"At least we now have a clear direction for the investigation—"
"The murderer is very likely mixed in with these guides."
"The worst thing in solving a case is having no direction. Once you have a clue, you can just investigate step by step."
As Ji Shuyun spoke, she naturally took the luggage from her younger sister's hands, "Let's rest well today and get plenty of energy before we talk about anything else."
After taking his younger sister to her room, Ji Shuyun carefully helped her unpack her luggage.
Xia Zhining wiped Xue Tuan's paws clean, then habitually picked up Xue Tuan, who was dozing on the pillow, buried her face in its fluffy, soft fur, and took a deep breath.
"Brother, look at Snowball," she said, holding up the little fluffy ball with its squinting eyes, "How can it be so white and soft!"
She rubbed Xue Tuan's little head, lost in thought.
Suddenly, Xia Zhining's eyes lit up, and she turned to her brother, holding up the snowball:
"Brother! Didn't Xue Tuan say that those three corpses have been dead for about half a month?"
"Could we check if there are any guides who suddenly resigned about two weeks ago?"
Ji Shuyun nodded approvingly: "That's the right approach. There's a high probability that a murderer who commits a crime will choose to leave their job and flee."
He reached out and gently rubbed Xue Tuan's chin, his eyes filled with a smile. "It seems that our Xue Tuan is not only a hand warmer, but also a lucky star for solving cases."
Upon being praised, Xuetuan immediately raised her little head and rubbed it proudly against Ji Shuyun's palm: [That's right! Brother Ningning is the best! He's much cuter than that stern-faced devil Gu Huaiye!]
It didn't forget to pat Xia Zhining's hand with its little paw: [Sister, have you noticed? Brother Ji never has that fierce aura of a demon king. Every time he gets close, he makes people feel warm and cozy~]
When Xia Zhining heard Xue Tuan mention Gu Huaiye, she subconsciously wanted to say that Gu Huaiye wasn't that fierce, but seeing her brother next to her, she didn't dare to say a word.
Although Ji Shuyun couldn't understand, her eyes softened as she looked at Xiaoxuetuan's affectionate manner.
He immediately picked up his phone: "I'll contact the Loulan City police right now and have them focus on investigating guides who have recently resigned."
The next morning.
As soon as Xia Zhining opened the window, Boss Crow landed on her shoulder like a black lightning bolt, its little paws excitedly scratching at her clothes.
[Boss! Fantastic news! The witness, Sand Fox, is already waiting in the backyard. He says he saw the whole burial!]
Xia Zhining quickly followed Boss Ya to the hotel's back garden, where she indeed saw a beautiful sand fox gracefully crouching beside a bush.
Xia Zhining presented the sand fox with a protein-rich animal-specific energy bar: "Mr. Fox, please speak."
The sand fox flicked its bushy tail and began to recount what it had seen: "About two weeks ago, on a dark and windy night, I saw a man driving a camel-drawn cart, suspiciously stopping in the sand over there."
[He lifted the cloth covering the car hood and dragged out three human-shaped figures wrapped tightly in white cloth. The stench of blood was so strong it hurt my nose from a distance!]
The sand fox mimicked the man's actions, digging in the sand with its little paws, and whispered: [As he dug, he muttered something like, "Let you fight me for the gold," "Now all of this is mine..."]
My goodness, this sand fox is quite the professional actor; he even gave a vivid and expressive performance while explaining the case.
[Yes, yes, yes!] Boss Crow excitedly added from the side, [Sand Fox also said that after that person buried the things, he laughed strangely several times at the sandpit before leaving!]
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