Unconventional blind dates

Chapter 95 Things haven't been peaceful lately.

"According to this newspaper, a staff member of a local writers' association died at home. The incident is still under investigation."

"This station reports that the abbot of a certain temple died yesterday; the cause of death is still under investigation."

According to on-site reporters, a person in the city died in a car accident on their way home. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

"This station reports"

[This report is from our newspaper]

"It is reported that."

Lu Li, wearing beach shorts and shirtless, was lying on the sofa watching TV while scratching his belly.

To be fair, the "Divine Skill" that Xing Tian gave him was quite powerful.

Although he only worked sporadically, perhaps due to the "Miss Bai's cheat code," he cultivated quite quickly.

The effects of his training also transformed his abs from one to four.

I estimate that six yuan won't be far off; we can look forward to it.

However, that's not important for now.

He smacked his lips as he watched the TV presenter, "Why are there so many murders lately?"

And they are all located in the same city.

From bigwigs in the city to village officials in the countryside, almost everyone was represented.

However, judging from the scope, it should still be centered around the city center.

After all, similar incidents did not occur in more distant counties and villages.

"Could it be the same group committing the crimes?"

Moreover, those he killed were all people of considerable status in the local area.

"Seeking revenge? Or is it a gang of ruthless thugs whose robbery attempt failed?"

Let the police handle this. He's just a law-abiding young man; he has no intention of becoming a masked community vigilante.

It's been half a month since any new monster girls have come for blind dates, so Lu Li is going to enjoy this long-awaited peaceful daily life.

It's the weekend today, so I'll invite Pan Shao and the others to go fishing this afternoon.

The meeting room of the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Major Crimes Unit was filled with smoke.

Everyone was smoking with furrowed brows.

Of course, there are female police officers in the Major Crimes Unit.

However, she's not the kind of cool, stylish, and beautiful policewoman with a great figure who wears leather jackets and pants.

Instead, there was a female police officer in her thirties who looked like a real man, and two administrative staff.

The rest are mostly veteran criminal police officers in their thirties and forties.

This major crime unit was led by the city government. In addition to the city bureau, the county branch bureau and various district bureaus also sent many veteran police officers to assist in the work.

The detective sitting at the head of the table, who was nearly fifty years old, had a graying buzz cut.

The amount of gray hair, wrinkles around his eyes, and unkempt stubble all indicate the extent of the strain he endures from his work.

His name is Li Yongping, and he is the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. He is in charge of the Major Crimes Unit this time.

He flicked the ash from his cigarette into the ashtray and said calmly, "Xiao Zhou, please explain the situation."

"Okay, Director Li." A young female civilian police officer stood up, walked to the screen, and began to introduce the situation with the remote control of the slide projector in her hand.

"The first case occurred fourteen days ago, and the deceased was Xiao Zhan, the principal of Luocheng Experimental Middle School."

She pressed the remote control, and a photo of the deceased appeared on the screen.

"The deceased died in his own living room, lying on his back, with only one wound on his throat, which was also his fatal injury."

"According to the on-site search by the forensic team and the trace evidence team, the bloodstains at the scene were splattered. Based on the angle and height, the deceased was standing in the living room facing the murderer, and the expression on his face was very surprised until he died."

"This means he was killed with a single blow."

"According to the forensic examination, the victim's throat was likely pierced by a puncture wound, and the murder weapon was probably something like a long sword or a long piece of iron."

No unfamiliar fingerprints or shoe prints were found at the scene.

"The time of death should be between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m., and there are signs of tampering on the security door."

She hesitated for a moment, her tone tinged with doubt, "According to the reconstructed scene, the murderer pried open the door. The victim, hearing the noise, entered the living room and showed surprise upon seeing the murderer. Clearly, the murderer did not match his imagined image of a burglar or robber. But the next moment, his throat, cervical vertebrae, and trachea were pierced by a weapon resembling a long sword, and the speed was so fast that the surprised expression on his face did not even change."

She paused, then instinctively looked at Director Li. "But is that even possible? A long sword piercing someone's throat in an instant?"

"No matter how impossible something seems, if the evidence and clues point in that direction, then it's reality." Director Li continued with a dark expression, "Go on."

"Hmm." Taking a deep breath, the policewoman continued her explanation, "The deceased's son was studying abroad, and his wife was away on a business trip. He was home alone that night. But strangely, after checking the contents of his home, it was found that no valuables had been stolen. Even though there was 30,000 yuan in cash and two gold bars in the drawer under the TV wall in the living room, the other party did not touch them."

"However, the documents in his study safe had been rummaged through; those were records and evidence of his bribery and corruption."

"Then there was the second case, in which the victim was a secretary-general of the city's Writers Association. The cause of death was the same as the first victim: he was stabbed through the throat, trachea, artery, and cervical vertebrae by a sharp, narrow weapon and died on the spot."

"Similarly, there was no loss of property, but some shady documents in the house were also searched."

"Of course, no fingerprints were left either."

"Next up is a municipal people's representative, a successful entrepreneur. Although he was in a car accident on his way home, according to the forensic examination, he also died from a sharp blade piercing his throat."

"At the same time, the investigation revealed that he was actually the mastermind behind a gang of thugs with mafia-like characteristics."

"The causes of death of the subsequent victims were all the same, and all of them had committed illegal or criminal acts that had not been dealt with."

"Based on preliminary assessments, the perpetrators are likely the same person or a group of people."

"But when the surveillance footage was reviewed afterward, no trace of the suspect was found in any of the cases."

Silence fell over the meeting room.

After a long pause, someone asked in a strange tone, "So... is this a martial arts master with superhuman agility who helps the weak and oppressed? Or is he like a superhero from foreign comics who punishes evil and promotes good?"

"In any case, murder is a crime." Director Li said in a deep voice with a dark face. "Let's start by investigating the social relationships of these victims. The initial direction is revenge killings, crimes of passion, conflicts of interest, and so on."

"yes!"

By the reservoir, Lu Li, Pan Shuai, Hao Liang, and Luo Hao sat comfortably with fishing rods in their hands and cigarettes dangling from their mouths.

Unfortunately, after fishing for more than half an hour, having prepared the bait and chosen a good spot, no fish were biting.

When you have some free time, you have to chat.

Pan Shuai then brought up some recent news that was trending in the city.

"I saw a short video saying that those who were killed weren't good people. Who do you think did it?"

Hao Liang curled his lip, "No matter who did it, it can't be right, it's still murder no matter what."

Pan Shuai took a drag of his cigarette. "Tch, the law doesn't care. Don't give me that 'justice is never absent, it's just delayed' nonsense. What kind of justice is delayed?"

Lu Li chuckled. "I didn't realize you were so indignant, Young Master Pan. Do you really think someone killed them for justice? I think it's more like a revenge killing, or maybe they did something dirty together and then got into a fight over the spoils, or maybe they were silenced."

Pan Shuai clearly disagreed, "Tsk, I think he's a chivalrous hero who upholds justice. If I knew the kind of internal energy and martial arts from wuxia novels, I'd cover my face and go out to right wrongs too!"

He pulled out his phone. "Look, the killer even has a fan group now, and I'm still in it."

(End of this chapter)