Published at 5th of November 2026 7:31 am

Chapter 4187: Homicide Case!

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The next morning, Lin Yi went to the apartment as usual.

The job completion rate had reached 25%, and since there were no new tasks, he had to rely on triggering them during his work.

He returned to 809, and shortly after, Wenhui arrived.

She held a stack of receipts in her hand, indicating she had begun working.

Seeing the door of 809 open, Wenhui walked in effortlessly.

"You came early today, have you eaten?"

"What if I haven’t?" Lin Yi said with a smile.

"If you haven’t eaten, I’ll go buy you something."

"You really are the kind of subordinate I admire."

"It’s my duty to solve problems for the boss." Wenhui responded in a playful manner, "So, have you eaten?"

"I’ve eaten, no need to bother."

"But now, I actually have something to trouble you with." Wenhui said reluctantly.

"What’s the matter?"

"It’s about 5015. I’ve been calling for three consecutive days but no one answers, and the rent has been overdue for over ten days."

"No one answers even when you knock on the door?"

"I’ve been there several times, no matter when I go, no one opens the door." Wenhui guiltily looked at Lin Yi, "I’m afraid the tenant inside has run away."

"Don’t worry, even if they ran away, I can catch them back."

As he spoke, Lin Yi picked up the Universal Key.

"Let’s go take a look."

"Alright."

Leaving 809, the two arrived at 5015.

On the way there, Wenhui made several calls, but none were answered.

Soon, they reached the door of 5015, and Wenhui went ahead to knock.

However, neither had much confidence, and just as Wenhui went to knock, Lin Yi sensed something was amiss.

Though the door was closed, there was a faint scent of blood coming from inside.

Aside from this, there was also a faint rancid smell.

But this smell was not just any ordinary odor—it was more like the stench of a corpse!

"Don’t knock!" Lin Yi suddenly said.

Wenhui turned to look at Lin Yi, "Are you planning to open the door? But wouldn’t opening it at will be illegal?"

"It’s fine."

Such concerns didn’t exist for Lin Yi, as he looked at Wenhui and said:

"Stand back."

"Stand back?"

Wenhui was left baffled.

"Just stand back."

Seeing the extremely serious expression on Lin Yi’s face, Wenhui dared not ask more and instinctively took a few steps back.

"Is this far enough?"

Lin Yi nodded and then took out the Universal Key, opening the door.

As the door was opened, a more intense and piercing odor rushed out.

Lin Yi could confirm that the smell was indeed that of a corpse!

Even Wenhui, who stood afar, noticed the unusual scent.

"Call the police."

"Call the police?" Wenhui didn’t immediately grasp it.

"Just say there’s been a murder here."

"Ah!?"

Wenhui was stunned, her entire being slightly numb.

Unlike Lin Yi, she rarely dealt with dead bodies.

Now facing such a thing up close, she needed time to adapt.

Which was also why Lin Jiang had her stand back.

If she saw the actual corpse, she might be too terrified to sleep at night or might even vomit.

"Don’t just stand there, call now."

"Okay, okay."

Wenhui nervously took out her phone and called the police.

Lin Yi’s focus was entirely on the room.

Before his eyes was a leg, situated between the bed and the window; the person lay there, only revealing a leg, completely motionless.

Step by step, Lin Yi walked over.

The woman was naked, lying on the ground in an extremely twisted posture.

There were visible tear marks on her neck and more than a dozen wounds on her abdomen, and even signs of assault.

Yet the true fatal wound might be here.

After understanding the basics of these aspects, Lin Yi carefully observed further.

The woman didn’t appear very old, at most around thirty, and the room was filled with makeup products and scattered clothes, mostly shorts, skirts, and stockings.

It was thus inferred that her profession might be closely related to young people, likely a job in fashion.

As to what exactly it was, further investigation was needed.

After a brief check, Lin Yi retreated to maintain the state of the scene as much as possible.

Once outside, Lin Yi stood at the door and left it ajar, preventing passersby from seeing things they shouldn’t.

"What... what should we do now..."

Wenhui’s voice quivered as she spoke, and Lin Yi looked at her, "Were you scared?"

"A little frightened."

"It’s alright, we just need to wait here. Once the police arrive, it won’t concern us anymore."

Wenhui looked at Lin Yi, "Aren’t you afraid?"

"No feeling, really."

"You’re quite bold."

Lin Yi was a bit helpless; it wasn’t about being brave—it was just from repeatedly encountering such situations and having killed before, leading him to feel indifferent.

The police arrived faster than anticipated, within just over ten minutes.

Once they came, Lin Yi was no longer needed for the situation here.

The follow-up would be cooperating with the police in their investigation and evidence collection.

The two kept to the side and didn’t leave.

Soon, a male and female officer approached, whom Lin Yi guessed were from the criminal investigation department of the local precinct.

"You must be the landlords here; we’d like to discuss the situation."

The male officer named Liu Xu was speaking.

The woman beside him was named Wang Shuting.

Both were indeed from the precinct, as Lin Yi had surmised.

Lin Yi nodded, "I have tenant information if you’d like to go to the office?"

"That sounds good."

They went together to 809, where Wenhui handled the information retrieval for them.

"How did you discover the deceased?"

"The tenant was overdue on rent for half a month. We went to collect it but couldn’t contact them for several days, nor did anyone answer when we knocked, so we opened the door and entered."

"So you aren’t familiar with the tenant, correct?"

"I’ve just taken over recently, not very familiar with the tenants here, but judging from the scene, it doesn’t seem like a lone act, but rather by at least three people."

Hearing this, Liu Xu and Wang Shuting exchanged glances, recognizing the very professional analysis.

"How do you know that?"

"You can tell by the wounds on her body." Lin Yi said:

"At that time, someone must’ve strangled her neck, others held her legs and wrists given the clear bruises on them; typically, it requires three people to execute."

Lin Yi paused before continuing:

"The time of the death should be between one and three in the morning three days ago, but there’s no sign of the place being searched through, indicating it might’ve been familiar individuals committing the act."

After hearing this analysis, the two paused again, their gaze at Lin Yi turning more serious.

"Have you ever been a police officer before, analyzing so expertly?"

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