Chapter 365 - Invoking Figure Talisman (2/2)

“I’m sorry, captain! Please continue!”

After speaking, the small policeman quickly retreated outside and very thoughtfully closed the door. Standing behind the door, he could not help but sigh. “The captain is really a female heroine!”

Just as the small policeman was making sense of the scene in the room alone, Nalan Wuxia stood up again. She had acted on sheer impulse due to a moment of joy. Unexpectedly, the door had been unlocked and she had been seen by her subordinate. It seemed that she wouldn’t be able to keep her image in the future.

Qin Haodong was still lying on the desk as he said with a smile, “Lady, shall we continue?”

Nalan Wuxia said with a flushed face, “You have such a big head! It’s your fault I’m ruining my image.”

Qin Haodong said with a smile, “Can you blame me? You’re the one who wanted to assault me. I couldn’t resist, so I had no choice but to obey.”

“What a smooth talker. Get up quickly and help me solve the case.”

Nalan Wuxia pulled Qin Haodong up from the table as she spoke. The two of them quickly left the office and rushed to the scene of the murder.

While watching the two figures, the small policeman secretly said, “Are they going to get a room?”

Nalan Wuxia first took Qin Haodong to Yaowang Temple in the East City. The incense there was very good. Many people came to burn incense and pray for peace.

The crime scene was an idle, empty house in Yaowang Temple. It used to be the firewood room, but lately, the temple had begun to modernize itself and had started using water, electricity, and gas. Therefore, this room had become idle.

This was a crime scene, so a barricade had been set up outside to prohibit temple staff and pilgrims from entering.

Nalan Wuxia led Qin Haodong over the barricade and into the room. The crime scene was in the middle of the room. The body had already been removed, leaving a pool of dried blood and marks left by the police surveying the scene. A bright red Invoking Figure Talisman was painted on the wall on the left side of the room.

“Haodong, try your method quickly.”

Nalan Wuxia spoke impatiently. If the soul of the deceased could speak, then the case would almost be solved.

Qin Haodong looked around and frowned slightly. He had not felt the fluctuation of the soul in this room. Normally, if the soul of the deceased was present, he would feel it.

He walked up to the Invoking Figure Talisman and moved his fingers. Then, he cast an incantation towards the Invoking Figure Talisman.

A strange scene occurred. After the incantation was cast, the Invoking Figure Talisman immediately disappeared. However, Qin Haodong still could not find the soul of the dead.

“Huh? What is going on?”

Qin Haodong looked puzzled.

“What’s the matter, Haodong?”

Although Nalan Wuxia was a martial artist, she still knew nothing about the dark arts, so she did not know what had happened.

Qin Haodong said with a frown, “The Invoking Figure Talisman is still there, but how come the soul of the deceased is gone?”

“The soul is gone?” Nalan Wuxia was slightly stunned. She then said, “Is it because this is a temple? Is that why the soul has already crossed over?”

Qin Haodong said, “Impossible. You must first break the Invoking Figure Talisman if you want the soul to cross over. However, the Invoking Figure Talisman is still intact, so this was probably not caused by the temple.”

Nalan Wuxia asked, “Then what should we do?”

Qin Haodong looked around the room again as he memorized the crime scene firmly. Then, he said, “Let’s go to the next scene.”

The two of them left the Yaowang Temple and quickly arrived at the river. The cruise ship where the murder had been committed was tied at the dock.

When they entered the ship, they saw the Invoking Figure Talisman on the port side of the cabin. On the surface, it looked exactly the same as the one inside Yaowang Temple. There were no differences whatsoever.

Qin Haodong carefully examined the Invoking Figure Talisman. Meanwhile, Nalan Wuxia asked, “Haodong, is there anything?”

“There is a fluctuation of the soul under the Invoking Figure Talisman. However, there is no soul.”

Nalan Wuxia said, “How did this happen? Do you want to go to the third scene and have a look? It happened last night, so maybe the soul is still there.”

“Let’s go. We’re going there anyway.”

After Qin Haodong said this, he and Nalan Wuxia went to the forest park.

The scene of the crime was closed off, and the technical personnel sent by the crime squad were re-surveying the scene. When they saw Nalan Wuxia, they quickly stood up to say hello.

“You guys continue. We are just looking around.”

Nalan Wuxia turned towards Qin Haodong and said, “What about this one?”

The murder scene was on the lawn of the park. On the side was a stone bench, where the Invoking Figure Talisman had been drawn.

Qin Haodong squatted down to check. Then, he shook his head and said, “The soul here is also gone.”

He stood up again, thought about it, and then said, “There is only one possibility. The criminal didn’t only take the organs of the deceased, but also their souls.

First, he used the Invoking Figure Talisman to hold the soul of the deceased, and then he took it with him along with the organs he cut out.”