[{"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-863":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},1397630,1850,"Chapter 863","gene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-chapter-863",863,"\u003Cp>In Wu Zhicheng's view,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei's words were completely alarmist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, thousands of people come and go in his hotel every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could there possibly be a situation where a murder occurred?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there had been any signs, he would have known long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how you think about it, it doesn't make sense, and it's almost impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Wu Zhicheng seemed a bit incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed unable to believe his own words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Fei remained extremely serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Wu, don't worry. I never said a murder happened in this room. I can only faintly smell the stench of a corpse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why I made such a guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Luo Fei's words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>essentially made no difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Wu Zhicheng break into a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Luo, whether or not it's this room, I've been running this establishment for over ten years. Never had a murder case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure there isn't a mistake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Luo Fei could speak,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu, standing by, said sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Wu, you can rest assured of this. Our chief's intuition, observation, and judgment have always been beyond ordinary people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So if he's this sure, then there should be a body nearby. It's not just alarmist talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu spoke with absolute certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left Wu Zhicheng in a state of disbelief and amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the judgment they made isn't a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Nan, standing beside, suddenly seemed to have thought of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed at Wu Zhicheng's nose and began to hurl curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I get it. Wu Zhicheng, so it's you behind my husband's disappearance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bet you killed him and hid the corpse in the hotel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Nan suddenly spoke, making an unsupported conjecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbridledly spitting out accusations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was completely beyond Wu Zhicheng's expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, too, asked with a bit of incredulity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Gu, what are you saying??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've never harmed anyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop making false accusations!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng's face turned blue and white from the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei, however, signaled to the arriving Xiaohu and Xiaolin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You stay in this room and look for evidence, see if you can find any useful traces. Li Yu and I will go upstairs to take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo Fei spoke, he glanced at the ventilation pipes above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intuition told him the problem was upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, despite this, Wu Zhicheng remained a bit incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he never thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that a murder could occur in his establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Luo, you can't go further up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Luo Fei reached near the entrance of the sixth floor, the top floor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng blocked his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left Luo Fei somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Wu, what do you mean by this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you intend to obstruct my official duties?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was deep and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng firmly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Luo, this place has always been the warehouse of our establishment, used to store miscellaneous items.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even employees do not enter casually, and the door is always locked. There couldn't possibly be a corpse or anything inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng's words were firm and convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, however, aroused Luo Fei's suspicions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Wu, if you don't let me go up, then I can only arrest you for obstructing official duties.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei's tone was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng wanted to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had no choice but to nod to his staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the staff took out the key,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei also prepared to open the door and go upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very moment the door opened,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a musty and damp smell, accompanied by a nauseating strange odor, hit them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Yu, call for backup immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Detecting something off in Luo Fei's tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu also realized,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>something major must have happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Luo Fei wouldn't appear so stern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, as Luo Fei entered the warehouse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng found it a bit difficult, but behind a pile of clutter, he located the power switch of the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lights lit up throughout the warehouse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Wu Zhicheng didn't notice anything unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was called a warehouse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was essentially the top floor of the establishment, an entire floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that business had been bad in the past couple of years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And coupled with the excess tables, chairs, benches, and bedding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng chose to stack the clutter here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few aisles were left in the middle to allow people to pass through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo Fei approached the pile of bedding stacked together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the mass of quilts with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The smell of decay is emanating from here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei's speculation was logical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this spot is right by the ventilation duct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that's why the pungent smell was drifting downstairs through the vent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that the smell itself is rather faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So only someone with a keen sense of smell like Luo Fei could detect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at that heap of discarded old quilts, probably twenty or thirty in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng couldn't help but doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Luo, are you sure you haven't made a mistake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, it was just a pile of quilts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Fei, taking advantage of wearing gloves, spoke very seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Zhicheng, whether you believe it or not, there's something wrong underneath. If you don't believe it, have your staff move these quilts and see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng had no choice but to pick up the walkie-talkie and call the lounge manager to bring a few people upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this concerned the hotel's reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With several staff members in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, I need you to clear these items as much as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I don't want the scene to be disturbed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei spoke earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving the impression that he was certain this was the crime scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Zhicheng couldn't help but mumble to himself internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't Officer Luo making a fuss about nothing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to prove himself a good citizen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng had no choice but to instruct his staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all heard Officer Luo, right? Quickly do as he says.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the boss's instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff began moving the tables, chairs, and quilts stored here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as it was since the entire club opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time to undertake such a massive operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The workload was considerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So everyone expended quite some effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly filled two trucks before the stuff was all hauled away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With most of the items in the warehouse cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air carried a noticeable sour, foul odor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at this moment, Boss Wu was still speaking confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer Luo, don't worry, my hotel is absolutely legitimate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the smell, it's probably because the drain here on the top floor is clogged, and no one has come up to clear it, so there's a bit of a strange odor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as more and more quilts were moved aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of a stronger, more pungent odor hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which made Wu Zhicheng, who had been looking nonchalant, suddenly lose control of his facial expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This can't be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's that smell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's so awful...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the crowd watched in bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the bottom layer of quilts, there was a large patch of black and red bloodstains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made Luo Fei's expression turn somber instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng's heart raced even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially at the moment Luo Fei lifted the sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing underneath was a large area of bloodstains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quilts were already stuck together with blood and animal fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloodstains had long since dried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underneath the shriveled animal corpses, exposed stark white bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many staff felt a wave of nausea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my god! Call the police immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I need to use the restroom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh! Why are there so many animal corpses here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the gruesome scene that was hard to look at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhicheng was also scared, his legs felt weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could this be? Why are these animal corpses here??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Zhicheng found it hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Nan beside him couldn't help but sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Wu, weren't you just speaking with confidence, sure of your words?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the result now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fact is, you're not as honest and straightforward as you claimed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, even Bai Rongjun couldn't help but click his tongue and say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Wu, such perverted things, ordinary people probably can't do at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1416,"2026-06-05T23:15:17.609Z",1,"novelbin.me","7680c0152753da19560b38a32dbbd4d21ae77eb37b26fbbd74d67572e3a0ec0f","gene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-chapter-864","gene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-chapter-862",986,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgene-fusion-system-crime-hunter-cover.jpg"]