The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits

Liu Jun and his team snatched their cameras, destroyed the cards; the footage they needed was already in hand.

However, the people from the Four Major Families who arrived swiftly were still a step too late, and even requesting to cordon off the scene and pressure various media outlets proved futile.

Those who had witnessed the horrifying scene knew the severity of the issue — they were determined to release it despite the pressure, making it the biggest breaking news in recent days.

Moreover, the heirs of the four families were all dead—a terrifying thought indeed.

The PR team of Li Sun Lou Mu from the Four Major Families tried to handle the crisis as quickly as possible but couldn't match the speed of the media.

By the time Liu Jun and others had yet to withdraw, reports had already appeared on newspapers, networks, and social media platforms.

Everyone who learned about this case was utterly shocked.

Not only domestic and international media, but even the attention of ordinary people nationwide was focused on this event.

While everyone speculated, a folder related to the Four Major Families' crimes appeared on the computers of the relevant personnel.

Simultaneously, related video material also surfaced online, shocking people to their core.

While the Four Major Families tried to delete it, before they could act, law enforcement had already taken those involved away.

The havoc wreaked by the sons of the Four Major Families relied precisely on their family's influence. If their heirs were of such character, how could the family possibly be clean?

Having stood at the top for many years, the Four Major Families crumbled with unprecedented speed following this egregious event, not only losing their heirs but disintegrating rapidly.

In the end, the people from the Four Major Families could no longer care about their deceased heirs; they could only strive to protect what they still held.

Unfortunately, the authorities were determined to eradicate these massive tumors, allowing no escape.

Like pulling carrots and removing the mud, the demise of the Four Major Families led to a nationwide purge.

True, perfect clarity yields no fish, yet the situation is much clearer than before.

Under nationwide attention, the case was swiftly closed.

Pity that those sinners were already dead, and the living villains received their deserved punishment.

Despite this, Liu Jun, responsible for the case, always felt unsettled.

He constantly felt something wasn't right.

"Chief, you're still thinking about it? Hasn't the case been closed?"

"Those people were truly beasts, harming so many young women, who would have thought such well-dressed gentlemen had such venomous and disgusting hearts."

"Previously, my sister was a fangirl of Mr. Sun, saying he was handsome and polite, lacking the arrogance typical of second-generation rich kids. Upon learning of Mr. Sun's deeds, her face turned pale in fright."

"Truly, Hell is empty, and the devils are in the Mortal World."

Liu Jun's subordinate lamented to himself, "Luckily, these villains met evil ends."

"I feel He Xiling is not the killer."

The young man who spoke earlier was startled by Liu Jun's shocking statement, "Chief, have you found any discrepancies?" But reversing a case already closed would be difficult.

Liu Jun pondered for a moment, then said, "No, it's just instinct."

The young man patted his chest, appearing startled, "Phew, you scared me."

He then asked puzzledly, "Chief, what are you thinking? All evidence and the testimonials of the surviving witnesses point to He Xiling as the killer."

Liu Jun was equally troubled, tugging at his hair with frustration, "I just...just feel something's off, like there's something we've overlooked."

Although a veteran investigator's intuition shouldn't be ignored, today's society demands proof for everything. Liu Jun's intuition couldn't serve as evidence. Moreover, he himself was in a fog, so in the end, the matter remained unresolved.

As Liu Jun and the young detective chatted in a small diner, neither noticed a man with a hat at a nearby table cast them a deep glance before quickly averting his gaze.

His swift action evaded even Liu Jun's sensitive and suspicious nature.

"Check, please," the man said, pressing down on his hat's brim before leaving.

Liu Jun glanced up briefly, his gaze lingering for a second on the stranger's back before quickly looking away.

Leaving the diner, Xu Liu paused momentarily at the entrance before quickly departing.

If the survivors from the ship were here, they would have recognized this inconspicuously dressed man as the one who joined them in revelry that day on the ship.

However, he had supposedly died due to exposing his identity, eliminated in the young masters' purge.

His body was witnessed being thrown into the ocean, feeding the fish. Even later, the police found his and another reporter's remains.

He should no longer exist in this world, yet the dead had reappeared out of nowhere.

Xu Liu looped around the street before turning into an extremely secluded alley.

Inside, a woman waited; upon seeing Xu Liu, she hurriedly approached, asking, "No one discovered you, right?"

Xu Liu shook his head, "No."

"Everything's ready: passports, ID cards, bank cards — all set. We can leave now."

The woman said nothing, silently nodding.

The two discreetly left this land, traveling through several places, eventually settling in a town far from their homeland.

Only then could they finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Hesitantly, the woman asked Xu Liu, "Why did 'that person' save us?"

Xu Liu shook his head, "I probed around, none of those people remember 'that person.'"

"Then why did she leave our memories untouched, not fearing we might..."

Although unfinished, Xu Liu understood, "Would you dare?"

The woman shivered slightly, despondently saying, "I wouldn't dare, that's exactly why we fled so far, isn't it..."

Forty years later...

The notorious case that once shocked both domestic and international circles had long been forgotten abroad.

People's lives improved greatly; who would keep holding onto that pain? Only Liu Jun often pondered about it upon waking from dreams.

Suddenly, he spotted two elderly individuals in a crowd who seemed somewhat familiar.

Before figuring out where he'd seen them, his feet instinctively followed.

"Wait..." But his voice was quickly drowned by the crowd.

Liu Jun shook his head with a smile, laughing at himself for still being obsessed even after retirement.

But soon, the smile slowly faded from his lips.

Those two people...

Ah, he remembered now; their facial contours were very similar to those of the two innocent victims in that notorious case forty years ago.

Yet, such thoughts only formed momentarily in Liu Jun's mind before dismissing them himself.

Ah, his stubborn personality — even now, he's still obsessing.