"Hey, Crazy Woman, why are you in such a hurry to find ?"
As soon as I got upstairs, I saw Xian Qianling with a capable-looking female police supervisor.
A police supervisor is a rank most cops will never achieve in their lifeti, partly due to capability and partly because of education.
It was evident that both Xian Qianling and this capable woman possessed both high education and exceptional abilities, which allowed them to stand out against opposition and carve out a domain for won in the world of male detectives.
You should know that in the detective field, background doesn’t count for much, because no one’s elders would put their pampered descendants in a detective squad to be abused.
Noticing that Xian Qianling’s expression was unpleasant, while the capable woman beside her kept smiling, I couldn’t help but slow down my pace and reminded myself to jump from the third floor and get away as soon as possible if things went south.
When she saw coming, the capable woman reached out her clean hand, smiled, and said, "You must be Mu Yun, I’m Hu Qing, Qianling’s senior sister from the sa sect."
"Officer Hu, nice to et you." I shook hands with Hu Qing politely.
"Let’s go inside and talk, I happen to have so materials for you to see," Hu Qing spoke with a tone and poise all her own, exuding maturity and steadiness, and very naturally managed to pull a person into the world she created with her words. This woman was no simple character!
Glancing at Xian Qianling, seeing her still huffy, I couldn’t help but make a funny face at her, "Sorry, sorry, I wasn’t paying attention to the situation earlier and said those weird things."
"It’s fine, I never quibble with kids."
"Of course."
Hearing her say that, the anxiety in my heart naturally subsided.
The difference between Xian Qianling and ordinary girls lay in her generosity—
"Hiss—"
The pain that shot through the tender flesh at my waist made gasp.
So much for generosity, damn it!
The three of us entered the multidia room, where Zhang Zifeng happened to be analyzing sothing with a laser pen pointed at a picture. I frowned as I took a closer look.
I walked straight up to Zhang Zifeng and raised my head slightly to look at the image being displayed.
The picture showed two people sitting, each lying on a hospital bed, with their hands and feet tied with high-fiber rope. Their actions were frozen, but their faces showed expressions that most people could not portray, their eyes wide with horror and their expressions grueso, with drool mixed with blood at the corners of their mouths.
After staring at the image for a few seconds, I asked the Zhang Zifeng next to , "Officer Zhang, are these two people still alive?"
Zhang Zifeng was taken aback, he was about to speak when Hu Qing’s voice ca from behind , "The man on the left is dead, the one on the right is still alive, but he’s in bad shape."
Without turning around, I continued to look at the screen and asked, "When did they end up like this?"
"Over half a month ago."
"How long exactly?"
"Twenty-one days."
"Where is the person?"
"In Kuaiji City, at the ntal institution."
"Kuaiji City?" You turned your head and glanced at Hu Qing, "Officer Hu, are you a criminal police officer from Kuaiji?"
"Yes." Hu Qing nodded.
"It’s too far, this person is beyond saving."
No sooner had these words left your mouth than a vibration sounded from a male detective’s phone at Hu Qing’s side. He hurried to fetch it, and after answering the call, he looked up at Hu Qing and said, "Captain, Liu Fu died ten minutes ago."
Hu Qing’s expression darkened, and he let out a deep sigh, "The eleventh person now."
Zhang Zifeng looked at you and said, "Mu Yun, could you tell what’s wrong with these two n?"
"I can conclude they were afflicted by evil forces, however, regarding which kind of evil, I cannot judge without having seen the person." You turned to Hu Qing, "Officer Hu, is the information you ntioned referring to this?"
"Yes." Hu Qing nodded solemnly, "More than twenty days ago, I and several colleagues were on public affairs in Zhuji when an incident occurred where a ntally ill person attacked a school with a knife. Afterwards, similar cases kept happening, and the ntally ill perpetrators all ca from Woniu Village and nearby settlents. These ntal patients were very strange; they seed to harbor hostility towards all people around them, spouting nonsense while assaulting others and self-harming. When they were caught, soone would die every seven days. Counting up to today, eleven have already died."
"What nonsense?"
Hu Qing paused to think before saying, "They seed to be screaming soone’s na, Xu Minjiao, and then saying sothing about wanting to kill this person."
Frowning slightly, you found a seat and sat down.
"Are there other symptoms?"
"There are." A male detective beside Hu Qing spoke up, "Firstly, in Woniu Village, for so reason, all children under ten have contracted so skin disease, with purple-black rashes appearing on their bodies, and all of them have persistent high fevers. This disease has already started to spread to the surrounding villages."
"Haven’t you sought help from the Chu Sect?"
Hu Qing nodded, "Chu Sect sent two people over, but they too are at a loss and are currently staying in Woniu Village."
You blinked, then asked, "Where is Woniu Village located?"
"It’s a mountain village at the foothills of the Kuaiji mountain range. Although in a remote location, that area is known for producing Fragrant Torreya, so there are quite a few residents, and it has a steady stream of visitors all year round."
"Fragrant Torreya?" You raised an eyebrow and imdiately asked, "Is that Woniu Village within what’s known as the Thousand-year-old Fragrant Torreya group?"
Hu Qing turned his head to glance at the male detective beside him, who nodded in confirmation, "Yes, Woniu Village is at the very top of the Thousand-year-old Fragrant Torreya group."
"That white lake to the east, how far is it from Woniu Village?"
"The white lake to the east?" The male detective was taken aback by your question and didn’t respond imdiately.
Xian Qianling spoke up with irritation, "Ignorance really is scary, it’s called Dongbai Lake!"
"Oh, Dongbai Lake, it’s at the very bottom of the Thousand-year-old Fragrant Torreya group."
"Is there sothing special about that place at Dongbai Lake?" Seeing the male detective furrowing his brows in thought, you added, "Like so ancient historical site or sothing."
After reflection, the male detective suddenly said, "Would the place where Goujian secretly trained his troops count?"
"Goujian trained troops in secret?"
"Yes." The male detective nodded lightly, "Actually, it’s not very clear if that’s the exact location, but it’s always been said by the older generation. According to legend, after Goujian returned from being a slave to King Wu Fuchai for three years, he was determined to seek revenge and secretly trained troops. He had three training sites, two of which were upstream and downstream of the Thousand-year-old Fragrant Torreya group. At Dongbai Lake, the place you ntioned, there is indeed such a location. The area is filled with rugged rocks, with many marks of sword and knife strikes on the stones, and from a distance, so stones even look sowhat like human figures."
You habitually reached up to touch your chin, then turned toward Hu Qing beside you and asked, "Officer Hu, you’re free tomorrow, right?"
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