Chapter 34: Puzzle Pattern
At 2:45 a.m., the television screen suddenly lit up on its own.
The dim cold light illuminated the dark living room, and within the flickering black and white static, faintly discernible faces could be seen.
Han Fei breathed a sigh of relief. His palms and back were damp with sweat. When the strands of hair appeared from the gap in the blanket earlier, he was truly frightened.
"Only twenty minutes left."
This hellish time was finally coming to an end. Han Fei didn't know how he managed to endure it, but he saw a glimmer of hope in the long night.
On the living room sofa, five figures faced away from the bedroom, all fixated on the old square-box television as if there was something incredibly captivating within the flickering static.
Tick-tock, tick-tock...
The sound of the clock's ticking mixed with Han Fei's own heartbeat. He tried his best to remain calm. It was now the final moment, and he couldn't afford any mistakes.
His gaze swept over the figures on the sofa, finally stopping on the television screen.
Amidst the crackling electric current, a man's voice could be faintly heard, though it was unclear. It sounded like a madman muttering to himself.
Han Fei focused his attention, and the man's words seemed to mention dismantling, cocooning, liberation, beauty, and other words.
"1044 is a haunted house, where the deceased with human puzzle patterns are trapped. I personally witnessed Wei Youfu and Ame here. But the tone of the man on the television doesn't seem like that of a victim, but rather that of the murderer."
The victims with human puzzle patterns were all ordinary people. Han Fei had seen all their photos before their deaths, each photo filled with despair and pain. They would not utter these meaningless words now of life and death.
To solve the case, Han Fei memorized everything the man on the television said.
"The killer's state during the murders is somewhat strange, as if they are performing some kind of ritual." Han Fei recalled the information about the human puzzle pattern in his mind.
The police attached great importance to this case. Even though ten years had passed, the Xinhu Police were still investigating. All the evidence was preserved, and an indefinite reward was offered to the public for any clues.
Through the partial information released by the police, Han Fei learned some inside information.
In general, serial killers can be roughly categorized as illusionary, mission-oriented, hedonistic, or controlling. The Xinhu Police positioned the perpetrator of the human puzzle pattern as a mission-oriented and extremely violent and controlling type.
The victims of the human puzzle pattern were mostly women and children, leading most people to believe that the killer was not tall. The killer's physical ability determined that they would target those weaker than themselves.
They sought something from those weaker than them to satisfy their twisted inner desires.
Of course, it was impossible for the police to release all the information before solving the case. The information Han Fei found was partly gathered by himself from the internet and might not be accurate. It only provided him with a direction.
At first, he also pondered in that direction, but after hearing the words of the man on the television, he realized that the killer's motives were not simple. Perhaps there was a deeper reason behind it.
"Cocooning? Butterfly?"
In the game, Han Fei obtained information that the police were unaware of. The suspect in the refrigerator corpse case, Meng Changan, had once predicted the human puzzle pattern.
And Meng Changan himself was not a normal person. When he committed his first murder, he told his family that he had been induced by something, and it was to clearly see the butterfly in his mind that he did such crazy things.
"The refrigerator corpse case and the human puzzle pattern are both related to butterflies. What does this butterfly symbolize?"
Meng Changan was once induced by butterflies. Listening to the voice of the man on the television, it seemed that the perpetrator of the human puzzle pattern was also influenced by butterflies.
"Just examining the murder scenes alone would suggest that the human puzzle pattern killer leans towards being a mission-oriented serial killer. But hearing his terrifying voice, this lunatic seems to be trapped in some kind of illusion. His motives for killing are very complex."
Han Fei was not a professional detective. Just a few days ago, he was racking his brains on how to make the audience laugh. Reasoning and analysis were courses he had recently started learning.
His gaze moved to the figures on the sofa. Han Fei looked at the five blurry figures, and the information about the human puzzle pattern victims appeared in his mind.
"If we look at the order of the murders, it seems inconclusive, but if we consider the victims' ages..."
At 12:14 a.m., the child who appeared in the house for the first time and the youngest victim with a human puzzle pattern seemed similar in appearance.
"Cui Tianci, 12 years old, had been a child model for clothing. The time of death was between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m."
Next, Han Fei looked at the ghost who passed by his bedroom door at 12:44 a.m.
"Cui Caiyi, Cui Tianci's sister, 18 years old, with a pair of very pure and beautiful eyes, she was an eye model and had taken photos for many contact lens shops."
His gaze then shifted to the short-haired woman holding a fruit knife. Han Fei recollected the photos of the victims in his mind. "Xiao Qing, 20 years old, a university student who worked part-time as a tutor. She excelled academically and had a great personality. She was also a leg model. Besides using the money, she earned for her education, she also sent a portion back home to help her family with medical expenses."
Next to the short-haired woman was a petite woman wearing high heels with pale skin.
"Zhang Lingfan, 23 years old, a relatively unknown female anchor. Her hands were fair and beautiful, and she often received advertisements for manicures. She was a hand model. Her time of death was around 1 a.m., coinciding with her recent appearance."
"Based on age, the next victim would be Ame, 25 years old. She had posted lipstick trial photos on online shopping platforms, and there were also many lip photos on her social media. Many people wanted to invite her as a lip model."
"The victim closest in age to Ame is Wei Youfu, 26 years old. His time of death was around 3 a.m. He was the only one among the victims who didn't have any outstanding physical or appearance traits. The police determined that Wei Youfu was killed purely because he accidentally stumbled upon the murder scene, combined with it being the killer's first crime, and various factors resulted in his murder."
"In addition to Wei Youfu, there is another male victim among the victims, and he is the oldest among them. His name is Gu Ye, 29 years old. He had been a model for print advertisements, and the time of death was between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m."
There was a total of eight victims in the human puzzle pattern case. Except for the eighth victim whose information has not been discovered, the remaining seven victims' time of death was linked to their age.
The older the age, the later the time of death.
From midnight to dawn, from the darkest hour to the approaching daybreak.
From the onset of puberty at twelve years old to the slight decline in physical fitness at thirty.
Each victim in the human puzzle pattern seemed to have been meticulously chosen. This was not random killings but a premeditated crime.
The dim cold light illuminated the dark living room, and within the flickering black and white static, faintly discernible faces could be seen.
Han Fei breathed a sigh of relief. His palms and back were damp with sweat. When the strands of hair appeared from the gap in the blanket earlier, he was truly frightened.
"Only twenty minutes left."
This hellish time was finally coming to an end. Han Fei didn't know how he managed to endure it, but he saw a glimmer of hope in the long night.
On the living room sofa, five figures faced away from the bedroom, all fixated on the old square-box television as if there was something incredibly captivating within the flickering static.
Tick-tock, tick-tock...
The sound of the clock's ticking mixed with Han Fei's own heartbeat. He tried his best to remain calm. It was now the final moment, and he couldn't afford any mistakes.
His gaze swept over the figures on the sofa, finally stopping on the television screen.
Amidst the crackling electric current, a man's voice could be faintly heard, though it was unclear. It sounded like a madman muttering to himself.
Han Fei focused his attention, and the man's words seemed to mention dismantling, cocooning, liberation, beauty, and other words.
"1044 is a haunted house, where the deceased with human puzzle patterns are trapped. I personally witnessed Wei Youfu and Ame here. But the tone of the man on the television doesn't seem like that of a victim, but rather that of the murderer."
The victims with human puzzle patterns were all ordinary people. Han Fei had seen all their photos before their deaths, each photo filled with despair and pain. They would not utter these meaningless words now of life and death.
To solve the case, Han Fei memorized everything the man on the television said.
"The killer's state during the murders is somewhat strange, as if they are performing some kind of ritual." Han Fei recalled the information about the human puzzle pattern in his mind.
The police attached great importance to this case. Even though ten years had passed, the Xinhu Police were still investigating. All the evidence was preserved, and an indefinite reward was offered to the public for any clues.
Through the partial information released by the police, Han Fei learned some inside information.
In general, serial killers can be roughly categorized as illusionary, mission-oriented, hedonistic, or controlling. The Xinhu Police positioned the perpetrator of the human puzzle pattern as a mission-oriented and extremely violent and controlling type.
The victims of the human puzzle pattern were mostly women and children, leading most people to believe that the killer was not tall. The killer's physical ability determined that they would target those weaker than themselves.
They sought something from those weaker than them to satisfy their twisted inner desires.
Of course, it was impossible for the police to release all the information before solving the case. The information Han Fei found was partly gathered by himself from the internet and might not be accurate. It only provided him with a direction.
At first, he also pondered in that direction, but after hearing the words of the man on the television, he realized that the killer's motives were not simple. Perhaps there was a deeper reason behind it.
"Cocooning? Butterfly?"
In the game, Han Fei obtained information that the police were unaware of. The suspect in the refrigerator corpse case, Meng Changan, had once predicted the human puzzle pattern.
And Meng Changan himself was not a normal person. When he committed his first murder, he told his family that he had been induced by something, and it was to clearly see the butterfly in his mind that he did such crazy things.
"The refrigerator corpse case and the human puzzle pattern are both related to butterflies. What does this butterfly symbolize?"
Meng Changan was once induced by butterflies. Listening to the voice of the man on the television, it seemed that the perpetrator of the human puzzle pattern was also influenced by butterflies.
"Just examining the murder scenes alone would suggest that the human puzzle pattern killer leans towards being a mission-oriented serial killer. But hearing his terrifying voice, this lunatic seems to be trapped in some kind of illusion. His motives for killing are very complex."
Han Fei was not a professional detective. Just a few days ago, he was racking his brains on how to make the audience laugh. Reasoning and analysis were courses he had recently started learning.
His gaze moved to the figures on the sofa. Han Fei looked at the five blurry figures, and the information about the human puzzle pattern victims appeared in his mind.
"If we look at the order of the murders, it seems inconclusive, but if we consider the victims' ages..."
At 12:14 a.m., the child who appeared in the house for the first time and the youngest victim with a human puzzle pattern seemed similar in appearance.
"Cui Tianci, 12 years old, had been a child model for clothing. The time of death was between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m."
Next, Han Fei looked at the ghost who passed by his bedroom door at 12:44 a.m.
"Cui Caiyi, Cui Tianci's sister, 18 years old, with a pair of very pure and beautiful eyes, she was an eye model and had taken photos for many contact lens shops."
His gaze then shifted to the short-haired woman holding a fruit knife. Han Fei recollected the photos of the victims in his mind. "Xiao Qing, 20 years old, a university student who worked part-time as a tutor. She excelled academically and had a great personality. She was also a leg model. Besides using the money, she earned for her education, she also sent a portion back home to help her family with medical expenses."
Next to the short-haired woman was a petite woman wearing high heels with pale skin.
"Zhang Lingfan, 23 years old, a relatively unknown female anchor. Her hands were fair and beautiful, and she often received advertisements for manicures. She was a hand model. Her time of death was around 1 a.m., coinciding with her recent appearance."
"Based on age, the next victim would be Ame, 25 years old. She had posted lipstick trial photos on online shopping platforms, and there were also many lip photos on her social media. Many people wanted to invite her as a lip model."
"The victim closest in age to Ame is Wei Youfu, 26 years old. His time of death was around 3 a.m. He was the only one among the victims who didn't have any outstanding physical or appearance traits. The police determined that Wei Youfu was killed purely because he accidentally stumbled upon the murder scene, combined with it being the killer's first crime, and various factors resulted in his murder."
"In addition to Wei Youfu, there is another male victim among the victims, and he is the oldest among them. His name is Gu Ye, 29 years old. He had been a model for print advertisements, and the time of death was between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m."
There was a total of eight victims in the human puzzle pattern case. Except for the eighth victim whose information has not been discovered, the remaining seven victims' time of death was linked to their age.
The older the age, the later the time of death.
From midnight to dawn, from the darkest hour to the approaching daybreak.
From the onset of puberty at twelve years old to the slight decline in physical fitness at thirty.
Each victim in the human puzzle pattern seemed to have been meticulously chosen. This was not random killings but a premeditated crime.
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