Chapter 196: Hou Yunjiao's visits again, and takes Ruan Ruan home

 Chapter 196: Hou Yunjiao's visits again, and takes Ruan Ruan home

Qin Ruan had read through the chat logs and had a good idea of what had happened.

In the past month, there had been four or five murders in the capital city.

Based on the method of the crimes and the timing, the perpetrator was likely not human and could be a monster.

Qin Ruan thought deeply while tapping her fingers on the phone screen.

On the other side, Qin Mei cursed and snapped her out of her thoughts.

Qin Ruan looked up at Qin Mei and saw that he was frowning and looking upset.

After noticing her gaze, he took a deep breath and explained, "Just now, the news reported that there was another murder on the outskirts of the West City early this morning. What the hell is going on? This has happened several times this month!

There have been at least three murders, all of which happened at night. The news reports only say that the victims were brutally murdered and haven't revealed any specific details.

Now, people are starting to panic online, and there are even rumors spreading, making everything more chaotic!"

Qin Ruan stood up and walked over to him. "Let me see."

Qin Mei handed her the phone.

[Shocking! Serial murders happen again, the killer is still at large!]

This was one of the top five trending searches, all about the recent murders.

Underneath the text was a picture of the crime scene, with most of the gory details blurred out.

These types of pictures would never pass the censors without blurring out the graphic content.

The dark red blood stains on the road were captured in clear detail, likely just to attract attention.

The crime scene was located on a remote road, where a taxi had crashed into a tree. The front of the car was completely destroyed, and the vehicle was completely totaled.

Qin Ruan furrowed her eyebrows, her eyes showing a hint of doubt.

From the photos, the crime scene looked clean, and it didn't seem like the work of evil spirits.

She scrolled down and saw other photos, which didn't show any signs of supernatural activity. However, the brutality of the killings indicated that the perpetrator was extremely deranged.

If this was done by a person, the killer must be extremely twisted.

Qin Ruan took out her phone and sent a message to the group.

Qin Ruan: "I saw the news, and from the scene, it doesn't seem like the work of evil spirits. It's too clean."

Nine Miss of Maoshan: "Ruan sister, you're here!"

Hui Cheng from Nanyin Temple: "Indeed, a colleague went to the scene, and it was pretty clean, without any traces of evil spirits. Based on the modus operandi, it doesn't seem like it was done by a human. Each victim's heart was dug out, and not even the wandering spirits were found. These cases are very strange."

A stunning ancient woman's portrait of Qingcheng Wei Xi appeared.

"Cleanliness doesn't mean it's human-made, and the brutal removal of hearts doesn't necessarily mean it's the work of evil spirits," she said. "I just did some research, and the methods used to extract the hearts were rough, with almost no chance of a second transaction."

Jade Star Road Daoist: "In other words, it's unlikely to be a black-market organ trade."

Maoshan Qiao Ye: "These cases have made it to the trending topics today, and the internet has already been gripped by fear. If we don't solve this soon, it will only get worse."

Hui Cheng from Nanyin Temple: "We haven't received any request from higher-ups to investigate the case yet."

Jade Star Road Daoist: "Then we wait. If the case isn't solved soon, it will eventually come knocking on our door."

Nine Miss of Maoshan: "We wait."

Qingcheng Wei Xi: "Waiting +1."

Qin Ruan: "..."

Qin Ruan typed a string of ellipses in the group chat.

These homicides had attracted public attention, and the situation had become complicated.

If it wasn't related to evil spirits, Qin Ruan didn't have much interest in it. Moreover, she couldn't say for sure whether the case was man-made or the work of evil spirits.

In any case, she currently had no chance of intervening.

Qin Ruan handed her phone back to Qin Mei and sat next to him, continuing to browse the trending topics.

At seven o'clock that evening, a visitor arrived at their doorstep.

(End of Chapter)