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"Could it be that she got delayed on the way?" Su Jin'er quickly calmed down.
"I thought so too, but Xiao Cong said her home is in the city, and it wouldn't take her a whole day. She left in the morning, and now it's been a day and a night; there's no way she hasn't made it home yet."
"What should we do now?" Su Jin'er asked nervously. She didn't want what happened to Wen Shishi to happen to Du Xiaonan again.
"You know that for missing persons cases—"
"I know it takes 48 hours to file a report, but even one hour, or even one minute, Xiaonan could be in danger, do you understand?" Su Jin'er interrupted Captain Xing loudly.
Captain Xing and Linyuan were startled, looking at her in surprise.
Su Jin'er closed her eyes, spread her hands, and looked at them helplessly, saying, "I'm sorry, I—"
She couldn't continue. They wouldn't understand the feeling of watching a friend being tortured and then dying right in front of her; that kind of pain was unbearable, so she didn't want the same thing to happen again.
"Jin'er, I understand how you feel; I'm just as anxious. But we don't know where she is or if she's in danger. To find her, we must ensure our own safety. Captain Xing only said we can't file a report yet; he didn't say we shouldn't look for her!" Linyuan said to the tearful Su Jin'er.
She swallowed hard and took a deep breath, saying, "I'm sorry; I got too worked up."
Captain Xing waved his hand. Linyuan was right, and so was Su Jin'er. If Du Xiaonan really was missing, every minute could mean danger for her, so finding her was essential.
"I think we should first find that house you mentioned," Captain Xing said, glancing at the students who had just finished class; it was already noon.
"Do you think he would still keep Xiaonan there?" Su Jin'er asked anxiously.
"Uh! You're a bit too nervous. Right now, we only know that Du Xiaonan is missing; there's no evidence proving she has been captured. Your anxiety seems a bit excessive," Captain Xing said to Su Jin'er.
Linyuan came over and put her arm around her shoulders. She knew she was overreacting, but she was genuinely scared; that feeling made her tremble all over and feel cold, completely out of control.
"You—" Captain Xing pointed at her and said, "Aren't you hungry? Haven't you gone a whole day without eating? No matter who we're trying to save, we must first protect our own safety."
Su Jin'er didn't say anything. She glanced at Linyuan, who smiled and nodded at her.
She rubbed her forehead, deciding to listen to them, as she had nearly lost her sanity.
After lunch, it was already one in the afternoon. During this time, Du Xiaonan's parents had called several times to inquire about her situation. They were already on their way here and would arrive soon, hoping the police could provide them with a satisfactory explanation.
"That's strange!" Linyuan muttered from the back seat of Captain Xing's car.
"What's strange?" Su Jin'er asked while fastening her seatbelt in the front passenger seat.
"I remember last time when Xiaonan was sent to the psychiatric hospital, her family didn't show up at all until she was discharged. Why are they acting so proactively this time regarding her disappearance?"
"If you went missing, wouldn't your parents be worried?" Hearing Linyuan's words, she also found it odd. However, she recalled that when Xiaonan was admitted to the psychiatric hospital last time, it was she who called her family. They only said they would visit when they had time; as for whether they actually came or not, she wasn't sure.
"Of course they'd be worried! But if my parents knew I was sent to a psychiatric hospital, they would definitely be anxious too!" Linyuan pouted; she definitely didn't want to go to a psychiatric hospital!
"Wait a minute, Captain Xing, why are we taking a car?" Su Jin'er suddenly realized and asked.
"We're going to that strange villa you mentioned."
"Weren't we supposed to look for Du Xiaonan?"
"I've already sent people to search the place you mentioned. They'll comb through the entire forest. Right now, I'm very interested in that strange villa you talked about."
"So you're taking us to see that strange villa now?" Linyuan asked in surprise.
Captain Xing didn't respond but pressed the gas pedal, and the car slowly moved forward.
Su Jin'er leaned back against her seat and looked out the front window at the sky. "Xiaoyuan, where did Zuo Yi go? Wasn't he always with you?"
Linyuan leaned back and said, "After we returned to school, we couldn't find you, so he asked me to wait for you at school while he went to look for you."
Su Jin'er turned her head in surprise and asked, "So I'm back now. Did you call him?"
"I did, but no one answered. I called again ten minutes ago."
"Could he have run into trouble too?"
Linyuan shook her head. Just as she was about to say something, they heard a loud thud on the roof of the car, as if something had fallen onto it.
Captain Xing quickly slammed on the brakes and saw an object roll off the roof. They hurriedly opened the car doors and got out.
The object fell to the ground, wrapped in black cloth.
Captain Xing cautiously approached it, a foul smell assaulting his nostrils. He recognized that smell all too well. Picking up a stick from the ground, he slowly unwrapped the black cloth, revealing an even stronger stench that made him frown.
When the black cloth was fully opened, Su Jin'er nearly fainted because inside was none other than Du Xiaonan, the person they were looking for.
"No, it can't be." She walked closer to the body in disbelief, staring at Du Xiaonan's corpse lying on the ground, already starting to decay.
Linyuan also looked at the body in disbelief, tears streaming down her face.
Captain Xing called Jiang Jie, asking her to bring people over immediately. Fortunately, they had just left the school. After hanging up, Captain Xing surveyed the area; it was desolate with not a soul in sight. Where could this body have fallen from? It couldn't have come from an airplane, could it?
He focused on a large tree by the roadside and walked over to examine it closely. The grass on the ground had started to grow back, showing no signs of footprints. He looked at the tree and then jumped up onto the lowest branch. Su Jin'er happened to see this and was astonished; it turned out Captain Xing had hidden talents!
Captain Xing carefully checked something on the branch and then a smile crept onto his lips.
So that's how it is!
He then jumped down from the tree and said to Su Jin'er, "Let's continue looking for that strange villa after Jiang Jie and the others arrive."
After saying this, he squatted down beside the corpse and began to examine it. Although he was not a forensic expert, he could still identify general murder methods. This Killer was quite bold, daring to throw the body out while the police were present, and it just happened to land on his car. He wanted to see who this Killer really was!
"How can you be so heartless? Our friend is dead, and you act like nothing happened, saying we should continue looking for that damned villa." Linyuan's face was streaked with tears; this was her roommate! Although they hadn't spent much time together, she genuinely liked this lively and adorable girl.
"I know you're upset, but does crying help? Does being sad help? It doesn't. What matters is finding the Killer as soon as possible to prevent anyone else from getting hurt. Who will be the next person to die? None of us know—it could be you or her. Do you understand?" Captain Xing first pointed at Linyuan and then at Su Jin'er.
Linyuan stared at him in shock; she hadn't expected this seemingly stern detective team leader to say such things. In her impression, the leader of a detective team should be serious and unsmiling.
"Xiaoyuan, Captain Xing is right. He's actually very upset too; it's just that he's a man and the leader of the detective team, so he can't easily show his emotions." She spoke softly for the last part, but Captain Xing still heard her.
At that moment, Jiang Jie rushed over with a group of people. When they saw the corpse on the ground, they were all startled. The body had three gunshot wounds, congealed black blood around them, and some unknown viscera or something sticky surrounding the wounds emitted a foul odor. The body was lifeless, but its face remained intact, eyes wide open in terror as if it had seen something frightening in life. Several officers brought over a stretcher to place the body on, covered it with a white cloth, and loaded it into the vehicle.
"Xiao Liu, take the body back for examination and notify me immediately when the results come out."
"Yes, Captain."
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