Chapter 98: Human Skin Mask? Su Ming Discovers the Peeping Rat in the Sewer!

The victim’s organs are in the statue’s belly.

This statement immediately left Lin Tian stunned, and a sense of incredulity struck him.

To stuff the victim’s organs into the belly of a statue as a memento, and this artwork even won the top sculpting award, the Luban Award, in the Dragon Kingdom’s sculpture world. How crazy and perverse must one be to commit such an act?

Just thinking about it made one’s scalp tingle with unease.

As he extinguished the cigarette between his fingers, Lin Tian was about to ask Su Ming how he deduced this conclusion when suddenly, the phone on the table rang with a sharp sound.

After tapping the speakerphone, Wang Hu’s anxious and hurried voice came through.

“Ming Ge, we have a problem!”

“Our Criminal Investigation Technology Department has just thoroughly checked the footage of the Fantawild World exit.”

“We found that…”

“Zhou Shirui hasn’t left the exit since yesterday, and it’s very likely that he’s still inside Fantawild World right now!”

“Could it be that he was already dealt with by that drug trafficking organization, which is why…”

Upon hearing this, Lin Tian’s expression immediately became serious, though he still maintained his calm demeanor.

Su Ming, after thinking for a few seconds, shook his head and responded.

“Impossible.”

“After Zhou Shirui forced Qu Pengfei to jump from the building, we didn’t make much progress with the case, and we certainly didn’t find Zhou Shirui.”

“By the time we cracked the dark web, several hours had already passed.”

“Zhou Shirui had more than enough time to leave Fantawild World, and that large drug organization wouldn’t have sent someone else to take care of him.”

“Because.”

“From their perspective, Zhou Shirui had already completed the task assigned by the organization.”

“Moreover, given the cautious nature of the drug lord, if they had noticed Zhou Shirui posed a risk of exposure or had any issues…It’s highly likely they would have found a way to let Zhou Shirui leave Fantawild World safely before dealing with him, instead of sending someone back to the amusement park, which would increase the risk of exposure.”

“Also, after Qu Pengfei fell from the building, normal criminal suspects would be terrified, and the first thing we did was block off Fantawild World to conduct a search. So they would have tried to slip out unnoticed.”

“Which is why I think Zhou Shirui has most likely already left Fantawild World. But since there’s only one exit…Forget it, I’ll go check.”

With that, Su Ming hung up the phone. Lin Tian, whose expression had become grave and stern, stood up and gestured for Su Ming to follow.

“Let’s go, Xiao Ming.”

“We need to head to the tech department. We must find Zhou Shirui’s location quickly.”

“By the way.”

“After hearing your conversation with Hu Zi, I now seriously suspect that Zhou Shirui might have used makeup or other disguise techniques to leave Fantawild World. The tech department hasn’t spotted him yet.”

“Perhaps he’s even wearing a human skin mask. After all, entering Fantawild World requires real-name registration, but leaving doesn’t require ticket verification.”

“Considering the capabilities of this drug trafficking organization, it’s very possible he used a human skin mask.”

“And if I remember correctly…”

“In all the cities that deal in high-purity drugs, the unsolved case in Liangxi City involved human skin. It was called the ‘Rose Flower Shop Mask Case.’”

“The victim’s face was completely peeled off and taped to the glass door of the flower shop.”

After hearing this, Su Ming nodded in agreement, then began packing up his case files and laptop, responding seriously.

“Indeed.”

“If Zhou Shirui really disappeared under our noses, we absolutely need to seriously consider the possibility of makeup or a human skin mask!”

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Two minutes later.

Su Ming and Lin Tian arrived at the Criminal Investigation Technology Department.

Lin Tian, already quite anxious, immediately asked without hesitation.

“Hu Zi, A Quan.”

“What’s the current situation? Have you found any trace of Zhou Shirui?”

At that moment, An Quan, who was using the most advanced facial recognition technology to analyze the surveillance footage, habitually adjusted his glasses and shook his head.

“Report, Director Lin.”

“Currently, we’ve only seen Zhou Shirui walking into Fantawild World by himself and getting in line to board the Ferris wheel.”

“As for the exit direction…”

“I’ve run several facial recognition checks, but didn’t find anyone resembling him.”

Sitting next to him, Wang Hu continued the explanation.

“To avoid the instability of facial recognition, I also divided the video into segments with the other team members, and we’ve gone over them multiple times.”

“There’s no one who resembles Zhou Shirui exiting, and no one with similar clothing or other distinguishing features.”

This answer caused Lin Tian to furrow his brow deeply, stroking his chin as he spoke slowly.

“Can’t find him?”

“Take another look to see if anyone’s wearing a human skin mask or using makeup.”

“I refuse to believe…”

“A living person can just disappear like that!”

Human skin mask?

This uncommon and special term caused Wang Hu to pause. Just as he was about to ask more questions, Su Ming patted him on the shoulder, signaling him to stop.

“Hu Zi, send me the surveillance system from Heavenly Eye.”

“I’ll take a look myself…let’s see how Zhou Shirui managed to evade the Heavenly Eye monitoring system.”

Seeing that the computer with the Heavenly Eye monitoring system was already in use, and since Lin Tian had just given the order to recheck the footage, Su Ming didn’t want to use someone else’s computer. Instead, he asked Wang Hu to send him the Heavenly Eye system software.

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu sent over the software but was somewhat puzzled, scratching his head.

“Ming Ge.”

“The Heavenly Eye system needs internal certification, and it requires a specific internal account. You probably won’t be able to log in with your laptop, right?”

In response to Wang Hu’s question, Su Ming gave a faint smile, motioning for him to relax.

After all, he had long ago learned the ins and outs of the Heavenly Eye system, having secretly hacked into it multiple times while trying to cover up and delete criminal evidence. Let’s just say…

Years of practice made him an expert.

Now, he could bypass the Heavenly Eye monitoring system of any city in the Dragon Kingdom, even with his eyes closed.

Without hesitation, Su Ming started to break into the Heavenly Eye system, skillfully entering a special command to gain the highest access.

However, to his surprise…

He discovered that an overseas IP address had already gained the highest access and was still logged in.

Seeing this IP address, Su Ming paused for a moment before his expression darkened. He muttered coldly to himself.

“Interesting.”

“Does the rat in the sewer dare to hide on the beams and spy…?”