Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

After returning to the capital, Yi Youyou thought she would have to go back to her miserable job at the museum, dealing with all sorts of troublesome issues caused by tourists from all over the country during the summer.

Before she could even warm her chair in the office, Yi Youyou received a call from her grandmother, asking her to come over.

Realizing she might have a new mission, but knowing that going on a mission was better than dealing with all sorts of weird tourists in a museum, Yi Youyou excitedly dumped her work on Xiao Ye and rushed to Shendu University, where she met Yi Qiushui in the underground training room.

"...You really just spent your whole trip to Baiguang City having fun?"

Yi Qiushui glanced at Yi Youyou once before starting to berate her:

"So many days have passed, and your spiritual power hasn't increased at all; it's even regressed somewhat... Just how lazy have you been over there? Have you been eating, sleeping, and playing all day long?"

"Uh……"

Having been caught red-handed, Yi Youyou shrank back and stammered an explanation:

"This... isn't this the task you gave me, Grandma? You told me to play with Ayu more and not let her do too much research. I'm just being obedient."

"So you really only cared about having fun?"

Yi Qiushui looked at him with a disappointed expression:

"Couldn't you pretend to play with her, put her to sleep, and then secretly cultivate? You've always been like this since you were little... Tomorrow's talent is also outstanding, but you're just too lazy! Otherwise, your achievements would definitely be much more than this!"

"That's way too curly..."

Yi Youyou muttered to herself.

"Forget it, I gave up on your laziness a long time ago... If you're not smart, you can make up for it with hard work, but laziness is incurable."

Yi Qiushui shook her head and sighed, then her expression turned serious:

"How's your investigation into the Jade Net going? Has the Spirit Element Research Institute secretly expanded the Jade Net's area?"

"No... I secretly looked at Ayu's phone and computer while she was taking a shower, so I can confirm it."

Yi Youyou answered very affirmatively:

"The technology related to Jade Network is not yet fully perfected. Many key aspects were completed by Ayu herself, which cannot be replicated. Moreover, Dr. Qin cares a lot about his daughter Ayu. He probably won't expand Jade Network until the technology is fully mature and can guarantee absolute safety... At least, it was mentioned in Ayu's conversation with Dr. Qin that they have no plans to expand it in the next few years."

"There are no expansion plans in the next few years... That's good. It seems that what happened back then has finally taught Qin Hai a lesson, and he won't be so reckless again."

Yi Qiushui pondered for a moment, then instructed:

"Youyou, when you're with Qin Huanyu in the future, you should try to influence her as much as possible, even if it's just whispering in her ear... Make sure she knows when to stop with any dangerous technologies and doesn't go too deep into them. Many times, the results she makes out of good intentions can become major disasters if they are used by people with bad intentions."

"I know, I know... Grandma, you've said this so many times!"

Yi Youyou puffed out her cheeks and muttered rather discontentedly:

"Ayu and I are clearly not doing anything yet, but Grandma, you're saying I'm just whispering in your ear... as if your granddaughter is unwanted... Do you think I can't find anyone else besides Ayu?"

"...Can you really find it?"

Yi Qiushui simply gave her granddaughter a deep look:

"Youyou, you've met quite a few outstanding peers since you were little, haven't you? Even Her Highness the Princess is quite familiar with you, but have you ever been attracted to them? Besides Qin, who else can make you blush inexplicably when you think about them, or even hug your blanket while sleeping..."

"Aaaaaah... Stop talking, stop talking! Grandma, you're right! I promise I'll complete your task!"

Yi Youyou couldn't take it anymore and immediately begged for mercy. Her fair face turned bright red, and steam rose from her head like a steam princess.

"...What's there to be ashamed of?"

Yi Qiushui remained unmoved, even looking at Yi Youyou with confusion:

"Love and affection are human nature. You're well past the age, so it's normal to have these thoughts and dreams at this age. You should face these physical and psychological needs..."

"Yes, yes, Grandma, you're absolutely right, but please, please stop!"

Yi Youyou was completely speechless and could only quickly change the subject:

"You called me over in such a hurry, did you? You didn't just want to tell me this, did you? Even if I'm lazy, I'm still a mature adult. You don't need to worry about my love life!"

"...That's true. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Why should I care so much?"

Yi Qiushui finally stopped giving her granddaughter advice on her feelings, shook her head, and her expression turned serious once again:

"I called you here for more than just this; I have a new task for you... You know about the tiger attack that's been making headlines lately, right?"

"Of course I know, it's the one that Ayu is investigating."

Yi Youyou nodded and asked curiously:

"Grandma, do you want me to investigate that case too? To help Ayu?"

"Do not."

Yi Qiushui shook her head:

“Your new assignment is indeed related to this case, but it's not about investigating the case itself; the Investigation Bureau can handle that. You have another important task this time, and I'll have your senior brother Guo go with you to handle it.”

"Old Guo is coming with me too? Looks like this mission is going to be quite difficult..."

Yi Youyou clicked her tongue in amazement:

"So, what exactly is the mission?"

“This tiger attack was a bit strange. I even performed a divination and went to see two old friends.”

Yi Qiushui said earnestly:

"My divination results indicate that the tiger attack itself was merely a decoy to divert the Bureau of Investigation's attention; the real mastermind behind it all has other schemes... and this mastermind is very likely a member of the Truth Society."

"The Truth Society? That organization that's mostly made up of evil creatures and grotesque things?"

Yi Youyou exclaimed in surprise:

"But I remember that the Truth Society suffered a crushing defeat in the Holy Zhou Kingdom more than 20 years ago. Even their deputy leader, Xuan Gui, was defeated and sealed by us. Countless of their core elites were killed or wounded, and they have completely withdrawn from our Holy Zhou Kingdom, haven't they? Could it be that they have made a comeback?"

"It's very possible."

Yi Qiushui nodded:

"So I had a long-awaited good talk with two old friends... No matter how much ideological differences there are between the Bureau of Investigation and the Treasure Pavilion, we must cooperate when facing the Truth Society."

"...So this was actually a joint operation? One operation was carried out overtly, and the other covertly?"

Yi Youyou suddenly realized:

"No wonder the Investigation Bureau's reaction this time was a bit strange, they actually came up with a bounty system... Are they trying to use this to their advantage, pretending to fall into a trap, to lure out the enemy lurking in the shadows, so that our people from the Treasure Pavilion can take care of them?"

"Yes... I knew you were smart, Youyou, but you're just too lazy. If you paid more attention to things, I might be able to retire sooner."

Yi Qiushui nodded, then couldn't help but make a couple of sarcastic remarks about Yi Youyou.

"Grandma, what do you mean by 'retired'? You're still so young... If I said I was my older sister when we went shopping together, no one would doubt it!"

Yi Youyou quickly went over and hugged Yi Qiushui's arm, acting coquettishly:

"So please work a few more years, preferably until my child grows up, so I can pass on the family responsibilities to her and retire immediately..."

"Give me a break! All you ever think about is slacking off! You haven't even brought a steady girlfriend home yet, and you're already thinking about exploiting your own child?"

Yi Qiushui immediately tapped Yi Youyou on the head and glared at her, scolding her.

Yi Youyou secretly stuck out her tongue, managing to get away with it by being cute.

. . . . .

Youzhou Prefecture.

After receiving clues about the Subduing Tiger Sect and the Subduing Tiger Divine Skill from Elder Huang, Qin Huanyu had a clearer idea of ​​what to do with the case.

Qin Huanyu herself didn't know about the Subduing Tiger Sect and the Subduing Tiger Divine Skill because she wasn't an ancient sect superhuman and didn't have that kind of sect's inheritance. But there were quite a few ancient sect superhumans in the Investigation Bureau, and investigators like Monk Cheng Hai, who were likely aware of the Subduing Tiger Sect and the Subduing Tiger Divine Skill.

Why didn't these investigators and inspectors take any action?

The answer is simple: they are probably waiting for the real culprit to show up.

Elder Huang explained it very clearly: the essence of the Tiger-Taming Divine Skill is to absorb people's fear of tigers and their expectations of tiger hunters to improve themselves, which is similar to faith and incense offerings.

In other words, if this person who has inherited the Fuhumen martial arts technique truly wants to cultivate, simply releasing tigers to scare people is not enough; he also needs to go out and fight tigers.

Those investigators and patrol officers who knew about the Tiger-Taming Gate were probably waiting for that person to come out and fight the tiger so they could take him down first.

In theory, Qin Huanyu could wait patiently, but she didn't want to.

The material rewards for three Class B cases are quite generous, and most investigators and patrol officers who don't have any cases on hand would probably be tempted... When that successor of the Tiger-Taming Sect makes his move to fight the tiger, there will definitely be many people lying in ambush on him, and Qin Huanyu may not be able to snatch the kill.

Therefore, Qin Huanyu planned to take the initiative and find and capture that person before he started hunting tigers, so that she could secure the reward.

Chapter 131 The Wild Hunt?

Before meeting Elder Huang of the Tiger Clan and hearing about the Tiger Subduing Sect and the Tiger Subduing Divine Skill, Qin Huanyu had already made some speculations about the true culprit behind the series of cases involving vicious tigers attacking people.

Since the tiger attack incidents had occurred in various counties throughout the Eastern Divine Continent, with no apparent pattern in time or location, and some incidents even occurring far apart, Qin Huanyu initially believed that it was more likely a group crime, with several culprits.

However, Qin Huanyu no longer thinks that way.

According to Elder Huang of the Tiger Clan, the matter of the Subduing Tiger Sect is not a secret. Many ancient cultivation sects and families with a lineage should know about it, and such people are the backbone of the Investigation Bureau and the Treasure Pavilion.

If the real culprit is a descendant of the Fuhu Sect who survived by chance, his ancestors would definitely have told them to keep a low profile and not to be discovered by other cultivators, otherwise they would easily be surrounded and attacked.

When the Fuhu Sect first declined, those disciples who went astray knew to only target remote mountain villages. How could the Fuhu Sect members, who have been lying low for who knows how many years, suddenly become so reckless? To launch an attack in the downtown area of ​​a big city? That's suicidal. Even if they could incite people's fear of tigers, they wouldn't have time to reap the rewards. They would be killed as soon as they showed themselves.

Therefore, the current practitioner of the Subduing Tiger Divine Skill is most likely without any prior instruction and is completely unaware of the history of the Subduing Tiger Sect... He may have originally been just an ordinary person who, by chance, obtained the complete Subduing Tiger Divine Skill and wanted to cultivate it, which led him to commit such a daring act... He may not even know the existence of the Investigation Bureau.

This explains why the real culprit acted so brazenly; it was a case of ignorance breeds fearlessness.

This is highly likely, but we still need to verify it first.

After Qin Huanyu and Hu Niu became acquainted, Qin Huanyu didn't stand on ceremony at all and didn't treat herself as an outsider, so she moved into Hu Niu's duplex house.

Tiger Girl initially wanted to get rid of Qin Huanyu, but after Qin Huanyu cooked her a table full of beef dishes and agreed to take over the kitchen, she gave in and agreed that Qin Huanyu could stay at her house while investigating the case in Youzhou Prefecture.

Now, Qin Huanyu is only wearing a tank top and black stockings, sitting at a writing desk in Hu Niu's house, operating a laptop with one hand and writing and drawing with the other.

She was compiling information on all the tiger attacks, mainly focusing on the time and location of the incidents, to verify whether a single person could have made it in time using normal transportation.

The first case should be the one Lu Han encountered, which took place at noon that day in the Shuanglongtan Scenic Area, about 20 kilometers outside Baiguang City.

The second case occurred in Hubin Street, Nanhu City, around 7 PM. This was more than six hours after the first case, which was quite ample time. The distance between Baiguang City and Nanhu City is less than 200 kilometers; six hours is sufficient by high-speed train or highway.

The third case occurred at a more pressing time, before 10:30 p.m., on the campus of the Shanbei City Sports Academy.

If there is only one perpetrator, then he would need to travel from Hubin Street in Nanhu City to the Sports Institute in Shanbei City within 3 hours, a journey of about 200 kilometers.

Can it be done?

Theoretically, it's possible to drive the entire way on the highway, but around 7 PM is still rush hour in Nanhu City, and Hubin Street is the area with the highest pedestrian traffic. Just driving out of the city from there would probably take an hour, which wouldn't be enough time.

Therefore, we must use another mode of transportation, one that is not affected by peak-hour traffic jams.

Is this a mode of transportation?

There really is.

Qin Huanyu checked online and found that if she first took the subway from Binhu Street to Nanhu City Railway Station, then took the high-speed train to Shanbei City, and finally took a taxi to the Sports Academy, the trip would theoretically only take a little over two and a half hours.

The subway can perfectly avoid the traffic jams during rush hour, while the high-speed train will arrive in Shanbei City after 9 pm, when the rush hour will be over and the roads will be relatively clear. It only takes about 20 minutes to take a taxi from the station to the Sports Academy.

In short, it is theoretically possible, although time is a bit tight.

Qin Huanyu continued her investigation, reviewing all the cases of tigers attacking people in the past few days.

The results were similar; even though two adjacent cases had very tight timelines, they could still catch up by making good use of modern transportation.

Even for the two cases in Youzhou in the morning and Qiongzhou in the afternoon, as long as I finish them in Youzhou and immediately catch the nearest flight, I can easily catch them.

Moreover, according to Qin Huanyu's calculations, the murderer likely traveled by plane when moving between different cities, and probably only took the high-speed train twice, in Yizhou County.

"Hmph, I'll catch you soon!"

This discovery greatly excited Qin Huanyu. She stood up, shook her head proudly a few times, wiggled her hips and clenched her legs, stretched, and then continued working.

It has been basically determined that there is only one murderer in the series of cases, and even the means of transportation used by the murderer during the crimes has been roughly deduced. So what needs to be done next is very simple - get the airline's passenger records, screen out suspicious people from them, and bring them back to show Tiger Girl.

Obtaining passenger records from the airline through proper channels, posing as a police officer or investigator like Qin Huanyu, would have been sufficient.

However, there was also some internal competition involved in this investigation. Qin Huanyu was afraid that her actions would be noticed by her colleagues who would try to get ahead of her, so she did not take the proper channels. Instead, she used her pocket money as payment to let Duanmu Ling hack into the airline's server and secretly copy the data.

After obtaining the passenger records, Qin Huanyu immediately began the screening process. The first thing to do was to find the same people among the passengers of those flights. If someone happened to have taken all or most of these flights, then there was a very high probability that he was the real culprit, and they could go directly to arrest him without even needing Hu Niu's identification.

But things weren't that simple. Or rather, the killer was reckless but not stupid; he didn't use the same identity every time he bought a plane ticket. None of the passenger records for these flights showed the same identity.

Qin Huanyu was a little disappointed, but not surprised.

She continued to screen her targets, first excluding passengers traveling in groups or families, and then focusing on those traveling alone.