That bone was obviously a human femur.
Finding something like this under this abnormal jujube tree basically confirms it’s a ‘Man-Made Monster Incident.’
The description of this kind of incident is broad, and the authority for investigation is also a bit vague.
Most of the time, it’s handed over to the Police Officer to be solved as an ordinary case.
—After all, most of these cases don’t involve actual monsters.
Ordinary Police Officers can solve them using standard criminal investigation methods.
They just need the Bureau to assign an Investigator to assist with review and to prevent wrongful convictions caused by supernatural means.
But since the Bureau was the first to discover it this time, they were bound to investigate thoroughly.
“Do you have any ideas?”
Zhang Feng frowned and lit a cigarette, but he couldn’t think of anything.
This happened too suddenly; he hadn’t caught the thread, let alone the colleagues who came later to support.
They were still going over the events from beginning to end.
So, holding the mentality of a blind cat running into a dead mouse, he asked Jiang Yin, this somewhat mysterious outsider in his eyes, if she had any thoughts.
Sometimes, the perspective of an outsider can bring new ideas to an investigation.
Jiang Yin actually did have some ideas.
“Check the Guairen Bar and see how the rumors about this ‘Ghost House’ started spreading.”
She frowned, staring at the degree of decay on the femur.
“Also, call the Forensic Doctor to estimate the approximate time of death for this femur.”
“In Grudge Cultivation Cases, the Forensic Doctor’s judgment isn’t necessarily accurate.”
Zhang Feng added a reminder.
“This is data summarized from experience.
Corpses attached with resentment often remain intact for a long period.”
“Then check the previous owners of this house to see if any of them frequently followed information related to monsters.”
Jiang Yin added a new idea, then sighed.
“But this should be part of the standard investigation process, right?”
“Haha.”
Zhang Feng laughed, not saying much, but everything was understood.
The Bureau was still reliable.
Actually, they didn’t need Jiang Yin, this half-baked person, to point fingers.
It was just that Zhang Feng always felt she wasn’t simple, or rather…
He suspected that Jiang Yin might be involved.
Being an Investigator requires a spirit of suspicion towards everything, not to mention that Jiang Yin’s appearance was already suspicious from his perspective.
—Suddenly involved in the program due to an ‘accident,’ having some experience with monsters, understanding the characteristics of resentment, such a striking appearance, and also being the first to notice something was wrong.
It easily made people think of a high-IQ perverted criminal who deliberately returned to the crime scene.
She appeared here because she saw that the Program Team was going to invite Investigators to ‘uncover the truth’ about this Ghost House, so she deliberately got involved to mislead their investigation.
But the investigation ideas she proposed now were all very orthodox…
“To calm down possible suspects who might be watching this program, we might have to pretend we didn’t find anything tomorrow and continue appearing in the Live Broadcast Room according to the program’s process.”
Zhang Feng decided to keep Jiang Yin by his side for continued observation.
“I understand.”
Jiang Yin nodded, not feeling anything wrong.
The excuse Zhang Feng found was quite reasonable.
There was indeed a possibility that the suspect was hiding in the Live Broadcast Room to observe whether they had found the corpse.
***
The next day, Jiang Yin got up early.
Actually, she didn’t deliberately avoid Zhang Feng, who was also a Bureau employee, but since he didn’t live in the Bureau, he went straight to the meeting place in the morning.
So, naturally, the two didn’t meet in advance.
Jiang Yin was also curious about how ordinary Investigators like Zhang Feng usually investigated monster incidents, so she didn’t rush to reveal her identity—
Anyway, when necessary, it was just a matter of showing her credentials.
She drove today.
A petite girl with white hair and purple eyes driving a Road Tank that completely clashed with her temperament looked extremely out of place.
But ever since she crashed more than a dozen monsters with this thing last time, she had fallen in love with this sense of security.
“You…really have a license?”
Zhang Feng, with faint dark circles, looked at the girl sitting in the driver’s seat, clearly a head shorter than normal, and hesitated to speak.
After all, it’s a bit impolite to directly say someone is short…
“The traffic police are more curious about that than you.”
Jiang Yin rolled her eyes speechlessly.
“I got stopped three times this morning!
I’m never driving myself again next time!”
“Hahahahaha!”
Zhang Feng laughed loudly without any sense of decency.
This girl was different from those delicate little princesses.
She felt more like a peer or a good bro, so sometimes he didn’t care much about gender differences.
“Shut up!”
Jiang Yin didn’t feel anything wrong either, punching him angrily.
He grinned in pain.
“By the way, are your dark circles okay? Don’t let anyone notice.”
Zhang Feng instantly understood and shrugged indifferently.
“I’ll tell the Makeup Artist from the Program Team to put more concealer on me later.”
“You seem pretty experienced.”
Seeing the playful look in the girl’s eyes, he immediately raised his hands in surrender.
“I just have a lot of experience with these science outreach jobs.”
“Oui! Oui!”
As the two were chatting, someone with even darker circles appeared.
Wen Ling dashed over and crashed directly into Jiang Yin, full of curiosity.
“Can you tell me what you discovered last night?”
“I was curious all night!”
“I can tell.”
Jiang Yin looked at her panda eyes…
Mainly, the contrast of the black circles on Wen Ling’s fair skin was so strong that it was visually striking.
“Ask Teacher Zhang, I can’t say anything.”
Under her knowledge-hungry gaze, Jiang Yin surrendered and pushed the blame to someone else.
“Teacher Zhang!”
“I have to keep it a secret too…
Also, you’re required not to mention last night’s topic on the program.
You can’t even show a curious expression.
Teacher Wen is an Actor; you can do it, right?”
Zhang Feng smiled wryly.
He was really bad at dealing with cute girls like Wen Ling, mainly because her vivid expressions made him feel inexplicably guilty.
But he added a bit of a challenge to his words.
“I guarantee I’ll complete the mission! For the dignity of my Actor’s pride!”
Jiang Yin: “…..”
Actually, she really believed Wen Ling, this pure kid, wouldn’t just brush things off.
But she didn’t trust Wen Ling’s acting skills…
Forget it, she’d better pay more attention and be ready to save the scene.
The three of them didn’t chat for long before the Deputy Director came looking for them, arranging for them to start makeup separately.
To make it look more realistic, the Makeup Artist didn’t do any special styling, just applied light makeup and added more concealer under the eyes of the other two.
Mainly for the camera.
After all, both girls’ looks were already impressive; unlike older celebrities, they didn’t need heavy makeup for every appearance.
“Teachers, today our main activity will still be traveling during the day.
We’ll arrange for you to visit nearby attractions together, and there will be some promotional work to do during that time.”
“Teacher Zhang will also insert some science outreach about monsters, preferably sharing a few real cases to pique everyone’s interest.”
“In the evening, we’ll explore another ‘Ghost House.’
The process will be the same as yesterday.”
“Understood.”
Wen Ling agreed obediently.
Jiang Yin didn’t speak but made an OK gesture.
Zhang Feng also nodded.
“Everything according to the Program Team’s arrangements.”
Their colleagues still needed some time to investigate clues, so he could use this time to continue organizing his thoughts.
With some luck, they might even make unexpected discoveries.