Theft Soul Space Murder Case

  Other members of the mysterious case team also arrived, Liu Jie and Meng Zhaohui also investigated the scene, using their own equipment to check it out, and finally shook their heads, confirming that there was no paranormal activity here.

  If there really were evil spirits lurking to harm people, the scene would leave some yin energy and traces of spatial movement. Master Meng Zhaohui from the Mao Shan sect used a special spray to continuously spray a thin mist around the air, but did not find any breath of evil spirits passing by.

  This case seems to have temporarily departed from the category of paranormal and returned to a regular premeditated murder.

  The leaders of the provincial department and municipal bureau decided to hold an oral filing meeting on the spot first, assigning the responsibilities and tasks of various departments, and exchanging evidence and other information with each other.

  Director Peng said: "This case occurred in the suburbs of Jiangzhou, and both the provincial and municipal bureaus have the responsibility to crack it. I just called Director Li to report the situation here, and Director Li decided that we should set up a joint task force on August 12th, with the major crimes unit as the main force for investigation, and various departments will coordinate and cooperate. The city bureau police officers are responsible for searching the mountains, tracking down leads, investigating the Jiang Hong company's situation, confirming the list of deaths, contacting family members, stabilizing emotions, responding to media inquiries, etc."

  Deputy Director Liu Tao nodded and said: "The old leader has instructed us, we must follow it. There is no problem with these tasks in our city bureau."

  "Director Peng's expression turned serious: "The director wants us to crack the case within half a month, otherwise it will have too great an impact on society. Originally, the western suburbs were supposed to be developed eight years ago and a resort village was going to be built, but just because of what happened that year - the massacre case that still hasn't been solved. Later, people passing by would often mysteriously disappear or get frightened, gradually spreading rumors that this place is haunted, a mountain of evil spirits. Until now, it hasn't caught our public security bureau's high attention. This time, we have no way out."

  The head of the criminal investigation team, Wang Yufei, stepped forward and said solemnly: "Leader, rest assured, our major crimes unit will definitely crack the case as soon as possible, uncover the truth, and bring the murderer to justice!"

  "We must have this determination! Set up a joint task force, with me as the leader and Comrade Liu Tao as the deputy leader. Members can be seconded from the provincial public security department and municipal bureau to work part-time until the case is solved."

  After Peng Kang finished speaking, all the participants nodded in agreement. After the meeting was adjourned, they began to work on their assigned tasks.

  "Chu Yu, have you found anything?" Director Peng was particularly polite to me because over the past few years, I had contributed to solving several major and bizarre cases, so he came to ask me first thing.

  "For the time being, there aren't many discoveries, but there are many suspicious points that require data cooperation from all parties."

  "What requirements do you have, raise them as soon as possible, I'll let each department provide you with the latest evidence and information from the investigation."

  I nodded and sighed, saying: "Later I'll write an application, need detailed information, if everything goes smoothly, we can communicate with the spirit tomorrow night."

  "Alright, now it's up to you to crack the case with all your might." Director Peng patted me on the shoulder and then got into the police car, heading back to the city.

  "Su Yao, let's go for a walk around."

  Su Yao heard me calling her, smiled slightly, and gently brushed a few strands of hair in front of her forehead into her temples. Her bright eyes sparkled, filled with tender and ethereal emotions.

  I walked ahead and she followed behind me, continuing to climb higher towards the foot of the mountain.

  The ecological protection of Manghua Mountain is very good, the vegetation is undamaged, the forest is dense, and the grass is lush. There are winding roads leading to the top of the mountain.

  There is a green bamboo forest on the mountain, the bamboo is lush and green, with the wind blowing through the leaves rustling.

  Sunlight filters through the bamboo forest, casting dappled shadows on the path, which winds its way through the quiet glade, crunching on fallen leaves and surrounded by an unearthly stillness, making it seem even more elegant and carefree.

  Strolling among them, looking at the elegant and slender bamboo, with lush green leaves, so serene and quiet, so dignified and beautiful, it's as if savoring a wonderful poem, refreshing and delightful.

  Su Yao's tall and slender figure, with shoulder-length short hair, has a sharp facial outline that ordinary women don't have. Her pretty face with light makeup and pink lipstick shines brightly, adding a touch of feminine charm to this confident and full-bodied female police officer. Behind her stands a row of slender and elegant bamboo trees, like a beautiful painting that is warm and moving.

  "The air is really good here, no wonder these people chose to come camping in the suburbs!" Su Yaoke exclaimed.

  "When I was young, I had a martial arts dream, which was to defeat all the top martial artists one day and then retreat to the mountains, just like this environment, in a bamboo house, without the noise of the outside world, quieting my mind and nourishing my spirit!"

  Su Yao heard this and smiled, never expecting that I, who was usually taciturn in front of her, would say something so apt.

  "In this generation it's also possible, one day when you've had enough of being a detective and solving cases, we can quit together and find a beautiful place to live..."

  I am greatly embarrassed and have no response to make.

  Su Yaobing is clever and always manages to steer the conversation back to me and her.

  Seeing me speechless again, she covered her mouth and giggled, with a small dimple on the right side of her face appearing, looking cute and lovely.

  I stand quietly, standing still among the mountains and forests, breathing in the fresh air of nature, adjusting my mental state, allowing my nerves to overcome fear, because tomorrow night I will once again experience the taste of death.

  Although I didn't really die, when I communicated with the dead and merged my consciousness with theirs, I became them. In that fragment of death memory, I also experienced being killed, the pain of it, and the fear of facing threats. Even though I've gotten used to it and gradually become numb, that kind of torment is still enormous.

  Suddenly, I felt as if a pair of eyes were secretly watching me and her from deep within the forest.

  Is it an illusion?

  I turned around and stared in that direction, the feeling grew stronger, as if a pair of green eyes were reflected in my mind, but I couldn't see the face clearly, it was purely a spiritual connection.

  Just then, a mountain wind blew in, bringing with it damp chill and a hint of decay.

  "Ahh——"

  "Is it howling?" Su Yaoke felt a bit tense.

  "Like a wolf, and like the howling of dogs!" I frowned, at the same time, the hunting dogs in the direction of the villa were all barking wildly as if they had been startled.

  "Go, go back and take a look!"

  When we returned to the villa, everything had returned to calmness. The criminal investigation, forensic and filing departments had handed over all the materials they currently had in their possession to me.

  The first thing I saw was a death list and the files of all those who had traveled here.

  Rainbow Planning Business Manager: Li Junsheng, male, 40 years old, Northeasterner, admitted to a university in Zhejiang, worked in Jiangzhou after graduation, followed by some studying and working materials.

  Project Department Director: Chang Zhuofan, male, 35 years old, from Suzhou...

  Planning Department Director: Zhao Tingting, female, 33 years old, Ningbo native...

  ………

  I went through the profiles of these twenty-six people, fourteen males and twelve females. Their photos, height, age, education background, time of death, fatal injuries, etc., have all been accurately investigated.

  Four missing persons, including three women and one man, were scared to death. The four victims were all female, while most of the males were killed by physical instruments.

  Su Yao said beside him, "The Municipal Bureau's people have investigated the large bus and found signs of damage. The engine circuit under the car was cut off. These names are obtained through retrieving the surveillance video on the large bus and verifying with the company's personnel."

  "Is it man-made destruction?"

  "Yes, Captain Wang and his team think that this is a premeditated murder case. The killer had been observing the activities of these people from the outside, waiting for an opportunity to strike when no one was paying attention, damaging the bus so they couldn't leave in time, forcing them to go to the villa on the mountain to take shelter for the night."

  "Murder? What's the killer's motive? Do they have a grudge against these people?" I wondered.

  "It's impossible to know then, maybe it's a perverted killer!" Su Yaoke gritted her teeth and said indignantly.

  "Was there also a murder case in this villa eight years ago?"

  Su Yao nodded: "Yes, it has not been broken until now. A real estate developer lived in the villa and planned to develop this mountain forest into a wilderness resort area. He had a feng shui master look at it and built his own villa in the best location according to feng shui principles. All agreements with the government were signed, but unexpectedly, just over ten days after they moved in, the whole family was killed, and since then it has become an abandoned house."

  I fell into deep thought, wondering if the two murder cases were connected. According to the local police's investigation, it was said that there have been frequent cases of villagers and children going missing, as well as tourists dying under mysterious circumstances. Could all these be the doing of one person?

  "Four missing employees, what clues have been found?"

  "Not yet, no one has been seen alive, and no bodies have been found!"

  "Didn't you find even a single footprint after searching the whole mountain?"

  Su Yao shook her head: "That night was raining heavily, the road surface traces were all covered up, and the hunting dogs couldn't find any scent. After a large-scale search of the mountain, no trace of the missing person was found. However, at the foot of the northern mountain, a pit was discovered with dozens of human heads buried in it, already rotten. Forensic experts are currently analyzing DNA to estimate the time of each victim's death."

  The police are now starting to clear the bodies from the scene, which need to be taken back to the hospital morgue. After all, they can't stay here for too long, or they will rot, and the families of the victims would never agree to that. Some family members have already rushed to the villa after hearing the news, but were stopped at the police cordon outside, wailing in grief.

  These twenty or so people, are twenty or so families that suffered disaster, involving their wives and children, their husbands, parents, elderly, relatives, friends, the web of relationships is vast, making the murder case have a very bad influence.

  Some young people are the only child in their family, and just two years after graduating from university, they encountered such a disaster. Their parents could not withstand the blow and almost collapsed.

  A mournful cry echoed outside the villa, and some news channels, legal channels, urban channels, and other media reporters also rushed to the scene, taking pictures non-stop, constantly asking police officers questions, digging deep, exaggerating.

  I stood in the hall, closed my eyes, and carefully sensed the atmosphere here, as if I smelled that bloody, cruel, ruthless, and terrifying breath.

  "No matter how complex the mystery is, there is only one truth. No matter who you are, I will bring you to justice!" My heart was shouting in anger.