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The breakfast was quite satisfying, and during our conversation, Mary unexpectedly discovered the method of the Killer. As I was leaving, I insisted on giving the old lady an extra fifty dollars, despite her protests. I pressed the money into her hands, thinking that if this fifty could save even one life, it would be worth it.
At that moment, Captain called me to say that among those captured at Five Dragon Mountain, someone had spoken up. A security guard from an organization provided a crucial lead regarding the Killer in this case. Hearing this made me feel elated; today was turning out to be a double blessing.
After bidding farewell to the food stall owner, I hurried back to the Police Department. Upon meeting Captain, he quickly handed me the information he had received. We looked through it and realized that the security guard knew some details about the Killer.
It turned out that before the Killer committed the crime, he had tried to recruit people around He Pingli. The Killer understood that knowing both oneself and the enemy is essential for victory. The recruitment of this security guard happened over a month ago. Prior to that, he had no idea if the Killer had approached anyone else; he only knew that he ultimately accepted this task.
The security guard did not know who the Killer was, but after being offered a substantial sum of money, he agreed to act as an informant. He had met the Killer once, but the Killer wore loose clothing, a hat, and sunglasses, making it impossible to see his face clearly. However, when they shook hands, he sensed that the Killer was tall and strong—clearly someone who worked out regularly.
The Killer instructed him to report on He Pingli's movements every three days. Today marked the third day, and before being captured, he hadn’t had a chance to contact the Killer. If he failed to check in on time, it would mean he had been exposed; consequently, the Killer would stop paying him and cease communication.
Initially, he didn’t understand why the Killer wanted updates on He Pingli since she merely organized projects at the Nursing Home every day without anything unusual happening. It wasn’t until after his capture and during interrogation that he learned more about the situation; he hoped that by revealing this information, he could earn some leniency in his sentence.
From analyzing what this security guard said, it became clear that the Killer had been planning this for over a month. His initial goal was to use us to monitor He Pingli and chose us after assessing our capabilities. Perhaps in the Killer's eyes, we were capable of capturing He Pingli; however, at a critical moment, Zhao Mingkun intervened.
If it hadn’t been for Zhao Mingkun, I might have persuaded He Pingli that night. Once He Pingli was captured, there would be no worries for the Killer in North City. From this perspective, it seemed likely that there was some connection between the Killer and He Pingli or that she possessed some information about him.
That night, He Pingli almost let slip a name; if Zhao Mingkun hadn’t stopped her, she would have revealed it.
Continuing to review the documents revealed even more crucial information about how this individual communicated with the Killer. Upon closer inspection, their method of communication was quite artistic—they used pigeons. Within Spring Return Nursing Home, there were many pigeons kept for residents to feed.
The security guard utilized this fact to communicate with the Killer. The reason why the Killer contacted him over a month ago was likely to test his carrier pigeons during this time. Their only meeting occurred when the guard went to collect pigeons from the Killer. The Killer instructed him to keep these five pigeons separately and emphasized not to feed them under any circumstances; otherwise, no money would be sent.
The guard followed these instructions meticulously; he kept those five pigeons in a cage without feeding them. The ability of carrier pigeons to deliver messages within a city is relatively straightforward. For instance, if you raise a carrier pigeon at point A while keeping several other pigeons with it without feeding them and then take it to point B for feeding, over time, it will develop a habit of living at point A while eating at point B. This way, carrier pigeons can effectively relay messages between two locations.
The choice of using carrier pigeons instead of high-tech methods might indicate that the Killer harbored some fear of technology and its potential for tracking him down. After all, who would think of using such an ancient method for communication in this day and age?
It must have been around this time that the Killer began executing his plan to abduct those he intended to kill. In one of his letters to this security guard, he mentioned that if there were any signs of trouble, all those pigeons should be killed immediately—no evidence should be left behind.
But the two of us arrived too quickly, and He Pingli wasn't really prepared. Moreover, the security guard hadn't even had time to kill those pigeons in the middle of the night. Now that we had been caught, it was only a matter of time before the police would come looking for us. It would be better to confess directly and be done with it.
As mentioned before, these people were not the core of the organization, so there was no need to sell their lives for it. Joining this organization was simply for money. However, when faced with the choice between life and money, most people would still choose life. After all, once life is lost, no amount of money would matter.
This meant that these Carrier Pigeons were still at Spring Return Nursing Home. Following these few Carrier Pigeons could very likely lead us to the Killer's residence. The nature of Carrier Pigeons tells us that they can only deliver messages between two places, with no third option. Regardless of whether this so-called B location was indeed the Killer's hideout, it must be close.
With this thought in mind, we rushed to Spring Return Nursing Home. Due to funding issues behind Spring's Return, an economic investigation team had already arrived to conduct an investigation and prepare for a seizure. After exchanging a few pleasantries, we hurried towards the pigeon loft. According to the security guard's testimony, we indeed found five pigeons inside.
These pigeons were very resistant to strangers, squawking loudly and hiding deep within their cages. It seemed that unless someone was familiar to them, these pigeons would not let their guard down. This is a characteristic of Carrier Pigeons; otherwise, if they were fed by someone on the street, they wouldn't be able to fulfill their message delivery function.
The five pigeons were clearly different from the others; they were confined in a cage while the rest flew freely outside. Without a doubt, these five pigeons were the ones intended for message delivery. Thinking of this, I turned to Mary and asked, "Have you got everything ready?"
Mary nodded. When we first learned about this information, she had already prepared tracking devices. At that moment, she placed a tracker on each of the five pigeons and said, "It's done. The tracking devices have a long range—enough for an entire city. As long as we can follow these pigeons to their destination, we might finally get close to the Killer."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Dezi opened the cage, and the pigeons flew out in an instant, circling in the sky before soaring away. In the car, Mary opened her laptop and watched as five red dots moved quickly across the map of North City.
I had never realized how fast these pigeons could actually fly. Our car had to obey traffic rules, and in just a short time, the pigeons had already covered quite a distance. About forty minutes later, the five pigeons reached their destination. At that moment, the red dots showed only slight tremors on the screen, indicating that they were merely flying short distances—likely circling around that location.
This confirmed that this was indeed the place.
Given this distance, it would take our car another ten minutes or more to get there since we couldn't ignore buildings and terrain like the pigeons could. Mary said, "This should be the place. I wonder if the Killer will be there. If he is, we might run into him directly."
"Yes, that's certainly a possibility," I analyzed. "The Killer probably doesn't know about Spring Return Nursing Home yet; today is a delivery day after all. Regardless of whether this is where he lives or not, he will come here to collect messages. If that's the case, there are two possibilities."
"First," I held up two fingers as I spoke, "we arrive before him; then we can ambush him from around here."
"The second possibility is that he is already waiting there."
As I said this, I suddenly felt uneasy. I realized I had been too hasty; my eagerness to catch the Killer might have backfired. If he was already waiting at that location, then our released Carrier Pigeons would essentially be alerting him! We hadn't tied any messages to their legs; if the Killer saw those empty Carrier Pigeons returning home, he would definitely become suspicious.
Given Killer's cautious nature, this was highly likely. I couldn't help but slap myself hard and said, "Dezi, speed up! If there's no danger, ignore the traffic rules! If Killer is already waiting, seeing Carrier Pigeon return will definitely raise suspicions."
Dezi nodded and pressed the accelerator. I had complete faith in Dezi's driving skills; among everyone I knew, no one drove better than Dezi.
At that moment, Mary suddenly said, "This is bad; the trackers on top are being disabled one by one. Someone must have discovered the trackers on Carrier Pigeon and is destroying them. But the owner of Carrier Pigeon is that Killer, so Killer should be at that location right now."
I urged, "Faster! After destroying the trackers, Killer will leave quickly. Given Killer's cautious nature, they won't stay in one place for long."
The last time we went to that Old Building, my misjudgment allowed Killer to escape right before our eyes. To this day, I can't forgive myself because if it weren't for my mistake, those people might not have died afterward. If we let Killer slip away again now, who knows when we would see them next.
"Faster!" I said anxiously.
Dezi glanced back at me and understood the urgency of the situation. Without holding back, Dezi drove through the bustling streets at over eighty miles per hour, making the surrounding cars seem like turtles crawling along. But this was still the city; no matter how good Dezi's skills were or how excellent the car's performance was, we couldn't go any faster in this urban environment.
Five minutes—just five minutes—and we should reach that place.
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