“Chief, I—” Xia An was at a loss.

Yu Ning turned her head to see an additional person behind her. She nodded and then turned back as if she hadn’t noticed the new arrival, continuing to speak.

“I’ve identified a breakthrough in the case. Following this lead, we can prove Lin Wu Shao’s innocence.”

Xia An closed his eyes. Great, this girl must be a bit slow, right? He had deliberately called out the chief’s title to warn her to be cautious.

Why was she still daring to speak?

“But, I have a condition. Once you uncover the truth, please issue an announcement on the official Weibo account to prove Lin Wu Shao’s innocence.”

Xia An didn’t know how to respond.

The scene before him felt like a battlefield of conflicts.

Suddenly, he felt extremely unlucky today.

But the chief said nothing, simply staring at Yu Ning with a deep, unreadable expression.

“Go ahead, tell us what the key to solving the case is!” Xia An gritted his teeth, bracing himself.

“You don’t need to be so nervous. Your chief’s facial features indicate that he is very just and principled, a good leader. He won’t do anything to you.” Yu Ning reassured him, seeing the cold sweat on his forehead.

A hint of amusement appeared in the chief’s eyes, and he slightly smiled.

Xia An didn’t dare look up at the chief’s expression, keeping his head down, ready for a scolding.

“The word you wrote, 苦 (suffering), has the grass radical at the top, which represents the Moon, symbolizing obstruction and indicating that the case is currently in a state of confusion. The 十 (ten) in the middle represents a breakthrough, suggesting that you have some leads—”

Yu Ning paused and looked up at the chief.

“You’ve already found out that it wasn’t Lin Wu Shao, haven’t you? Even if I hadn’t come, you were planning to release him, right?”

The chief nodded.

Xia An was stunned.

“When did we find this out? Why wasn’t I informed?”

“Just in the ten minutes since you went downstairs. Our officers checked roadside surveillance footage during the timeframe given by Lin Jun’s testimony and captured images of him driving. It confirmed that he wasn’t at the scene.”

Lin Hai was overjoyed.

“Can my brother be released then?”

“Yes, but I want to hear the girl finish speaking.” The chief said to Yu Ning.

“Hmph, you weren’t so polite when arresting my brother. Do you know how much our stock price dropped today?” Lin Hai said irritably.

“Don’t say that. They followed procedures and didn’t do anything wrong. Moreover, the progress made in one day shows that many people worked overtime. They are the most selfless individuals,” Yu Ning said to Lin Hai.

The chief nodded approvingly, recognizing the young girl’s insight.

“I’ll continue with the character analysis. While the case has seen a breakthrough, it’s still stuck because you haven’t found the real culprit. The most crucial part of the word 苦 (suffering) is here.”

Yu Ning pointed to the “口” (mouth) in the character 苦.

“What does this mean?” The chief and Xia An asked in unison.

“In face reading, 口 (mouth) represents Mercury, the first of the eight planets. So, according to the compass, the person you’re looking for is roughly in this area.”

Yu Ning took out her phone and circled a range on the map.

With everyone staring in astonishment, she added.

“The way you wrote the character ‘口’ shows a wide and open form, indicating a biting motion. The victim had an argument with the killer before death, and it’s likely that the killer bit her.”

“So, could you please have the forensic expert check the victim’s body for any hidden bite marks?”

The chief didn’t hesitate and called the forensic expert at the morgue.

“What else can you deduce?” Xia An swallowed nervously.

If this girl was just making things up, then she’s getting too many things right.

“Based on this direction, the killer has a tattoo on their wrist, possibly of an insect.”

In fact, this wasn’t deduced but told to her by the victim’s resentful spirit, which she sneakily included.

“And?” Xia An pressed on.

“If there’s a time limit for solving the case, I have a faster method that could solve it tonight.”

“What?!” Everyone was shocked.

“Little girl, don’t exaggerate! How is that possible?” Xia An found it hard to believe.

Even Lin Hai frowned. Her words sounded too boastful.

So many police officers had been working hard without any leads, and she claimed she could solve it just by opening her mouth?

“Wait for the forensic results before deciding whether to use my method,” Yu Ning said no more, taking out a small black cat from her pocket and quietly stroking it.

Seeing her stubbornness, Lin Hai felt a surge of frustration.

Ancestor! Auntie! Dear old lady!

Where did Grandma find this patriotic little stickler?!

The Lin family’s matter is resolved, just leave!

Why insist on helping to solve the case!

What if you can’t live up to your boasts?

“Meow!” The black cat sensed Lin San Shao’s impatience and scolded him.

Idiot, can’t you see this girl is paving the way for the Lin family? How else are you going to boost the goodwill and stock prices?

The girl never does anything she’s not confident about. If she says she can solve it, she definitely can.

Twenty minutes later, the chief’s phone rang.

It was the forensic expert calling.

A hidden bite mark was found on the back of the victim’s neck.

At first, it wasn’t noticed because there was no autopsy, and the wound easily blended with other injuries.

Blood different from the victim’s was extracted from the bite mark. The forensic expert analyzed that the killer’s mouth was likely injured at the time of the bite, inadvertently leaving behind crucial evidence.

“Oh my God, I mean, my party!” Xia An’s mouth dropped open in shock, staring at Yu Ning as if she were a monster.

“Could you be the killer? How else could you know so much?”

The chief burst out laughing.

“She’s certainly not the killer. If I’m not mistaken, you’re the last disciple of Daoist Master Ze Wu?”

He had recognized her earlier but kept silent to see the level of the Daoist master’s beloved disciple.

Yu Ning stood up, cupped her hands in a salute.

“You know my master?”

“I had the privilege of meeting him once. I’m quite familiar with your fifth senior brother. He comes down the mountain every year during the college entrance exam season, and we get together for a drink or two. Actually, he’s the one who told me about you.”

“Why do you need a Daoist master during the college entrance exam season?” Xia An still hadn’t recovered from the shock.

The chief actually knew this girl!!!

“Oh, it’s like this. Those proficient in divination can calculate the correct answers to exam questions,” Yu Ning explained.

Except for the chief, everyone was baffled. This is possible?

“As the fairest exam, to prevent someone from using divination to predict the answers, they invite some experts to ‘encrypt’ the exam papers, ensuring academic fairness.”

“???” Xia An and Lin Hai felt as if a new world had opened up before them.

“Girl, you said you could solve the case. What’s the method? But I remember your fifth senior brother mentioning that you have rules against getting involved in these matters. Will it affect you?”

“It will definitely have an impact, but this time I’m exploiting a bug.”

Yes, she was going to change her approach and continue exploiting the bug.