Chapter 28: The Clue of the Elusive Intruder

For a full hour, Xiao Yu meticulously examined the crime scene.

Every nook and cranny on the sixth floor and in the attic was scrutinized.

Yet, nothing was found…

Impossible!

Frowning, Xiao Yu finally stood by the window in the main hall.

With his previous life’s investigative experience, he believed that as long as the murderer left any trace,

he would surely notice it.

But at this scene, there was not even a hint of the ‘fifth person’ making an entry.

Exactly—if there were another culprit,

beyond the three members of the victim’s family and the main suspect, a fifth person must have been involved!

Does that make sense?

If it doesn’t, then it’s downright terrifying… Xiao Yu’s lips twitched.

But…

Just because ordinary people can’t detect a trace doesn’t mean I’m powerless.

Falcon’s Eye… activate!

In an instant,

Xiao Yu’s eyes transformed.

His pupils contracted and expanded rapidly as a sharp gleam flickered within them.

His vision changed.

The world itself transformed.

It was as if a new realm had been unveiled, and everything appeared different.

He could now see even the dust particles on the floor, the stray hair left on the sofa, and other details previously hidden…

Using his Falcon’s Eye, Xiao Yu re-examined the scene.

At last, he found himself standing by the floor-to-ceiling window in the attic again, his gaze fixed intently on the handle of the sliding door.

There, on the door, was a peculiar mark—almost the same shade as the white window, yet slightly different…

A small dot!

Xiao Yu crouched down, bringing his eyes close to the mark.

A slow smile spread across his face.

It felt as if a flash of insight had shattered all the mysteries in his mind.

So, this is how you managed to get into the victim’s home?!

…

In less than half an hour, the entire Special Investigation Team arrived, all of them wearing expressions of suspicion and severity as they looked at Xiao Yu.

“Did you bring anything?” Xiao Yu asked Niu Peng.

“Mm.”

Niu Peng nodded and handed Xiao Yu a tool kit.

Inside the kit were disposable rubber gloves and a set of forensic tools.

After putting on the gloves, Xiao Yu retrieved a small pair of tweezers and returned to the sliding door.

Then, extending his hand with the tweezers toward that odd mark on the door,

he delicately pinched it at both ends of the mark and slowly pulled.

Out came a tiny white plastic strip, just over an inch long…

Everyone: ???

Is this the clue you mentioned?

Is this the reason you summoned us?

The team exchanged uneasy glances, feeling as if they had been played for fools.

Was Xiao Yu toying with them?

No; casually, he tossed the tweezers and plastic strip aside.

Crouching down, he pressed his eye close to the small hole in the sliding door.

In his previous life, Xiao Yu had handled a bizarre case of home burglary.

A case so minor that he should never have needed to get involved.

Yet, this tiny case escalated into a major investigation.

Over two months, a thief had struck more than thirty times. Scary, isn’t it?

On average, a robbery every two days.

Due to the enormous sums involved, many investigative units couldn’t solve the case, and eventually it was handed over to him.

Why was it unsolvable?

Wasn’t it just home burglary?

The problem was, until the thief was caught, no one could figure out how he managed to get into the victims’ homes. Isn’t that extraordinary?

Many of the burglary victims had no one at home, with their doors and windows securely locked.

The main door showed no signs of forced entry or lock picking—yet the valuables vanished!

So, how did the thief break in?

A steel wire and a hand drill!

The thief would first drill a small hole into the sliding door of the victim’s home.

Then, using a steel wire, he easily opened the door to commit the burglary.

The most cunning part was that after the robbery, he erased all his traces and restored everything back to its original state.

Finally, he sealed the tiny hole he made with a plastic strip of matching color, leaving no evidence behind.

It took Xiao Yu half a month to crack this consecutive home burglary case. He couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity of it all.

Facing the captured thief, he even gave a thumbs-up and exclaimed, ‘Impressive!’

Xiao Yu was stunned to find that in this new world, someone was committing home burglaries using the same method.

Rising to his feet, he scanned the Special Investigation Team and noticed their confused expressions.

With a smirk, he said, ‘Even with your level of understanding, you might not grasp what I’m explaining.’

So, you all remain bewildered!

Then, Xiao Yu took out a coil of steel wire from the tool kit and demonstrated the technique right there for the team.

When they saw him unlock the sliding door using just the tiny hole and a steel wire,

all their faces lit up in shock.

It wasn’t because of Xiao Yu’s lock-picking skills,

but because he was revealing how the real culprit could enter the victim’s home without leaving a trace.

The balcony, perhaps?

Coming to his senses, Niu Peng stepped onto the balcony, standing next to Xiao Yu who was gazing upward at the overhanging awning.

Niu Peng’s mind raced, picturing the scenario.

The culprit would scale the rooftop of the apartment building, use the awning to reach the balcony, drill through it with a hand drill, and then use a steel wire to unlock the door to commit the crime…

Unbelievable!

Niu Peng looked at Xiao Yu with a complex expression, as if to say, ‘Are you a monster? How could you even think of that?’

Xiao Yu seemed to read his thoughts and smiled.

Even the most devoted followers can become sycophants.

In this world, anything is possible.

Only those as devious as the devious can outsmart their own kind.

Of course, Xiao Yu would never admit to being cunning.

This is called wisdom—take note!