Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

Previously, he had done some basic research and found that Yang Dawei wasn't very well-liked in the village. Other than a few friends who played mahjong with him regularly, there weren't really any other people he associated with.

That's why he decided to use these few people as a breakthrough point.

A middle-aged woman thought for a moment, "The ones who play cards with him are just He Wanquan and a few others. As for where they live... Can I give you their phone numbers?"

"That works too."

"Alright then, I'll tell you, so write them down..."

The middle-aged woman quickly reported five phone numbers.

After Zhaocheng noted them all down, Luo Fei asked, "Is that all? Are there no other people?"

"That's it. The ones who play cards with us are mostly fixed partners, just those few people coming and going. Only occasionally when one of them is temporarily busy do we find someone else to fill the table."

"Alright, we understand. Thank you for your cooperation."

After a quick thank you, Luo Fei led them out.

Back in the car, they called these few people one by one and learned their addresses after some brief communication.

Three of them lived in town, another in Xiahe Village, and one in Yao Family Village.

Luo Fei decided to split into two groups. He and Zhaocheng would stay in town to interview the three people, while Sun Jun and Zhang Fan would go to the other two villages.

Sun Jun and his group soon drove away, while Luo Fei and his group walked to the home of their first target.

"Team Leader, do you really think we'll find anything this way? I always feel like Yang Dawei wouldn't be stupid enough to tell anyone about this." On the way, Zhaocheng couldn't help but express his concern.

"Whether we find anything or not, we have to ask because we're completely without clues right now. Besides this clumsy method, there's no other option."

"But what if we still find nothing?"

"Then we keep searching!"

Luo Fei said, suddenly stopping to look at him, his tone gradually becoming serious, "Zhaocheng, apart from being brave and careful, patience is even more important when investigating a case."

"Instead of being like you, feeling discouraged whenever you encounter a little difficulty, thinking this won't work or that won't work, giving up before even starting—like that, you'll never find the truth, do you understand!"

It was like having a sudden realization. Zhaocheng was shocked and finally understood the gap between himself and Luo Fei.

He quickly acknowledged, "I understand, Team Leader!"

"Good, then let's go."

Soon, the two of them arrived at the first person's home they needed to find.

After some polite exchanges, they sat down, and Luo Fei began the usual inquiries.

The other side was fairly cooperative, answering whatever he asked.

But after making the rounds, Luo Fei discovered nothing.

The person's expression didn't seem like they were lying, so he knew this visit might have been in vain.

Unfazed, Luo Fei thanked the person quickly and then he and Zhaocheng headed to the next place...

An hour later, after leaving the last house without any discoveries and regrouping with Sun Jun and the others, who also returned empty-handed,

the four of them slumped in the car, even the usually optimistic Luo Fei seemed a bit dejected at this point.

These five people were the most likely to know Yang Dawei's secret...

Now that this lead was also a dead-end, he really didn't know where to start again.

However, Luo Fei didn't stay disheartened for long; soon, he perked up again and said to Zhang Fan in the driver's seat, "Let's go to Yang Family Village again!"

He wasn't going to give up!

Zhang Fan immediately started the car, and soon they were back at Yang Family Village.

As usual, Luo Fei first found the village chief, Yang Tianfu, to repeatedly confirm Yang Dawei's usual social interactions, to ensure there were no omissions.

He decided to go back to Yang Dawei's house once more.

The last time at Yang Dawei's house, they only had a quick look, so there might still be something they missed.

With this thought, after speaking with Yang Tianfu, Luo Fei indeed led the group to Yang Dawei's house.

Yang Dawei's home was impoverished, with nothing of value. Plus, few people liked visiting, so the front door only had a nominal broken lock hanging on it.

Luo Fei didn't need much effort to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, everyone was hit by an overpowering sour stench, as if something had rotted.

"Ugh, why does it smell so bad..."

Zhang Fan, frowning and pinching his nose, followed Luo Fei inside.

The layout inside the room hadn't changed much since last time. Trash was scattered across the floor, clothes were thrown everywhere, and there were a few used instant noodle containers on the table.

A swarm of flies hovered and buzzed over them, clearly the source of the sour smell.

"Geez, this guy is really lazy!"

Zhang Fan couldn't help but complain.

The last time he saw something like this was in Wang Wenbin's rental place.

Luo Fei didn't reply; he was already searching the room quickly.

Worried they might miss something, he used his phone's flashlight to carefully inspect every spot, ensuring nothing was overlooked.

Seeing him being so meticulous, the rest stopped complaining and joined in the search.

Luo Fei circled the living room but found no traces of the black aura, so he turned and entered the bedroom.

Zhang Fan followed him in and scanned the room carefully, but other than the mess, he felt nothing.

Seeing Luo Fei still bent over, checking every corner, Zhang Fan couldn't help advising, "Team Leader, there's really nothing here. I think we should just leave."

The room was so dirty, he was afraid of inhaling some bacteria or virus...

Luo Fei didn't speak, focusing instead on seriously examining the walls around him. Then, he crouched down and shone the flashlight beneath the bed.

Perhaps due to the poor lighting in this room, in the darkness, he could only see that the floor under the bed seemed uneven, protruding in a large area.

This was somewhat illogical, so he immediately told Zhang Fan beside him, "Call the others in. Let's move the bed and take a look!"

Zhang Fan complied quickly, and soon Sun Jun and Zhaocheng joined them.

With the combined effort of all four, they finally managed to move the bed from the cramped room into the living room.

Returning to the spot, Luo Fei saw the piles of trash and dust on the bumpy cement floor under the bed and showed a "just as I thought" expression.

"How did this floor get like this? Didn't even bother to smooth it out?"

"He put the bed over it. This guy may be lazy, but at least he's got some sense."

Zhang Fan and Zhaocheng shook their heads in disgust.

"Enough with the chatter. Zhaocheng, quickly call Deputy Zhao and have him bring people over. I think we might have found Chen Chahua's corpse," Luo Fei said sternly.

"What."

Found it?

The two were momentarily caught off guard, looking around blankly, "Where is it, Team Leader?"

Sun Jun, being more experienced, had already formed a suspicion after hearing this, "Team Leader, are you suggesting that Chen Chahua's corpse is hidden under this cement floor?"

This floor differed from the other parts of the room, seemingly patched later, making Luo Fei's suspicion quite reasonable.

Luo Fei said calmly, "It's not a suspicion, it's a certainty!"

While his Eye of Sin could detect all evils, it did have some limitations.

For instance, factors like being too far apart or having too many obstructions could prevent him from detecting the black aura.

This was why he only discovered Yu Xiaoman's corpse in the wall after entering Wu Peng's house.

Now, with the bed moved, he could finally see the faint black aura emanating from the cement floor, though very weak—which he deduced was because Chen Chahua's corpse was buried deeply.

Zhaocheng realized what was happening and immediately replied excitedly, "Team Leader, I'll make the call right away!"

With that, he ran out.

Meanwhile, Sun Jun crouched down, grabbed an empty beer bottle from the corner, and tapped the cement floor a couple of times.

"Team Leader, this cement looks to be quite thick. It might not be easy to break it open..."

"Then inform Deputy Zhao to bring some tools over."

"Sure, I'll let Zhaocheng know."

Zhang Fan also ran out.