Eroge: I can Travel To The Ancient World

The lady officer guided Jia Hao into the building. " How are you related to Leader Chu?"

" You can say we have a friendly relationship. Not to mention, I helped him to gather evidence against the Gu Family."

" Ah, Those notorious bastards." The lady snorted lightly. " It's a good thing Leader Chu managed to grab those bastards and took them to the court. With all the recent happenings and solid evidence, they will have a hard time getting out of jail."

" Anyway, My name is Yan Hongzhu. I am the Chief Investigator of Jincheng City's Criminal Investigation Department."

" My name is Jia Hao." Jia Hao spoke briefly. " Miss Yan, I understand that you are very skeptical about me. However, I will try my best to prove my abilities."

" You better do." Yan Hongzhu muttered as they both walked into the room.

The scent of blood was everywhere, with the room being a hell of a mess.

" Victim's name is Lin Shui, A twenty four year old woman. She was studying at the Jincheng University."

" Last night, she returned to her apartment around 8 PM. In the morning, t he neighbour noticed the door was open. When he went inside…"

The forensics were taking pictures of the crime scene. The corpse of the lady was in very unusual position.

She was naked, with whip marks all over her body. Her dead body was in a kneeling position, with her forehead touching the ground and curled to her knees.

Both of her hands were stretched forward as if she was holding something and prostrating.

Along with whip marks, there are also cut marks all over the body.

" Looks like it's not the crime scene." Jia Hao gave his first comment.

" Why do you think so?" Yan Hongzhu asked with a mild surprise.

" It's easy. After so many cuts, the blood spillage around the body is so less. That means the victim is tortured somewhere else and then placed here." Continue reading stories on empire

" Indeed, You are right." Yan Hongzhu signaled Jia Hao to follow her. As they reached the bathroom, they found it clean. However, with Jia Hao's Sage's Divine Eyes, he could easily see the small blood splatters.

" Interesting. The bathroom is a good choice to torture and drip out blood. He probably flushed it in the bathtub."

" The bathroom has been cleaned thoroughly. Hmm, Hydrogen Peroxide has been used. Looks like the killer was meticulous."

" You didn't even check anything and guessed hydrogen peroxide was used?" Yan Hongzhu was slightly stunned.

Hydrogen peroxide is quite an excellent liquid that can easily wipe off the blood, making it flush easily.

Going back, Jia Hao simply used his Sage' Divine Eyes and scanned the room. Looking at the cut, rows of information appeared before his eyes.

" A short, sharp knife, Probably a sharp boning knife. Seven cuts, four on limbs, chest, abdomen, and back each having one." Jia Hao spoke.

" A very similar way where pig's blood is drained. But this method is slightly inconvenient."

" Hmm? What's that she is holding?"

Jia Hao's eyes fell on the clasping fist of the girl, as he could see a small stick in it.

" It looks like he placed an incense stick in her hands after making her kneel." Yan Hongzhu replied. " This posture is same as trying to pray a god."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

" But the real mystery is, How the killer got inside?" Yang Hongzhu pointed around. " All the windows were locked. And from the floor CCTV, we can see that victim closed the door after entering."

" The only thing we noticed was that around dawn 4 AM, the door slowly unlocked from the inside. However, No one came out."

" What makes us puzzled that how the killer came inside and went out if not used the door."

" It's a third floor building. Someone coming from the window isn't impossible." Yang Hongzhu added to her own reasoning. " However, All the windows were locked from inside."

" What if the killer came inside before victim returned to home?" Jia Hao spoke. " He could have remained sneaking in her room. Also, it's most probable because…"

He took a glove from Yan Hongzhu and rubbed the nape of the corpse.

" See? You can see a faint hole here. It's an injection gun."

"Anesthesia?" Yan Hongzhu was surprised. " We are soon going to take the body to the lab for further investigation."

" Unfortunately, We didn't find any clue here at all. And even asking the neighbors, no suspicious figures came here last night."

" The killer is meticulous. He observed the daily routine of the girl and formulated a plan to kill her swiftly."

" The rash mark on the wrist and ankle shows that the victim is tied up for a long time, probably during the torture."

" The killer is not a relative of the victim. Because there are a lot of struggle marks."

" Killer probably stood at this corner. When the victim walked in, he swiftly injected her neck."

Jia Hao walked and found the cupboard in the corner. The space between it and the wall had enough space for a person to stand. " With the size of the cupboard, we can guess the height of the killer, which should be probably around 5'7."

Yan Hongzhu's eyes widened with amazement when she heard Jia Hao's assessment. " Interesting. As a newbie, your observation is sharp. I will note it down your observations and crosscheck it after our forensic team makes the report."

Suddenly, Jia Hao's body shivered as his Six Desires Myriad Thought Arts activated. Along with receiving a faint pink string from Yan Hongzhu, he felt a large amount of resentment in the room.

" Woooooo!"

Although Jia Haio was pretending not to see the figure earlier, now with the Six Desires Myriad THought Art, he could feel its presence completely.

It was the soul of Lin Shui, which was covered with dark malicious aura.

" Why did I have to get killed? Why that person killed me? I am so hurt! It's so painful!"

" Well, can you tell me what the killer looks like?"

Suddenly, the soul was stunned as she looked at Jia Hao. " Yo-You! You can see me?"

" You are already a departed spirit. You should not linger in this realm for long." Jia Hao mumbled.

" No! NO! I WON'T LEAVE!"

The dense energy flared up, covering the entire room. Yan Hongzhu rubbed her palm.

" Hmm, The room became a bit…chilly. Is it the winds?"

" You are just imagining." Jia Hao smiled as his eyes darted back to the spirit.

" I promise you, I will find the killer and punish him. However, If you stay here, you will become a resentful spirit, earning a lot of bad karma."

" Then I shall just stay this room! I won't wander out!" Lin Shui's soul cried out. " But! But I need to see that bastard getting punished!"

" You promise?"

" I do, In the name of Lord Yama."

Jia Hao's lips twitched when he heard King Yanluo's name. ' That old geezer, I wonder what is he doing.'

' Wait, Now I see…I wonder if there is also a netherworld here? I mean, the folklore is widespread. And if that old geezer was still here, he would have already sent Ox and Horse Faced guards to get me.'

' Nah, Why would he? He was the one who kicked me out of the three realms. Serves him right.'

" Hmm? Jia Hao, What are you doing?"

" I am just reciting a spirit calming mantra to pacify the lingering spirit of Lin Shui." Jia Hao chuckled.

" Anyway, I believe the work here is done. I need to some time to reflect on the answer."

" Very well, You have been very helpful for us today. Here, keep my number." Yan Hongzhu nodded. " Call me if you find anything."

Jia Hao already knew what the Jincheng Butcher looked like from Lin Shui's words. Having a ghost help you through the situation is certainly beneficial. However, sometimes it doesn't works.

However, without proper justification, he can't just draw the portrait of the killer lightly. Just like the game, he needs to find all the clues and arrange them properly.

' Damn, I wish I could just speedrun.'

Jia Hao sighed as he looked around the window. First he needs to solve the locked room murder mystery.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed as he saw something near the window with his Sage's Divine Eyes.

' Ah, So that's how it is.' Jia Hao murmured.