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Authors: Lei Mi
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attend every class together. Having gotten used to being alone all the time, Fang Mu found this rather difficult. And he also knew that it was doing nothing to solve the problem itself.
As Fang Mu followed Tai Wei out of the room, he sensed that Meng Fanzhe was again becoming anxious and upset. Fang Mu wished he could reassure Meng Fanzhe that Professor Song was highly unlikely to take attendance a second time that day, but he didn't have time. The look in Tai Wei's eyes made him too nervous to think about anything else.
When they reached the hallway, Fang Mu asked Tai Wei in a whisper: "What is it?
Did something else happen?"
"Yes. No deaths, but another girl has gone missing."
The words slipped out of Fang Mu's mouth. "She's young, isn't she?"
There was no need to respond. The look in Tai Wei's eyes made the answer obvious.
At around 10 p.m.. the night before, Police Substation Eight in the Hongyuan District received a report that a female first-year student at Number Eight Middle School had gone missing. According to those who gave the report (the student's parents), she was a 13-year-old named Xu Jie. Normally Xu Jie would head straight home after school, arriving around 5 p.m., but by 10 p.m. there was still no sign of her. Filled with worry, the parents searched for her every way they could, all without success. Finally, they notified the police.
During the subsequent investigation, an important piece of information was provided by the owner of a street-side barbecue stand. At around 4:40 p.m. on the day of the disappearance, the owner had seen a girl fitting Xu Jie's description speaking to a very thin, slovenly-dressed young man. Feeling that this man's physical characteristics were very similar to those described in the so-called "vampire's" arrest warrant, the officers of the local substation immediately contacted the city bureau's special investigation team.
Fang Mu and Tai Wei soon arrived at the address where the witness had seen Xu Jie and the young man. As Fang Mu surveyed the area, Tai Wei asked him, "You think this is our guy?"
Fang Mu didn't respond. Instead he asked: "You have a map of this area?"
"One step ahead of you," said Tai Wei, as he reached into his car and grabbed one.
Realizing they had been thinking the same thing, Fang Mu smiled.
After all this time the kid finally smiles , thought Tai Wei as he opened the map.
"Seems you've also noticed how geographically concentrated the murders have been," said Tai Wei. He pointed at a section of the map. "Here, here, and here—they all took place in this same area. And the little girl disappeared somewhere around here as well." He looked up at Fang Mu. "Normally, when a suspect commits multiple crimes in roughly the same place, we assume he's unfamiliar with the area, and most likely is not from around here. So then why do you think he lives nearby?"
"This guy's an exception," said Fang Mu, shaking his head. "His crimes are highly random—and he puts essentially no thought into choosing his victims. However, this time is a little different." He raised his head to look at Tai Wei. "He's begun picking children."
Tai Wei thought for a moment. "In that case, you think this little girl is still alive?"
"It's possible." Fang Mu checked the calendar on his watch, and then thought in silence for a moment. "The killer normally commits a murder every twenty days, more or less; however, this time it's been only a week since his last crime. He's probably hoping to store-up some blood reserves, so that when he needs them, they'll be easy to get."
It was a bright and sunny morning, but hearing this, Tai Wei couldn't help but shiver. " Storing " a living human being until the time you should need her. Then slaughtering her like a pig and drinking her blood. What kind of person would do that?
"Let's head to the psychiatric hospitals," said Fang Mu, hopping into the car. "If I'm right then we still have some time. We'll catch him for sure before he
As Fang Mu followed Tai Wei out of the room, he sensed that Meng Fanzhe was again becoming anxious and upset. Fang Mu wished he could reassure Meng Fanzhe that Professor Song was highly unlikely to take attendance a second time that day, but he didn't have time. The look in Tai Wei's eyes made him too nervous to think about anything else.
When they reached the hallway, Fang Mu asked Tai Wei in a whisper: "What is it?
Did something else happen?"
"Yes. No deaths, but another girl has gone missing."
The words slipped out of Fang Mu's mouth. "She's young, isn't she?"
There was no need to respond. The look in Tai Wei's eyes made the answer obvious.
At around 10 p.m.. the night before, Police Substation Eight in the Hongyuan District received a report that a female first-year student at Number Eight Middle School had gone missing. According to those who gave the report (the student's parents), she was a 13-year-old named Xu Jie. Normally Xu Jie would head straight home after school, arriving around 5 p.m., but by 10 p.m. there was still no sign of her. Filled with worry, the parents searched for her every way they could, all without success. Finally, they notified the police.
During the subsequent investigation, an important piece of information was provided by the owner of a street-side barbecue stand. At around 4:40 p.m. on the day of the disappearance, the owner had seen a girl fitting Xu Jie's description speaking to a very thin, slovenly-dressed young man. Feeling that this man's physical characteristics were very similar to those described in the so-called "vampire's" arrest warrant, the officers of the local substation immediately contacted the city bureau's special investigation team.
Fang Mu and Tai Wei soon arrived at the address where the witness had seen Xu Jie and the young man. As Fang Mu surveyed the area, Tai Wei asked him, "You think this is our guy?"
Fang Mu didn't respond. Instead he asked: "You have a map of this area?"
"One step ahead of you," said Tai Wei, as he reached into his car and grabbed one.
Realizing they had been thinking the same thing, Fang Mu smiled.
After all this time the kid finally smiles , thought Tai Wei as he opened the map.
"Seems you've also noticed how geographically concentrated the murders have been," said Tai Wei. He pointed at a section of the map. "Here, here, and here—they all took place in this same area. And the little girl disappeared somewhere around here as well." He looked up at Fang Mu. "Normally, when a suspect commits multiple crimes in roughly the same place, we assume he's unfamiliar with the area, and most likely is not from around here. So then why do you think he lives nearby?"
"This guy's an exception," said Fang Mu, shaking his head. "His crimes are highly random—and he puts essentially no thought into choosing his victims. However, this time is a little different." He raised his head to look at Tai Wei. "He's begun picking children."
Tai Wei thought for a moment. "In that case, you think this little girl is still alive?"
"It's possible." Fang Mu checked the calendar on his watch, and then thought in silence for a moment. "The killer normally commits a murder every twenty days, more or less; however, this time it's been only a week since his last crime. He's probably hoping to store-up some blood reserves, so that when he needs them, they'll be easy to get."
It was a bright and sunny morning, but hearing this, Tai Wei couldn't help but shiver. " Storing " a living human being until the time you should need her. Then slaughtering her like a pig and drinking her blood. What kind of person would do that?
"Let's head to the psychiatric hospitals," said Fang Mu, hopping into the car. "If I'm right then we still have some time. We'll catch him for sure before he
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