Chapter 33

Qi Le brought the computer but did not know the password to it. Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao decided to bring the laptop back to the station to let Jiang Ping handle it. The questioning of the other members of the band wasn't particularly fruitful, but the relationship between the few teens was surprisingly tight, and it did not seem like they were faking their grief.

Bai Yutang left Qi Le and the rest with his phone number so that they could contact him if anything else came to mind. Then, he left M University with Zhan Zhao and drove back to the police station.

"None of the band members appear to be in a very good state of mind," Zhan Zhao said with a frown when he got in the car.

"They're all a bunch of junkies, how could their mind be in a good state!" Bai Yutang said while driving the car.

"They're just a group of students in their twenties, where would they get drugs?" Zhan Zhao asked puzzledly.

"Ku… I doubt it's something like heroin or ice. It's probably something cheap like ecstasy or some other inhalants that's more easily accessible." Bai Yutang said with a shake of his head, "Wasting their lives away."

"Generally speaking, people with certain hobbies or areas of expertise are less likely to get themselves into drugs." There seemed to be something Zhan Zhao couldn't quite figure out. "if Qi Lei's drug use is caused by his illness, then what about the other band members?"

"Maybe it's because they feel empty…" Bai Yutang suggested after some thought, "but that is a clue we can look into. Perhaps finding the source of the drugs will help with this case."

"Shall we get help from the Narcotics Department?"

Bai Yutang shook his head. "It's better to send someone to keep an eye on things first, let's talk when we have a definite clue!"

During their conversation, they had arrived back at the police station.

in the S.C.I. office, the team that was sent out had already returned, and there were two additional people in the office, the Ding twins.

When Bai Yutang entered through the door to the office, he was greeted with the sight of the twins handing out something while saying, "this is the VIP Gold Card for food and beverage purchases at the Bai Group. You boys don't have to pay to eat at any of the Bai Group's restaurant chains around the world."

"What are the two of you doing?" Bai Yutang raged.

"Winning over the hearts of people for our boss!" the twins replied in unison.

"You dare to engage in bribery at a police station?! Are the two of you looking for death?!" Bai Yutang scowled at them and pointed at the door, "Get out!"

"Tch, what we're doing is considered personal exchange between friends. It's not bound by the law!" the twins said while patting on the shoulders of a dazed Zhao Hu from either side at the same, "Am I right, bro?"

"Uh…" Zhao Hu hesitated, looking to his left, then to his right before finally looking up at Bai Yutang at a loss.

To which he got a glare in return.

"Uh… No～～～" Zhao Hu said in a shaky voice.

"Ah? Aren't we best buds?" The twins held their chests like their were in pain. "We're so hurt～～～"

"Uh… Yes～～～～" Zhao Hu hurriedly shook his head.

"What?!" Bai Yutang gave him an even stronger death glare.

"Uh… no… uh… that…" Zhao Hu stuttered, struggling for a bit as he looked a the twins who were standing on either side of him and at Bai Yutang.

"AAaaaaAAaaah!" Zhao Hu screamed, turning around to pounce on the WangChao, who was behind him, "Why? Why? Why is it always me!!!"

…

It was a herculean task to send the Ding twins away, but they finally managed to do so. After that, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang called the team into the meeting room.

"Jiang Ping, this is Qi Lei's computer but it's been locked with a password; see if you can find a way in."

"No problem!" Jiang Ping received the laptop and hurriedly opened it. "Oh, it's just a simple user password, It can be accessed from the safe mode, I can get it done in ten minutes." With that, he went right at it.

"What about the rest? Did you guys gain anything?" Bai Yutang asked.

"I'll go first," Ma Han said with his hand raised, "I took the technical team down to the four crime scenes and found some problems." As he spoke, he took out a set of photos and continued while pointing at them, "Based on what we found on the four crimes, they should all have been done by the same person, that is, Qi Lei."

"Elaborate on it." Everyone gathered around to looked at the photos.

"The sniping distance that he chose was almost the same, it was all about 50 metres away." Ma Han said, "This is obviously a layman's approach!"

"A layman?" Everyone was puzzled.

Ma Han continued, "Leader, you shot at and killed Qi Lei from 50 metres away that day, right?"

Bai Yutang nodded.

"Generally, the effective range of a handgun is 50-100 metres, hence, no professional killer would shoot within 100 metres. The effective range of a sniper rifle is between 800-1000 meters, so if you shoot at too close a distance, there's a good chance it will go right through the target and end up injuring others as well."

"So what does this mean?" Zhan Zhao asked, he suddenly could understand why Bai Yutang always asked for him to speak in "human" every time he did a psychological analysis.

"Well, for a student to have relatively more comprehensive knowledge about sniping, the accuracy of his calculations whether it's in terms of the angle or wind direction were all very professional. This indicates that he had the theoretical knowledge and plenty of opportunities to practice. However…" Ma Han paused for a bit, "he didn't have the space to shoot."

"Oh～～" Bai Yutang nodded. "I get it, You're saying that he usually could only practice with a limited distance."

Ma Han nodded.

"He practiced at a shooting range?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"That was what I had thought!" Ma Han said, "Most shooting ranges are about 50-100 metres long, so I went to a shooting clubs in the city to investigate and I found that Qi Lei is a member at 'Guanglong' Shooting Club!"

"Guanglong?" Bai Yutang furrowed his brows. "That sounds somewhat familiar."

"Leader, how did you train out this entire body of muscles if you've never been to a fitness club?" Wang Chao chuckled from the side, "Most fitness gyms and sports clubs in the city are under the brand name 'Guanglong'."

"Ah～～" Bai Yutang remembered, that does appear to ring a bell.

"'Gunaglong' is under the Pang Group! The boss should be Pang Yu," Wang Chao pointed out.

"Pang Yu?" Zhan Zhao was a little stunned. Where did he hear that name before…

"Kitty, you know him?" Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao, a little surprised.

"No, but the name sounds familiar," Zhan Zhao tilted his head to the side in thought. That day, the man he met at the entrance to Dr. Wilson's lecture hall seemed to have said that his name was "Pang Yu".

"Do you have any photos?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Yes." Ma Han took one out and placed it in front of Zhan Zhao.

Those cold features that gave off a harsh and sharp vibe. "I've seen this man before!" Zhan Zhao noted while pointing at the picture, "He was present at Dr. Wilson's psychology lecture!"

"That's the guy who spoke to you at the entrance of the auditorium that day?" Bai Yutang seemed to have some impression of that incident. "What did he say to you that day?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head in response, "Nothing much, he just told me that he's listened to my lectures."

"Does he enjoy listening to lectures?" Zhao Hu expressed his confusion, "Isn't he a businessman? Why would he go for such specialised psychology lectures?"

"Also!" Ma Han added, "I found this guy in the club's membership records!" Then, as he spoke, he took out yet another photo, "Remember him?"

When everyone looked down at the photo, they all got a shock, "Li Feifan?"

"The guy who was stalking the Cat!" Bai Yutang's expression turned grim. "There seems to be more than meets the eye to this."

Everyone nodded.

"Ma Han, do a thorough investigation of that shooting club!"

"Rest assured, Head!" Ma Han whipped out a card and said, "I've even had my membership all done up!"

"Bai Yutang laughed, "You rascal, be careful!"

"What about the other victims?" Zhan Zhao asked Wang Chao and Zhang Long, "Do they have anything in common?"

The two of them sighed at the same time, "If you insist on saying they had something in common, it would be that they were all good people."

"Good people?"

Zhang Long nodded and opened three copies of the victim's profiles. "One is a university lecturer; a businessman; a famous philanthropist and a vet at a veterinary hospital."

"If you include Dr. Wilson, a psychologist, and Jon King, an actor."

"They have nothing in common at all." Zhao Hu scratched his head.

"What is that Doctor and Jon doing now?" Bai Yutang asked.

"For the Doctor, due to his sudden heart attack, he has to remain in the hospital for treatment for some time." "While Jon will be filming a movie soon."

"We must ensure the safety of their lives," Bai Yutang ordered.

"Don't worry, Sir, Ai Hu and his team have sent a substantial amount of police officers to protect them. And the two of them are quite cooperative about it," Wang Chao said, "We are planning to do some further investigations on them."

"As for the firearms, Xu Qing is still investigating on them, it seems to be smuggled goods," Zhao Hu added.

Bai Yutang nodded and ordered, "Everyone, let's continue to follow up! Zhao Hu, go down to M University to keep an eye on those few members of the band 'Boiling Point', especially Qi Le!"

"Yes!"

"There's also my autopsy report," Gongsun said while handing over Qi Lei's autopsy report, "He has a very serious case of self-harm and he also does drugs!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang exchanged a look. As they had suspected…

"Leader! Come have a look!" Just then, Jiang Ping, who was fiddling on the computer by the side suddenly called out.

Everyone rushed over to him.

"There's this very strange email that was received on 27th November, the day of the sniping incident. Then, Jiang Ping opened the email to reveal:

The time has come, wake up the demon! From here on out, you are no longer yourself!

Everyone was shocked by the sight.

"There's more!" Jiang Ping said as he clicked on several other emails, "There are a total of four emails with the same content and the other three were all sent on the dates the other three cases occurred."

"Who is it from?" Bai Yutang asked.

"It's signed off as… Killer Training Camp." Jiang Ping clicked on the sender's name icon for everyone to see.

"…Killer Training Camp…" Zhan Zhao looked at the name in surprise. "Killer training camp?"(lilies: front part is said in English)

"Leader, look at the desktop of his computer," Jiang Ping said while maneuvering to display the desktop, which was a demon with a scythe against a black screen.

"Cat, what does this mean?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao.

with one side they make shelter for the other;

oft do the poor profaners turn about.