Chapter 331: Soul Returning Incense (1/2)

Naturally, I refused. But on second thought, with Dali’s professionalism, how could our business fail?

Xiaotao headed back to the station alone while I stayed in the store and followed Dali around, familiarizing myself with the business. ”Has Ye Shiwen left?” I asked.

”No, he wants to invite us to dinner tonight. We’re going somewhere only adults can play. Would you like to join us?” Dali lecherously arched his eyebrow.

”I won't go to that sort of place!” I retorted. “You better not get caught up with this habit!”

”Is there anything wrong with bowling?” Dali turned to me innocently.

I muttered an expletive under my breath. This idiot deliberately led me on!

I originally wanted to tell him about Deng Chao’s return but I swallowed down the words, thinking that Deng Chao was only trying to stir up the pot with a few serial murders. However, the events that later transpired proved me wrong.

I went back to school to pick up something and in the evening, Xiaotao called to inform me that they found the vehicle.

I rushed to the scene–an old residential area. Local residents had reported a truck parked there since the afternoon, causing serious inconvenience to the residents. Unfortunately, they didn’t see the owner of the truck.

In the open space, there was a light truck that had been converted into a refrigerated truck. After checking it through the DMV, the police found that the truck was lost for two days during a fishing trip.

The officers waited for my arrival before opening the truck. Seeing the crowd of onlookers that had gathered around us, I said, ”Cover the door with some cloth so these civilians can’t see a thing.”

”Do you suspect there’s something inside?” asked Xiaotao.

”Just to be safe,” I explained. “I don’t want to cause any panic.”

”You’re more and more careful now,” chuckled Xiaotao.

An officer climbed up the roof of the truck and covered the door with a tarpaulin. We slid under the tarpaulin and unlocked the refrigerator door, only to be greeted by another corpse. The officers gasped in alarm.

”How did you guess?” wondered Xiaotao.

”This location is very similar to the one where the first body was dumped!” I surmised. “It's old and disorganized, and there are no surveillance cameras nearby. I don't think the murderer would make such a fuss about disposing of a stolen vehicle. But also, my impression of Deng Chao led me to this conclusion... ”

”No,” I said, shaking my head. “In my opinion, he’s always had strong self-esteem. He even resembles me in certain aspects. I aim to shock with my words, while he does with actions, which is why I’m certain he left us a surprise.”

I instructed the others not to enter the truck except for Xiaotao and myself. Xiaotao looked knowingly at me as soon as I closed the door behind us. I took out three items from my pocket: two pills sealed in wax and a small portable incense burner.

Like the previous body, the victim had a Hongtashan cigarette between his lips and a slit in his throat, but his body was frozen with bits of ice.

I placed the first pill into the incense burner, lit it, and fumigated it around the body, red-violet smoke floating from within. Xiaotao subconsciously covered her mouth and nose but soon dropped her hand to her side. Sniffing the air, she cried, ”It doesn’t smell bad at all! There’s even a faint floral fragrance.”

”This is a kind of incense made from the root of the photinia plant!”

”What does it do?”