"Hey, it's me. Yes, it's been a while … Yes, I would like you to help me look up information on this person. Lin Yue, female, age 23, resident of Lin Yuan City, is currently working in Jianghai City. I'll send you the photo right away. Okay, thank you. "
After putting down the phone, Lu Xiang and Tsunami began to wait patiently.
"Mr. Lu Xiang, is your friend reliable? Could he really find out about Lin Yue's background? "You know, a lot of her information is confidential, even the company's executives don't know about it."
"Don't worry, this friend of mine is from the provincial public security office. I was able to track down the items from the underworld and smoothly solved a lot of seemingly unimaginable cases. Most of the time, I relied on his help." Lu Xiang wasn't lying. Ever since he had become a detective in the Underworld, he had gotten to know many friends of the Public Security System.
Not long after, Lu Xiang's phone rang.
"Lu Xiang, I've already found all the information for you. I'll send it to you immediately through the fax machine." There was an unusual surprise in the voice, "This girl..." Sigh, forget it. Just look at the information. I can only say that there must be an extremely secretive connection between her and the items of the Underworld. "
Why does a friend say that? What was so special about this woman called Lin Yue? After seeing the information about Lin Yue, this question seemed to be answered effectively — Lin Yue had already lived in a small rental house for two years. In these two years, she had been attacked many times, and every time, she was followed by a man and attacked. There were a total of three such attacks, and of course, not every one of them succeeded. She changed jobs three times because of the attacks. The rental house was cheap, the landlord was honest, and the nearby traffic was convenient, so she held on. However, after the tsunami incident, she really couldn't stay here any longer, so she changed her residence.
"There must be something wrong with this woman!" Lu Xiang hit the nail on the head, "Even if she looks like a Heavenly Immortal, she shouldn't attract so many berserk butterflies."
As a result, a bigger question arose in Lu Xiang and Tsunami's minds: without a doubt, Lin Yue's multiple attacks were related to the Underworld's items. Then, what exactly is that Underworld item? Was it taken by Lin Yue?
After thinking for a long time, Lu Xiang stood up from his chair and said, "Let's go to the police station."
"To the police station?" After days of imprisonment, the tsunami shocked the police station, "Go, go where?"
"To investigate the other follow-up attacks."
'At that time, I don't know what happened, but I lost most of my consciousness. In a daze, I saw my shadow leave my body … '
"Ai, this statement is pretty much the same. Mr Lu Xiang, let me read to you – I saw my shadow grabbing onto Lin Yue's neck from behind …"
After reading a few statements about the suspects that were retrieved from different police stations, Tsunami felt both happy and sad. He was happy for himself, so the other suspects that attacked Lin Yue had the same fate as him, and his sorrow was directed at Lin Yue. And every attack was unthinkable.
"This Lin Yue must be hiding some kind of earth-shattering secret." Lu Xiang furrowed his brows, "Fortunately, she hasn't changed jobs. Looks like we can only use the old method this time."
"What, what method?" Lu Xiang's stern expression made Tsunami swallow uneasily.
"Follow!"
She was still dressed in white, wearing a black skirt, and her beautiful long legs were exposed. Lin Yue seemed to be especially fond of dressing up like this. She crossed the street on her high heels and turned into a deep alley.
An alley? Why was it an alley again? Lu Xiang and Tsunami, who followed closely behind, were extremely apprehensive. The alley was narrow, and the light was poor. Lin Yue had already been attacked several times in similar environments, why didn't she think too much of it? Why did she rent a house in the depths of the alley? What could the walls on both sides of the alley do this time?
The unique aura of an item from the underworld pounced towards Lu Xiang, causing him to open his eyes wide. Following the scent, he quickly approached and found the source of the scent on an old wall. It was a small stone, about as thick as a piece of cardboard, oval in shape, almost blending in with the surroundings!
"Shadow Stone of Desire? It's actually the Gluttony's Shadow Stone! " As his fingers caressed that small rock, Lu Xiang was extremely astonished.
"Shadow Stone of Desire?" Upon hearing this strange name, Tsunami couldn't help but recall the day when he followed Lin Yue to the depths of the alley. Now that he thought about it, the situation at that time was truly strange. He himself wasn't a lustful person, and Lin Yue dressed decently without exposing her breasts, but just looking at her back made him have a dirty impulse! Could it be that this stone was up to no good? Was it the desire that made him evil? It was it that allowed the shadow to create its own consciousness, and thus —
"Tsunami, I'm going to tell you a fact that you might not be able to accept and that is very difficult to accept." A trace of pity flashed across Lu Xiang's eyes, "At that time, the one who followed and raped Lin Yue wasn't a black shadow formed by a shadow, but you yourself!"
"What did you say? Say it again?"
"There is no such thing as shadow murder." Lu Xiang said in a heavy voice, "The perpetrators are all people — the Shadow Stones of Desire can inflate and completely burst the desire that was originally hidden in the bottom of one's heart. Moreover, it can create hallucinations. On the surface, it seemed as if he hadn't moved, but rather had his shadow move forward. But in reality, this was just a suspect's illusion. The suspect thought that his shadow had committed the crime, but in fact, it was him who had committed the crime. All Shadow had done was for him to do it! And the reason for this is because the suspect subconsciously wants to find an excuse to feel at ease. "
"Illusion?" Tsunami lifted his hands in a daze. His hands were long and his nails were neatly manicured, but now he felt as if they were stained with blood and dirt.
Ah!" The tsunami screamed as it started to collapse. He continuously punched at the hard wall, while his mouth began to roar like a trapped beast. "Why did this happen, why? Originally, I thought I was innocent. Heavens, why did you treat me like this? I was the one who committed the murder, I'm really not human …
How could a flesh and blood body match up to a tough wall? In just a few seconds, Tsunami's fingers were scraped and dark red blood flowed out from the wound. His eyes were bloodshot and his expression was ferocious. He looked like he had gone insane.
"Tsunami, calm down!" Lu Xiang quickly reached out his hand to stop Tsunami's self-mutilation, "This is not your fault. You were just controlled by the Lust Shadow Stone. Tsunami, you are not a criminal, you are not a criminal! "
Lu Xiang's persuasion allowed Tsunami to calm down a little. However, his mood was still very low. His eyes were moist, and tears of helplessness and shame almost fell from his eyes.
"Tsunami, you can't be depressed." Lu Xiang continued, "Since we have already found the Lust Shadow Stone and know that everything is its fault, then we shouldn't give up halfway and continue our investigation."
"After what?"
"There's something special about the Lust Shadow Stone, which is why Lin Yue was ambushed continuously. Lin Yue is the only target of the Lust Shadow Stone, she's useless against other women!" Now we need to find out who buried the Shadow Stone of Desire here. What sort of deep hatred did he have for Lin Yue? Why did he want Lin Yue as his weapon? To a woman, the most important thing was her innocence. And the Shadow Stone of Desire had repeatedly seduced other men to commit unforgivable sins against Lin Yue. What was even more frightening was that this person seemed to be well aware of Lin Yue's whereabouts. You see, Lin Yue moved, and the Shadow Stone of Desire was also moved here. "It's like a troublesome cow candy, Lin Yue can't shake it off no matter how much she flings it!"
"Lin Yue …" Tsunami's heart ached at the thought of Lin Yue's pale and weeping face. "We have to inform Lin Yue of this news as soon as possible, so she can be on her guard!"
"No way!" Lu Xiang flatly refused, "After what happened one after another, this woman's mental endurance has become abnormally weak. Right now, she can't take any more attacks! Furthermore, in her mind, you are still a perverted murderer. Would she believe you? "
Tsunami scratched his head with a headache. "Then, then what should we do? Should we steal the Shadow Stone of Desire? In this way, the potential danger to Lin Yue will be eliminated. "
Lu Xiang shook his head again, "That is only a way to cure the symptoms and not the root. Even if we take away the Lust Shadow Stone, the mastermind behind it will not let this go easily. He might think of an even more perverted and cruel way to deal with Lin Yue."
"Ah, you can't do that, but you can't! What are we going to do? " The tsunami was about to go crazy.
"Find the culprit and bring him to justice, only then will Lin Yue's safety be guaranteed." As he spoke, Lu Xiang stretched out his hand and slowly stroked the Shadow Stone of Desire. It seemed as if he used a little bit of effort, or perhaps some magic. With a "clang", the upper part of the stone separated from the wall, leaving a tiny gap between them. However, since the rest of the stone was still firmly inlaid in the wall, the stone remained where it was.
"Mr. Lu Xiang, what are you —"
"Only when it's completely buried in the wall will this Shadow Stone of Desire have any effect." Lu Xiang smiled slyly, "Now, a part of the Shadow Stone of Desire has broken away from the wall and lost its original function. I think it won't be long before the murderer discovers it and sneaks over to install it again. And what we have to do is to wait and see what happens. "