Chapter 304 - Ghost Stories Night (2/2)

“I do. In fact, I just met the girl at the Children’s Home.”

“The girl’s previous caretaker was found dead inside an abandoned old house at Lin Guan Village.” Captain Yan’s voice was chillingly calm, but his suppressed anger could be heard.

“Why would the body be placed in Lin Guan Village?” The first suspect that came to Chen Ge’s mind was Jiang Ling’s sister, but he had interacted with her before. Even though she had a monstrous exterior, internally, she was no different from a normal person.

“That is a question that confuses me as well. At the time, the case came to a standstill because of this as well. We traced back all the victim’s words and actions for the few days prior and found something weird.” Captain Yan sounded like he was hesitating over revealing this sensitive information to Chen Ge. After several seconds, he sighed. “The victim utilized the channel she obtained through her career to purchase blood.”

“Human blood?”

“Yes, that was our only lead.” Captain Yan reminded Chen Ge again. “Do not go to Lin Guan Village alone at night, at least before we have a clearer idea of what’s going on.”

“Then how long shall I wait?” Chen Ge could wait, but the mission on the black phone could not. The three-star scenario, Coffin Village, would disappear in six days. The missions that passed their expiration date would not be unlockable in the future.

“At least until all the mental patients from the Third Sick Hall have been caught.” Speaking of this, Captain Yan felt a headache coming. “Initially, they still acted rather normally, but after that incident at Fang Hwa Apartments, we realized that we’ve greatly underestimated their lethality.”

Chen Ge heard the message that Captain Yan did not say. “Is there another related case?”

“I’m standing at the crime scene, dealing with the mess.”

“Crime scene?” Chen Ge slowed down. “Someone died?”

“Yes, two deaths to be precise, and the crime scenes are weird to say the least.

“The first victim was a burglar. According to the camera, the victim just committed a crime and escaped into the back alley, but he never exited it. A passing drunk called the police. The victim’s eyes had been gouged out, and he died from an unknown cause.

“The second victim was a fugitive hiding in Jiujiang. He was found hanging in his rental room. If not for the gouged eyes, we wouldn’t have tied the two cases together.”

Listening to the description, Chen Ge was confused. “Why would they gouge out the victims’ eyes?”

“We’re dealing with mental patients, so who really knows why? They’re operating on a different worldview.” Captain Yan sighed. “In any case, these kinds of similar cases are due to something in the killer’s history. The gouged eyes could be some sort of ritual, or the killer might have experienced trauma related to eyes when they were young. Or possibly this is just something to throw our investigation off.”

“The chance of childhood trauma is big. The patients at the Third Sick Hall were all traumatized when they were young.” Chen Ge remembered what Captain Yan said. The killer was most likely the chairperson; he wanted to try his best to understand this sick man.

“Instead of the eyes, I’m more curious about another thing.” There was a drumming on the table from the other side of the phone, Captain Yan’s habit when he was thinking. “Why would they purposely target these sinners? Are they trying to tell us they’re different from normal criminals?”