Task 2
The man's expression was completely hidden by the brim of his hat. He was thin, and even when he was squatting, his knees were higher than his chest, showing that he was tall and had long legs.
Ying Yungui was about to raise his foot when Shi Youchen reached out and stopped him. "Don't be impulsive."
So the three of them watched quietly.
Li Sen exchanged a few words with the man, and she seemed to be in a good mood, smiling broadly. But a moment later, she led the man towards Shi Youchen and the other two.
Only then did Shi Youchen see clearly that it was a man. He was incredibly thin, and his gait was so light and airy that it seemed as if a gust of wind could sweep him away. As he got closer, he could see that his blue shirt was buttoned all the way to the top, but there was still a gap at the neck, like a ring that was too small to fit on a finger.
Aside from being unusually thin, his face was bland and unremarkable, the kind you wouldn't be able to spot in a crowd. A small mall logo was sewn onto the bottom edge of the hat he wore.
Li Sen led his men to stand in front of Shi Youchen and said crisply, "Brother, he is the administrator of this floor. He came to open the door at the appointed time."
The translator was on. Seeing that the three people didn't look like locals from District 10, and hearing the translator's activity, the administrator immediately confirmed that they were indeed outsiders. He explained, "I'm in charge of this floor of the mall. Are you guys going to see a movie? It's just opening hours."
Finally, he glanced at Li Sen again, worriedly thinking that this little girl could speak the language of District 10. Could she have been abducted by them? But she just called that handsome black-haired boy "brother", but they looked nothing alike...
He was torn between his conscience and his desires, and imagined a grand drama of saving an orphan.
Shi Youchen said, "Hello, we're not here to watch a movie, but we won't interfere with your work, so you can open the door first." Seeing the administrator's distorted expression, he added, "Don't worry, we're not human traffickers."
The administrator's face flushed and turned pale after his secret was seen through and exposed in front of him. He said awkwardly, "Oh, then I'll open the door first."
After the passage was opened, the entire cinema was lit up. Because the mall is quite old, the decoration and facilities of the cinema are also a bit old, and the lights are a bit dim.
The administrator turned on the main control panel and turned back to the group and asked, "Are you here?"
Jiang Yu took out his Luo family identification card and said, "I'm here for an inspection."
The Luo family is a business tycoon in District 10 with enormous assets. All employees under their industries are aware of the management rules, and occasional unannounced inspections are nothing new, not to mention that a case had occurred here not long ago.
The administrator carefully examined the special seal on the certificate and immediately bowed respectfully. "Welcome to our inspection." He raised his hat slightly and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. "What would you like to see?"
Ying Yungui looked around and said, "Take us to see the place where the last incident happened." The administrator nodded and led a few people to the bathroom door.
The washbasins were located on opposite sides, one near each of the men's and women's restrooms. The men's washbasin was missing a mirror, revealing the light grey bricks behind it.
Jiang Yu asked, "Didn't the mirror get patched up?"
The administrator replied timidly, "We've submitted the materials purchase approval, but...it hasn't come down yet."
Shi Youchen: "You are the administrator of this floor, so you should have been there on the day of the incident?"
The administrator shuddered when he thought of the blood and mess that happened that day. "Yes, I also made careful arrangements with the Public Security Bureau when they came to collect evidence." He thought his leader was questioning and evaluating his work, so he carefully considered every word he said.
Ying Yungui glanced at him and said, "Copy the surveillance footage from that day and we'll take it back for archiving." The administrator immediately agreed and ran to the monitoring room.
Shi Youchen stood in front of the sinks on either side, imagining himself there. He scanned every inch of the small space, but unfortunately, he didn't find anything special.
He stood in front of the gray brick thinking. At this time, Li Sen finished eating the marshmallow, but her hands and mouth were sticky and uncomfortable, so she ran to the ladies' sink and turned on the faucet.
Listening to the sound of water, Shi Youchen closed his eyes and put himself in the shoes of the middle-aged man who had died... The young woman grabbed his hair and slammed his head against the mirror. He didn't resist and was hit so hard that he completely lost consciousness...
"Hey." Shi Youchen's arm was gently touched. He opened his eyes and saw Ying Yungui standing beside him, looking into the mirror with a sharp gaze. "We just checked around and Jiang Yu and I have a preliminary assessment that there's nothing unusual."
Shi Youchen hummed a sigh of relief. Since both of them said so, there was no need for him to go around again. Not long after, the administrator returned with the copied surveillance footage. He handed the small card to Jiang Yu and said, "Boss, all the surveillance footage from that day on this floor is in here."
Jiang Yu accepted it and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
The administrator rubbed his palms again and asked, "Um... leaders, I think I haven't neglected my duties here."
Shi Youchen rubbed his eyebrows and stopped Li Sen who was running out with his hands swinging, saying a little tiredly: "No, I won't mark you as dereliction of duty." The administrator was relieved and smiled flatteringly.
A few people took Li Sen out of the cinema. Before leaving, Jiang Yu instructed, "Repair the broken mirror as soon as possible." The administrator nodded and bowed, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll do it right away."
After descending from the top floor, the sight of three handsome men and a little girl shopping attracted the attention of many passersby. Shi Youchen and Ying Yungui were both preoccupied with choosing clothes for Li Sen, and were a little absent-minded.
"It looks good." "It looks good too." Ying Yungui said without raising his head while scrolling through his screen.
Shi Youchen had no choice but to look at Jiang Yu helplessly, but was shocked to see him swiping his card to pay the bill and having someone pack a pile of clothes and put them in the car.
Shi Youchen studied Jiang Yu's face and caught a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
"..." There was no one he could rely on, so he had no choice but to seek help from a shopping guide, and finally bought a few new sets of clothes for Li Sen with great difficulty.
Li Sen happily put on her newly bought duck down dress, put on a dark red beret, and turned around to admire herself.
Shopping takes energy, especially for men. After finishing their shopping, they all headed towards the dining area. On the way, Jiang Yu repeatedly checked his messages to no avail. After confirming the time again and again, he made a phone call.
Seeing him put down his phone without saying a word, Ying Yungui smiled and asked, "Looks like you haven't finished your chicken porridge yet?"
Jiang Yu: "...Yes, he didn't answer the phone, so he probably hasn't woken up yet."
In the end, the few of them abandoned Miss Luo again and enjoyed a sumptuous lunch.
With a car full of clothes and a single piece of evidence, they headed back to the apartment building. On the way, they passed a flashy SUV with its speakers blasting. The driver sighed, "Young people these days are so full of energy."
Ying Yungui said disdainfully: "It's really ugly, even uglier than Luo Zhao's green bike."
Shi Youchen thought of the high-end clothes in the Public Security Bureau of City Z, District 8, and felt that Ying Yungui was the least qualified to comment.
Back at 27A, Shi Youchen coaxed Li Sen to take a nap, then returned to the living room with a frown. Jiang Yu had already projected the surveillance video.
"Let's just go to that time point and watch the whole thing first." Shi Youchen felt a little tired and wanted to save time.
Jiang Yu nodded and moved the progress bar to the right.
The warm overhead lighting in the living room added a touch of grotesqueness to the gore in the video. The three watched as the thin woman rushed up behind the middle-aged man like a madman, digging her long nails into his scant hair. She grabbed his head and slammed it against the mirror like a ball, howling incoherently as she pounded into his mouth, like a wild animal.
The video paused, freezing as mall security rushed in and pinned the woman to the ground. The man lay motionless, his head covered in blood, lifeless. The mirror had shattered, blood splattering around the cracks. Small fragments of the mirror had pierced the man's forehead, shimmering in the light.
Jiang Yu looked at Shi Youchen and Ying Yungui: "This is the whole story, and it's exactly the same as what I heard before."
Ying Yungui held the armrest, supported his forehead with one hand and said, "He was really hit to death, without struggling at all." He uttered two more words, "Awesome." It was unclear who he was talking about.
Shi Youchen frowned and recalled, and suddenly said: "Turn back to the time when that woman walked to the sink." Jiang Yu took action after hearing that.
The woman walked out in high heels, stopped in front of the sink, washed her hands, took out a tissue from her bag to wipe her hands, took out her lipstick, touched up her makeup in the mirror, and then suddenly ran away...
"Go back again."
The same scene again.
"Retreat again."
Again.
...
After rewatching the scene where the woman washes her hands more than a dozen times, Shi Youchen said with a piercing gaze, "I know what's strange about it."
"She was fine when she washed her hands because she had her head down and she also had her head down when she took the tissue out of her bag to wipe her hands."
"But when she touched up her makeup with lipstick, she looked in the mirror."
"She saw the man's back in the mirror and suddenly went berserk."
"The trigger for the spiritual invasion is this back figure."
Shi Youchen was a little unnaturally excited. After thinking for a long time, he finally found some clues. His head felt a little sore at this moment.
Jiang Yu: "The test results show that both of them have residual energy from mental invasion, but it was the woman who attacked first, and the man didn't even resist."
"This means the 'order' or 'hint' this man received was to give up resistance and allow himself to be slaughtered."
Ying Yungui laughed meaninglessly and said, "It's a murder of passion."
Jiang Yu: "But these two people have absolutely no social interactions."
Shi Youchen understood: "It was a murder of passion, but not the passion between these two people." After he said that, he glanced at Ying Yungui and understood what he meant.
"It was the emotions of the fugitive who invaded the mind and was grafted onto these two people."
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