Chapter 37 Unraveling the Mystery

— — Tap, tap, tap.

Xiao Zhang came rushing back from outside with his team.

"Captain Long, Brother Mo."

"I just took some men to search near the graveyard and discovered two more female corpses!"

As he spoke, he handed over two photographs.

Chen Mo, who was busy checking direct messages on the site, and Long Hao turned their heads.

"The time of death for these two victims was the day before yesterday and the day before that, respectively, which is very close to the time of death of the victim, Sun Li."

"According to the forensic examiner, the body fat was also extracted, so it should be the work of the same perpetrator."

"Their identities are still being checked, but we should have results very soon."

He said, panting for breath.

Three corpses!

The nature of this case was truly heinous!

"What do you think?"

Long Hao turned his head to look at Chen Mo. The perpetrator had now killed three people in a row, and who knew if there would be another.

They had to find a way to stop it.

"Don't worry, there shouldn't be any more crimes in the short term."

As Chen Mo said this, he pointed to the post he had just published.

The perpetrator must know by now that the police are investigating this case.

Under normal circumstances, they would wait for the heat to die down before coming out to cause trouble again.

"That's true. So, you had this ulterior motive when you posted that."

Long Hao said in an admiring tone. He had previously thought it was purely to test those public relations teams.

Xiao Zhang stood to the side, confused. He didn't understand what post Captain Long was talking about, let alone what they had discovered.

He hadn't been gone for long. He glanced at the watch on his wrist; it had been half an hour at most.

They already had a breakthrough? That was too fast.

"Tell me, what did you discover?"

Not just him, but everyone in the team was quite curious about the perpetrator's motive. Naturally, they didn't want to miss any clues.

Seeing Chen Mo let him explain, Long Hao did so.

Xiao Zhang, and even the few officers behind him, were stunned as they listened.

There was such a tactic?

First, by determining that Li Sen was the most suspicious from the three files, and then using his public relations team to test the other party and obtain a definitive result.

This series of maneuvers could only be described as silky smooth. It was so ingenious.

Moreover, judging by the result, this act of posting to test the suspect was something they would never have thought of in their entire lives.

Even if they had thought of it, they wouldn't have dared to do it, fearing that the perpetrator would discover the police were investigating and go into hiding.

But Brother Mo was different; he not only dared to think it but also dared to do it. He was so confident!

"Alright, that's enough!"

Chen Mo felt unnerved by their stares and quickly cut the conversation short.

"There's no need to check the identities of the two victims for now. Since we have determined that the perpetrator is committing random crimes, investigating the victims' information is just a waste of time."

Mentioning wasting time, Chen Mo looked at the challenge card. There were only 11 hours left; he had to hurry.

"Then what do you mean?"

"Conduct an in-depth investigation into his recent activities without alerting Li Sen."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Zhang's face showed a sense of helplessness.

Li Sen was different from ordinary citizens; his whereabouts were arranged by specific people and kept confidential.

Furthermore, questioning the people around him would surely be reported back to him later. It was not at all the same as investigating a regular person's neighbors.

It was impossible to investigate; he would definitely be alerted. He looked at Captain Long, hoping he would help explain the situation.

"Ahem."

"It is indeed difficult for Xiao Zhang to investigate without alerting him; you might not understand the situation with these wealthy people..."

As soon as Long Hao began to speak, trying to help Xiao Zhang explain, he was interrupted by Chen Mo.

There were only 11 hours left for this case now. As long as Li Sen wasn't alerted within these 11 hours, it would be enough.

"Arrest the people around him who know Li Sen's whereabouts directly, then interrogate them immediately. Arrest them on suspicion of murder. A doctor performs surgeries, but disposing of bodies surely requires other hands, right?"

"Also, don't worry about them tipping off Li Sen after they are released; he won't have the chance."

After he finished speaking, Long Hao and Xiao Zhang exchanged glances. That was said with such confidence.

Normally, they could detain someone for 24 hours; if no other clues were found, they would have to release them. It seemed Brother Mo was very confident that he would find evidence of Li Sen's crimes within that time frame.

"OK, Brother Mo, whatever you say, I'll do. I'll go make the arrests now."

The only thing he had to be careful about right now was not to be discovered while making the arrests. Other than that, Brother Mo had taken on all the other trouble himself. This feeling was really good—having someone behind you to act as your backing.

...

Time quietly slipped by. When he left, it was eleven in the morning; when he returned, it was already one in the afternoon. He had brought back two people in total.

One was the security guard, and the other was the cleaning lady. At this moment, Xiao Zhang was interrogating both of them.

"Xiao Zhang is doing quite well."

Chen Mo stood in the hallway outside the interrogation room and gave a compliment.

The reason he praised him was because Xiao Zhang did not bring back Li Sen's driver or those close to him. They certainly knew a lot, but they would also be tight-lipped.

In the short term, it would be impossible to pry their mouths open. Conversely, the inconspicuous security guard and the domestic helper knew a lot and wouldn't be that loyal.

"After all, he has been with me for several years."

Long Hao unhesitatingly took the credit for this compliment.

"Hmm, Captain Long, you're also doing quite well."

Due to the difference in status and position, if this were just after he had transmigrated, and Chen Mo had said that, Long Hao would have been 100% angry, thinking he was being sarcastic: "What status and position do you have to be complimenting me?"

But now that his status in the Municipal Bureau was rising, such a compliment made Long Hao feel very satisfied. Recognition from a strong person!

"Haha, right? It's no surprise you can tell..."

As the two chatted, the interrogation continued.

At first, the security guard and the cleaning lady were tight-lipped, claiming they knew nothing. But after Xiao Zhang slammed the table and added some intimidation, the two started to spill everything. The interrogation ended quickly.

Both of them confessed a lot regarding Li Sen.

— — Creak.

"Brother Mo, this is all the information the two of them know."

Xiao Zhang handed the interrogation records to him.

"Good work, leave the rest to me."

Taking the interrogation records, he returned to the conference room.

What he had to do now was try to find Li Sen's motive for murder through their answers. It was highly difficult, but he had to try.

He scanned through these answers once, then again. On the third pass, he discovered a strange point in these answers.

According to the cleaning lady, last month and even last week, while cleaning the room, she often saw the sedative pills Li Sen took for his nightmares on the nightstand.

But just a few days ago, the sedative medicine was suddenly thrown into the trash can. The cleaning lady thought his nightmares had gotten better.

But Chen Mo felt it wasn't that simple. Because the "few days ago" the cleaning lady mentioned happened to be when one of the other two corpses Xiao Zhang discovered was found.

Therefore.

Was there some kind of connection between having nightmares and killing people to extract fat?

Continuing to read, he discovered another point. There was a 'Longevity Buddha' made of pure gold in Li Sen's home.

Its hands were in a meditative pose, it had a towering ushnisha on its head, its expression was compassionate and solemn, it was draped in celestial robes, and it held a longevity treasure vase in its hands.

And every morning when he woke up, he would sit in meditation in front of the Longevity Buddha for 2 hours, and sit in meditation for 2 hours before going to sleep; he had kept this habit for many years.

Wasting four hours a day on a Buddha statue made Chen Mo frown. Normal people liked to pay respects when things weren't going smoothly, but few truly believed it could change their destiny.

It was more about finding a spiritual anchor. For someone like Li Sen, who was worth hundreds of millions but was willing to spend tens of millions to create this thing, he must have believed in these things immensely at the bottom of his heart.

It was even highly likely that his perception of the Buddha statue was skewed, leading to excessive superstition. Such a person believed the Longevity Buddha could make him live long. So, when he had nightmares, would he also believe that these kinds of things could help him?

The act of believing in the Longevity Buddha was sitting in front of the statue for 4 hours a day to calm his mind. Then, what was the act of believing it could cure his nightmares?

After killing people and extracting human fat, what else did he do? What was different about him recently? Had he added any behaviors he didn't have before?

He looked over the interrogation records once more.

"Xiao Zhang, go ask one more question!"