849. Reporting the Crime

"Hmm? What exactly happened?"

Old Zhang and the others stared at Li Bai in surprise.

As the provincial capital, Huxi City had fairly good public security. Murders didn't happen every day.

Murder in broad daylight was rare, no matter who the target was.

Especially when the target was Li Bai, who had connections to the Public Security System. Anyone would have to think twice and ask themselves whether it was worth it.

Even if the motive was money, plenty of people in Huxi City were richer than Doctor Li. Someone who wanted money would have a better chance robbing a bank than robbing him.

"Let's watch the video first. The motive's unclear, so I need your professional experience."

Li Bai fended off Old Zhang and the others' questioning looks with a line of forensic jargon.

Whenever a case came up, no matter who was involved, they instantly turned into a bunch of curious kids. They didn't just keep asking questions until they got to the bottom of things; they also liked to reconstruct every last detail.

"The motive's unclear, huh? All right, let's watch the video first!"

Old Zhang could tell that Li Bai was happy to ask questions, but less happy to answer them. He decided they should review the footage to get a firsthand look at the situation.

The video files on the USB drive had already been copied onto Xiao Wang's work computer, so it was easy to play them again.

The two videos ran for more than forty minutes in total. By the time they finished watching, it was completely dark outside the office.

"Blond hair, white, hypnotism?"

The veteran detectives reacted just as Li Bai had: they rubbed their chins, lost in thought.

"Doctor Li, have you ever crossed anyone in the hypnotism community?"

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