Chapter 134 Night Crawler IV
The tires of Vanessa’s patrol car came to a slow halt just outside the club, the flashing police lights reflecting off her windshield like ghostly sirens. The entire block was in chaos—barriers had been put up, yellow police tape flapped in the early morning breeze, and officers were scattered across the scene like chess pieces. Crime scene techs moved like silent shadows, gathering evidence with gloved hands and grim expressions.
Vanessa stepped out of the car, her boots crunching against broken glass and cigarette butts littered along the sidewalk. The sharp chill in the morning air hit her bare neck, and she tugged her uniform collar higher. As she walked toward the alleyway where the incident had taken place, her gut tightened with each step. There was something off—more than the usual aftermath of a gang brawl or street violence.
Then she reached it.
The alley opened up like a mouth into horror. Vanessa’s breath caught. Her feet froze mid-step as her eyes locked on the grotesque image in front of her.
A young man—no older than twenty—was hanging by the neck against the grimy brick wall. He had multiple fractured bones sticking out of his body. His naked body swayed slightly in the breeze, as if death itself hadn’t finished its work yet. His face was swollen, blue from the lack of air, but it wasn’t just that. His dick had been cut off, and what remained of them had been shoved into his mouth. His eyes were bulged open in permanent, glassy shock. And scrawled above him, in large red letters as though done with his own blood, were two chilling words:
"NIGHT CRAWLER (•‿•)"
Vanessa’s skin broke into goosebumps. A shiver ran down her spine. She couldn’t move. She couldn’t even blink.
What kind of demon would do something like this?
Before she could process her thoughts, a voice came from behind her.
"Good morning, Officer," Chief Josh said, his usual smarmy smile creeping onto his face as he sipped from a tall cup of coffee. His eyes, however, lit up at the sight of Vanessa—as they always did.
She nodded stiffly, unable to tear her gaze away from the body.