Frightening Joke: Above the Mist -
Chapter 207: Tracing
Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Tracing
Ye City has been the site of many horrifying cases.
There was a college student who personally killed his romantic rival and pickled the severed head in a kimchi jar. There was a construction worker who nailed a debtor’s body all over with a nail gun due to a financial dispute, nailing him to death alive. There was a fashion model who deceived a friend into drinking sulfuric acid out of jealousy, causing her intestines to be perforated and her belly to rot...
However, this time, it was the most tragic criminal incident in Ye City’s history.
At 2:05 PM, an explosion suddenly occurred in the business district of Ye City’s Jiangbei District, at Rong Bridge Sky Street, and the sky bridge connecting Area A and Area B was blown apart in an instant, killing dozens of pedestrians on the bridge.
The explosion scene was unbearable to witness. Many people had their limbs blown off, bodies shattered, blood splattering everywhere, with sticky bits of human tissue glued to the ground. The only fortunate survivor on the bridge had his thigh blown at least ten meters away from him.
At that time, some people were still eating around the business district. A piece of human tissue fell into the bowl of beef noodles just served by a restaurant.
The young man, unsure whether he was lucky or unlucky, turned pale with fright on the spot, and later became a vegetarian.
Even though the police immediately sealed off the information, such an incident couldn’t possibly be concealed, and soon various rumors spread online, with the most circulated version claiming: The bomber challenged the police, threatening to bomb a place each day for three days straight.
"Where did these messages come from?" Wu Kuifeng asked with a frown.
"Still investigating, but considering the current information, they seem quite credible," responded a man with glasses.
Wu Kuifeng was silent for a moment until the young man in the interrogation room came out.
"Did you find out anything?"
Wu Kuifeng looked at the young man in a white suit in front of him.
He didn’t underestimate him because of his youth. No one knew better than him how formidable this young man’s abilities were.
The young man took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, sighing, "People are dumbfounded now, questioning them is futile. I suggest letting her go back, maybe it will be effective."
Wu Kuifeng frowned, "You also agree with that Advisor Bai’s view?"
The young man chuckled, "Not exactly; he only watched through one-way glass and didn’t see face-to-face to know if the woman is truly insane. My suggestion to let her go back is to see if we can use her to lure out the guy who turned her into a detonator."
"Will it work?" Wu Kuifeng didn’t think it was a good idea.
"Of course, if I were the bomber, I would have ensured that the woman died in the explosion with the bomb. But perhaps something unexpected happened, and she survived, though dumbfounded. I don’t think a callous killer would spare a fool; what if she suddenly recovers?" The young man spread his hands and headed towards the interrogation room door. "Release her, let’s visit the scene."
The surrounding officers looked at Wu Kuifeng, and Wu Kuifeng nodded, "Do as he says."
...
Rong Bridge Sky Street.
With a pale face, the business district’s manager came up. The once-busy business district that morning was now deserted; everyone had been cleared out, and police lines were set up around. Policemen with police dogs were visible on the pedestrian street.
Some people were holding detection devices, carefully searching around the business district.
"Po...police officer... is what’s online true? Are...are there other undetonated bombs?"
The manager’s face was as white as a sheet of paper, and he trembled as he spoke.
Before Wu Kuifeng could speak, the young man in the white suit beside him said, "Of course it’s true! Don’t you know? Arsonists and bombers both share the trait of liking to commit a series of crimes."
The manager, terrified by this, asked, "Are you saying... there might be another explosion here?"
The young man nodded, "It’s possible."
After the manager shivered with fright, he added, "But it’s more likely to be somewhere else. In any case, it’s best to find the killer and the bomb before the next explosion. Who knows, the next bomb might be planted right under your building, right?"
The young man smiled at him.
The manager couldn’t smile at all; he almost pleaded, saying, "Officer, on behalf of all the business owners and merchants in the district, we beg you...to catch him as quickly as possible! We’re willing to provide any convenience you need – cars, houses, money! Anything is fine! Just catch him as quickly as possible!"
Wu Kuifeng nodded without expression, as he came for this very matter and would certainly make every effort.
After the nervous manager left, Wu Kuifeng looked at the young man beside him and said, "Liang Yan, he is a taxpayer and a victim, already scared out of his wits by this incident, why do you scare him further?"
The young man, called Liang Yan, just smiled, not caring at all.
"Scared? He’s not scared at all. Do you know how much money the Jiangbei’s most prosperous business district loses for every day it’s sealed off?" Liang Yan looked at the manager’s faraway silhouette, whispering, "That’s what he’s afraid of..."
...
It was brother’s handwriting.
This must be brother’s handwriting!
Bai Yanliang clenched the note in his palm tightly, weaving through the bustling crowd.
It seemed the terrible explosion at Jiangbei District’s business district hadn’t affected the rhythm in Jiangnan District. Since most of the universities were located there, Jiangnan District’s business district had more young men and women than Jiangbei.
Yang Wanlong and the Jiangbei Branch had been kicked out of this case, but Bai Yanliang refused to give up.
This was the latest occurrence.
Bai Yanren’s handwriting appeared so clearly on this note.
Was it really Yanren?
Yanren didn’t die?
Did Yanren cause this incident?
These questions naturally popped into Bai Yanliang’s mind.
No... impossible.
He knew his brother’s character. Despite having a detective agency, after finding a cat for an elderly living alone, he didn’t charge a penny and often went to help with housework since then.
How could he indiscriminately bomb and kill so many innocent people?
People can change; this Bai Yanliang knew very well, but he also knew, Bai Yanren was hard to change.
He was someone who wouldn’t turn back even after hitting a wall.
Bai Yanliang stopped and stood still in front of a stationery store.
Star Stationery Store...
This was it.
Perhaps, to the police, what’s on this note is merely a criminal’s provocation.
But Bai Yanliang noticed something more.
The two small stars in the upper left corner of the note seem like ordinary decorations, but they are also the unique logo of the store.
Like the Mercury Night shop owner named Xun Weimo, this shop also liked to give little gifts as souvenirs to customers.
A notepad with their store’s logo was evidently a good idea.
Bai Yanliang suddenly felt his heart begin to race.
Did brother... appear in this store?
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