Zhao Yu was determined to fight it out with Qu Ping's team. So he stayed at his desk, eavesdropping on Team B's every move. He did not even waste time going to the bathroom.
Qu Ping was just as he had expected. She paid close attention to Zhang Jingfeng and Liang Huan's latest lead, and immediately started investigating the source of the single light film.
There were very few import channels for this kind of single-lens film. In just a few hours, they had found all the recent buyers. Then, they started investigating the buyers without stopping. Team Leader Qu Ping sent out almost everyone in the team.
But when the results came out that night, depressing news came one after another.
It turned out that the single light film, without exception, was all bought by the performing troupes. Some were used for magic, and some were used to make stage props.
Although only a few troupes bought it, each troupe's stock was very large.
According to the person in charge, although the single light film was not cheap, it was useless for normal people. So the troupe did not have anyone to look after it, and it was usually left in the warehouse behind the stage. No matter if it was the staff, the actors, or even the audience members who happened to pass by, they could all take a few.
In such a chaotic situation, if they really investigated, the workload would be unimaginable. From this, it seemed that the lead could not be continued, and the lead was cut off again.
Hearing this news, Qu Ping and her team members, and even Zhao Yu, the eavesdropper, were very depressed.
It seemed that they had underestimated the killer's ability. This guy's plan was flawless and flawless. He was a criminal genius!
Although the single light film's lead was not working, Qu Ping did not give up. She left two investigators to continue investigating, and the rest returned to the team.
This time, Qu Ping undoubtedly felt a lot of pressure. If this Lost Hand Case could not be solved, she would most likely follow in the previous team leader's footsteps and be forced to be transferred.
But Qu Ping had already tried her best, and had carefully investigated all the clues. But until now, she could not even describe the killer's basic characteristics, let alone catch him. This was the first time in all the cases she had ever investigated.
Slowly, the clock moved towards midnight. Although Qu Ping and her team were still working tirelessly on their analysis, there were fewer and fewer people talking.
In Team A's office, Zhao Yu was the only one left. He lay on his desk and waited for a long time, but he didn't hear much noise coming from the bug. It seemed that Qu Ping and the others were almost at the end of their rope.
Motherf * cker!
Zhao Yu turned around and stared at his whiteboard.
In the center of the whiteboard, a clear word was written. This number represented the 26th of April. Last year, the first Lost Hand Case happened on April 22nd. Five days later, on April 26th, the second Lost Hand Case happened.
Coincidentally, the latest Lost Hand Case this year also happened on April 22nd. Therefore, the detectives were all worried. Would there be a fourth case on the 26th, just like last year?
If there really was a fourth Lost Hand Case, then the consequences would be dire. There was bound to be a huge uproar in the world of public opinion, and frontline detectives like them were bound to be reprimanded. Right now, the entire situation was shrouded in a heavy mist.
It was already April 25th. If the murderer was really ready to commit another crime, then they really didn't have much time left.
"This murderer... who is it?"
Zhao Yu scratched his head, still thinking about the case.
Regarding this case, other than copying Qu Ping and the others' train of thought, Zhao Yu also had his own different opinions.
He still had an unformed thought that the reason the case had not been solved for so long was not because the murderer was too cunning, but because Qu Ping and the others' subjective understanding had deviated.
For example, although Qu Ping and the others did not say it out loud, they had already assumed that the murderer was a man!
Because in the first case, the murderer had dragged the victim into an underground room in front of everyone. Also, using a sharp weapon to chop off a person's hand, if the murderer was a woman, it would be very difficult.
But... what if they were wrong?
If the murderer was not a man, what would happen?
For example, the BMW's monochrome film. The murderer had used such an advanced film, and not even a silhouette had been captured by the surveillance cameras.
Then... why did the murderer not even want a silhouette to be captured?
Would... would the silhouette reveal something?
For example... would it reveal that she was a woman?!
Besides, there was another point that Zhao Yu felt Qu Ping and the others had deviated from, and that was the murderer's goal!
So far, the murderer had cut off the right hand of three women, but... why did he cut off their hands?
Qu Ping and the others had always thought that the victims of the Lost Hand Case were randomly chosen by the murderer. There was no direct grudge between the murderer and the victims!
The reason was simple and sufficient. The three victims did not know each other. Not only were they not classmates, they were not even from the same school.
Worried that she had made an error in judgment, Qu Ping had purposely investigated if the three of them knew anyone in common. But after investigation, although there were one or two, their relationship was very distant, and there was no value in investigating.
Since there was no grudge, Qu Ping naturally categorized the Lost Hand Case as a psychological assault case. She believed that the murderer had some kind of psychological trauma, such as the wife spending money, and the husband becoming sick, thus committing the crime.
But Zhao Yu did not think so.
Although he had never been a police officer, his perspective on certain issues was not any worse than a police officer's.
For example, although the three victims did not know each other, their figures, appearances, body shapes, the clothes they were wearing at the time of the crime, the length of their hair, and their occupations were all different.
The three of them only had similar gender, age, and family background. There was nothing else in common.
Zhao Yu felt that if the murderer really had psychopathic tendencies, then he would at least have chosen victims with similar appearances. For example, if he had chopped off his wife's hand because she was spending money, then he would have chosen someone who looked like his wife, right?
Furthermore, according to the information, although the three victims were from wealthy families, they did not have the habit of spending money freely.
Because of this, Zhao Yu was suspicious of Qu Ping and the others' judgment.
What if the murderer was not psychopathic?
Due to Zhao Yu's special job before he had traveled to this world, he had seen many killings and bloody revenge.
He did not know why, but he felt that the Lost Hand Case in front of him was very similar to those bloody revenge. The murderer chopped off their hands, not because of any personal preference or psychopathic tendencies, but because he truly wanted revenge!
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