Every single street light is functioning normally and has a complete work log.

Under such circumstances, it would be impossible for the bizarre to appear in Hongshan Prison. Any possible bizarre to appear would be directly dispersed by the magnetic storm streetlights while still in its embryonic stage (the spiritual cluster).

This confirms Qin Huanyu's guess that neither Tian Tian nor Shui Haohua came into contact with the extraordinary power in Hongshan Prison, and also rules out the worst possibility.

Qin Huanyu did not check the third preventative measure at Hongshan Prison, because it was unnecessary and irrelevant to her case.

The third measure was Hongshan Prison's ultimate solution: a high-tech sonic weapon deployed beneath the prison.

In the event of a riot or accident at Red Hill Prison that the guards cannot control, the sonic weapon will activate automatically or be remotely controlled from the outside, instantly stunning everyone in the prison until backup arrives to clean up the mess.

After inspecting the streetlights, Qin Huanyu began to carefully review the records of people who had been released from prison in recent months, looking for potential suspects.

It has been confirmed that Tian Tian was directly involved in framing Qian Mengyao. If Shui Haohua was also involved in framing Wei Bin, then there must be another suspect who framed Fu Wenguang.

This is exactly the kind of person Qin Huanyu is looking for.

She gradually narrowed down her search based on three criteria: that the person had recently been released from prison, had lived in Baiguang City, and might know Fu Wenguang. In the end, she actually found a target.

This man's name is Song Guangxi. He is not a local of Baiguang City, but comes from a relatively remote mountain village on the outskirts of Baiguang City.

Song Guangxi once enlisted in the army, but was discharged after less than half a year. The prison does not have the specific reason for his discharge, and it is estimated that the military has the record.

After being discharged from the army, Song Guangxi did not return to his hometown, but stayed in Baiguang City to work. Less than two years ago, he was involved in a gang-related group fight and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.

As Qin Huanyu stared intently at Song Guangxi's personal information, the light bulb of inspiration in her head lit up again.

She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to trust her intuition. She took out her phone, snapped a picture of Song Guangxi, and sent it to Qian Mengyao, who was still feigning severe depression in the hospital.

Have you seen this person? He might be connected to Tian Tian.

This could be considered a wild guess by Qin Huanyu, who was just slapping her thigh in black stockings; she didn't actually have high hopes.

Unexpectedly, Qian Mengyao replied to the message shortly afterward, and the content was quite surprising:

[I've seen him... to be precise, I've seen his picture. That bitch Tian Tian once set a photo of herself with this man as her phone wallpaper. This man was probably one of Tian Tian's boyfriends.]

He actually knows Tian Tian?

This discovery delighted Qin Huanyu, and she immediately looked up another matter, soon becoming so happy that her toes were clenched together.

It matches up; all the clues and guesses are correct.

Song Guangxi not only knew Tian Tian, ​​but was also a fellow inmate of Shui Haohua in the same district. Several inmates who are still serving their sentences said that Song Guangxi and Shui Haohua had a good relationship when they were in prison together.

If we can prove that Song Guangxi and Fu Wenguang are also connected, and find the suspicious places that Song Guangxi, Tian Tian and Shui Haohua went to together after their release from prison, this series of strange cases can almost enter the final stage!

"Closely monitor Tian Tian, ​​Shui Haohua, and Song Guangxi, and prepare for their arrest!"

After giving Xiao Liu another order, Qin Huanyu once again rode her motorcycle back to Baiguang City from Hongshan Prison in a great hurry.

Instead of rushing back to the police station, she went to the military office in the city.

There was no other way; the military was a very special entity in the Holy Zhou Kingdom. The personal information of everyone who had served in the military was largely controlled by the military. No matter how high Qin Huanyu's authority was with the police, she couldn't see it. She needed the cooperation of the military.

Arriving at the military office, Qin Huanyu patiently and carefully filled out two application forms and went through all the required procedures before finally requesting to see Song Guangxi's file.

Knowing that it was highly likely that Fu Wenguang, this model soldier, could be completely exonerated, the military cooperated very well and quickly provided Qin Huanyu with the relevant information.

"it is as expected!"

After quickly glancing at the information, Qin Huanyu happily clenched her toes and tugged at her black stockings.

Song Guangxi did indeed know Fu Wenguang.

Moreover, Song Guangxi was forced to leave the military like a deserter before even completing six months of basic training, which was also related to Fu Wenguang.

The two were once in the same company, but like Qian Mengyao and Tian Tian, ​​one was an outstanding recruit who often ranked first in the company during training, while the other was always the last-place finisher.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad, but Song Guangxi's character is truly appalling.

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Young people in the Holy Zhou Kingdom would choose to join the army for one of three main reasons.

First, the elders in the family were soldiers, so it can be considered as inheriting the family business.

Secondly, they are truly patriotic and passionate young people.

Thirdly, there are the uneducated and delinquent youths who, if left in society, will only cause harm. They should be sent to the military for proper rehabilitation and education.

Qin Huanyu couldn't determine which category Fu Wenguang belonged to, but Song Guangxi was definitely in the third category.

Even after joining the army, Song Guangxi remained unchanged. He would cheat and shirk his duties during training, often trying to peep at female soldiers while they were bathing, and even stealing dogs from local residents near the army's base.

Before even completing six months of basic training, Song Guangxi had been given multiple demerits. He even secretly left the military base to harass a young widow in a nearby village, where he was caught red-handed.

That was the last time Song Guangxi committed a crime in the army. After that, he was forced to leave the army by the troops who could no longer tolerate him. It was Fu Wenguang who reported him to the higher-ups and led the arrest.

These two people have a real grudge, so it makes perfect sense that Song Guangxi's first thought after coming into contact with supernatural powers was to take revenge on Fu Wenguang.

"The only thing left to be unclear is Shui Haohua's motive for framing Wei Bin... but that's not that important anymore."

After leaving the military office, Qin Huanyu tossed her long hair, muttered something under her breath, then crossed her arms and rested her chin on her hand for a moment before making a decision.

She first dialed Xiao Liu's number:

"Have you found out the recent activity patterns of Tian Tian, ​​Shui Haohua, and Song Guangxi?"

"We have investigated every place where they used their mobile phones to scan QR codes for payment."

Xiao Liu's answer was very rigorous:

"But we cannot rule out the possibility that they might secretly hold gatherings without their phones."

"That's basically impossible. Nowadays, people can't get around without their phones, especially young people."

Qin Huanyu was quite confident:

"Mark all the places they've been on the map and make a large map. I'll need it when I get back to the station."

"Yes, Sister Yu."

After hanging up with Xiao Liu, Qin Huanyu quickly searched her contacts and found the number of the police chief of Baiguang City. She dialed the number directly.

"Excuse me, Uncle Bai, are you busy right now?"

"It's Ayu."

A very steady middle-aged male voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Is there any progress on the case you're in charge of? Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Yes, there has been a lot of progress these past two days. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, we should be able to wrap up and close the case soon."

Qin Huanyu answered confidently, then added seriously:

"Uncle Bai, I need you to contact the armed police force and have them assemble two squads to be on standby to support my upcoming operation... Just in case, have them bring some heavy weaponry."

"Heavy firepower?"

Director Bai's voice clearly showed some surprise:

"Is this really necessary? The case you're in charge of hasn't involved any serious incidents that could result in death, has it?"

"Just in case."

Qin Huanyu quickly chuckled and offered a reassuring remark, then spoke seriously again:

"Never take cases involving supernatural powers lightly. Many supernatural powers are simply impossible to defend against using conventional methods. The best approach is long-range, overwhelming bombardment."

"...Then you'd better not do that in the city."

Director Bai remained silent for several seconds before smiling wryly:

"The gas company may not be able to take the blame for this."

"Well, I'll try my best."

. . . . .

After securing fire support from the armed police force, Qin Huanyu rode her motorcycle at breakneck speed back to the police station for the final pre-battle meeting.

"Tian Tian, ​​Shui Haohua, and Song Guangxi are all under our close surveillance. Now that we have confirmed that they are suspects, should we arrest them immediately?"

In the conference room, Xiao Liu was rubbing his hands together, very excited.

"No rush... We'll definitely catch those three, but not now."

Qin Huanyu remained calmly seated in the main seat of the conference room, her two beautiful legs in black stockings crossed, and she took another sip of the iced milk tea she had bought earlier outside the police station, chuckling softly:

“In a normal case, the three of them would seem to be the real culprits. But in cases involving supernatural powers, such characters are most likely just small fish being sacrificed.”

“Arresting them now would not only likely kill them all, but would also alert the murderer and allow him to escape.”

"So we need to strike at the root of the problem... First, we need to eliminate the entity that provides them with superhuman powers to carry out their acts of revenge, and then we can capture them."

"Of course I understand that principle, but..."

Xiao Liu frowned, looking somewhat confused, just like everyone else in the meeting room.

"If we don't catch these three, how can we find the real mastermind? They're our only leads right now, aren't they?"

"Why can't we find it? Didn't I already tell you? Cases involving supernatural powers can't be solved with conventional thinking~~"

Qin Huanyu shook her finger and didn't explain further:

"Where's the map I asked you to make? Is it done? Let me see it."

"Yes, it's done, Sister Yu, take a look."

Xiao Liu was clearly still very curious, but his good professional qualities made him choose to obey orders and turn on the projector to project a detailed large map of Baiguang City and the surrounding area.

The map is very clear and detailed, and it even uses black, gray and pink to mark all the places where Song Guangxi, Shui Haohua and Tian Tian went out to spend money after their release from prison.

The longest time these three have been out of prison so far is no more than three months, but they have been to quite a few places, and their spending records can be found in almost the entire city of Baiguang.

As expected, the three of them had acted together more than once or twice, and Song Guangxi was probably the one who acted as a go-between. He was a fellow inmate of Shui Haohua and had also dated Tian Tian.

"Are there really so many places?"

Qin Huanyu frowned slightly as she looked at the map. After hesitating for a few seconds, she took out a white cat candy, unwrapped it, and ate it.

As the familiar aroma of milk and sweetness entered her brain, Qin Huanyu unlocked the lock in her heart, activating her extraordinary abilities. A large number of numbers and geometric figures instantly appeared in her vision, and her brain's processing speed reached a level close to that of a supercomputer.

What would normally require meticulous analysis by comparing maps was completed by Qin Huanyu in just a few seconds after a quick glance.

"The places where they operated together in the city were basically entertainment venues such as bars, barbecue stalls, karaoke rooms, and internet cafes... Although these places cannot be completely ruled out as suspects, the possibility is not very high."

"And the most suspicious place, relatively speaking... should be here."

Qin Huanyu muttered to herself, her gaze falling on a certain spot in the west of Baiguang City on the map.

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The suspicious location identified by Qin Huanyu is located in the old district of western Baiguang City.

Many of the houses there were built right after the end of the Great Patriotic War; they are the kind of old-fashioned buildings where water pipes and electrical wires were basically not pre-installed and ran outside the walls.

After decades of wind and rain, most of these old houses are still habitable, but many have become dilapidated.

In addition, Baiguang City has focused its development efforts on the east and south of the city in recent years, resulting in fewer and fewer people living in the west of the city. Most of those who still live there are elderly people.

Originally, some real estate developers wanted to demolish and rebuild the old houses in the west of the city, but there are not many of those old-style houses left in Shengzhou now.

Some so-called experts, under the guise of cultural preservation, called for a halt to the development, but government officials dared not act rashly without clear instructions from higher authorities, and in the end, all the development plans came to nothing.

In short, although the old residential areas in the western part of Baiguang City are located within the city, they are not as prosperous as the relatively wealthy villages on the outskirts of the city, let alone have any entertainment venues that can attract young people.

The old residential area that Qin Huanyu targeted was a community where four of the six old buildings were now dilapidated and less than ten of the more than 200 households were still inhabited.

There are no entertainment venues or food stalls within a kilometer of the neighborhood, only a general store.

The grocery store is still located on the main road at the entrance of the residential area, and its main customers are passersby.

The mobile phone scan-to-pay records of Tian Tian, ​​Song Guangxi, and Shui Haohua were from this grocery store.

Song Guangxi and Shui Haohua both bought cigarettes at this grocery store, more than once. Tian Tian also bought drinks and spicy snacks at the grocery store.

This is a bit interesting.

The multiple purchase records first rule out that they were just passing by.

Secondly, Song Guangxi and Shui Haohua had bought cigarettes from this grocery store on several occasions.

Smokers usually carry some cigarettes with them and only buy more nearby when they run out.

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