Chapter 277: Perfect Crime

Chapter 277: Perfect Crime

There exists a type of person in this world.

No matter what they do, they strive for perfection.

It’s a kind of psychological compulsion…

…and an inner contradiction.

Sometimes, nothing seems good enough for them.

This inevitably plunges them into deep conflict.

Bear in mind, nothing in this world is flawless.

Yet perfectionists possess an innate drive.

They pour all their energy into everything that touches their lives.

They tirelessly improve things, chasing perfection with delight…

In his previous life, Xiao Yu encountered a case.

The criminal was, in fact, a perfectionist.

This offender brought perfectionism to an extreme.

He committed the crime without any pragmatic motive.

No motive at all?

Exactly – what some might call a crime of passion.

The kind of passionate murder you might have heard about!

This type of crime served purely as a testament to one’s abilities – a display, or even a pursuit of perfection.

Such criminals are not only proud but also exceptionally clever and cunning.

They treat criminality as a form of talent display – an art.

They use both the crime and the victims as tools to prove their skills and showcase their art.

Throughout the process, the criminal purposefully flaunts his abilities, intellect, and aesthetic sense.

Every move he makes exudes superiority.

It’s an obsession far beyond ordinary compulsiveness.

Xiao Yu never imagined that in his new life he’d encounter this kind of criminal once more.

Recalling that past case, his expression gradually turned grim.

“What’s wrong?”

He Li looked at him curiously, asking, “Thinking of something?”

“Something very troubling… or maybe it’s just my imagination.”

Xiao Yu said coldly, “If it isn’t a mere illusion… solving this case might be incredibly challenging!”

It was as if he needed to prove his deduction.

【Ding, case triggered successfully.】

【Police God Case Check-in Activated.】

【Host, would you like to check in?】

Xiao Yu: ……

The system is such a jerk – are you trying to save face?

Check in!

【Ding, congratulations, host! Case check-in successful!】

【System Reward: Ability – Sports Expert!】

【System Task Assigned: Solve the Perfect Murder Case!】

【Time Limit: Fifteen Days!】

【Complete the task within the time limit for an extra reward: System Skill – Rhino Defense!】

【Fail within the time limit and your system abilities will be retracted!】

【Task countdown has begun…】

In an instant, countless data streams merged into Xiao Yu’s mind.

He felt as if his body was undergoing subtle changes…

Countless sports-related skills and abilities seamlessly melded with his physique.

Rock climbing, parkour, surfing…

Coming back to his senses, Xiao Yu rolled his eyes.

He focused on the task deadline.

Fifteen days?

Thank goodness… Xiao Yu exhaled in relief.

Fifteen days isn’t too short or too long for a system task.

But it does suggest that the danger level might not be too high.

However…

If this were just a straightforward murder case task,

then a fifteen-day limit would be quite terrifying.

It clearly signals that catching the culprit will be a significant challenge!

Suddenly.

His phone rang.

“What’s the situation?”

Glancing at the caller ID, he saw it was Guo Qiang, so he answered.

“Boss, the surveillance seems off. Should you come check it out, or do you want me to head over?”

Guo Qiang’s voice echoed from the phone.

“I’ll head back.”

After ending the call, Xiao Yu turned to He Li, saying, “He Jie, I’m off for now. Keep me posted if you notice anything.”

“Okay.”

He Li waved him off, pulled out a new pair of latex gloves, donned them along with a mask, and eyed the body fragments intently.

“Damn…” Xiao Yu muttered, rolling his eyes as he walked away.

A person suited to be a forensic doctor,

someone who relishes dissecting corpses.

Xiao Yu thought that such an obsession was, to some extent…

pathological!

…

Driving back to the Criminal Investigation Team,

he found Zhao Changshan and Zhou Tinghu already present.

A case of this magnitude meant that no one on the team was off duty.

When Xiao Yu returned, everyone was gathered in the conference room.

They were watching a surveillance video projected on a screen…

The footage appeared completely normal.

It showed the victim, Jiang Xiuran, entering and leaving his residential community every day.

But one detail was amiss.

Over the past month, the victim had occasionally been out late and returned early.

Most of the time, he left around 11 PM and got home by about 4 AM.

This occurred five times in the last month.

Could it be linked to the case?

“Investigate it,”

Zhao Changshan ordered.

A deputy leader and several Criminal Police officers got up and left.

“Xiao Yu, what do you think?” Zhou Tinghu asked.

“I’m not Inspector Yuanfang…” Xiao Yu’s mild PTSD flared at that remark.

Sometimes, he envied Conan, the protagonist from that anime in his previous life.

When the washing machine kicked in, he instantly became an encyclopedia – there was nothing he didn’t know.

But I’m a normal guy!

At that moment, Xiao Yu pouted like an underachiever facing disappointed elders, saying, “I don’t have any comments for now, but…”

He picked up the projector’s remote control and rewound the surveillance video.

When the view shifted to the victim’s face, he pressed pause.

He zoomed in and locked onto Jiang Xiuran’s entire face.

“That’s odd.”

Staring at the face, Xiao Yu frowned, “Returning at 4 AM with an excited look? If I remember correctly, every time he got back in the past month, his expression was the same. Is that normal?”

Keep in mind, our bodies follow a biological clock.

Most people have regular daily habits.

Their bodies function normally during the day and recuperate at night… using sleep to recover.

Especially in the early hours, when the body is typically exhausted and hardly ever excited.

Yet on the projector, the victim not only appeared extremely excited, his mental state was exceptional.

Whether once or twice – even five times in a row – something is definitely off.

What could cause someone to be so exhilarated upon returning at 4 AM?

Doesn’t that seem strange?

At Xiao Yu’s remark, everyone’s imagination began to run wild.

After speaking, he recalled the system task.

Could the victim’s excitement be linked to the culprit?

A perfect crime?

Heh… Xiao Yu sneered, “Do you really think you’re up to the task?”