Chapter 135: Poison’s Former Identity – A Janitor with a Pharmacy Degree!

While Su Ming and the others were intensively searching for key clues, inside a high-end beauty salon in the center of Liangxi City, a young woman— or rather, Rose— was personally performing a facial lift procedure on a wealthy client.

The wealthy woman, whose face had developed a few wrinkles due to age, seemed like a simple toy in Rose’s skilled hands.

It didn’t take long; under Rose’s expert facelift techniques, the wrinkles had almost completely disappeared.

Half an hour later, with the final touches done, the wealthy woman nodded in satisfaction, waving her hand to transfer 200,000 yuan as a prepaid deposit for future beauty procedures.

At the same time, she immediately invited Rose to her villa to share her experience with medical beauty.

However, Rose politely declined the invitation, citing an upcoming interview with female entrepreneurs.

As K had said earlier, Rose’s public identity was indeed impressive, representing the successful female entrepreneurs of Liangxi City. However, this so-called glamorous identity was backed by real bloodshed.

After personally helping an important client with a facial lift, Rose wasted no time and immediately returned to her office, or rather, her private suite.

She pressed a hidden button in the wardrobe, entered the rotating wardrobe door, and retrieved her phone from a secret compartment in the hidden room. She dialed a special number.

After fifteen seconds, the call was answered, and without hesitation, Rose immediately spoke.

“Bomber, what’s the progress? Will you have what I need tomorrow? I’ve prepared five of the most suitable human skin masks for you.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a somewhat helpless young male voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Sister Rose, I know you’re in a hurry, but can you give me a bit more time?”

“To blow up your beauty salon isn’t a small task, I need time to prepare the explosives.”

“Besides, didn’t Boss K say that the fire won’t reach us? The immediate concern is Poison, but it’s not you, Sister Rose.”

“Hey, it’s probably tomorrow, I’ll come by with the stuff and help set up the explosives.”

“By the way, don’t forget about the human skin masks I need.”

“Damn those doctors and sculptors, now everyone is on edge. I need to prepare a few more masks just in case.”

“Alright, I’ll hang up now, Sister Rose. I need to continue preparing the explosives.”

As the call ended with a beep, Rose looked at the row of human skin masks she had used.

Most of them were female, but there were a few male ones as well.

The male mask on the far left caught her eye. If Gao Chao were here, he would immediately recognize that this mask’s appearance was almost identical to the face of the deceased’s boyfriend in the Rose Flower Shop murder case.

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At the Xiangcheng Criminal Investigation Team, though Su Ming and Lin Tian had temporarily left GusuCity to head to Liangxi City to look for a breakthrough regarding Rose, the tracking of Poison’s identity continued to progress steadily.

At present, what could be confirmed was that the member of the organization known as Poison had a way of knowing the victim’s financial situation and was aware that the victim had suffered from chronic stomach issues.

By narrowing down the suspect pool based on these points and eliminating simple colleagues from the company, the remaining choices were few.

Liu Yang, the head of the Xiangcheng Criminal Investigation Team, looked excited and asked Officer An, “Officer An, any progress? Have you found any suspicious individuals? Deputy Team Leader Su said that Poison is likely one of these people.”

Officer An didn’t immediately respond, still typing away on his laptop, reviewing the cleaning staff information from Vanke Yun City.

Zheng Hui, whose eyes were squinted, sighed in admiration, shaking his head. “Brother Ming is really impressive.”

“We just checked the records from Jinwei Software, verified that the victim had been suffering from chronic stomach problems, and that there was a departmental dinner that day with spicy Hunan cuisine.”

“Then we reported the findings, and Brother Ming quickly pinpointed Poison’s identity?”

“This kind of reasoning and efficiency is truly extraordinary.”

Bai Yu, dressed in a Sherlock Holmes-style outfit, thoughtfully rubbed his pipe and analyzed, “Brother Ming’s deduction actually makes a lot of sense. It’s not just a random guess.”

“Who would know about the victim’s financial situation and also be aware of their stomach issues?”

“At first, I considered the delivery person as a possibility, since it’s common to buy medicine through deliveries, and this could help confirm the victim’s stomach problems.”

“Also, the delivery price could roughly indicate the victim’s frugality.”

“But after thinking it through, I realized there are a few things that a delivery person just couldn’t do.”

“The first point is: how would a delivery person know about the departmental dinner? That’s clearly internal information.”

“The second point: even if they knew about the departmental dinner, how would they be able to swap out the victim’s medication in advance? There’s no way to predict that.”

“The third point: delivery personnel aren’t allowed to enter the office building, so how would they manage to place a needle or small thumbtack on the victim’s chair to create a pinhole wound?”

“And most importantly, the victim was known to be frugal. They likely didn’t order takeout often, maybe only a few times a year.”

“Moreover, with medical insurance for buying medicine, there’s no way they’d order medicine through delivery.”

“After thinking about it carefully…” Bai Yu paused, clearly impressed, and continued, “Brother Ming’s deduction of Poison’s identity makes a lot of sense. It’s far more likely.”

“If Poison’s original identity was a cleaner, everything falls into place.”

“Offices usually don’t have in-house cleaners; they pay property management fees, and the building arranges cleaning staff.”

“And cleaners typically work before office hours to avoid disturbing employees.”

“This would give Poison the perfect opportunity to swap out the victim’s medication and place a needle or a thumbtack on their chair, creating the pinhole wound.”

“Also, based on previous criminal profiling…”

“Poison likely has poor economic conditions, which explains why they later indulged in retaliatory spending…”

Before Bai Yu could finish speaking,

As Officer An, who was browsing through all the cleaning staff information from Vanke Yun City, immediately looked up and said:

“I’ve found a suspicious person.”

“Before the New Year, Vanke Yun City hired a young cleaner, and his university major was…”

“Pharmacy!!!”

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Vanke Yun City (万科云城, Wànkē Yúnchéng) is a mixed-use development in Shenzhen by China Vanke. Completed in 2019, it features office towers, residential units, and retail space. Known for its green design and sky gardens, it aims to promote sustainable, modern urban living.