"The probability is over ninety percent." Lin Yuexiang took back the file and said, "Among the 'Thirteen Highest Seats' of the 'Ace' organization, only the sixth seat, that is, the person with the code name '9', is confirmed to be a woman. Next, there are only the first four seats with letter code names. If possible, of course we hope that the woman in red is just the one at the '9' seat. However, the probability that she is among the first four seats is also not small. And the first four seats are basically confirmed to be 'Vertical and Horizontal' superpower users. If she is among the first four seats, it will be troublesome..."
Having said this, Lin Yuexiang suddenly changed the subject and said, "But these are not what we need to consider for now. Our primary task is to find that woman. Lei Ting, hurry up and take a rest. This may be the only rest time you have today."
"Yes!" Since his captain had said so, Lei Ting decided to put the matters related to the 'Ace' organization aside for the time being. Anyway, it was useless to keep thinking about it, and it was impossible to confront them immediately. Even if there was a confrontation, a small lackey like him in the "Wandering" realm couldn't participate in the battle between advanced superpower users.
...
At 7:40 a.m., Qicheng returned to the place where the murder occurred last night.
At this time, the body of the deceased had already been taken away by the hospital, the police cordon around had been removed, and the bloodstain on the ground and other things had been cleaned up.
If a passerby passed by here, it was estimated that it would be hard to believe that a murder had occurred here last night.
Especially since there was no media reporting on this matter.
Unless it makes a big fuss, cases determined to be committed by superpower users will not be reported, and the relevant information is also regarded as confidential. This was what Lei Ting had told him.
The purpose, of course, was to hide the existence of superpowers from the public as much as possible.
Once the existence of superpowers is exposed, what will this society become? As long as one has the ability to think, anyone can understand how terrifying that would be.
After standing there and looking around for a few minutes, Qicheng let out a long sigh and was about to leave.
"Hello?" At this moment, a strange voice greeted him.
Qicheng turned around and saw that the person greeting him was an old man. The old man was a bit hunched, with sparse and half-white hair, and his forehead was full of wrinkles. He looked like he was in his sixties. He was the owner of the nearby grocery store.
"Oh, it's you, young man." The grocery store owner took a closer look and saw that he was a friend of the two big customers in his store yesterday. A trace of a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Hello, boss." Qicheng responded politely.
"Young man, what are you doing here? Haven't you found your cat yet?" The grocery store owner asked with concern in his tone.
"Well... I really haven't found it..." Qicheng scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
During the next period of time, the two of them chatted back and forth. During this time, Qicheng also learned the other person's name, Zhu Yaoguo.
"Come to think of it, young man, do you know what happened here last night?" After chatting for a while, Zhu Yaoguo got to the point.
Regarding this question, after briefly thinking for a moment, Qicheng decided to tell the truth and nodded, saying, "I know. Moreover, I should be one of the witnesses." "Then you know who the deceased is, right?" The expression of this old man in his sixties gradually turned cold.
Qicheng still nodded and said, "We were also very surprised by Mr. Wang's death. I know he was your friend, boss. The police are also working hard to solve the case. I believe the truth will definitely come to light."
"The truth? Is there any other truth besides suicide?" Zhu Yaoguo murmured to himself.
"What did you say?" Qicheng seemed to have heard what the other person said.
"It's nothing." The old man shook his head and then said, "How about coming to my store to take a seat? I'll tell you about Wang Yue. And the snacks that your two friends bought yesterday were forgotten to be taken back. You might as well take them back for them when you leave."
"Sure." Qicheng had no reason to refuse. He was also willing to listen to Wang Yue's story. Maybe there were some clues in it? As for the four big bags of snacks... he decided to think about it later.
Following the old man to his grocery store, only now did Qicheng notice that this grocery store had a name, called "Convenience Supermarket", a very simple and common name.
"Take a seat." After entering the grocery store, Zhu Yaoguo pulled out a small wooden chair.
"Thank you." Qicheng was not polite and sat down.
After the former made a pot of tea, he began to tell the story...
After a period of time, Qicheng roughly understood Wang Yue's past.
In simple terms, the purpose of his coming to Shanglu City was the same as that of most "Shanglu drifters", that is, he thought there were many opportunities in the big city and it was easy to make money. But in the end, without an education or skills, he could only find a job in a factory, doing the hardest work and renting the worst house.
If things had continued like this, although the work was hard and the living environment was not good, at least he could make ends meet. However, misfortune always befalls the unfortunate. His mother in his hometown got a serious illness. In order to treat her illness, Wang Yue, who couldn't save much money originally, started working overtime crazily and even worked overtime for his colleagues, just to earn a little more overtime pay. However, in the end, his mother still passed away due to her serious illness.
After using the little money he had saved during that time to hold a funeral for his mother in his hometown, Wang Yue fell into a low spirit. He didn't communicate with others, and his mental state got worse day by day. Until two weeks ago, he suddenly "let go" of his troubles. When asked about the specific reason, he said that after sleeping with a woman, he let go the next day.
As for what happened later, the old man didn't know. He only knew that a few days ago, for some reason, Wang Yue was fired from the factory. He didn't explain. Then he either ran around and didn't know what he was doing, or stayed at home all day until last night...
Qicheng was stunned after hearing this story.
For him, this story was quite normal at the beginning, but the part where he suddenly "let go" in the middle had too many things to complain about. But when he thought that the mastermind behind the scenes, the woman in red, was most likely a mental superpower user with the ability of "hypnosis", this sudden "letting go" could be explained.
After telling the story, seeing Qicheng's confused expression, Zhu Yaoguo smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "You also find it hard to believe, right? To be honest, when I first heard Wang Yue say that he 'let go' just because he slept with a woman, I also thought he was making up a story. But he was very sure that he wasn't lying, so I could only believe him. After all, for me at that time, as long as he let go and could live a good life, that would be great."
Having said this, Zhu Yaoguo sighed and then said, "It's a pity. I didn't expect that he would commit suicide in the end. Before he let go, I could see that he had the idea of committing suicide, and I also persuaded him to look on the bright side. I'm also curious. Although it was sudden, he did seem to have let go. Why did he still choose to commit suicide? Could it be that his previous performance was all an act?"