Chapter 403: Hints of a Sinister Legacy

Chapter 403: The First Clues (Part 2 Update)

City J, a residential building.

Building 43, Unit 2, Room 302… the hometown of the suspect, Che Yu.

Before college, Che Yu lived with his parents in a two-bedroom, one living room apartment.

At that moment, an elderly couple in the lobby wept inconsolably.

After Che Yu committed suicide, the police immediately notified his family.

This is what they call notifying immediately after death is medically confirmed.

Relevant departments are required to inform as soon as the details are received and verified.

However, there are many situations where notification is delayed.

In cases of unnatural death with scant evidence,

confirming the identity of the deceased becomes an arduous task…

Two members of Team Two are currently speaking with the elderly couple.

They are investigating everyone Che Yu had interacted with before his death.

The crucial question is: who taught Che Yu Muay Thai?

The person who taught him Muay Thai is highly suspect.

And that’s not all.

The massacre of an entire family that occurred five years ago has been reopened for investigation.

Just as Xiao Yu had suspected.

Assuming both cases are linked to a sinister, cruel ritual sacrifice,

it is highly likely that the murderer in both cases is the same person.

The motive is clear… a desperate bid for life extension!

“After speaking with his parents, they mentioned that Che Yu had been fond of Muay Thai since high school. As for who taught him, they weren’t sure.”

“They only recalled that one night five years ago, Che Yu failed to come home. When he returned the next day, he seemed so frightened that he was ill for an entire week before recovering.”

“The timeline suggests it coincided with the period of that family massacre five years ago.”

“It’s highly probable that Che Yu was connected to that massacre back then…”

A team member reported to Xiao Yu and Wang Dong.

“Wasn’t he just in high school at that time?” Wang Dong frowned.

“That’s perfectly normal,” came the reply.

Xiao Yu found nothing odd. “After all, Che Yu was only fifteen or sixteen. There have been plenty of teenage murderers in the world.”

To borrow a line from his past life,

when I was fifteen or sixteen, I already wielded a fully functional weapon and could hold my own in a fight.

Whether that weapon was proper or not is another matter.

“By the way, Wang, did you have a girlfriend at that age?”

Xiao Yu grinned mischievously, his eyes catching Wang Dong’s in a peculiar way.

“Who am I?”

Wang Dong replied with a proud smile, “Back in the day, I was quite the catch, with countless girls fawning over me…”

Tsk tsk, still showing off… Xiao Yu gave his older brother a wry look, choosing not to call him out.

Seeing his little brother’s mischievous grin, Wang Dong’s face turned red.

He realized he had been exaggerating.

Yet he believed that even if his boast was a bit off, it was still refreshingly original.

After all, who doesn’t enjoy a little bragging?

“Are you digressing?”

Wang Dong stared at Xiao Yu—though in truth, he was the one who had strayed off topic. “So, what’s our next step?”

“We investigate,” Xiao Yu replied with a shrug. “Since the clues have led us this far, we must find out who taught Che Yu Muay Thai. His family might not know, but his old classmates probably do. We all grew up during that era—haven’t you picked up on the mentality?”

Wang Dong nodded, aligning with Xiao Yu’s previous thoughts.

Men love a little posturing—it’s almost a rite of passage.

The younger you are, the more it tends to happen.

Back then, when Che Yu mastered Muay Thai, wouldn’t he have shown it off to his classmates?

It was the passionate age of youth—surely he would want to impress?

With that in mind, Team Two began investigating Che Yu’s high school years,

especially focusing on classmates who were close to him.

Their probe uncovered several details.

According to their memories, Che Yu indeed demonstrated his Muay Thai skills.

He loved fighting and had become remarkably proficient.

Some classmates, envious, asked where he had learned his techniques.

Che Yu said nothing, only mentioning that a ‘Big Brother’ had taken a liking to him.

The one who taught him Muay Thai!

“Big Brother?”

Xiao Yu savored the meaning of those two words.

He deduced that this ‘Big Brother’ couldn’t have been much older than Che Yu.

If he were significantly older, he wouldn’t be considered a big brother but rather an uncle.

The age gap should be within ten years.

That means this ‘Big Brother’ was at most twenty-five or twenty-six years old five years ago.

Perhaps even younger?

Using this as a starting point, further deductions were made.

Assuming the case from five years ago is linked to the current one,

with the motive being ritual sacrifice… life extension?

Could it be that this ‘Big Brother’ is the true culprit behind both murders?

Logically speaking,

a twenty-five or twenty-six-year-old would have little need for life extension,

unless he was abnormal in some way,

or perhaps he was trying to prolong the life of a loved one.

Recall that during the investigation,

six victims went to the haunted house to shoot a Disc Spirit video. Was it Che Yu who provided the address?

Could it be that this ‘Big Brother’ orchestrated it by directing Che Yu and luring them in?

But Che Yu never expected it.

He, too, became a target of the ‘Big Brother’.

It turned out that the ‘Big Brother’ not only killed the six victims,

but also intended to kill him. That’s why Che Yu ran—he had to hide.

If this line of reasoning is correct, the pieces fall into place.

It also confirms Xiao Yu’s earlier suspicions.

Someone had successfully executed a diversion.

At the time of the incident, there weren’t just six victims,

but… eight.

Big Brother, Che Yu, and the six victims!

Clearly, the ‘Big Brother’ was hiding in the shadows.

It seems that Che Yu and the six others staged a Disc Spirit video shoot—and used the opportunity to commit murder.

If that’s true, Che Yu may have killed two people during that event.

Then, when the candles in the room were extinguished, plunging everything into darkness,

did the ‘Big Brother’ step in and finish off the remaining four?

It was during this murderous sequence that Che Yu sensed something was wrong.

And so, he fled.

The theory holds together… a chill ran down Xiao Yu’s spine.

What a calculating mind!

It was clear that this ‘Big Brother’ possessed an astonishing IQ.

Both the case from five years ago and the current one (if you can believe it)

had left no trace of him.

Suppose he hadn’t noticed Che Yu’s suspicious suicide,

and only later uncovered the inconsistencies in the massacre case from five years ago.

Then, by connecting those clues to a sinister ritual sacrifice,

he traced the trail back to this ‘Big Brother’.

In that scenario, the two cases might forever remain unsolved.

One being classified as a family massacre,

and the other as a paranormal incident.

For someone capable of such meticulous planning, his IQ is downright terrifying!

While processing these implications, Xiao Yu forced himself to set aside all negative emotions.

So, how do we find this ‘Big Brother’?

Ritual sacrifice… life extension!

Only someone on the brink of death would be desperate enough to try and extend their life.

Next, we follow Che Yu’s trail, investigating everyone he encountered in the past.

Among them, anyone whose health was failing or who seemed near death surely holds the key.

That’s bound to reveal the answers! End of chapter.