Chapter 54: Hello, Aunt

Early in the morning, Lin Feng followed Qi Yao to the police station.

Detachment Captain Liu Feng personally handed Lin Feng an employment contract.

Lin Feng took it and saw, to his surprise, that there was a salary!

It states that during the case period Lin Feng can receive a daily salary of 200 yuan.

There is also a 50‑yuan meal allowance.

If there are major merits during the investigation, after the case is closed he can receive a bonus of 20,000 yuan.

Of course, if Lin Feng lacks ability, the bureau can send him home at any time.

The bureau's funds are also tight.

Lin Feng signed after reading.

Then an officer delivered a stack of case files to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng opened them and began reading carefully.

What made Lin Feng feel uneasy were the photos of the victim taken at the crime scene.

And his memory is exceptionally strong…

In no time, Lin Feng finished reading the hundreds of pages of files.

"How is it?"

Team Captain asked.

Lin Feng frowned and said, "We need to go see the scene."

Team Captain nodded, "I think so too."

After stepping out, Lin Feng realized Qi Yao hadn't come along.

Team Captain explained, "She still has work to attend to; I'll take you to see it!"

"Uh, okay!"

Lin Feng nodded helplessly.

For most of the day, Lin Feng rode in the police car to the crime scene.

Sometimes it was a small Bieshu in the suburbs, other times a condo in a bustling district.

Fortunately none of those apartments were his own; even within the same complex, they were not the same building.

Otherwise Lin Feng would have been heart‑broken.

"Consultant, what do you think?"

Xiao Li, who was driving, saw Lin Feng sitting silently in the back seat and asked curiously.

Since seeing the crime scene, Lin Feng has kept his brow furrowed.

He looked just like the detectives in movies when they are deep in deduction.

It's not that Lin Feng ***, but that he's using his brain.

All visual and olfactory information captured at the scene is stored in his mind.

Right now it's racing, hoping to find a clue.

The amount of information is huge; it's quite brain‑burning.

"Stop the car!"

Suddenly, Lin Feng said.

As a police officer, Xiao Li's mental composure is excellent; he wasn't thrown into a panic by Lin Feng's sudden outburst.

He reduced speed and pulled over slowly to the right side of the road.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Team Captain turned his head toward Lin Feng, "Any findings?"

Lin Feng nodded, "We need to go to a zoo, the one with the most primates."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Team Captain's eyes lit up.

Lin Feng's suggestion opened his mind instantly.

"You mean someone used an animal to commit the crime?" Team Captain asked.

But Xiao Li frowned and said, "Impossible! No animal traces were found at the scene—no hair, no claw marks, anything."

Lin Feng replied, "But at the location, I smelled a strange odor, like a urine stench."

Xiao Li immediately started the car.

After more than twenty minutes, they entered a zoo in Yanjing.

After Captain Liu showed his credentials, they entered without queuing.

In under ten minutes, the three of them came out.

"It's a monkey; we can confirm it's a monkey."

Back in the car, Lin Feng said excitedly.

In the zoo, he smelled the same odor from the monkey as at the crime scene.

"If it's a monkey, why was there not a single hair at the scene?"

Xiao Li asked curiously again.

Even if an animal was used, wouldn't at least one hair fall off?

The examiners who surveyed the scene searched it inch by inch, so any tiny abnormality would be detected.

Lin Feng laughed, "If I were the mastermind commanding the monkey, I'd shave all its fur off; it's summer now, the monkey wouldn't freeze to death, would it?"

Back at the bureau, Team Captain immediately convened the team for a meeting.

Lin Feng presented his findings.

In fact, some had already speculated that an animal was used.

But because no evidence on the scene supported his inference, it was not taken seriously.

Now Lin Feng, using his keen sense of smell, confirmed the inference.

So the direction of the investigation is now set.

The officers, based on this survey, each offered their opinions and deduced the killer's method.

Finally, Team Captain looked at Lin Feng, "Consultant, do you have any further comments?"

"Anything else…"

Lin Feng looked up at the officers present, rubbed his nose and said, "It should be a very small monkey. Also, that… look at the last victim, the woman, and see whether she's on her period; if not, then…"

He became embarrassed and stopped speaking at that point.

Because a female officer was present and apparently was on her period, Lin Feng's words made her lower her head.

Normally, Lin Feng actively blocks those smells.

Today was 'full‑fire'; the myriad complex odors made him gag.

Investigating isn't as tense and thrilling as people imagine.

For example, crawling through sewers, rummaging trash cans… some cases require any dirty or tiring work.

Team Captain nodded, "Got it! The killer is likely a woman."

From then on, Lin Feng had nothing more to do.

Team Captain didn't assign him any tasks either.

Seeing it was getting late, he simply stayed at the bureau to wait for Qi Yao to finish work.

He waited until after seven p. m., having eaten a boxed meal at the bureau, when Qi Yao finally changed clothes and emerged from the Forensic Doctor's lab.

"You still here?"

Seeing Lin Feng, Qi Yao said, a bit surprised.

Lin Feng spread his hands, "I chase crime scenes during the day; those places have had deaths, and I'm faint‑hearted, so… I want a steak."

In fact, what he meant was that he wanted to stay a night at the House Guarding Divine Beast's home to rid himself of bad luck.

Otherwise, Lin Feng would truly have nightmares.

"Alright!"

Qi Yao replied lightly.

Underground parking garage.

After parking, Lin Feng opened the trunk and took out a small suitcase.

Inside were summer clothes, pajamas, a toothbrush, toothpaste, facial cleanser and other toiletries.

Curiosity flashed in Qi Yao's eyes.

Lin Feng smiled and explained, "It's summer, so we sweat during the day and are often out, so I keep spare clothes in the car."

Qi Yao nodded.

Going upstairs, after opening the door, Qi Yao whispered, "You go take a shower first. I'll make the steak."

She said that and entered the kitchen.

Half an hour later.

Lin Feng sat at the table, sipping red wine while tasting the delicious grilled steak.

The flavor was truly great!

And a beauty kept him company.

Lin Feng felt he could eat it for a month and never get tired of it.

Across the table, Qi Yao ate silently.

She doesn't like to talk while eating.

Suddenly, her phone rang.

It was a video call request.

Qi Yao hesitated, then answered the video request.

"Yao Yao, point the phone at the wall and sweep around."

From the phone came a voice like a command from Qi Yao's mother.

Qi Yao, helplessly holding the phone, pointed it directly at Lin Feng.

"Ha ha! Yao Yao, you're still arguing; now Mom's caught you, right?"

Qi Yao's mother said proudly.

Lin Feng smiled, waved at the phone and said, "Hello, Aunt! We meet again."