Case-Solving Intuition

The police quickly collected the body, searched Yu Hetu's residence, and calmed the nearby residents.

A series of tasks were completed in an orderly fashion, and the sky had already brightened.

When they had just arrived, they saw a figure near Yu Hetu's body, but it vanished in a flash. The police searched the vicinity extensively for any suspicious individuals but found none, forcing them to temporarily abandon the pursuit of the mysterious person.

Yu Hetu's body, belongings, and even the voice recorder were taken back to the city bureau.

After listening to the contents of the voice recorder and combining it with the word "Heaven's Punishment" heard by nearby residents, a rumor about a mysterious person associated with Heaven's Punishment began to circulate within the police station.

The police were confused about their stance on the mysterious person; different officers had different opinions.

Some police officers believed the mysterious person was a murderer who killed their key suspect. Although the voice recorder proved he was one of the culprits in the Corpse Dismemberment Case, the mysterious person's use of vigilantism was still a crime.

Others held a more ambiguous stance, believing that while the mysterious person was indeed a murderer, he had made a huge breakthrough in the major Corpse Dismemberment Case that had been cold for over a month. The case had become clear, and with the contents of the voice recorder, they would soon be able to find Qu Mou, the mastermind behind the dismemberment. Regardless, the mysterious person was on their side, the side of justice. Even if his methods were a bit extreme, he was still understandable.

Of course, from the police's perspective, whether understandable or unforgivable, they all classified the mysterious person as a criminal.

The director repeatedly listened to the recording. Every time Lan Mu's indifferent voice appeared in the recording, his brow twitched.

Suddenly, the director slammed his hand on the table and roared at his subordinate, "What are you all standing around for? Everyone's working overtime today! We must catch the killer!"

The policemen exchanged glances. One brave officer hesitantly asked, "Director Ye, which... which killer?"

"Which killer? You're asking me which killer!" Director Ye was furious at the moment.

The policeman flinched and softly asked, "Arrest both of them?"

"Nonsense! This guy killed our important criminal, and he even called the police and killed him right in front of us! How is that any different from slapping us in the face? This is a provocation against the police emblem on our heads! And he dares to call himself some damned Heaven's Punishment? This kind of person is more heinous than the culprits of the Corpse Dismemberment Case!"

"I even suspect he killed Yu Hetu to silence him for some unspeakable reason. I don't believe he truly killed for the sake of purging evil through Heaven's Punishment."

Director Ye clearly hated evil and especially detested such lawless fanatics. He was thoroughly enraged by Lan Mu's actions of replacing legal judgment with his own.

The policemen immediately understood Director Ye's attitude and set out to search for both culprits.

One was the mastermind of the Corpse Dismemberment Case, suspected of kidnapping, murder and dismemberment, illegal human experimentation, and a series of other crimes.

The other was the mysterious person who murdered Yu Hetu, provoked the police, disregarded national law, and called himself Heaven's Punishment.

The police finally had a lead. Although it came from a criminal, at least they weren't completely in the dark anymore.

The city bureau was roughly divided into two groups. The first group was responsible for apprehending Qu Mou, investigating from his surname and his origin in Shandong. There weren't many people named Qu from Shandong in Modu, and there was also intelligence suggesting he had studied surgery.

The second group was personally led by Director Ye and was specifically tasked with investigating the mysterious person. Based on the forensic examination of the body and the content of the recording, it was confirmed that the killer used a bow and arrow.

Based on the scene and some subtle clues, it was judged that the killer must have been very agile, as it would be difficult for an ordinary person to descend from the rooftop onto the external air conditioning unit on the third floor. A slight misstep could lead to a fatal fall.

Even Director Ye, who came from a military background, admitted he would find it difficult to accomplish.

Considering that he found Yu Hetu before the police, the other party either had a unique source of information or more sophisticated investigation methods. Otherwise, how could one person find Yu Hetu faster than the entire city's police force?

Although given where Yu Hetu was hiding, the police would have found him half a day later, the mysterious person was faster than them. Moreover, he did it silently without being detected, which was truly impressive.

Combining these points, Director Ye started his investigation with people from military backgrounds. He pulled up records of all retired soldiers residing in Modu. All retired special forces soldiers were registered with the police department, and their detailed information was available.

However, after searching, he couldn't find any retired soldier who was proficient in archery.

"Could it be that his archery skills aren't that great, and using such a weapon was just a deliberate attempt to mislead us? Perhaps he himself isn't skilled with a bow and arrow?"

Director Ye increasingly felt this was possible. After all, the killer had clearly planned the murder. Why wouldn't he make thorough preparations? Why deliberately use a weapon that would so easily expose him? Wasn't he afraid of revealing himself? Perhaps he deliberately chose a bow and arrow to mislead the police.

"Although this possibility exists, the lead regarding the bow and arrow cannot be abandoned. We must investigate it thoroughly."

Director Ye dispatched people to retrieve a large volume of information and finally narrowed down the top three archers in Modu.

"Yang Li, a national first-class athlete, won a bronze medal in the 90-meter archery competition at the Olympics and ranked first in the 70-meter Asian archery rankings? This is impossible. He's a national team athlete, how could he be involved in something like Heaven's Punishment?" Director Ye had watched Yang Li's competitions. Someone with such a promising future wouldn't typically be a murderer.

"Zhang Kairui, a national first-class athlete, won third place in the International Archer Performance Competition and was the champion of the National Archery Performance Competition four consecutive times? This is even more impossible. He doesn't have the physical prowess." Looking at Zhang Kairui's photo, Director Ye dismissed him. People who only worked out for aesthetics have superficial muscles. How could they escape under the police's noses and from a tight cordon?

After taking a sip of water, Director Ye looked at the last piece of information: a veteran of the Modu Forest Club, widely recognized as the top practical shooter.

"Huh? Fang Moqi, an expert in wilderness survival, holds a PhD in zoology, ranked second in an international amateur shooting competition, and is the number one hunter in the National Hunter Association?"

"Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest, Africa's Serengeti, Borneo's wetland jungles, Brazil's Pantanal, China's Greater Khingan Range virgin forests, the Pacific viper island of Cayo Sombrero?"

Director Ye looked at Fang Moqi's extensive resume. This man, only thirty-two years old, had an incredibly rich wilderness survival experience, enough to be called a master.

He had shot wolves, wrestled with lions, eaten pythons, hunted crocodiles, and even survived an encounter with a rabid black bear, returning unharmed.

He was bitten by a venomous snake and survived for three days before being rescued.

He was severely injured by a hippopotamus and crawled twenty kilometers in the wilderness to survive.

He was surrounded by thirty-nine hyenas and fought his way out, covered in wounds.

The more Director Ye read, the more shocked he became. Was this truly human? No wonder he was called the Extreme Hunter, challenging nothing less than the limits of humanity.

Such a person could survive in various extreme environments, possessing agility and rich combat experience. Especially his archery skills, which were entirely practical, fit the profile of this murder case from all angles.

He could sneakily find Yu Hetu in advance, interrogate and kill him, and then slip away unnoticed even after the police cars had arrived.

Such capability was probably only achievable by someone like this, who was known as the Extreme Hunter.

"Bang!"

Director Ye slammed the table, grabbed the file, and strode out of his office.

His name was Ye Jinghong. He came from a military background, served in the military, and then became a police officer for twenty years. He had handled countless major and important cases and had developed a strong investigative intuition.

This time, after seeing Fang Moqi's file, he had a premonition.

"This case must be related to Fang Moqi!"

"My intuition won't be wrong!"