Because the incident was too serious, being the most serious murder case in the history of the empire, Yuan Xu had to set up a temporary command center at the White Whale Hotel. Recently, he couldn't go back.

The heartless little girl is probably rolling around in bed happily.

However, Yuan Xu was interrupted before he could appreciate it for a few minutes.

"Marshals, four in total."

Among the twenty-six dead in the hotel were four lords.

Since last night, the White Whale Hotel has been under a spell, with deaths appearing in room after room. A waiter opens a locker, and a hand pops out. A leg falls when you look up at the corner of the stairs. You're too afraid to use the bathroom, as there's always someone dead somewhere. These people, without exception, are all hotel employees.

Everyone in the hotel was in a state of panic. The hundreds-person service team was crammed into a top-floor conference room. Operations were being maintained and managed autonomously by bionic robots.

There were too many reporters and witnesses, and the Criminal Investigation Bureau was already short-staffed, but there were almost no useful clues.

There was a buzzing sound of voices everywhere. Not to mention the irritability of those with unstable mental strength, even good people couldn't control their temper.

Yuan Xu had to transfer Chizhou back and start the investigation personally.

"According to witnesses at the hotel, Lord Li was supposed to provide a drinks service around 9 o'clock, as scheduled. However, the bionic butler was unable to enter the hotel several times, and Lord Li's guards were unable to contact him, so they reported the anomaly."

"Is there any problem with Patriarch Li's Star Brain test?"

Yuan Xu followed the director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau to the crime scene.

"No, this is one of the most important clues in all the murder cases right now. The Star Brain didn't show any abnormalities until it was removed. It must have been hacked. The technical department is still working hard to crack it."

The White Whale Hotel's top suites, each occupying one side of the three-story building, could be redesigned to suit the guest's preferences. However, due to a sudden surge in guests, two guests were forced to stay, each occupying one side.

Lord Li appeared to be a man of few desires. The room was so simple and spartan that one might mistake it for a space capsule. At a glance, there was no sign of a struggle.

There is no real-time surveillance in the hotel room, but outside the room, there are no blind spots anywhere outside the door.

"Lord Li's guards number six outside the door and four inside the house, all of them A-rank or above. The upstairs and downstairs are both filled with attendants and rotating guards, a total of over twenty people."

This is the basic standard for the lord to stay.

"When the hotel witness came up to investigate, Lord Li's guards were trying to break down the door. However, the security was too high, and they were unsuccessful in the short time. After Lord Li's secretary agreed, the three hotel managers and Chairman Liu Ming jointly authorized the opening. Four guards were trying to rescue the victim."

Yuan Xu walked into the room and saw the last virtual image of Lord Li sitting on the sofa in the living room.

He leaned back on the sofa with his hands spread out, his mouth wide open, his eyes staring at the ceiling. On the table in front of him was only a fruit plate and a half-drunk glass of wine.

Yuan Xu looked at the familiar fruits on the table and felt unhappy.

"What kind of fruit is this?"

The director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau immediately retrieved the information: "A new fruit cultivated by Deer Horn Star. It's nothing special, but it digests quickly and tastes good. It also doesn't take up much space in the stomach, making it a good snack."

"Lord Li brought some local specialties to promote, and almost everyone in the hotel received one of these small fruits." Chizhou added, "You also received one that was specially processed."

The Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau thought the Marshal was going to start with the small fruit, so he quickly walked to a hidden cabinet to the side and opened it. "Not just Lord Li, but almost all the lords brought local specialties. They're all here!"

Yuan Xu took a look, threw down the fruit, turned around and sulked.

That cabinet contained everything from food to daily necessities, as well as various new weapons.

Are these lords treating this report meeting like a trade show? I can't believe they'd bother with this kind of thing when their lives are on the line. Three days seems like too much time.

"Where are the four guards?"

"It's still under interrogation."

In the monitoring room, more than 30 images are being displayed simultaneously.

"Did you see anything?" Yuan Xu asked Chizhou.

"These thirty people are all guards of the various lords. The crimes occurred at different times, but they were all in the same space as the lords."

Lu Qing, Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau: "But none of them witnessed the incident, or conspired with it."

Yuan Xu: "Have you confirmed its authenticity?"

"Blood has been drawn. Do we need to use medication? This is only the first round. With so many people, if we use medication directly, we might get caught by the Ministry of Justice." They have never used such large-scale methods before.

"Before the incident, the guards were sent away for various reasons. The lords must have had some temporary matters to deal with that should not be known to others." Chizhou was doing preliminary information sorting.

Lu Qing: "But, there is no trace of the Star Brain."

Chizhou was silent for a while and looked at the other 120 screens.

Among them were staff members whose bodies were found in various corners of the hotel for various reasons.

"There are Sky Eyes in so many places, such as closets, storage rooms, corridors, elevators, restrooms, and even under the pool table in the entertainment area. How could there be no traces?"

"Sky Eye is no longer useful. The system was debugged three days ago to accommodate more lords. These bodies must have been placed during that time. The IT director is already conducting an investigation."

The Criminal Investigation Bureau has been moving very quickly and is doing everything they can.

This is the procedure, but Yuanxu knows that nothing can be found out about this kind of thing.

"For three days, with so many people coming and going in these places, no one noticed that the body had been there for so long. What methods could be used?"

Several people were working quickly to eliminate the problem.

"If several people die in a day, they will be discovered by the Sky Eye. So even though the autopsy results show different times of death, it should be due to some means used to make the difference."

"Were these people, who appear to have no external injuries, put in there by someone, or did they walk in on their own?"

"Some have external injuries, some don't. Is it one group of people, or multiple groups?"

But looking at the clues so far, there was no progress. The group returned to the command center first.

Speaker Chris Fehr is also here representing Congress.

"Any progress, Marshal?"

Chris hadn't smoked for years, but after a long night, he broke his habit. Seeing Yuan Xu come in, he handed him a cigarette.

Yuan Xu took it in his hand, shook his head and didn't click.

"My granddaughter has caused trouble for the Marshal." Chris actually started chatting with Yuan Xu about family matters.

"Has the Speaker been smoking again recently?"

Yuan Xu handed the cigarette to Chizhou, who remained calm but understood. He pretended to organize his materials and left with everything he had.

Chris was also a smart man. He looked at the cigarette in his hand, put it out and put it down.

"Marshal, if you have any clues, don't hide them. End it sooner rather than later and get an explanation. I'm an old man, not as young as you, and I really can't endure it."

"Cracking the Star Brain should lead to significant progress. For now, we can only wait."

Several lords' territories were already discussing the matter. While it hadn't reached the point of a catastrophe, the royal family was undoubtedly on the defensive. Yuan Xu took a deep breath, suppressing his irritation.

Extreme fatigue will erode a person's will, and most of the time, people will relax their self-discipline.

For example, when you are extremely tired, you just collapse on the sofa without any sitting posture.

But the Marshal was never such a person.

When everyone else was exhausted and unable to straighten their backs, he remained neatly dressed, his shoulders straight. Only by holding his forehead with one hand could one see that he was also feeling a little unwell.

Chris now has both feet on the table.

But looking at such a marshal, he could only say it was a pity that he did not have such outstanding children.

My granddaughter is also a disappointing one.

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