"According to the latest reports, at approximately 7:53 p.m., a major traffic accident occurred at the intersection of Tingyuan Road and Aiai Road... So far, the accident has caused two deaths and one injury. The cause is still under investigation..."
"Citizens passing through the area, please take an alternate route..."
...A fine drizzle fell beneath the gloomy sky.
The radio in the police car crackled as it broadcast the latest traffic updates.
Dozens of armed vehicles from the Star Police Department sped down the road, police sirens wailing and engines roaring as they cut through the endless curtain of rain.
Before long,
they arrived at the scene of the accident and surrounded the vehicle responsible layer by layer.
"Everyone, search the surrounding area! Don't overlook anything suspicious!"
The Police Chief Commander switched on his radio. While calmly directing the scene, he got out of the car and quickly approached to inspect the situation.
The scene was horrific.
A sedan had rear-ended a heavy cargo truck.
The driver in the front seat had died on the spot. A steel bar that had burst through had pierced his head, sticking the back of his skull to the headrest in a bloody mess.
At that moment, the officer in charge of the accident walked over to the Commander, took out a work tablet, and began his report. "Sir, this victim's death is similar to the case at the previous intersection. Both died of unknown causes."
"Pull up the surveillance footage."
The Commander frowned at the driver's corpse, then took the tablet from the officer and reviewed the intersection's surveillance video.
In the footage,
the driver in the front seat had initially been chatting and laughing with the passenger in the car, the atmosphere peaceful and pleasant.
But the very next second,
the driver