Chapter 262: Bold Speculations and the Search for Demon Witch’s Former Employer

A limited amount of cleverness.

This is what Demon Witch relied on to evade police investigation.

It’s also…

A common issue among middle-aged women, who often believe their experience is sufficient to handle any situation using past experiences or personal beliefs.

Blind confidence and a lack of introspection, always convinced they are right.

At this moment.

After listening to Bai Yu’s assessment.

Huang Qiang, who had come specifically for this, rubbed his chin and nodded in agreement.

“Indeed.”

“If we judge based on character traits and personality, Demon Witch certainly fits Detective Bai’s description.”

“Or rather, this kind of blind confidence is common among middle-aged people with limited education, something we often encounter in our investigations.”

“So in our current profile, Demon Witch might be a well-groomed older single woman or a wealthy lady.”

“Using the Skin Mask obtained from Qiang Wei and the identities prepared by K.”

“Such a stark contrast isn’t actually that difficult to achieve.”

“But even with such bold deductions based on clues and criminal psychology, the problem remains.”

“How do we uncover the drastically different identity of Demon Witch?”

“Although Luan County’s economy isn’t great, its proximity to Jinling City means there’s a lot of movement.”

“Not just buses, public transport, and taxis, but also many unrecorded rideshares and black cars.”

“So trying to uncover Demon Witch through transportation would be unimaginably difficult.”

“Moreover, knowing K’s usual caution, the identity prepared for Demon Witch is likely complete with all necessary documentation, even simulated social traces.”

“Normal criminal investigation methods would struggle to identify Demon Witch among hundreds of thousands of people.”

“Unless we use the most basic method, screening by age and identity across Luan County, like a census, checking one by one.”

“Luan County isn’t too big or too small, but such a massive screening would cause significant disturbance and waste a lot of time.”

Before Wang Qi, temporarily in charge of criminal investigation in Luan County, could respond.

Lin Tian shook his head, immediately dismissing Huang Qiang’s idea, and explained with a frown.

“No.”

“Such a large-scale screening would have severe public opinion repercussions, and we can’t use such extreme measures yet.”

“Xiao Ming is following the Ghost lead and has uncovered important clues, with the situation gradually shifting in our favor.”

“So minimizing impact and public opinion must be considered.”

“I have some ideas about tracking Demon Witch…”

“First, we can confirm that for decades, Demon Witch, due to her limited education, worked as a nanny, possibly dabbling in fortune-telling.”

“Can we deduce this outcome?”

“Though her economic situation wasn’t good, joining the Drug trafficking organization improved her conditions.”

“But having worked as a nanny, Demon Witch had no time for spending, let alone learning to become a refined older single woman.”

“So, in my speculation…”

“If Demon Witch chose such a contrasting identity, there must have been a wealthy lady among her former employers.”

“This wealthy lady is likely Demon Witch’s learning model, as Demon Witch is a typical middle-aged woman with limited education.”

“Compared to online tutorials, she’s more likely to trust what she sees with her own eyes, believing she was once her employer’s equal.”

“This is Demon Witch’s cleverness, and it’s our current breakthrough.”

Hearing Lin Tian’s words.

Liu Yang, who had lost his investigative spirit, widened his eyes and slapped his thigh.

“Chief Lin, you’re right.”

“Demon Witch was a nanny with poor economic conditions for decades, even after joining the Drug trafficking organization, she was still a nanny for Yu Ruyi.”

“Even if she wanted to be a wealthy lady, she’d be clueless, having never been exposed to that life.”

“So, her former employer would be her learning model, which is Demon Witch’s cunning.”

“Therefore, if we find Demon Witch’s former employer and compare the lady’s daily attire through major surveillance systems, we can definitely uncover Demon Witch.”

“As an older newcomer, Demon Witch’s learning ability is certainly weaker than those like Poison and Qiang Wei, so her counter-reconnaissance ability is limited.”

“Luan County’s Sky Eye Surveillance might have captured her image.”

“We can initially use AI comparison, which won’t take much time. Even if this path doesn’t work, we can quickly shift our focus to other breakthroughs.”

“Detective Bai, what do you think of this idea?”

Clearly.

As the youngest but not weak in investigation, Bai Yu had caught the attention of several senior officers.

Of course, this was partly due to Bai Yu’s previous contributions and partly due to Su Ming, making the officers unable to ignore young talent.

After quickly organizing the details in his mind and recalling Su Ming’s previous descriptions of Demon Witch’s traits and confidence, Bai Yu nodded.

“I think… Chief Lin is right.”

“Brother Ming just pointed out that the Demon Witch is sly by nature, and she’s already beginning to doubt K.”

“To her, a former master is the perfect person to mimic, ensuring that even with a drastically different identity, nothing would slip.”

“She likely not only mimics her employer’s clothes but also her walking style and handbag posture.”

At this moment.

Seeing no objections from those present, Lin Tian didn’t hesitate further and looked at Wang Qi beside him.

“Chief Wang, start the investigation.”

“This time… let’s begin by digging into Demon Witch’s former employer!”