Ten Gruesome Crimes: Echoes of Evil

A man dressed like a migrant worker entered. He had dark skin, a broad face, and an unusually large nose. He was wearing a pair of Liberation shoes.

Amy was about to ask whom he was looking for when the man stood up straight, saluted smartly, and said, "Philip Sofia, an intern police officer from the police station in Baojiapuzi Township, Jia Xiang County, Shandong Province, reporting for duty!"

Christophe Scott stepped forward and asked, "You've just graduated from the police academy and are still in the internship stage, yet you've been selected into the Special Case Team. What are your thoughts?"

Philip Sofia lowered his hand, stood at attention, and said in a loud, clear voice —

With the national flag above, every word and action of a police officer shall never stain the golden shield.

With the constitution above, every thought of a police officer shall never violate the solemnity of the law.

With the people above, a police officer's entire life shall never fail to live up to the people's expectations.

Facing the national flag and national emblem of the People's Republic of China, I swear:

For the prosperity of the country and the peace of the people; Chinese police officers will engage in an endless struggle against all kinds of criminal activities until the last drop of blood is shed. For the sacred mission and for the sacrificed comrades... Being able to be a police officer and stand here is the greatest honor of my life!

These words were inspiring. Christophe scott returned the salute and said, "Welcome to the Special Case Team."

Matt said, "A newbie police officer just starting out." Matt's tone carried a hint of mockery.

Professor Liang said to Philip Sofia, "It seems you need to show them your skills."

Professor Liang asked Philip Sofia to close his eyes, turn around, and face away from everyone. He took out a pen from his jacket pocket, held it upright in the air, and asked, "What is this?"

Philip Sofia, with his eyes closed, answered without hesitation, "A Parker screw - cap pen!"

Matt was a bit incredulous. He took out a pack of cigarettes, held it up, and said, "What about this?"

Philip Sofia replied, "Zhonghua brand cigarettes, with half a pack left."

Amy suspected Philip Sofia of cheating, thinking he might be able to glimpse the objects behind him from the reflections in the room. She untied the silk scarf around her neck, blindfolded Philip Sofia with it, and tied it at the back of his head. Amy raised her hand, holding nothing, and asked, "What's in my hand?"

Philip Sofia was silent for a moment, then said, "There's nothing, just... the smell of perfume."

Everyone suddenly understood. It turned out that Philip Sofia had an extraordinary sense of smell. French senior perfumers can distinguish the scents of thousands of flowers with their noses, which wasn't too surprising. What was puzzling was how Philip Sofia knew the brands of the pen and cigarettes. Philip Sofia told everyone that Professor Liang had mentioned the brand of the pen in his letters, and he judged the cigarettes to be Zhonghua brand because when Philip Sofia entered the room... Matt was smoking a Zhonghua brand cigarette.

The Special Case Team was established without any ceremony, without flashlights or reporters. However, this was a historic day for the Chinese police!

The four members each had their unique skills.

Professor Liang was experienced, had a meticulous mind, and was good at discovery and reasoning.

Philip Sofia had a keen sense of smell and excellent investigation skills.

Matt, a martial arts instructor in the armed police, had strong combat capabilities.

Amy, a hacker expert, could provide information technology support.

The case was urgent. The wealthy young lady who mysteriously disappeared in the subway was missing, and her life or death was uncertain. Professor Liang had boasted that he would solve the case within a week, but currently, there were no clues. The members of the Special Case Team immediately plunged into intense work. They used the conference room as their office. Although the Special Case Team had just been formed and they didn't know each other well, they all shared a common belief: to solve the case as soon as possible!

The deputy director had been waiting at the door. He was sitting on a chair, his head tilted, and was dozing off.

In the afternoon, Matt woke up the deputy director. "Go and gather all the pretty female police officers in your bureau."

The deputy director, sleepy - eyed, said, "Huh? What? Female police officers, pretty ones?"

Matt said, "Buddy, the Special Case Team is going to hold a case - briefing meeting. Only female police officers are allowed to attend, and they should be good - looking."

The deputy director didn't understand, but he still rounded up some pretty female police officers in the bureau. The female police officers stood in several rows against the wall, whispering among themselves, not understanding why the Special Case Team had summoned them. They saw that the originally clean and tidy conference room was now in a mess. There were notes pinned all over the walls with thumbtacks, and the window panes were filled with densely packed words written in carbon pen. There were piles of printed documents scattered messily on the floor. Three computers were on, and one of them was rapidly scanning some data. Obviously, the Special Case Team had been working non - stop in this room.

Liang said, "Now, let me brief you on the case. The criminal should be within the city limits..."

A female police officer interrupted him, asking, "How do you know that? Why should we search within the city?"

Liang said, "Should we start searching from other cities instead?"

The deputy director motioned for everyone to stop interrupting. Professor Liang continued, "This case is actually very simple. The only difficulty is the lack of clues. Since there are no clues, then we'll create them. There are four possible natures of this case: 1. The wealthy young lady disappeared on her own; 2. She was killed for revenge, and the body was destroyed to cover up the crime; 3. She was kidnapped for ransom; 4. She was hijacked and imprisoned. The possibility of disappearing on her own is the smallest, and the possibility of being hijacked is the greatest. We can only choose the most likely direction for investigation, just as we can only search within the city, not from other cities. Being hijacked and imprisoned? By whom? It's simple — a subway pervert."

Philip Sofia added, "According to the four - level progressive criminal reasoning, the most likely identity of the criminal is a subway pervert. He was tempted by her beauty. In a blind spot of the subway surveillance, he somehow knocked out this beautiful wealthy young lady, An Qi, and then stuffed her into a large trolley case or a woven bag and abducted her."

Amy said, "Sisters, let's go catch the perverts. Put on beautiful clothes and dress sexily. After catching them, focus on checking which pervert saw Miss An Qi on the subway on the day she disappeared. Take Miss An Qi's photos and change out of your police uniforms."

A middle - aged female police officer in her forties said loudly, "Okay!"

Matt said, "Auntie, you'd better not participate. Let the young people do it."

The middle - aged female police officer said, "I'm a Party member. I'm never afraid of fighting bad guys... Are you saying I'm not pretty?"

Everyone burst into laughter...

There are actually only two types of people on the subway: perverts and non - perverts!

Matt and Philip Sofia were sitting on the seats in the subway carriage. Not far away, Amy was standing at the door, holding the handrail, pretending to be a passenger. She was still dressed in a white - collar dress, looking like a charming flight attendant, which was sure to attract perverts.

Professor Liang, due to his physical inconvenience, didn't participate in this operation. Instead, he stayed in the office watching the surveillance videos.

Those pretty female police officers changed into fashionable and sexy clothes. They dispersed and stood in each carriage of the subway, secretly sizing up the people around them with their peripheral vision, guessing who might be a pervert. This kind of work task was very strange and exciting for them. Probably due to the unique sensitivity and alertness of female police officers, the middle - aged female police officer caught the wrong person, almost ruining the whole operation. Amy secretly warned all the female police officers through a wireless earphone to forget their identity as police officers. After confirming that the other person was a pervert, don't arrest him in the carriage to avoid alerting the enemy and causing a commotion.

Philip Sofia was vigilantly observing the surroundings. A slovenly middle - aged man came over. Philip Sofia looked at him warily. The man's eyes were evasive. All of a sudden, he stopped beside Philip Sofia, bent down, and said with a half - smile, "A few days ago, a headless female corpse was fished out of the artificial lake in the park. Do you know who killed her?"

Upon hearing this, Philip Sofia's heart rate suddenly accelerated. Matt also heard it and signaled Philip Sofia with his eyes not to act rashly.

Seeing Philip Sofia's suspicious look, the middle - aged man continued, "Last month, a group of people killed a taxi driver with knives. Do you know about this?"

Philip Sofia replied, "No."

The middle - aged man went on, "Recently, the underworld has been running wild. They even have guns and they specifically rob out - of - town passengers at stations and subways..." The man's voice got lower and lower. At the same time, his hand reached into his backpack...

Matt had already stood up. Philip Sofia was also hesitating whether to stop him immediately or stay put. Before Philip Sofia could make a decision, the man magically took out a stack of newspapers from his large backpack behind him and said with a smile, "Buy a copy of today's Legal Evening News. It has all the stories."

It was a false alarm. Matt came over, grabbed the man's collar, and said, "Scram."

The middle - aged man selling newspapers glanced at Matt and left reluctantly for another carriage.

The train arrived at a station, and a lot of passengers rushed in. Everyone was pushing forward. Amy was squeezed into a corner by the crowd. A young man who looked like a college student was standing behind her. Not long after the door closed, Amy felt something rub against her back. She became alert. After a while, the person first touched Amy tentatively a few times, like a dragonfly skimming the water. Seeing that she didn't react, he actually pressed his palm against her dress. The dress wrapped her round buttocks, and the wonderful contour was set off more sexily by the black stockings on her thighs. Amy clearly heard the young man behind her start to breathe heavily. She felt disgusted and panicked, thinking she had really encountered a pervert.

Amy looked back. The young man let go of his hand and looked innocent.

Amy folded her arms, thinking that as soon as the train arrived at the station, she would arrest this audacious guy. There was no room to move in the carriage, and the young man behind her pressed even closer. Amy could clearly feel that the other person had a physical reaction. Her mind went blank, and her heart was pounding. She glanced at Matt. Matt was looking at her with a mischievous smile, secretly taking pictures with his phone as evidence.

The audacious pervert even put one hand on Amy's waist. Every time the subway made a small stop, he would take the opportunity to make a slight advance.

Amy bit her lip, suppressing her anger, just hoping it would end soon...

Finally, the train arrived at a station. Matt and Philip Sofia flanked the young man on either side and got off the train with the crowd. Amy followed behind, glaring at the young man, too angry to speak.

During this operation, a total of six subway perverts were caught. Philip Sofia and the deputy director were in charge of the interrogation.

Matt joked with Amy, asking if she wanted to make a record. Amy rolled her eyes and ignored him.

After the interrogation, they got nothing. These six guys who had sexually harassed women on the subway, apart from regretting their actions, all claimed that they had never seen Miss An Qi and had no impression of her photo. Philip Sofia, Matt, and Amy were a bit frustrated. They returned to the office to report to Professor Liang 

Professor Liang was so absorbed in watching the surveillance video on the computer that he didn't even notice the three of them entering.

Amy said, "Oh, I've already carefully watched this video once, and the subway branch has also screened it. There's no hope."

During the period from when Miss An Qi entered the subway until the last subway train passed, the surveillance video didn't show any clues. Her figure wasn't found at any of the subway exits, and no suspicious person carrying a bag or pulling a suitcase was seen in the surveillance video either.

Professor Liang turned the computer towards Philip Sofia, Matt, and Amy, and looking back, said, "Have you ever watched a midnight horror movie?"

They saw a terrifying scene captured by the subway surveillance camera. The last subway train had already passed. The time on the screen showed 12:10 am. The subway was empty, and several lights were out. The light was very dim. Vaguely, they could see that under the subway platform, there was a woman bending over, her hands hanging down, her head lowered, and her long hair hanging down. She slowly walked past the platform.