From doomsday survival to fast-forward daily life

Tian Yu had been speculating on the connection between Wang Wei's case and the case fourteen years ago. After finding nothing, she simply posted Wang Wei's case on an anonymous forum.

"Insider News! The Xichuan Road Murder Case Happened Again!" She wrote an extremely exaggerated title.

This post caused quite a bit of discussion in the forum. Some people were afraid, some scolded Tian Yu for believing everything he heard, and some gave their own thoughts.

"Anonymous user A: I think it's a copycat crime. I've read a lot of information about the case fourteen years ago, and this one clearly has traces of copycat crimes."

"Anonymous user B: Not necessarily. Maybe the killer has become more skilled and perverted. Aren't there many serial killers who would commit crimes again after many years?"

"Anonymous user c: I think it's neither. I've also studied the case fourteen years ago. That one was more like a murder of passion. The victim's death was so tragic, and there were actually traces to follow. The case described by the OP is obviously not the first crime scene. In my opinion, the scene where this case was discovered is more like a venting of anger or some kind of ritual."

These speculations have occurred to Tian Yu before, but there is no substantial evidence to support them.

Looking through the symbols that Sister Lin had drawn on her hands recorded in the system notes, she had compared them and found that some of them were indeed the same. Could this really be a serial murder case?

Tian Yu drew the symbol on paper and searched for the pattern on the browser, but still found nothing as before.

After burning the drawing paper and flushing it down the sewer, Tian Yu felt helpless.

The murderer who killed Wang Wei would not be caught within fourteen days, otherwise his mission could be completed entirely by relying on the power of the police in this world. At the same time, all the clues in his hands were at a stalemate, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.

Just then, a new reply was added to the forum.

"Anonymous user d: I am doing folklore research. I think I have seen the pattern you posted in a book."

Seeing this reply, Tian Yu instantly perked up.

She sent a private message to the user in the background, hoping to get the answer she wanted.

The other party also responded quickly.

"The pattern you sent is a little incomplete, and I'm not sure if it's this. Please take a look." What the other party sent was the contents of a few pages of a book.

In the Luo Province of this world, a nation that has lived in the mountains for many years has a special ritual. They believe that people do not disappear after death, but exist between heaven and earth in a special form. They only need to hold a ceremony with someone they met within a day before their death as the trigger, and then this person can return to the world again.

To put it bluntly, this ritual is a form of exchanging life for life. With the development of the times, this dregs has gradually been abandoned, and its introduction can only be seen in folk research.

Watching this ceremony, Tian Yu felt a sense of familiarity welling up in his heart.

In Silvermoon City, the origin of everything is related to rituals. Is this also the case in this copy?

Tian Yu made a bold assumption. If the scene where Wang Wei's body was found was indeed a summoning ceremony, then who would he summon on Xichuan Road, the person who died fourteen years ago?

But why wait fourteen years? Why put the body in the middle of the road with such fanfare? Isn't this even more weird and suspicious?

Tian Yu carefully studied the book pages sent by netizens. There were too many doubts about it.

In the two cases on Xichuan Road, identical patterns appeared at the scene. Could it be that they were all for some mysterious summons?

[Countdown to the end of the instance 160:19:56]

Tian Yu had less than seven days left and very little progress, but on that day, she received a call from the police in her hometown.

I have some idea about my fourth task.

The decision not to punish Zhong Ling has always been a puzzle for Tian Yu. After inquiring about the case as a family member of the victim, she finally got the answer.

The death of Chui's parents was determined to be a tragedy caused by cyber violence.

Chui's father was a chemistry teacher. The couple accidentally bumped into a beggar that day, and he found suspicious traces of poison in the food that fell on the ground. In desperation, he kicked the food away.

This scene was filmed and uploaded to the Internet.

After Chu Yi learned that her parents' story was posted online, she chose to call the police immediately. However, before the truth was made public, her parents could not bear the pressure and chose to commit suicide.

This incident became a knot in Chu Yi's heart. Although the final investigation results cleared Chu Yi's parents, she could not get over it and chose to file a lawsuit against the publisher of the video, Zhong Ling.

The results were not satisfactory.

When everything was moving in the direction of vindicating the parents, a third person jumped out.

"Chu Yi, I'm Officer Chen who was in charge of your parents' case. Do you remember me?" A man's voice came from the phone.

The other party sighed and advised: "It has been two years since the incident. You also know the outcome of this case. The publisher and the person who filmed the video are indeed not the same person. The person who filmed the video also admitted that he provided false information. According to current laws, you can only pursue the civil liability of the publisher..."

Tian Yu listened quietly. She thought she knew what was going on: "The person who took the video, is his last name Wang?"

"Do you still remember? The procedure was to arrange a meeting between you two, so that the other party could apologize to you before accepting the punishment, but you refused. Now this matter..." Officer Chen was persuading on the phone, as if he was afraid that "Chu Yi" would still be upset.

[Mission 3 (50): Completed the investigation of the truth behind Chui's parents' death, reward points]

After hanging up the phone, Tian Yu finally figured out the truth of the matter.

Chu Yi came to Xichuan Road for revenge, but the target of revenge was not here.

The video should have been shot by Zhong Ling, but at this time, a person appeared to take the blame - Wang Wei.

The condition of the exchange must be that Wang Ran goes abroad. Wang Wei's financial condition cannot afford the cost of Wang Ran going abroad. At this time, Sister Zhong and her husband got the news from somewhere and found Wang Wei. They said they could pay for the two children to study abroad together, but the condition was that Wang Wei would take most of the responsibility for the online violence against Zhong Ling.

The decision not to punish Zhong Ling was the result of Wang Wei taking the blame.

If Chu Yi wanted to take revenge on Wang Wei, then she would definitely not wait here for two whole years. The person she was waiting for was actually Zhong Ling.

Was Wang Ran related to Zhong Ling's death? Her father took the blame for Zhong Ling, and she had been holding a grudge against her for a long time, so she killed her. Then the Zhong family killed Wang Wei in revenge?

Is it really that simple? What about the corpse scene?

Tian Yu opened the shopping app and ordered a transoceanic phone service. She had a guess in her mind, which was outrageous but not impossible.