Chapter 6

Title: Dog

Translator: System Yaoi

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Warning: This chapter contains slight descriptions of mutilation.  

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Chapter 6

Lu Yi leisurely walked around Chen Ping’s house.

“It’s a rented place, and most of the furniture is foldable and movable, except for the wardrobe. The wardrobe doesn’t match the overall atmosphere and is likely left behind by the landlord or a previous tenant. But why would a single woman like her rent a place that is clearly not in line with her economic level and far from her workplace?”

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“That set of children’s clothes just now was also very strange,” Lu Yi said.

“Isn’t it common for many deranged killers to collect personal items from their victims? What’s so strange about it?”

“It’s not a keepsake… The bathroom is close to the entrance hall, and she neatly folded the clothes and placed them there. You see, the ‘entrance hall’ is a very special place in a residence. It’s the transition from a public space to a private space. Usually, delivery personnel leave packages there. Normally, people don’t consider it as purely private territory. Chen Ping neatly folded the victim’s clothes and placed them there… Do you get the feeling that she wanted to wash the clothes clean and then return them to someone?”

Li Yonghao put down his pen, shoulders slumped, wearing a helpless expression. “Brother, can you be a bit more rational? Stop talking nonsense—return the clothes? She just killed someone and you think she would return the clothes? Are you out of your mind?”

“Of course, she wouldn’t do that. I’m saying it might be an underlying desire,” Lu Yi said. He furrowed his brows. “I still find it strange. I don’t think she’s the type of person who could commit murder and dismemberment.”

“She not only killed and dismembered someone, but I suspect she might have also disposed of the body. Regarding that, what are your thoughts?” Li Yonghao narrowed his eyes.

“If she wants to dispose of the body, it definitely wouldn’t be in this vicinity,” Lu Yi said firmly. “It’s also unlikely to be a completely unfamiliar place. The location must be one she is very familiar with, while being sufficiently far from her place of residence to give her a subtle sense of security.”

Li Yonghao squinted his eyes. “Like near the company where she works?”

Lu Yi seemed lost in thought again, not answering directly but not denying it either. 

Li Yonghao immediately raised his voice. “Search the area near Zhao Lishu’s company building, especially large-scale waste disposal centres and places with water. Hurry!”

About 200 metres from the back entrance of Zhao Lishu’s company, there was a park with an artificial lake. It was rarely visited during weekdays and only had occasional activities on weekends. Lu Yi’s direction was precise, and Chen Ping herself was easy to find. It took less than twenty minutes from the start of the search to capturing her by the lake in the small park.

The fact was that this criminal had an extremely weak psychological resilience. As several police cars arrived, the arresting officers hadn’t even had a chance to step out of the vehicles, and Chen Ping had already collapsed.

Her mind was under immense pressure, her face filled with panic and confusion. Her pupils were dilated, her chest heaved violently. She neither tried to escape nor resist; instead, she covered her head and slowly squatted down in place.

Lu Yi extended a finger and poked Li Yonghao’s shoulder. “Hey, look at her movements.”

Li Yonghao was tickled by his poking, and he shivered, turning his head with nervous sensitivity. “What is it?”

“She is holding her face with the base of her palm, fingers spread open, like the motion a child makes when their fingers get dirty. There’s a strong sense of guilt, and her mental state is highly unstable. This neurotic behaviour instinctively makes children fear and avoid her. How do you think a person like her managed to silently take away a seven or eight-year-old boy from right under the mother’s nose?”

Li Yonghao furrowed his brow, pushed open the car door, and stepped out. He loudly addressed his colleagues, “Check how deep the water is and see if you can find anything. Hmm, handcuff this woman for now. The rest of you, try to search in the water. It seems like the body was recently disposed of.”

After speaking, he bent down slightly and leaned through the half-lowered car window, speaking to Lu Yi. “I temporarily agree with your suspicion, on the condition that we don’t find conclusive evidence.”

Lu Yi’s lenses reflected the light, sitting motionless in the car, not moving a muscle.

The investment in this small park was not significant, and indeed, the water in the artificial lake was not deep. In less than half an hour, the police recovered a package wrapped in three layers of black plastic bags from the water.

Li Yonghao squatted down, glanced at Lu Yi sitting in the nearby police car, put on gloves, and opened the plastic bag.

Inside was a heap of fragmented bones and flesh that had been soaked.

The accompanying forensic examiner hurriedly ran over and after a while, looked up and said, “It’s highly likely to be human remains. Further examination is needed.”

“Well, there’s nothing more to discuss then,” Li Yonghao stood up, waved his hand. “Take it away!”

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