should we do?"
"You can test them with this."
Li Wei took out a silver bullet and handed it to the village chief. He had already tested it on the bodies of the black wolf, Charlie, and the others. Whenever the silver bullet touched them, their skin reacted as though it had been corroded by sulfuric acid. Clearly, werewolves did have a weakness. He just didn't know what was going on with these local werewolves...
He would have to visit that Wolf God cave later.
For Wolfhead Village, it was a night of panic.
First came the monster attack, then half a