Chapter 366: Who Ate a Bear's Heart and a Leopard's Gallbladder to Dare Flirt with My Daughter?

"Right, there's no way there are that many coincidences; the person Xu Mo drew must be the deceased, so let's start the investigation with her."

Relying on Xu Mo's portrait, the officers locked in the deceased's identity and then proceeded directly with the investigation based on the identity information they had found.

Although this victim was killed ten years ago, and a decade has passed since the crime, the age of the case makes it somewhat difficult to investigate, but for the officers who not long ago were like headless flies, being able to confirm the victim's identity was already a great morale boost.

It should be noted that before Xu Mo arrived, they couldn't even determine the victim's identity; even if they wanted to investigate, they had no starting point and didn't know where to begin.

Now that the victim's identity is confirmed, at least the officers have a direction for their investigation; in an instant, they were like they had been injected with chicken blood, launching a brainstorming session.

"The forensic report indicates that the cause of death was blunt-force trauma to the head, possibly a revenge killing."

"Moreover, it was a single, clean blow, indicating the perpetrator was likely an adult male; a woman's strength probably wouldn't be that great. I think we should start by looking into the victim's social connections to see if she had any male enemies."

"It might not even be an enemy; at the very least, the victim didn't consider the killer an enemy. Think about it: the victim was from the neighboring city—who would travel a thousand miles from their own city just to kill someone they have a grudge against? That doesn't add up."

"Right, I thought the same. I believe there must be some indescribable relationship between the victim and the killer—they were probably a couple who got into an argument!"

"The burial site is at the Public Security University, suggesting that the university is likely the crime scene; after killing, the perpetrator buried the victim on the spot."

"The victim was twenty years old at the time; her boyfriend would likely be in the same age group—twenty, which is typical college age. That matches the location, so could the killer be a student of the Public Security University?"

"…"

After a round of brainstorming, the officers had formed some preliminary hypotheses about the case.

The suspect is thought to be a student of the Public Security University, and his relationship with the victim was that of a couple; perhaps they quarreled, and in a moment of heat‑headedness the killer accidentally killed her, then buried the body in the Small Forest beside the university's sports field.

These conjectures have already narrowed the suspect pool considerably.

With the preliminary hypotheses in hand, Li Yunfei planned to lead the officers out to verify them.

"Let's visit the victim's relatives and friends to see if we can obtain any useful clues."

The events occurred ten years ago; surveillance footage and crime‑scene traces have long since disappeared, so the only way to clarify the matter is to interview the victim's friends or relatives.

The superiors instructed that the case must be solved within seven days; now it's the fourth day, leaving three days left, so the investigation must accelerate or the mission may not be completed.

The officers all knew this, so after Li Yunfei suggested visiting the victim's friends and relatives, everyone prepared to set out.

Because the victim was from the neighboring city, the investigation required a trip to that city.

Without further delay, after a brief preparation, the group set off.

Having arrived at the Police Station, Xu Mo and Chen Ke, who were ready to lend a hand in solving the case, also departed with the officers for the neighboring city.

Zhang Sitong also wanted to go with them, but without a doubt she was rejected by the officers.

Although Zhang Sitong is a student of the Public Security University and has some ability, she is still a student; going there would probably not be much help and might even cause trouble.

Moreover, she is Director Zhang's prized kid; without Zhang Ju's permission, who would dare take her out to investigate? Afterwards they'd surely be scolded to death by Zhang Ju!

…

In the office.

"Dad, it looks like we have a lead on the case at our school; they went to investigate," Zhang Sitong said, sitting on the sofa and looking at Director Zhang.

Zhang Ju nodded: "I know, Xiao Li reported to me; they went to the neighboring city. Isn't it that you haven't been staying at school these past two days? Why do you keep coming to me every day?"

"I'm just checking on the case's progress; after all, it's a case that happened at our school, can't I keep an eye on it?"

Zhang Ju wore a helpless expression.

"If you have time to worry about these, you might as well worry about yourself. How have you considered what I told you about that boy I was going to introduce to you? He's really outstanding..."

Outstanding? Could anyone be more outstanding than Xu Mo? Zhang Sitong thought, she had no interest in the boy her dad wanted to set her up with; her mind was filled with the scene of Xu Mo painstakingly reconstructing the victim's face from a skull, and now she was only interested in Xu Mo.

Xu Mo's looks are already top‑notch; even in the entertainment world he'd instantly outshine a swarm of fresh faces. Which girl wouldn't like a handsome man?

Moreover, Xu Mo isn't just good‑looking; he truly has real abilities.

He knows Hacker Technique, can pick locks, pilot aircraft, perform Disguise, and so on.

And the Bone-Based Face Painting she just witnessed… amazing! To reconstruct a victim's appearance from a single skull like that, there are probably only a handful in the whole country.

"Dad, you don't need to bother introducing anyone; I'm really not interested."

"You haven't even met him yet; how do you know you're not interested?"

"I just know. Actually, I already… already have someone I like; he's also outstanding, the most outstanding person I've ever met," Zhang Sitong said, plainly stating she already has a crush to stop her dad from nagging.

Hearing this, Zhang Ju was startled and instinctively asked, "Who?"

The most outstanding person… who? How outstanding could he be? Could anyone be more outstanding than Xu Mo? Zhang Ju expressed disbelief.

He even thought his own daughter must have been given some love‑potion soup!

"The person you know was just at the Police Station a moment ago."

Zhang Ju: "???"

What the heck? The guy his daughter likes is still in the Police Station? It can't be one of his own officers!

Thinking that, Zhang Ju's face instantly darkened.

He knew his own subordinates well; each one was weak and pathetic, none could catch his eye.

To put it bluntly, none of those kids are worthy of his daughter!

Zhang Ju almost didn't think and immediately rejected: "No! I oppose it."

"I firmly oppose this; you actually like… sigh, it's a sin! Let's not discuss it!"

No, the more he thought, the angrier he got! Who the hell ate a bear's heart and a leopard's gallbladder and still dared to deceive my daughter? Zhang Ju, unable to contain his anger, asked.

"Who? Which little brat took the initiative to flirt with you? Tell me, and I must give him a good lesson!"