"Cursed Girl?"
Lan Junxian flipped through the files on a girl who had "died" five years ago.
The records showed that the girl, named Ayi Xiamu, had been born in a small village in the western mountains. At the age of twelve, her temperament had changed drastically, and the superstitious villagers had driven her out.
According to investigators' interview records from that year, it was preliminarily determined that the girl might have suffered from multiple personality disorder.
Twelve-year-old Ayi Xiamu had nowhere to go. Her family built her a wooden cabin in the woods near the village, supporting her on the edge of human habitation.
The tragedy began with the arrival of a group of visiting mountaineers.
In short, they encountered Ayi Xiamu picking vegetables and fruit in the mountains. Stunned by her beauty, they conceived evil intentions. After learning that she was an outcast living on the edge of the village, they lured her deeper into the mountains under the pretense of needing a guide and assaulted her.
Later, the girl's body was discovered by other mountaineers. Security officers intervened and reconstructed the course of events. But due to insufficient evidence, the culprits could not be identified to this day.
"Insufficient evidence..."
Lan Junxian frowned deeply. Looking at the body "scattered" across the mountain ravine in the photograph, he felt a complicated mix of emotions.
This had nothing to do with Peacock Spider. The case itself was infuriating enough.
"Because the body disappeared."
His subordinate added from the side:
"The five suspects also bribed the villagers to provide them with solid alibis. Many unverifiable details made conviction difficult due to 'insufficient evidence.'"
Lan Junxian's expression darkened. "How could the body disappear?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the photograph.
"Yes. The record at the time contained only four words: