"grown ups!"
"grown ups!"
“Oh no!”
Near midnight, Xiao Yanlan, who was lovingly hugging her new husband in the backyard of the Fufeng County government office, suddenly heard the urgent call of a government servant.
This familiar shout and this familiar tone made Xiao Yanlan's forehead veins throb, and she had an inexplicable bad premonition.
"Call, call, call the soul!"
"Your master, I am fine!"
As usual, Xiao Yanlan scolded the yamen runner before leaving the bed. She casually put on an outer coat and went to open the door.
Faced with the county magistrate's cold, dark face and displeased eyes, the yamen runner on duty had no choice but to report.
"Sir, the body of a young man was found in Ruyun Lane on Caiyun Street. Coroner Song has already examined it..."
Before the yamen runner on duty could finish her words, Xiao Yanlan interrupted her:
"Is it the same as the man who died tragically in the previous case? He was also insulted, had his feet chopped off, and had paste fed into his mouth?"
"Your Excellency is wise, indeed."
Upon seeing this, the yamen runner on duty immediately began to flatter Xiao Yanlan.
"Humph! I don't know if he's wise or not, I just know that if I don't catch the murderer, your master's official position will be in jeopardy!"
In less than two weeks, seven such murders had occurred in Yunshui Town, an average of one every two days. Xiao Yanlan had already sent people to investigate the entire population of Fufeng County, but still found nothing. Over the past ten days, Xiao Yanlan's hair had turned a lot white because of the worry over this case.
"What happened?"
Duan Yunfei, who was resting in the side room, came to Xiao Yanlan's residence with an oilcloth umbrella after hearing the noise.
"Sir, it's raining so hard, why haven't you rested yet?"
Seeing that Duan Yunfei was also alarmed, Xiao Yanlan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"explain!"
Duan Yunfei was fuming, her eyebrows raised. To catch the mowing thief, she'd practically slept in her clothes every night. Today, they'd almost caught him, but that cunning Luo Wanhong had actually thrown a smoke bomb at her and slipped away. She was so pissed! They'd been just this close to success!
At this time, Duan Yunfei had a gloomy face because Luo Wanhong escaped. In Xiao Yanlan's eyes, it was his dissatisfaction with her poor handling of the case, so he spoke with some trepidation.
"Just... the case that happened in the county I mentioned earlier, where young men were murdered, raped, had their feet chopped off, and had paste stuffed into their mouths. Seven cases have already occurred in less than two weeks."
Duan Yunfei couldn't help but frown.
"No clue yet?"
"not yet……"
"How do you investigate cases?"
"I immediately cordoned off the scene after the incident and ordered an investigation into the deceased's close contacts and any grudges against him..."
Duan Yunfei seemed to be thinking about something when he heard this.
"You just said there have been seven cases with the same method?"
"Your Excellency, it is indeed so."
"Confused!"
Duan Yunfei angrily scolded: "If it was just a single case, your approach would be quite standard.
But now that seven cases with exactly the same modus operandi have occurred, the focus of your investigation should not be on whether the deceased had any personal grudges before his death, but on sorting out the similarities between all the victims in these cases.
For example, whether they have been to the same place, eaten similar food, or dressed similarly, etc. Then, based on these similarities, we can find the criminal's modus operandi, and perhaps it won't be long before we catch the criminal.
You should investigate in this direction first! Also, strengthen night patrols and instruct the people not to go out at night unless necessary."
"Yes! My Lord! You are truly wise and powerful, with a sharp vision, extremely intelligent, and extraordinary wisdom..."
"Alright! Alright! Although what you said is true, stop talking nonsense and get on with the case first!"
"Yes, sir!"
At Duan Yunfei's reminder, Xiao Yanlan immediately ordered people to search for clues near Ruyun Lane where the body was found, and to strengthen patrols in various streets, especially alleys, and called in a coroner to perform an autopsy overnight.
"Sir, let's go to the eaves in front to take shelter from the rain!"
"Let's go!"
On the night of the 16th, a moonlit night, a sudden downpour brought the sky over with dark clouds. At the entrance of the Jinghuayuan snack shop on Caiyun Street, a disheveled Lianxing stood under the eaves with his little servant.
"What bad luck!"
Lian Xing was speechless. Why was it that every time Lord Xiao summoned him to the county government office, it would rain heavily on the way back? He had been walking in the rain for almost an hour straight, stopping and starting, and now he was hiding under the eaves in a mess.
"Boom~"
A burst of muffled thunder sounded.
"Xiaochun, go knock on the door."
"Yes, sir."
I don’t know when the rain will stop. There are lightning and thunder now, which is really scary.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Is anyone there?"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Is anyone there?"
…
Xiaochun knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no movement from inside.
"Sir, is there no one here?"
"Impossible! I just saw a light in the backyard. It's obvious that someone is living there. Go and keep knocking on the door!"
"Yes, sir."
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Is anyone there?"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Is anyone there?"
…
Hard work pays off. After Xiaochun knocked on the door countless times, a voice finally came from inside, but...
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