Watching Ding Wenxuan's lonely departing figure, Slacking on the Sidelines couldn't help but sigh.
Old Ding is a man with a hard life.
Immediately, he patted Qin Ze on the shoulder. "We worked well together just now, one of us playing the bad cop and the other the good cop."
"Starting tomorrow, the entire Inspection Team of Snow City will become our force!"
"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should have a lead by tomorrow."
Qin Ze frowned slightly.
Was he seeing things?
Just as Ding Wenxuan pushed open the door and stepped out, it seemed like something flashed past behind him.
I hope so.
Qin Ze murmured softly.
He always felt that there were more than just their eyes watching Ding Wenxuan.
That evening, the group chat was filled with discussions, but no one found any clues.
As is customary, several people die at the hands of believers every day.
But today the believers were unusually quiet, as if they had vanished into thin air.
The following evening, Qin Ze and the Dew Duo, still empty-handed, were preparing to head home when they suddenly received a text message from Ding Wenxuan.
"Another person has died, at the Red Maple Mansion on the north side of the wall."
Seeing Slacking on the Sidelines suddenly brightened up.
"That believer couldn't contain himself and finally revealed his true colors!"
Qin Ze, however, felt that things were going too smoothly.
I was so sleepy that someone brought me a pillow.
He gave the order via the Local Area Network, instructing the Five Heavenly Kings to lead their clones to secretly surround the Red Maple Mansion.
However, one cannot go inside, and must maintain a certain distance from the mansion.
If the believer suddenly changes, those clones wouldn't be enough to overwhelm the enemy.
Soon, Qin Ze and the Dew Duo arrived at the Red Maple Mansion.
The person Slacking on the Sidelines did not immediately notify the others in the group.
He first needs to determine whether it was done by a believer.
If not, wouldn't it be incredibly embarrassing to have made such a huge blunder?
Red Maple Mansion is a high-end clubhouse in Snow City.
It mainly offers services that those in the know understand.
The clients are mostly wealthy businessmen and the families of staff transferred here.
Red Maple Mansion is a five-story building.
White paint, with a European-style architectural design.
The four characters were written all over his body, from head to toe.
Poor people, stay away.
A long cordon has been set up at the scene, which is blocked off by more than twenty people in gray coats.
If this were a city like Sea Capital or Shi'an, there would be quite a crowd watching right now.
However, the streets were deserted.
Apart from the gray overcoat on duty, Qin Ze didn't see a single bystander.
For the people of Snow City, this kind of thing is nothing new.
If a few people don't die every day, does it even deserve to be called Snow City?
Qin Ze spotted a familiar figure in the gray overcoat.
Noticing Qin Ze's gaze, the hook-nosed captain turned and walked towards him.
Why haven't you gone back to school yet?
The man with the hooked nose frowned, his expression showing some displeasure.
Qin Ze said helplessly, "The heavy snow has blocked the roads, and even the trains have stopped. Am I supposed to walk back?"
"The hook-nosed man said, ' The Military Department will be sending a special train out of the city tomorrow.'"
I'll put in a word with them and save you a seat.
It must be said that Hook-Nosed is truly concerned about the "flower buds" of the Human Race, fearing that Qin Ze might die in the Northern Territory.
Seeing that the other party was determined to pack up and send him back to Sea Capital, Qin Ze quickly made up a reason.
My teacher is coming to the Northern Territory in a couple of days on some business.
"We agreed that I would wait for her here, and then we would go back together."
The man with the hooked nose looked into Qin Ze's eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "That would be best."
Then, he looked at the people Slacking on the Sidelines and the Passerby A.
"This isn't a place for you to watch the show."
Go back to where you came from.
Slacking on the Sidelines spoke slowly and deliberately, "We are Colonel Ding's friends, and also bounty hunters and private investigators."
"We've already spoken to Colonel Ding beforehand. He'll go to the scene to take a look. If he finds any clues, it'll make it easier to find the murderer quickly, right?"
Hook-nosed. "You guys are that Water Trio, aren't you?"
Slacking on the Sidelines chuckled, "That's right, the Dew Duo."
The man with the hooked nose gestured for the man in the gray overcoat to let him through. "Go on in."
Slacking on the Sidelines: "Thank you."
Qin Ze was about to follow, but was stopped by the hook-nosed man.
You can't go in.
Qin Ze asked, puzzled, "Why?"
The man with the hooked nose explained, "It's very bloody inside. Kids like you shouldn't go along, or you won't be able to sleep at night."
bloody?
Could anything be more bloody than a beast horde siege?
Qin Ze retorted, "I'm not young anymore."
"Besides, I'll have to go down into the Abyss sooner or later, so consider this a way of getting used to it in advance."
Having said that, Qin Ze quickly followed after him without further ado.
The man with the hooked nose didn't stop him anymore, but just sighed silently.
As they reached the bottom of the mansion, Slacking on the Sidelines, curious, asked, "Is he your father?"
Qin Ze rolled his eyes. "Your dad."
Slacking on the Sidelines was completely bewildered. "If he's not your biological father, why is he so concerned about your safety?"
Qin Ze quickly recounted how he met the other person.
"They probably think I'm just a fresh college graduate and are worried about me."
Slacking on the Sidelines. "Then he really is a good person."
As they were talking, Passerby A pushed open the half-closed door of the mansion, and a pungent smell of blood immediately hit them.
The mansion has a spacious hall on the first floor with a ceiling several meters high, and a railing on the second floor that overlooks the luxuriously decorated hall.
However, at this moment, the hall was stained with blood.
More than a dozen mangled corpses lay fallen from the ceiling.
Either the upper body was hollowed out, or there were missing arms or legs.
My Slacking on the Sidelines twitched violently.
"The believer rested yesterday, but unexpectedly got to do something big today."
He looked at Qin Ze beside him and found that the other man not only had a calm expression, but was also carefully observing his surroundings.
Are all Wuhan University students this fierce these days?
"Is this not the first time you've seen so many corpses?"
Qin Ze nodded. "During the beast tide in Jiang City, even more people died."
He suddenly realized Slacking on the Sidelines.
No wonder it's as steady as a rock.
Forgot that he survived the beast tide.
"Speaking of which, I also know a guy from Jiang City here."
I'll introduce you two fellow villagers to each other another day.
Qin Ze knew that "Slacking on the Sidelines" probably referred to Brother Biao.
"This seems to be... some kind of formation."
Passerby A was half-squatting in the center of the hall.
Before him was a strange pattern made of blood and entrails.
The whole thing was a large circle, with the ruptured internal organs piled up in the center, divided into three smaller piles, like some kind of evil sacrifice.
"There's no mistake, it was the believer who did it. I sent a message to the Taoist."
Under Qin Ze's "confused" gaze, Slacking on the Sidelines opened the chat group.
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: Red Maple Mansion, Latest Murder Scene @All Members]
After quickly checking the lobby on the first floor, Passerby A found nothing new.
"Let's go upstairs and take a look."
The three of them walked up the stairs in the corner, step by step, to the second floor.
When they reached the second floor, they were stunned by what they saw.
In the narrow corridor, more than a dozen corpses were seen hanging upside down from the ceiling.
Blood was still dripping from the corpse.
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