I discovered a world bug.

"This is a complete map of Li Yu's online activities."

Jin Yue pointed at the screen and said:

"As you can see, he has spent most of his time in Qishan Village, Gushun County, over the past two years."

"This is consistent with the intelligence we have—three months ago, after his master died, he left Gushun County for the first time to try to develop in a big city."

"After that, he first went to Chuansha, the capital of Hunan Province, and stayed there for a month. Then, at the end of March, he went to Shanghai and stayed there for another month before arriving in Linchuan."

"We have traced all his activities and financial records in Chuansha and Shanghai, and we can conclude that he did not engage in any special activities in those two places."

"Psychologically speaking, he probably had some desire to broaden his horizons and travel."

"However, while in Shanghai, he also received several business deals and earned nearly 10 yuan, all of which were settled in USDT."

"This gave him a taste of success, so he started trying to take on larger orders."

"Around this time, he received an order from the so-called 'client,' and his account showed a new income of 10 USDT."

"Afterwards, he set off for Linchuan on April 10th."

"This timing is crucial..."

"etc!"

Before Jin Yue could finish speaking, Lin Shu suddenly raised her hand to interrupt him.

"When did you say he arrived in Linchuan?"

"November 10th."

Jin Yue looked at Lin Shu with a complicated expression.

"You noticed it too, didn't you? There's something wrong with the timing, isn't there?"

There's a problem.

This is seriously wrong!

Lin Shu felt a chill run down her spine. She opened her mouth to answer, but Qin Lang beat her to it.

"This is a big problem."

He took a deep breath and, as if talking to himself, began to review the situation:

"Lin Shu first met Xu Changshun on April 12th -- before that, the first abnormal inflow of funds into Li Yu's bank card that we saw was also on the 12th."

"At that time, we assumed that Li Yu only listed him as a target after Lin Shu and Xu Changshun made contact."

"But now... things have changed."

"He accepted this mission on April 10th, which means that someone was already planning to kill Lin Shu before that date!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the small room fell into a deathly silence.

Lin Shu's mind was in complete chaos—before April 10th...

When was that?

Back then, I was just an ordinary junior reporter!

I have no connection whatsoever with the so-called rituals or the so-called mystical world. In fact, in a sense, I am the most typical atom person in this society.

He had an ordinary life experience, a narrow social circle, and had never accomplished anything remarkable.

But this very person actually came into the sights of that dangerous force, and right from the start, used a deadly move against him!

Lin Shu was speechless, unsure of what to say for a moment.

A moment later, Qin Lang spoke again.

"This timeline obviously cannot be faked; the transaction date data comes directly from the exchange's backend... which means that our previous investigation was likely wrong."

"We always thought you were implicated because of Xu Changshun's case."

"But now it seems that you were their target from the very beginning."

"It's even possible that Xu Changshun was implicated because of you..."

Qin Lang looked at Lin Shu with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and asked with a sense of exasperation:

"Such an important clue, didn't you notice it before?"

"...How did I find out? There's no payment date on the software! Didn't you check it from the backend too?!"

Lin Shu gritted her teeth and answered:

"I'm really not good at this. Damn it, I should have made Li Yu explain the details more clearly when I interrogated him..."

"......fine."

Qin Lang gave Lin Shu a reassuring look.

"At least you're willing to cooperate with us now, it's not too late."

"If this continues, things will really get complicated..."

"Um."

Lin Shu responded sullenly.

At this moment, his heart was almost filled with regret.

I was really too arrogant.

Although he seemed to be taking each step carefully, he was actually still overwhelmed by the power of the ritual.

I always felt that with divination by yarrow stalks and tortoise shells, and the protection of the "snake," I could easily solve any problem I encountered.

Didn't he just get rid of Li Yu, who wanted to kill him?

It was going so smoothly that I never really, carefully considered or thought about it.

This caused him to miss the best opportunity and let go of Li Yu, the biggest source of clues.

And now, he is dead, killed by the Kun Corpse.

It's impossible to get anything more out of him.

Are there any rituals to make the dead speak?

I really need it right now!

Lin Shu scratched her hair hard. Seeing his expression, Qin Lang could only shake his head, unable to say anything.

After a slight pause, he turned to Jin Yue and continued to ask:

"This clue is crucial, but it doesn't bring us any substantial progress."

"Are there any other clues?"

"have."

Jin Yue pointed to the screen again and then replied:

"On April 10th, Li Yu arrived in Linchuan."

"Then on April 20, Li Yu left Linchuan and returned to Gushun County."

"This trajectory matches the one Lin Shu provided—he was beaten into submission by you on April 20th and left, right?"

"That's right."

Lin Shu nodded, while Jin Yue continued:

"But during this period, he did not stay in Linchuan city the whole time."

"According to online maps, he left the city on April 13 and went to the tea city."

"You were in the tea town that day too."

That was Xu Changshun's funeral.

I stayed in the tea city for a total of 3 days, and did not return until the 15th.

Was Li Yu already watching him back then?

"Is he following me?"

Lin Shu asked:

"He originally intended to make his move in the tea market?"

"Possibly, but not tracking."

Jin Yue shook his head.

"He was probably there for you, but he wasn't following you—he arrived in the tea town before you."

"It's possible that he received new intelligence and deduced that you were heading to the tea city, so he rushed there."

"But due to a change in circumstances, he ultimately chose to give up and returned to the city that same day."

"Of course, it's also possible that he was just bored in Linchuan city and went to the county town for some fresh air."

"That's hard to say—so, did anything unusual happen while you were in the tea town?"

......have.

Lin Shu slowly exhaled.

"I was almost struck by lightning when I attended Xu Changshun's funeral."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Lang's expression changed drastically.

"Is lightning... natural, or unnatural?"

"Looking back now, it must have been unnatural."

"Could it be Li Yuqian's?"

Qin Lang's expression was solemn. After thinking carefully for a moment, Lin Shu replied:

"I think it's impossible—I still think he doesn't have that ability."

"If he was powerful enough to use rituals to summon lightning, then I think he shouldn't have died so easily at the hands of the Kun Corpse."

"really......"

Qin Lang nodded slightly.

"If we follow this logic, then Li Yu's activity trajectory should also be explainable."

"He received instructions to go to the tea city ahead of time to stand by, but because the objective conditions did not match his abilities, the client decided to give up and let someone else carry it out."

"So, the attack on you involves more than one person."

"We need to go to the tea market."

He looked at Lin Shu and said:

"There might be a crucial clue there."

"Of course, there may be risks."

"So, how about coming with us?"