“W-What?!”
Mu Yu could not believe her ears. Instantly, she felt absolutely repulsed, and the scrap of flesh fell into the evidence bag as her hand shook.
Feng Rubing did not seem pleased with Rong Jian’s direct and colloquial description as she shot a look at him and corrected, “It should be a man’s genitalia.”
Mu Yu, who still had a chill running up her spine, couldn’t stop herself from asking, “Was it cut off while he was still alive?”
“From the looks of the victim’s expression, it most likely was. Still, I’ll have to trouble you guys with further tests on it.” When he saw how Feng Rubing lowered her head and got to work again, Rong Jian continued instead, “The culprit tied up the victim’s limbs with packing rope before taping his mouth shut. He then cut off the victim’s pe—genitals before chopping it up into little pieces, causing the victim to die from excessive blood loss.”
“Has the time of death been dete
“Yes?” Rong Jian immediately turned around.“Before we report to Director Gu, shouldn’t we meet up first? Lifeng and Zihao are already waiting for you in your office.”“Okay, then we should…” When he suddenly saw Feng Rubing staring at him, Rong Jian immediately changed his words. “Get them to come here so that we can regroup.”Liu Xiaofan’s eyes wandered for a little, but then it clicked for him. By the time he nodded, his legs had already carried him out of the forensics lab.Mu Yu, who initially wanted to follow Rong Jian to his office so that she could listen in as well, let out a sigh right then. Just as she was about to sit down, Weng Yun came in.“Yu, the boss is here to pick you up from work.”“It’s the end of the work day already?” Mu Yu glanced at her watch and immediately said, “Tell him to go home first. I’ll head back a little later.”She didn’t want to miss the chance to g
“Jiao? She’s not worked up anymore?” Rong Jian asked.“She’s better than before, but still emotional. She said that she had to see you no matter what. Should I take her back to the bureau first?” “All right.” Upon agreeing to it, Rong Jian immediately hung up and told Gu Jihui about the bureau’s newest development. “What kind of lead might she provide?” Gu Jihui immediately asked.“I don’t know either. We’ll know once she’s here.” Rong Jian took a look at his watch before lifting his head and pretending to look at Feng Rubing unintentionally as he asked Gu Jihui for permission. “Director Gu, we’d like to have dinner before Wu Xing brings Jiao over.”“Go on, hurry along,” Gu Jihui urged. “Once you’ve returned and questioned Jiao, please report to me.”Rong Jian nodded and looked at Qin Jinhuan. “Huan, I won’t bog you two down with dinner in the cafeteria tonight. You two should go home.”
“What?” Liu Xiaofan and Rong Jian blurted in unison. “The trash!”“The trash?!”While Rong Jian was thoroughly dumbfounded, Liu Xiaofan loudly scoffed and said, “We asked if you saw anything odd, and you say it’s the trash?”The slightly frantic Jiao answered, “Yeah! The trash’s different!”Rong Jian realized something was odd about this and swiftly interrogated, “Are you saying that somebody came and messed with the trash at your apartment’s door?”In response, Jiao furiously corrected him by saying, “It’s not my apartment. It’s Qian Dacheng’s apartment!”“Okay, fine! It’s not your apartment, but Qian Dacheng’s,” said Rong Jian as he patiently amended his words. “You’re saying it’s weird that someone went to Qian Dacheng’s apartment and meddled with the garbage, right?”“That’s right.” Jiao nodded her head and continued to explain, “We ordered some takeout for dinner, and
Mu Yu asked very seriously, “Is Qian Dacheng a native of An City?”Rong Jian nodded. “Yeah, he’s from East City District of An City.”“Was he born and raised locally there? Did he move here halfway like Li Jianyun—”“Nope. I checked his household registration information, and he was born and raised in An City. Besides, unlike Li Jianyun, he has a sister in An City.”“Oh. In that case, has he been to Huacheng before?”“I asked his sister about it, and she said that he hasn’t.”“I see.” Mu Yu looked disappointed, but she was somewhat unwilling to reconcile herself to this answer. “Is his sister sure that he has never been to Huacheng before?”“She is very sure of that. She said that her younger brother had always been in An City without ever going anywhere else, though this has yet to be verified.” Obviously, Rong Jian was also skeptical about Qian Xiaoyu’s statement. “I have to make some
Once she realized that something was wrong with Qin Jinhuan’s tone of voice, Mu Yu immediately stopped and turned to look at him.“I’ll go to you right away,” Qin Jinhuan said as he walked outside.“Hey! Huan!” Mu Yu hurriedly grabbed him. “What happened?”“Nothing. Zeyu called me.”“Why did he call you at such a late hour?”“He wants to work at Hui Ming Group.”“What?! He wants to quit his job at Qing Tian Group?”Qin Jinhuan nodded with a grave expression. “I’ll go talk to him. You should rest early.”Upon hearing his words, Mu Yu merely nodded without saying anything else. Then, she watched him leave with a look of worry on her face before turning around and slowly walking back into the house.Qin Xiaozhi preferred quietness and had always been early to bed and early to rise. The house was usually quiet at night because of this, and Mu Yu was not surprised b
Mu Yu was startled by Qin Chengxi’s demeanor, and her heart clenched instantly. “What’s the matter?”“Look! Take a look at this!” Qin Chengxi showed Mu Yu her cell phone with an anxious expression. “Someone is talking nonsense on the Internet!”Mu Yu fixed her eyes on the phone’s screen and saw a big headline displayed on it. The headline read, ‘Another New Victim in Serial Homicides—Who Has Qing Tian Group Offended?’ She hurriedly grabbed the phone and read along the lines.The lengthy post was loaded with many contents, including the four murder cases’ victims, the murderer, the current status of Qing Tian Group’s development, and the group’s competitor. Finally, it focused on speculations about similar cases that might happen next.As Mu Yu read the post, she couldn’t help but gasp. In particular, she was shocked and enraged by the last sentence which wrote, ‘Now that four vicious murders have happened in a row, which of
Qin Jinhuan didn’t even have time to put on his shoes. He rushed to the door and yelled angrily, “What are you shouting for?!”Knowing what his boss was nervous about, Bian Zijun hurriedly pointed to the door opposite the one to Qin Jinhuan’s room and explained, “Old Master Qin just went out.” Only then did Qin Jinhuan’s expression ease slightly. He immediately gave Bian Zijun a sidelong glance and asked, “What happened?”“The property owners of Xinyue Estates headed to the sales center early in the morning, and they’re asking for refunds and withdrawals of their ownership!”“Refunds and withdrawals of their ownership?”“That’s right! They said that many more will die in Xinyue Estates, and they’re afraid of becoming the next victim. As such, they’re asking for refunds and withdrawals of their ownership en masse!”A surprised Mu Yu interjected as she questioned, “Who said that many more will die in
“No, you’ve misunderstood me!” Rong Jian explained hastily. “I meant to say that there were a few deaths, and even Zeyu got hurt!” “Ah, I see!” Even though it was good news, Mu Yu, who had already calmed down slightly, couldn’t relax completely as soon as he mentioned the deaths. Instead, she followed up nervously and asked, “How many deaths were there, exactly?” “They’re still confirming the number, but the situation doesn’t look too good. Ah, Zeyu’s here! He’ll tell you the details, so I’ll be leaving to take care of some other things.” With those words, Rong Jian left in a hurry. When Mu Yu turned her head around, Wen Zeyu was heading over in their direction, covering one side of his face with his hand. She could see smears of dark red blood on his face through the slits between his fingers. “How’s your injury?” Qin Jinhuan asked him in a rush, having gone up ahead to check up on him. “I’m fine. It’s jus