Without any reason, Su Bai had a feeling that the person who went through the notebooks should be an experiencer like himself, instead of an audience.
However, Su Bai didnt struggle over this for long. He turned to the front page and checked the owners na: Wang Hongsheng. He rembered this na by heart, then he had another sip of water, went to join the other cops and started filing data.
In fact, Su Bai knew that there was going to be a new case tomorrow, but he couldnt say anything or do anything. Until he figured out the situation, he should play his role; the wisest strategy was to hide himself well in the first place and to avoid giving away too much clues or inklings.
As for story points, Su Bai was still wishful. After all, in the last experience task, Su Bai was awarded with half of the total story points and had exchanged for Broken Vampire Blood, which sohow brought his enhancent ahead of schedule. Actually, if he could get ahead with the first ti, he would always be ahead in these kind of things. Get more story points as soon as possible and it would be easier for him in the coming days. In more direct words, he would be able to live longer in the future.
Data collecting was a very tedious job. It didnt co to a conclusion until it was late. Those cops were so tired that they sat behind their desks, while Su Bai picked up the files and walked to the directors office by himself.
Director Zhou did say he was the team leader of the special investigation team, but his office wasnt changed.
Knock knock
Su Bai knocked on the door.
Co in.
Su Bai opened the door and went in.
Director Zhou was saring so essential balm. The room was filled with a strong sll. Apparently, he was dedicated to this case, too.
Everythings ready?
Yes, sir.
Okay, put it here. Ill have soone copy it after I read it.
Su Bai didnt say anything else. He just nodded, put a pile of files onto the empty desk besides Director Zhou and got ready to leave. But before he started off, he picked up sothing with his nose.
No. The essential balm was not the only sll in this room.
Su Bai frowned and started sniffing carefully.
What? Director Zhou asked.
Numb leg. Su Bai answered and walked out of that office, a little tottering.
Director Zhou held the cup and took a sip.
Su Bai was standing outside the door trying to recall the sll he had picked up with his eyes closed. It was a faint fragrance with a little almond-like sll. What would give off such a sll?
Suddenly, Su Bai ca up with a possibility. As far as he could rember, so chemicals ca with this bitter sll of almond. Was Director Zhou trying to cover the sll with essential balm after ssing up with these chemicals?
This was just knowledge from high school. There were several chemicals with bitter almond-like sll which could create lethal toxin in human bodies, and they were also commonly used in murders since many killers chose chemicals for poisoning.
Su Bai put one of his hands in front of his chest and tried to pacify his breath.
He couldnt be impulsive; he must be calm. He was rely a junior cop, so he should do what a junior cop should do.
Even a special investigation team couldnt run 24/7; when it ca to the closing ti, these cops who had finished filing, including Su Bai, got out of the working area and called it a day.
Su Bai lived in the dormitory in the police station, so he dropped by the ss hall and brought so take-aways to the dormitory.
With him being the only person in the room, it seed a little lonely. But it was just alright for Su Bai to shake off his disguise during dayti and think about sothing thoroughly while having dinner.
In the beginning, in that police car which went out of the station in the morning, those people were apparently real audiences. Su Bai could guess that they must have been heading to the cri scene of the next case. They must have made so preparation in advance, so they could get the killer under control.
As for the notebook that had been read and the person nad Wang Hongsheng, these were the only clues Su Bai had found. But he didnt want to look into these. At least his own notebook was consistent, whether with its style or the handwriting; therefore he seed to have showed no leaks.
After dinner, Su Bai took his tablewares to the tank beside the washroom for cleaning. The water from the tap was strong; it made clear sounds when it hit the tablewares and so water even splashed onto Su Bais face.
Su Bai took a deep breath. Just then, there ca so voices of a group of people from downstairs.
He slanted slightly and looked down through the railings along the corridor. He saw four n and one woman were walking towards here.
Those were the five cops who had gone out during dayti in that car.
The five of them seed to be debating over sothing; Su Bai could only hear a few words like consequences, extre, changes and so on. He guessed that they must be discussing the case which would happen tomorrow. They should know the exact ti and location of that case tomorrow, but they were arguing about whether they should make so preparation in advance. So of them thought that too much preparation in advance would alert the killer, but others believed that if they didnt make enough preparation, the killer might walk away and there would be consequences.
Now Su Bai suddenly felt envious of them; they could discuss this in public and others might think they were just discussing the case. But Su Bai knew that they were talking about a case that hadnt taken place yet.
The audiences should have access to the task in advance, or even be able to learn so information about their next story world through the official account. But Su Bai, as an experiencer, knew nothing. Of course, because of that, he could avoid most of the danger, but he still hated this feeling of ignorance.
After cleaning his tablewares, Su Bai didnt stay there for long. He returned to his room with those tablewares.
Lying on the bed, ready for a nap, he suddenly heard a knock on the door:
Liu Yang? Liu Yang, may I ask you for a favor, please?
It was a ladys voice.
Su Bai frowned slightly. He really didnt want any communication or connection with anyone else in this story. After all, he was just a fake cop.
But she obviously knew that he was inside. It would be abnormal if he didnt open the door.
He stood up, walked to the door and opened it.
It was a female cop. Not very pretty, a little chubby and had many acnes on her face.
Liu Yang, the ss has got no food. Can you cook so instant noodles for , please? Youve got a gas stove here. Ill go take a shower first, okay? Ten minutes, Ill be quick. Wait for here.
The girl stuffed two bags of instant noodles and two eggs into Su Bais hands, turned around and walked away with a plastic bag in her hand. She must be heading towards the public bathroom.
Su Bai had read Liu Yangs diary; there was feelings, impulsion and admiration about his lover, but no photo of any kind. Now Su Bai touched his forehead and had no clue: was that little chubby girl really Liu Yangs girlfriend?
Well, even if shes not his girlfriend, they were still kind of close.
Su Bai added so water in the small pot, turned on the gas stove, put in the noodles after the water was boiling and then knocked in the eggs. After it was ready, he picked up a large bowl, took out the noodles and put it on the desk. He sat by the bed and felt about for so cigarettes. There werent any. Apparently, Liu Yang didnt smoke.
However, after ten minutes, then twenty minutes and even thirty minutes, the chubby girl still didnt co back.
The noodles in the bowl was soaked with the soup and beca thick and swollen.
Su Bai was a little confused. She shouldnt have been so slow; it was just a shower and she had asked him to cook so noodles, and she hadnt had any dinner. She should have been quicker.
He opened the door and stood in the corridor. Below him was the balcony.
Suddenly, Su Bai realized all the cops were running towards the sa direction one by one. So of them seed to have already been resting because they didnt wear their uniforms.
What happened? Su Bai shouted towards downstairs.
Liu, why are you still standing here? Sothing happened to your lody Its in the public bathroom, co and check it out with !
Su Bais heart missed a beat. He even forgot to close the dormitory door before he rushed downstairs and followed that middle-aged cop who answered him towards the public bathroom.
At this ti, there were already dozens of cops around the public bathroom, but they were all in order. After all, they were not common people driven by curiosity.
At the entrance of the public bathroom, there was a stretcher carrying a half-naked female body covered by clothes. It seed to be a little desolate here.
Su Bai pushed away whoever was standing in front of him and looked at the body. It was exactly the chubby cop girl who had just told him to cook noodles and wait for her after she was back from shower.
The cops around saw Su Bai; they patted him on the shoulder quietly and cast concerning looks on him.
Thats right; shes Liu Yangs girlfriend, my girlfriend.
Su Bai took a deep breath, forced so tears in his eyes and kneeled down with an astonished look on his face.
People around him saw this and imdiately ca to comfort him.
Just then, a police officer who had been examine the body by the stretcher said with surprise:
Her throat was cut and private parts were violated This is the M.O. [1] of THAT killer! Son of a bitch! How he dare kill in a police station!
Su Bai kept his head down; he seed to be listening to nothing and reacting to no ones consolation, but no useful information could slip away from his ears. Now deep down in his heart, there was a storm:
Whats going on here? The murder should be tomorrow! And the victim should be that 27-year-old female Deng X living in Shuichuan Road, Silver District. How co How co it turned into this?
Then, the five cops including four n and one woman arrived. There was obvious tiredness on their faces; apparently, it had been a long day. But when they pushed through the crowds and saw the body, they all put on an astonished look.
The plot why had it changed? How could it even be possible!
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