Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The next morning, Zhao Yu washed his face in the bathroom and poured himself a cup of coffee. He saw Miao Ying standing at his desk, engrossed in a picture.
However, although she was engrossed, Miao Ying knew that Zhao Yu had returned without having to look behind her.
“Isn’t this the Big Dipper?” Miao Ying asked, pointing to the picture. “Detective Zhao is truly extraordinary! You even began to study astrology?”
“If you don’t study, you’ll never know. Once you’ve begun to study, you’ll be surprised by what you’ve learned!” Zhao Yu said, coming forward to take a sip of coffee. “Each star in the Big Dipper has a name!
“Look…” he said, pointing to the Big Dipper in the picture. “Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth…”
“If that’s the case…” Miao Ying held up the picture and gestured. “Then the Seven Stars Hanging Coffins are placed exactly like the stars in the Big Dipper!”
“Yup,” Zhao Yu said, nodding. “Did you know? Yesterday afternoon, President Pang also told me something. He said you could find the Big Dipper if you head in the direction of the North Star!
“So, they once organized a team and really went to look for it. But… they only managed to find granite. There was nothing there at all!”
“Haha!” Miao Ying smiled slightly. “Did you get addicted to treasure hunting? Don’t tell me… you think that the hanging coffins are also related to the treasures?”
“Whether or not it’s the treasure, this has nothing to do with the female corpses!” Zhao Yu said, sighing. “Last night, I also went to read up about afterlife marriages, but it did not match the female bodies in the hanging coffin!
“Afterlife marriages, wearing red robes, everything has its own set of rules!
“But none of the seven female corpses were wearing red robes!”
“Speaking of color…” Miao Ying said, recalling something. “I realized that the colors of the shrouds worn by the seven girls were all different!”
“Yup, that’s right!” Zhao Yu said, flipping his materials over and finding a drawing marked with the color of the clothes. “In sequence, they were cyan, blue, green, purple, orange, yellow, and white!”
“Hmm?” Miao Ying began counting with her fingers. “Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple… strange… if it represents the colors of the rainbow, there shouldn’t be white!”
“I thought about that too!” Zhao Yu said, shrugging. “If you change the white color of female corpse number seven to red, you can match that reference of the rainbow. But… it’s clearly different from what we’re thinking!”
“However, the colors of these shrouds are not just colors alone. There are also patterns on them too! So…” Miao Ying said, shaking her head, “Just judging by the colors, I’m afraid I don’t think you’ll be able to solve anything!”
“I also read up on a lot of information. There is no color correspondence to the Big Dipper. There has never been this color combination of shrouds before!” Zhao Yu said, taking in a big mouthful of coffee. “Today, I plan to find a few metaphysicians or fortune-tellers and get them to come here to see if they can solve this mystery!”
“Well… although feudal superstitions are not credible, this case is obviously very linked to the spiritual realm,” Miao Ying said. “If a similar case can be found, it may be of great help in solving this case.”
“So, how’s progress on your end?” Zhao Yu asked quickly. “Is there any progress in the investigation of the eight characters?”
“I have already sent my men to check on all the residents in Wu Qing Shan Province!” Miao Ying said. “As of now, I have asked them to send in more staff and expand the scope of the search!”
“What? No way… not even one person matched?” Zhao Yu asked, practically shouting. “That’s more than one million people!”
After hearing Zhao Yu shout, Miao Ying immediately raised five fingers playfully and said, “A total of five were found! One was six years old and the other four were 66 years old!”
“Oh…” Zhao Yu said, nodding. “Then go follow up with these five people today!”
“Well, one of them is paralyzed from the waist down and is being hospitalized, this…” Miao Ying began to say.
“Don’t miss even one of them!” Zhao Yu said firmly. “The person represented by the eight characters may not necessarily be the person who committed the crime, but he or she may be of some help to this case!
“Also, don’t you watch those movies and TV shows? Where they use sorcery to cure a person’s illnesses? The sicker the person is, the more you should check on him or her!”
“Understood!” Miao Ying said, nodding. “Hopefully luck will be on our side today!”
“Leader!” At this point, Zeng Ke put down his phone and ran over to update his report. “There has been some news from the video surveillance team. The Skynet surveillance under the cliff was installed there merely half a year ago!
“So, the video can only be traced back up to six months ago. They have checked everything and found nothing of suspicion. They are now checking everything for a second time!”
“Oh, okay!” Zhao Yu said, finishing his coffee. “It seems that the method of transporting the corpse by the criminal is still an open question!”
“If it’s not from top to bottom, then…” Miao Ying began, raising her eyebrows. “It can only be from bottom to top…?”
“In any case…” Zhao Yu said, crossing his arms. “It’s impossible to fly up!”
But when he said this, a thought began to form in his mind. If he had the invisible aircraft, perhaps he would be able to fly up himself at the very least?
“Also…” Zeng Ke continued his report. “Last night, the forensic team quickened their pace and used a helicopter to send the samples to the provincial laboratory.
“They reported back with news that the DNA data belonging to seven deceased has already been tested,” Zeng Ke continued. “There is a professional missing persons section over at the Fu Lai Provincial Department. I have delegated the search, made the comparison, and sent it over to them. The results should be in by the morning!”
“Very good! We don’t need to do such things ourselves. The progress you have made is commendable, Zeng Ke!” Zhao Yu said, grinning. “I realized that whenever you get to see Zhang Peipei, you always work full of energy. Hehehe…”
Zhao Yu deliberately emphasized the word energy, which almost immediately caused Miao Ying to roll her eyes.
“Leader!” Zeng Ke said, blushing briefly before continuing, “I have told them to send the data to me. I’ll find another channel to compare it!”
“OK!” Zhao Yu agreed. “If those girls were really sold by their biological parents, it would be impossible to find the missing people!”
Zeng Ke nodded, turning back to his desk and continuing to work.
“Dear…” Miao Ying whispered, walking over to Zhao Yu. “This case can’t be solved in a mere day or two. You have to find a place to get some rest!”
“It’s okay. I’ve only stayed up for one night!” Zhao Yu said, stretching his arms. “I have received the news that Gao Facai and his expert friends will be here soon. By then, there will be a lot of work to attend to!”
“Hmm… speaking of Dr. Gao…” Miao Ying said, her eyes widening. “Dear, before we came to Wu Qing Shan, we made a lot of money from my dad, right?”
“Yeah, what about it?” Zhao Yu asked, confused.
“I heard that Dr. Gao didn’t accept your 2000-yuan gift at all?” Miao Ying asked.
“Yeah, what about it?” Zhao Yu relaxed.
“But you went to Zeng Ke and the rest and received a 400-yuan red packet from each of them? What was that about?” Miao Ying asked, her hands on her hips. “Are you short of money?”
“I’m not short of money!” Zhao Yu replied firmly. “But, I’m short of morals… hehehe…”
“It’s over, it’s over…” Miao Ying said, wiping her sweat. “You have started to be an a**hole again…”
