"I won't be coming tomorrow morning."
Just as Zheng Tao was about to walk out, he stumbled, nearly tripping over.
He glared resentfully at Qiu Tu, huffed lightly, and then strode out of the morgue.
After he had left, Qiu Tu didn't let his guard down.
He took a deep breath and then muttered to himself, "Ah, I still need to check the murder weapon."
Having said that, he also stepped out of the mortuary to fetch the evidence...
Once he had left, the entire morgue slowly fell into silence.
No one knew how long had passed, perhaps a minute, or maybe five.
In the quiet morgue, suddenly, the sound of a door handle "clicking" as it turned could be heard.
But perhaps because Qiu Tu had locked the door before leaving, after a few twists, the door to the mortuary did not open.
However, this time the person outside the door was clearly prepared.
Inserting the key and turning it twice, the door opened, and Zheng Tao, who had left earlier, returned.
He scanned the entire morgue with a brooding gaze, then went straight to open all the mortuary cabinets and pulled back the white cloth covering Yin Caimei's body.
After checking twice to make sure no one was there, Zheng Tao's eyebrows furrowed.
He restored everything to its original state, then left the morgue, relocking the door with a spare key.
Standing at the entrance of the morgue, Zheng Tao's gaze flickered a few times before he took out his communicator and dialed a number.
Soon, the call connected.
Zheng Tao spoke softly, "Minister, there is only Qiu Tu inside."
A voice tinged with amusement came from the earpiece, "Oh? Is that so? Did you check carefully?"
Zheng Tao replied, "Very carefully. I checked before he left and again after he left, and there was no one."
"He should be working on the case alone tonight."
Jia Shu spoke in a half-mocking tone, "Well, that's good, that's good."
Zheng Tao was clearly puzzled, and he tentatively asked, "Minister, have you discovered something?"
Jia Shu said with a laugh, "No, I was just a bit worried. Now it seems, my worries were unnecessary."
For some reason, Zheng Tao detected a hint of disappointment in Jia Shu's words.
He was tempted to ask what Jia Shu was worried about, but knowing his superior's character well, he opened his mouth but ultimately didn't ask anything...
[Jia Shu's Suspicion -1, Satisfaction -3]
In the temporary office of the Investigation Bureau, just as Qiu Tu had gotten his hands on "Brave New World," a prompt from the Loyalty Game appeared in front of him.
He paused, then was full of question marks.
'Suspicion -1? Satisfaction -3?'
Was he hallucinating?
Why had both the suspicion and satisfaction decreased?
Qiu Tu really felt he couldn't understand Jia Shu's game values at all.
What the hell was this all about?
Could it be that Jia Shu was actually a spy?
And he was disappointed upon discovering Qiu Tu's loyalty to the Investigation Bureau?
Or was he a pervert who would only be satisfied if Qiu Tu betrayed the Investigation Bureau?
Qiu Tu felt, indeed, perverted thoughts were hard to understand!
While grumbling about Jia Shu in his mind, Qiu Tu took the evidence and headed to the morgue.
Upon arriving at the morgue, he unlocked the door with his key and saw the rows of storage units. There stood Qin Shuman... right next to the particular unit she'd been hiding behind, her face a complex tapestry as she watched Qiu Tu.
Qiu Tu first locked the door from the inside and then quietly asked, "Did he come again?"
Qin Shuman slightly nodded her head.
A smile spread across Qiu Tu's face.
Fortunately, when he realized Zheng Tao was problematic, he decisively used his Cataclysmic ability "Order Space" and set the rule for today: except for himself, no one else could see, hear, smell, touch, or sense Qin Shuman's (Su Xiaowan's) presence.
And after he had left the morgue, he still hadn't lifted the rule.
That's why Zheng Tao was unable to notice Qin Shuman's existence during both of his investigations: in reality, Qin Shuman just lay quietly inside that particular storage unit.
Moreover, what made Qiu Tu even more relieved was that both Su Xiaowan and Zheng Tao were ordinary people.
If either of them were Cataclysmics like Qin Shuman or Jia Shu, then Qiu Tu's ability would have been ineffective and he wouldn't have been able to deceive them as he had managed to do.
At that time, he would have had to fabricate even more excuses and lies to cover things up.
Indeed, Cataclysmic abilities can change the world!
With these thoughts, Qiu Tu lifted his Cataclysmic ability and handed over the "Mist Index Book" and "Brave New World" to Qin Shuman.
Feeling the unpleasant sensation of his spirit power being drained, Qiu Tu managed to speak, "Help me see if this book is the murder weapon."
Qin Shuman glanced at him with a complex look, took the book, and used the "Mist Index Book."
After a moment, just as Qiu Tu felt the side effects of the Cataclysmic ability fading away, Qin Shuman's voice also reached his ears, "I've checked. This book indeed is the murder weapon."
Qiu Tu looked up at Qin Shuman.
Qin Shuman showed him a smile, and then she said,
"Since this book is the weapon that killed Yin Caimei,"
"then… this case now has only one mystery left to solve."
"That is, who gave this book to Yin Caimei,"
"Once we understand this, we can largely determine who the murderer is,"
"and...," Qin Shuman paused, a glint of cold light flashing in her eyes, "the murderer is most likely a mole from the Anti-government Armed Forces!"
Hearing Qin Shuman's words, Qiu Tu lightly nodded and then asked, "So, who do you think gave her the book?"
After pondering for a moment, Qin Shuman shook her head slightly, "It's hard to say. Too many people are suspects. Like Vice President Tian, like those transporters, like one of her friends."
"You had better investigate people close to Yin Caimei or Vice President Tian,"
"and find out when exactly this book appeared in her hands,"
"This will help us narrow down the suspects quickly,"
At this point, Qin Shuman paused a moment and added, "Let's hope it's not something she brought with her when she left the Anti-government Armed Forces."
Hearing Qin Shuman's words, a thoughtful look crossed Qiu Tu's face as he slightly shook his head, "It's unlikely that she had it from the beginning."
"According to previous statements, her encounter with Vice President Tian was by chance,"
"The Anti-government Armed Forces likely don't have the resources to provide every ordinary Scout with a Cataclysmic treasure capable of silencing others, right?"
After hearing Qiu Tu's analysis, Qin Shuman also nodded slightly.
Meanwhile, as the two conversed,
suddenly, Qiu Tu's communicator rang with a "ring ring ring."
Qiu Tu took the communicator out of his pocket to check it, his face lighting up with a brilliant smile, "The messenger has arrived,"
he showed the caller ID to Qin Shuman.
It displayed prominently: Tian Xiaotian…