"This kind of killing method is usually done by a strange spirit. How do you prove that it is not a strange spirit?" Qiao Yuan interrupted him.

"Leader, you're testing me!" Wu Banxian grinned and scratched his head. Unconstrained at this moment, he continued, "First of all, I haven't sensed any yin energy in the deceased's spiritual world. You know my strong spiritual power, Leader."

Qiao Yuan: "The lack of Yin Qi may be because the strange spirit has hidden itself, or it may be caused by some strange thing."

"So I examined the deceased's body. He didn't fit the characteristics of a murder caused by Yin Qi at all. As for the strange object... This mysterious death could indeed be caused by a strange object, but I also didn't detect any evil power from the strange object, and..."

Having said this, Wu Banxian paused.

"And there was a text message on the deceased's phone at the time!"

"Leader, you know that strange things are resurrected dead things, and they are evil. Even if they are born from dead things, they have no consciousness or thoughts and can only kill people according to mechanical rules. How could they understand the text message? And they made their decision after thinking for a while after seeing the text message."

"Using the process of elimination, since it's neither a spirit nor a strange thing, then there's only one possibility: it's an Awakened One!"

Wu Banxian proudly stated his reasoning.

Well-reasoned and convincing!

I haven't seen you for a long time, and you have indeed grown a lot.

…

Qiao Yuan: "Since you've seen the murderer's appearance, I'm sure we're close to solving the case."

Wu Banxian: "I've had it printed out, and it will be out soon. When the time comes, we can search for it on the Security Bureau's internal network, and the murderer will definitely not escape."

Woohoo~

At this time, patrolman Liu Jin's cell phone rang.

"The photos have been printed out. After searching the intranet, the murderer..."

Wu Banxian held his head high, expecting to be praised, but then he heard Liu Jin hesitantly say, "There's no information about this person on the intranet!"

Wu Banxian was stunned. "How is that possible? Could it be that the murderer became an Awakened being and didn't report it? Search for ordinary people and see if there's any information about him."

"We've searched everywhere, but there's nothing. There's no similar face at all." Liu Jin gave an affirmative answer.

I felt like I was slapped in the face in front of the leader!

"It seems that the murderer has changed his appearance. This is troublesome."

After much thought, Wu Banxian finally came to this conclusion, which is also the worst conclusion.

The awakened ones commit crimes with all kinds of strange abilities, and solving them is much more difficult than cases involving supernatural beings.

"Show me the photos." Qiao Yuan said.

Liu Jin handed the phone to Qiao Yuan.

Just one glance and Qiao Yuan frowned.

I really don’t recognize the face in the photo, but this unfamiliar face gives me a sense of déjà vu.

I seem to have seen it somewhere!

finally!

Qiao Yuan remembered it, it was at that tofu pudding stall.

The man with a dead look on his face gives the same feeling as the person in this photo.

…

However, photos alone cannot confirm this. In order to confirm this, Qiao Yuan pulled Wu Banxian into the morgue again to take a look at the deceased.

There is no remaining yin energy or evil power.

Entering the spirit world of the deceased, the scenes of that night are replayed.

There was indeed a person following the deceased, opening the door and pressing the elevator button for him.

Finally, after receiving a message, he killed Xie Wei.

The moment the murderer looked at his phone, Qiao Yuan finally saw the face clearly.

That’s right!

Another dead face!

He was similar to the one I met at the tofu pudding stall.

"Leader, am I wrong?" Wu Banxian asked uncertainly as he watched Qiao Yuan bend down and almost touch his face to the murderer's.

Ignoring it and looking away, Qiao Yuan checked the dead person in the spiritual world.

Serene, without any signs of struggle.

It seems like something is missing!

After exiting the spiritual world of the deceased and carefully examining the body of the deceased in the real world, Qiao Yuan finally discovered something after a comparison.

In the deceased's spiritual memory, the deceased had always been wearing a rosewood bracelet.

And now, there was nothing on the deceased's wrist.

But there were a series of marks on the left hand, proving that the deceased was wearing something during his lifetime.

No money or anything else was lost, only this bracelet was lost!

After checking the order, it was confirmed that the bracelet was only bought online and was worth a few dozen dollars.

Why did the murderer take this thing away?

Also...what do the words "same kind", "join", and "choose" in the text message mean?

"Senior, the thing you ordered has come to fruition." At this time, patrolman Liu Jin ran over.

"We can't find the person in that photo either. And... the previous deceased people had only one thing in common: they all lost an item after death."

"Bracelets, necklaces, watches, rings..."

“…”

…

After leaving the morgue, Wu Banxian was dejected and ashamed.

Unexpectedly, the clue I just got was broken again.

Now the only chance to catch the murderer is to wait for him to commit another crime.

But Lishi is not small either, with a population of several million, and no one knows when the murderer will commit a crime.

“…”

In front, Qiao Yuan was looking at his phone, lost in thought.

After reading the files over and over again, Qiao Yuan still couldn't figure out why the mastermind behind the incident would kill people and steal these things worth tens to thousands of dollars.

That’s all!

If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it.

A clue has been successfully obtained.

In his left hand he held the deceased's cell phone sealed in a sealed bag, and in his right hand he took out the strange balance.

Trade directly.

"Tell me the location of the murderer behind the text message!"

No matter how mysterious and unpredictable he is, and his whereabouts are erratic, what can the other party use to resist him when I make a deal with him!

This thing is only one step away from becoming a top-notch weird thing.

“…”

Next second.

The strange balance suddenly began to shake.

The trays on both sides vibrated violently, making clanging sounds.

The bronze beams were heating up and turning red.

The pointer spun wildly.

“…”

Qiao Yuan's eyes widened at this moment.

A piece of paper appeared on a tray to one side.

What shocked Qiao Yuan was not the reason, but the special energy value in his mind.

No reduction!

The transaction with Gui Tianping just now did not deduct any special energy value!

Even if it fails, the handling fee should be deducted.

But it didn't!

Is there a bug in Gui Tianping?

I picked up the paper, opened it, and saw a line of words on it.

"Hello, nice to meet you. Tonight at 10 o'clock, 145 Jinli Street."