Scene of the Crime

After hanging up the phone, Lu Bai looked at Tong Shujuan and found that she was also looking at him.

The content of the phone call was likely largely the same.

Lu Bai simply asked, "Shall we go back to the station together?"

Tong Shujuan naturally wouldn't refuse, but she clenched her small fists with some resentment. "They actually killed so many innocent people."

If there were only one or two murders, it would be fine, but nearly a hundred happened overnight, which is really abnormal. As long as people know about Parasitic Organism, their first reaction is to think that Parasitic Organism are causing trouble.

Lu Bai was well aware of this; he knew the Parasitic Organism were being used as scapegoats for the Death Fighters, but he didn't need to explain.

On the contrary, he intends to actively seek the qualifications to investigate these cases.

"You've got a lot to do," Yao Yi, half-lying on the hospital bed, a hint of schadenfreude in her voice.

Upon hearing this, Tong Shujuan immediately retorted sarcastically, "You've been in the hospital for two days now. Judging from your appearance, you're probably alright. Why don't you hurry back to the station to help out?"

Lu Bai finished the last sip of soy milk, put the trash into a plastic bag, and planned to take it with him when he left.

"Let's go back to the station. Take good care of your injury, there's no rush."

The second half of his sentence was addressed to Yao Yi, and he intentionally or unintentionally emphasized the words "recovering from injury".

After saying goodbye, Yao Yi watched the two leave the ward together.

The ward fell silent again.

Once he was sure he was alone, he sighed, pressed his hand hard against his chest until several red marks appeared, and then slumped down and let go.

While having breakfast, Tong Shujuan opened a row of Blinds in the ward to let the smell dissipate, but did not close them when she left.

The morning sunlight pierced through the gaps in the Blinds, casting a pale white light on the walls.

It is worth mentioning that the Jiangyu City Special Affairs Bureau does not yet have its own independent office space; the entire department is currently operating from a location under the jurisdiction of the Jiangyu City Public Security Bureau.

So even though this wasn't Lu Bai's first time here, he still couldn't use facial recognition; he had to show his ID to enter.

The waiting area in the hall was filled with ordinary people, some of whom had witnessed the Parasitic Organism, others who had been attacked by Parasitic Organism, all there to be questioned.

People in business attire hurried back and forth in the lobby.

A scrolling LCD screen on one wall, along with announcements, is used to maintain order in the lobby.

Busy.

Upon seeing this scene, the first word that came to Lu Bai's mind was "busy".

And they're getting busier and busier.

When he first came to the Special Affairs Bureau, everyone was quite relaxed, far from being this busy.

"Lu Bai?"

A staff member in a black suit noticed Lu Bai and quickly waved to him. "Director Xu is waiting for you in his office, come with me."

After greeting Tong Shujuan, Lu Bai was led by the staff member to the director's office on the second floor.

After bringing the person over, the staff member immediately and sensibly left, closing the office door behind them as they went.

Lu Bai walked over to the guest chair and sat down familiarly. "You don't seem to be in a hurry."

"Not in a hurry?"

Xu Qiang sneered, "Nearly a hundred murders in one night, with numerous witnesses. Don't you realize how serious this is?"

He crossed his arms and continued, "I got a real scolding from above, and they ordered us to bring the murderer to justice as soon as possible."

"Let's talk about something useful," Lu Bai said, pouring himself a cup of tea.

Over this period of time, he had come to understand the bureau chief's personality to some extent, and knew that the other party wouldn't care about such details.

"Parasitic Organism can transform into a normal human; it's not that easy to find one overnight."

Xu Qiang pursed his lips. "Just take that as a suggestion. The Field Team Three is short a team leader, so you'll have to fill in temporarily. You can take this position. Promoting someone too quickly isn't in accordance with the rules. I can only raise you to Deputy Team Leader at most, is that alright?"

As Xu Qiang spoke, he took a brand-new set of identification documents from the drawer and placed them on the table.

Lu Bai didn't look at it carefully and put it away directly.

"Okay, Lao Xu." The position didn't matter to Lu Bai; he only needed the official status.

"Use your job title when you're at work."

Xu Qiang slammed his hand on the table, emphasizing the situation, before saying, "The people from Group Three should be in the Heping Branch Road area right now. Although I don't expect you to find anything out... you should hurry up and go to the scene, and stop loitering around here."

Heping Branch Road is lined with many townhouses, making it a relatively affluent area.

Several police cars were parked in front of one of the villas.

Police cordon tape has been set up, forming a circle around the gate.

After all, the Special Affairs Bureau's field personnel were insufficient to cover nearly a hundred crime scenes, and many cases were still handled by the police at the scene.

To avoid destroying potential evidence, officers walked on paved fast-track ramps.

The criminal investigation team was busy at the crime scene, taking pictures of the scene, examining fingerprints, footprints and other suspicious traces, and collecting blood and various biological tissues.

As a veteran criminal investigator, Pu Guangrong was already used to the chaos at crime scenes. He surveyed the environment of the crime scene as if no one else was around.

We slowly walked from indoors to the small courtyard outdoors.

He soon noticed that the lawn under the wall had been trampled on. Just as he was about to go over and take a closer look, a commotion suddenly came from outside the villa.

Turning my head, I saw a team of special agents filing in through the gate.

"Not again?" Pu Guangrong frowned.

During this period, the criminal investigation team was repeatedly robbed of their jobs by these guys who called themselves the Special Affairs Bureau. When he reported this to his superiors, the response he received was always to leave it to them.

What exactly are they hiding?

No matter how you look at it, Pu Guangrong gives off a sense of impending doom.

Suddenly, he noticed that someone in the special agents team looked very familiar.

"I am Lu Bai, the Deputy Team Leader of the Field Team Three of the Jiangyu City Special Affairs Bureau."

Lu Bai first showed Pu Guangrong his identification, then gave him a friendly smile, "Detective Pu, we meet again."

Pu Guangrong blurted out, "How could you...?"

He was completely bewildered. Only a week had passed; how had he gone from a criminal suspect to a team leader?

"I suppose you're used to it by now. As is customary, the Special Affairs Bureau will take over next."

"No, young man."

Officer Pu was somewhat conflicted. Seeing that Lu Bai seemed easy to talk to, he couldn't help but ask, "Team Leader Lu, what exactly is your Special Affairs Bureau all about? Why are you always trying to steal our criminal investigation team's work?"

Lu Bai patted him on the shoulder as a gesture of comfort.

"You could just close the case and say the victim committed suicide."