Chapter 180 Is it possible to expose myself to that murderous...

Following the detectives from the task force along the murderer's route, Guan Xia and her team soon saw three more bodies. It was just as the leading detective had said before. Judging from the position and posture of the bodies when they fell to the ground, Wu Xingxian was killed at the very end when he was trying to hide in the lounge.

Judging from the bloodstains left on the door handle of the lounge at the scene, Wu Xingxian was actually only one step away from survival, but his speed was ultimately a little slower than the murderer, which resulted in him not being able to escape in the end.

Jiang Yingyao squatted beside Wu Xingxian's body, examining it carefully, just as he had three times before. Then he stood up and said, "Same here, a single blow to the heart from a sharp weapon. It looks like this murderer, like Lu Manqing who was silenced before, specializes in this kind of thing. If he weren't dead, we might have been able to follow the clues and find out something. What a pity."

As Jiang Yingyao spoke, he took off his gloves that were no longer useful and put them back in his pocket. His previous movements were very skillful and careful, and there was no blood stain on them, so there was no need to worry about dirtying his clothes.

Guan Xia thought of the murderer's body downstairs, which was no longer recognizable. She turned to look at Xu Nian and asked, "The murderer fell face-down and no one knows what shape he was in. Can we still reconstruct his appearance and find the source of the body?"

Before Xu Nian could reply, the lead detective sighed and said, "With that fall, his entire skull, especially his face, must have been comminuted. We can attempt to reconstruct the skull, but there aren't many experts in this field. Furthermore, we need to reconstruct the facial skeleton before we can reconstruct the appearance based on the skeleton. This will take at least a year or two."

Guan Xia really didn't know much about this. Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. "Then it seems that we can only start with the deceased Wu Xingxian. He has been developing in Shangshuang City for more than ten years and has also created a criminal organization. If we investigate thoroughly, there shouldn't be any clues left."

Because not all the people present were his own people, Guan Xia spoke more tactfully, and while speaking he looked at the leading detective of the task force.

The detective clearly understood Guan Xia's meaning and nodded, saying, "I've already reported everything that happened here. Now that the person is dead, all our previous plans are meaningless. We can only send more personnel to conduct a thorough investigation of Wu Xingxian and his company."

Five people died in just one hour. As the action team responsible for keeping an eye on Wu Xingxian, they still had a lot of things to do next, so they briefly introduced the situation, took Guan Xia and the others to see the scene, and then left in a hurry.

Now that only our own people are left, everyone speaks more casually.

Fortunately, Wu Xingxian's company was large enough, so even though there were a large number of detectives from the task force busying around, Guan Xia and the others found a place where it was convenient for them to talk.

All nine people huddled in a corner. Guan Xia spoke first, "Wu Xingxian is dead, and so is the murderer. Although it was unexpected and seemed like the clues were broken, careful thought revealed some things. At least our previous suspicions were confirmed. Wu Xingxian was indeed connected to that criminal organization. He was so important that they didn't hesitate to silence him, just like Lu Manqing before, even surrounded by a large number of police. No, judging by this murderer's suicide, Wu Xingxian is obviously more important than that Lu Manqing. Last time, the criminal organization escaped unscathed and even stole a police gun, but this time, they lost a murderer. In fact, there is one thing I still can't understand: what kind of magic does that criminal organization have that makes so many people so devoted to it that they even risk their lives for it without hesitation? Just because of that angel of judgment?"

Guan Xia still remembers the first time she found the doll of the Angel of Judgment. At that time, she didn't feel much, but now she feels a chill when she thinks back on it. That group of people is more than just a criminal organization, it's like a cult. If they can sacrifice themselves to silence someone this time, then maybe next time, in order to get rid of the person who threatens them, they will continue to do so and even die together.

This was also Guan Xia's first reaction when she saw the murderer's body. She was thinking about whether she had been exposed. She finally lived a free and beautiful life now. She cherished it very much and didn't want it to be destroyed at all.

Thinking of this, Guan Xia continued without waiting for anyone else to speak, "I just thought carefully about it. Since arriving in Shangshuang City, Pang Le and I have only seen Wu Xingxian once. It can't be considered a meeting. We just watched Wu Xingxian's figure from afar in the car in front of the French window. I'm very sure that even if the murderer was sent to monitor Wu Xingxian, he wouldn't notice us. Now, quickly recall, especially Sister Ji, Zhong Xiaoyu, and Lu Tingfeng. When you three were stalking Wu Xingxian before, was it possible that you three exposed yourselves to the murderer?"

In fact, it would be easiest and most accurate to confirm the identity after investigating the murderer's recent behavior. However, the murderer's body was damaged in that state, and it would take a long time to confirm the identity information. For safety reasons, they had to start recalling and analyzing now.

No one was stupid, so Guan Xia didn't need to explain in too much detail. Everyone understood what she meant immediately. Therefore, except for Pang Le and Guan Xia, everyone fell into memories, and Pang Le looked at this and that nervously, fearing that someone would be targeted by the criminal organization.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Tingfeng was the first to speak. "I shouldn't have been exposed. I've thought carefully. Since I arrived in Shangshuang City, I've basically been following Guan Xia. The few times I followed Xu Nian afterwards were also to run errands to investigate the Kangjian Physical Examination Center and Wu Yingze. After that, the surveillance was mostly on Liu Xiang and Wu Yingze. I'm 90% sure I haven't been exposed."

Lu Tingfeng was safe, Guan Xia and Pang Le continued to look at others nervously.

A few minutes later, Ji An calmly shook his head and said, "I just reviewed the timeline since we came to the Shuangshi market. Actually, after discovering problems at the Kangjian Physical Examination Center, suspected of being linked to the human organ trafficking and that criminal organization, Xu Nian immediately reported it and requested support. We then followed the clues from the Kangjian Physical Examination Center and discovered Liu Xiang and Geng Jing. By the time we found Wu Yingze, the task force had already arrived. I still remember the day we found him, we had dinner together. Xu Nian and the others had just returned from a task force meeting. In other words, the task force was responsible for tracking Wu Xingxian from beginning to end, and our actions during that time were almost entirely centered around Wu Yingze."

Following Ji An's words, Guan Xia also recalled. Since not much time had passed, Guan Xia recalled it easily. She thought of more, such as the heavy rain that day and Wu Yingze's eye-catching hair. She also thought of Wu Yang through Wu Yingze that day and didn't notice that she was scalded by hot water.

Guan Xia breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Ji An's analysis was correct. Pang Le was almost the same, and said with a relaxed expression again, "I remember now. It is indeed like that. So, are we all safe? That's good, that's good. Although our goal is to eradicate that criminal organization, we haven't found many clues yet. It's far from the time to confront them head-on. Before we have solid evidence against them, the lower our profile, the better. I don't want to live in dire straits every day."

Thinking of the perverted nature of that organization, even a fighter as skilled as Pang Le shuddered.

Xu Nian also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since our safety is no longer a concern, let's discuss what to do next. Wu Xingxian is dead, and so is the murderer. Even if the fake Wu Yingze is caught, since he's involved overseas, he likely won't fall into our hands. He'll probably be taken away directly by the National Security Bureau. In this way, even if we continue to work with the task force, we're just waiting for news."

Xu Nian said this and looked at Guan Xia with a questioning look.

Guan Xia also subconsciously thought about this problem. She was used to investigating cases based on her own ideas. Suddenly, she followed the task force and saw that it would be difficult to make any major discoveries in a short period of time. For them, it was indeed a waste of time.

Guan Xia thought about it and simply looked at Ji An and said, "Sister Ji, I've thought about it and feel that there's not much point in us staying here. At most, we can just fill in the gaps and do some time-consuming work with the task force. You guys should at least be more professional. Pang Le and I are complete outsiders. I think it's better to follow the buyer we found and look for Ning Ping'an's whereabouts."

Ji An obviously didn't expect Guan Xia to make such a decision. He was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly, "With a clear clue, we don't need so many people. Why don't we split up like before? You stay and continue investigating Wu Xingxian. Zhong Xiaoyu, Lu Tingfeng and I will track down Ping An's whereabouts."

Guan Xia pondered for a few seconds, then shook his head and said, "The entire Shangshuang City police force, plus the task force, has more than enough manpower. It wouldn't make much difference whether we're here or not. Another point is that Wu Xingxian just died, and that's when the criminal organization is paying the most attention. If we get involved, we might be noticed. To be on the safe side, we shouldn't get too close right now. Anyway, like Xu Nian said before, through this case, we've already come before the task force. They'll let us know what we need to know, so there's no need for us to get involved."

In the moment before she said these words, Guan Xia was also thinking whether she was being too timid. But after thinking about it, she felt that there would not be much gain from following the task force, and it would be far less efficient than when they acted alone. Another point was that before being really noticed by the criminal organization, she still had many opportunities to use the characteristics of the system to secretly conduct some covert investigations. Once she really came into the sight of the criminal organization, these advantages of hers would be greatly reduced.

Guan Xia thought further. Since it has been confirmed that there is something wrong with Wu Yang, she can take advantage of the fact that it is still very safe and, as Pang Le said, investigate the source of everything. Wu Yang and Wu Xingxian were both born in an orphanage, and she herself grew up in that orphanage. She can take the time to go back and take a look, and use the system to identify if there is any problem. The reason can be said to be very legitimate.

The more Guan Xia thought about it, the more she felt that her plan was the best one so far, so when facing Ji An, she rarely showed a tough attitude.

Ji An obviously felt it, but he didn't have any negative emotions. Instead, he nodded and said, "You make a lot of sense. In that case, we should act without delay. After we watch the task force take statements from the survivors, we should immediately return to the Nanping branch to investigate the identity of the buyer who took Ping An away."

Since he had come here, he naturally had to understand everything he needed to know before leaving. Guan Xia had no objection to Ji An's proposal and nodded in agreement.

Guan Xia had something else to say, but a second before she opened her mouth, the system interface suddenly popped up again and began to refresh the screen like the last time it was upgraded.

Because of the previous experience, Guan Xia was not surprised this time. Instead, he began to feel excited. Since the system began to charge the halo, it meant that the main culprit, the fake Wu Yingze, had been arrested.

Sure enough, after the system interface returned to normal, Guan Xia only glanced at the number that had changed to 1 and represented the intensity of the halo, then quickly clicked on the details and began to look for the details.

There were a lot of stranger names mixed in with a few familiar names. Guan Xia searched for a long time before finding a name that was suspected to be an impostor of Wu Yingze. The reason why it was suspected was because Guan Xia had never heard of that name before, and because that name was the last one to be arrested, Guan Xia thought it was very likely the impostor.

But to Guan Xia's surprise, the man with the name was not a foreigner as she thought. Just looking at the name, she thought he was a local. But it was precisely because he was a local that Guan Xia couldn't control her anger. No matter what the reason, this person should not help foreign countries to harm their compatriots.

It’s a pity that the system, as Guan Xia’s biggest secret, cannot be shared with others, so Guan Xia was so angry that she could hardly control her expression. She could only try her best to endure it and be angry silently until the information of this person was known to others, and then she could curse with everyone.

While the others continued their discussion, Guan Xia tried hard to digest the news and calm down before following the crowd to watch the task force record statements from the survivors at the crime scene.

It didn't take them long to see a group of people being separated in the open office area to give their statements.

Guan Xia took a quick look and found that apart from the four dead, there were actually six other people at the scene.

Most of them were adult men, with only two tall young women in business suits. From their expressions and body language, it could be seen that the six of them were terrified. Even though they were safe now, they still couldn't help but turn pale, trembling with their arms folded.

Guan Xia heard one of the female survivors stumbling over and saying, "I, I don't know why someone wants to kill Director Wu, Secretary Pei, and President Lin. Oh, yes, and Assistant Dong. I really don't know. Although I'm also in the secretarial team, Xiaotian and I are more like administrators compared to Secretary Pei. We do miscellaneous work under the command of Secretary Pei all day long. Today is the same. The bid is finally ready. I was doing the final check with Xiaotian and my colleagues in the project team when we suddenly heard screams. We were startled. At that time, Xiaotian wanted to go out to see, but before he took two steps, he saw a man rushing in with a bloody dagger. We were so scared that we didn't know what to do. Our brains were blank. It was Xiaotian who reacted quickly and pulled us back. We thought that person would come after us, but he went straight to Director Wu's office."

It seems that recalling the details of the crime is also a torture. The young woman who was recording her testimony had tears starting to well up in her eyes as she spoke. She tried to hold it back again and again, but in the end she couldn't help crying.

The young woman choked up and said, "I really don't know why something like this happened while I was working overtime. The man was wearing a helmet and didn't say a word the whole time. He didn't even turn his head towards us. I really didn't get a clear look at what he looked like."

Seeing that the young woman really didn't seem to know anything, Guan Xia shifted her attention and looked at the other survivors.

Compared to the young woman, another woman named Tian was much calmer. Although she also crossed her arms and looked terrified, her eyes were not red and there were no tears. Instead, she thought for a moment and said, "Although I am also a secretary, I don't actually have much contact with Director Wu. Secretary Pei arranges my daily work. Occasionally, Assistant Dong will pass on a message for Director Wu, but it's nothing special, just work matters."

When the criminal police officer who was taking the statement asked if there was anything unusual about Secretary Pei, Assistant Dong, and General Manager Lin during their work, the young woman surnamed Tian frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't know much about Secretary Pei, but I heard Assistant Dong is an old friend of President Wu's. I heard he was with him before he came to Shangshuang City. I joined the company relatively late, but I heard from others that a few years ago, about six or seven years ago, Secretary Pei and Assistant Dong had a falling out. At the time, they were said to be incompatible, but later they somehow got along well."

Guan Xia listened carefully, but didn't hear anything valuable, so he simply gave up the idea of ​​watching. After using the system's shared vision to confirm that the six people in front of him were just ordinary people, he said something to the criminal police leading the task force and returned to the Nanping Branch.