Li Weisheng quickly jumped up from the ground. He Yuling didn’t even bother to get on her motorcycle. The three of them got into Li Weisheng’s car and headed towards the place by the Xijiang River where the body was found.

He Yuling rubbed her forehead in the car and said, “It’s been so busy lately. You wouldn’t believe it, those parents who fed their children Taixida milk powder and rice cereal have nowhere to vent their anger. They’re all going to the places where they initially bought the rice cereal to cause trouble, especially at the home of the main distributor in Pengcheng. In just a few days, their house has been ransacked four or five times by the parents. Their branch offices have also been smashed several times. Many of us clerical staff have been mobilized.”

Lin Shuyue already knew about this situation. The newspapers had been continuously reporting on this matter for the past few days.

Lin Shuyue understood the anger of these parents. Such incidents were happening at Taixida’s company stores nationwide, and there were quite a few of them.

“You’ve worked hard, you’ve worked hard.” Lin Shuyue smiled at He Yuling.

He Yuling waved her hand at Lin Shuyue. “It’s alright. The criminal police team has been really busy. You never see them rest all year round.”

As the two were talking, Li Weisheng focused on driving, and they soon arrived at the bank of the Xijiang Lake.

The Xijiang was a particularly large river, with a surface area of ten-odd meters. Many trees were planted along the banks of the Xijiang Lake. Usually, many people would come here to cool off, enjoy the breeze, and fishing enthusiasts would also come here to fish.

The body floating by the shore was discovered by someone who came to fish.

When Lin Shuyue and the others arrived, the criminal police team had also arrived. The area where the body was found had already been cordoned off with police tape. The body had also been lifted onto the shore, and forensic doctors and criminal police were searching and investigating nearby.

Many people were watching from the shore.

Lin Shuyue and Li Weisheng both carried cameras with them. The two stood outside the police tape and took a picture of the body from a distance.

Lin Shuyue started chatting with the onlookers.

Knowing that Lin Shuyue and Li Weisheng were reporters, the onlookers were very enthusiastic. “Isn’t the weather hot now? We come to the Xijiang River to take a walk every day after dinner. When we walked here today, we saw that the fisherman was crawling up in a panic. We went over to take a look and found out there was a body here, so we quickly called the police.”

“Yes, that person was lying in the water, without a single piece of clothing on. They should have been soaking in the water for several days. Their whole body was swollen. Oh dear, it was very scary.”

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The onlookers chattered away, and soon they had clearly explained the situation at that time.

At this moment, another car drove up. Hang Jiabai put on gloves while listening to the police officer who was speaking, and came over.

Hang Jiabai’s gaze swept around and saw Lin Shuyue chatting with the onlookers. His gaze lingered for a moment before moving away. He walked to the body, lifted the white cloth to take a look. As soon as he saw it, his brows furrowed.

The sky gradually darkened. The body was taken away by the forensic doctor. Hang Jiabai walked up to Lin Shuyue and spoke to her familiarly.

Lin Shuyue asked about the situation. He said, “It’s a female. One side of her female characteristics has been cut off. It’s homicide. This isn’t the first such case.”

Lin Shuyue’s expression immediately became serious. She looked at Hang Jiabai.

Hang Jiabai continued, “The murderer targets lone women. The modus operandi is very experienced, and the targets are very random. The lone women include white-collar workers, factory female workers, and cleaners. This is already the fourth case. The time between the crimes is extremely short. And from what we currently know, he should have fled from another place.”

“A week ago, there were also four such cases in Tanzhou, Xiang Province. There were five victims there. Only four days have passed since we discovered the first victim here.”

Lin Shuyue’s face completely changed. “You mean, this person kills one person every day? And they’re all women?”

Hang Jiabai shook his head. “There are also men. That cleaner was one.”

“This person is too atrocious.” Lin Shuyue frowned.

Hang Jiabai nodded. “We’ve contacted the police in Tanzhou. They’ve confirmed the identity of the murderer. We’ve also figured out his crime locations here, which are roughly along the banks of the Xijiang River. So, Reporter Lin, we need your help.”

Lin Shuyue looked at Hang Jiabai. Her mind worked quickly. There weren’t many things she could help Hang Jiabai with, only her makeup skills.

Lin Shuyue nodded. “I’ll go home to get my things.”

Lin Shuyue also had a set of makeup in her space, but who would carry so much makeup during work hours?

“I’ll take you. Time is of the essence.” Hang Jiabai had already asked his superiors about this matter when he came. He had originally planned to call Lin Shuyue to tell her, but he received the call about the body here, so he could only come over first. Seeing Lin Shuyue was an unexpected surprise.

Lin Shuyue got into Hang Jiabai’s jeep. Li Weisheng had seen that a criminal police officer sent Lin Shuyue back, so there was nothing for him to do. He also wanted to go home. His body was very sore now, and he had to go back and apply some medicine.

Lin Shuyue was sent back by Hang Jiabai and happened to run into Lou Fengqin, who had gone out for a walk with Bai Wenhua and was returning. Lin Shuyang and Zeng Xiaoyi had gone to find Ah Hao and Zhou Bingrong to play. The four of them had become very good friends now. Usually, the chores Zeng Xiaoyi had at the Lin family’s house were all done by them. After finishing, the four of them would either study together or go out to play together.

Ever since Ah Yang was found, Lou Fengqin, under the strong recommendation of Lin Shuyue and her siblings, had resigned from the construction team. Now she couldn’t stay idle and had found a job in a nearby factory, working from 7:30 in the morning to 6:00 in the afternoon. Compared to before, her whole person had become much more relaxed.

With this relaxation, her attention fell on Lin Shuyue. She had mentioned Lin Shuyue finding a boyfriend twice already, but Lin Shuyue had never taken the bait. Now, suddenly bringing back a tall and handsome man, she immediately became excited.

Apart from initially asking Lin Shuyue if she had eaten, she focused her attention on Hang Jiabai, being very enthusiastic towards him. Lin Shuyue could tell from her expression that she was overthinking things.

But she didn’t have much time to explain now. It was getting dark, and according to Hang Jiabai and their investigation, the murderer’s crime time was between ten o’clock and three o’clock in the morning.

She gave Hang Jiabai a “good luck” look and quickly went back to her room to pack her things. She soon came out with a small suitcase.

When Lou Fengqin saw it, her face changed, and she quickly pulled her into the room. “Ah Yue, how long have you known that young man outside? What does that young man do? Where is his home? How many people are in his family?”

Lin Shuyue was amused and exasperated by Lou Fengqin’s questions. “Mom, he’s from the criminal police team. Because of a mission, he needs me to help him with makeup. We don’t have any other relationship.”

Lou Fengqin carefully looked at Lin Shuyue’s expression. Seeing that she didn’t look like she was lying at all and thinking about her makeup skills, she breathed a sigh of relief. But taking this opportunity, there were some things she also wanted to talk to Lin Shuyue about.

“Ah Yue, Mom isn’t an unreasonable person, but I suggest that certain behaviors before marriage are best avoided. Of course, if you want to, that’s fine, but you must take protective measures.”

Lin Shuyue’s face flushed red instantly. She had always known that Lou Fengqin was open-minded, but this was too open-minded. So open-minded that Lin Shuyue couldn’t quite handle it.

In her previous life, there were still many parents who couldn’t accept premarital sex, but her mom was from the 1960s, and her thinking was too open-minded. She was definitely an exception among parents.

“Mom!” Lin Shuyue called out helplessly.

After Lou Fengqin said her piece, she didn’t make things difficult for her anymore. She picked up her suitcase, and in the living room, Hang Jiabai was sitting on the sofa chatting with Bai Wenhua.

One was a former soldier, and the other was a current criminal police officer. The two hit it off very well. In just a short while, Hang Jiabai was calling Bai Wenhua “Uncle Bai,” and Bai Wenhua was calling Hang Jiabai “Xiao Hang” with every other word.

Seeing Lou Fengqin and her daughter come out, Bai Wenhua said with a smile, “Ah Feng, me and Xiao Hang’s second uncle were comrades-in-arms in the same unit.”

“Oh, that’s quite a coincidence.” Lou Fengqin’s gaze at Hang Jiabai became even more approving. Having looked for her child for over ten years, she had the highest regard for soldiers and police officers. Hang Jiabai was a police officer, and he also had family in the military, so his favorability rating with her went straight to the top.

Seeing Lin Shuyue come out carrying a suitcase, Hang Jiabai stood up to bid farewell. “It’s a great coincidence, Auntie, Uncle Bai. We’ll take our leave first.”

“Alright, if you have something to do, I won’t keep you. Xiao Hang, come over for a meal at home next time.” Lou Fengqin enthusiastically saw them out the door.

Hang Jiabai subconsciously glanced at Lin Shuyue and then nodded with a smile. “I’ll come over and bother you when I have time.”

“Bother what? It’s no bother at all.”

Amidst the pleasantries, the two got into the car.

Hang Jiabai drove quite a distance ahead, and Lin Shuyue could still see Lou Fengqin and Bai Wenhua chatting with the neighbors in the rearview mirror.

Remembering the questions Lou Fengqin had asked, Lin Shuyue now felt a bit strange looking at Hang Jiabai.

Undeniably, Hang Jiabai’s appearance was outstanding. He was tall with long legs, and his looks were also excellent. He was steady and spoke pleasantly, but honestly, Lin Shuyue had no intention of developing any other kind of relationship with him. At least not now.

Hang Jiabai also noticed Lin Shuyue’s awkwardness. He glanced at Lin Shuyue in the rearview mirror and then started talking to Lin Shuyue about work matters.

As soon as he talked about work, Lin Shuyue’s awkwardness disappeared. After about ten minutes, when Lin Shuyue looked at Hang Jiabai again, she no longer had that awkward feeling from just now.

Arriving at the Public Security Bureau, Lin Shuyue carried her makeup case and followed Hang Jiabai upstairs to the second floor.

In the office on the second floor, all of Hang Jiabai’s team members were waiting.

He had a total of five people under him: Zhao Youcheng, Jiang Zhou, Wang Ming, Ye Xueyu, and Wu Dongyan.

But the people who would lure the snake out of its hole this time were Wang Ming, Zhao Youcheng, and Jiang Zhou. It wasn’t that they looked down on Ye Xueyu and Wu Dongyan, but this murderer was too brutal. The bodies that had been found, whether in Tanzhou or Pengcheng, each had something missing.

Some were completely cut off, while others were torn off with teeth.

Ye Xueyu had just come from the police academy this year, and her experience and reaction ability weren’t very good. Wu Dongyan was capable, her abilities even surpassed Wang Ming and Zhao Youcheng’s.

But a few days ago, she had just been injured while arresting a criminal, and no one dared to let her go this time, for fear of any mishap.

When Zhao Youcheng, Jiang Zhou, and Wang Ming saw Lin Shuyue following behind Hang Jiabai, they felt extremely hopeless.

They had to dress up as women again.

To be honest, it wasn’t that they hadn’t done undercover investigations in disguise before, but the makeup they put on was obviously wrong. Anyone with eyes could tell they were men.

After they put on their makeup, they wanted to vomit when they looked at themselves in the mirror.

But what could they do? They had to continue even if they looked ugly. They just hoped Lin Shuyue’s makeup skills were better, so they wouldn’t look so ugly. Their sacrifice had to be somewhat useful, right?

Lin Shuyue looked at Hang Jiabai’s three male team members and asked, “Are the clothes ready?”

Although the three of them were particularly unwilling, they were still very serious about the mission. All three took out the women’s clothes they would wear.

These clothes were newly bought from the clothing store, but as soon as they were taken out, Lin Shuyue despaired.

Rose red, bright orange, fluorescent green—the three-colored dresses almost blinded Lin Shuyue.

“Did you choose these clothes yourselves?” Lin Shuyue asked the three of them.

Zhao Youcheng was the most familiar with Lin Shuyue and immediately replied, “Yes, yes, we chose them ourselves. The owner of the clothing store even praised our taste, saying these were the treasures of their store.”

Lin Shuyue’s expression was indescribable. Weren’t these clothes treasures of the store? It was estimated that the owner hadn’t sold them for many years after getting them back. Meeting these three suckers, how could they not coax them into buying them?

She turned her head and met eyes with Ye Xueyu and Wu Dongyan.

Wu Dongyan took a deep breath and said, “We tried to persuade, but it was useless.”

Zhao Youcheng scratched his head awkwardly. “What’s wrong? Don’t they look good?”

Lin Shuyue unfolded the clothes and looked at them. “The style is very good, but the colors are too bright. Under normal circumstances, unless you’re particularly fair-skinned, clothes with such high saturation are hard to wear out. Think about it, among the people you usually encounter outside, are there many people wearing these colors?”

Zhao Youcheng thought about it, and it was indeed true.

“But it’s not a big problem.” As soon as Lin Shuyue thought about it, she knew what kind of makeup to give them.

Opening her makeup case, Lin Shuyue took out three extra-large silicone breast pads from her pocket and handed them to them. “Go and change your clothes.”

As soon as the silicone breast pads were in their hands, the three couldn’t help but squeeze them. The feel was really good. But after squeezing them, the three of them blushed instantly, as if they had been burned by something. The three hurriedly went out to change their clothes.

Hang Jiabai paused and said to Lin Shuyue, “That, Reporter Lin, could you please give me one?”

Lin Shuyue’s gaze fell on Hang Jiabai’s face, and she smiled, very readily taking out another one for him. “Team Leader Hang, here you go.”

Hang Jiabai also left with the silicone breast pads. Ye Xueyu and Wu Dongyan gathered around Lin Shuyue, studying the things in her makeup case.

Lin Shuyue introduced them to the uses of the makeup tools.

Soon, everyone, including Hang Jiabai, came in awkwardly.

And sure enough, the deadly fluorescent colors looked as ugly on them as one could imagine.

The three of them weren’t fair-skinned to begin with, and now they looked even darker.

Hang Jiabai, however, had chosen a black dress. Although it looked a bit too muscular on him, it was still quite proper.

Zhao Youcheng was the first to sit down beside Lin Shuyue. Lin Shuyue picked up the cosmetics and started doing their makeup.

The dresses of several people all reached their calves.

Lin Shuyue gave them stage makeup. In one word, thick!

Lin Shuyue first trimmed his overly messy eyebrows, then brushed layers of cosmetics on his face, quickly covering his original skin. She didn’t even forget the skin exposed on his neck.

After that, she applied double eyelid tape, did his eye makeup, and after completing the last step, she chose a big, wavy, long wig for him to wear. After applying lipstick, Zhao Youcheng’s whole person changed.

The onlookers exclaimed in surprise.

Especially Ye Xueyu, who circled around Zhao Youcheng several times. “Lao Zhao, once you put on this makeup, you’re practically a woman, except for being a bit muscular.”

Wu Dongyan brought over a mirror. Zhao Youcheng looked at himself in the mirror, completely unable to believe it.

Now, if he went out, absolutely no one would think he was a man!!!

Jiang Zhou pushed him away. “Hurry up, it’s my turn.”

The main reason Jiang Zhou resisted dressing up as a woman was that they didn’t have any makeup skills. Besides applying bright red lipstick and blush, they had nothing else. Lin Shuyue’s series of operations had completely convinced him. He couldn’t wait to see what he looked like after his female disguise makeup.

He didn’t have any special fetish, but which man hadn’t been curious about what he would look like in women’s clothes?

Zhao Youcheng was still looking in the mirror as he stood up. Lin Shuyue went to stand in front of Jiang Zhou and started doing his makeup.

An hour and a half later, the hands on the wall clock pointed to eight-thirty. Lin Shuyue had finished Hang Jiabai’s makeup as well.

Hang Jiabai was good-looking, so even after putting on makeup as a woman, he looked better than the other three. And she didn’t know how he maintained it, but his skin condition was much better than the other three male comrades, and the makeup applied much more smoothly.

Lin Shuyue couldn’t help but look again and again, and the smile on her face became more and more unrestrained. Ye Xueyu had completely gone crazy. Her admiration for Lin Shuyue was like a surging river.

She grabbed Lin Shuyue’s hand and wanted to learn from her. Lin Shuyue agreed, and she called out “Master” on the spot.

Sun Zhijie, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, came up to take a look after arranging the police force. Seeing the four of them, including Hang Jiabai, who had completely changed their appearance, he was stunned and gave Lin Shuyue a thumbs-up.

“Amazing, Comrade Xiao Lin.”

Lin Shuyue smiled at him. After Sun Zhijie thanked Lin Shuyue, he turned around, and his expression became serious. “Go downstairs, everyone is ready.”

“Yes!” A powerful voice rang out in the office.

Lin Shuyue carried her suitcase and went downstairs with them.

The four police officers in disguise grabbed their bags. Inside their bags was a pistol.

Downstairs, in the backyard parking lot of the Public Security Bureau, fully armed police officers lined up, holding weapons in their hands.

With Sun Zhijie’s command, they got into the cars waiting on the side. Ye Xueyu even waved at Lin Shuyue after getting into the car.

Lin Shuyue watched the cars drive away, her gaze full of envy.

When she was in the police academy, her most anticipated class was shooting practice, but by the time she transmigrated, she hadn’t had many chances to shoot.

In this life, she wouldn’t have the chance to shoot a gun openly.

He Yuling was forced to go back to the unit to work overtime and had just gotten off work. She and Lin Shuyue left the Public Security Bureau together. Neither of them had eaten. There happened to be a night market nearby, so the two went over and bought a serving of Chongqing noodles to eat.

Chongqing noodles were spicy and fragrant, and the minced meat inside was fragrant but not greasy. After eating, He Yuling went home, and Lin Shuyue also went back.

She hadn’t driven here, and it wasn’t too late, so she walked back.

She put the makeup case in her hand into her space when no one was around.

It was already past nine o’clock. After walking through the bustling area, the surroundings became quiet.

Lin Shuyue’s phone rang. It was Lou Fengqin calling to ask when she would be back.

After hanging up, Lin Shuyue suddenly felt melancholy.

The phone she was currently using was the flip phone Bai Wenhua had given her. It was white, small, delicate, and very pretty. After changing her phone, she still used the same ringtone, “Lilac Flower.”

That was her old man’s favorite song. According to her old man, “Lilac Flower” was her mother’s favorite song. After they got together, this song became their phone ringtone. Even after Lin Shuyue grew up, their ringtone hadn’t changed.

Lin Shuyue missed them.

Lou Fengqin was very good to her, and she also treated Lou Fengqin as her own mother. But Lin Shuyue still missed them.

[System, do you think my parents have already been reincarnated?] Perhaps the dim yellow lights were too gentle, maximizing Lin Shuyue’s longing. She couldn’t help but talk to the Good and Evil Detection System.

She didn’t expect a reply from the Good and Evil Detection System, but this time, the Good and Evil Detection System replied: [Yes.]

Lin Shuyue stopped in her tracks. [Does reincarnation really exist in this world?]

[Yes, isn’t the host also a reincarnated person? It’s just that things went a bit wrong when it came to the host.]

The Good and Evil System’s words made Lin Shuyue raise her head in astonishment. Just as she was about to continue asking, she seemed to hear a cry for help in her ear.

The cry for help was very weak. If Lin Shuyue hadn’t had her body changed by the system’s Body Strengthening Pill, she wouldn’t have been able to hear it. She immediately stopped talking and listened carefully, turning her head. This time she heard it clearly. Someone was indeed calling for help.

[Ding! Crime scene detected, please go to investigate immediately and bring the criminal to justice.]

[Ding! Crime scene detected, please go to investigate immediately and bring the criminal to justice.]

[Ding! Crime scene detected, please go to investigate immediately and bring the criminal to justice.]

The Good and Evil Detection System broadcast this message three times. This had never happened before. Lin Shuyue’s expression was particularly serious.

She glanced at the system screen that automatically popped up, turned on the Good and Evil Radar, and walked in the direction from which the cry for help originated.

She held the brick in her hand.

After walking ten steps, a red dot appeared on the Good and Evil Radar. As soon as the red dot appeared, it directly stood in the 90% grid. This was the first person with such a high evil value that Lin Shuyue had encountered since she had the Good and Evil Detection System.

She thought of the serial killer Hang Jiabai had mentioned to her tonight. She suddenly stopped, took out her phone, and quickly sent her location to Hang Jiabai.

Amidst the faint cries for help, she walked with firm steps in the direction from which the red dot was.

In a dark alley, the man by the trash can heard faint footsteps. He slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and moved slowly towards the alley entrance with cat-like steps. Lin Shuyue put her right hand behind her back, preventing the light from revealing the brick she was holding in her hand in the shadows.

She took a deep breath and walked through the alley without stopping, then flashed to the side, dodging the dagger that attacked from behind…