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Chapter 85: The Killer’s Rare Profession; Getting Closer to the Truth!

Lin Tian’s deduction was both bold and precise.

He believed that the organization member codenames appearing in the previous agent information were likely not chosen randomly but were probably related to the killer’s profession or method of murder.

For example, Qu Pengfei’s codename was “Doctor,” and the organization member from Suzhou City, who used cyanide to commit murder, was codenamed “Poison.”

At this moment, Lin Tian hypothesized:

Since this drug trafficking organization likely appeared six years ago, could the killer responsible for the Magic City University dismemberment case from twenty years ago have chosen to commit another murder in a city to join this organization?

This would have resulted in another unsolved case, allowing the killer to gain the qualification to sell high-purity drugs in certain areas.

As for the codename…

It must be one of the eleven members on the list.

Bab and Ghost.

These were the potential killers Lin Tian speculated based on the case details and codenames.

Making such broad assumptions and inferences without being in a god-like position was no easy feat.

…

Su Ming, standing beside Lin Tian, carefully pondered for a few seconds before gently shaking his head to present a counter-argument.

“Director Lin.”

“I think the codename of the killer in the Magic City University dismemberment case might not be Bab or Ghost. Or rather…”

“His codename may not even be on the list of the eleven members that just appeared?”

This completely different conclusion made Lin Tian quite curious and confused.

Su Ming, without deliberately holding back, organized his thoughts for a moment and continued explaining.

“Director Lin.”

“Looking at the case itself, the fact that the victim’s body was dismembered into roughly equal pieces suggests that the killer in the Magic City University dismemberment case is very likely to have severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).”

“However, in the chainsaw dismemberment case, the victim’s body parts were unevenly sized, which doesn’t reflect any signs of OCD.”

“Of course, it could be argued that the obsessive-compulsive traits we see might actually be the killer intentionally disguising their personality.”

“But after seeing the provocative video, the one that recorded the dismemberment process, I can say with absolute certainty…”

“This killer undoubtedly has severe OCD.”

“Do you remember, Director Lin, Brother Sheng?”

“Before he started cutting the victim’s body, what did the killer do?”

Without hesitation, Xu Changsheng immediately recalled the scene and squinted his eyes as he softly responded.

“Before the cutting video began, the killer specifically chose several knives.”

“But none of them felt right. He only started the dismemberment after removing his gloves.”

“Looking at the final result…”

“If it weren’t for this video, we would have never known that even selecting a knife had such an obsessive-compulsive process.”

“After all, we only saw the dismembered body parts, so even if this killer wanted to disguise OCD to confuse us, that part of the process wouldn’t be visible to us.”

“This clearly shows that the killer is likely someone with pure OCD.”

Xu Changsheng’s analysis prompted Su Ming to nod in agreement, and he picked up the conversation.

“Besides the knife selection point…”

“Director Lin, Brother Sheng, do you remember when the killer first showed the victim’s head?”

“Did you notice…”

“The killer made sure to display every angle of the victim’s head, with no omissions in the middle. The body didn’t even shift, and it almost felt like they were holding their breath.”

“The way they meticulously presented the victim’s head, even in the recorded footage, was so perfectionist, filled with obsessive-compulsive traits. This proves that the killer’s OCD is definitely not something they are faking.”

“If this can still be faked…”

Su Ming suddenly paused for a few seconds, his tone becoming serious and solemn as he spoke.

“I suggest we temporarily abandon the pursuit of this killer.”

“After all, being able to lay out the structure of a case and then push it to twenty years later… I can’t even imagine how brilliant their criminal intelligence must be.”

“Rather than wasting time trying to catch them, we might be better off focusing on the other members of the drug trafficking organization.”

“But right now, I definitely don’t believe this killer has such foresight and planning ability.”

This conclusion made both Lin Tian and Xu Changsheng nod in agreement.

Indeed, as Su Ming said, if the killer in the Magic City University dismemberment case had planned ahead for twenty years, to specifically create a video faking OCD in order to divert suspicion, it would be quite horrifying.

At that point, it would have crossed the line from criminal investigation to something more akin to a science fiction movie.

Su Ming’s deduction was not over yet.

He gently rubbed his chin, squinting his eyes as he continued with further guesses.

“So…”

“Currently, from my perspective…”

“This drug trafficking organization should have two other members who are not on the list of eleven names shown earlier.”

“Adding Qu Pengfei, who fell to his death, the total number of members in this criminal organization should be thirteen.”

“The first person who’s not listed…”

“Is the head of the drug trafficking organization. High-purity drugs were first discovered in Luzhou by our police, but during that period, there were no unsolved murder cases.”

“And the contact interface doesn’t even record the agent or superior in Luzhou. This gives us sufficient reason to suspect…”

“The head of the drug trafficking organization personally handled the Luzhou operation, meaning they didn’t need to pass the organization’s screening by committing murder to prove their criminal intelligence.”

“As for the second person…”

“They’re most likely the true killer behind the 5.13 dismemberment case. Though they’re in this drug trafficking organization, they didn’t appear in the agent contact list.”

“I came to this conclusion based on two things…”

“The first point is that the cities with high-purity drugs, the unsolved cases in those files, don’t match this killer’s modus operandi.”

“Although a person’s physical condition, thoughts, and appearance may change with age…”

“Their methods of committing crimes and their intrinsic personality…”

“Are generally set from the beginning, with many killers subconsciously using the techniques they’re most familiar with.”

“As the saying goes, you can tell the future from a child’s behavior.”

“An obsessive-compulsive personality is unlikely to change with time.”

“The second point…”

“Is from that previous post where the killer suggested how to choose a target.”

“The best prey is someone who has a significant social status gap with you, so that no one would think you could have any connection.”

“The victim was a first-year student, with an average social status—nothing high but certainly not low—and for someone to have a huge social status gap with her…”

“I think…”

“It could either be a homeless person or beggar from the lower rungs of society, or a person with high social status, someone well-known.”

“Additionally…”

“One line in that post says…”

“You should let the prey come to you, rather than you seeking them out. This suggests that the killer’s social status wasn’t low.”

“After all, I don’t think a freshman from a small town coming to Magic City would dare to seek out homeless people or beggars.”

“If the killer has a high social status and is well-known, then as the top drug dealer in a city, they would have been too conspicuous.”

“Considering the cautious nature of this drug lord…”

“They definitely wouldn’t risk exposing the entire organization by taking on a major drug trafficking role in a city.”

“So, they wouldn’t have an agent and certainly wouldn’t appear on the contact list.”

“Therefore, we still don’t know the killer’s codename in the organization, but based on all the clues, we can conclude…”

At this point, Su Ming paused for two seconds, connecting the clues and characteristics in his mind. He narrowed his eyes and slowly spoke.

“The killer behind the 5.13 dismemberment case is most likely someone with a high social status, and their economic situation should also be quite good.”

“Or rather…”

“Twenty years ago, they were likely a well-known figure, someone from a special group that ordinary university students couldn’t easily interact with.”

“And the profession they were engaged in was rare, so once we determine their profession…”

“The fact that they’re left-handed should be enough to identify this killer!”