Chapter 212: Forgotten and Sought After

Sure enough, as Wu Shanqiu had estimated before, when visiting the villagers, everyone kept their mouths shut, saying they had absolutely no contact with this outsider, Hao Weiwei.

Even the landlord said that apart from collecting rent, she had no interaction with this young man.

Hao Weiwei was like a wild dog in the suburbs, abandoned by the world.

However, when Qi Fei searched for his information using Hao Weiwei's screen name "Supreme Himself," it was the exact opposite. He was very active in various forums and communities, looking like a leader.

"This 'Supreme Himself' seems to have some influence?" Qi Fei browsed Hao Weiwei's comments on the internet. Many were evaluations of works by new authors or obscure authors in the name of a senior web writer.

The wording was mostly sharp and mean, but this writing style attracted many followers.

Wu Shanqiu, a tenth-level surfing expert, was also studying this "internet personality" of Hao Weiwei together, sighing: "Wow, the image Hao Weiwei showed on the internet would make people think he lived in a billion-dollar mansion and lived the life of a superior person. It's just, um, he said other people's novels weren't good, but his own weren't that great either... But then again, if he were really a first-class web writer, he probably wouldn't have time to evaluate other people's works everywhere."

"Cyber killer..." Qi Fei muttered, "This name, does it mean..."

"Ha, I know this question. As everyone knows, 'Cyber' is the transliteration of the English word 'cyber.' It was used more in science fiction novels in the beginning, and now it's a general term for things related to the internet and computers." Wu Shanqiu said with some insight.

"A cyber killer killed a web writer. This sounds very sci-fi." Qi Fei said immediately.

"Hmm, and he even published the murder process on the internet. Sigh, fortunately, this guy Hao Weiwei's novels aren't actually popular. Everyone enjoys watching him satirize and complain about other people's novels, but they don't have much interest in reading what he writes.

Otherwise, Team Leader Liu would have to hide again." Just as Wu Shanqiu finished speaking, a gentle voice came from behind: "Eh? Why would I hide?"

Wu Shanqiu turned around, and Liu Tong was already standing behind her with a smile. However, this still gave Wu Shanqiu a fright, and she stammered: "Ah! Team Leader Liu, when did you come in? I'm just afraid that the leaders will make you hold a press conference to report the case again."

"Hmm, I heard that someone has already posted the murder process on the internet?" Liu Tong didn't seem to like handling cases, but he grasped news more accurately than anyone else.

"Team Leader Liu, don't worry, we have already contacted the novel platform to take it down immediately, but we haven't tracked down the IP address that released the novel yet." Wu Shanqiu said immediately.

At this time, Qi Fei, who was on the side, answered a phone call and immediately said: "No need to check, Hao Weiwei's laptop has been found."

"Ah? Where?" Wu Shanqiu and Liu Tong asked in unison.

"Right in the garbage dump at the entrance of the village. It was discovered when the colleagues left behind were conducting a carpet search of the village."

Liu Tong heard this and tilted his head: "That article describing the murder process wasn't released when you were at the scene, was it?"

Qi Fei frowned: "That's right. My speculation is that the murderer took the laptop to release this article..."

"The murder process was always written after Hao Weiwei died, right?" Liu Tong said.

Qi Fei nodded: "I think this can be basically determined. Even if the murder steps can be designed in advance, plots like the finger being eaten by wild dogs certainly cannot be designed in advance. We really haven't found that finger of Hao Weiwei's, and the possibility of it being eaten by wild dogs cannot be ruled out.

Therefore, this article was most likely written after the murderer finished killing."

"According to common sense, if this cyber killer had already fled the scene after committing the crime, there should be no reason to return to the village entrance specifically to dump the laptop, right?" Liu Tong continued.

Wu Shanqiu heard this, widened her eyes, and took a slight breath: "Damn, this guy wouldn't have been in the village the whole time, would he?"

Qi Fei's expression was solemn: "We searched the garbage dump at the entrance of the village once before we left. Hao Weiwei's laptop wasn't there at that time."

"No way? This cyber killer is too arrogant. This is a blatant provocation to us, right?" Wu Shanqiu's volume couldn't help but increase a lot.

"Hiss, this kind of murderer with a mentality different from ordinary people makes me miss Zhong Kui a bit~" Liu Tong said, looking around, "By the way, where has our beautiful consultant gone recently?"

"Team Leader Liu, don't you know? Every time she finishes a case, she goes back to Sanwu Town for a while." Qi Fei muttered, unable to hide his disappointment.

Liu Tong patted Qi Fei on the shoulder: "It seems your charm isn't enough. How about we send you to Sanwu Town to invite Zhong Kui back?"

"Team Leader Liu, you know Zhong Kui is different from ordinary people. She needs to recuperate. I refuse this errand."

Liu Tong didn't force it and said leisurely: "Then suit yourself. Web writers, whether they are popular or not, count as public figures to some extent. The last time that female celebrity's matter caused a lot of trouble for the bureau, with a bunch of reporters and self-media squatting downstairs. I don't care if this is Hao Weiwei or Hao Weisuo, we have to hurry up and find the person who killed him."

He said, holding his thermos cup, and walked toward the water room. After walking a few steps, he stopped, turned back, and said: "Oh, by the way, Hao Weiwei's family will be here soon. You guys take them to the morgue to identify the body in a while."

Qi Fei heard this, held his head with both hands, and looked dejected—this was the part he liked the least.

Sunlight pierced through the mud-stained glass windows, casting trapezoidal bright spots in the corridor.

Qi Fei leaned against the wall of the passage, counting down in his heart. Sure enough, when he counted to zero, heart-wrenching wails came from the morgue.

The storm of grief subsided after a while.

The mother, with red and swollen eyes, finally walked out of the morgue, supported by her family.

The moment she saw Qi Fei, the mother suddenly knelt down with a thud, scaring Qi Fei into hurriedly supporting her: "Please don't do this!"

"Police comrade, you must seek justice for my son!" Hao Weiwei's mother said with tears streaming down her face. People around were persuading and comforting her, and the narrow corridor suddenly became chaotic.

"Tracking down the murderer requires everyone's effort. Please calm down first. I need to learn about some situations before Hao Weiwei was murdered from you." Qi Fei said.

"This child has been missing for two years. We have been looking for him everywhere. I didn't expect that when we met again, it would be the white-haired sending off the black-haired... My life is truly bitter..." Hao Weiwei's mother said, beating her chest and crying. ===== CHAPTER 213 =====