Chaoguang

Chapter 91 Sunrise
It was very late in the winter, and at six o'clock in the morning, the sky was also gray, not to mention it was snowing lightly.

Thin snowflakes drifted down, forming a sheet of frost when it fell on the branches, and melted instantly when it fell on the ground.

The already cold Wetland Park is even more lonely, without even a bird, except for two people standing in the pavilion looking at the snow-covered garden.

"So, Hiraga-kun, why on earth did we come to watch the sunrise in such cold weather, and it was in Osaka. The sunrise in Kanagawa can't satisfy you anymore, can it?"

Hiraga Nobuhiko was carrying a large schoolbag, rubbing his hands, his cheeks and nose were flushed from the cold, he sucked his nose from time to time, and his mouth was full of mist, "The terrain here is different. I have observed it. From here, go up the mountain along the path, halfway up the mountain. There is a stone bench for rest, and you can walk two steps forward, the sunrise is the most beautiful from there, Sanada-san, you promised me."

Yes, that's right, like a second idiot, it's useless to go to Osaka to watch the sunrise instead of sleeping under the covers in cold weather.

"If I hadn't promised you, would I have appeared here?"

Ever since we talked about it in the library last time, this kid seems to have his eye on her.

Every day, you can pop up from every corner and all kinds of places you can't think of. Ask her if she has thought about it and when she plans to participate in the competition.

Sanada Ling replied to him a few words at first, but then got annoyed by the questioning, and didn't bother to talk to him anymore, so she pretended she didn't see this person.

The kid took out some wrong question books and began to discuss the topic.

Sanada Ling has convinced him, it is really not easy to have such a low EQ, anyway, he has nothing to do at school, so let him do as he pleases.

Watching the sunrise this time was not a whim, I asked her several times, Sanada Ling didn't want to go at first, but looking at the thick stack of notes in his hand, all the scenic spot guides are ready.

The child is also very pitiful, he doesn't even have a friend, so he agreed in a moment of soft-heartedness.

Who knew that after getting up so early and running so far, they came to such a ghostly place.

It was so early, I called her at five o'clock and urged her to pack up quickly.

Hiraga Nobuhiko smiled embarrassedly, and whispered, "Then let's go, the time will be up soon."

"Okay, let's go." Sanada Ling responded, and walked up.

The more she went up, the more uncomfortable Sanada Ling felt. It was not because of her body, but because of her psychology. She always felt that there was something wrong here.

Whether the air is good or the aura is good, Sanada Ling's sixth sense is constantly alert, this is her instinct that has experienced countless things.

Sanada Ling stopped, stood in place and looked around.

Hiraga Nobuhiko heard that there was no movement behind him, and when he looked back, he didn't leave. "What's wrong? What's the matter?"

Snowflakes landed on Sanada Ling's eyelashes, trembling slightly.

"It's okay, let's go."

Nobuhiko Hiraga let out a groan, and glanced at her again, before turning his head and continuing to walk up.

After walking for a few minutes, just turning a corner, Hiraga Nobuhiko suddenly let out a sharp scream, full of fear.

Sanada Ling's eyes flickered, and she strode up, seeing the scene in front of her, her breath was suffocated.

On the clean and spacious stone road lay a woman in a red dress.

Under the snowflakes all over the mountains and fields, the beauty in the red dress lay quietly in it, and a blush suddenly broke into the pale and gray scenery.

Dazzling and dazzling, like a work of art with the sky and the earth as the background.

Sanada Ling didn't need to get close to know that this person was dead.

The red dress on her was a tube top style, it was as long as her knees, and her exposed limbs had a clear feeling like ice.

With a "bang", Sanada Ling came back to his senses.

It was discovered that Hiraga Nobuhiko was so stimulated by the scene in front of him that he fainted and fell to the ground.

Sanada Ling:
Forget it, he picked up the man from the ground resignedly, looked around, and his gaze fell on the gazebo over there where he could rest.

He took off his schoolbag and took out a small blanket from inside, put the schoolbag behind his head, and covered him with the blanket.

How should I put it, talk is better than nothing, it's somewhat not.

Sanadaling turned her head and walked to the vicinity of the corpse, without rushing over.

She noticed that there was already a thin layer of snow around the body, without any footprints.

Sanada Ling took out her mobile phone, centered on the corpse, took some photos in various directions, and then walked over.

Crouch down next to the corpse and observe carefully.

The victimized woman was very young, between 22 and 25 years old, with a good face and exquisite makeup. The lipstick on her mouth was a classic color number of a big brand.

The red dress she was wearing was of good texture, and she could tell it was not cheap just by looking at it with the naked eye.

There are red earrings on the ears, and bright red nail polish on the fingers.

A bouquet of white roses is wrapped around the slender neck, but the roots of the petals are slightly pink.

Sanadaling took the handkerchief and lightly touched it, frowning slightly, this touch is not quite right.

Sanada Ling lowered her head and put her head close to her neck, carefully looking at the source of the flowering branches.

After a long while, he let out a sound.

This bunch of flowers is not wrapped around her neck, but grows inside her neck.

The rhizomes of roses slowly take root and sprout in human flesh and blood.

The flowers are slightly pink because they are nourished with blood.

With this modus operandi, the victim is like a work of art.

Damn it, another serial murder case.

Sanada Ling clicked her tongue, and wanted to ruin Hattori-kun's wonderful weekend again.

I glanced at my watch, and it was [-]:[-], which was okay, not too early.

At this moment, people should wake up.

At this time, a certain young man in a certain room of Hattori Main House was sleeping soundly while hugging the quilt, and occasionally uttered a few ravings.

The piercing phone ringing woke up the boy from his sleep. Hattori Heiji didn't even open his eyes, but stuck his arms out from under the blanket, fumbled randomly, and connected, "Hello?"

Listening to the obviously sleepy voice on the phone, Sanada Ling silently apologized, "Hatori-kun, good day."

A cold voice came from the other side of the phone, and Hattori Heiji, who was still in a daze, woke up instantly with this voice, staring at the phone with wide eyes, "Alice?"

"Ah, it's me, Hattori-kun, I came to Osaka to relax."

Hattori Heiji glanced at the time displayed on the phone, "You, come to Osaka at this time to relax!!"

Hattori Heiji jumped up from the bed when he heard these two words, but his feet got entangled in the quilt, he couldn't stand still, and rolled off the bed.

Listening to the movement on the other side, Sanada Ling was silent for a moment.

"Hatto-kun, are you alright?"

"It's okay, I'm fine."

"The relaxation you said is probably the same as what I think."

"Did something happen to you again?"

Sanada Ling took in a breath of cold air, and then exhaled, "Hattori-kun, congratulations, you got the answer right."

Hattori Heiji lay on the ground and couldn't explain how lucky he was that something happened as soon as he came to Osaka.

Is their Feng Shui in Osaka really that bad?
Should he go to the shrine and ask Sanada Ling for an evil talisman?

"Mr. Hattori, I'll send you the address. You should bring someone over as soon as possible and call the forensic doctor. This time, it's a bit troublesome. The murderer is not at the scene. This is a serial murder case."

"There must have been other victims before, and there must be new victims in the future. We must hurry up, it will commit crimes again."

Hattori Heiji's eyes darkened, "I see, I'll go over right away, and you stay where you are."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Sanada Ling took out a tablet from her bag. It was originally intended for taking pictures of the sunrise, but now it came in handy.

Hattori Heiji rushed out of the room like flying, he didn't even bother to eat, and was about to run out after putting on his shoes.

Hattori Heizo, who was sitting in the first seat, moved his beard slightly, "Come back, what are you doing so rashly? Your mother made you breakfast."

Hattori Heiji returned to the dining table, took a piece of bread, "Dad, Alice has come to Osaka. At the Wetland Park, a dead person was found. It was a serial murder case. I have to go there immediately."

"Mom, I'll eat when I come back."

Hattori Heizo frowned, "I'll go with you."

"Ah?" Hattori Heiji was surprised, "Come on, this time is different from the previous two times, there is no other danger, only one victim."

"Leave this to us to solve. If we can't solve it, I'll find you again. I'm leaving. You can have dinner with mom."

Hattori Shizuka came over with a glass of milk, "Is there another case? Going out in such a hurry."

"Yes, Alice is coming to Osaka."

"Alice?"

Hattori Heizo: "The daughter of the third son of the Kanagawa Sanada vassal, and the only direct granddaughter."

Hattori Shizuka knew who it was as soon as she heard it. The eldest lady brought back by the Sanada family, although there was a lot of commotion at the time and her parents had passed away, she was still different from those side branches. The same as last time, are they all detectives?"

Hattori Heizo nodded, "That child is not an ordinary child, his IQ and abilities are different from ordinary people."

"It's just that she doesn't want people in her family to know what she's doing outside. From the first time we met, she asked me to hide her identity for her. If you meet someone from the Sanada family in the future, don't mention it."

Hattori Shizuka nodded, "I see."

At this time, the sky was bright, and the sun slowly emerged from the clouds, and the dazzling light broke through the haze of the sky.

It is dazzling, Hiraga is right, the sunrise is indeed very beautiful from this angle, but no one is in the mood to watch it now.

Because it is a winding mountain trail, police cars cannot drive, so Hattori Heiji and the police all ran up on foot.

"Alice!" A voice came from far and near.

Sanada Ling turned her head and saw the sweaty, chest heaving young man striding forward, "Hatchet-kun."

"How, what's the situation at the scene, where is the victim?"

Sanada Ling stretched out a finger, motioning him to look over.

Hattori Heiji looked in the direction of his fingers, and was shocked by the scene in front of him.

The woman was lying on the ground in a red dress, and the falling snowflakes and golden eyes fell on her body, like a dream.

Hattori Heiji understood why Sanada Ling said it was a serial murder case.

Ordinary murderers simply can't do this.

"Is there anything more terrifying to know?"

"what?"

Sanada Ling said, "The row of footprints on the ground are mine, don't worry, I took a picture before I passed, and I will send it to you later."

"See that bunch of flowers around her neck?"

Hattori Heiji frowned and looked over, it must be the same as what he thought, "What's the problem?"

"The flower grows in the dead man's neck, and the rhizome sprouts and grows in the dead man's flesh and blood."

"Currently there is no way to determine the direct cause and time of death of the deceased, and we have to ask a forensic doctor to go back for an autopsy."

Sanada Ling didn't hear a reply for a long time, looking at Hattori Heiji's expression, she was not surprised but thoughtful.

"It seems that you are not surprised at all. Have you encountered the same victim before?"

Hattori Heiji stared at the victim for a long time, as if his pupils were stained with bright red, he nodded slowly and heavily. It was not the first time he saw flowers growing on the victim's body.

"This is already the third similar flower murder case."

The same red dress, the same makeup, the same flowers.

Sanada Ling: "This month?"

"Within two months, the first case was on the 8th of last month, the second case was on the 29th of last month, and the third case is today on the 10th."

Sanada Ling: "The time interval has been shortened."

"Yes."

Sanada Ling: "Where is the body, I want to see the autopsy report."

Hattori Heiji took a deep breath, "At the police station, I'll take you there later, and let me tell you the most important cause of death first."

"Okay, you say."

"The victim's body contained a large amount of trifluorochlorobromoethane, and the wound on her neck was not the direct cause of death."

"The limbs of the deceased were all cut and bled from veins. He died from excessive blood loss, and there were no signs of struggle or violation on his body."

Sanada Ling Jingsi, "Do you have any clues about the murderer?"

Hattori Heiji was silent for a moment, "A little bit."

"We investigated the living circle of the deceased and obtained a clue that was not certain by asking her friends, colleagues, and family members."

Sanada Ling raised her eyes and continued.

"The first two victims, they seem to have a, um, mysterious boyfriend."

Sanada Ling: "Didn't find anyone?"

Hattori Heiji nodded, "Yes, that's the problem. Friends and relatives know that they have a boyfriend, but no one has seen him. They don't even know his name. No suspicious person showed up at the deceased's funeral."

Sanada Ling poked her chin lightly with her fingertips, "Schrödinger's boyfriend."

"Ah, it's outrageous. With the consent of the family members, the colleagues in the technical department searched all their social software, mobile phones, computers, tablets, and even turned their bedrooms upside down."

"Nothing."

Sanada Ling looked at the policemen who kept moving, "Trapping, the murderer is a very picky person, it seems that we have met our opponent.

"Yeah, who said no? Tsk, it's tricky."

Sanada Ling shook the tablet in her hand, "I found some clues at the scene, do you want to hear them?"

"Of course I want to listen, you speak quickly."

Sanada Ling: "But I have something I want to ask you first, to roughly judge my direction."

"You ask."

"In the first two cases, what was the identity of the deceased, and what was the identity of the first reporter who discovered the deceased?"

"Identity?" Hattori Heiji was a little strange, "Well, let me think about it."

"The first case was under the thousand cherry trees. The victim was 23 years old this year. He had just graduated from university and was currently working as an intern in a small company. The person who reported the case was a doctor who got up early and took a stroll. He was the director of neurosurgery at Zhuzhong Hospital. .”

"The second case was in the lawn near Kizugawa. The victim was 23 years old this year. He also just graduated from college and worked as an intern in a firm. He was discovered by someone who was out walking his dog. His identity was, it seemed, some manager. Come on."

"It's the HR manager of a branch under the Tachibana Zaibatsu."

Sanada Ling looked sideways at the policeman who suddenly appeared, with a burly figure and a scar on the center of his right eye.

"Ah, that's right, this is it," Hattori Heiji introduced to Sanada Rei, "Otaki Goro, the First Investigation Section of the Criminal Division of the Osaka Prefectural Police."

"This is Alice, you know."

Sanada Ling nodded: "Hi, Officer Otaki."

Otaki Goro: "Hi Miss Alice, I'm Otaki Goro, I've met before, and I haven't had a chance to say hello."

　There's still six o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)