Meng Chao's expression did not change. "The two mine exploration teams from Sky Pillar Corporation and Universe Corporation had dozens of people in total, and they ran into a crystal mine explosion underground. In the end, only three survivors managed to escape. We should have investigated this properly. What's the result? Did you manage to find anything?"
"We found some clues, but they don't support the conclusion that Lu Siya murdered Shen Yulong. Later, the case was taken over by the abnormal beast research department, and when we considered Lu Siya's unique status, we had to be extra careful regardless of whether it was from Sky Pillar Corporation or the abnormal beast research department. In the end, the secret police sealed the files of this case."
"So, you don't have to worry at all, Meng Chao. Our cooperation will not be affected by Shen Yulong's death."
"I wasn't worried in the first place, because my hands have never been stained with even a drop of innocent blood."
Then, he changed the topic. "Why did you come to me so early in the morning? Is there any new progress in the case of the murderous pets in Blessed Paradise?" "That's right," Lan Hua replied calmly. "You came to me so early in the morning.
"Based on the rules, we aren't supposed to leak this information casually, but thanks to you, after fighting for an entire day and night, we've successfully captured a higher-up from Heavenly Works Machines. We're certain that he's the mastermind. At ten o 'clock this morning, we'll be holding a briefing on the case in the Supernatural Tower to inform the media of the progress of the case. So, it's fine for me to tell you first."
Shen Yupeng ordered a bowl of porridge for Meng Chao and started wolfing it down without caring about his image.
Perhaps he was really hungry and had stayed up all night, so he couldn't help but look a little unshaven, which dissolved the sharpness of his aquiline nose and the nobility of being born into a wealthy family.
His wrinkled windbreaker dragged on the ground, making him look like an uncle next door that could be seen everywhere.
As he ate the porridge, he explained the case tirelessly.
"Your guess is mostly correct. Heavenly Works Machines and Spirit Creations Creatures are fighting for the project for Subway No.20, but they've run into a problem when it comes to technology, because they haven't found the correct way to carve an ancient runic symbol, which causes the noise and vibrations of the new tunnel boring machines to go over the limit. When they dig tunnels under the river, it's very easy for accidents to happen.
"As for Spirit Creation Creatures, the refinement of the Giant Sandworms is going really smoothly.
"During the previous two technology verification meetings, Spirit Creations was ahead of Heavenly Works in seven out of ten technical indicators. There's a high possibility that they will get this tempting deal.
"The senior management of Heavenly Works Machinery, who was in charge of the research and development of the new shield tunneling machine and the project bidding, had no choice but to take the risk and look for Jin Yongqiang to 'think of a solution'.
"I looked for Jin Yongqiang because he often goes in and out of Golden Tooth Lair. His social connections are really complicated, and he has a way to get unorthodox tools and drugs." Also, Jin Yongqiang isn't a core member of Heavenly Works Machines. His department has nothing to do with the project tenders. Besides, his financial situation isn't good, so it's easy for him to work with them.
"Once Jin Yongqiang received the instructions and promises from the higher-ups, he remembered the underground pharmacist he got to know in Golden Tooth Lair. He's Liao, and his nickname is Small Insect.
"At the end of last year, these two people offended Black Bone because they created illegal drugs to make people go berserk and cheated during the monster colosseums. One of them had his legs broken, and the other has a huge debt. They can be said to have gone through thick and thin together, so their friendship is really deep.
"Jin Yongqiang spent a lot of money to buy a few bottles of drugs to make people go berserk from Small Insect. His first target was the Giant Sandworms, and the place he attacked was Trash Site 4, which was rather easy to sneak into.
"He did manage to inject the medicine that would cause five Giant Sandworms to go berserk, but the Giant Sandworms were just too big, and their nerve structures were completely different from those of mammals. They didn't instantly go berserk. They just lost control and fled underground.
"This result didn't satisfy the higher-ups of Heavenly Works Machines, and they couldn't make the final decision during the project tenders either. They asked Jin Yongqiang to create a major event that was more dangerous, exciting, and newsworthy.
"Jin Yongqiang was forced into a corner, so he placed his attention on the pets in his residential area. He bought a Contest Tiger, a biochemical pet modified by Spirit Creations Creatures, and joined the circle of pet owners in the residential area. Then, he used his status in Heavenly Works Machines and studied the information related to Contest Tigers he found online day and night. Thus, he successfully gained his neighbors' trust.
"At the same time, he asked Small Insect for a way to quietly and quickly inject drugs into the pets without attracting any reaction from them.
"At that time, Small Insect had already become a professional pharmacist in Black Bone. His daily job was to inject drugs into the fierce monsters, so he naturally had a way and tools to do so.
"In the end, Jin Yongqiang found an opportunity and used the method taught to him by Little Worm to inject a drug that contained the mutated rabies virus into the ear canals of the two Contest Tigers, creating a horrifying tragedy.
"Now, the truth is out. We've already broken the mental defenses of the higher-up in Heavenly Works Machines and made him confess to all his crimes.
"Small Insect told us everything a long time ago. He said that he didn't expect that Jin Yongqiang would go so far. He originally thought that he just wanted to stimulate the biochemical pets a little so that they would scratch their masters. He never thought about killing them. Ever since he saw the news, he was in a constant state of panic. That's why he hid so many traps in his mechanical legs.
"The other evidence, such as the surveillance footage of Jin Yongqiang entering and exiting Golden Tooth Lair, the pictures of him investigating the terrain in the residential area and avoiding the surveillance cameras, the records of him buying biochemical pets and searching the internet for related information, and most importantly, the tools he used to create and inject drugs that would make him go berserk, have all been discovered, and we can already form a chain of evidence.
"This is a case that has a really bad influence on society and might stir up a sharp conflict between various forces of power. Yet you managed to solve the case in just a few days after it happened. Meng Chao, you've contributed a lot. I'll ask the organization to reward you."
Shen Yupeng told Meng Chao that due to the unique nature of investigating and arresting illegal superhumans, they had to ask for help from all walks of life.
There were plenty of times when they had to ask for help from all walks of life and rely on the power of the righteous superhumans to fight against the evil superhumans.
Hence, there was a rule in the organization that the enthusiastic citizens who provided clues and assisted in the capture would be given different rewards based on their contributions.
The rewards were naturally Supernatural Coins, which were the most practical form of currency.
To superhumans, this was a hard currency that was even more valuable than real money. They could use it to buy treasures in the Supernatural Tower and create weapons. They could even issue their own bounties and hire other superhumans to form elite squads.
But this was not what Meng Chao cared about the most right then.
"But what's with Jin Yongqiang's death?" he asked Shen Yupeng.
"Our initial guess is that when he injected drugs into his neighbor's Contest Tigers, the infected pets accidentally scratched or bit his own pets, and in the end, they suffered a backlash," Shen Yupeng explained.
Shen Yupeng explained. "When he thought of a way to send his neighbors away, the three biochemical pets were definitely together, and after he injected the first biochemical pet with the medicine to make it go berserk, he was in a highly tense state, and he also had to be wary of his surroundings. It was impossible for him to notice what this pet and his own pet were doing.
"We've learned from Small Insect that after someone is injected with drugs that cause them to go berserk, even if the effects are delayed, they will still feel a slight stimulation, and their aggression will increase slightly. Then, when they were playing with their own kind, they might have accidentally scratched or bitten them, and the virus might have been transferred to their own kind.
"That's the conclusion. The two innocent neighbors died tragically, and it's a really bad murder. But Jin Yongqiang's death is an accident where evil begets evil."
"…"
Meng Chao put on an expression that said, "Are you kidding me?" and stared at Shen Yupeng for a long time.
Under Meng Chao's stare, Shen Yupeng slowly finished his bowl of porridge and drank a second bowl.
"What about the wound?"
Meng Chao asked. "If Jin Yongqiang's biochemical pet was scratched or bitten by its own kind and was infected with the virus, where is the wound?"
"The wound might be on the missing flesh," Shen Yupeng said.
"You know that this biochemical pet's attacks are really fierce, and the neighbor who subdued it had to deal a heavy blow. He was reduced to a bloody mess and covered up a lot of the wounds."
"But …" Meng Chao said in disbelief.
Meng Chao said in disbelief. "Jin Yongqiang's wounds show that he was killed in one hit by a pet. That rampaging biochemical pet's attacks are a little too fierce!" Meng Chao said in disbelief.
"It's not strange for a biochemical pet to have all sorts of attack patterns after it is injected with drugs that cause it to go berserk," Shen Yupeng said in disbelief.
"I agree. Meng Chao, through your brilliant deduction and imagination, you have indeed come up with another possibility for Jin Yongqiang's death, but we don't talk about possibilities when it comes to cases. We only talk about evidence.
"We've already carefully checked all the CCTVs in Blessed Paradise before and after the incident. The residential area is a middle-high residential area that was built recently. There are few blind spots in the CCTVs, but aside from the residents in the residential area, we didn't notice any suspicious strangers.
"And around the time Jin Yongqiang died, since the two out-of-control biochemical pets had fled, the entire residential area was alerted. The security measures were raised to the highest level, so it was impossible for anyone to invade the area and kill Jin Yongqiang by disguising himself as a pet.
"Besides, you've also admitted that if the higher-ups in Heavenly Works Machines wanted to silence him, they wouldn't have chosen this time.
"And Jin Yongqiang might have owed a lot of money to Golden Tooth Lair, but it wasn't to the point where someone wanted to kill him. The people in the lair knew their limits, and there was no need for them to do something so out of line.
"As for his other social connections, Jin Yongqiang was just a middle-level employee in Heavenly Works Machines who couldn't achieve anything. Just who would scheme to disguise himself as a pet and kill him without anyone noticing?"
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