Yun Zhou Police Station, Special Investigation Group Office.
That day, it was drizzling in Yun Zhou. The raindrops moistened the office windows, distorting the scenery outside.
Even so, the air conditioner in the office was still turned on, and the temperature was very low.
"It's been three days. We've used so many resources. How could we not find anything?" Miao Ying stood in front of the big screen and complained. "What's going on with Luofu Dao?
"Who is the blind sorcerer who believes in Luofu Dao?
"Who are his disciples? Why can't we find out if there's Peter or not? "
"I'm sorry, Team Leader Miao." Captain Shao admitted his mistake. "We'll increase our efforts and continue investigating! We … don't make excuses! "
"I know, Captain Shao, you've tried your best," Miao Ying said. "I also know that this mysterious witchcraft is unique, and it's been so long that many of the people involved can't be found!
"But we can't give up on any opportunities. Only by investigating the source of witchcraft can we completely uncover the truth of the Red Bathtub Case!"
"Yes!" Everyone answered in unison.
At that moment, all the members of the Special Investigation Group, as well as Captain Shao's people, were present. Everyone was discussing the next step of the investigation.
"I didn't expect that there would be so little information about Luofu Dao!" Zeng Ke said. "I reckon that it's something that a fraud made up at the last minute for his own deception. That's why it was short-lived!
So far, we've only found three points.
"First, Luofu Dao isn't about seeing evil. It's about seeing a doctor and praying for health. However, it doesn't practice alchemy or Taoism. It's just some kind of ritual.
"Second, legend has it that the founder of Luofu Dao was founded according to an ancient book. It was founded at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
"Third, the blind sorcerer is around 80 years old. So, if he's still alive, I'm afraid he's more than 120 years old …"
"We've investigated almost all the old people who lived in the Four Corner Pavilion," Captain Shao said regretfully. "But no one knows what happened after that!
Also, their testimonies are inconsistent, which makes it more difficult for us to make deductions.
"Some people said that the blind sorcerer disappeared mysteriously after Peter was arrested …
"Some people said that the blind sorcerer wasn't from China, and that he went abroad by ship …
"Some people said that he earned too much money, so he was robbed and killed …
"There are simply too many opinions, and there's nowhere to investigate …"
"Tsk tsk …" Cui Lizhu smacked her lips and said, "In that case, the wizard's apprentice might not be accurate!
"We can't guess that his apprentice is Zhang Tingshan. If it's Peter, then he has to be!"
"Sister Miao." At this time, Wu Xiumin turned on the big screen. Several 3D images appeared on the big screen, all of which were in the shape of some kind of god statue. "These are all drawn according to Zhang Shixiong's parents' dictation!
"We found many religious experts to identify them, but none of them recognized them …
"So far, we can't even be sure if this strange statue is local or from overseas …"
"But," Cui Lizhu said, "since the local experts haven't seen it, it should be overseas, right?"
"Statues from overseas usually have very obvious regional characteristics," Wu Xiumin said. "However, the characteristics of these statues are not obvious. Experts estimate that witchcraft and statues were all created by someone!"
"Then there's no way to escape. That's a fraud!" Cui Lizhu smacked her lips and said, "This old fraud has done a lot of harm. How could he teach people to kill people? How much benefit could he get from this?
If he were alive, he would have committed a greater crime than Peter and Zhang Fengyi! That's just instigating murder! "
"Now, our problem is," Miao Ying said, "What should we do next? The biggest suspects, Zhang Tingshan and Zhang Fengyi, have passed away. So, how should we deal with Zhang Fengyi's case? "
"If we can find out the ins and outs of this matter, and prove that Zhang Tingshan and Zhang Fengyi learned magic from that Magus, it will be helpful for us to close the case!
I don't want vague words like 'maybe' or 'maybe' to appear when we close the case! That way, the media will have more room to play, and the public will also question our rigor. "
"Understood!" Cui Lizhu said. "But, for such an old case, if we want to figure out everything, we have to find someone alive, right?"
"Yes," Captain Shao agreed. "We are trying our best to find the wizard's whereabouts! But … You just said that a 120-years-old man, I'm afraid … "
"No!" Miao Ying raised a different opinion and said, "There's someone alive!"
"Oh?" Cui Lizhu asked. "Who?"
"Zhang Shixiong!" Miao Ying said. "Not only is Zhang Shixiong alive, but his case has not been solved yet!"
"Oh, that's true …" Cui Lizhu then remembered the key problem. "Anyway, Zhang Qile must have been killed by him, but he is still in detention! We can't convict him … "
"Zhang Shixiong's father mentioned that," Miao Ying said. "Although after Zhang Shixiong's grandfather passed away, they threw away the relics related to the mysterious witchcraft, but they didn't touch Zhang Fengyi's relics!"
"Oh …" Cui Lizhu realized. "That means that Zhang Fengyi should have left behind evidence related to the mysterious witchcraft, but … We didn't find it …"
"So, Zhang Shixiong is an important breakthrough!" Miao Ying said. "The things that Zhang Fengyi left behind are probably hidden by him!
As long as we can prove that he killed Zhang Qile, we can find those things … "
"As long as we find those things," Cui Lizhu continued, "we can close the case!"
"But …" At this time, Ran Tao, who had been silent for a long time, said, "If it were so easy to prove, Zhang Shixiong would have confessed long ago! Didn't you notice that he made an almost perfect murder case?
Although it's clear that he is the murderer, we can't do anything about it! "
"Um … Why don't …" Cui Lizhu pondered and said, "Let's try our boss's idea? Get something related to witchcraft, such as a statue of God, and give him a thrill? "
"It's useless!" Wu Xiumin said. "Regarding witchcraft, Zhang Shixiong can only answer with one word, 'I don't know!'"
"I don't know …" Cui Lizhu pouted. "Sis Wu knows how to joke!"
"In that case, let's split up," Miao Ying said. "Sis Wu, Brother Tao, you two are responsible for Zhang Shixiong's case. Look at this perfect criminal genius. Did he really leave no clues?
"Xiao Cui, Zeng Ke," she said to the other two, "You focus on investigating the old cases, starting from the mysterious wizard, then moving on to Peter, as well as Zhang Shixiong's father and daughter.
"Captain Shao," she said to Captain Shao, "you take care of both cases and provide resources for everyone!"
"Yes!" Captain Shao quickly saluted.
"Okay, let's get moving!" Miao Ying said. "We are very close to the truth …"
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