Even hybrid monsters have their day

Although it was absurd, he was quite certain of his discovery.

He told the police his idea, but they not only didn't believe him, they also kicked him out as if he were mentally unstable. After this happened several times, the police station issued an order forbidding him from approaching the station again, or they would detain him for obstructing law enforcement.

Later, he learned by chance that there was such a profession as exorcists in the world, who specialized in solving these kinds of incidents. So he posted a request for help online. That's how the scene came about where Geng Miaowan and the others came to him.

However, Feng Xiaotian was unaware that exorcists don't accept just any mission; they only take on missions through specific professional websites. This was the main reason why Geng Miaowan and her group were able to exploit a loophole.

Geng Miaowan casually mentioned Peng Yuxian, and Feng Xiaotian told her that he had rescued Peng Yuxian in the wild a few years ago. At the time, he was seriously injured and had to be treated in the hospital for several days before he survived. However, after waking up, he remembered nothing except his own name.

And then he just followed him.

She nodded, surprised that Peng Yuxian had such an experience in this space. However, her attention was quickly drawn to the video that Feng Xiaotian was playing for her.

Feng Xiaotian showed them a video from the bar five years ago, the night Lü Yusi was murdered. In a dimly lit corner, a man sat alone. Because his back was to the camera, they couldn't see his facial expression, but they could guess from his movements that he was drinking. He occasionally made a few ambiguous gestures, which looked a little strange, but nothing particularly unusual.

"This is footage from the security camera at the bar where Lü Yusi was last seen five years ago," Feng Xiaotian explained.

Geng Miaowan stared at it for a long time before saying, "This doesn't seem to have anything special about it."

“Take a look at this.” After saying that, he played a video for them on another device. It was also from the bar on the night of the incident, and the protagonist was also Lü Yusi, but this time the angle was different; it was filmed directly at him.

The footage isn't very clear. It looks like it was filmed secretly, but you can still see his movements. "This video was secretly filmed by a customer who was also at the bar at the time because he was behaving strangely. Look closely at his movements, do you notice anything?"

At this moment, Lü Yusi in the scene raised his hand and made a gesture in the air before landing it on the sofa next to his lap. It seemed like just an ordinary action. But Geng Miaowan felt that something was off.

She rewound the video, watched that segment repeatedly, and finally stopped at that moment.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Lü Yusi's hand was not resting on the sofa, but rather curved and hovering in the air above the sofa, at the same height as his own thigh, with his fingers making a kneading motion.

She continued watching; his mouth opened and closed, occasionally revealing a smile, while his eyes were fixed on the seat beside him. His gaze was very focused, and there was a subtle hint of something she couldn't understand. It was as if…

“There’s someone there,” Xu Ruwen suddenly said.

Yes, it felt like he was talking to someone there, but in the video, there was no one next to him. She looked at Xu Ruwen, "How could you tell there was someone there?"

"Feel."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian almost jumped for joy. "I've finally found someone who feels the same way I do!" It was truly a rare opportunity. "I've shown this video to the police before, but they said it was due to hallucinations caused by drug use. But look at him. He looks perfectly lucid here, not at all like someone who's not thinking straight."

Seeing Geng Miaowan's confusion, Xu Ruwen sat down next to her. Mimicking Lü Yusi's expression, he tilted his head to look at her and said, "That's it. The only reason he would make that gesture is because someone is sitting here, and look at the curve of his hand..."

As he spoke, he reached out his hand and, without warning, placed it on her thigh. Since Geng Miaowan was only wearing a dress, part of her thigh was exposed when she sat on the sofa, and his hand landed directly on her bare thigh.

The unfamiliar touch startled her, making her jump, but he pressed her down. At the same time, his slightly flirtatious voice echoed in her mind, "Calm down, aren't we a couple?"

But he said to her in a serious tone, "Look at the curve of his palm, isn't it just like this?"

"Yes, yes, that's it!" Feng Xiaotian's excitement was palpable.

After Xu Ruwen finished speaking, he imitated Lü Yusi's action in the video and gently kneaded her skin. Geng Miaowan immediately felt goosebumps all over her body; the feeling was so unfamiliar that it made her feel strange.

She could only suppress her discomfort, hold down his hand that was about to move around, warn Xu Ruwen in her mind, and say aloud, "It seems that's the case."

After saying that, she pretended to get up to check the video, but he grabbed her back, though he didn't make any further moves. Geng Miaowan thought to herself that important matters came first. She ignored him and turned to ask Feng Xiaotian, "Besides these, is there any other information?"

Feng Xiaotian then played several more videos of the victims on the night of their deaths. Although the videos showed the victims leaving the bar alone, they all gave the impression that the victims were leaving the bar with someone unseen by the others.

“I don’t have much information here, especially in the last two years. Because the police know I’m investigating this matter in secret, they’ve kept the information related to the case under extremely tight control. It’s just that I’ve gone to great lengths to obtain this information through different channels,” Feng Xiaotian expressed his dissatisfaction with Shi Jingfang.

It's one thing to disbelieve, but to prevent others from seeking the truth is another. However, based on the information he has, the outcome is already obvious.

The three of them discussed the cases at length, re-examined the commonalities among them, and came to several conclusions.

First, all the victims were young men.

Secondly, these men had numerous affairs during their lifetimes and were of poor character.

The third is bars; it seems the killer specifically targets people in bars.

“In that case, let’s go to the bars tonight and see if we find anything. We just don’t know which bar the killer will target next. Maybe we can split up and each go to one to try our luck,” Geng Miaowan said.

Feng Xiaotian suddenly stood up and said with an imposing air, "I was prepared for this!" (To be continued.)