[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-gene-fusion-system-crime-hunter":3,"chapter-gene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-gene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-chapter-484":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1397065,1850,"Chapter 484 - 239: The Missing Key Figure","gene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-chapter-484",484,"\u003Cp>Breakthrough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei also realized the turning point in the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were reasons for the brothers to turn against each other, conflicts between them couldn’t be ruled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, their mother is the bond between them, so if they find the elder brother, there might be new clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the current situation, the elder brother is somewhat related to this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they can’t openly decide he is the killer of Ni Zhiwei, understanding the situation cannot rely solely on Ni Zhiqiang; a comprehensive approach is necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you contact your elder brother? We’ve called his phone and visited your company to find him, but there’s no news.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I have...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ni Zhiqiang then started searching through his phone’s WeChat content, constantly browsing the list, but found no records, and his brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strange, why can’t I find it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling a bit dazed, Ni Zhiqiang looked to the others for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer, my elder brother hasn’t replied to any messages in the group; it seems he’s been missing for five days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei and the others looked at each other, shocked by the sudden development—two important people were involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go to your company and take a look. Lead the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ni Zhiqiang led the group to his company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth floor of Hai Rong Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here we are, officer. I just tried calling my brother on other WeChat phone numbers, but none got through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the office in front of them, Luo Fei nodded, signaling Liao Xingyu to join him and check it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s already a fact that they couldn’t reach the other party, so they could only search for clues in the office to determine their whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they entered, a heavy smell of smoke greeted them, causing everyone to frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the receptionist, Ni Zhigang hadn’t been seen for a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Luo Fei feel strange—it’s only been a short time since their mother Liu Cuiyun’s seven-day mourning period ended; why would he suddenly disappear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The choking smoke smell in the room proved that he’d been there alone for a long time, heavily burdened by something, deeply disturbed and uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like there’s nothing useful here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Xingyu shook his head and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Fei stayed in the space; he could now use his special skills to activate his profiling domain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings began to come to life, with the ash on desks and sofas becoming vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the swirling smoke, Luo Fei saw Ni Zhigang himself pacing back and forth, holding a cigarette, looking grave, glancing at his phone from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the clues in the room began to intertwine and recreate the scene before the other party’s departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to the desk was a half-burned cigarette, extinguished by contact with the ashtray’s edge, along with ash scattered beside the ashtray...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, despite being so close to the hand, the ash was flicked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There must have been some unexpected event that disrupted his plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And distracted him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scattered ash on the coffee table, with none in the ashtray, indicated a state of unrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scattered documents on the desk showed that Ni Zhigang was in an agitated state for some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party was extremely anxious, but what he was thinking about remained unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything could distract him after his mother’s departure, it likely concerned his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, a dutiful son like him, with his deep emotional ties and concerns collapsed after losing his mother, shouldn’t be easily shaken by other matters in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, according to previously found clues, among the three brothers of the Ni family, except for Ni Zhiqiang, who had a relationship, the other two were single.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ni Zhigang had a bad temper, often clashing with others and handling social interactions poorly, thus remaining single long-term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The late Ni Zhiwei, busy with work, rarely addressed personal issues proactively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, their mother most frequently nagged at the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luo Fei, there’s a discovery!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Liao Xingyu’s voice came from outside the door, sounding quite delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei quickly rushed out, seeing several officers gathered around a phone covered in garbage stains on the table, with Ni Zhiqiang beside them looking shocked and his eyes starting to blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could this be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is truly my brother’s phone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Ni Zhiqiang let out a wail of sorrow, appearing extremely distressed, collapsing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei was quite puzzled by the suddenly appearing evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person hadn’t been found, yet the phone showed up first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this day and age, when people are rarely without their phones, finding such an important item by chance isn’t typical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it turned up here, seemingly retrieved from the trash; was it just lost? Or could it be the other party’s relic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Xingyu pointed to a nearby cleaner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cleaner found it while cleaning today; it was around eight in the morning when they saw this phone during trash collection from the scrap collector, and since it didn’t look like junk, they set it aside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This really is my elder brother’s phone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",867,"2026-06-05T23:14:57.803Z",1,"novelbin.me","4818f01b5f42052e1f1feaf8751ea477467a6facbaa0fc29dec58aa7950512f2","gene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-chapter-485","gene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-chapter-483",986,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-cover.jpg"]