Seeing the crime scene flashbacks made me the darling of the police station.

Chapter 303 The Murderer's Cunning

After returning to town, Lu Zhishen didn't seem to be feeling well.

"Are you alright?" Su Miaoyi asked.

"It's nothing." Lu Zhishen felt too lazy to even open his mouth. "I'll be fine after a nap. I'm going back to my room now."

"it is good."

After he returned to his room, Chu Xingrou and Su Miaoyi quickly washed up.

This was Su Miaoyi's first time in this place, and she looked around.

Then he went back to his room with Chu Xingrou.

"Go to sleep. Investigating cases requires energy, and staying up all night will make your brain malfunction," Su Miaoyi said. "Don't take what they say to heart."

“When I was in college, a teacher once said something to me,” Chu Xingrou said.

"what?"

“She said that when criminals cannot be caught, the person who catches them becomes a sinner at a certain moment,” Chu Xingrou said. “I didn’t understand before, but I understand it a little now. It’s not just about other people’s blaming, but even at this moment I feel that my own incompetence is sinful.”

Su Miaoyi looked at the dark roof and said nothing.

"Actually, it's not too bad, it's just that we can't catch the murderer, and we're getting anxious," Chu Xingrou said. "The villagers are right, even though we came, a new case still occurred."

"Get some rest. We won't leave until the murderer is caught," Su Miaoyi said. "We'll stay here."

"Yes!" Chu Xingrou responded, "We must catch him."

"Go to sleep."

Goodnight, Sister Miaomiao.

"Good night."

Chu Xingrou fell asleep quickly.

Su Miaoyi slept for half the afternoon and is not sleepy now, her mind is still on the case.

The murderer who killed Tian Ming and the murderer who killed Gao Hui are the same person.

Why didn't we use the legend of the ram horn god three years ago, but instead we're using it now?

Incite the masses
If inciting the masses was for the purpose of using the ram's horn god, then the ram's horn god's songs appeared on the night they arrived.

Is it mainly targeted at them?
Wan Shuang died on the morning they arrived. At that time, the villagers of Yanjing Village, or rather, the murderers, probably did not know that Jinghai would be sending people to investigate a case from three years ago.

They just happened to arrive when they were about to make their move against Wan Shuang.

The murderer came up with some countermeasures that very night after arriving.

They used the ram horn deity to incite the masses and obstruct the investigation.

Even Duan Wenrui and Zhao Yongliang will face obstacles.

It's not realistic to drive away the group investigating the case.

However, such disturbances hinder the investigation, delay the process, and prevent the case from being solved, causing the investigation to drag on for longer and longer.
No matter what the case is, the longer it drags on, the less likely it is to be solved.

Su Miaoyi connected all the cases together, constantly thinking about the details.

She didn't fall asleep until almost dawn.

When Chu Xingrou got up in the morning, she heard the sound and got up as well.

The two went out, and Lu Zhishen had already gotten up and gone out to buy breakfast.

"Awake?" Lu Zhishen said. "Just finished washing up and having dinner."

Su Miaoyi looked at him and saw that he seemed quite energetic.

It was a bit chilly in the morning, so she jumped up and down twice: "All done?"

"There was nothing wrong at first, it was just too noisy, and suddenly I felt like my head was full. I'll be fine after a rest," Lu Zhishen said. "I contacted Captain Duan. The situation on Captain Duan's end isn't good either. He encountered obstruction and resistance while investigating the case last night."

"How was it handled?" Su Miaoyi asked.

“Team Leader Duan was standing his ground, trying to criticize and educate them, but when that didn’t work, he resorted to more force. The villagers tried to drive them away, but they wouldn’t leave; they just stayed there,” Lu Zhishen said. “As for what exactly happened, Team Leader Duan didn’t go into details, but it lasted almost all night, and now it’s finally over.” “They have their own way of handling things locally,” Su Miaoyi said. “It’s not appropriate for us to be there, nor is it appropriate for us to ask too many questions.”

Lu Zhishen nodded.

"If we keep making a scene like this, the murderer will have already escaped," Chu Xingrou said.

"So that's where the murderer's cleverness lies. This area has been worshipping the ram's horn god for generations, and the ram's horn god carries too much weight in everyone's hearts," Lu Zhishen said. "Using the ram's horn god to incite 'turmoil' means that the law won't punish everyone, especially since most of them are elderly."

"How's the investigation going in the other villages?" Su Miaoyi asked.

"The investigation is not yet complete, but so far, no suspicious persons have been found," Lu Zhishen said.

"Can we enter the village now?" Su Miaoyi asked.

“Sure,” Lu Zhishen said, pausing for a moment before adding, “but I might get a few more cold shoulders.”

"As long as I can get in, I'll pretend I don't see the disdain I get," Chu Xingrou said.

After breakfast, the three of them went to Yanjing Village.

We were no longer blocked from entering the village, and we didn't encounter anyone once we entered.

I probably didn't sleep much last night and have been catching up on sleep during the day.

I first went to the village committee to meet Duan Wenrui.

The first thing I noticed when I saw him was the gauze on his head.

"Captain Duan, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Duan Wenrui waved his hand. "I just bumped into something, it's nothing serious."

"Go get checked out, get a CT scan or something," Chu Xingrou said.

"It's not a big problem," Duan Wenrui said. "I notified Tian Ming's two sons last night, and they will both be back today."

“Okay,” Lu Zhishen said. “Go back and rest. You haven’t slept all night and you’re still injured.”

"Okay," Duan Wenrui said. "I'll make some arrangements and then go back to get some sleep."

He finished speaking and left.

The three people watched his retreating figure, then exchanged a glance, and said nothing.

The evidence found in the cornfield yesterday, except for the ones that need to be taken away for testing, is all kept at the village committee.

The three of them took a look.

First, I looked at the mahjong tiles.

Then I looked at the mask again.

"Isn't this the one the murderer was wearing on his face?" Lu Zhishen said.

“No,” Su Miaoyi said, “the murderer’s face didn’t have this bright red color, nor was it this new.”

She held it in her hand and looked at it: "The workmanship is quite exquisite."

She sniffed it, then sniffed it again: "What is this made of?"

Lu Zhishen took it and tapped it: "It looks like cardboard."

"Can cardboard be made like this?" Su Miaoyi exclaimed in surprise.

“Thinner cardboard sheets are glued together, then shaped with a carving knife, and then glued to fill the gaps. After the shape is finished, a sealant is applied and then spray-painted,” Lu Zhishen said.

"Handmade? Can you make two that are exactly the same?" Chu Xingrou asked.

“They may not be exactly the same. Even if they are the same size and shape, they may look identical. A close comparison will still reveal differences,” Lu Zhishen said. “After all, what she sees in the footage is at night, so there will be some error.”

Su Miaoyi nodded and handed a pair of scissors to Lu Zhishen.

Lu Zhishen looked at the scissors, then at her, and then used the scissors to cut the mask open a little.

"It really is cardboard." Su Miaoyi took the cardboard and looked at the stuck-together pieces, remaining silent for a moment.
(End of this chapter)