Jinyi Residential Area.
Building 4, Room 102.
Standing outside the door, the officers could already smell the pungent stench of blood and decay emanating from within the house.
Everyone frowned.
Something seemed off...
"Did you guys smell that? It smells like blood," Wang Dachuan pointed at the door of Room 102.
The others nodded in agreement.
The smell was so strong that anyone with a functioning sense of smell would have noticed it. They certainly did.
The odor was coming from inside the room, indicating that someone had died there.
In such a situation, it was unlikely anyone would help them open the door.
Xu Mo promptly pulled out a piece of wire and demonstrated his lock-picking skills.
As the door opened, the stench of blood and decay grew even stronger, hitting them right in the face.
The room was also swarming with flies.
The first thing they saw was a man with dyed yellow hair lying face down in a pool of blood in the living room.
For a moment, the officers were stunned.
Was the man dead?
What was going on? Was it a case of guilt-induced suicide?
None of them had expected this scenario.
"Captain, could this be guilt-induced suicide?" Wang Dachuan pointed at the body in the living room.
Xu Mo remained silent and approached the body to examine it. He flipped the body over.
The corpse had dozens of stab wounds on its abdomen.
Xu Mo pointed at the wounds on the body. The location and angle of the stab wounds indicated that this was not suicide, but murder.
"It's a homicide. This victim is not the suspect we saw in the surveillance footage. He was also killed by the suspect we're looking for. The suspect had a lot of resentment towards this victim. Fifteen stab wounds, each deliberately avoiding vital areas. The victim bled to death. That's quite ruthless..."
In fact, after seeing the wounds on the victim's front, even without Xu Mo's explanation, the officers realized that this victim could not have committed suicide. The position and direction of the wounds were too precise; no one could stab themselves like that.
And even if someone could, no one would stab themselves dozens of times during a suicide... Who could have that much determination? A normal person would probably curl up like a shrimp after the first stab due to the pain.
At that moment, Xu Mo's phone rang.
The coroner? Why would he call me? Did he find something new? Xu Mo pressed the answer button.
As expected, Xu Mo was right. The coroner called because he had found new evidence. "Stretch marks, I found stretch marks on one of the body parts!"
"Stretch marks?"
"Yes, I just discovered them on an unopened section of the abdomen. The victim was pregnant!"
"I see," Xu Mo murmured.
He glanced at the body on the ground in front of him.
The male victim looked quite young, with dyed yellow hair, wearing tight pants and sneakers. His index and middle fingers were stained yellow, a sign of heavy smoking, making him look like a delinquent.
Combined with what the coroner just said, Xu Mo figured it out.
The two victims, a man and a woman, were likely a couple. The female victim was young, but she was already pregnant...
"I know who the killer is," Xu Mo suddenly said after ending the call with the coroner.
The officers perked up and looked at Xu Mo: "Who?"
"The father of the dismembered corpse."
Upon hearing this, the officers were puzzled.
"Huh?"
"The father killed his daughter? Why?"
"And who is this yellow-haired guy? Why was he killed too?"
"Is this yellow-haired guy also part of that family? So he's the son? What's wrong with this father? He killed both his children."
Xu Mo explained, "The coroner just called me and said he found stretch marks on the dismembered corpse. You know what stretch marks are, right? They're something women get when they're pregnant. The dismembered corpse was pregnant..."
"Pregnant? The coroner said the victim looked young... Oh! I get it now!" Wang Dachuan suddenly slapped his forehead, realizing the truth: "This yellow-haired guy and the previous victim were a couple. The female victim got pregnant, and her family found out. Her father was ashamed and killed her. After disposing of his daughter's body, he went to his daughter's boyfriend's place and killed the yellow-haired guy who got her pregnant!"
"Yes, that's what I mean," Xu Mo nodded.
The other officers also felt a sudden clarity.
This explanation made perfect sense.
Jinyi Residential Area wasn't the killer's home, so the killer coming here directly from the seafood market in the early hours wasn't to go home but to kill the next person!
With this, the investigation became clearer.
Officers always follow the principle of bold speculation and careful verification.
Now that Xu Mo had provided a reasonable hypothesis, they just needed to follow this lead.
The yellow-haired guy's body hadn't been disposed of, so it was easy to identify him and find his information.
As a result, the officers quickly obtained detailed information about the yellow-haired guy.
He had been expelled for fighting and later worked as an apprentice in a hair salon with a very simple social circle.
The officers planned to visit the hair salon where he worked to ask his colleagues if they knew who his girlfriend was.
...
"Xiaojiba Haircut Studio."
Seeing the name of the shop, Xu Mo's eye twitched. The name sounded like a joke... No wonder there were no customers!
Inside the hair salon, a few young people with various colored and styled hair were sitting around playing with their phones.
When Xu Mo and the others walked in, the young people glanced up briefly: "Getting a haircut?"
"No, we're officers. We're here to ask you some questions," Xu Mo showed his badge and pulled out a photo of the yellow-haired guy: "This person..."
One of the young men with a crew cut immediately stood up when he heard Xu Mo was a police officer, his attitude suddenly very polite.
"Hello, Officer! Are you here for the yellow-haired guy? He's not here; he hasn't shown up all day."
"I know he's not here. We're here to ask if you know who his girlfriend is."
"We know her, but... Officer, which girlfriend are you looking for?"
The officers: "???"
Wow, it seemed the yellow-haired guy had quite a few girlfriends!
Xu Mo's face darkened.
"The one who was pregnant."
"Pregnant... well, there were a few of them. Which one specifically are you looking for?" the crew cut young man scratched his head.
Xu Mo: "???"
"The skinny little one!"
"Oh! Her..."
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
