49 The Third Victim (2/2)

It was only then that Zhang Yang noticed that the person on the phone was Xia Qingyi, and said dully, ”Another person was killed.”

”You're right, the time interval between the killings are getting shorter and shorter. It hasn't even been 3 days and there's another one.”

”Have you found anything yet?” Xia Qingyi asked.

”We haven't made much progress. The superintendent scolds us every time we have a meeting.” Zhang Yang had never worked a serial murder case, so the pressure from the superiors was making him miserable, and still they did not even have a suspect.

”The previous victim was actually a prostitute. If the pattern follows, the victim this time should also be a prostitute.”

Zhang Yang frowned. ”Prostitute?”

”Technically not one, we can only say that they are people who make use of their bodies in transactions.”

Zhang Yang let out a sigh. ”What's the use of knowing that they are prostitutes? There are still no leads on the murderer. Three people have already died and we are still unable to find any useful information.”

In less than a month's time, there had already been three rape-homicide cases. The tricky part was that they had been unable to find any leads on the murderer, and even the security cameras did not capture anything unusual. Due to mounting pressure from the media, the superintendent had allocated more people to the station to help out, but still, no progress had been made.

Zhang Yang felt that if there were still no leads in this case, he would have to pack up and leave soon.

The phone went silent, but the screen remained bright when Zhang Yang looked at it, the timer continuing to run. ”Hello? Hello? What is it?”

Xia Qingyi's distant voice came from the other end of the line. ”He will continue to return to the crime scene.”