Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 98 Who's secretly filming you?
Zheng Yan and Tan Ming were summoned by Tan Jia with a phone call.

When they arrived, Lin Zhiyue was helping to draw the curtains, and Tan Jia was shining an infrared pen at the window.

Tan Ming arrived in a hurry, his brows furrowed tightly. He glanced at Lin Zhiyue, who shouldn't be there, said nothing, and went to the window to look outside.

"Looking for directions to take covert photos?"

"Yes, the postcard was taken from a top-down angle. If it were just a regular camera, the shooting location would only be the fifteenth floor or above of those two buildings across the street, probably the rooftop," Tan Jia said coldly.

"Then I'll go over there and try taking a picture from that angle to see if it's right. Maybe the person who took the picture left some fresh traces."

"No rush, let's get the angle right first," Tan Jia said, moving the X-ray pen and asking the person next to him, "How's this angle?"

Lin Zhiyue has a unique vision and a strong ability to construct spaces.

He didn't even need to glance at the candid photo again, and whispered, "No. A little higher to the right."

After moving it several times, he said it was about right.

Tan Jia squinted at it and said, "The rooftop of Unit 3, Building 7."

Tan Ming immediately said, "I'll go take a look."

After he left, Tan Jia put away the X-ray pen, frowned, sat back on the sofa, and kneaded a dough figurine to calm himself down.

Zheng Yan was still examining the postcard when he asked her, "What are you thinking?"

“It’s definitely not someone I offended. I’ve only been back for three or four months, I don’t know many people, and I’ve only been living in my new house for half a month. Apart from Lin Zhiyue and the security guard at the gate, I don’t know anyone. I guess it’s someone related to the cases I’ve been assisting with, or someone is watching our investigation and has discovered the role I, this strange temporary worker, have played in the case investigation.”

Zheng Yan said in a deep voice, "It should be the latter. In the cases we investigated before, the murderers were either dead or in prison, and there were no family members of the murderers either... It's possible that there were potential perpetrators who escaped the net in the serial suicide case, and it's also possible that there was that mysterious fan in the toxic yogurt incident who was not investigated. But the sentence on the other hand seems to be more like that he admires you and is trying to win you over. It is very likely that he has his eye on your special ability."

As she said this, she glanced at Lin Zhiyue beside her.

Tan Jia felt only bad luck: "He thinks it's an attempt to win me over, but I think it's intimidation. I've only ever seen this kind of behavior and these kinds of words in cases of perverted serial killers."

The murderer is the kind of innocent person who is not apparent on the surface.

I used to think that this kind of murderer was very ritualistic when I watched similar movies and TV shows. Now that I'm involved myself, all she wants to do is find people and use them as targets to shoot.

Zheng Yan glanced at Lin Zhiyue again.

To be honest, this kid's mentality is very similar.

"What day is that in the photo? Do you remember?" he asked again.

"Judging from the clothes, it must have been the evening of the day the body was discovered." She was so tired that day that she talked with Lin Zhiyue in the corridor for a while when she came back.

"I took these photos a few days ago, but I'm sending them to you today. Did you ask who delivered them? I noticed there's no delivery information on them, only your building number and name."

"The security guard said it was delivered by a man wearing a food delivery uniform. Food delivery is not allowed in the community, so many deliverymen and couriers put their packages on the guard's shelf. I have already asked them to check the surveillance footage, but I don't think I will get any results."

The person behind this kind of thing is like a murderer in a suspense novel—a gentle and polite doctor on the surface, but a ruthless butcher behind the scenes. They are meticulous and careful in their crimes, making it difficult to find any evidence against them. Zheng Yan nodded: "Possibly, but we still need to investigate. The other party knows your home address, your name, and even what you've done. Based on what you've done, they believe you are like them, an 'army of justice.' An army that upholds righteousness and friendship to fight against evil is called an army of justice. Shouldn't that phrase be applied to us, not you…?"

Tan Jia understood what he meant: "The other party may not like or recognize the police, and prefers a civilian fake detective like me. Maybe he is that kind of person, and has done some things to uphold justice and punish evil."

For example, killing people, killing evil people.

This profile of a person made Zheng Yan worried: "There's no difference between someone who thinks they're a righteous person who's eliminating evil and someone who thinks everyone in the world except themselves should die. They're easily angered. Maybe tomorrow they'll think you're not only unjust but also evil and want to take action against you. You don't need to come to the police station recently. It's best if you go back to your aunt's house. We will investigate this matter thoroughly."

Lin Zhiyue, standing to the side, frowned, his gaze fixed on Tan Jia's reaction.

Tan Jia refused outright: "This is a matter concerning me, and I will definitely participate in the investigation. Moving is out of the question; if it turns out to be a heartless idiot, I would feel even worse if it implicated my aunt and the others."

He then took out his phone and said, "I've already ordered an anti-spy camera. If anyone dares to take a picture through this glass again, the radiation will directly damage their lens."

Lin Zhiyue's brows relaxed, and after a long silence, he finally spoke up to join the conversation: "I'll give you my bodyguard."

Zheng Yan and Tan Jia both looked at him.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with his suggestion and calmly looked back.

"That's good. Let your brother move in too," Zheng Yan said.

Knowing that they meant well for her, Tan Jia didn't refuse anymore.

Half an hour later, Tan Ming hurriedly returned.

"I found a few shoe prints near the rooftop railing, but they were very blurry. I asked the property management, and they said that a few days ago they hired someone to inspect the elevator machine room pipelines and equipment, and those maintenance personnel went up to the rooftop at that time. I have already asked them for the list of maintenance personnel."

Unfortunately, after two days of investigation, the maintenance workers were found to be without fault. They were all veteran employees with more than three years of experience, and there were no photos taken secretly on their phones. After cross-examination, no evidence was found that anyone had approached the wall to take photos at the time.

Checking the surveillance footage at the entrance of the residential area, the person delivering the package was wearing ordinary food delivery worker clothes, riding a shared electric scooter, and the box containing the package had the Flash Delivery logo printed on it. He was wearing a hat and mask, so his face was completely obscured.

They followed the route he took, but lost track of him among the vast army of delivery drivers.

“He’s being so secretive. This person is most likely the mastermind,” Zheng Yan said, ordering the police to continue checking the surveillance footage of that section of road. He also reassured Tan Jia, “Don’t be afraid. He sent you a postcard to reveal his existence, so he definitely has more to do than this. As long as he makes his next move, we’ll be able to catch him.”

Tan Jia replied calmly, "I'm not afraid."

He glanced at the two tall, burly bodyguards beside her and Lin Zhiyue, who had a calm expression, and after a couple of seconds of silence, said, "There's really no need to be afraid. But it's not good to keep bothering them. When you need to go out, just have your brother accompany you. The cases aren't busy lately, so when things get busy, you can stay at the police station."

Lin Zhiyue frowned again.

Zheng Yan: "Why are you looking at me? Am I interrupting your good deed?"

Tan Jia coughed and said, "I invited him to watch the surveillance footage. You know he has excellent eyesight."

Before Lin Zhiyue could help her figure anything out, Tan Jia had a terrifying and bloody dream that night.

(End of this chapter)