Drizzling fine rain was "pitter-pattering" on this gloomy morning. A large group of police cars, flashing with dazzling red and green lights, blocked the highway at the accident scene, sending out a tense aura that was strangely nerve-wracking along the misty forest road.
At the center of the accident scene, a burnt truck and human corpses gave off waves of foul odors. Li Lin, looking at this terrifying scene, could not help feeling a wave of nausea. As the person in charge of the investigation, he also sensed something strange.
It turned out that this was the fifth traffic accident this month. Li Lin, who had served as a police officer for twenty years, only started handling this case last month, but for some reason, he felt an inexplicable fear about it.
“Old Li, what do you think? Damn, why does someone die here every year, and at this same time? It's really weird!” A chubby police officer, about twenty-six years old, wiped the cold sweat from his face and smiled at Li Lin. His name was Jiang Yiluo, Li Lin's subordinate, a meticulous and highly capable traffic officer.
“Damn it, I must find the culprit!”
“Old Li, I'm not superstitious, but I've checked relevant data from recent years and found that most of the major cases on this highway happened around the Qingming Festival. That's really a bit strange!”
“Luozi, we are police officers. Don't keep talking about these superstitious things!” Li Lin said, turning to Jiang Yiluo with a serious expression. He disliked his subordinates engaging in such talk.
“How strange, Old Li,” from a distance, the forensic officer Wang Wucai, who was responsible for transporting the charred corpses onto the white vehicle, waved to Li Lin. Dressed in white, he seemed to have something to report.
Li Lin hurried over, “So, any clues?”
“Old Li, I really suspect that these accidents must be caused by the same killer,”
“Why?”
“The accident victims are all headless. It's strange; the previous victims were also burned black and headless. How could this happen?” Wang Wucai frowned, “So far, not a single victim's head has been found!”
“Could it be the work of a serial killer!” Li Lin sighed.Old Li, Wang Wucai, suddenly looked at Li Lin with a strange expression and said in an odd tone, 'There are some things I'm not sure if I should say.' 'Go ahead, we've been friends for twenty years,' Li Lin said, feeling a bit surprised. Old Wang has always spoken frankly to him. 'You must be careful when investigating this case. Under no circumstances should you come to this ghostly place alone at night to investigate. You absolutely must not make the same mistakes Zhang Feng made!' Wang Wucai suddenly whispered to Li Lin.
