Chapter 282: The Terrifying Corpse

Chapter 282 – The Terrifying Corpse

Could the killer of Jiang Xiuran possibly be a woman?

Xiao Yu was at a loss.

It’s not that women can’t commit crimes.

It’s just that… there are very few women who excel at carnage.

For instance, someone who can dismember a person into ten parts with only nine slashes.

It not only tests one’s skill with a blade, but also physical strength and mental fortitude.

All three elements are indispensable.

Normal thinking.

How many women are skilled in bone-chopping and meat-slicing with a cleaver?

How many can deliver a flawless nine-stroke decapitation?

And how many possess the mentality to dismember a living person piece by piece?

Not to mention, most men wouldn’t even be capable of such a feat.

Has Xiao Yu lost his mind?

Even if this woman isn’t the murderer, she can’t possibly be an accomplice, can she?

Anyone who asks such a question clearly doesn’t understand perfectionists.

A perfectionist insists on doing everything flawlessly.

They always handle things themselves rather than rely on others.

Especially for something as heinous as murder.

They wouldn’t dare to involve an accomplice.

Getting someone else involved would taint the perfection of their act.

It would introduce a flaw into what they consider a flawless execution.

That is something a true perfectionist cannot tolerate.

Imagine preparing a sumptuous, enticing dish…

Only to find a fly in it – utterly disgusting!

Snap back to reality.

Xiao Yu’s eyes returned to the video.

Fixated on that woman.

Her face was obscured by a stylish hat.

But beneath the hat, a waterfall of long hair could be seen.

Her form-fitting black cheongsam traced dizzying curves.

Standing well over 175 cm, she looked every bit a model.

Huh?

Xiao Yu was surprised.

How could she be so tall?

Wearing high heels, she must easily be over 180 cm now.

What puzzled Xiao Yu even more was this:

Though undeniably feminine in physique, movements, and dress,

a sudden glint of cold calculation flashed in Xiao Yu’s eyes.

Something about this woman just didn’t add up!

The bar’s surveillance footage was replayed.

Jiang Xiuran appeared in the bar three times, each time booking a private room, and this same woman showed up three times as well.

Every time, she appeared before Jiang Xiuran arrived.

And she alone booked a private room.

Such coincidences are impossible.

It couldn’t have happened three times by chance!

Criminal Investigation Team.

“Focus the investigation on the woman in the bar surveillance footage.”

Rubbing his temples in frustration, Xiao Yu said to Guo Qiang and the others, “There’s one more thing – that woman is problematic.”

“What do you mean?”

Guo Qiang and the other officers looked stunned as they reviewed the footage. “Other than her tall stature, she seems fine, doesn’t she?”

Their eyes weren’t deceived; if she were a man in disguise, it would be too obvious.

But in everyone’s eyes, she was indeed a woman.

And that very fact left Xiao Yu puzzled as well.

Where exactly does the problem lie?

Unless he could see her with his own eyes…

Video footage, even with a skill like Falcon’s Eye, lacks the detail to reveal everything…

Time passed quickly.

Another full day went by as the Criminal Investigation Team continued to chase clues.

Late at around 11 PM.

While Xiao Yu repeatedly rewatched the bar’s surveillance footage,

suddenly,

the call from the alarm center came through to the Criminal Investigation Team.

Something had happened!

……

Night.

11:05 PM.

Bincheng’s 110 alarm center received a report.

The caller claimed to be a resident of a local housing complex.

While returning home after a late shift, they witnessed… a bizarre corpse.

Although it was already dark, the dim streetlights provided some illumination.

In a hurry to get home, the caller took a shortcut through the back alley of the complex.

And then, they saw a strange creature standing on the path.

At first, the caller thought it was just a large dog.

Being rather bold, they didn’t take a closer look or think much of it.

But once they stepped closer, they were so startled that they collapsed in shock.

It was a bizarre corpse – a female corpse.

Her arms, missing hands, and legs without calves, were oddly arranged to support her body.

Strangely, even though her limbs were on the ground,

her chest and abdomen were facing upward.

The most horrifying detail was that her head had grown on her chest.

And on that head, a pair of hands sprouted.

Her pale face was wide open in a bizarre smile that radiated joy, relief, and excitement.

The corpse’s transformation seemed to turn a human into a monster, into a…

humanoid dog!

The caller, now collapsed on the ground in terror, lost control right there.

Somehow summoning strength, they scrambled to their feet and fled, calling the police afterward…

……

At the scene of the crime.

The Criminal Investigation Team arrived.

Slowly crouching down, Xiao Yu examined the grotesque, horrifying female corpse before him.

Three days later, the same gruesome scene unfolded again on Route 170.

The case was identical, the method replicated perfectly.

The body had been cut into ten pieces, then reassembled and stitched back together.

The expressions on the faces of both victims were exactly the same after death.

Xiao Yu recognized that face from a day earlier.

It belonged to the receptionist at Yunwei Psychological Counseling.

It was her!

The Criminal Investigation Team scoured the area but couldn’t find the murder weapon or any other clues.

Forensic expert He Li arrived and was visibly disturbed upon seeing the bizarre female corpse.

The on-site autopsy began shortly after.

Fifteen minutes later.

“Just like last time.”

He Li, her expression heavy with concern, glanced at Xiao Yu, “Even without a full examination, we can tell it’s again nine slashes, cut into ten pieces and stitched together…”

Xiao Yu’s expression remained impassive as he said, “Not necessarily. We should thoroughly examine the body once it’s taken away.”

“What do you mean?”

He Li frowned and looked at her junior, “Are you questioning my expertise?”

“No.”

Xiao Yu replied calmly, “I’m questioning this very corpse before us.”

He Li was momentarily confused, “Huh?”

Xiao Yu turned his head to face He Li directly, “Tell me, He Li…”

He locked his eyes on her, “How many people in this world suffer from congenital insensitivity to pain?”

He Li was dumbfounded, “Uh!”

In the next instant, her expression turned to horror!