I don't know how long it took in the confusion, but Xu Can slowly opened his heavy eyelids on the bed in the detention room of the Foreign Affairs Bureau.
The sun was shining brightly outside the iron window of the detention room, and it was mid-afternoon. It was obvious that Xu Can had slept for more than ten hours.
The first moment he woke up, the fragrant smell of instant noodles rushed into Xu Can's nose.
"My brother, he finally woke up."
"I almost thought you were asleep!"
A familiar voice came to his ears. Xu Can rubbed his head and pushed himself to sit up from the bed. He happened to see Jiang Shen swallowing the fragrant instant noodles. Xu Can, who had not eaten for more than ten hours, suddenly felt his stomach.
He shouted.
Xu Can subconsciously looked around and confirmed that he was still in the detention room of the Foreign Affairs Bureau. The facilities in the detention room were simple, with only a small table for eating and writing and a bed.
Yesterday, after Xu Can was brought in by investigator Lu Kai, he fell asleep and has been sleeping until now.
"You were summoned?"
"Zi Liu——"
After everything that happened yesterday, Xu Can obviously calmed down a lot. He stood up and decisively grabbed Jiang Shen's instant noodles and took two big bites.
"You have become a suspect, that's for sure."
"I was so scared yesterday that I almost thought you were a serial murderer, so I even burned two sticks of incense for you to thank you for not killing me."
In the middle of what Jiang Shen said, he subconsciously touched his pocket and cursed angrily when he realized that he didn't bring a lollipop.
"Depend on!"
"I was leaving in a hurry and didn't bring any lollipops."
Xu Can, who was chattering, rolled his eyes, wondering how long it had been before he could even think about joking.
However, Jiang Shen has always had this character. He is three years older than Xu Can, but you can't tell it at all.
"What did you say last night?"
Jiang Shen shrugged, sat on the edge of the bed and replied:
"You are not a murderer, I must have told the truth."
"But what's going on now? I heard that you appeared at the crime scene. Are you sure it's you?"
Xu Can raised his head, recalled yesterday's scene, nodded seriously and said:
"Well, it's me."
"I haven't changed my clothes yet, that's all."
After hearing Xu Can's affirmative answer, Jiang Shen thought for a few seconds, then chuckled and snorted:
"snort……"
"Then the Abnormality Bureau will probably be looking for you soon."
After Xu Can took the last bite of instant noodles, he looked at Jiang Shen and said:
"Do you think S.C.I will ask me to go directly to the crime scene to solve the case?"
Jiang Shen's expression gradually became serious and he said:
"Nine times out of ten."
"How about you explain to me why you are there?"
"Besides, this is the only way you can clear your suspicion. If the Bureau of Investigation can't find any other clues, you will be the real first suspect, and the evidence is ironclad."
"Volcano, you should know..."
When Xu Can saw Jiang Shen's eyes, his heart sank, and he naturally knew what Jiang Shen meant.
They don't understand the way the Bureau works at all.
Let’s not talk about other aspects, let’s just say that this piece of evidence is enough to sentence Xu Can to death, and it is enough to calm all public opinion.
Even if Xu Can shouted ten thousand times that he was wronged, how many people would believe him if there was overwhelming evidence and the media's embellished propaganda?
Superpower crime cases are fundamentally different from ordinary crime cases, and the evidence can only be used as a reference.
"I know."
"If the Abnormal Bureau wants me to cooperate, I will definitely cooperate."
Jiang Shen looked slightly worried:
"can you?"
Xu Can smiled bitterly, "You have to do it even if it doesn't work."
Jiang Shen is quite familiar with Xu Can's ability to travel through time and space.
The further time is from the present, the longer Xu Can can stay in the past, and the stronger the stability of the time and space channel, the mental backlash after traveling through it will not be so terrifying.
But if it were to travel back to three days or five days ago, Xu Can's superpower wouldn't be able to sustain it for long, and the mental backlash would be extremely serious. Xu Can doesn't understand the specific reasons for the time being.
Therefore, when Jiang Shen uses the account [Prophet] to receive orders from the superpower website, he will carry out strict screening, and the frequency will be quite low later.
…
In the team leader's office, Li Wu was pacing slowly while thinking about the case.
Suddenly, the door was opened.
Click.
"Head, it's all done."
Lu Kai entered the room with a stack of information and reported to Li Wu.
As a confidant of Li Wu, the young and capable young investigator Lu Kai is deeply trusted and has a very clean background. His father is also a former S.C.I. investigator.
"Well, Xu Can's superpower sequence cannot be spread out. I will handle it from the General Administration."
Li Wu nodded slightly, then raised his head and asked:
"Is there any progress in the case?"
Lu Kai nodded quickly and opened the information report in his hand:
"Um."
"It is confirmed that the three deceased persons, Chen Lei, Jiang Mingyue and Zheng Ying, have destroyed other people's families."
Li Wu looked grim and said:
"go on."
Lu Kai continues to report:
"Chen Lei is the secretary of Luhua Group. After investigation, it was found that she had an improper relationship with Qian Ning, the general manager of Luhua Group, and the house in her name was also bought by Qian Ning."
"The second deceased, Jiang Mingyue, a sophomore, was also found to be a scapegoat after investigation. He was the director of Jianghai University, Yao Yueqiang."
"The third deceased who just appeared, Zheng Ying, hung out in bars all year round and had a chaotic private life."
Li Wu leaned on the table, lit a cigarette, and listened to Lu Kai's case report.
"We have previously investigated and interrogated Qian Ning and Yao Yueqiang themselves and their family members. We have basically ruled out the possibility of hiring a murderer and found no trace."
"The private life of the third deceased, Zheng Ying, was too chaotic. Xiao Fang and the others have already taken people there, and they are still investigating, but I'm afraid it won't be long..."
"Head, I think this time it is a scavenger-type murderer. It is very likely that he will retaliate after encountering family destruction."
Lu Kai made a guess.
In today's era, "Scavengers" represent those with super powers who believe that the law cannot punish bad people and implement mandatory sanctions.
Because of the emergence of superpowers, there is an imbalance of power in the urban system, making it difficult for ordinary people to have the strength to compete with people with superpowers.
From a certain perspective, this kind of scavenger murderer makes the cost of committing crimes extremely high for ordinary people.
For example, in the previously sensational "Scavenger Case", a criminal with a long history of crimes was murdered by a mysterious "Scavenger" shortly after he was released from prison, triggering heated discussions on the Internet.
Some netizens found it very satisfying because the criminal showed no remorse after being released from prison.
Of course, there will be netizens who will object to such sanctions that violate the "Convention on People with Superpowers".
Looking at the overall social trend, the emergence of people with special abilities has actually greatly reduced the number of crimes committed by ordinary people.
Jingle Bell--
Jingle Bell--
Just when Li Wu was about to say something, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.
Li Wu quickly picked up the call after seeing it, and said with a serious face:
"Hello?"
"Uncle Kang, how are you?"
On the other end of the phone was Chen Jikang, the deputy leader of the Seventh Group. He was over forty years old and one of the true veterans of the Seventh Group.
Now he is working around the general bureau to buy time for the seventh team to solve the case.
The S.C.I. General Administration is paying close attention to several consecutive cases in Luohe District.
"All right."
"I see."
"good."
Li Wu kept responding. After hanging up the phone, he still clenched his right hand tightly.
"Tou, what did Uncle Kang say?"
Li Wu frowned and said:
"Five days at most."
Chen Jikang almost used his position as a guarantee to get five days for Team 7 to solve the case.
Keluohe District is not like the wealthy areas where there are surveillance cameras everywhere. It is difficult to investigate the case, and this time the murderer has a strong sense of counter-detection, making it even more difficult.
"Where's Xu Can?"
"I'm awake, still in the detention room."
"Bring him to me."
"good."
…
No matter from which point of view, Xu Can's one-sided words alone cannot eliminate his suspicion.
The entire Yi Tiao Seven Group has always adhered to the principle of "never wrongfully accuse a good person and never let a bad person go". It is impossible to forcibly convict Xu Can in order to appease public opinion. This is tantamount to letting the murderer go unpunished, and maybe he will do so in the future.
If you take action, it's like hitting yourself in the face.
After a secret conversation with Luo Dongyang yesterday, Li Wu became more convinced that Xu Can was not the murderer.
Since it was fate to let Xu Can return to the crime scene, and it would be the most direct help to the case, Li Wu had no reason to reject it.
"Head, people have brought it."
"Um."
The office door opened, and Xu Can, still wearing the "energy-suppressing cuffs," pushed the door open and entered with an unsurprised expression.
"Sit down, don't be restrained."
Li Wu poured a glass of water for Xu Can and pointed to the chair in front of the desk.
Xu Can pulled out a chair and sat down, and Li Wu pushed over a folder containing relevant information about the murder case.
"Xu Can, the Strange Bureau wants to cooperate with you once."
"Catch the real murderer and clear yourself of suspicion at the same time."
Li Wu did not beat around the bush and said directly.
"good."
"how should I do?"
Xu Can didn't hesitate. As early as in the detention room, he knew that he had no other choice but to cooperate with the Alien Bureau.
"Please take a look at the case information first."
Xu Can took a deep breath, resisted the mental fatigue, and opened the case materials and case analysis filled with bloody pictures.
Coming into contact with such bloody corpse pictures for the first time was also a huge challenge for Xu Can, and he even felt a little physically nauseous.
As he read page after page, Xu Can gradually understood the full picture of the three cases.
"I see."
Xu Can observed the specific crime locations and nearby terrain of the three cases, and could probably guess why he chose the crime scene of the third case, Zheng Ying's case, to travel through.
Seeing that Xu Can had roughly finished reading, Li Wu asked:
"Before making plans, I want to know more about your powers."
"Okay, feel free to ask."
“Is history inevitable?”
"For example, now, if the Abnormal Bureau chooses not to cooperate with you in the end, will you not appear at the crime scene?"
Hearing Li Wu's doubts, Xu Can helplessly shook his head and said:
"I don't know, based on my current knowledge, this may be the case."
Seeing that Xu Can didn't know anything about it himself, Li Wu did not continue to ask about this topic and continued to ask:
"What are the taboos about time travel?"
“Are objects impenetrable?”
Xu Can thought for a moment:
"Taboo..."
"There are no taboos. It's just that the closer the time travel is to the present, the greater the consumption will be on me."
Hearing this, Li Wu suddenly thought that Xu Can had deliberately skipped the pictures taken and saved in his mobile phone in the past three months when he testified before, and chose the detail of the shopping mall picture eight months ago, secretly thinking that this was the case.
"As for the items..."
"Except for my own clothes, nothing else can pass through."
Xu Can thought about his previous attempts and shook his head.
Whether it’s your mobile phone or something else, you can’t travel to the past with you.
As for why clothes are allowed, Xu Can himself doesn’t know. Jiang Shen has always joked that it’s because time rules don’t allow nudity!
The reverse is also true, and objects from the past cannot be brought back to the present.
As for the future, Xu Can has not found any way to travel through time. His time travel relies on still images and pictures. How can Xu Can find images and pictures of the future?
"Um……"
Li Wu nodded slightly, feeling a little pity.
If you could bring a few cameras back and install a few directly near the crime scene, wouldn't everything be solved?
The evidence is conclusive and cannot be refuted.
Li Wu continued to confirm:
"Would you be in danger if you were discovered by a murderer at a crime scene?"
Xu Can shook his head and replied:
"Probably not, I can wear it back at any time."
As for whether the change would change the course of history, Li Wu didn't ask much. Xu Can himself was not very clear at this stage.
The emergence of such a special superpower, Li Wu will definitely report it to the S.C.I. General Administration after the case is over.
"Okay, in that case, I need you to go back to the crime scene of Zheng Ying's case!"
…
Outside the team leader's office, Jiang Shen and Lu Kai were sitting on a bench, and their chat basically revolved around Xu Can's superpowers.
After it was basically confirmed that the murderer could not be Xu Can, Lu Kai's hostility towards Xu Can had completely disappeared, and he was more curious about Xu Can's abilities.
Click——
The office door opened again, and Li Wu and Xu Can appeared side by side.
At this time, Xu Can's supernatural cuffs on his neck had been removed by Li Wu and he returned to his normal state.
Li Wu threw the car keys to Lu Kai and said:
"Lu Kai, drive to the crime scene."
"okay!"
Lu Kai, who was quick-thinking, took the key and soon realized that Xu Can was cooperating with the Alien Bureau.
Going to the crime scene now will undoubtedly help Xu Can familiarize himself with the terrain of the scene in advance.
"what about me?"
Jiang Shen pointed at himself, his eyes full of expectation.
"Follow me until the case is over."
Regarding this Jiang Shen who knew all Xu Can's secrets, Li Wu had no intention of letting him go back for the time being. Moreover, the information found showed that this kid was not simple at all, he was a computer wizard.
After careful discussion with Xu Can, Li Wu knew that Xu Can could not stay at the crime scene for too long, and could not travel continuously, so it was particularly important to choose time nodes, locations, and targets.
"Dudu——"
When Xu Can followed Li Wu out of the gate of the Strange Bureau, Lu Kai had already driven out. Li Wu opened the door and got into the passenger seat. Xu Can and Jiang Shen also got in, looking towards the criminals of the Zheng Ying case.
