CHAPTER 772: CHAPTER 772: INSTANT KARMA

Another social scum. Ye Shikai also despised these people who use age as an excuse for privilege. Giving up a seat should be out of kindness, not giving it up is basic respect, yet they resort to violence. They deserve to struggle for space on the bus even at their old age.

"These kind of people are despicable, right?" Zhang Ting couldn’t help but complain.

"Indeed, how about the schoolchild?" Ye Shikai continued to ask, but Zhang Ting suddenly hesitated, showing a look of being on the verge of speaking.

"What happened, was there an incident?" Ye Shikai’s expression also turned serious.

"The passengers in the carriage recorded a video and posted it online, which sparked a discussion..."

"What kind of discussion?"

"Most of it condemns the middle-aged woman, but you know how it is online, there’s all sorts of comments..." Zhang Ting paused while speaking.

"And then?"

"There were all kinds of comments online, and someone even exposed personal identities. The middle-aged woman, named Zhang Xiuli, didn’t care at all, thick-skinned, but the child..."

"What happened to the child?"

"Maybe overthought it, and ended up... jumping off a building." Zhang Ting’s words made Ye Shikai’s heart skip a beat. A young life was lost just like that. Children perceive public commentary differently than adults; even a slight rebuke could trouble them for days, let alone the colorful comments online.

"People online really did, directly revealing identity, address, school." Zhang Ting said indignantly. Indeed, in this case, the middle-aged woman holds a lot of responsibility for the child’s death; anyone being slapped and insulted publicly would find it unbearable, let alone the schoolchild. Sadly, most of the online condemnation didn’t affect the instigator but instead inflicted secondary harm on the victim.

"This incident has also blown up online, recently a lot of people are speaking out, strongly condemning the middle-aged woman." Zhang Ting continued, "And now with this incident, it’s really..."

Ye Shikai wore a grave expression. The culprits in the two cases were the social scum that had been causing turmoil recently. The outrage was palpable; could it be an accident? Ye Shikai did not think so, the murderer was very likely to strike again.

Arriving at the second scene, the location was also the deceased’s home, of course, it was cordoned off by the police, and officers were stationed to guard the scene. Just as Ye Shikai walked in, he saw a chair covered in bloodstains. Initially, Ye Shikai thought it might be rust, but the pooled blood on the floor that had turned black was clearly visible. It seems the chair was indeed stained with blood.

"What happened here?" Ye Shikai asked.

"Zhang Xiuli’s body was found on this chair."

"What about the bloodstains?"

"Two large nails were driven through her thighs, pinning her directly to the chair in a seated position. It took a lot of effort for the officers to remove her."

Ye Shikai’s expression grew heavy. The victim was nailed to the chair; the killer’s intention was only to mock the ’seat giving’ incident. Zhang Xiuli wanted to sit, the killer made sure she would never stand up again.

Looking around, Ye Shikai was surprised to find a cross on a table not far away, but it wasn’t as big as Chen Xietian’s; this looked more like a model.

"This was left by the killer," Ye Shikai said coldly.

"How do you know?"

"The house also contains Buddha statues, incense, and candles, and from what I can tell, these Buddha statues are also arranged quite deliberately, so Zhang Xiuli must have been a Buddhist. Therefore, this cross definitely isn’t hers." Ye Shikai explained.

"So, this time, what does the killer mean by leaving this cross?"

"Like with Chen Xietian, judgment."

"Judging sins, the killer has assumed the viewpoint of God," Ye Shikai’s statement made Zhang Ting deeply uneasy. Just what type of person was this killer? The police department was overwhelmed by these two murder cases.

"I guess, the pressure must be pretty heavy on you guys," Ye Shikai suddenly turned his head and said lightly.

"How did you know?"

"Negative characters being murdered just as things were heating up, it’s like another wave hitting before the previous one subsides. Public opinion and societal discussions all add to the pressure on the police to solve the case."

"Sigh, you’re right," Zhang Ting sighed, then suddenly lifted her head and glared at Ye Shikai fiercely. "Hmph, you still dare to make careless comments, don’t forget, you are also a member of the task force now."

"Of course, I know that." Ye Shikai shook his head and walked out of the house, taking off his gloves.

"Hey, where are you going?" Zhang Ting called out loudly.

"I have important things to take care of, let’s call it a day for the investigation," Ye Shikai said calmly, without turning back, he left.

"Hmph, that guy, really unreliable."

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Tianya Group.

"Huh, Handsome Ye, what are you doing here?" Just entering the lobby, Ye Shikai heard a coquettish voice from behind, turning his head, who else could it be but Wanna.

"Team Leader Wan, I’m here to find someone."

"Is it to see the president? Haha, now that you’re like a son-in-law in a dragon’s suit, you have to put in a good word for your sister in front of the president." Wanna laughed.

"Alright, I’m in a hurry now, I’ll talk to you later," Ye Shikai quickly brushed her off and was just about to leave, but Wanna stopped him.

"If you’re here to see the president, you don’t need to go up, because she just went out."

"What, she went out?" Ye Shikai was a bit surprised, waved his hand "Then never mind, I’ll look outside."

"Wait, she went out to handle some business and will be back soon." At this moment, Wanna added, as if afraid Ye Shikai wouldn’t believe her, she added, "I asked Secretary Zhuang when she left."

"Alright then." Ye Shikai sat down on the lobby sofa, and Wanna actually sat next to him.

"I say, Team Leader Wan, don’t you have to work?" Ye Shikai felt something was off.

"Haha, it’s still lunch break, still half an hour till work time." Wanna casually spoke, then picked up her pink phone and started swiping carelessly.

"Wait, what are you looking at?" Ye Shikai glanced at Wanna’s phone screen and suddenly asked.

"This, the hot news recently, huh, these people, usually only bully the weak and fear the strong, now they’ve got what’s coming to them." Wanna handed over the phone, still complaining while Ye Shikai glanced at the headline, his heart abruptly skipped a beat.

Unscrupulous lawyer and woman who beat others found murdered at home.