I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 53

“The location of Pit No. 2 is exactly on the extension line of the ‘Doubing’ three stars.”

“If there really are a sixth or seventh burial site, then they will form a complete ‘dipper’ together with Pit No. 2.”

“The seven burial sites correspond to the Big Dipper.”

“Eight bodies at each burial site.”

“This reminds me of a long-lost folk tale… or rather, a sorcery.”

Chen Mo uttered three words, one after another.

“Seven-Star Lamp”.

“Legend has it that lighting forty-nine lamps can grant one a chance to borrow life from the heavens.”

“In this case, the killer seems to be imitating something in a more extreme way.”

“He wasn’t lighting a lamp.”

“He is… risking his life.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the temperature in the entire conference room seemed to drop several degrees.

To use human lives to fill an evil sacrificial ritual?

This inference is even more chilling than the phrase “ritual killing.”

“So, you mean the murderer intended to kill fifty-six people in total?” Deputy Director Xu frowned, his voice somewhat hoarse.

“I’m not sure,” Chen Mo shook his head.

“But judging from the current situation of pits one, three, four and five, the number ‘eight’ has special significance for him.”

“Now that we’ve discovered these burial sites, will he give up now, or will he change locations?” Deputy Director Xu asked again.

“That possibility cannot be ruled out. But judging from the three new corpses found in Pit No. 2…”

“Their deaths occurred very close together, at two months, four months, and six months ago.”

“This shows that the perpetrator significantly increased the frequency of his crimes in the later stages.”

“He’s anxious.”

“Personally, I think he will either risk going back to Pit 2 and collect the remaining five bodies all at once.”

“Or he will choose a new place and start his ‘ritual’ again.”

Chen Mo’s analysis was well-reasoned and logically sound.

Although the “Seven Star Lamp” theory sounds a bit mystical.

But in the absence of further clues, this is almost the only inference that can explain all the killer’s bizarre behavior.

For a moment, everyone fell into deep thought.

“good.”

Liu Degang’s voice broke the silence.

He stood up, his sharp gaze sweeping across the entire room.

“From now on, the task force will be divided into four sub-teams.”

“Deputy Director Xu, you are responsible for coordinating the provincial technical investigation team to extract DNA and compare identities from all the skeletal remains.”

“No matter the cost or the time it takes, you must find out the identity of the deceased!”

“Yes!” Deputy Director Xu replied immediately.

“Wang Feng from the General Administration, Yu Jianhua from the Provincial Department, and Liu Chengpei from the Municipal Bureau.”

“The three of you will serve as the captains of the first, second, and third teams, respectively, and will be responsible for the outer perimeter investigation and clue gathering.”

“Yes!” the three of them stood up in unison.

Liu Degang’s gaze finally landed on Chen Mo.

“Chen Mo.”

“arrive!”

“You will lead the Fifth Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Shucheng City Public Security Bureau to establish the Fourth Detachment.”

“Your mission…”

Liu Degang hadn’t finished speaking.

Wu Xiubing, the director of the municipal bureau, holding his phone and looking shocked, quickly walked to Liu Degang’s side.

He lowered his voice, but the urgency in his tone was clear to everyone.

“Reporting to Director Liu!”

“Just received news from the Technical Investigation Department!”

“The identities of the three newly found corpses at burial site number two… have been confirmed!”

This news was like a thunderbolt, exploding in everyone’s mind.

What has been most disheartening about this case all along is that the identity of the deceased remains unknown.

Now, we finally have a breakthrough!

A glint flashed in Liu Degang’s eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, he pointed his finger directly at Chen Mo.

“Chen Mo, this matter is your responsibility!”

“yes!”

Chen Mo didn’t say a word more and turned to walk out of the meeting room.

He practically ran all the way to the Technical Investigation Department, which was located in another building.

Forensic doctor Yuan Weiguang was already waiting at the door. Upon seeing Chen Mo, he immediately handed him a brown paper bag.

She leaned closer and spoke quickly in a low voice.

“The results just came out, and the report hasn’t been printed yet, so I’ll give you the handwritten information first.”

“If anyone else comes to ask for it, I’ll just say the system is still comparing data and try to delay it for you?”

She wanted to help Chen Mo seize the initiative.

In this special task force competing against ministries and provincial departments, taking the lead means having more initiative.

Chen Mo felt a warmth in his heart.

“Thanks, Weiguang.”

He took the file folder, but didn’t stop walking.

“No need to delay, just pay according to the regulations.”

After saying that, he rushed into the stairwell.

Back in the Fifth Squadron’s office, the team members had already heard the news and were all eager to get started, their eyes full of excitement.

“Boss!”

“how’s it going?”

Chen Mo slammed the file folder on the table, his voice steady and powerful.

“Everyone has one!”

“From this moment forward, our Fifth Squadron is officially incorporated into the ‘Hualongshan Major Murder Case’ task force, designated as the Fourth Detachment!”

“These are the identity information of the three victims in Pit No. 2.”

He distributed the three handwritten documents.

“Su Chun, conduct a second check in the missing persons database as quickly as possible, and check the police report records!”

“Everyone else, immediately conduct a preliminary investigation into the deceased’s social relationships and activities before death!”

“yes!”

The entire office was instantly filled with the sounds of keyboards being typed and documents being flipped through.

Everyone was like a wound-up machine, running at high speed.

Chen Mo stood in the center of the office, his eyes fixed on Su Chun’s computer screen.

This is the key to breaking the deadlock!

Time passed second by second.

Suddenly, Su Chun slammed his hand on the table and jumped up from his chair.

He turned his head, his voice trembling with excitement.

“team leader!”

“Found it!”

“The families of the three deceased were notified on February 4th, April 8th, and June 12th of this year, respectively.”

“I reported the disappearance to the local police station!”

“Divide the troops into three groups!”

Chen Mo’s voice was crisp and decisive. He picked up two other documents from the table and handed them directly to Vice Captain Wu Che.

“Wu Che, you take Qiao Zhoucheng and the others and take charge of the deceased who went missing in February.”

“The rest of you will handle the cases in April.”

“Su Chun, Guan Yuexing, Yan Guangxiu, come with me!”

“yes!”

Wu Che and the other team members immediately obeyed the order, grabbed the documents, and rushed out.

“Boss, where are we going?”

On the way to the parking lot, Su Chun jogged alongside, asking as he went.

“Go to the home of Chang Lili, who was reported missing on June 12th.”

Chen Mo opened the car door and got into the driver’s seat.

“According to the police report, she was the one who went missing the latest among the three victims, and also the one who disappeared the most recently.”

“This means that the traces she left behind, the memories of her social relationships, are the clearest.”

“Starting from the latest and working backwards is the most efficient way.”

The vehicle started and quickly drove away from the municipal bureau compound.

Inside the car, Guan Yuexing opened the documents and read aloud the key information.

“The deceased, Chang Lili, female, 24 years old, a local of Shucheng City, worked as an administrative clerk in a private company.”

“I live in the ‘Magnolia Garden’ residential area in the west of the city.”

“There were no unusual signs before the disappearance. He had simple social relationships, no debts, and no enemies.”

The atmosphere in the car became somewhat somber as they listened to this information.

How could an ordinary girl, living a nine-to-five life, be involved in such a brutal case of murder using evil magic?