After leaving the house, he followed the trail left by the scent molecules and began to search for clues.
Near a sewer, he 'discovered' a large number of odor molecules.
He initially thought that the rainwater had washed away the odor molecules in the air and gathered them there, but when he crouched down and got close to the small hole in the sewer cover, he realized he was wrong.
A continuous stream of odor molecules erupts out of the hole, with a much higher concentration of molecules below the hole than above.
This indicates that there is a source of odor emanating from under the manhole cover!
"Beautiful lady, here's a chance for you to make a contribution."
Xia Weiwei frowned and glanced at him, then turned her back to him before heading back to the storage room.
"I'm serious, there's something wrong with that sewer."
Seeing that she was ignoring him, Gao Ang got a little anxious and quickly took a few steps to grab her sleeve.
"What's the problem?"
"There are signs of prying."
"The heavy rain a few days ago was perfectly normal."
Gao Ang felt a little tired. How could this woman's thought process be so different from his own?
"We'll know if it's normal or not by checking. It won't waste much manpower anyway. If we find something, it will be a great achievement. Maybe you'll be able to go out on fieldwork more often in the future."
Upon hearing the words "frequently goes out on fieldwork," Xia Weiwei stopped in her tracks. Although Gao Ang had previously been considered utterly useless by her, his performance these past few days had been quite remarkable. Despite his seemingly carefree attitude and his frivolous livestreaming, his analysis of the missing person case was reasonable and well-founded.
In addition, he is the iron-blooded junior brother of Team Leader Cao Kun, so he probably can't be too unreliable, right?
"I'll go talk to Captain Cao."
Cao Kun took Gao’s new discovery very seriously, after all, the kid had just found a new clue on the wall, and it might be another new clue.
Around two or three in the afternoon, which is the hottest time of the day, and with the heavy rains of the previous two days washing away all the pollution in the air, the sunlight was practically piercing.
Cao Kun and his team's uniforms were already soaked with sweat. Gao Ang watched them move the manhole cover under the scorching sun and couldn't help but admire them. If he hadn't undergone a mutation that made him immune to heat and cold, it would have been impossible for him to leave the air-conditioned room in this awful weather.
After opening the manhole cover, an unusually strong smell immediately wafted out. The property management had already brought over the sewer design drawings for the community. Gao Ang went over to take a look and found that there was a septic tank connected to the east side of this location, with the two less than 10 meters apart.
With his eyes slightly closed, Gao Feng focused intently as he began to track the odor molecules once more. Within his data center, the odor molecules that had escaped after the manhole cover was opened were like fireflies that had been sealed away for a long time, swarming out in a flurry. These things were visible in his data center, but to others, they smelled like a foul stench.
"What could possibly be in here? Rainwater and excrement..." A young police officer, wearing a mask, muttered with a hint of resistance.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up and get down here. Xiao Liu, give him the stuff." Cao Kun glared at him and instructed the forensic doctor, Xiao Liu, to hand over the tools.
He wasn't interested in the high costs of evidence collection; the reason he was so certain there were new clues in the sewers was largely due to his keen sense of smell.
While he was bending down to search for traces of odor molecules, he had already noticed some clues. The odor molecules along the route from the storage room to the sewer were distributed relatively evenly in a linear pattern, while the odor molecules further away from this route were distributed much more loosely.
Therefore, we can conclude that the murderer moved the victim from the storage room to the sewers. Odor molecules from other locations simply escaped due to wind or other factors.
To verify his conclusion, he circled the area within ten meters of the sewer again. The distribution of odor molecules matched his prediction perfectly, which prompted him to warn Xia Weiwei that there was something unusual under the manhole cover.
After saying hello to Cao Kun, Gao Ang planned to return to the villa. The deliveryman sent him a message saying that the microscope and other items he had ordered had been delivered to the property management office and were waiting for him to sign for them.
Cao Kun didn't have time to chat with him anymore. He waved him away, then, as if remembering something, called him back. "You've had enough fun these past few years, haven't you? It's time to settle down. Don't forget about this year's national civil service exam."
Gao Ang pursed his lips and didn't reply. Why did he feel that his senior brother was becoming more and more gossipy, even meddling in his private life?
He had already tolerated the forced matchmaking between him and Xia Weiwei, since he still had to stay with them. But now he also had to decide on his career path.
Although he has grown tired of being a live streamer over the years and is planning to change his lifestyle, the idea of becoming a civil servant and working a 9-to-5 job every day is simply unacceptable to him.
Back at Longyuan Residential Area, he signed for the package at the property management office. Goodness, it contained a microscope, reagents, and other random things, making up three large boxes. Luckily, he's strong and healthy now, so this amount of stuff was no problem for him. He stacked them together, lifted them with both hands, and headed towards the villa.
When I entered the house, I was startled by a cat's meow.
On the way back, he activated his senses again, and most sounds and smells could not escape his detection, but the meow was clearly right next to his feet, no more than 0.5 meters away.
If it weren't for that sound, he would never have noticed the existence of such an animal.
Something unusual must be amiss!
Carefully moving aside the three boxes blocking my view, I looked down and saw a dirty, pitiful little kitten crouching next to the base of a stone pillar beside my right foot.
With its colorful fur pattern, covered in mud and grass clippings, and a few drops of unidentified liquid on the tips of its ears, and the grime around its eyes weighing several grams, the kitten looked quite disheveled. Yet, its eyes were filled with excitement as if it had seen a family member.
"Meow!"
Gao Ang suddenly felt that the cat looked very familiar, as if he had seen it before.
"Holy crap, could this be that stray cat from Vanke Apartments?"
There was always a cat at the entrance of the Vanke apartment building where I rented a place. The apartment manager even provided it with a cat bed and a cat bowl, and would feed it from time to time.
Every time Gao Ang comes back from outside, he greets it kindly and barks at it. Occasionally, he will also get it a few pieces of fish or meat from his takeout.
If it really is that cat, how did it get here?
The most important thing right now is to get everything in order before we can deal with the cat.
Fortunately, the nanny's room that Xia Weiwei arranged for him was big enough that taking the microscope out of its case and placing it on the computer desk did not feel cramped at all. After taking out the corresponding accessories and reagents and arranging them one by one, Gao Ang then turned his attention to the little cat squatting on the ground, watching him busy around.
"Brother, are you Xiaohua?"
He originally called that stray cat "Little Flower" because of its striped pattern.
The term 'brother' doesn't seem quite right. Gao Ang picked it up from the ground, spread its legs, and took a look. Yes, it really is a 'brother'.
"Meow!" Little Flower meowed, feeling unhappy, shy, and a little angry.
"You really are Xiaohua, that tuft of white hair on your leg is so obvious."
"Alright, let me take you to take a shower. After you're all cleaned up, we can talk about your business."
"Meow!"
This time, Gao Ang didn't give it a chance to refuse, forcibly taking Xiao Hua into the bathroom, turning on the hot water, testing the water temperature, and after it was about right, applying some bath soap to Xiao Hua's body and beginning his rubbing motions.
"Brother, this is my first time giving someone a bath too, so my technique might not be very professional. Please bear with me!"
"Meow!"
He pressed Xiaohua down into the pool, and she struggled incessantly, screaming in pain, clearly unwilling.
"Don't yell, it'll be over soon. Look how dirty you are, the water's turned black."
"Meow!"
As if she understood, Xiaohua looked down at the dark, dirty water, and this time her cries were much softer, with a hint of grievance in them.
"Relax, from now on, follow this handsome guy, and I'll guarantee you'll live the high life, with hot showers every day. Aren't you happy?"
Gao Ang started a conversation with a cat, just like a fool.
It took almost half an hour to wash Xiaohua clean, dry her with a hairdryer, and then let her play on the ground. "Play wherever you want, but remember not to poop or pee anywhere. If you need to, come here," Gao Ang instructed Xiaohua, pointing to the toilet area.
"Meow."
"Hey, you're acting like you can understand me."
While teasing Xiaohua, Gao Ang began cleaning the bathroom, but what he saw surprised him: after the dirty water in the sink was drained, not a single cat hair was left behind.
He had previously seen a streamer bathe her own cat and then blow-dry it. Goodness, she ended up looking like a 'white-haired witch'. So in his mind, Little Flower must be so dirty that she must have shed a lot of fur, but there wasn't a single one here.
Unconvinced, he searched the pool carefully, but still found nothing.
Not only was there no cat hair, but there wasn't even any of its own hair.
He remembers clearly that because he often stayed up late, he would lose some hair every time he washed it. Although it wasn't as severe as male pattern baldness, his hair was indeed much thinner than normal.
He had taken a shower and washed his hair in the past few days, but because his energy was distracted by other things, he hadn't paid much attention to whether he was losing hair. Now it seems that another effect of the white sphere was that it cured his hair loss.
"Little Flower, have you mutated too?"
My hair doesn't fall out, and the little flower doesn't shed any feathers...
Although there is no necessary connection between the two, Gao Ang still couldn't help but put forward such a hypothesis.
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