”The police have found that the first case wasmitted ten years ago. The victim was a fifth-grader and was drowned to death. Then, his eyes were gouged out, his face disfigured, and his fingers were all chopped off. It all happened in Jadragon City.


    The second case took ce five years ago in Pinophy City, 200 kilometers away from Jadragon City. A high school student went missing on his way home after his evening self-study. He was found dead by the river and he too had been drowned to death. However, barbiturate and other ecstasypounds were found in the student’s body.


    The third case happenedst month in Woodemp City. The victim was a teacher. He died at home on a weekend and was drowned to death. He was found in his bathtub, and there was also ecstasy in his body. His fingers were chopped, his eyes were gouged out,but his face was not disfigured. The police suspect that someone was imitating the crime as there was a great difference between the first and third case.


    The fourth case happened justst Tuesday in Woodemp City. The deceased was a male, a corporate executive. He died by theke in the middle of nowhere. He was also drowned to death, and ecstasy was found in his body as well. Fingers were chopped off, eyes were gouged, and his face was disfigured.


    All four of these cases had simr aspects. There were no witnesses, no fingerprints on the scene, and the tools of the crime were left behind. The murderer is very clever. A lot of evidence went missing by drowning the victim to death.


    The police said that the murderer may have already left Woodemp City and that his modus operandi is very sophisticated. The murderer has a strong antisocial personality, and he tends to choose murder victims randomly.He’s very dangerous,” Greg exined.


    ”Are there no surveince cameras that could have recorded or filmed anyone suspicious?” Micheal asked.


    ”The murderer was smart. The ces that he had chosen tomit those crimes had no surveince cameras,” Greg said helplessly.


    ”Greg, could I make these materials public once I help to crack the case?” Ste asked.


    ”Of course. If the cases are solved, then it’s alright for the public to know. However,you mustn’t expose anything if we have not found the murderer yet. It’ll only scare the public,” Greg held the materials and looked at Micheal, ”What do you think, Mr. Zavier?”


    ”I’m not as good as Ste in criminal psychology. Ste, what do you think?” Micheal proceeded to ask Ste.


    Ste tapped the table lightly with her fingers. “The murderer is highly intelligent.He seems to be extremely patient, and he is willing to put in a lot of time to stalk a victim.


    It’s impossible to get any surveince recordings from five to ten years ago. However, we’re still able to get the surveince recordings fromst month and this month, especially the ones around schools,panies, streets, and ces that are rted to the victims.”


    ”The police have thought the same. They have already checked the surveince recordings five days before and after the ident. They didn’t find anyone who was suspicious. Even if they did, those people were identified as innocent after further investigation,” Greg said in disappointment.


    ”The murderer is in his 30s. He’s running an individual business and has a lot of spare time. He has lived in Jadragon City, Pinophy City, and Woodemp City before.


    He may be working in a stationery shop, boutique, restaurant, or a mobile stall near the school. He could also be a hotdog vendor, a fruit vendor, or a gadget vendor. We could try and take a look in this direction.


    Also, it is highly likely that his modus operandi wassomehow rted to the murderer’s past. It might be because of his school or studies.


    The murderer was once a student with good grades. For various reasons, he did not go to college,” Ste squinted her eyes and said.


    Greg was surprised. ”Tell me, Ste. How did you get all that? How do you even know that he did not go to college?”


    ”Through logical thinking and reasonable assumptions.He has no girlfriend, he’s strong, and he probably wears a cap or a mask when he’s outside.Ste paused for a while and took the materials from Micheal. ”Greg, give me these materials. I’ll tell you who’s the murderer in three days.”


    “Are you sure that you could tell me who the culprit is within three days?” Greg was doubtful.


    Ste nodded, “I’m sure.”


    “Oh, I’ll be waiting for your good news then,” Greg could only count on Ste.


    After the meal, Ste made a phone call to Anthony.


    ”I’ll send you some photos of murder victims. Try to focus on searching for a man who is about 30 years old and tends to wear a cap or a mask. He would most likely be some distance away from the victims, hiding in obscure corners, but he would definitely take the same route as the victims,” Ste reminded him.


    “Understood. I’ll reply to you as soon as possible and I will send the photos to your mailbox,” Anthony said.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    “Thank you.”


    Ste leaned on the chair and closed her eyes. She was sleep-deprived, and she felt dizzy.


    She fell asleep in a second. Her eyes only opened after the car was parked in front of the vi.


    ”Lte,I need you to help me out with two favors. First, I want to go fishing by theke in the afternoon. Second, move my bed to the study.”


    ”Has the Chief been in the study all this time?” Lte asked curiously.


    ”Curiosity killed the cat,” Ste reminded her.


    “Understood.”


    Ste entered the room and turned on herptop. She had to prepare a psychological test sheet.


    An hour passed. Lte had set up the fishing terrace, tent, table, stove, and hot tea. Everything was prepared exactly like when Jasper was still alive.


    Ste crouched down in the tent and continued with her work.Meanwhile, Lte sat in the tent and drank a cup of hot water.Looking at the buoys, she said, ”How does the saying go again? A heart at peace gives life to the body. Being here is so rxing.”


    “Yeah,” Ste responded subconsciously. Her eyes were fixed on theputer, her fingers did not stop typing on the keyboard.


    Lte leaned her head over and said, ”Madam, you’re so smart. Do you know the answer to every question?”


    “What do you think?” Ste asked.


    “You walk into an empty room alone. There are four bottles of water right in front of you. They’re red, white, ck and yellow. You have to drink one of the bottles. Which bottle would you choose? D*mn it. I don’t know. If it was me, I would choose red. Hahaha, what’s the answer to red?” Lte asked worriedly.


    Ste smiled, ”We only look at theprehensive score, not individual answers.”


    “Oh. Alright then.”


    Ste nced at the buoy. “A fish has taken the bait. Hurry and pull it up.”


    “Oh, oh, oh, oh!” Lte quickly pulled up the fishing rod. It was a huge albacore.


    “We’re lucky today. One more fish and we’re done for today,” Ste said.


    “Ok. Madam, you should concentrate on your work, and I’ll concentrate on fishing.”


    Ste continued designing questions for the test. Soon, Lte caught another fish. It was a one-kilogram crucian.


    They then went back home.The soldiers or the Dark Shadow would clean up after themter.


    Lte cleaned the albacore and proceeded to prepare dinner.


    Ste used different parts of the fish to make different dishes. She used a third of the fish to make salt-baked fish, another third to make grilled fish, and the final third to make pan-seared fish.


    The crucian carp was ready as well. She then made some fried crucian carp.


    ”Madam, there’s so much food. We can’t eat that much, right?” Lte reminded her.