Even in peacetime, there are still a large number of unsolved cases every year.

For example, the "Rainy Night Murderer" in Dongcheng is one of the more well-known online celebrity unsolved cases.

Twenty years ago, the economy of Dongcheng started to soar. At that time, the house prices were not as astronomical as they are now, and the criminal investigation technology was naturally not as advanced as it is now. The first murder occurred in the South District. A beggar was found dead on the road.

His throat and trachea were cut open with a knife, and his left little finger was cut off and taken away.

It happened to be a heavy rain that night, and the beggar had no relatives. There was no evidence around and no one could check his social relations, so the case was shelved.

The police thought this was an isolated case, but they didn't expect that seven similar murders would occur one after another.

All the victims had their throats cut and their little fingers cut off.

This identical and cruel method of committing the crime was obviously committed by one person. Because the murderer always committed the crime on rainy nights, the outside world gave him the title of "Rainy Night Murderer".

The victims had different occupations and had no connection with each other.

The only thing in common was that their economic conditions and social status were at the bottom, and their lives were tight and difficult.

The criminal was cunning enough to avoid surveillance every time he committed a crime. After investigating so many cases, only a little DNA and half a footprint were found.

The profile given by the criminal psychologist was that this man was a middle-aged man between 35 and 40 years old, with relatively good living conditions and his own car. He has a strong personality in his daily life, but people around him probably think highly of him.

After the eighth murder, almost the whole country was discussing this horrific serial murder case.

The police were investigating under great pressure. After the eighth murder, they arrested several suspects for investigation, but they were all released because of insufficient evidence.

At that time, the news about this murderer was everywhere in the streets and on the Internet.

Every rainy night, everyone was worried and would rather take leave at home than go out and take risks, for fear that they would become the next target of the murderer.

Even the police were on high alert, and every rainy night, they would patrol, anxiously waiting for the ninth murder to happen.

Strangely enough, since the eighth case thirteen years ago, the murderer on that rainy night has never appeared again, as if he had disappeared out of thin air. As

time went by, the case gradually faded from the public's view.

Except for those policemen who wanted to find out the truth and never gave up, others had long been busy with their lives and put the case behind them.

Now a similar murder case suddenly occurred on West Street, and the long-sealed case has returned to the public's view again.

Now that the Internet is connected in all directions, netizens have been talking about the case after it happened. Sometimes they feel scared, and sometimes they question the efficiency of the police.

The media also pays attention to the victim himself, wondering if they can dig out useful information from the deceased.

Since the beginning of summer, Zhao Hongxia would come out to set up a stall every night. In addition, she has a gentle personality, and many people know that she has not had an easy life.

The place where she worked was in a commercial center, and all the people working there were young white-collar workers. Everyone had a good impression of the company's cleaning lady. After discovering that she did not come to work and learned that she had been murdered, many people felt sad and suppressed their emotions and posted a message -

[@一轮明月天上飞: I just heard the news that the cleaning lady in our company was murdered. I was shocked and sad and hated the murderer very much. Aunt Zhao was really a very gentle person. I know that her family was in great difficulty. She worked hard to set up the stall after work to raise money for her child's surgery. It felt like I could see her smile as soon as I closed my eyes, and it made me even sadder just thinking about it. ]

As the ninth victim in everyone's eyes, Zhao Hongxia was naturally a hot topic.

Regardless of whether they knew each other before or not, many people were discussing the victim.

The media moved faster than the netizens, and in just half a day they had a clear picture of Zhao Hongxia's family background.

Nuan Yang Daily is a long-established media in Dongcheng, and usually pays attention to various livelihood and social issues. Not long after the murder, they went to Zhao Hongxia's home to do a special feature, and soon, Zhao Hongxia's family became a hot topic.

Through the video released by Nuan Yang Daily, netizens can get to know this person more intuitively.

Neighbors and company employees have very good opinions about her. Everyone says that she is a gentle and strong woman.

It was also through the video that everyone knew that she had a child waiting for surgery at home.

The couple had little education and did the dirtiest and most tiring jobs in Dongcheng. If their child was not sick and needed money, their lives should have been a little easier.

Seeing this family situation, everyone felt that the victim was miserable. When they found out that the child was not her own but they still tried to treat her illness, everyone's anger and sadness reached the extreme.

Ten years ago, Zhao Hongxia went out and picked up an abandoned baby. When she was sent to the hospital, they found that the child was born with a serious illness. If she wanted to survive, she had to spend money to keep her alive. I think the child's biological parents abandoned the child because of this.

Zhao Hongxia was soft-hearted. Seeing that the child was pitiful, she hesitated for a long time and adopted the child.

She was too kind, so even if they had no blood relationship with the child, the couple patiently raised him. She

was only in her early forties, but because of overwork, wrinkles appeared on her face early, and she looked much older than her actual age.

Her face is old, but her heart is extremely hot.

Such a good person was murdered on a rainy night. The more people watched, the more depressed they felt. They couldn't help but denounce the "Rainy Night Murderer" on the Internet.

[@对你心动一一点点: I originally thought that the murderer's brutal means were horrible, but I was really angry and sad to see Aunt Zhao's situation. Such a good person, such a sunny and positive person, was deprived of her life because of the murderer's brutality. This is really infuriating. I hope the police comrades can help and quickly catch this rampant guy.]

The Internet was filled with indignation, and everyone was clamoring to bring the murderer to justice.

On the other hand, the police were under great pressure but they were also trying to catch the murderer as soon as possible. Although it is still unclear whether it is a serial killer, the murderer's brutality is undoubtedly a challenge to the law.

For a while, everyone's attention was focused on this murder case, and even the crew where Ji Xiunian was was discussing it.

"Could it be revenge? He can't just kill everyone he meets, right?"

"If you ask me, this murderer deserves a bad death. He is so bad. What about Ms. Zhao's family..."

"The child is pitiful too. Let's donate some money together. Any help counts..."

...

During the break, Ji Xiunian took out his phone to check Weibo, and naturally saw the information related to Zhao Hongxia.

The victim's information and interpersonal relationships were flying everywhere, but no one knew anything about the murderer.

Some people even slandered him, saying that the killer was a demon and that was why they had never caught him.

Ji Xiunian couldn't help but think of yesterday, when that person was right in front of him but he still let him escape, and he couldn't help feeling depressed.

"What are you looking at?" Zhou Jiayue came to Ji Xiunian's side at some point and asked curiously.

The two of them had a lot of scenes together, so naturally they communicated more than others.

In Zhou Jiayue's opinion, Ji Xiunian was a little mysterious. He always felt that he was different from others, but he couldn't tell where he was different.

Ji Xiunian showed his phone to Zhou Jiayue, who couldn't help but sigh: "I followed this case back then. Some survivors said that the murderer's wrist was abnormal, so they said it was a demon who came to kill people..." "

Wrist?"

Ji Xiunian became interested when he heard these two words, and asked hurriedly: "Why did you say it's not a human after looking at the wrist? Is there something special?"

Zhou Jiayue thought Ji Xiunian was curious, so he didn't think much about it and just replied: "They said there was a black light on the wrist, and that person's wrist was black and looked like it was going to rot... Mainly because it was too long ago, I don't know if I remember it correctly."

So, did the murderer's wrist also have a mark?

Ji Xiunian's right hand unconsciously touched his left wrist. He always felt that these murders were strange and might be related to him.

"Excuse me, I have to make a phone call first." Ji Xiunian stood up and wanted to tell Lu Xu about this matter, and did not forget to greet Zhou Jiayue politely.

"Go ahead." It was not until Ji Xiunian left that Zhou Jiayue suddenly realized that he seemed to have said something wrong -

Yan Heze was born not long ago, how could he pay attention to the murder case at that time.

Fortunately, Ji Xiunian's attention was on the case and he didn't seem to notice this.

"Fortunately, fortunately." Zhou Jiayue was thankful and warned himself to be careful with what he said in the future.

"You mean, the murderer 20 years ago also had that mark on his wrist?" Lu Xu fell into deep thought after hearing Ji Xiunian's words, and he keenly felt that this matter seemed not that simple.

"Brother Nian, you should focus on filming first, I will go to investigate this matter."

If it was just an ordinary murder case, then it really had nothing to do with them.

But when it comes to Ji Xiunian, Lu Xu can't help but care.

He was originally going to go to the restaurant with his teammates after the rehearsal. After receiving Ji Xiunian's call, he immediately apologized to his teammates: "I feel uncomfortable in my stomach and I'm going to the bathroom. You guys eat first!"

Without waiting for his teammates to say anything, he turned around and rushed into the bathroom stall.

Lu Xu's plan was very clear, and he went directly to the underworld to find someone. It was not difficult for them to investigate murder, after all, the deceased was the first witness to the murder.

Including Zhao Hongxia, there were a total of nine victims. Except for two people who were lucky enough to get the reincarnation number, the other seven people were called in front of Lu Xu to cooperate with the investigation. Except

for Zhao Hongxia, the other victims have been dead for more than ten years. But even if ten or twenty years have passed, the scene of the murder has been replayed in their minds. As long as the murderer is not punished by law, they will not be at peace, and the pain in their hearts will never go away.

"I don't know that person. I just remember that he cut my neck. It hurt so much..."

"He killed me and said he was helping me. He said that life was too tiring and it would be better if I died..." "

When he killed me, he kept saying he was helping me. I really hate him, but he is still at large."

...

The seven victims heard the murderer say that he was helping them. When Lu Xu asked what the murderer's characteristics were, they all raised their wrists at the first time -

"The wrists were black, as if they were going to rot..."

"Yes, yes, the wrists were really scary, as if there was a ghost living inside."

"I noticed it, too. I really thought I saw a ghost..."

An archivist happened to pass by. After hearing what they said, he stepped forward and said softly, "It seems that the wrists of the murderers in other homicide cases are also marked..."

Lu Xu originally just wanted to check the characteristics of the Rainy Night Killer, but he didn't expect that pulling out the radish would bring out the mud, and he would inadvertently make other discoveries.

In addition to the Rainy Night Killer, the other murderers also had black marks on their wrists.

The archivist thought it was just a coincidence and didn't think much about it, but so many victims mentioned the black wrist marks, there must be something complicated going on.

Thinking of Ji Xiunian, Lu Xu suddenly became serious.

Although he didn't know the specific situation of this matter, he had a feeling that it was related to Ji Xiunian. After much

deliberation, Lu Xu decided to start his investigation with the murderer who killed Zhao Hongxia.