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The McDonald’s near the municipal bureau was a large one, one of the earliest company-owned locations in Xiarong City. Over the past twenty-some years, the store had undergone several renovations and now included a children’s play area. Families living nearby loved to bring their kids here. Being so close to the city bureau, it was considered the safest McDonald’s in the entire city. The ordering area was crowded with noisy children. The adults were there just to pay, except for Ling Lie—an…-
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An empty bus pulled into Miaoshan Park Station, and a group of flamboyantly dressed retired ladies boarded. Instead of sitting down right away, they clustered around one woman, urging her about something. The driver, afraid they'd fall, quickly glanced at the rearview mirror and reminded them, “Sisters, please sit down. If you fall, you won’t be pretty anymore.” His words pleased the women greatly. The one leading the group hurried the others to take their seats. “Stop gawking. I’ll contact…
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Ji Chenjiao had no plans to let Ling Lie get involved in this case for now, but since he was already here, he might as well ask a few questions. “Come on, let’s talk.” Ling Lie was just about to put on his own shoe covers when Ji Chenjiao pulled him over to the stairwell. “Careful, careful! I’ll fall!” Ling Lie shouted in alarm. “Why are the police always—” “—bullying civilians,” Ji Chenjiao finished for him. Ling Lie steadied himself and muttered, “If you talk like a…
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Unlike Xieyang Road, Jiayu Road was home to several middle schools, with most residential buildings along the route rented to junior and senior high students. Police searches here with extra caution, careful not to disrupt regular school activities, to avoid interfering with classes. The body was found in a sewer on a small alley between two schools. The manhole cover was still in place, but a police dog, catching a scent, refused to move, earning high praise for its contribution. The body was…
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Ling Lie said with an air of wisdom, “Human joys and sorrows aren’t universal—interests probably aren’t either.” Ji Chenjiao glanced at him, scoffing lightly, “Are you shading me for not getting why you volunteered at a kindergarten for sauce-meat buns?” Ling Lie zipped his lips with his right hand, a cheeky gesture that somehow came off as oddly endearing. Ji Chenjiao: “The letters match Zhu Ming, Tang Xiaofei, Kuang Feng, Cao Kexiong, Gan Pengfei, and Li…
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Liu Yixiang’s face still bore traces of unwashed blood. Caught off guard by the workers at the construction site and the woven sack they were dragging, his eyes shifted from evasive fear to shock and disbelief. Two groups, each having just committed irreversible wrongs, understood they were kindred spirits with only a few exchanged glances. Li Binbin, terrified, broke into tears, his trembling hand pointing at Liu Yixiang. “You… you…” Liu Yixiang stared at the sack. “What’s in…
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Wangbei Bus Station, considered suburban by many in Xiarong City, was the last stop for several city bus routes. Without Ling Lie’s quick suggestion to check such urban-rural fringes—where lax oversight allowed tricycles to hustle passengers and cargo—the Major Crimes Unit wouldn’t have prioritized it alongside secondhand markets and wholesale group-buy hubs. The area teemed with tricycle carts. The team zeroed in on one due to its owner, Old Tian, acting oddly. He was soliciting passengers…
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Xin Yiping lived in a self-built house outside No. 7 Middle School, part of the earliest teacher housing blocks without elevators, now mostly rented to students and staff. Xi Wan, with a search warrant, knocked. A thin, tall girl—Xin Yiping’s thirteen-year-old daughter, Xin Lian, in her first year of junior high—backed away nervously. Though searching a suspect’s home, Xi Wan felt pity for Xin Lian. Showing her badge, she said gently, “Your mom’s involved in a case. We’re here to check…
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Xin Yiping’s confession plunged the case into yet another layer of mystery. In the early morning of April 6th, when Liu Yixiang died, Xin Yiping had no clear alibi. However, as a woman physically weaker than Liu Yixiang, it was nearly impossible for her to kill him instantly by snapping his neck. She did not match Ji Chenjiao’s previous profile of the suspect. Moreover, the shoes Ling Lie had left at the doorway were stretched out by the killer—based on the compression marks, the perpetrator was…
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Miaoshan Park had recently become the rehearsal site for the waist drum team. Under the blooming trees, retired aunties twirled their colorful ribbons. At first glance, it looked rather comical, but the longer one watched, the harder it was not to be infected by their joyful and optimistic spirit. You’d practically find yourself smiling along. The bus stop was at the foot of the hill, while private cars could be driven up to the parking lot higher up. Ji Chenjiao drove Ling Lie to the top. As Ling Lie…
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