Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

Snapped.

A moment later, Qin Huanyu snapped her fingers, leaned forward, and pressed her chest against the table:

"I do have an idea that I just came up with, and I need everyone's help."

"Sister Yu, you can say whatever you want."

The officers focused their attention, ready to listen attentively.

"Is such that."

Qin Huanyu tilted her head slightly and rested her chin on one hand:

"Put yourself in their shoes. If you were the real culprit in the cases of October 10.09th, October 10.17th, and November 11.12th, what would your motives be?"

"The case of October 10.09th could be attributed to the real culprit having lustful desires but lacking the courage to act on them, and being able to control Fu Wenguang's body in some way to do those kinds of things... But what about the other two cases?"

"Leaving Qian Mengyao aside for now, what reason would the real culprit have to rob Old Man Deng?"

"This is indeed quite strange."

Xiao Liu frowned and continued speaking:

"As a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, Mr. Deng is indeed well treated, but this treatment is not based on how much wealth he has. Moreover, elderly people rarely carry a lot of cash with them, making them completely unsuitable as robbery targets."

"That's right... so we can be sure about this now."

Qin Huanyu chuckled and looked around again, raising her eyebrows as she said:

"The suspects in these three cases are the real victims... The real motive of the mastermind behind the crimes is to ruin their reputations."

Chapter 12 New clues

"That's true..."

Xiao Liu and the other police officers were not too surprised by Qin Huanyu's words.

Those who had been helping Qin Huanyu investigate this series of cases had long suspected this, but the previous evidence was insufficient to make a hasty judgment.

Furthermore, the interpersonal relationships of Fu Wenguang and Qian Mengyao had already been investigated, and the results showed that neither of them had any enemies, and there was not even a suspect.

"So what we need to do next is to continue to delve deeper into Wei Bin's interpersonal relationships?"

Xiao Liu and several other intelligent officers had already understood Qin Huanyu's meaning.

Unlike the victims in the previous two cases, Wei Bin, as a top-notch operator, must have had many competitors and enemies.

However, this is also a problem, because there are too many suspicious targets, making the investigation very difficult and tedious.

In particular, the interpersonal relationships of top-notch operators inevitably involve figures from both the business and political spheres, making the potential obstacles to investigations obvious.

"Don't worry, I will give you a clear direction for the investigation."

Seeing the worried expressions on the faces of Xiao Liu's young officers, Qin Huanyu let out another clear laugh and crossed her legs back over herself, appearing very relaxed.

"Assuming the mastermind's motive was to ruin the victim's reputation... have you noticed any differences between the first two cases and Wei Bin's case?"

"……different?"

The officers, exhausted from working overtime all night, looked somewhat lost. They whispered among themselves for a while, but still no one could understand what Qin Huanyu meant.

"Just tell me the conclusion, Sister Yu."

They could only pretend to listen attentively once again.

"It's about status and reputation."

Qin Huanyu also stopped being the riddle solver:

"Fu Wenguang was a model soldier who was featured in military propaganda advertisements, while Qian Mengyao was a rich young lady from a wealthy family, an excellent student, and quite pretty."

'But there's still a gap compared to me. Maybe in another two years of development, you'll reach about 80% of my level.'

"In other words, both of them are somewhat famous and have eye-catching features. Posting videos featuring them online, even if they're not particularly original, can attract a lot of traffic."

"This has led to a massive online uproar whenever something happens to them... Even though nothing actually happened to Qian Mengyao, she was subjected to a lot of cyberbullying and insults."

"This is the biggest difference between the first two cases and the Wei Bin case."

"A top trader at a financial services company in a second-tier city... sounds alright, but in reality, he's nothing special. At the very least, he can't compare to a model soldier who's been on a military propaganda film or a rich and beautiful young lady in terms of popularity."

“In this case, even if Wei Bin is arrested as a robber and the case is announced, it will only be a matter of public opinion within his small circle. The impact on public opinion will be incomparable to the previous two cases.”

"So here's the question... Suppose the real culprit wants Wei Bin to create a big news story, what would he need to do given Wei Bin's lack of online traffic and trending topics?"

"What needs to be done..."

If Xiao Liu still can't grasp the concepts after being explained to this point, he's not qualified for his position as a police squad leader.

"Since the target itself isn't attractive enough, let's leverage external forces!"

Xiao Liu's eyes lit up:

"The real culprit was attracted by Old Man Deng's status as a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, which is why he was chosen as Wei Bin's robbery target?"

"Hmm... Well... that is indeed a possibility, but the probability is so small as to be negligible."

Qin Huanyu smiled rather tactfully:

"Old Deng is indeed somewhat famous, but only in the vicinity of the commercial street in the old city. His fame is still far from the big news that the real culprit behind the scenes wants to create."

"...So, Sister Yu, what do you mean?"

Xiao Liu felt that he couldn't keep up with Qin Huanyu's train of thought again, and so did everyone else.

“Look here.”

Qin Huanyu then produced yesterday's investigation records:

"Old Deng told me personally that Wei Bin's initial target was not him, but rather he walked into a small alley in the commercial street with a kitchen knife. Old Deng felt that Wei Bin might need help, so he followed him, which is how Wei Bin robbed him."

"...So, Wei Bin's initial target wasn't Old Man Deng, but someone in the alley of the commercial street. He was only forced to change his target after Old Man Deng stopped him?"

Xiao Liu suddenly realized, and frowned again:

"But the alleys in the old town's commercial streets... must be quite old, right? What kind of attractions could possibly draw a lot of foot traffic there?"

"There aren't any in the alley, but there are plenty on the other side of the alley."

Qin Huanyu chuckled, turned on her phone, connected to the projector in the small conference room, and opened a map of the ancient city of Baiguang on her own phone:

“Look here… right next to the commercial street in the old town is a public high school. And from the end of that alley, it’s relatively easy to climb over the wall to get in and out of the high school. The first people to discover the case and report it to me were three high school students who were planning to climb over the wall from here to get back to school.”

"So the answer is obvious, isn't it? The mastermind's original plan was probably to have Wei Bin climb over the wall with a knife and enter the school to cause a big scandal. Unfortunately, his unusual behavior was discovered and followed by Uncle Deng, which forced him to change his plans at the last minute."

"This..."

The other officers in the conference room finally understood Qin Huanyu's thinking, and while exchanging bewildered glances, they all felt a chill run down their spines.

Heinous crimes involving students, especially underage students, will always be a hot topic in public discourse.

If Wei Bin had actually climbed over the wall with a knife and entered the school yesterday, the consequences could have been unimaginable.

It was Mr. Deng, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War who is over 90 years old, who once again protected the children.

Qin Huanyu deliberately paused for a moment, allowing everyone to digest and absorb the reasoning, before pointing to the map of the ancient city's commercial street again:

"The key clue is right here! The fact that you can climb over the wall in that alley to get to the high school on the next street is a secret known only to people in the neighborhood! I only discovered it yesterday!"

"In that case, the scope of the investigation for the mastermind behind this will be greatly narrowed down, right? He must have lived near the commercial street in the old city, or attended that high school!"

"In that case, we can ignore the first two cases for now and delve deeper into this lead!"

"Investigate everyone who has had a grudge against Wei Bin in their work or life, and see who fits this criterion—they are the prime suspects!"

"Considering that the real culprit is very likely to possess extraordinary powers, once you discover the suspect, remember not to act rashly and alert him. Report to me first."

"If the suspect has been alerted and has used supernatural powers to try to escape or resist, then do not hesitate to shoot, prioritizing the head!"

Chapter 13 Roommate

After a brief case analysis meeting and a decision on the next direction of the investigation, Qin Huanyu and Xiao Liu's police team left the police station to begin their new day's work.

Xiao Liu's police squad will focus their investigation on Wei Bin's interpersonal relationships, looking for suspects who have lived near the commercial street in the old city or attended high school on the next street.

Qin Huanyu then took Wei Bin's movement map of Baiguang City over the past two or three months and rode her motorcycle to check each place in turn to see if any of them might have been affected by supernatural forces.

The whole day passed quickly. Qin Huanyu visited 16 locations but found nothing suspicious.

Although three establishments were discovered secretly providing illegal prostitution services, this was irrelevant to the case Qin Huanyu was investigating. She casually forwarded the information to the anti-prostitution team and then paid no further attention to it.

On the other hand, things weren't going smoothly either, because Wei Bin's network of connections was too large, and many of the business and political figures were not very cooperative with the investigation, so Xiao Liu's team was making very little progress.

These things can't be rushed, and it's not time to use harsh methods yet. Qin Huanyu instructed Xiao Liu to investigate patiently and slowly, while she returned to the apartment arranged for her by the police station and went home.

The apartment complex is very close to the White Light City Police Department, within a 5-minute walk, and is considered a family compound for the White Light City judicial system.

Qin Huanyu's residence was not large, consisting of only two bedrooms and a living room, located in the most remote corner of a building in the residential complex.

Even before the door was opened, Qin Huanyu could hear a buzzing sound from the thick security door, the kind of sound a computer cooling fan makes, and a very powerful one at that.

This is one of the reasons why Qin Huanyu's residence can only be located in a corner of the community. These sounds are not so bad during the day, but they are somewhat disturbing to the neighbors at night.

I took out my key and opened the door. I could hear that the noise had become louder, and the temperature inside the room was noticeably warmer than outside.

Fortunately, it's autumn now, so it's still quite cool. In the summer, this room would be unbearable for a normal person to stay in if the air conditioning wasn't on.

"Aya? I'm back."

Qin Huanyu called out after entering the room, but received no response.

Unsurprisingly, she took off her boots at the door and put on soft slippers, then took off her police uniform and hot pants and put on a home dress hanging on the coat rack by the door.

After putting her clothes in the washing machine and setting it to wash automatically, Qin Huanyu walked to the door of one of the bedrooms and knocked heavily.

"Xiaoling?"

Still no response.

Qin Huanyu sighed silently, stopped knocking, and simply turned the doorknob and pushed the door open to enter.

The noise grew louder, and the temperature rose slightly again.

All the noise and temperature increases in this house originate from this room.

The room's layout is both simple and complex.

It's simple because the room's furniture consists of only two parts: a single bed that occupies only about a quarter of the space in the corner, and electronic devices that fill almost the rest of the space.

It's not simple, because that set of electronic equipment is clearly not something an ordinary person would use.

There are four monitors of different sizes on the computer desk, and even more devices of different shapes under the desk. Each one is running at high load, with fans making noise like locomotive engines and hot air constantly blowing out of the vents.

Near the window in the room, there was even a privately installed satellite dish that could connect directly to a specific satellite or retrieve signals from other satellites.

In the center of the room, directly opposite the monitors, there was a large chair, and a girl with short black hair was leaning back in it, occasionally swaying back and forth.

The girl was petite, wearing a cute anime-style pajama set, with her two small feet encased in white over-the-knee stockings resting on the computer desk.

The reason she couldn't hear Qin Huanyu's voice twice was because she was wearing headphones, and clearly the kind with excellent noise cancellation, since the room was really noisy.

"Aya!"

Qin Huanyu stepped forward without hesitation, ripped off the girl's headphones, and called her name again.

"what?"

The girl was clearly startled. When she turned around and saw Qin Huanyu, her initially angry expression turned into one of ingratiation and flattery.

"Aunt Yu, you're back!"

The girl lifted her white-stockinged feet off the computer desk, jumped to the ground, and skillfully clung to Qin Huanyu's arm, swinging it back and forth in a coquettish manner.

"Mom, I want to eat spicy snail rice noodles tonight, extra spicy!"

"How many times have I told you! Don't call me Mom! I'm only less than 5 years older than you!"

Qin Huanyu smacked the girl on the head without hesitation, then pulled her arm away from the girl's embrace with a look of disgust.

"And also... with your figure, don't try to act cute like that, it's uncomfortable to touch."

"Tch, so what if it's big?"

The girl also curled her lip in disdain:

"No matter how beautiful or great your figure are, you've never been in a relationship, right? I've already had over 20 boyfriends and have several 'simps' around! Aren't I much more impressive than you?"