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When he woke up the next morning, the first thing Liam did was pull out a cigarette. He did not want to smoke for the pleasure of smoking–he had an alternative reason. Ever since the Miracle System, Liam felt a lack of attraction towards smoking. If it were not for getting to play the lottery, he did not really want to smoke at all. He felt, like he had been influenced at least somewhat by the other Liam.Today was the “Kan Li Hexagram.” Water reigned as fire weakened. The exact words were, “Fire and water coexist. Yin and yang combine. Positive and negative both persist in harmony.”Liam memorized the words. It meant that the fire element had left the Bagua. This was the first time that had happened. What would he be doing today?In his previous life, Liam had always loved pondering needlessly. Despite knowing that there would be a new adventure today, his mind was still focused on the Lost Hand Case. He truly did not want to surrender and let Stephen and others see his embarrassment
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Liam, what are you trying to say? Do you think we’re all slacking or something?” In the police station building B team office, Team Leader Elyon was currently standing there with her arms crossed, mildly angry. Many investigators on the B team surrounded the office, highly interested in seeing what the commotion was about.“I didn’t mean it like that,” Liam explained. “I just felt that since the culprit cut off Doyle’s hand, but didn’t leave any evidence, he must have planned this ahead of time! So he must’ve followed Doyle for a long time. I feel like we shouldn’t just focus on surveillance near the time the crime was committed, but also…”“Alright, Alright,” Elyon interrupted Liam immediately, not allowing him to speak. “Liam! I already know that you and vice captain Stephen have that bet! You’re hurrying the case since you don’t want to lose! But…I hope you can understand, the police solving a case isn’t a joke, or justice, but a responsibility! Responsibility, do you understand? Y
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In actuality, despite the peaceful appearance of the Key Case Investigation Unit, hidden underneath was a highly fierce competition.The rule within the unit was that other than huge cases requiring the two teams to work together, the normal cases were given to?individual groups to be taken care of.Since the Key Case Investigation Unit was split into Team A and B, there was naturally a fair amount of competition. The team with the higher case solving rate not only looked better, but also had a significantly higher annual bonus.Thus, in order to surpass the other group, the investigators put all their effort in every case. The two team leaders were also highly competitive, not holding back one bit.Over the last few years the teams had been fairly even, and shared the reward equally for years. But ever since Team Leader Elyon had been promoted as the leader of Team B, the situation changed completely. Using her own rich experience and excellent leadership, Elyon solved many difficult
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“Doyle’s BMW was last stopped in an alley on Portland Street,” one of the Team B investigators said. “That alley leads directly towards the Flutters district then splits into many directions that can be used to go to any area in Aetheron City. We’ve already found all the surveillance cameras we could, but still haven’t found any suspicious persons.”“Hm…” Elyon spoke, “If he could avoid this many surveillance cameras, there are only two possibilities! Either the culprit is very familiar with this area, or he lived around here, and after cutting Doyle hand off, he went straight home!”“Team Leader,” another investigator spoke up. “Flutters area is very complicated, with at least nine-hundred residents, not to mention many part-time workers with their houses rented out. It will be very difficult to investigate thoroughly. However, Mia and Ruby Harper have already started.”“I see…try your best…” Elyon paused for a moment as if pondering something, then spoke up, “Stephen, what does Doyl
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Apparently. after an entire afternoon of investigation, Jasper and Jake had finally figured out why the cameras couldn not see the BMW’s driver. After the forensic department’s repeated investigation, they saw that on the inside of the BMW’s windshield, there were signs that something had been stuck on it with glue.Testing showed that the residue of glue had been left by some sort of glass stickers. The professionals in the forensics department suspected that on the day of the crime, the culprit probably had done something to the windshield. He may have used some sort of one-way mirror. After taping it to the windshield, one could only see from inside, but no one could look in from the outside.Although some expensive car films could have similar effects, there was no way for it to be as opaque as it was on the BMW on that day, to the point where the driver’s silhouette could not even be discerned.So, the culprit must have used some sort of special tape. In the end, after endless wo
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Liam had decided that he would fight Elyon and Team B to the death. He always sat attentively at his office desk, carefully eavesdropping on Team B’s every action, even forgetting to use the bathroom.As he expected, Elyon and Team B focused mainly on Jasper and Jake’s newest evidence, and immediately focused on figuring out the source of the one-sided film.The type of one-sided film was rarely imported. Within a few hours they had already found all of the people who had recently bought the product. Immediately afterwards, they quickly started investigating the buyers. Team Leader Elyon almost mobilized the entire team for this.But when the results from the investigation came back, bad results came one after another. As it turned out, the one-sided film had been purchased by performance groups, some used it for magic, and some for setting up the stage.Even though not many performance groups purchased it, every group that did purchased a huge amount. According to the distributor, th
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Liam realized that all of the hands were missing! It was the same for all three victims–their chopped off hands had been missing at the scene of the crime, and were still missing. Without a doubt, the hands must have been taken away by the culprit!But why did the culprit take them?According to Liam’s understanding, the culprit might have thought kept the hands as trophies! He would keep his trophies, and in future, every time he looked at the victims’ hands, the hatred inside him would lessen.This behavior was very similar to some of the feuds that Liam had experienced, so he felt that these Lost Hand Cases was some form of revenge. The culprit’s targets might have been chosen purposely, not randomly.Liam deduced that the victims might have previously offended the culprit, whether intentionally or unintentionally, so the culprit chopped off their hands to take revenge on them!But…what kind of hatred could have caused the culprit to decide to chop off their hands? Also, why was it
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Looking at Aetheron Second Middle School’s solemn and magnificent gate, Liam felt his legs become heavy, gluing him to his place.Aetheron Second Middle School was one of the biggest, most famous middle schools within the entire district! Many people would give up everything just to get themselves into the school.Liam never would have dreamed that Chloe would be attending the Second Middle School! Not to mention, she was in the eighth grade, and that in a month and half she would be taking the High School Entrance Examination!He was even more surprised that Chloe did not want her own father to come to the parent conference; not because her grades were too low, but because her grades were too good!As it turned out, Chloe was the Second Middle School’s genius. Every mock exam that she had taken, she was always ranked in the top three among the entire school.The little girl was very interesting. She told the school that night recitation did not fit her learning style, and that she wa
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The Liam of this world had never driven before. He did not even have a driver’s license. But the street king Liam?of his previous life was different. In his old world, he was often “invited” to the police station due to frequent speeding. Although his driving skill was not considered amazing, his opponents were always very afraid of him because Liam drove in a style similar to how he fought–without a care for his own life!Liam was driving his police car with the siren was going off. How could any traffic police officers stop him now? He floored the gas pedal, and headed straight towards the place called Sandra Welsh. Along the way he sped past countless cars, ignored every traffic light, and nearly ran a few cars into the ditch. The drivers behind him cursed endlessly.Of course, the reason why Liam drove so carelessly was because he was in a state of emergency. Sandra was a fairly famous graveyard in Qinshan, and was the home of Vee’s father’s grave. He was rushing to save someone!D
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Senior, what a coincidence, I was about to call you!” Sharon’s vivacious voice said through the phone. “Ruth’s private life is a mess. I just saw her go into a hotel with four men!”“Ah? What…” Liam had wanted to tell Sharon about Emily, but as Sharon suddenly told him that, he became lost for words.Sharon sneered and said, “I knew you were not thinking of anything good. I was joking! She was at the hotel for a conference! Kekeke…”Liam cut Sharon short and told her what he saw at Li Dan’s house all at once.?After listening, Sharon was completely dumbstruck! She was only a clerk intern, and although her investigation skills were quite good, she felt a little confused now that they had discovered who the culprit was.“S…senior! What should we do next?” Sharon asked, shivering.“What should we do?” Liam was also barely a real policeman. Encountering such an earth shattering event had also made him lose the ability to think straight. He needed to take control over Emily’s place, and obt
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“Police Officer! What’s up?” The elderly woman saw Liam’s reaction and was excited and nervous. She asked as she stood by the door, “Are these the things you needed? My daughter is a good person. You have to protect her well!”Liam was still in a state of shock and confusion as he ignored the woman’s inquiry. Not only did he carefully read the document with the photo of the grave, but he also made sure to read through all the information regarding Vee!As with the last few cases, Emily had already done extensive research and planning for her next act! The place with the collapsed grave was the key to her current plan!As it turned out, the person in the grave on the document was Vee’s father! Her father had passed away many years ago due to a sudden illness. Returning to his roots, his body was buried in his family’s ancestral graves. Had Emily dared to alter the grave?Earlier, she dug a hole in the grave, then forged an official document and sent it to Vee. The document said that Vee
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The second victim of the Lost Hand Case, Mabel, had her hand chopped off while she was sleeping at home. The chances of solving burglary attacks like this were usually quite high, but only Mabel’s case was unsolved. There were numerous security cameras in the surrounding district, but there was no sign of any suspects, which had perplexed the police. What method had the culprit used?When Liam saw Emily’s detailed plan, he finally realized how she had done it! If the keyword for Sarah’s case was “vent,” then the keyword for Mabel’s case would be “ladder!”Last month, Emily had taken a retractable ladder, and climbed up to the building next to Mabel’s house. There was a distance of five meters between that building and Mabel’s apartment. After the ladder had been set up, it could be placed between the two buildings, acting as a bridge.Emily had not only meticulously planned her use of the ladder, but had gathered food and water as well, which she had hidden on the rooftop. On April 23r
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“I’m here to investigate, not to take evidence!” Liam spoke bluntly, “Why would I need gloves? Don’t worry, your daughter’s not Sherlock Holmes. She won’t notice!” As he finished, he ignored the old woman’s protesting and grabbed one of the book off of the shelf. The book was about anesthesia. Liam flipped through a few pages, and saw that there were many notes in the margin.Emily’s handwriting was elegant and clean, with little flaws. Just from a quick glance, you would be able to tell that she was someone who was very careful and methodical.Liam flipped through a few other books, and they were all the similarly marked. He could not help but ask the woman standing in the doorway, “Does your daughter study medicine? How come she has so many books related to medicine?”“None, none at all!” The elderly responded assuredly, “But many years ago, she worked at a veterinarian office, and it was a pretty famous one too. Emily was their assistant! So she probably learned some stuff when she
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Do you know where your daughter is?” Liam had a bad feeling about Emily and asked the old lady immediately, “How can I find her?”“Officer, I’ve told you everything that you asked, why do you still want to look for my daughter?” The old lady was still worried about the piano issue, afraid that Liam might add salt to her daughter’s wound.“Nothing much. We only need some information about her, so it’s not necessary that we find her! Liam showed her his police badge and spouted nonsense, “I’m just fulfilling my mission! The police are currently investigating something related to that piano competition. Who knows, we might be able to find the culprit who harmed your daugher!”“Oh…” The old lady pondered for a while and said to Liam, “my daughter should be with the performance troupe! Probably the City Cultural Palace performance troupe? When she left today, she told me she might be going to the countryside with the troupe tonight, and would probably be back after four or five days!”“Oh?
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Without the small piece of finger, Emily’s hand couldn’t make a full recovery!” The woman paused for a long time before she could continue. Wiping away her tears she spoke, “When the doctors were doing the surgery to repair Emily’s finger, Emily’s father knelt in front of them, begging them that no matter what, they couldn’t let Emily’s hand be harmed, that she was the family’s only hope!“But…even then, the doctor told us after the surgery, that the joints in Emily’s finger had been severely injured, that she wouldn’t make a full recovery. Her middle finger’s ability to bend was severely affected! Do you know what that meant for a child whose entire life was piano? Being unable to bend her finger was equivalent to a death sentence! Upon hearing this, my husband had a heart attack and fainted right there! If it wasn’t for the emergency treatment, my husband would’ve left us then and there!”“Then what happened?” Liam asked for more details. On top of feeling pity for the child prodigy
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Seeing the old lady so agitated, Liam was extremely curious. Something must have happened to the girl that year. Liam told her it was a very important matter, one that he urgently needed to understand, and hoped that the old lady would cooperate in the investigation. He even threatened her indirectly, saying that if she did not cooperate, he would have to personally ask her daughter when she came back.The old lady was very worried about her daughter hearing the word “piano.” After weighing the pros and cons, she could only tell Zhao Yu the truth.Liam had had many guesses regarding the girl prodigy’s sudden withdrawal from the competition; however, after hearing the story from the old lady, he realized that the matter was far more complicated than he had imagined!“Yes, my daughter Emily played the piano, and was even a piano prodigy well known in Denning County!” the old lady said with a heavy expression. “We only have one daughter. Her father and I spent our entire fortune on her.
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Fearing Elyon would solve the case before him, as Liam worked on finding the girl, he never stopped listening in on Elyon’s conversations. The invisible eavesdropper had an effective period of forty-seven hours. There were still a lot of time before it wore off.According to the information from the eavesdropper, Elyon had already realized her investigation direction could be wrong, and was currently looking for a new direction. Team B had also already guessed the possibility of revenge for the motive. There were even some who mentioned the word “piano.” If the continued like that, they would surely catch up to Liam.“Holy sh*t!” Hearing the information from Team B and seeing the address on the map, Liam could not help but be a little nervous. He was not sure if his new evidence would actually help him find the culprit.Apparently, the address Jasper helped Liam find was Aetheron City HY District, Golden Temple Number 53. This address did not seem like much, but to Liam who was famili
