Detective Guo quickly praised, "Exactly, it's as if we can see the scene unfold before our eyes. Section Chief He, if it were you, how would you investigate?"
"From the murderer's perspective, if they harbored hatred towards those people, they would continue to kill until all of them were dead. Oh, right! I have a way to determine the identities of the deceased!"
"Oh? What do you have in mind?"
"Our He family has a technique called Restoration Art, also known as Universal Restoration Art. Alright, there's no time to waste. Have someone go and buy me some materials!"
This wasn't the first time I had used Restoration Art, so I won't go into the details. After the male corpse's appearance was restored, the technical police in Gao Gang City quickly identified him.
Fang Wenxuan, 31 years old, was the general manager of Donghua Real Estate in Gao Gang City. The female deceased was none other than the mistress he had recently kept, named Su Qiao'er, 24 years old, a print model for the company.
Seeing their information, a police officer asked confusedly, "Does a real estate company have models?"
"Do you think only design companies have them? Many companies now have their own brand ambassadors," Captain Guo scolded. He then dispatched people to find the families of the two deceased. I suggested visiting Fang Wenxuan's company, while He Xin cooperated with the local technical police to scan surveillance, checking who they had both been in contact with recently.
When Liu Yuning and I arrived at Donghua Real Estate, under the questioning of a female customer service representative, we revealed the news of Fang Wenxuan's death.
The female customer service representative covered her mouth in surprise and exclaimed, "What did you say? Our general manager is dead?"
"Yes, this news has just been released, and probably no one knows yet!"
"No way? I thought he just wasn't coming to work today. After all, he's the president, and it's normal for him not to be here regularly. How could he be dead?"
"Can you take us to see his office?" I suggested.
The female customer service representative didn't answer for a moment, as if she hadn't recovered from the shock.
Liu Yuning asked her a few times before she finally responded with an "Oh" and said, "Follow me!"
We followed her into the elevator, which took us directly to the company's 8th floor. She led us towards a rather spacious office. She didn't use a key; the door automatically opened as we approached.
The interior was decorated luxuriously and very modernly. Bookshelves lined the entire office, making it seem as if Fang Wenxuan enjoyed reading. However, when I picked up a few books, they were all on business and management.
The desk was meticulously tidy. Above it hung a very opulent blue chandelier. The floor was gold, and even the nearby shoe rack was golden. I wondered why an office would have a shoe rack.
Initially, the female customer service representative wanted to say something when she saw us about to enter, but then she stopped herself. Perhaps it was because Fang Wenxuan wasn't present.
She followed us into the office. At this moment, I suddenly said, "Fang Wenxuan used to have a strange habit: he always changed his shoes when he entered his office!"
I pointed to the slippers placed on the carpet.
"Yes, that was our boss's preference."
This showed that Fang Wenxuan was very particular about cleanliness. As I was examining the walls, Liu Yuning opened a drawer in the desk and took out a few photos. They were all group shots of him with his business partners. I felt around, my attention drawn to a camera in a cabinet. I casually turned it on, and what I saw was quite eye-opening.
There were some indecent videos stored inside, showing Fang Wenxuan and various women engaging in... activities in the office. I finally understood why he made people take off their shoes.
Witnessing these videos, Liu Yuning looked disgusted. "Are all you men like this? Once you have power, status, and money, you like to do such things in the office."
"Uh..." I was momentarily at a loss for words and could only stare intently at the videos. I even spotted the female victim, Su Qiao'er, among them.
The date was the 15th, the day before they were killed, which matched.
This meant Fang Wenxuan was a man of questionable character with high status. Someone like him would surely look down on the poor.
Could this be one of the characteristics the killer was looking for in their victims?
However, this was the first case of its kind I had encountered, so without comparison, I couldn't draw any conclusions yet.
I took out the shadowless reflection tube and scanned the floor, not missing even a single hair. But even if I collected hair now, it probably wouldn't be of much use.
As I collected samples at the scene, I suddenly noticed a stain beneath the office chair. As I squatted down to smell it, Liu Yuning next to me curiously asked, "What are you doing?"
"It's coffee! Someone spilled some coffee here. About a meter away on the wall, there's a deep high-heeled shoe print. The cabinet on the right has signs of impact. They had relations here!" I stated frankly.
"Uh, how do you say these things so smoothly now!"
"I'm just discussing the case. Alright, something seems to be locked in the cabinet!" I stood up and used the butt of my gun to knock on the lock. I opened a nearby cabinet and found it contained some women's items!
Liu Yuning's face turned as red as a ripe apple upon seeing them. She took a few steps back and exclaimed, "What a pervert!"
Ropes, anesthetic, rags, a cat-themed pajama set, toy handcuffs, lubricants – these were all items used by people who enjoyed asphyxiation play.
I also noticed a button next to the cabinet. I pressed it carefully, and soon the cabinet slid open.
Inside was a hidden room. Walking in, we discovered a cage filled with many women's pajama sets. Additionally, various colored stockings hung on the walls!
There was a pile of condoms on the floor, making one wonder how many times it had been used. Several tables were stacked on top of each other, as if someone had stood on them while being bound.
A chain covered in spikes hung from the center of the ceiling. I touched the spikes; they were made of plastic. One could only imagine how wild things had gotten here.
"Do rich people all have problems in their heads? Are they just bored? Last time it was a death livestream, and now this..." Liu Yuning was clearly disgusted and cursed throughout our time inside.
The female customer service representative followed us here. She seemed to want to pull us back, but Liu Yuning's gaze was extremely stern, preventing her from moving. I said to her with a wry smile, "Did you come here with him too?"
The female customer service representative dared not answer and lowered her head.
I thought this company was truly chaotic internally. If the killer's target knew about these things, they would surely be furious.
Perhaps I could investigate the women Fang Wenxuan had wronged. Right, Su Qiao'er might have had a boyfriend, or perhaps they had recently broken up.
We took photos at the scene. As we left, Liu Yuning asked me, "How did you know there was something hidden in that cabinet?"