Chapter 463: A Mysterious Fate

Chapter 463: A Mysterious Fate (Update 1)

A case that already cost six lives… it’s massive.

Inside the police car en route to the scene, Xiao Yu’s head throbbed with pain.

Needless to say, one thing was clear.

He wasn’t going home tonight…

By the way, Xiao Yu glanced over at Wang Cheng, who was behind the wheel.

He couldn’t help but notice his apprentice’s ‘heartbroken’ expression.

For some reason, he just couldn’t hold back his laughter.

Not out of schadenfreude, but because it was genuinely amusing.

Only yesterday he was buying a ring for the lady, and today she’s breaking up?

Are you some idiot sent on a wild goose chase?

Unfortunately, Wang Cheng’s reputation has taken a nosedive.

The dead can’t speak—they can only drive!

“If you can’t find a three-legged toad, there’s always a two-legged woman.”

Xiao Yu laughed and remarked, “Back at the academy, a classmate of mine had three girlfriends— and he broke up with each of them!”

Women often commiserate by comparing misfortunes.

While men prefer to point out how much worse another man’s situation is.

“Huh?”

Wang Cheng’s curiosity was piqued, and his mood lightened.

“The first one was pretty straightforward,”

Xiao Yu continued with a grin, “He told his classmate, ‘Break up already—you’re too stupid.'”

“Ha!” Wang Cheng burst into laughter.

“The second one gets interesting,”

Xiao Yu recalled, “He told his classmate, ‘Sorry, but you’re a cop!'”

“Damn, that’s unforgivable.”

Wang Cheng fumed, “What’s wrong with cops? Do they steal rice from your family or something?”

But that was just the way it was.

Civilian police officers are okay.

But for field officers, finding a partner is nearly impossible.

Not to mention the dangerous nature of the job—once you become a cop,

it’s endless work, constant overtime, and even a vacation feels unreal.

Who has time to date?

And if you do find someone, who has time to spend with them?

How many can endure such a lifestyle?

Take Xiao Yu himself—he’s been married to Mu Qingwu for over a year now.

They’ve managed only a handful of outings together.

He always felt he owed Mu Qingwu far too much…

“My classmate’s third girlfriend was a good girl—she never initiated a breakup,”

Xiao Yu sighed, “But it was his own decision to call it quits.”

“Why?” Wang Cheng asked, clearly puzzled.

“Her family disapproved of her dating a cop and interfered,”

Xiao Yu chuckled, “In the end, my classmate chose to break up.”

Wang Cheng fell silent.

He understood all too well the reasons behind her parents’ objections.

Policing is a high-risk profession.

People can vanish in an instant!

“In our line of work, fate is sealed from the very start,”

Xiao Yu added, smiling broadly, “Look at me, for example—your master. I even ended up meeting your mistress, and now we have a kid. Life’s pretty sweet!”

Wang Cheng: …

I seriously suspect you’re just showing off!

He had heard the legend of the mistress from some of his seniors.

A billionaire female CEO, stunningly beautiful.

A beauty capable of toppling empires—she was tailor-made to be a mistress.

How many women of this caliber exist in the world?

“Master, if you can’t comfort people, then don’t. What you said sounded like cold sarcasm—it’s bound to upset people.”

Wang Cheng, almost moved to tears with envy, admitted, “With a girl like your mistress, not even 0.01% of guys stand a chance. Well, at least you can still dream about her!”

“Ha ha!” Xiao Yu roared with laughter.

Please forgive my shameless outburst.

He vividly remembered that before his reincarnation, he never even touched antiques,

nor did any old man ever pat him on the head like a dog.

How had fate been so kind as to let him meet Mu Qingwu?

Fate—it’s wonderfully mysterious!

……

At a high-end residential area,

Xiao Yu and Wang Cheng rode the elevator up to the fourth floor.

The Criminal Police had already sealed off the scene.

Two neighboring households were watching.

“Heads up!”

The Criminal Police smiled and nodded at Xiao Yu.

“Mm,”

Xiao Yu returned the smile, accepted a pair of shoe covers from an officer, and stepped into the scene.

Wang Cheng, who had observed everything, was visibly envious.

As he looked at his master’s back, he silently marveled, ‘Now that’s impressive!’

In less than two years on the force, he’d risen to Section Chief, First-Class Detective Inspector.

He’d cracked countless major cases, his achievements piling up.

Nationwide, he’d even earned the title of Outstanding Police—known as the Police King!

My goodness… when will I ever be as outstanding as my master?

But that’s something this apprentice might never know.

His master had already reached a departmental rank last year—a Level 3 Police Superintendent.

He also led National Security Team 10—a titan in his field.

If Wang Cheng ever learned the truth, he’d probably faint from shock!

……

Inside the lobby.

“Are you here?”

The female forensic expert, He Li, crouched before a decaying corpse, casting a glance at Little Brother.

“What a coincidence—He Li, you’re here too,” Xiao Yu chuckled.

“Bored already?”

He Li rolled her eyes, “Murder investigation—do you think I’m not involved?”

“Ha ha!”

Xiao Yu laughed a few times, but his smile faded as he looked at the body. “What’s the verdict?”

The victim, Hu Xinran, 36, a resident of Bin City… the Wealthy Man in this case!

“Blunt force combined with a sharp weapon delivered dual fatal blows,”

He Li reported briefly, “The cause of death was a skull rupture at the back—the occipital bone was shattered!”

Activating Falcon’s Eye, Xiao Yu scanned the corpse.

Based on his experience, his rough assessment echoed He Li’s findings.

“I suspect the murderer is male. Women rarely display such explosive strength.”

He Li gestured with her arm as if striking, “Adult skulls are incredibly resilient, yet the victim’s skull was shattered by four powerful blows. You follow?”

“Got it!” Xiao Yu nodded.

This isn’t to belittle women.

It’s just that in terms of stamina and explosive power, the differences are too pronounced.

Four successive blunt blows completely shattered the victim’s skull.

Not that women don’t kill.

It’s just that…

99% of women simply can’t pull it off!

Xiao Yu recalled the words of the reporting party, Gong Hongyun.

Was Hu Xinran killed by his wife’s lover? (damn it)

“What about the knife wounds?”

Xiao Yu leaned in to examine the chest and abdomen of the decomposed body, noting two stab wounds.

“The knife strikes were extremely forceful.”

He Li frowned, “Based on my experience and the wound severity… it was clearly inflicted by a male!”

Hmm?

Xiao Yu squinted as his mind raced.

Wait… he remembered Gong Hongyun mentioning that

when he entered the victim’s home, the victim’s wife stood at the door holding a bloodstained sharp knife.

The knife, dripping with blood, was still clutched in her hand.

Doesn’t that imply she was involved in the murder?

Shouldn’t she have been the one to stab the victim?

Or perhaps the lover, after the deed, handed the knife over to her?

Wait a minute… A gleam flashed in Xiao Yu’s eyes.

Suppose the entire murder was the lover’s doing.

Could it be that he wielded both a blunt weapon and a knife?

Alternating between the two… methodical?

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