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After leaving the hospital, Luke and his partner did not return to the station but went straight to Eddie Ross's home to examine the scene.

The deputy chief was overseeing the crime scene investigation.

Upon arriving at the scene, Luke conducted a meticulous search at Eddie Ross's house,

The condition of the scene was consistent with Eddie Ross's description—very clean, hardly any biological evidence from the suspect was found.

The perpetrator was very professional.

This professionalism was not only evident from how the scene was cleaned but also from how the perpetrator could easily infiltrate someone's home and subdue an adult man without giving him a chance to call for help—a feat not just anyone could achieve.

Moreover, according to the victim Eddie Ross, the suspect might not have carried a gun, which not only increased the difficulty of committing the crime but also indicated the suspect's extreme confidence.

After canvassing the neighbors and collecting surveillance footage from around the community, Luke led the team back to the detective bureau.

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Inside the Robbery and Murder Department office.

Luke recounted Eddie Ross's statement and concluded, "Previously, we all thought that the three cases were perpetrated by the same suspect, but now it seems probable that there were two perpetrators.

And the two perpetrators had different motives.

The victim in the headless female corpse case, Novina Jones, was a silver dealer, and she was likely killed by a white perpetrator.

Eddie Ross was assaulted by a masked black male suspect.

As for the second victim, Petrov, who is uncooperative with the police investigation, his ordeal is similar to Eddie Ross's—they were both bound and had body parts cut off, but neither was killed.

Additionally, Petrov had mentioned that the perpetrator was wearing a black mask, which corroborates the account given by Eddie Ross."

Of course, even though there are two different suspects with different motives, they are connected.

The connecting factor is Novina Jones."

The deputy chief said, "You think the masked perpetrator is a relative or friend of Novina Jones, and that he attacked Petrov and Eddie Ross to get revenge for Novina Jones."

Jenny said, "This masked suspect shares the same goal as the police, he's also investigating the murderer of Novina Jones."

Luke replied, "Correct, only his methods are more aggressive, and he's certainly disrupted the police investigation to an extent.

However, from another angle, he might also possess clues unknown to the police.

And the police have clues unknown to him.

If we can apprehend him, pool both sets of clues together, we may be able to find Novina Jones's killer.

Both cases could be solved."

Jackson asked, "The masked black perpetrator is cunning; he hasn't left too many clues at the two crime scenes.

The third victim, Eddie Ross, did not see his face either. With just these, we can't confirm his identity, let alone find him."

Luke brewed a cup of tea and said, "Under normal circumstances, it is indeed difficult to find the masked black man, but don't forget that he's also investigating the case of Novina Jones's murder.

If we can predict his line of investigation and set up an ambush in advance, we can lie in wait and catch him."

"Good idea," Little Black concurred, then continued, "We investigated Petrov first, and the masked suspect also attacked Petrov.

After that, we found Eddie Ross, and the masked suspect found Eddie Ross as well.

This means, he and our line of investigation are consistent."

Full of speculations, Little Black glanced around at everyone, "Could there be a mole among us?"

The deputy chief shook his head, "You've watched too many TV dramas; where would so many moles come from? I'd rather believe that the masked perpetrator has installed a wiretap around us than believe in a mole."

"Snap!"

Little Black snapped his fingers, "Exactly, that's what I was getting at. Could the masked perpetrator have installed a wiretap in the police station?"

Luke considered for a moment and thought this theory was theoretically possible, but practically very difficult to implement. Compared to this elaborate scheme, Luke also had his own hypothesis.

"It's good to be cautious. Everyone should check their phones and equipment to see if any wiretaps have been installed."

Everyone hurriedly examined their gear but found no wiretaps.

Luke continued, "Compared to installing wiretaps, I have another hypothesis.

First off, the masked black perpetrator definitely knew Novina Jones, and their relationship was close.

He should know Novina Jones's true identity and also be aware of Petrov's existence.

After Novina Jones's incident, the masked black suspect suspected Petrov was behind it, later finding Petrov's home and interrogating him harshly.

After some questioning, he realized Petrov wasn't the killer, but he did not let him off easily, continuing to ask about Novina Jones's murder, like previous customers who had beaten her, any perverts with a penchant for abuse.

Petrov mentioned Eddie Ross's name, and afterward, the masked black perpetrator found Eddie Ross and demanded to know whether he had killed Novina Jones.

If my speculation is right, the masked black man's leads on the case mainly come from Petrov.

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