This is a small alley in Jiangjin City that usually doesn't attract much attention.
In the past, on this small road full of rubbish and sundries, only occasionally salarymen who missed the bus hurried past, or some unscrupulous gangsters gathered together to smoke.
But now it's very lively here.
The police set up a yellow barrier outside the alley, and several police cars with flashing police lights also stopped. The policemen gathered here with heavy faces.
This naturally activated the inherent characteristics of the onlookers of the people of the Celestial Dynasty. Even if they couldn't see the specific situation in the alley, they gathered outside the isolation zone to watch.
Some of the younger ones still don’t forget to take photos and post them on Weibo Moments. After finishing an article that is full of voice but has nothing to do with the photos, they still don’t forget to add a sentence at the end, “This can’t help but make me fall into deep thought. "In addition to pointing out the question, other onlookers in Weibo's circle of friends are even more confused. They can only use their brains to comprehend the deep meaning contained in it. At that time, I will casually add two sentences Perfunctory words and incidental criticism of institutional issues, the kind of well-known elites who scold Fang Qiu for pointing out the country between speeches came out.
Gossip aside, in short, when the police were taking pictures to collect evidence, another police car drove over.
After clumsily parking on the side of the road, Xiao Zhengyi took Fang Xiaoqing out of the car and walked towards the crime scene. After showing the police officer who was in charge of isolating the onlookers the super-supervising office certificate with hints, he got through the isolation zone and came to the scene of the crime.
Although there was no corpse, the traces left by the large pool of dark red liquid on the ground were quite obvious.
"It's blood, and it's human blood." The team leader in charge of the case said when he saw Xiao Zhengyi frowning and looking at the dark red substance on the ground.
"How much bleeding is this..." Xiao Zhengyi couldn't help but click his tongue.
Fang Xiaoqing, on the other hand, looked a little unhappy after seeing this scene, and just stood behind Xiao Zhengyi without saying a word.
Not only the entire alley, but even the walls on both sides of the alley were covered with blood, and it was not a thin layer, but rather thick blood.
And because of the warming up in the past two days, even at the entrance of the alley, you can smell a stench of rust. It's no wonder that after a case happened in such an inaccessible place, it was discovered before the blood was completely oxidized and turned black.
"Judging from the height of the blood splash, what do you think it shows..." The leader of the case handling team raised his head and motioned Xiao Zhengyi to observe carefully.
The latter hastily looked carefully at what the other party said.
It turned out that the highest bloodstains on the walls on both sides were about five or six meters long.
With no experience in such cases, he could only try his best to guess what the old man wanted to say.
"It means that the victim has high blood pressure?"
"..."
The other party had an expression of "you are an official, you can't get in through the back door, right?"
In a sense, Xiao Zhengyi, who had indeed been tricked by the back door, immediately lowered his attitude, waiting for the old senior to clarify his doubts.
Although he felt a little speechless for Xiao Zhengyi who could become a colleague at the same level as himself, and for some reason, his superiors made him try to cooperate with the other party's documents in handling the case, but for Xiao Zhengyi's sensible attitude, the case team leader Still quite satisfied.
"The victim was probably killed at a high place. The shape of the bloodstain is not so much splashed, but more like it was stained when it was left from above. This can also explain why there are so many bloodstains on the ground..." Speaking of this, the team leader paused, and then continued with a somewhat uneasy expression: "Of course, there is another possibility, that is, there may be more than one victim this time."
"Above?" Xiao Zhengyi looked up subconsciously, and found that there were office buildings with more than twelve floors on both sides.
It's a pity that he wasn't some elementary school student of death or a detective who liked to make bets in the name of his grandfather, so he couldn't find any other clues.
"Could it be that the murderer committed the crime on the rooftop?" So he asked.
"No, we didn't find any traces of the murder on the rooftop... Moreover, if the bloodletting was really done from such a high place, the blood should stick to a higher place." The team leader shook his head: "So this case is more It's strange in this place... Judging from the traces at the scene, the opponent should be a giant over five meters, but this is impossible in reality."
At present, it is recognized that the tallest person in the world is Robert Wadlow at 2.72 meters. Even if the unofficial records are counted, it is only Zhan Shichai at 3.19 meters.
Five meters in height... Even if there is such a human being, they will be bedridden because of the overwhelmed bones and internal organs. It is impossible to hang people up and kill them.
"Then what about the victim's body?" Unlike the team leader who was still struggling with the doubts of this case, Xiao Zhengyi naturally skipped this topic.
Because he knows that although there are no such "people" in this world, there are such "monsters".
It's no wonder that the superiors of the Super Management Office asked him to assist in the investigation of this case at the first time. If this case really involves existence beyond the appearance of the world, it is indeed their department's responsibility.
"I haven't found it yet... However, if my guess is correct, I will probably find it soon."
"Guess?" Xiao Zhengyi looked curiously at the policemen who were rummaging through the trash, and couldn't help asking curiously: "The criminals have made the scene of the crime so obvious, so there's no need to hide the corpse, right? "
By the way, also because of the recovery, many flies have appeared on the garbage dump, which makes people feel disgusting... This can be seen from the expressions on the faces of the policemen.
But this time, before the team leader could answer, a young criminal policeman not far away shouted, "Yes! Team leader, I found it!"
As he spoke, he picked up a black bag the size of a watermelon from the pile of trash he was rummaging through.
But maybe due to nervousness or other reasons, he couldn't hold his hand firmly, and with a shake, the contents of the bag rolled out like that, and fell to the ground with a disgusting sound like rotten water.
That's a human head.
Due to the blood-stained relationship, the specific details can't be seen clearly. It can only be vaguely seen as a middle-aged man—obviously, but even the thick layer of blood-stained can't hide it. It's like something unbelievable, with a look of horror and despair.
The eerie feeling was accentuated by the flies hovering over the dead man's head.
Because the impact of the other party's tragic death was so strong, Xiao Zhengyi felt that he might have a long nightmare in the recent period...
As for Fang Xiaoqing, who was still able to barely maintain her composure, she couldn't help rushing out of the alley with a pale face covering her mouth at this moment.
"Hmph, is that really the case..." The leader of the case handling team was not frightened, but his face didn't look too good. He told the other policemen: "You boy, quickly put away the dead man's head... With you guys, even if you keep searching, you probably won’t get much... But for the time being, let’s go through all the inspections according to the regulations.”
"Eh? This is a homicide and dismemberment case! Why do you feel that there is no gain? Maybe you can find other body parts of the deceased in the garbage dump..." When he said this, Xiao Zhengyi suddenly revealed it as if he had realized something. A look of sudden realization: "Wait, could it be that..."
"Hey, it seems that you are not stupid enough." The hale and hearty old man... Well, in fact, the middle-aged man in his fifties at most grinned, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Because this is not only It's a murder case, and it's a serial murder case!"
"really!"
Xiao Zhengyi, whose guess was confirmed, understood everything at this moment.
Why did the upper management of the Super Management Office know about it not long after the scene of the crime happened, and appointed him to intervene in this matter; because this is not the first time this kind of case has happened... Since it was a supernatural event, the previous case was only dismissed It was suppressed, and it was not disclosed to the public. Only those upper echelons with internal information channels can know the details...
"This is the fifth strange murder case with only one head left. The previous few cases did not happen in Jiangjin, but every time before, they were closer to here. I knew it would happen here sooner or later. …and not only China, but weird murders have started appearing all over the world. The world is really not peaceful.”
The leader of the case handling team shook his head, sighing like a decadent uncle.
"Don't worry, it's fine if it happens in other cities."
Xiao Zhengyi sneered, and his gaze became firm: "Since the criminal dared to do such a thing in Jiangjin, he must be mentally prepared to be arrested!"
"You boy..." Hearing what Xiao Zhengyi said, the team leader was a little surprised.
"Leave this incident to me with peace of mind."
Xiao Zhengyi didn't explain either, but left the other policemen behind, and walked out of the alley slowly against the light: "I'm not so generous that I won't be angry even if some strange guy messes around in my hometown!"
When the cold wind blew, Xiao Zhengyi's unbuttoned special police uniform fluttered with the wind, and the hem fluttered like a windbreaker. It looked inexplicably handsome, and even made other policemen say "Maybe this guy" I can really solve this case.”
…
"Help me quickly, brother Shen Xing! Brother, my glory and wealth are tied to you!"
"Are you Nohio ○!"
Xu Shenxing looked at Xiao Zhengyi who asked him for help with embarrassment, a little speechless.
I originally thought that this guy who hadn't appeared in a long time came here for something, but it turned out to be an inexplicable commission...
"Then, that... Do you have something that can solve this case in one go..."
Xiao Zhengyi didn't realize that he was a vicious door-to-door visitor at all, so he said cheekily.
"No, get out!"
Xu Shenxing refused without hesitation: "Jasmine, see off."
So Jasmine silently walked in front of Xiao Zhengyi, and made a Bruce Lee-like "ah dah" gesture.
Cold sweat broke out on Xiao Zhengyi's forehead.
He wasn't afraid of Xu Shenxing. After all, although that guy was moody, he was still within the scope of normal people, and he was surprisingly easy to talk to after getting to know him well.
Jasmine is different. This little girl doesn't listen to anyone except Xu Shenxing, and she looks weak and weak like a standard loli, but in fact she is terrifyingly strong. He has seen Jasmine before. He punched a black bear into the concrete floor. Although Xu Shenxing later explained to him that the black bear was a goblin—and he became a spirit before the founding of the People’s Republic of China—this not only increased Jasmine’s fighting power out of thin air, Killing the bear turned into killing the demon bear with bare hands, and there was absolutely no excuse at all!
"Wait! I still have something to say, can you let this girl stop first?" Xiao Zhengyi said hastily.
"UCCU, as a member of the official violent organization, is it reasonable to be afraid of even a little girl!" Xu Shen taunted as he acted irrelevantly.
"Don't make trouble, this girl can easily torture me out of shit if she is serious!"
He had no doubts that if Jasmine got serious, even with Yuan Rongjian's sword spirit, the other party would definitely be able to beat them both until their brains came out...
"No, you made a mistake." Xu Shenxing said very seriously.
"What are you trying to hide now..."
"I mean, even if she doesn't get serious, she can fuck you up."
"..."
In short, after confessing his counsel, Xu Shenxing was finally willing to listen to Xiao Zhengyi for a while about what happened to Jiang Jin.
Xiao Zhengyi took out a file bag from his arms, ignored the word "confidential" written on the back, opened it just like that, and took out the case file and some photos taken at the scene.
After treating the other party's emotional narration as the BGM, Xu Shenxing began to read the case files carefully.
It's just that when he looked at it, his brows couldn't help but wrinkled.
According to the file, this case happened five times in total. From the perspective of the difficulty and modus operandi of the crime, it should not be a copycat crime. Of the five deceased, only one head has been found so far, and the rest of the remains have not been found so far.
If it was just like this, it would naturally not attract the attention of the Super Management Office. The key is that in one of the five incidents, there was a witness.
The witness testimony of the other party is very strange. According to him, the victim ran as if he was being chased by something, but he couldn't run away in the end, and then he seemed to be hung upside down by an invisible monster, starting from his feet. He was eaten bite by bite, until after the neck was bitten off, the opponent's head was still alive, but without the vocal cords, he couldn't make a sound, and the expression on his face was horribly distorted for tens of seconds before he died completely...
By the way, this witness has been protected, but it seems that because of the excessive stimulation of the scene, the witness is a little mentally disturbed. Due to the negligence of the protection staff, the witness has committed suicide by jumping off the building.
"An invisible monster..." Xu Shenxing felt that he had seen a similar video recently.
After thinking for a while, he said to Jasmine: "Jasmine, go and call that new tenant down... Well, if you see Xingyan, let her come over too."
"Oh." Jasmine obediently put down the handle, but after thinking about it, she picked up the handle again to save a file, and then ran up the stairs patteringly.
"What did you think of?"
Xiao Zhengyi saw that Xu Shenxing's expression was a bit wrong, so he couldn't help asking.
"Not sure yet, anyway, let's ask first."
Xu Shenxing shook his head and replied.
In any case, the only eyewitness testimonial described what happened was too similar to the surveillance video that Zhu Shutong found in the magical girl world when humans were attacked by nightmares: the invisible ogre monster, only the attacked can see it. Seeing the other person's appearance, because you can move in the mirror, there will be no traces...
Could it be because Le Zhengjing and the Holy Ring were brought into this world, causing the world to become distorted
Seeing the little magic girl Le Zhengjing reluctantly coming down from the upstairs, Xiao Zhengyi couldn't help being surprised, and then looked at Xu Shenxing with an expression of "Chang Wei, you still say you are not a lolicon".
As a result, Xu Shenxing stabbed his eyes with scissors.
Ignoring Xiao Zhengyi who was rolling and screaming on the ground, Xu Shenxing asked the little girl, "I'm sorry, because something happened, so I want to ask you some questions."
After carefully avoiding Xiao Zhengyi, Le Zhengjing sat down on the sofa, and the old god replied, "Quick!"
"..."
Well, it seems that this guy has become a little obsessed with Qing court dramas recently.
After sorting out his mood a little bit, and decided to take over the TV so that the girl could only watch Happy and Bear in the future, Xu Shenxing asked straight to the point: "You said before that although it is more difficult than Lezheng Ningning's world, but Can this world open the mirror world?"
"Yeah, haven't you asked this question before?"
Le Zhengjing, who had no idea that his TV would be dominated by domestic animation, nodded.
"Then can you feel, besides you, are there other people in this world who can create a mirror world?"
"cannot."
"..."
Xu Shenxing almost lifted the table and shouted what's the use of you.
"Because in this world, apart from me, there is no other person who can create a mirror world."
It's just that the girl's next sentence made Xu Shenxing calm down again.
"You mean, there are no other mirror worlds in this world?" He asked a little confused.
"That's right, unless I come to open it, there is no mirror world in this world." The little girl nodded.
This surprised Xu Shenxing, and at the same time he also understood that he seemed to be looking in the wrong direction.
"Well, can you explain what you said in terms that I can understand?" Xiao Zhengyi, who had finally recovered, asked weakly.
"No, get out!"
"Why?!"
"Because you're so disgusting, uncle rolling around on the ground covering your face!" Le Zhengjing said without hesitation.
"..."
Comrade our people's public servants are all OTZ.