Chapter 239: Locking Up The Murderer (2/2)

”That’s a biased statement to make,” said Xiaotao, frowning. “Although I might have some difficulty, even I could carry something that heavy.”

”Look, the pit on the ground was newly dug,” I pointed at the video. “And the armor parts also weigh a fair bit, not to mention this heavy I-beam. The murderer must be the brains so I think it’s difficult for him to cope with manual labor. I think he must have joined hands with someone else at this time, that is, the explosion madman–The Strongest Mantis Shrimp!”

”We already know this!” interjected Xiaotao.

”The addition of The Strongest Mantis Shrimp changed the way the murderer committed the crimes,” I continued my analysis. “The two men should have a rather close relationship. Perhaps they’re even living together, which means we can look for clues from The Strongest Mantis Shrimp’s live stream!”

“That way, we’ll have more clues...” added Xiaotao.

Lao Yao started screening The Strongest Mantis Shrimp’s video. We had to search through a bunch of videos because they were all unspecified. In the process, we were forced to watch a lot of horrific content. Many officers professed that they wouldn’t be able to eat for some time.

Finally, Lao Yao found several z-titled files which were all The Strongest Mantis Shrimp’s videos. When he clicked on the first one, a masked man facing the camera appeared in the video. His burly figure and muscular pecs were exposed through the tank top that he wore. He had several tattoos that perfectly blended with his wild and unrestrained air.

”It shouldn’t be hard to find this man!” exclaimed Xiaotao.

The location of The Strongest Mantis Shrimp’s live stream was a public toilet. Although his voice had been digitally altered, the excitement in his tone couldn’t be concealed. He gave a brief explanation while positioning several small bombs in a cesspit and then backed out of the picture.

A short while later, a man squatted over the pit and halfway through, a loud explosion sounded as feces flew all over the toilet, covering the man. Swearing, he quickly pulled up his pants and left while the streamer laughed so hard he had trouble breathing. Then, another man entered the scene.

”How long does this video last?” asked Xiaotao.

Lao Yao replied, ”Four hours.”

”You can stop playing this,” instructed Xiaotao with a wave of her hand. “Let’s move on to something else!”

The Strongest Mantis Shrimp’s live streams were really boring. No wonder he wasn’t popular at first. But when the second video played on the screen, we all exclaimed. Several officers even stood up in disbelief. Because the location in the video was the room our victim had been burned alive!

”Song Yang, just as you speculated, the two of them are well-acquainted with each other,” acknowledged Xiaotao.

This time, The Strongest Mantis Shrimp placed a bomb in a pig’s stomach. Although the pig was still alive, it was in fact at its last breath and lay on the ground squealing. Xiaotao didn’t care to watch on and instructed Lao Yao to switch to another video.

“Wait!” I shouted, staring at the video. When Xiaotao asked me what I found, I said, ”That’s an old sow!”

Dali, who was sitting at the back burst out laughing. ”After staring at the pig for so long, that’s all you found?”

Other officers couldn’t hold back their laughter either.

But I soon brought our discussion back on track by asking, ”Have you ever eaten meat from an old sow?”

The confusion cleared from Xiaotao’s face and her eyes suddenly brightened. ”Yes, according to the agricultural law, meat from sows isn’t allowed to be sold on the market. Farmers are supposed to euthanize sows that do not give birth and will be compensated by the Ministry of Animal Husbandry. Of course, there are also illegal vendors who turn old sows into minced meat and sell them to steamed bun stalls. However, Nanjiang City’s Department of Food Safety has recently rectified the situation so there shouldn’t be any on the market.”

”In short, the average person can’t get old sows!” I concluded.

The first victim was killed with a hook that Xiaotao analyzed to be a special iron hook used in slaughterhouses. And in this video, The Strongest Mantis Shrimp managed to obtain an old sow. From these two points, it was certain that–

The murderer was The Strongest Mantis Shrimp and his job was most likely related to a slaughterhouse.

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