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Chapter 30 Wrong Person Arrested

After a moment, Zhou Bo stood up, glanced at his two junior brothers and sisters, then faced the chief and said, word by word:

"You've captured the wrong one. The beast locked in the burrow isn't some man-eating monster."

Did they arrest the wrong person?

These words caused an uproar, with everyone showing expressions of surprise.

The chief himself was utterly shocked. Had they arrested the wrong person? How could that be?

Zhou Bo nodded and explained:

"I sensed a trace of a demonic beast around here, which matches the lingering aura at the village entrance sentry post. That man-eating monster must have been here before, but it's definitely not the one in the cave."

Upon hearing this, the chief's face immediately showed signs of panic, and he hurriedly said:

"No...no way? This...even if this guy isn't that man-eating monster, he must have hurt a lot of people!"

There are no signs of large, ferocious beasts around Zulu Village, and this monster has never been seen before. Yet, as soon as it appeared, people were bitten to death. Do you think this is just a coincidence?

This time, before Zhou Bo could speak, his junior brother spoke first:

"This isn't a monster; this creature is called the Cloud Leopard."

While they pose a certain threat to domesticated livestock, their cautious and suspicious nature, solitary lifestyle, and tendency to live mostly in mountainous areas mean they have a low probability of encountering humans. Therefore, there have been no reports of them injuring people so far.

Coincidentally, its distribution range is exactly in the Yundu area, and further east, it is also found in the Xiadu area. It is considered a relatively common medium-sized ferocious beast.

But it is indeed a bit strange that one of them appeared here..."

Zhou Bo's junior sister, who was standing nearby, also immediately became interested and took over the conversation, continuing:

"The cloud leopard actually prefers to inhabit steep mountains or hilly areas."

I see that Zulu Village is located in the southern plains, with many forests and a hot, humid climate, which is indeed not suitable for the ideal living environment of this kind of creature.

Unless there is a shortage of food in its original habitat or human destruction, this situation should not occur: a wild animal traveling alone south, far from its familiar hunting grounds, and arriving in an unfamiliar plain.

Zhou Bo stroked his chin and pondered:

"Monsters all possess a certain level of intelligence."

This man-eating monster either knows this cloud leopard, or there might be some kind of connection between the two.

Either they're creating doubt, framing someone, or deliberately diverting public attention.

The chief's gaze darted back and forth among the group; he listened intently, but still didn't quite understand.

"Young Master Zhou, do you mean that what's locked up in this dungeon is just an ordinary wild beast, not that man-eating monster?"

Zhou Bo nodded.

"What happened to the arm that appeared in the dungeon?"

The chief was somewhat unwilling; he still felt there was something wrong with the wild beast he had captured.

Zhou Bo glanced at the dungeon and explained:

"Didn't I just say that the man-eating monster did come here? The victim's arm was most likely put there by it."

As for the purpose of doing this, perhaps it was to frame you and make you mistakenly believe that it was this Cloud Leopard who did it.

But even a sentient monster wouldn't need to use such a low-level method.

Perhaps there are other reasons we don't know about...

He turned to look at the chief and the old man, and said earnestly:

"In short, I'll have someone keep an eye on this place tonight. That monster is very likely to come back again."

If it comes here, it proves that it does indeed have some kind of connection with this cloud leopard.

If it doesn't come and only stays on the outskirts of the village, it means its previous actions were all to distract us.

Zhou Bo paused for a moment, then casually pointed towards the dungeon and said:

"Give this cloud leopard more meat for now, so it doesn't actually die."

Before figuring out its connection to that man-eating monster, it's best not to jump to conclusions.

The chief nodded quickly:

"No problem, I'll have someone bring some wild boar meat over to this beast later."

Zhou Bo nodded, looked around, and said:

"I'll walk around a bit more and familiarize myself with the village's layout so we can discuss how to plan tonight's operation."

The chief patted his chest and said heartily:

"Sure! No problem! Just let me know if you need anything!"

...

The chief and Zhou Bo's group quickly left the thatched hut.

Before leaving, he handed the work over to Rugit to arrange, and unsurprisingly, that guy went to Xu Lun again, asking him to feed the cloud leopard locked in the dungeon.

Good grief, you've got your eye on me, haven't you?

Xu Lun was immediately displeased upon hearing the news.

But when I think about that beast named Luca, now that it's cleared of suspicion as a man-eating monster, and we even have to feed it some meat to help it survive.

For some reason, Xu Lun's mood wasn't so bad anymore, and he even wanted to go see that guy. If it could really recover a bit, that would be good.

Since the chief had previously said that he would treat Zhou Bo and his party to good wine and meat, the villagers had already begun preparations.

Led by Rujit, Xu Lun met the villagers who were in charge of making grilled wild boar. They had just slaughtered a wild boar and were cutting up the meat to prepare for grilling.

Xu Lun filled a basket with several pieces of fresh wild boar meat and prepared to feed them.

"Remember, you'll be on guard at the village entrance tonight!"

Before leaving, Rugit reminded him one last time.

Xu Lun ignored him, picked up his basket, and walked towards the thatched hut on his own.

Before long, he arrived at the dungeon.

At this moment, the chief, along with Zhou Bo and others, was still wandering around the village.

There was no one else at the thatched hut except for Xu Lun.

He put down the basket, tied the meat with a rope he had prepared beforehand, and then slowly lowered the meat through the gaps in the mesh lid.

"Hey, wake up, it's time to eat. This is fresh wild boar meat, don't worry."

Xu Lun sat by the cave entrance, holding a rope in one hand, and looked down.

The cloud leopard named Luca lay limply on the ground, eyes closed, motionless, just as before, barely clinging to life.

"Eat something, it might help you recover a little," Xu Lun advised.

"Several cultivators from Yundu came to the village today, seemingly to investigate that man-eating monster. Your suspicion has been cleared... You might not understand what I'm saying, but basically, you're not that man-eating monster. The villagers misunderstood you, although it was a rather big misunderstanding... However, I've brought you food now. From my personal perspective, I hope you can eat something and regain some strength, but your injuries... are indeed quite severe..."

To be honest, the cloud leopard was in very bad condition, covered in wounds. With the almost non-existent medical capabilities of Zulu Village, simply feeding it wouldn't help; it could only be kept alive and allowed to linger on.