Chapter 19, Part 3: The Third Sighting

  Yan Feng rushed to the homes of Lü Chi and Shi Shengli to investigate. Unlike Song Jian's parents, the parents of these two families were not particularly sensitive, so they couldn't confirm whether they had seen someone with a face or body extremely similar to their sons. However, both mothers strongly felt that they had been followed or peeped at before. Lü Chi's twin sister even had recurring nightmares for a period of time, dreaming that her brother was beheaded, seeing his back from afar but upon closer look, it was someone else's face.

  There is a spiritual connection between twins, and although this isn't direct evidence, at least Yan Feng's idea was confirmed - the people who went missing ten years ago didn't die, they were just given new heads with strange faces and are secretly living in this world. This raises huge questions about who gave them these new heads, why they did it, and how they managed to do it, especially since there have been more murders like this recently, putting the people from ten years ago in real danger now.

  Yan Feng was eager to know if Wula had appeared again, and as soon as the investigation on this side was over, he rushed back to Jing County overnight. As soon as he entered the "witness protection house" in Jing County, he saw a large number of police cars parked outside the small courtyard, and immediately understood that something had happened here again.

  "What's this again?" he asked wearily.

  "Another case of a severed head and body in different locations, still belonging to two people, and still discovered by Miss Cheng Ling." Gu Long's eyebrows were furrowed tightly, "This way, the number of murdered people is growing exponentially."

  Yan Feng didn't say anything, but he felt that there was a problem here that made him feel dizzy. He couldn't figure it out for the time being and only asked: "Is she scared?"

  "It's a wonder they weren't scared to death. The forensic expert, Rong, was also frightened out of his wits at the time." Gu Long looked somewhat angry, "This is really infuriating. The murderer deliberately placed the corpse in our witness protection house, which is an obvious provocation. And a forensic expert who has dealt with corpses all his life was actually scared to death. It's simply ridiculous."

  "How about you?"

  "They have all been brought back to the bureau and are currently investigating the scene. 1——6——k-小-说-网" translates to "They have all been brought back to the police station and are currently investigating the scene. 1——6——K-novel-net".

  "Where is the body?"

  Kung Lung nodded slightly. Yien Feng saw two policemen carrying out the body. One of the two policemen was younger, he was carrying the legs of the corpse, looked scared to death, his face whiter than the white sheet on the corpse, seemed like he was about to faint.

  "This time we've trained some new people."

  "Cut the crap!"

  "Don't worry." Yanfeng patted his old friend's shoulder. "Although Jing County has good public security, there is no absolutely safe place under the sky. I know you're under a lot of pressure, but trust me, this case will be solved soon, I have a premonition. If you can crack such a bizarre and major case, the culprits will be intimidated, and Jing County's public security will only get better."

  "Don't comfort me with words, go in and take a look first. Luckily you're back, I was just about to issue twelve imperial decrees to summon you!" Gu Long pushed Yan Feng forward.

  Yan Feng walked into the protective house and saw many police officers busy at work. In the middle room, which was being used as a living room, there were obvious signs of a struggle. The sofa and TV cabinet had been overturned, and there was a large puddle of thick blood on the coffee table. On the tile floor, there was a pair of bloody handprints and footprints. There was also a long, irregular trail of blood leading from the door to the window on the opposite side, as if something had rolled across the floor.

  He felt a strange sensation in his heart. In the past few times he found corpses, even the blood was drained clean, and the flesh around the cut on the neck was all pale pinkish-white. Why did this one have bloodstains? He wondered if it was from the head or the body. It's already a miracle that humans can survive with their heads and bodies assembled differently, and it would be even more extraordinary if they could survive with different blood types.

  I hope it's not some crazy scientist doing human organ transplant experiments.

  "What happened at that time?" He walked out and asked Gu Long after observing the scene. These days, this optimistic and kind old friend had been tortured to be haggard. "I haven't even asked yet, you're back just in time." Gu Long's eyebrows were still tightly locked, "Speaking of which, this is too coincidental, it seems that you also have a suspicion of murder, anyway, the time of the crime you have, and the means of committing the crime you also possess." Gu Long finally came to his senses and made a joke.

  "We'll go ask about the situation first, if we really can't catch the culprit, you can frame me then."

  Yan Feng's face appeared, and the two women simultaneously jumped up from their chairs, wanting to rush into his arms. However, Rong Yi was more fervent, not only did she get in front of Ling Long, but she almost knocked Ling Long over.

  In the eyes of the crowd, Rong Yi hugged Yan Feng's waist and wailed loudly, making Yan Feng extremely embarrassed. His two hands didn't know where to be placed, they could only hover in mid-air. However, due to being held too tightly, Yan Feng felt that Rong Yi's full chest was quite genuine, not something squeezed out by a push-up bra.

  He glanced at Gu Long, but this guy, who was already overwhelmed by the serial murder case, was now gloating and watching with a look of schadenfreude. Looking around at the several detectives, each person lowered their head to tidy up what they were holding, busier than usual, while the invisible eyes on the back of their heads watched this "moving" scene without missing a beat.

  He tried to pat Yung Yi's shoulder and comfort her a few words, but at this time he felt Dr. Yung's hand on his back touching him all over, finally landing on his buttocks, and immediately pushed her away: "Don't be afraid, the police will protect you, Gu Long is about to ask you questions." He quickly left the range where Yung Yi's magic claws could reach and walked in front of Ling.

  "Come with me and tell me what's going on?" He took Linglong to Gulong's office, letting the door outside Gulong deal with Yonyi who continued to cry.

  "They all told me not to miss any details." He had her sit on the sofa, and he himself sat on the coffee table, closer to her.

  As soon as he saw her, he felt very calm and down-to-earth inside. She wasn't a particularly beautiful woman, nor was she the kind of gentle soul that made people feel protective, but she looked comfortable, with soft features and a likable face that easily inspired good feelings. He had a good impression of her, although he didn't admit that this good feeling contained some unusual emotions.

  "I think I might be the murderer." Linglong's first sentence gave Yanfeng a fright.

  "What's going on?"

  "It's impossible that it's just a coincidence, every time I discover a corpse, every time it's me who's being haunted by these dead people. If there's a grudge, there must be someone responsible, if it wasn't me, why do they always have to come and bother me? Or maybe Dr. Rong was right, perhaps I unknowingly did something too. Not to mention the timing is off, we don't even know what happened?"

  "Let's not jump to conclusions, we don't know what happened yet. As a police officer, it's my job to find out the truth." Yanfeng scratched his head, unable to explain this paranormal phenomenon. "Some people may have bad luck for a period of time, or their willpower is not strong enough. Or maybe it's just a coincidence. That's what they call 'the world is vast, and nothing is impossible'."

  "What if it really was me? Otherwise, you lock me in an iron cage. If another murder occurs during this time, then it proves that it wasn't me."

  Put her in an iron cage? But with this innocent and pure lamb-like face, just thinking about that scene makes people's hearts ache, how can he do it?

  "We can't just talk nonsense, we are a society governed by law, where human rights are respected. Even murderers have their due rights, let alone a kind girl like you?" Yanzhong changed the subject, "What you said is demonizing our people's police image, it's a slap in the face." As soon as he spoke, Yanzhong almost bit his own tongue, this was too ambiguous, how could he be so reckless? He quickly covered up by saying: "First tell me what happened, I've asked three times already!"