Gui Jia's Second Young Master

Chapter 810 A Case of Murder, Three Dead, Yet No Bodies to Be Found? (The Chapter of the Fearless Punisher)

But precisely because of the torment, she discovered a clump of short hair floating on the water. A man's ghastly face simultaneously appeared beneath her eyelids. His eyes were deeply sunken, and bloodstains lingered at the corners of his mouth. He grinned at Chi Tianyun, revealing a mouth full of shattered teeth. A torrent of stomach fluid sprayed onto Chi Tianyun's chest...

Let alone an ordinary woman like Chi Tianyun, even a professional police officer or forensic investigator would likely be shaken in such a situation. Chi Tianyun was completely stunned, unable to comprehend what was happening. She even thought she was hallucinating. But when she clearly saw the terrifying face, it was incredibly familiar and filled her with dread. How was this possible?

The boys had long since hidden around her in fear. One had already crawled towards the lake, preparing to escape. Chi Tianyun paid them no mind, for she recognized the dead body before her as her husband, whom she saw every day!

She had clearly seen him leave home just a few days ago and had eaten breakfast together that morning. How could he be gone now? Who had killed him? Who?

Chi Tianyun dared not imagine, frozen in place facing him. By the time the boys had all fled, one of them turned back and tugged at her, saying, "Manager Chi, hurry! Get out of here! Xiao Li is calling the police right now! There's no time."

"I'm already calling!" The boy named Xiao Li's hands trembled uncontrollably. The phone fell to the ground several times. After countless struggles, he finally picked up his phone and fumbled to dial the three familiar digits: 110.

What was usually an easy task of pressing three numbers felt like deciphering an impossibly profound Persian code. He agonizingly completed the three numbers that felt like a nightmare.

The call went through. Xiao Li heard the voice of a female dispatcher and anxiously stammered, "Someone's dead here. We're at Wangyue Lake. We've encountered a male corpse!"

"Calm down first. This is the central dispatch. I'll transfer you to Wangyue Lake? That's in Fuming City, right? I'm connecting you to the Fuming City Public Security Bureau."

...

"Xiao Li, hurry up!" the other boys urged. However, at that moment, the male corpse's hands inexplicably grabbed Chi Tianyun's feet. She wanted to escape, but she was utterly incapable of doing anything!

Chi Tianyun let out no sound. Pulled by her dead husband, she was dragged into the lake...

The boys were so terrified they peed themselves. Fortunately, they had all made it ashore. They felt as if their limbs had lost control. Was this still their own body?

If so, why couldn't they even manage to escape?

Couldn't? Then what? Wait for death here, just like Chi Tianyun?

Xiao Li and the other boys all had the same thought at that moment. They had actually witnessed a dead body kill a woman with their own eyes!

After about three or five minutes, Chi Tianyun met the same fate as the male corpse. She also died in the lake like the corpse. Xiao Li's heart ached intensely. He had suffered from heart disease since childhood. Witnessing the scene before him, he felt he was suffocating, on the verge of collapse. He couldn't help himself and frantically searched his clothes for hydrochlorothiazide. It was only then that he realized the medicine bottle was missing. His classmates knew his condition and watched him struggle on the ground in fear. Another boy picked up his phone to call an ambulance, but given the current situation...

"Hurry, Xiao Li, hang in there! Hold on! The ambulance will be here soon!"

"Xiao Li! You have to grit your teeth and endure. You can't die, please!"

One boy started crying and hugged Xiao Li tightly. But at that moment, Xiao Li seemed to go mad. He pushed the boy away, pushed everyone else away, and then, with a leap, plunged into the lake himself.

Three days later, three boys appeared at the Fuming City police station.

"Are you sure you saw three deceased individuals at the time?" a police officer asked the short-haired boy before him.

"Yes, we definitely witnessed it. First, the male corpse, then Manager Chi, she was dragged in, and then our classmate Li Dali..."

"Were you the only ones who witnessed the entire process?" the officer continued to ask.

The boy nodded vigorously. His face was pale, his dark circles deep, and his teeth chattered, clearly indicating he hadn't slept well in days.

The officer appeared somewhat helpless but dutifully recorded the boy's statement.

I received a call from Director Huang in the afternoon. He sounded anxious and said, "He Sheng, this time you must cooperate with me and investigate a case."

"Director Huang, please go ahead."

"Although you are my superior now, I know you won't refuse my request because of that. Recently, there's been a murder case at Wangyue Lake in our city. Three people are dead, but the situation is that we can't find the bodies..."

"Can't find the bodies? What do you mean?"

"Two boys came to report that they saw dead people. I've sent you the details via email. I don't know if they're mentally unstable, or if they are the murderers themselves. Until the bodies are found, these victims can only be temporarily defined as missing."

"I understand. I'll check my email first!"

"Alright, He Sheng. Only you can solve this case."

"Don't worry. I happen to have some free time recently and can come to help you!"

After hanging up, I quickly sent out a mass email to the Punishment Squad members and then opened the email myself.

Unexpectedly, what appeared was a video. The situation was the same as Director Huang had described, but seeing the male corpse forcefully drag the woman into the water and the boys rushing into the lake, I compared it repeatedly. I was worried it might just be a video spliced with special effects.

I went to the Information Technology Department and found He Xin and Yuan Hezheng. They had also watched the email. Before I could speak, He Xin said, "Are you wondering if this is real?"

"Precisely. But if it's real, then what was the identity of the person filming at the scene at that time?"

"He probably didn't show himself. But then the question arises, how did he know such a scene would unfold there? Was he just passing by coincidentally? Or did he orchestrate all of this, anticipating that such a horrifying case would occur there, and waited for the opportune moment?"

He Xin's words were truly chilling. Someone who meticulously designed a death trap, waiting nearby with a camera to film their imagined scenario. What kind of concept was that?