Chapter 157 Serial Murder (ETL)
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Chapter 157 When a Group of Psychopaths Gather Together
[Banana: Ei yo~ We have officially reached the last 10 chapters of this novel people~ Let’s rush towards the end!]
When Gu Ye received the news, his head was buzzing. “3 killed in 1 day! It must be done by a group of people!”
Xie Cheng urged, “Anyway, the distance between each scene is so far away, one person definitely can’t handle it all. The online public opinion is out of control now. We need to solve the case as soon as possible, come quickly!” After saying that, Xie Cheng whispered, “This person died so tragically. Your sister hasn’t said a word yet, and her face is frighteningly pale. You need to come and comfort her.”
Following the address, Gu Ye arrived at a dock slated for renovation; it was already past midnight. There was an old ship’s hold and many containers. Even from a distance, he could sense a strong sense of resentment here. Not just resentment, but also resentful energy.
As Gu Ye got closer, he saw that a large crowd had already gathered around the crime scene. They were screaming and howling as they attempted to rush into the scene like madmen.
The police shouted anxiously, “Don’t come any closer! Back off! Protect the scene! Back off!”
The group ignored the police completely. “I don’t believe Xin Sheng is dead! I don’t believe it!”
“How could Xin Sheng be dead?! The news must be fake!”
The police struggled to maintain order, being pushed backwards by the frenzied crowd. One officer was pushed to the ground, but the group didn’t even look, trampling over him as they ran inside. Realizing the danger of a stampede, other officers were forced to fire warning shots, yelling, “Back up! Everyone back up!”
The gunshot stunned the crowds. Taking advantage of the moment, 2 policemen rushed in and pulled their fallen colleague from the ground. After recovering from the shock, the crowd angrily shouted, “You’re incompetent at catching criminals! You opened fire on us! What kind of police are you!”
“Yeah! Shoot! Kill us!”
“If you have the guts, go ahead and shoot! Shoot us here!”
The police were forced to retreat. “Why are they so agitated? Something’s not right.”
“They’re getting crazy. Their eyes are bloodshot, and they’re even trying to attack the police.”
Seeing this, Gu Ye also sensed something was wrong. Even if their idol was dead and they were emotionally agitated, the fans shouldn’t be acting like this, completely lacking reason. He looked around and noticed something abnormal. A faint, malevolent aura emanated from several shipping containers nearby, like a magic circle, concentrating in this wide area. Most of the people standing on this ground were affected by this malevolent aura.
At this point, Gu Ye’s expression turned cold; he was furious. What he couldn’t tolerate most were 2 things: the use of mystical arts for evil and the harming of innocent people.
Gu Ye took out several talismans and tossed them into the air. “Ye Li, aim at those containers.”
A black figure floated overhead, drew back a black longbow, and fired 3 arrows formed from ghostly energy. Each arrow carried a talisman and shot towards the container. After the 3 streams of ghostly energy vanished, the talismans and malevolent energy collided. A burst of spiritual energy rippled through the air, and the malevolent energy dissipated completely.
The restless crowd gradually calmed down. By now, all the clues in the surrounding area had been completely destroyed. The footprints on the ground were messy and chaotic; the grass was almost trampled away. What clues could still be found there?
Gu Ye walked around to the container. Xie Cheng was already waiting for him, beckoning him.
Upon entering, Gu Ye was immediately confronted with the victim’s horrific state. His expression instantly turned cold, and he cursed, “Beast! The murderer was utterly depraved!”
[Caution: Short description of a gruesome death]
Everyone present looked grim. The victim inside the container had died a horrific death. A hook hung from the container, and the victim was suspended upside down. His skin had been completely peeled off, leaving him dripping in blood.
Xie Cheng said with a grim expression, “The deceased was a minor, third-tier celebrity. He went missing on set yesterday, but because the team was afraid of the negative impact, they didn’t report it to the police. He was found dead here. Only his clothes and wallet were found at the scene. We just found his identification documents, confirming that it was indeed him.”
Hearing that, Gu Ye raised an eyebrow. “Who called the police then? This container is clearly abandoned. No one checks this place regularly. How did the person who called the police find it?”
Xie Cheng handed Gu Ye a small figure folded from joss paper. “We only found this. The skill isn’t as good as yours, but it’s enough to call the police.”
Xiao Wang angrily said, “He’s provoking the police!”
“You could say it was a deliberate attempt to make a big scene, to let the outside world know that this celebrity died here, so as to gather resentment.”
Mu Jingfei clenched her fists, standing silently to the side. Seeing her expression, Gu Ye sighed. He walked over and called out, “Sister.”
Mu Jingfei took a deep breath. “I must catch this beast! And you!” She glared at Gu Ye. “Go home!”
Everyone was surprised. “Why didn’t you let Gu Ye participate?”
Gu Ye said earnestly, “I know you’re worried about my safety. I promise, I’ll be fine.”
With so many people around, it’s not good for Mu Jingfei to force Gu Ye to go back. After all, these people were also human, and they had all come to help voluntarily. She warned Gu Ye, “Don’t go anywhere alone! Or I’ll call your older brother!”
Gu Ye raised both hands, “I promise!”
Then, with a cold expression, Mu Jingfei told Xiao Wang, “Take the victim back.”
At this moment, Xiao Zhang said, “Captain Mu, we’ve found the person who spread the news online.”
Mu Jingfei’s eyes turned cold, “Arrest them! Arrest each and every one you found. I’ll borrow people from other teams. Even if we don’t sleep tonight, we have to interrogate them!”
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The crowd outside hadn’t left yet. Although they weren’t so impulsive anymore, they were still waiting for the results.
Many people were crying outside, saying they couldn’t believe Xin Sheng was dead. Gu Ye sensed the growing resentment outside and said worriedly, “If they see the body being carried out, won’t they go crazy?”
Xie Cheng said helplessly, “We can’t chase them away, and we can’t use force.” As he spoke, he pinched Fan Xiao in annoyance, “You jinx! You jinx!1”
“So I say, due to their identity, the police are restricted in their actions, and there are many things they can’t do. I’ll go!”
Xie Cheng reminded Gu Ye, “Don’t cause trouble! It’ll easily incite public anger!”
Gu Ye said nonchalantly, “Don’t worry.”
“Wear a mask!”
“No need.” Gu Ye waved his hand and swaggered out. By now, more and more people had gathered, all looking in this direction.
Gu Ye walked around behind the group, holding a large megaphone, and slowly said, “A bunch of idiots!”
Xiao Wang almost knelt down before Gu Ye. What was he trying to do?!
After being insulted, the fan group was agitated. “Who are you?”
“Why are you insulting us?”
“Who insulted us?”
Gu Ye pointed at their group of several hundred people and said with certainty, “The murderer is among you! It’s because you caused trouble here that the murderer escaped. All of you are accomplices to the murderer!”
“Bullshit!”
“Nonsense!”
“I recognize you, you’re Master Gu!”
“Yes, I’m Master Gu, the fortune teller. I can see wronged spirits. I was just passing by and saw this injustice, so I stopped to take a look.” Gu Ye found a tall container and climbed up. Then he said, “You say the police are not doing anything? How can the police do anything? You guys arrived before the police! What’s left at the crime scene? It’s covered in your friggin footprints! What else can you do besides blocking the investigation? Do you think this little artist’s death wasn’t tragic enough? Are you trying to prevent us from finding his killer?”
“Nonsense, we just want to find the killer as quickly as possible!”
“We suspect Wang Xiaoxu hired someone to do this! He’s always been at odds with Xin Sheng!”
“Right! Why isn’t the police investigating him?”
Hearing that, Gu Ye was amused. He laughed and asked, “You guys are pretty awesome, huh? You dictate how to investigate the case, and we’ll do it? If you’re so great, why didn’t you get into the police academy?”
“We…”
“Shut up!” Gu Ye didn’t give the crowd a chance to speak. His loudspeaker was much louder than their voices. “Xin Sheng’s spirit is right here, looking at you with disappointment! If you hadn’t come, the clues left by the murderer would still be there, and the police would have solved the case!”
As Gu Ye spoke, a ghostly figure behind him flickered in and out of focus. Everyone was terrified, their scalps tingling. They dared not look closely and collectively took several steps back.
The voices in the crowd were much quieter this time, “We…we’re just waiting for an outcome.”
Gu Ye turned his head and said to the other party who had just revealed his ghostly figure, “They’re still not leaving. Don’t cry, they’re all your fans. Take one more look at how your fans are making you die with your eyes wide open.”
Everyone knows Gu Ye is a Master. There were so many rumors about ghost stories circulating online before, so everyone was terrified by his serious-sounding nonsense.
“Don’t scare us!”
“Stop talking, we’ll go!”
“Yes, let’s go! We’ll wait for the results!”
“Xin Sheng! We love you! We’ll go! We’ll wait for the results!”
Watching the group slowly retreat, the police admired Gu Ye, “You really dare to say that!”
Gu Ye handed the megaphone back to the police, “I’m not a public official, what am I afraid of?”
Even though everyone was gone, the resentment was still growing stronger. Gu Ye called two people out to help, “First, get rid of all the resentment here. I want to see what else he could collect then.”
While waiting for the resentment to be cleared, someone said, “We’ve tried our own methods to summon Xin Sheng’s soul, but we haven’t succeeded.”
Gu Ye scoffed, “I knew it, I’ve given up on summoning souls.”
Just then, a dog brought by a master kept sniffing around. The puppy was small, only about 6 months old, completely black without a single hair of another color. However, it wasn’t a purebred; it was just a domesticated common dog. The puppy wasn’t afraid of people at all, its little tail wagging back and forth. It looked extremely cute, and everyone who passed by would glance at it.
When the dog smelled the grass about 20 meters from the container where the crime occurred, it let out a whimper. After circling the area several times in confusion and sniffing it a few more times, the dog jumped up excitedly, “Woof! Woof woof!”
Its owner, hearing this, looked over in shock, “Really?”
“Wu Bo, what did your dog say?”
Wu Bo ran over and hugged the dog’s head. He listened to it whimper for a while, then exclaimed in surprise, “Here! There’s a drop of the murderer’s blood!”
Everyone rushed over in surprise, grabbing Wu Bo’s head2 and giving it a good rub. “Doggy! You did a great job!”
“Fantastic! Well done!”
The police were dumbfounded. How did they find a drop of blood on the grass so far away? Even a police dog couldn’t do that.
Mu Jingfei ran over and called out, “Hurry up and find it! See if you can extract the blood!”
Xiao Wang said with difficulty, “It’s unlikely. It’s on the grass; how can we extract it? It’s so dark, we can’t even see anything!”
At this moment, the group of masters released a multitude of small straw figures, paper figures, talismans, joss paper, paper ingots, jade ruyi scepters, small brooms, and so on. Gu Ye’s version was even more astonishing. No one knew what he released, but everyone stared at him in amazement, “Holy crap! 3 heads!”
“Is it the 3-headed hound of Hell?”
“Come here and let me touch it!”
Since the police couldn’t see what it was, to them these young people were groping around in thin air like lunatics. Their expressions were one of utter astonishment, as if they had touched some kind of magical creature.
Then, the group of young people formed a circle, chanting, “Boundless Universe! All Laws Return to Their Origin! Go!”
“Transformation Without a Trace, Swift Action as the Law Commands!”
“Three Thousand Righteous Laws, All as I Say, Pursue!”
These little straw figures, paper figures, brooms, and the like all flew off in one direction. Gu Ye’s instruction was even simpler, patting the air, “Go! Pikachu!”
Police: “…”
A bunch of lunatics!!!
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