Su Bai stood beside the closed shop door, watching the three plainclothes officers outside whose names he did not know.
Although they had left the Mist Shop, the three officers did not seem to intend to go far. Instead, they returned to their original post across the street, and their unnamed captain began making calls.
The other two officers were still standing against the wall, but compared with before they entered the Mist Shop, their eyes held a deep wariness as they scanned their surroundings.
Judging by the situation, the three plainclothes officers had not forgotten Su Bai's warning.
Once he had confirmed that, Su Bai walked over to Lin Wei on the sofa.
Lin Wei was curled up in a corner of the sofa, his face deathly pale and his expression dazed, as though his mind could no longer properly control his body. His hands kept scratching at his legs, his nails occasionally scraping across wounds already covered in scales, each stroke accompanied by a faint, painful twitch. Blood slowly seeped from the wounds, staining the sofa red and even dripping onto the floor.
A faint smell of blood hung in the air. Even Little Cat Kai Xin, lying on a shelf, gave a very displeased meow, seemingly unhappy about the strange things that had appeared in their shop.
This sofa would have to go.
A trace of helplessness flickered in Su Bai's eyes as he took in the scene, and he sighed softly.
Then Su Bai approached Lin Wei and gently rested his palm on his stiff shoulder.
Lin Wei shuddered violently, his body instantly going rigid as though an electric current had passed through him. He involuntarily drew his shoulders inward, as if afraid of contact with others, and profound terror showed in his eyes.
It was