Tuonaduolei Street, a main thoroughfare, could be considered clean, but most of the houses on both sides were only half-standing, with the remaining debris piled into fragments.
Police, Processing Bureau personnel, and numerous agency staff who came to scout the situation made this street, which might not have had many people even during the day, bustling with activity.
Lin Yilin was talking to Officer Drake.
“The incident probably happened around three in the morning last night. Witnesses claimed to have seen a large number of dinosaurs here, especially a very big Tyrannosaurus Rex, and loud shouts could be heard.”
“Some bodies were found at the scene, bearing traces of an attack by a fierce beast. It’s worth noting that these people were not from Xixikeke, their origins were unknown, and all their remains tested positive for the Fantasy Factor.”
Officer Drake divulged all the intelligence without reservation, even with the Processing Bureau personnel nearby.
“What’s the situation with this company, Life Gene?”
“A shell company, just a facade some people are using to achieve their goals. Based on the facilities in a nearby building, they were undoubtedly trying to cultivate an Illusion.”
“What about the contact person?”
“A nine-year-old boy, a victim of child trafficking from Xixikeke Street, who was taken away a year ago. His parents had been searching for him. They came to claim him at noon and his identity was confirmed. But that child… sigh, you know. Not everyone can recover from contacting an Illusion, let alone a child so young.”
Officer Drake said with a sigh.
“I also don’t know how the Red Line Killer got involved in this matter. Although the Processing Bureau has basically confirmed that the Illusion has been eliminated, in terms of losses alone, the Red Line Killer’s impact this time is far more severe than those dinosaurs. It’s just that there’s basically no one here at night, otherwise, even in the Grey District, a large number of casualties without cause would alarm the higher-ups.”
Lin Yilin silently made notes, her face devoid of extra expression.
Officer Drake felt a bit helpless seeing this. He had originally intended to try and exaggerate his tone to scare the girl a bit, but just as he had long known, it was difficult to make Lin Yilin even utter a sound about such matters.
Of course, a major reason for this was naturally that Lin Yilin had already heard a more detailed insider version from the instigator on top of her head.
Zheng Fan had transformed into a small black dinosaur, coiled on Lin Yilin’s head, closing his eyes to rest, pretending to sleep.
“Thank you for the information, Uncle Drake,” Lin Yilin politely thanked him.
“It’s nothing. By the way, why did you specifically come to understand the details? Did you take on a relevant commission?” Officer Drake asked.
“Didn’t students from Rafael School District get killed on Dongding Road the day before yesterday? I wanted to come and see because of that incident, but I didn’t expect it to end so quickly, and in this manner.” Lin Yilin put down her phone and looked at the ruins that were being cleaned up.
Officer Drake could feel Lin Yilin’s helplessness.
A genius who was very confident in her abilities was just about to exert herself, only to be told it was already over. This indeed made one feel complicated.
“But it’s also a good thing that it was resolved so quickly, otherwise the situation with those students would have been difficult to handle.”
Lin Yilin, however, said, “It’s only a temporary end, but the superficial problems have indeed been resolved.”
“Huh?”
Officer Drake was stunned, but Lin Yilin had already thanked him again, then bid farewell and turned to leave without any lingering attachment.
“Sigh, why is this girl so temperamental today…” Even though Lin Yilin behaved as usual, Officer Drake, with his rich experience and familiarity with Lin Yilin, sensed something.
But he couldn’t figure out why, so he stopped thinking about the young person’s mood.
After all, he, a middle-aged man, still had to go haggle with the Processing Bureau.
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“Mr. Illusion, did you have fun playing with Ms. Red Line Killer yesterday?” On the way back, Lin Yilin suddenly spoke.
The small black dinosaur on her head opened his eyes: “You’ve asked four times this morning, and I’ve told you three times already.”
“Is that so? Perhaps my memory has declined a bit recently,” Lin Yilin said casually.
“Memory decline… You just came this morning and spilled all the results we got from running around all night yesterday. You even helped find the contact information for that child’s parents, otherwise the investigation wouldn’t have been so fast.”
“These things are obvious; you can easily figure them out by following the clues. The only thing I’m curious about is, Mr. Illusion, what did you and Jiang Si do in the love hotel?”
“You should know I’m just an Illusion. By the way, I don’t think I mentioned that part, how did you know?”
“I can know most of the things happening in Xixikeke and the surrounding areas.”
“Just tell me how many steps we are away from a perfect crime.”
“What are you talking about, Mr. Illusion? I’m really just curious.”
The small black dinosaur jumped off Lin Yilin’s head and transformed back into Zheng Fan: “Just found a place to eat late-night snacks, and by the way, watched Jiang Si take a bath and then chatted together.”
“The chat content must have been very healthy.”
“It was just about how you might perform in bed, Jiang Si brought it up first,” Zheng Fan said bluntly, spreading his hands.
“Ms. Killing demon looks like the type who would be very boastful at first, but would beg for mercy on the spot with just a little effort,” Lin Yilin quickly interjected, expressionless.
“Ah, well, what about you?”
“I can do anything, you know, even if you choke me to death in bed, I can maintain my current expression and stare at you. A very cute type, right?”
Lin Yilin made a smiling face gesture with her hands near her expressionless mouth.
Zheng Fan was speechless: “It’s quite cute, but are we really talking about the same thing?”
Lin Yilin withdrew her gaze, but her mood felt much better: “It doesn’t matter which thing it is.”
“Indeed, it doesn’t matter.”
After that, the two returned to the main topic.
“I’ve already compiled the reliable evidence and given it to Xiao Zhao. Xiao Zhao will then hand it over to Qingye Heshi. The blame for those students certainly won’t fall on Banmu’s side. Qingye Heshi’s professional ability in this regard is beyond doubt.” Although Lin Yilin disliked people who dictated to her, she had no doubts about Qingye Heshi’s ability.
“Congratulations.”
“However, there’s one more thing that even the Processing Bureau seems to have been fooled by. The deaths of those students were not accidental; it’s highly likely that a sensitive group of people like them were specifically chosen for the attack. Besides expanding the scope of panic, the deeper reason is to hide a truly specific purpose,” Lin Yilin continued, revealing another matter.
“Oh?”
Lin Yilin continued: “Last night, I tried my best to collect all the dinosaur sighting incidents in Xixikeke Street from a while ago. Especially the clues online. I noticed that some online sighting claims were actually false, either hearsay or directly orchestrated by the people behind Life Gene.”
“Spreading rumors, that is indeed one of the methods to create panic.”
“To confuse and divert attention, and finally, with the sudden attack on students, to cover up another matter that, if discovered, would cause even greater alarm in Dadu.”
Lin Yilin pulled up a map of Xixikeke on her phone, with cartoon dinosaur markers distributed on it.
“These are the locations where dinosaur phenomena distortions appeared? Although there aren’t many, there are indeed quite a few more than expected…” Zheng Fan said after seeing it.
Although he had relevant data investigated by Xiao Zhao, it was still far inferior to Lin Yilin’s.
Xiao Zhao still needed to practice.
However, Zheng Fan noticed a suspicious point on this map.
A short distance past Dongding Road was Rafael School District. That’s why the students, after secretly sneaking out, were killed on Dongding Road near Rafael School District when they were about to return.
But, on Lin Yilin’s map, there was a sighting also on Dongding Road, a part that no previous investigation had noticed.
Moreover, this sighting information appeared within the section of Dongding Road that had already entered Rafael School District.
It had already crossed the boundary between the Grey District and the White District.
“Those people, they are using panic to test the boundaries of the White World,” Lin Yilin revealed the reason.