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Officer Lu discovered Han Xiujuan's whereabouts. She showed up in a small supermarket in Linzhen County and bought some daily necessities. Although she was not arrested, it was confirmed that she lived in that county.
Liu Muzhe had been to Linqi County before. It was a relatively marginal territory of the fox clan.
Lu Yu has sent Han Xiujuan's information to the Linqi County Police Station and is cooperating with them in the investigation. Liu Muzhe and Ye Jing'an discussed and decided to go with Lu Yu.
It just so happened that the tourist destination Ye Jing'an chose was in the north, quite close to Linzhen County. He planned to go there for a honeymoon before returning home after resolving the issue with Han Xiujuan.
Ye Jingan packed all the things he needed for the trip, and piled the bags at the door. Liu Muze asked in confusion, "Why are you bringing so many things?"
"Didn't we discuss going on a trip before? Let's go right away after we're done. Just pack your own clothes, and I'll pack everything else for you." Ye Jing'an said.
"Okay." Liu Muzhe smiled.
Qiu Zimu saw Ye Jingan carrying his suitcase downstairs and asked curiously, "Where are you going?"
"Investigating a case." Ye Jing'an said.
"Investigating a case?" Qiu Zimu asked.
"Yes, just as my sister told me, Officer Lu has found the person. He is in the north and will go there today." Ye Jing'an said.
"I'm going too!" Qiu Zimu had never been to the north, so he took the opportunity of getting reimbursed to go and broaden his horizons.
Wang Zhiyi hesitated. He wouldn't venture into the northern regions, especially the Fox Tribe, easily. Although his cultivation was high enough to hold his own against most Fox Tribe members, it could easily lead to his own demise. The Fox Tribe had a pact with humans, forbidding them from killing them at will. However, they showed no mercy to insects, who were born to be food.
"We've been to the police station to see the corpse before. Officer Lu said we are professors who study corpses. This time we're going there with Officer Lu with this identity. If you go, Wang Zhiyi will go too. How do you want Officer Lu to tell his colleagues?" Ye Jing'an asked back.
"They said we were studying insects." Qiu Zimu said.
Ye Jingan: “…”
"Let's not go. They can handle this together and don't need help. It's too cold in the north and there are not many insects. I'll take you somewhere else to play." Wang Zhiyi said.
"Okay, then if you encounter any trouble and need help, just call us." Qiu Zimu said.
"rest assured."
When they gathered at the agreed place, Ye Jing'an found that Officer Lu was accompanied by a young policeman. Ye Jing'an smiled and said hello: "Officer Lu, you are here so early."
"There are a lot of fines for being late at the bureau, so I usually arrive ten minutes early for everything. I'm used to it." Lu Yu said, "Let me introduce you. This is my apprentice, Peng Jie."
"Hello, I often hear the master mention you. Please take good care of you." Peng Jie said with a smile.
"You have good vision! You've made the right choice by following Officer Lu!" Ye Jing'an laughed strangely.
"From the tone of your voice, it seems like this is not a good thing for me?" Lu Yu said.
"I didn't say that." Ye Jing'an said.
"Let's go. Time is tight. We still have to coordinate with the police station over there." Lu Yu briefly told them about the current progress in the car. Han Xiujuan seemed to have noticed it and never showed up again. The Linqi County Police Station said that there have been several missing persons cases recently, and none of them have been solved. Lu Yu suspected that Han Xiujuan was involved, so he hurried over to investigate.
"Is there any surveillance video at the supermarket that Han Xiujuan went to?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Yes." Lu Yu showed him the video. Han Xiujuan in the video was wearing plain, simple clothes. Her face was completely different from the one in the previous file, and she looked twenty years younger.
If Lu Yu hadn't said that he had compared the portraits, Ye Jing'an would have suspected that they had recognized the wrong person: "Brother Liu, is this because you worshipped the fox fairy?"
"Well, but she is full of death energy. She must have killed many people and left the bodies with her." Liu Muzhe said.
"If she keeps the body by her side, isn't she afraid that the person she killed will come back to life and take revenge on her?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Not all victims have enough resentment to stay in the human world and seek revenge, and she must be in collusion with the fox clan. Even if she comes to take revenge, we won't be able to defeat her." Liu Muzhe said.
"From what you said, it seems that the fox fairy she worships is quite powerful?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Well, it should not be weak, and it seems to have other purposes." Liu Muzhe said.
"Can you beat him?" Ye Jing'an asked again.
"I don't know." Liu Muzhe shrugged.
"It's okay, I can fight too. The two of us can always beat one of them." Ye Jing'an said.
"Uh...it's not necessarily true." Liu Muzhe said.
Ye Jingan: “…”
After arriving, Officer Lu arranged for them to stay in a hotel near the police station. After they had a quick rest for the night, Lu Yu went to the police station to report on his work. Liu Muzhe and Ye Jing'an were also not idle and took a walk around the neighborhood.
"Brother Liu, why couldn't we track Han Xiujuan using your previous method?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"The fox tribe is best at hiding, and this is already the fox tribe's territory. Of course, they can't track down the people they don't want you to catch. We can only rely on Officer Lu and others to investigate. Han Xiujuan is an ordinary person after all. If she wants to stay alive, she will come out to buy things." Liu Muzhe said.
Ye Jingan sighed, "Why is it that after I learned Brother Liu's spells, the only things I encountered were difficult to deal with, and I didn't even have a chance to stretch my hands and feet?"
"Didn't you help Aunt Li fulfill her wish?" Liu Muzhe said with a smile.
"It's different. I want to deal with ghosts and monsters, which will give me a sense of accomplishment." Ye Jingan said.
"Then the opportunity to fight against the fox clan is left to you." Liu Muzhe said.
"Leave it to me?" Ye Jing'an raised his eyebrows. "Brother Liu, are you afraid of being beaten?"
"I was really scared after being beaten. I don't want to see them at all." Liu Muzhe is still scared when he thinks of the days when he was beaten like a rat crossing the street.
"Oh, Brother Liu is actually afraid." Ye Jing'an grinned at him.
"Yes, quite a lot." Liu Muzhe said.
"What are you afraid of?" Ye Jing'an asked.
Liu Muze said: "You, your sister, your father, your grandfather..."
"Hey hey! Who said I'm not afraid and I have to agree even if I don't agree?" Ye Jing'an said.
"Ahem, let's go take a look ahead." Liu Muzhe took a few big steps forward.
After walking around the supermarket, the two did not find any useful clues. It was not that there was no remaining scent, but that the place was filled with various scents of the fox clan, and even if there were clues, they would not be able to distinguish them.
Foxes are known for their strong sense of territory. To prevent others from invading their territory, they will fill it with a unique aura. Foxes are also skilled at hiding, effectively concealing themselves in another's territory, making them difficult to track. This is why Liu Muze has always found it frustrating to deal with fox spirits. Firstly, their superiors are too difficult to defeat, and secondly, their subordinates are too hard to find.
We returned empty-handed and can only hope that Officer Lu can find some other clues.
Lu Yu is very busy, not with the Han Xiujuan case, but with the recent missing cases. The longest time of disappearance has been more than a month, but people are still reporting the case.
The families of the missing persons were so anxious that they came to the police station every day to ask if there was any news. Some families broke down and cried outside the police station. Although these cases were not reported, word of mouth spread from one person to another, and from two to a hundred. Everyone in the county knew that many people were missing, causing panic.
To appease the families, superiors made promises, but with the deadline for solving the case approaching, there are still few leads. Lu Yu said, "The missing individuals range from high school students to workers in their forties. Almost none of them are connected. The only commonality we've found is that they're all male. They were all going about their daily lives and disappeared after walking into the blind spot of the surveillance cameras."
"All men?" Liu Muzhe frowned slightly.
"Is there any information about missing persons? Let me see it." Ye Jingan said.
Lu Yu handed him two thick folders.
"So many?!" Ye Jing'an said in surprise.
"All the useful information is here." Lu Yu patted the documents.
The police currently don't have enough evidence to prove this is related to Han Xiujuan's case, but Ye Jing'an feels that she is inextricably linked. Hearing that the missing people were all men, he speculated that Han Xiujuan hated her husband so much that she wanted to capture a few men, imprison them, torture them, or even kill them directly.
When Ye Jingan mentioned this possibility, Lu Yu laughed out loud.
Ye Jing'an shrugged helplessly. This kind of absurd and outrageous thing had actually happened to him and Qiu Zimu, and it almost killed them, but the protagonist was a female ghost.
After reading the information of all the missing persons, Liu Muze said, "They all have good muscle training."
"Hey! What are you looking at?!" Ye Jingan rolled up his sleeves to show off his muscles, "Am I not good enough for you to look at?"
Liu Muze: "..."
Ye Jingan showed off his abdominal muscles unconvincedly: "Isn't this enough to satisfy you?"
Seeing that Ye Jing'an was about to take off his clothes and pounce on him, Lu Yu coughed lightly twice.
Liu Muze pulled his clothes off and said speechlessly, "Let's talk business. Can you be serious?"
Ye Jingan said in a voice that only Liu Muze could hear: "Okay, you wait tonight!"
Liu Muze rolled his eyes at him and said to Lu Yu, "I can confirm that these cases are related to Han Xiujuan, but she is not that capable, and there are people helping her. To be precise, they are not human beings."
After the previous incidents, Lu Yu believed everything Liu Muze and Ye Jingan said. He fell on the stool as if his strength was suddenly drained away: "Why do I have to encounter such a case again? If it happens a few more times, I will not be sent back to the police academy, but directly to the mental hospital!"
"Officer Lu, what kind of luck do you have? Haven't you counted it yet? You should be optimistic!" Ye Jing'an said gloatingly.
Lu Yu tilted his mouth and laughed dryly twice.
"That's right. I've been unlucky since I was a child." Lu Yu narrowed his eyes and smiled. "I guess all my luck in this life is due to meeting you two. You will help me, right?"
"Hehe, of course..." Ye Jingan waited until Lu Yu's eyes were filled with anticipation before blurting out, "No!"
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