Chapter 9

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Protagonist:

Su Mo

"Sir, I think what he said makes some sense," Su Mo replied.

"Why?"

"Do you still remember that iron Swallow Dart left at the crime scene?"

"I remember," Lu Xuanxin nodded.

"When I was a child, I watched quite a few kung fu movies, so I was very interested in Chinese kung fu. For that reason, I looked up a lot of information, which happened to include records about this Swallow Flying Dart."

"Continue."

"The swallows from the halls of Wang and Somewhat of old now fly into the homes of commoners. This iron flying dart is called the Hall-Front Swallow. During the Tang Dynasty, martial arts masters from all walks of life went to Beijing to compete for the Wushuangyuan title. Every single one of the losers could receive a Hall-Front Swallow bestowed by the Ministry of War. Of course, the one we found at the scene is definitely a replica."

"What connection does this Hall-Front Swallow you speak of have with this case?"

"The Hall-Front Swallow is a consolation prize for those who lose in martial contests. Now this thing is placed next to the victim, and the victim was killed by someone using fist and foot kung fu. Combined with Xiahou Wu's previous statement, I feel there is indeed some logic to it. This killer's motive for murder is very likely to be to test and compare martial arts."

Su Mo looked at Lu Xuanxin, enunciating each word, "Only this method of comparison is extremely cruel: it determines both high and low, and decides life and death!"

"..."

Lu Xuanxin lowered her head, thinking seriously.

Her fingertips unconsciously tapped on the armrest of the seat.

This was her usual habit when thinking; it seemed to help her concentrate better, though it might just be a psychological effect.

After a moment of silence, Lu Xuanxin suddenly asked, "Then what do you think we should do now?"

"Investigate Xiahou Wu." Pausing for a moment, Su Mo said with certainty, "Xiahou Wu definitely has a problem. Just because a martial arts acquaintance died, he wouldn't directly come to you. I guess he must have a connection to this case. Perhaps when he was in prison before, he already had contact with this murderer!"

"Investigate Xiahou Wu..."

Lu Xuanxin calmed her mind, pondering seriously.

Although Su Mo's words had a certain degree of subjective speculation, upon careful thought they also held reasonableness.

"Also, we need to be on high alert for those few people's names. If Xiahou Wu's words are not problematic, the next person to be killed might be among them."

"You mean the killer will strike again?" Lu Xuanxin frowned tightly.

"If my guess is not wrong, he has probably already begun to act!" Su Mo said in a deep voice.

Lu Xuanxin turned her head, looking calmly at Ling Tian, and asked, "Then who do you think the killer's next target will be? One of the seven people Xiahou Wu mentioned before?"

"I once heard an Ancient Martial Arts Mantra: First Fist Then Leg, Next Qin Na, Weapons Internal Five Merge One. If we count the previous victim, the Hong Kong-Macau Boxing King Shark En, as Fist, then the killer's next target should be Leg!"

"Leg?"

"Mm." Su Mo nodded, suggesting, "I suggest you investigate first which of these seven people is skilled in leg techniques."

"Hey, Xiao Wang, I'll give you a few names. Now have everyone in the Serious Crimes Unit go investigate their information. Pay special attention to finding out whether they know kung fu or not. Start right now!"

Lu Xuanxin's personality was thunderous and swift. She immediately picked up her phone and issued the task.

"Lin Yu, anything else to add?"

"No."

"Good, now let's go back to the Bureau Chief."

"Okay, Sir."

"Right, after this case ends, you won't have to go back to Team Three."

"Thank you, Sir."

"Drive carefully."

Although it was only a brief interaction, Lu Xuanxin appreciated Su Mo very much. Regardless of whether his reasoning was right or wrong this time, she wanted to transfer him under her command.

Such talent, how could it be left to gather dust?

On the other side, Su Mo drove while pulling up the Mission Panel.

【Main Quest: Within forty-eight hours, catch the killer who murdered Mai Rong'en. (Remaining time: thirty-seven hours forty-five minutes.)】

Seeing the remaining time, Su Mo smiled faintly. With a thought, he put away the Mission Panel.

Still thirty-some hours.

Time was still very ample, completely enough for him to catch Feng Yu Xiu.

Twilight descended. The Land Rover drove on the highway.

From Stanley Prison to Police Headquarters, it would take about three hours of driving.

Plus the time delayed inside the prison, although they left in the morning, by the time they started the return trip, the sky had gradually darkened.

It was off-duty time now.

The Police Headquarters Serious Crimes Unit was brightly lit at this moment.

Everyone was working overtime to collect information on those seven people.

Verifying their identities only required pulling up files, but their past experiences and whether they knew kung fu would not be written in the files. To investigate clearly would require a massive amount of time.

Normally when there were no major cases, the Serious Crimes Unit was the most leisurely department in the station.

But once they accepted a major case, working overtime through the night was already routine. There were even a few times where, to solve a major case involving Mainland smuggling, they worked in continuous shifts for several days and nights.

Meanwhile, Kowloon Art Museum.

It was off-duty time now. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be anyone there.

But Tan Jingyao was an exception.

A new batch of Dinosaur Fossils had just arrived at the venue a few days ago; for the exhibition event in two days, Simple ate a quick dinner and returned to the studio to continue the fossil restoration work.

He turned on the lights in the room.

Tan Jingyao picked up the tools on the table, stood on the fossil rack, and began working.