In the future chat group, I'll become the richest man by just eating gossip.

Chapter 18 Case Analysis Meeting of the Three
"Xiao Feng, what did you say?"

Li Biao's voice came from outside the car window.

"Brother Li, it's alright, it's alright."

"I was so engrossed in thinking about the killer's motive that I got scared by the phone call."

Seeing Li Biao walking quickly over, Feng Nan hurriedly made up an excuse to brush him off.

After all, the futuristic chat group on the phone is too shocking to be known by outsiders.

Hearing Feng Nan's explanation, Li Biao had no doubts and said to Feng Nan, "I'll go pick up the technical investigation team."

He then turned and walked towards the intersection.

"call……"

Feng Nan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Li Biao leave.

Looking at the screenshot in the future chat group, Feng Nan once again showed an incredulous expression.

"The murderer was gay?"

"He killed thirteen people in a row, all because... his unrequited love?"

Such an absurd motive is something that not only others wouldn't have thought of, but even Feng Nan herself felt it was a joke.

[Nango: My God, how can homosexuals go to such extremes, killing each other because of unrequited love and unfulfilled needs?]

This is a screenshot of Nan Ge's post, which he deleted less than a minute after posting it.

If Nango's post is indeed related to this case, then...

Feng Nan felt that the fact that the Major Crimes Unit couldn't find a reasonable motive for the crime even five years later was really not their fault.

This is simply incredible.

It doesn't align with normal human thinking at all.

Who could come up with such an absurd motive based on thirteen skeletons whose origins are uncertain? Even if they did, who would actually expend police resources to investigate?

That's absurd. It's impossible to approve an investigation in this direction without evidence, and even if an investigation were conducted, it would be very difficult to find the murderer.

After all, homosexuals don't have any markings on their faces.

Moreover, there's the possibility that they might be bisexual.

Feng Nan picked up a pen and wrote down the name of the murderer in the notebook.

[Homosexual/Bisexual.]

After thinking for a moment, Feng Nan frowned and wrote down the name of the victim again.

The victim's identity remains unknown. Among the missing persons, no one resembling the victim has been identified. It is suspected that the victim was an undocumented laborer sold to a brick kiln in a remote mountainous area. Given the perpetrator's alleged multiple prior convictions, the victim may be a fellow inmate of the perpetrator.

As Feng Nan was writing this, the piercing sound of police sirens came from outside the car window. Feng Nan put away her pen and notebook and looked out the window. The technical investigation police car had arrived. Feng Nan knew that there was nothing for her to do here for the time being. She could ask Li Biao to take her to visit the village.

Thinking of this, Feng Nan got out of the car and went to find Li Biao: "Brother Li, if there's nothing for us to do here, I think we can go and visit him."

Upon hearing this, Li Biao looked at Feng Nan and said, "The work of conducting the visits has already been done. If you want to see it, I can take you back to see it."

Feng Nan hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, let's go back and look at the interview records. I have some ideas that I need to verify."

Upon hearing Feng Nan's words, Li Biao showed a surprised expression: "You've discovered something else?"

"Wow, is Xiao Feng a detective?" "He found the missing body as soon as he arrived, and now he's made a new discovery?"

Feng Nan smiled and said, "It's only a little bit, and we need to verify it to know if it's right or not."

Li Biao nodded, got into the driver's seat, and drove Feng Nan straight to the Major Crimes Unit's office.

Major Crimes Unit Office!

Feng Nan and Li Biao entered the office and found that Yue Yang had already returned.

"Brother Yue, you're back?"

"Anything gained?"

Feng Nan asked expectantly.

Yueyang shook his head: "It's not that fast, we still have to wait. But you guys have made quite a haul, finding the remaining skeletons after just a quick look around the site?"

Feng Nan smiled shyly: "It was just good luck. If the murderer hadn't buried the body in the brick kiln, I really wouldn't have been able to find it."

Yueyang smiled and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. Sometimes luck is also a kind of strength."

"Now that you're back, let's have a short meeting and share our thoughts."

“We’ll come up with a set of rules and then convene a case analysis meeting with everyone.”

As he spoke, Yueyang gestured for Feng Nan and Li Biao to sit down.

Feng Nan didn't stand on ceremony and immediately pulled up a chair to sit next to Yue Yang.

Yueyang's suggestion was exactly what Feng Nan wanted to hear.

Case analysis is simply a process of making bold assumptions, analyzing carefully, and trying and eliminating errors.

Feng Nan then fed Yue Yang and Li Biao all the seemingly absurd clues and his own ideas that he had investigated from the future chat group. Even if the two of them did not adopt them for the time being, when the case reached a dead end, they would subconsciously recall Feng Nan's hypotheses.

Feng Nan didn't speak first, and neither did Li Biao; they both waited for Yue Yang to speak first.

Yueyang smiled and said, "First of all, regarding the murderer's gender, I think it's a man. Do you two have different opinions?"

Before Yueyang could finish speaking, Li Biao spoke up first, offering a different opinion: "I think we can't rule out the possibility that a woman committed the crime. After all, the victims were thirteen men. Although male perpetrators seem to be stronger in combat, they are also more likely to arouse the suspicion of the victims. On the contrary, a weak woman, especially a beautiful woman, can easily make the male victims lower their guard in an ambiguous situation."

After listening to Li Biao's words, Yue Yang did not rush to refute them, but looked at Feng Nan: "Xiao Feng, tell me your opinion. Don't be afraid, speak boldly, you can say whatever comes to mind."

Feng Nan nodded: "What Brother Li said makes a lot of sense, but I think it's more likely that the murderer is male. Putting aside the motive and success rate, just considering the decapitation, transporting the body, and disposing of the body, even a single adult male would have a hard time doing it, let alone a charming woman like Brother Li described, who would make men lower their guard at first sight."

Yueyang nodded: "Xiao Feng's idea coincides with mine. Lao Li, do you still insist on your own idea?"

Li Biao was silent for a moment before speaking: "Your ideas make a lot of sense, but I reserve my opinion because we cannot rule out the possibility of a gang committing the crime."

Yueyang smiled and nodded, then picked up his pen and scribbled a few lines in his notebook.

Yueyang put down his pen: "Old Li's idea is not wrong either. It's hard to be sure about this case. Let's write it down and move on to the next question."

"Unable to determine the identity of the victims, we can only make bold assumptions. My idea is that most of the victims should be migrant workers, and only a small number may be local people with no relatives or friends."

What are your thoughts, you two?

As he spoke, Yueyang looked at Li Biao.

Li Biao nodded: "I agree with that. There was an earthquake in this city decades ago. At that time, there were many families where only one person survived. If it was that kind of person, even if they went missing, no one might report it to the police."