"We will follow Comrade Su's arrangements," the leaders said in unison.

“I’ll take people to Honghu Park, the Railway Bureau will take people to Sandaokan, Director Yu will take people to Guimiao, and Director Xiang will take people to Xu’s Coffin Shop,” Su Xiaonuan said, pointing to the place names on the blackboard. “None of these three places can be missed.”

“No, I can’t go to Gui Temple.” Yu Yang waved his hand. “There are too many osmanthus trees in Gui Temple. I’m allergic to the smell of osmanthus, and it can even make me cough. It would be too risky to alert them. We can go to one of the other two places.”

"You said there are many osmanthus trees in Gui Temple?" Su Xiaonuan was overjoyed.

"Comrade Su grew up in the provincial capital, don't you know that Gui Temple is named after the osmanthus tree?" Lu Kuan looked at her in surprise.

Not only was the road wide, but everyone stared at her in astonishment.

"Look at me, I'm so busy I'm dizzy!" She tapped her head. "How could I forget something so important? Now I'm sure Xu Zhilin is the serial killer. His newlywed wife also became a vegetable a few years ago, which matches the time when he killed the first person."

"Xu Zhilin?"

Apart from Yu Yang, everyone else was completely baffled.

On the way, she told Yu Yang about Xu Zhilin.

They were so shocked because Xu Zhilin wasn't even among the suspects.

“He’s the son of the owner of Xu’s Coffin Shop,” Su Xiaonuan said briefly. “My friend was in the hospital and happened to be in the same room as Xu Zhilin’s wife. My aunt Xiao Moxi went to the hospital and happened to be wearing black clothes. Xu Zhilin’s wife, who was in a vegetative state, probably wouldn’t make it, so he killed her in advance.”

How can you be so sure it's him?

“The coffin shop of Xu’s was on the list of people I was supposed to investigate, Director Yu gave me. I thought this person was strange before, but when I thought about it, it all made sense.” Su Xiaonuan’s heart was at ease. “Before the auspicious time, Mo Xi is still safe. We will definitely be able to find Xiao Mo Xi before the auspicious time. The scope has been narrowed down. Xu Zhilin will make his move at Gui Temple. The previous plan is invalid. Now we have to make new arrangements.”

"Why Gui Temple?" several people asked in unison.

“One day, I went to the hospital and smelled a strong osmanthus fragrance on Xu Zhilin. Just now, Director Yu said he couldn’t go to Guimiao. Doesn’t this make sense?” Su Xiaonuan said. “It seems he went to scout the place in advance, just waiting for his prey to appear.”

"Looks like it really is him."

“I remember now, there’s a fortune teller across from Xu’s coffin shop. Our people went to investigate, but he’s blind, and they couldn’t get any information out of him.” Lu Kuan slapped his forehead in frustration. “We were careless. It seems that Xu Zhilin’s series of cases are related to this blind man.”

"Should we arrest the blind man first?" Yu Yang asked.

"Wait!" Su Xiaonuan stopped her. "We can't alert the murderer. Send a few unfamiliar faces with me to Gui Temple to rescue them, in plainclothes."

"Then we are ready to provide reinforcements at any time."

Gui Temple is not large in area. It is a temple in the middle of the city, built against the mountain, with a river in front of it. It is indeed a feng shui treasure land.

As you walk uphill from the foot of the mountain, you'll see osmanthus trees all along the way.

During the day, there are more people visiting Gui Temple.

In the evening, fewer people go to Gui Temple.

Halfway up the mountain, there is an ancient royal tomb. During the day, everyone comes here to take a look, but at night, absolutely no one dares to come here.

The royal tomb is not on the main road leading to Gui Temple; you have to take a side path to reach it.

Beside the ancient tomb, there is a stone carving of a reclining dragon.

Above the ancient tomb, there is a pavilion for people to enjoy the view.

One side of the stone dragon is in a place that the pavilion cannot see.

Xiao Moxi's limbs were bound, his eyes were wide open in terror, a towel was stuffed in his mouth, and his head kept shaking, trying to hit the stone dragon with his head and body.

Xu Zhilin chuckled twice. "Stop messing around. If I were you, I'd just look at the stars. When the time comes, you'll ascend to heaven."

As Xiao Moran turned pale, he made a muffled sound.

Xu Zhilin stirred the paste in the bottle. "If you make another sound, I'll gag you with this."

If it weren't for waiting for the auspicious time, he would have stuffed the paste into her mouth long ago.

Because he has a method, before he acts, he will strangle the person until they are unconscious, and then stuff the paste into the prey's mouth, and the prey will be at his mercy.

Xiao Moxi was desperate; no one would come to her rescue in the darkness.

She had experienced the suffocating feeling of being strangled from behind in the hospital bathroom. When she woke up, she was taken to this desolate place. Although her mouth was stuffed with a towel, it was better than having her mouth stuffed with paste.

Who knows if he poisoned this paste?

At least, with a towel stuffed in his throat, he could still survive.

She gazed at the sky, praying silently for a miracle.

The lights from the opposite bank of the river shone through, and Moxi saw the man put the paste aside and begin toying with a dagger.

The dagger flashed in and out of her sight, its light gleaming with a bloodthirsty chill. She wondered, could she really be killed by the man before her?

And that face, sometimes in the light, sometimes in shadow, was completely unrecognizable, sometimes contorted in a ferocious grin, sometimes lewdly, sometimes gently blowing on the dagger, and sometimes even testing its sharpness with its finger...

With a groan, blood flowed from his finger, and he immediately sucked the blood into his mouth.

Moxi turned pale.

She was afraid that the other person would kill her with a single blow, then drink her blood and eat her flesh; this person was too perverted.

Now, Moxi is filled with regret. If she hadn't been so willful as to go to the hospital to argue with Jiang Yi, she wouldn't have suffered this calamity.

The night is extremely quiet.

The dim light shone on them and also on Moxi's pale face.

Xu Zhilin was staring at her intently, looking like he was lost in fantasies.

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