Chapter 138 The Truth

Shen Ran's death left Yu Qing stunned.

I was stunned for a long time.

The unease in my heart grew stronger.

He rushed into the villa at almost the same time.

The villa was quiet.

The air was so heavy it was suffocating.

“Lu Chi…”

Yu Qing called out Lu Chi's name loudly, but heard no response. The only sounds in the villa were her own heavy breathing and the raging storm outside.

He searched the entire first floor, but still couldn't find Lu Chi.

Finally, he ran straight to the second floor.

The second floor was also empty, and every corner of the room exuded gloom and oppression, with the pitch-black walls seemingly absorbing all the light.

You can vaguely see a jumble of broken things scattered all over the ground, as if a fierce battle had just taken place.

A cold wind, mixed with raindrops, blew in from outside the window, causing the curtains to flutter wildly and make a wailing sound, much like the mournful howl of a ghost.

A figure lay quietly on the ground.

Not moving at all.

“Lu Chi…”

Yu Qing's heart jumped. He rushed to the other person, only to find that the person lying on the ground was not Lu Chi at all.

It was Lin Chengyu.

At this moment, Lin Chengyu had lost all signs of life, with a strange smile on his face, his mouth wide open, filled with white foam.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing couldn't help but take two steps back.

Shen Ran and Lin Chengyu are both dead.

Who killed them?

Yu Qing dared not think any further.

He frantically searched the villa, turning over every corner, but couldn't find Lu Chi anywhere.

Just then, he suddenly heard Xiao Wang's voice coming from downstairs.

"Lu Chi is here."

Yu Qing's body trembled violently.

He immediately turned around and ran downstairs.

Seeing Xiao Wang lift Lu Chi out of the trunk, Yu Qing hurriedly asked, "How is he? Is he injured?"

"There's still a sign of life! Call an ambulance!" Xiao Wang wiped the rain off his face and shouted to Yu Qing.

Yu Qing was relieved and quickly took out her phone to call an ambulance. After the ambulance arrived, Yu Qing went to the hospital with Lu Chi.

After Yu Qing left, the criminal investigation team and the technical department also arrived. They surrounded the entire house and began searching for evidence.

"How is Weiwei?"

When Xiao Wang arrived at the second floor of the villa, Qin Ruowei was conducting a preliminary autopsy on the body. When she saw Xiao Wang come up, she glanced at him and said in a calm tone, but with a hint of seriousness in her eyes: "The time of death was about an hour ago. The cause of death was a myocardial infarction caused by the overdose of a large amount of psychotropic drugs."

Looking at Lin Chengyu's corpse on the ground, with a twisted yet satisfied smile on his face, Xiao Wang couldn't help but ask, "Why is he smiling?"

"An overdose of this drug can lead to mental instability, and hallucinations are normal. He probably saw something beautiful before he died," Qin Ruowei explained calmly.

Xiao Wang nodded as if he understood, then continued, "What about the body downstairs? Have you found anything?"

"Death by asphyxiation, the murder weapon should be the umbrella she was wearing. I extracted a blood sample from the victim's fingernails, but we still need to go back and do DNA and fingerprint comparisons for more details."

At this moment, Xiao Wang's gaze suddenly fell on the medicine bottle in the evidence bag. He took two steps forward, bent down, picked up the transparent evidence bag, and examined it carefully: "Is this the psychotropic drug you mentioned?"

Qin Ruowei nodded: "Yes, its scientific name is haloperidol. It is a second-generation antipsychotic drug, usually used to control symptoms of diseases such as schizophrenia, mania, and Tourette syndrome. Taking large or excessive doses can lead to serious side effects."

Xiao Wang looked at the medicine bottle with a complicated expression.

In fact, he had seen this drug more than once. He had noticed its unusual nature when he and Bai Xiao first came into contact with Zhou Xiaoming's case, but he hadn't thought about it too deeply at the time.

Later, Xu Zhi and Bai Xiao only realized the seriousness of this matter today.

Xiao Wang sighed and said with emotion, "What is so special about it that caused so many people to lose their lives?"

Qin Ruowei glanced at him and said indifferently, "Extremely expensive."

Xiao Wang choked for a moment.

He was just asking casually, but the other person hit the nail on the head, leaving him speechless.

Okay, it is indeed quite expensive.

At this moment, Xiao Liu came out of the bedroom next door, his face grim, and said, "Brother Wang, come with me and take a look."

Xiao Wang nodded and followed Xiao Liu to the bedroom.

There is a huge wardrobe in the bedroom.

Xiao Liu opened the wardrobe, revealing a hidden small room. The walls of the small room were covered with photos of various crime scenes, all taken from a first-person perspective.

Several exquisite boxes were placed on the table, containing the deceased's belongings, which were displayed there like trophies in the dim light.

Xiao Wang then found the tools used in the crime, as well as several USB drives, in the room. Immediately, his colleagues from the technical department brought up a computer and cracked the code on the spot.

The USB drive was found to be full of murder videos, including those of Xu Zhi, Wang Jie, Xiao Liang, Sun Wei, a cleaning lady, and a three-year-old cold case, the methods of which were cruel and heinous.

When Xiao Wang saw Lin Chengyu tie a newborn baby to a bed and inject it with horse blood, his heart was filled with endless rage.

"Damn it, that beast."

Xiao Wang turned and rushed out of the room.

The living room was a mess, and Lin Chengyu's body was still there, with a perverted and satisfied smile on his face.

Xiao Wang rushed to the corpse, grabbed Lin Chengyu by the collar, lifted him up, and raised his fist, ready to smash it into the other man's face.

Xiao Liu, who was following behind, quickly grabbed Xiao Wang and anxiously advised, "Brother Wang, calm down. The person is already dead. It's not worth arguing with a dead person. Besides, he has already suffered retribution."

"Why is the retribution only coming now?"

With red eyes, Xiao Wang roared angrily, "That was a newborn child! Did he lose his mind? How could he do that?"

Towards the end, his voice trembled with obvious sobs.

A look of sadness flashed in Xiao Liu's eyes. He knew that Xiao Wang's wife was pregnant and he was about to become a father. At this moment, he could understand the pain of losing a child very well.

"Your colleagues are watching, calm down," Xiao Liu advised again.

Only then did Xiao Wang belatedly realize that he had lost control of his emotions.

He slowly loosened Lin Chengyu's collar, took a deep breath, and said in a hoarse voice, "Sorry, I was too excited just now."

"It's okay, Brother Wang, I understand how you feel." Xiao Liu shook his head.

Xiao Wang patted him on the shoulder and walked downstairs alone; he needed to calm down.

Xiao Liu watched his retreating figure, sighed, and then turned back to her work.

Xiao Wang skillfully lit a cigarette for himself.

He squatted by the door, smoking silently.

It was raining heavily outside.

His gaze was drawn to a painting on the wall, depicting a giant ship struggling in a huge whirlpool during a storm, surrounded by an apocalyptic scene.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of a passage from the Bible.

"After the flood, Noah's Ark ran aground on Mount Ararat, and God used the rainbow as a sign of the covenant, no longer cursing the earth because of man."