Looking out of the window, I was greeted by the sight of several dead dogs in the kennels in the southwest corner. They were bigger than Alaskan Huskies, some with brown hair and the others were grey. They were Tibetan Mastiffs.

Xiaotao was about to head out to check the dogs when I patted her shoulder, "Wait, we’ll go in a bit!"

I left the room and moved on to the next one. There were obvious traces indicating that someone had laid on the ground with their hands tied behind their back. Since no laceration marks were visible on the victim’s body, the murderers might have used something soft like cloth for binding.

Scanning the room, I found some dog food in the corner. When I picked it up, Xiaotao unexpectedly placed a piece into her mouth, chewing a few times. I looked at her in...