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Chapter 548: Chapter 550 Can Dao

Qin Tian agreed to cooperate with Meng Yao, and that evening, they went to the hotel where Qin Tian was staying. Meng Yao got a room next to Qin Tian’s single room.

Afterward, Meng Yao informed Qin Tian about the case and data related to Can Dao, giving Qin Tian a clearer and more comprehensive understanding of this series of serial killings that had remained unsolved for over a decade.

It turned out that this guy nicknamed ”Can Dao” had killed twelve people over the span of about ten years, each of them either immensely wealthy or of high social status—either gang bosses or billionaires!

The key was, this guy’s method of committing crimes was incredibly brazen, with the victims nearly all having been slain by a slashed throat, and on each of their bodies was a printed slip of paper without any fingerprint traces, bearing the sentence, ”Those called by Can Dao, whoever investigates will die!”

Later on, as police officers followed up on this case, indeed, three of them were killed!

All at once, the murder cases committed by Can Dao reached a total of fifteen!

And critically, after putting pressure on the police, on one hand, they feared retaliation from Can Dao and dared not act rashly, and on the other hand, they genuinely couldn’t find any useful evidence to pursue the investigation.

Even the sole surveillance video that captured an image of Can Dao only showed a dark figure, unable to clearly make out the face, about 1.7 meters in height, seemingly wearing a black skull mask, and not leaving behind the slightest clue!

This was why the case remained unsolved.

Latterly, the police even invited Martial Arts experts to examine the wounds of the victims, and the unanimous conclusion from these experts was that Can Dao was a master swordsman—a definite individual from the Martial Arts World!

But that was the extent of their deduction.

Therefore, the police issued a Bounty Order and investigated Martial Arts Sects around the country known for training in sword skills, yet still came up empty-handed.

Knowing that Can Dao was hidden among Martial Arts Sects specializing in sword skills was all well and good, but without knowing his face, and with a height ranging from the average 1.65 to 1.75 meters, it was impossible to carry out an effective search.

”I traced the leads to Beijing and found that Big Saber Sect, Flying Knife Sect, and Knife Skill Martial Arts Hall, three organizations that teach students and disciples Martial Arts, were all proficient in sword skills. Therefore, I started to secretly collect information on their leaders. It turned out that in all three groups there were individuals who fit the height profile, so I went after each one, tracking and investigating them,” Meng Yao explained to Qin Tian with a sigh, ”This case is very tricky. Now, besides this bit of information, I don’t even know how to proceed.”

Upon hearing Meng Yao’s words, Qin Tian also grimaced, ”At this point, we can only take it step by step and try to find new evidence or identify new suspects. About that surveillance video that captured Can Dao’s image, can you get it?”

”Yeah, I have a copy in my bag.”

Saying so, Meng Yao went back to her room and brought back a USB flash drive.

Qin Tian plugged the flash drive into the computer in his hotel room and started playing the video.

The video was very short, just about ten seconds or so.

It was the shadow of Can Dao escaping after stabbing a real estate tycoon, captured by the surveillance camera in the yard of the tycoon’s luxurious villa.

Perhaps because he was killing an ordinary wealthy man without bodyguards, Can Dao had been careless. This was the only piece of evidence left behind in more than a dozen cases.

First, the surveillance video shows at 3:12 AM, a dark shadow emerges from the villa into the pitch-black yard, walking out. He seemed very relaxed, and in his left hand, he appeared to be toying with a dagger. With deft steps, he approached the villa’s wall and with a swift leap, he planted a Flying Knife into the wall, used it to propel himself for another leap, and astonishingly, he clambered over the wall over two meters high without leaving a mark and disappeared.

Unfortunately, it had rained that early morning, and any traces the police might have followed were of no use after the fact. It seemed as though the guy deliberately avoided leaving footprints, light-footed to an extraordinary degree, and with the rain washing away any potential evidence.

”This is the most direct evidence we have, but unfortunately, it’s just a shadow. The surveillance was too far to make out anything definitive, even the height is our best estimate,” Meng Yao said after finishing the video, sighing.

Qin Tian didn’t say a word and continued watching the surveillance footage of about ten seconds playing over two or three times.

Before it started raining, the sky was densely clouded, and since it was early in the morning, it was indeed hard to make out the person’s face. Moreover, after zooming in and inspecting carefully, one could seemingly make out something on Can Dao’s face resembling a mask, like a skull.

These were all speculations by the police, and as to whether it was truly a skull mask, they couldn’t come to a conclusion.

”So, did you discover anything new?” Meng Yao asked, as she watched Qin Tian fall into deep thought after finishing the video.

”Just over ten seconds long, I bet the police have examined it thousands of times with high-tech tools. If you all couldn’t discern any new evidence, how could I?” Qin Tian said with a smile, ”But I’ve got a good idea now. The person’s image is etched into my mind, if I see that real person, I should be able to recognize him.”

”Oh?”

Upon hearing this, Meng Yao was startled and stared at Qin Tian, ”You’re that impressive, huh? Just by seeing a blurry shadow, you could recognize the person?”

”Yes, I can see through everything.”

”Psh, you think I’d believe that?”

”Hiss... you doubt me?”

”Should I not? Am I supposed to applaud your bullshitting?”

”Alright, you don’t believe I have the ability to see through everything, huh...”

With that said, Qin Tian started staring at Meng Yao who was wearing a denim jacket with a mysterious look.

Meng Yao was taken aback, ”What are you looking at me for, hey!”

”I can see through everything, Meng Yao. Believe it or not, I know the color of the bra you’re wearing today. If I say it out loud, you’ll have to believe me, right?”

”...”

Meng Yao crossed her arms over her chest, her face flushed as she glared at Qin Tian and scolded, ”Can’t you go one day without being so filthy?”

”I guess it’s black.”

”Ah! ...Get lost!”

...

The next day, Qin Tian and Meng Yao formulated a plan. They still followed the intelligence previously acquired by Meng Yao, investigating and tracking people from the Big Saber Sect, the Flying Knife Sect, and the Knife Skill Martial Arts Hall.

In the Big Saber Sect, there were three instructors whose height matched Can Dao’s. In the Flying Knife Sect, there were also three people whose height matched Can Dao’s, while the Knife Skill Martial Arts Hall had only one person.

”Let’s go check out the Big Saber Sect first,” Qin Tian suggested.

He and Meng Yao got ready and left the hotel directly, hailing a taxi to the Big Saber Sect.

However, just as they started their taxi ride, a Volkswagen also started following them closely.

Inside the Volkswagen, Xie Long looked at the photo Wang Yong had taken of Qin Tian at the Seabed restaurant and said to the driver, ”The guy in the taxi up front is Qin Tian. Old Wei, let’s keep close. Boss Wang has given a strict order to break one of his legs!”