Even from more than ten meters away, with a window between them, Qin Ran spotted something wrong the instant he saw the corpse.
According to his simple memories, the main teaching building of Holy Radiance High School was not tall, only five stories.
From the height of five stories, it would not be difficult for someone to fall hard enough to become a bloody mess.
During the fall, cuts and abrasions would have been enough to cause that.
But!
Being torn apart as though someone had dismantled a doll was absolutely impossible.
A five-story building did not provide that kind of impact.
Moreover...
Razor Cutting!
Qin Ran swept his gaze across the cross-sections where the fallen person's limbs connected to the torso. They were very smooth, without any signs of flesh being torn apart.
Then, Qin Ran ran toward the top floor without hesitation.
He smelled the scent of a side quest.
To save time, Qin Ran did not climb the stairs properly. With a tap of his toes against the stair railing, he grabbed the railing on the floor above, pushed himself up, and flipped over it.
Repeating this, Qin Ran moved like an ape scaling a cliff, swift and nimble as he reached the top floor.
However, what surprised Qin Ran was that the door leading to the roof was locked.
And there were two locks.
Qin Ran entered his [Tracking] vision and swept his eyes around.
Other than the footprints he had left behind, there were no others—not even the slightest trace.
There were also no bloodstains that caught Qin Ran's attention.
"Interesting!"
Qin Ran muttered as Deceiver's Key appeared in his hand. His peerless [Lockpicking] easily opened both locks.
After pushing the door open, Qin Ran carefully stepped outside.
A set of footprints immediately appeared in