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The bun-haired girl ran through the quiet darkness of the night. The middle-aged man hunting her in the back while laughing mockingly.

"Where are you running to? Tonight you must make me happy!" exclaimed that fatty man. It didn't take long for that man to catch that girl.

"L-let go... I am begging you, please let me go!" asked that girl in a pitiful tone. Tears streamed down her cheeks. The man in front of her laughed. He then pushed that girl to the ground, then immediately took off what he wear to fulfilled his lecherous lust.

The young girl kept crying and backed away. But the man in front of her immediately moved quickly and catch her body.

The man had become a demon. Like in a trance, he quickly took off that girl's clothes. His desire can no longer be suppressed. It has to be released immediately, regardless of that poor girl continues to cry and begging to be released.

Clinks sounded noisy. At first it was a bit far from that place, then it got closer. A red rope then wrapped around the lecherous man's neck and pulled him back. That man was suddenly flustered. His hands were trying to free his strangled neck.

"You wanted to live, but it was too late. Blame yourself for your tragic death!" said someone who is flying from above. From the appearance and voice, it was clear that it was a girl. She wore a red dress that was open at the waist. There was a matching veil covering part of her face. At first glance, the girl looks like a dancer with a red veil and beads decorating her head.

The bad man pleading in a choking voice. But the red girl in front of him didn't care. She slashed part of the man's body with a long and thin sword. The man looked very in pain. Blood was also seeping out of the wound by the sword. He wanted to beg for mercy, but the tight strangulation of the rope around his neck made it impossible for him to make a sound clearly.

"You are a bad person who likes to fuck young girls. With this crime of yours, you don't deserve to be forgiven!" exclaimed the red girl while continuing to slash the sword, even making a cut on the man's cheek. Blood was seeping out of it.

The red girl stopped and then approached the girl who had almost become the man's victim.

"Should I forgive him?" She asked. The victim girl shook her head with teary eyes.

"No. Kill him!"

***

This was Zhou Yu's umpteenth time handling a murder case in the area. The assassin had the nickname of red devil. He never saw it in person, but many said that the killer was a very beautiful girl. The people who were killed were criminals who make crime with the other people and could not be charged with the law. However, Zhou Yu was a royal law officer, so this killing was wrong. A criminal must be judged and punished through a court, not killed arbitrarily.

'If all can punish criminals, then the law and courts are no longer needed,' murmured the handsome man in his heart.

Zhou Yu quickened his pace followed by his men. The red embroidered clothes and black robes they wore made them look dignified. There was only a slight difference in the knitting pattern on the clothes Zhou Yu was wearing because he already had a position. The passersby who were busy for that moment was stepped aside because they were afraid of the officers.

The man's body was found last night under a tree near the city center in a kneeling position. Both hands clenched tightly. The face also looks as white as paper. The rope that used to be wrapped around his neck is still around the man's neck, while the other end is tightly tied to a tree trunk. There was blood flowing from the man's eyes that had been tightly closed. The clothes clinging to the body remained as messy as the night before when he had bad intentions towards the girl who almost become his victim.

"He is a repeated criminal. He had been arrested many times, but he still makes mistakes," said Zheng Wei. Zheng Wei was Zhou Yu's deputy officer and good friend. It's just that their nature is opposite. Despite his position, Zheng Wei more playful tham Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu, who was crouching at the corpse in front of him, was silent. He then ordered several of his subordinates to take the body to the court's examination room so that an autopsy could be carried out.

"We're going to the Meihua pavilion now!" Zhou Yu said.

"You still suspect that girl over there did it?" Zheng Wei asked. The man looked doubtful. From many pavilions in their city, Zhou Yu looked very suspicious of the busiest nightclub in the capital.

Zhou Yu nodded. He had reason to be suspicious of the place. The people who were victims were customers there and most likely this new victim would be the same.

***

Night had just fallen, but the atmosphere of the pavilion had become so lively. Even so, several girls seemed to be standing outside, teasing and coaxing the visitors to come. Spoiled seduction, beautiful face, and their fragrance would make most men unable to resist.

Zhou Yu, Zheng Wei, as well as several other officers of course also did not escape the temptation from girls in there. In contrast to Zheng Wei and the others, Zhou Yu simply didn't respond to the temptation. He quickly left after reprimanding Zheng Wei and his men.

The accompaniment of music and people talking can be heard clearly in the pavilion. Some people seem to drink wine while teasing, even fondling the beautiful girls beside them. The fragrance of the drink was so strong that it filled the room mingling with the sweet fragrance where as the pavillion girls wore. They were all laughing and enjoying the atmosphere at that night.

"Master, Master, what kind of girl are you looking for? I'll find one for you!" reprimanded a fat middle-aged woman. She was none other than Mrs. Ma, the owner and manager of the pavilion.

Zhou Yu ignored the woman and continued walking. Madam Ma immediately restrained that man and called some girls out to meet Zhou Yu and the others.

They were really beautiful with alluring looks and sweet smiles. Their bodies are also great with silk skin. Zheng Wei and the others smiled at them. Only Zhou Yu remained cold-faced.

"Tell me, tell me which one do you want? These are our best girls," said Mrs. Ma as she grabbed Zhou Yu's hand. Zheng Wei and the others widened their eyes. Zhou Yu's attitude was notoriously fierce. So brave that woman behaves like that.

"Madam, we're not here to have fun. We're doing our duty," Zhou Yu said. Inwardly he felt annoyed, but still restrained himself because the woman was older than him.

"Duty, duty, what's wrong with you guys? Why you all didn't have little fun?" Mrs. Ma muttered. She then gave a signal and the girls in near them immediately approached Zhou Yu and others.