I Get A Random New Occupation Every Week-Chapter 2437 - 2438: The Truth about the Escape

"I’ve been outside all the while; what new discoveries could there possibly be." Lin Yi said with a smile:

"There were too many people just now, and it was all chaotic inside. Now that people have left, it will be quieter and I can concentrate more."

"I get what you mean." Xu Jiaqi said:

"You found them too annoying."

"I wouldn’t put it that way, everyone has their own habits, and I just prefer quietness."

Having said that, Lin Yi walked towards the interior of the house.

Although there had been many people here before, they were all professionals, so the scene hadn’t been disturbed.

The house consisted of two bedrooms and a living room, and Lin Yi went straight to the bedroom first.

Here, he found what he wanted to see!

Buddha Shrine!

Compared to others, Li Hongzhu seemed to be even more devoutly religious.

The second bedroom had no bed, but rather a table over two meters long, on which various Buddha statues were enshrined.

He was really making a grand display of it, compared to others.

"He was a very devout person." Xu Jiaqi interjected:

"When we communicated over the phone, he said he got to his position all thanks to the Buddha’s blessing. He even suggested that I should become a follower of Buddhism. I didn’t expect that he would end up in trouble."

"So, you mean he was already a Buddhist believer before buying the house and relocating there, right?"

"Umm..."

Xu Jiaqi paused, "That should be the case, but does that count as a suspicious point?"

"In the Xinshan branch office’s case, among the four victims’ families, three had Buddha shrines, and the remaining one had bought many Buddha Pendants, prayer beads, and the like. In other words, this is a commonality among them."

After listening to Lin Yi, Xu Jiaqi also felt a bit strange.

It could make sense if it was just one or two of them, but all five victims doing the same thing, that certainly raises some questions.

"I recall from our previous conversation, you mentioned that they all came from the same place, right?"

Lin Yi nodded, somberly saying:

"One day, something sudden happened, and these people left their hometown and went to various places all over the country. Before coming to Yanjing, I went to their hometown to inquire. Apparently, none of these people had the habit of worshiping Buddha at home in the past; it was only after they left the village that they started enshrining these things."

Xu Jiaqi frowned in thought, "What you’re saying is even stranger, could it be that they did something guilty?"

"Hmm?"

Xu Jiaqi’s words, to some extent, gave Lin Yi a hint.

Perhaps just as she suggested, these five people had done a guilty deed back in the day and no longer dared to stay in Jindou Village, so they left their hometown and scattered to different places.

But even after leaving, they still couldn’t get over the guilt, so they turned to worshiping Buddha as atonement.

Thinking this, Lin Yi’s thoughts turned to Li Hongzhu again.

After coming to Yanjing, he not only had the money to buy a house but also had the capital to do business.

Given the situation at the time, he must have obtained a substantial amount of money. From this perspective, it’s likely the others received an equal sum as well.

If you added it all together, it was quite a significant amount.

Bearing this in mind, Lin Yi began piecing together all the clues.

These people must have done something unspeakable in the town back then, otherwise, they wouldn’t have fled the scene of the crime.

With this in mind, the truth behind the case became clearer.

The culprit lurking in the shadows was possibly connected to that incident.

However, he might very likely be a victim himself!

As such, a complete logic of the murder began to emerge.

"But what is Li Hongzhu’s connection to the killer?" Xu Jiaqi heaved a sigh, saying:

"The forensic doctor examined him, his spine, knees, were all smashed to pieces. He was tortured to death while alive, and then his body was thrown downstairs. Doing this seems totally unnecessary. Li Hongzhu lived alone; if the body had stayed in the house, it might not have been discovered for ten days or even half a month."

"The killer is taunting us." Lin Yi said:

"This person is psychologically twisted and has no regard for the police." freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

"From what you’re saying, he really seems like a pervert."

"Calling him a pervert is putting it mildly," Lin Yi said:

"He’s more formidable than we imagined."

"Gee~~~I’m getting goosebumps."

Lin Yi smiled, but said no more.

From Xu Jiaqi’s attire, one could tell that her family was well-off. Naturally, she found it hard to accept such an incident.

Leaving the secondary bedroom, Lin Yi checked other areas.

At the dining table, there was a large bloodstain, likely left behind by Li Hongzhu.

As to whether the murderer’s fingerprints were left in the house, it’s still uncertain.

Instinctively, Lin Yi held little hope for that.

Based on the murderer’s methods, he probably wouldn’t have left any clues behind.

After surveying the interior, Lin Yi walked out, followed by Xu Jiaqi, who from time to time glanced at him.

Her thoughts weren’t on the case, but on Lin Yi.

Standing at the entrance of Li Hongzhu’s home, Lin Yi looked up towards the upper floors, then down at the lower ones, pondering something.

After a long while, seeing that Lin Yi was motionless, Xu Jiaqi asked:

"Lin Bro, what are you looking at?"

"I’m thinking about how the killer escaped."

"How he escaped?" Xu Jiaqi’s eyes lit up, "Right, how did he escape? How come I never paid attention to this issue?"

Lin Yi found it somewhat amusing and felt that Xu Jiaqi might not have gotten her position through proper channels, possibly with some personal connections.

Lin Yi didn’t bother explaining too much, as this was also puzzling him and he couldn’t figure it out.

Lin Yi looked around for more than half an hour, but still came up empty-handed.

"Alright, let’s go. It’s already past nine o’clock in the evening."

"Mmm-hmm." Xu Jiaqi nodded, "You must be hungry, right? For your first visit to Yanjing, let me treat you to dinner."

"That’s quite alright, I should be the one treating you, you’ve been such a great help."

"No problem, it’s just a meal. Don’t worry about the specifics, you can treat me back some other time."

"Let’s go."

Without saying more, Lin Yi prepared to leave.

"Huh?"

But just then, something caught Lin Yi’s attention.

At the entrance of apartment 602, Lin Yi noticed a black mark the size of half a fingernail.

As if compelled by some ghostly force, Lin Yi touched it and found it had dried up.

Taking out his smartphone, he switched on the flashlight and shone it on the mark.

To his surprise, the mark wasn’t black, but red!

The two exchanged glances, and Xu Jiaqi blurted out!

"It’s blood! I have a feeling it might be Li Hongzhu’s."

Lin Yi nodded, "Very likely."

"But if he died inside the house, how did his blood end up here?"

Looking back, Lin Yi thought that apartment 601 was Li Hongzhu’s home, yet his blood was strangely found at the doorstep of 602.

Suddenly, Lin Yi’s eyes lit up!

"I know how the killer escaped!"