Chapter 16: The One Called a Monster
Returning to the Criminal Investigation Team, Xiao Yu received some unexpected news.
There was no progress in investigating the victim’s past in the warehouse murder case.
Hearing this news hit Xiao Yu hard.
It made him feel as if all his actions were already exposed to the killer’s eyes, leaving him nowhere to hide.
The sense of panic nearly overwhelmed him!
Why the killer’s eyes?
Xiao Yu guessed that the killer had anticipated this step, predicting that the police would investigate the victim.
How is that possible?!
Regaining his composure, Xiao Yu’s face turned cold.
As a transmigrator with experience from a previous life.
Rejoining the police force, he thought he could easily stand out, becoming the most outstanding flower in the police circle.
But reality was brutally harsh; the first case he encountered slapped him hard!
“This killer is quite impressive.”
Guo Qiang glanced at his disheartened apprentice, offering some comfort, “Don’t be discouraged, we still have a chance.”
Impressive, my foot! Don’t insult those words; does he even deserve it?
Xiao Yu was furious.
He didn’t know how severe the consequences would be.
When Xiao Yu gets serious, his brain works at full capacity.
It’s terrifying!
Why did Xiao Yu become a star cop in his previous life?
Because of his case-solving ability, because of his intelligence.
But very few people genuinely liked him in his previous life.
Why?
His IQ was too high, like a monster.
High intelligence meant he couldn’t be led in the usual way.
Sometimes, he only saw one aspect of any problem.
It was hard for him to connect with most people.
He often refused to integrate into other groups…
Xiao Yu knew that such a version of himself was wrong.
After transmigrating, he worked hard to change himself.
He tried not to think about problems in ways beyond people’s understanding.
Xiao Yu spent ten years.
He corrected certain ‘bad habits.’
But now, Xiao Yu’s expression changed.
Cold, emotionless.
The light in his eyes turned icy and numb.
Xiao Yu’s brain, however, entered a state of operation beyond ordinary comprehension.
Under the horrified gaze of Guo Qiang, Xiao Yu spoke, each word as cold as a hellish wind, chilling to the bone.
“Assuming… I am the killer!”
…
“How many ways are there for me to kill the victim?”
“Many, many ways!”
“Why choose the simplest, most brutal method?”
“To cover up the truth!”
“I am very aware that sometimes the simplest method is the least flawed method.”
“Like darkness under the lamp, because it is simple, no one pays attention to straightforward details.”
“People pick up chopsticks without thinking about their size, not considering the force needed to pick up food. They just use them. This is inertia.”
“Like people never think about how many times they blink per minute, how many times they touch their phones a day… When inertia becomes natural, they won’t think about it. They find it boring and automatically ignore it.”
“I know that as long as I commit a crime, I will inevitably leave clues. But when clues are simple, they are easily overlooked.”
“So, what do I need to do during the murder?”
“How do I make all the police ignore me and not suspect me?”
“No, it’s impossible to do that. No matter how perfect I plan, as long as I kill, the victim will inevitably leave clues on them!”
“What worries me most on the victim’s body? Words? Identity? Phone? Clothing? Family… no, none of these, I can control all of them. Except… emotions!”
“Ah, I see!”
Xiao Yu’s expression was no longer cold, his eyes regained vitality, a smile curved his lips, mumbling to himself, “Looks like I guessed it at the beginning but overlooked it. You can calculate everything, except a person’s emotions. In other words, the victim… indeed cheated on you, right?!”
***
“A second phone?”
Criminal Investigation Team Leader Zhao Changsheng was astonished, looking at Xiao Yu, “You suspect the victim had a second phone?”
“Yes.”
Xiao Yu nodded, “Through the colleagues’ inquiries and investigations of the factory employees, the victim often went out alone in the past six months, sometimes not returning at night. You know, the victim had no relatives in the city; with a dormitory, why go out to stay? I suspect the victim had a woman outside. Whether she was a girlfriend or not is unclear, but this woman must be related to the killer.”
“At the same time, I request a thorough investigation of the victim’s social media under his ID and all phone numbers.”
“The reason for suspecting a second phone is because that woman is likely connected to someone inside the factory. The victim didn’t want anyone to find out about everything between him and this woman.”
“I suspect this woman is relatively wealthy. Or rather, the killer is wealthy.”
“This can be seen from the victim’s clothes. Colleagues found two luxury brand outfits and a pair of limited-edition basketball shoes in his suitcase. Given the victim’s income, buying such things is wasteful, but all his coworkers said he was usually very frugal.”
At this point, Xiao Yu looked at the astonished and contemplative team leader.
“As long as we find this woman, we can find the killer!”