Chapter 78: The Capture

Chapter 78: Capture

Xiao Yu felt like he had just eaten a dead rat—his mood was indescribable.

He had two questions.

First: Could you kindly send greetings to the entire family of the man controlling the birds? Is that even possible?

Second: How the hell did you do it?

First, controlling a bird to pick up something without dropping it—this requires extraordinary skill.

Second, directing the bird to fly to a specific location and precisely place the item.

And third, making the bird peck at glass to draw attention and coordinate with others…

It all felt utterly unscientific, like back in school when you’d suddenly realize that God had closed your English window, installed a math door, blocked the physics drain, and even sealed off the Chinese passageway…

No—I couldn’t shoulder this alone… Xiao Yu turned to look at Wang Dong.

But Wang Dong didn’t seem any better off.

Always silent, Wang Dong’s face went pale, his expression filled with shock.

Even a veteran from National Security looked baffled, as if the world had turned surreal.

What else could it be?

How on earth did you manage to control five birds to pull off such the unbelievable stunts?

Swallowing hard, Wang Dong regained his senses and asked, “You did it?”

“In theory…”

Xiao Yu nodded. “It’s achievable!”

Just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean someone else can.

Remember that video of a crow?

It used a tool to dig bugs out of a tree hollow.

Xiao Yu nearly popped his eyes out.

Of course, all of this was only theoretical.

Just like in the surveillance video, both he and Wang Dong were witnessing it for the first time!

“Let’s find someone,” Xiao Yu said as he left the ward.

Wang Dong followed closely, his expression grave.

Indeed, someone needed to be found.

The wireless earphones were essentially Bluetooth, effective only within about ten meters.

They were sure someone was hiding in the hospital, controlling birds, using Bluetooth earphones to commit crimes…

If you try to catch them now, they’d definitely be on the run.

Don’t worry—if you’ve been there, you always leave traces.

The hospital is full of surveillance.

Under a full-scale National Security sweep, do you think you can hide your trail?

Dream on!

…

An hour and a half later.

“Got a lead on the head!”

A National Security officer approached Wang Dong.

The hospital had a control room with backup footage.

Only four types of people could move freely in the ward area:

Medical staff, patients, family members, and cleaning personnel.

Excluding these groups, the suspect stood out clearly.

The suspect: a young man wearing a baseball cap!

From the moment he entered, he deliberately obscured his face with the cap, donning oversized glasses and a mask.

His build was distinctive—around six feet tall, rather slim, and slightly stooped.

Holding the suspect’s photo, Xiao Yu stood by a window in a hospital corridor.

This was the third floor; the fifth floor housed Lv Jinyan’s ward corridor.

It was winter, and in a hospital, windows are usually kept closed.

Yet this window showed clear signs of being opened…

He set down the photo, picked up a tablet, and played a segment of the surveillance footage.

In the video, the young man opened the window, then pulled a little box from his jacket, releasing several birds as he gestured to them.

Next, he took out his Bluetooth earphones.

No, not just one earphone—a pair.

Another earphone?

No—it was a tiny… camera!

The young man had attached the camera to a bird’s neck.

Xiao Yu suddenly understood.

So that’s how he could monitor the ward!

Then the young man had a bird grab an earphone, wave his hand, and all five birds took off.

He waited with his phone in hand…

A flash of inspiration, like a bolt of lightning, struck Xiao Yu’s mind.

He remembered a theory he had once developed during a stay at a hotel in City K.

For one, the five victims all showed traces of medication in their systems.

Yet no one had approached them, and no one knew how the drugs had been administered.

Xiao Yu finally pieced everything together.

The feeding didn’t necessarily require a person—it could be done by a bird.

Using a bird to deliver a drug while the victim was distracted…

And then linking it to livestream hypnosis…

Every clue fit perfectly.

The entire crime was laid out before them!

“Then here’s the final question,”

Xiao Yu muttered, “After all your efforts, what was your motive for killing?”

Everything is driven by purpose; that’s an unchanging truth.

We eat when we’re hungry.

We drink when we’re thirsty.

We sleep when we’re tired…

Every day, people do things both great and small with intent.

Except for so-called lunatics and certain mentally ill individuals.

Is murder really as simple as it seems?

To kill, one must invest time, effort, and every conceivable trick. Do you really believe it could be done without motive?

Xiao Yu understood this all too well.

How could National Security overlook it?

The five dead… no, now they were five victims.

National Security’s investigation revealed that these victims had no prior connections—no grudges, no offenses, nothing that would have incited hatred.

A crime of passion?

Xiao Yu couldn’t make sense of it.

“Target identified!” Wang Dong announced as he hung up his phone.

“That soon?” Xiao Yu’s eyes lit up.

The two left the hospital and got into a police car, heading toward a shopping mall…

Wherever you go, you leave traces.

Follow the clues, and you’ll catch the culprit.

Citywide Tianyan Surveillance took center stage!

Tianyan Surveillance has become an indispensable tool in every modern city.

Designed for security and remote monitoring, it operates under a comprehensive management system.

It lets users oversee activities by recording surveillance video and images.

For example, you can search an entire city using face scanning through this system.

This method tracks, follows, and scans continuously, quickly zeroing in on targets.

Take that guy with the baseball cap, for instance.

After leaving the hospital, National Security tracked him down using Tianyan Surveillance.

He was spotted entering a shopping mall.

Arrest him!

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