e portal. The young man was only fifteen years old. At this time, the weak soul in a corner had already become dim and would dissipate at any moment.Ripple remembered what the stone mill had said. Her...Ripple spent the whole afternoon reviewing all the missing person data and sorted out the commonalities. The information Master had retrieved was all about women, spanning a wide age range from eleven or twelve to forty-five years old, with at least one hundred cases.

Ripples massaged her brow. This could only prove Li Qiang's deduction: the murderer's target was female. Guo Cheng'an retrieving this information clearly indicated that the perpetrator of this dismemberment case wasn't just involved in this incident alone, but a serial killer. Shi Ju had already told her that.

But he couldn't tell his teammates this information directly, at least not now, because this important piece of information lacked support.

Just at this moment, Wang Fudou and Qian Siming returned to the office. Lian Yi stretched her brows and asked directly:

"Wang Ge, Si Ming (the nickname the original owner gave to Qian Si Ming), what did you find out"

"Xiao Lianzi, at least let Wang Ge and I catch our breath and have a drink of water. We've been busy all day today."

Qian Siming plopped down in the chair and said to LianYi.

"You've worked hard!"

Liàn yī immediately made two cups of tea and brought them over.

Actually, Qian Siming was just saying that. So while they were waiting for the tea to cool down, Qian Siming spoke about the results of seeking help from the drug enforcement team.

“Still because of Wang Ge's connections, after we went there, they entered this number into their system and confirmed that the number hadn't been flagged and hadn't been used for drug deals.”

"If that's the case, then we rule out our first hypothesis about the homeowner."

Ripple immediately spoke.

"Well, for now we can tentatively rule that out."

It's good news.

What about you Have you finished looking over the data

"I've gone through all the files left by my master, and I've found a common thread among them: they are all about missing women, spanning a wide age range from 11 or 12 years old to 45 years old."

But the victim of the dismemberment case, according to Dr. Lemon's forensic analysis, was a female between sixteen and twenty years old. Other missing persons in other age groups should be ruled out.

Qian Siming frowned.

But missing persons in this age group do not match the victims of the dismemberment case.

The ripples said helplessly.

“If she's not on the missing person list, there are two possibilities. The first is that people wouldn't consider her missing after a month away, possibly because of her job which might involve frequent periods of disconnection. The second possibility is that even if she did go missing, she wouldn't be found, like someone who lives alone or has no relatives.”

qian siming speculated.

"Our first version of the consultation notice has been issued, and so far no one has claimed it. It shouldn't be the first type of situation you mentioned, where someone is frequently out of touch but has a steady job. People with fixed jobs would definitely have someone looking out for them."

Only the second possibility remains: after going missing, no one knew about it, so no one reported it. If it wasn't reported, it wouldn't appear on any missing persons list, and the police wouldn't go looking for someone who wasn't reported missing.

Ripple followed Qian Siming's train of thought and spoke.

If our deductions are correct, then the murderer chose their victim based on certain characteristics: someone who is single, has no family, few friends, and an unstable job—someone who would likely go missing without anyone reporting it.

This makes our investigation more difficult, after all, this kind of person is too hard to find.

Qian Siming helplessly spread his hands.

Lu city has a resident population of three million and a floating population of two million. Finding someone like this would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"What can we do We'll just have to look for it!"

All one can do is cheer oneself on.

"The forensic team at the Lemon Coroner’s office has done a second refinement of the victim's facial reconstruction. While it can’t be restored to 100% as it was in life, it is at least 70% accurate. We have issued notices to all district police stations, asking them to help with the identification."

Wang Fendou had already raised his teacup and taken a sip before he spoke, offering advice.

"Thanks for the tip, Wang Ge. I'll go find Dr. Lemon now."

The ripples immediately stood up.

"Don't worry, Lao Li has been in the forensic lab since this morning. He'll be back soon."

Wang Fendou waved his hand and said.

Both Lian Yi and Qian Simin smelled a hint of gossip.

Just as the three people's brief meeting ended, Li Qiang returned to his office with a stack of documents in his hand.

"You're back, how was the harvest today"

After Li Qiang sat down, he first took a sip of the iced tea in his cup before asking.

"Wang Ge has strong connections, and they have already ruled out the possibility of the aircraft owner being involved in illegal drug trafficking."

"Qian Siming said."

"Well, Lao Wang's classmates all deal in narcotics. He's the odd one out, insisting on working criminal investigation. But our comrade Wang Fudong is still very capable; he does a fantastic job even in criminal investigation."

Li Qiang lauded.

Wang Fendou found it very helpful and expressed his appreciation for the praise.

After the casual chat, Li Qiang passed the documents in his hand to several people:

This is the latest sketch of the deceased, refined again by Lemon Sister using the most advanced software abroad. It's clearer than the previous version. Anyone who has seen the victim should be able to recognize them.

Ripples immediately took over, and showed everyone the data in her hands.

On an A4 paper was a colorful portrait of a girl, with a pretty face. There were dimples on her serene cheeks. She wasn't particularly dazzlingly beautiful, but she was very pleasing to look at.

"I'm going to post an announcement."

After seeing the photos, Sun Shanshan immediately said.

"Well done!"

After Sun Shanshan had finished distributing the notice of investigation, it was time to get off work. However, no one in the office seemed ready to leave.

Liàn Yī and Qian Siming, Sun Shanshan are looking at the classification results, hoping to find a breakthrough in this list.

At this moment, Zhao Fengnian walked back to his office with his hands behind his back. Seeing that a small group of people were basically all there, he helplessly tapped on the table and said:

"Alright, everyone. We need to solve this case, but we also need to rest. Otherwise, we won't have the energy to outsmart criminals tomorrow. Let's all wrap things up and head home for the night!"

Only a sliver of the setting sun remained in the sky when everyone finally looked up out the window.

"Don't dawdle, everyone get off work!"

Zhao Fengnian waved his hand and said.

Liàn Yī had been looking over documents in the office all day, her body was starting to stiffen. She only had instant noodles from her drawer for lunch, so at this moment, she was truly quite hungry.

"Little Lotus, come on, big brother will treat you to dinner."

Qian Siming said, and also invited other colleagues, several old police officers declined, their wives were waiting at home, so they didn't participate in the gathering of young people.

Finally, Qian Siming, Lian Yi and Sun Shanshan, three young people, went to eat at a street stall.

The three of them went to a night market near the police station, not far away. They ordered spicy stir-fried crayfish and various grilled dishes. Originally, Qian Siming wanted to have some beer, but Liàn Yī was stopped.

"You still need to send Shanshan back, how can you drive after drinking"

"Right, how could I forget."

Here, Shanshan, eat first, order more if you run out. Don't worry about saving me money.

"Thank you, Qian Ge."

Sun Shanshan smiled and thanked.iage. This time, they didn’t bring along Granny Sun. After all, as a loyal servant, she wanted to fulfill her duty well, and Lian’er naturally wouldn’t stop her. Moreover, she had specially asked Gran...