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Chapter 19 This is the Resurrection Ritual

Mia was startled and quickly took out her phone to send a message to her best friend:

"Yan, I think your husband is possessed by a demon."

She genuinely had doubts.

A good-for-nothing pretty boy who has been a good-for-nothing for years suddenly becomes a detective who can solve cases, provide first aid, and even drool over corpses?

Chen Ruoyan calmly replied, "Watch less horror movies, baby."

"No! I've been reading some Chinese web novels lately, and this is called... possession! Or soul transmigration?"

"You read Chinese online novels too?"

"If he were possessed by another soul, and you married him, wouldn't that be considered cheating on you?"

After sending the message, Mia immediately resumed her icy demeanor and walked up to Lu Yiming.

"Hey, you pervert, why are you drooling over those body parts?"

Lu Yiming then came to his senses and quickly wiped his mouth.

Damn! The red envelope feature in this criminal chat group is useful, but the side effects are too severe.

...What if I used some of the skills of a female rapist one day?

He dared not think about it anymore, forcing himself to focus his attention back on the four severed limbs on the operating table.

The limbs were still cut very roughly, definitely not done by a professional doctor; it looked like a butcher's miraculous feat of brute force.

The left arm belongs to a Black male, and the muscles are still bright red, indicating that he was cut off while still alive.

"These are really...fresh ingredients, edible."

The other three segments are: the right arm is that of an Asian male, the left leg is that of a white male, and the right leg is that of an Asian female.

"Unfortunately, it's been sitting for too long and has spoiled. Eating it will give you diarrhea."

He picked up the Asian woman's right leg and examined it closely.

The muscular leg is strong and powerful, and is the primary power source; the other leg has a slight disability. This perfectly matches Elsa's characteristics.

With the addition of Elsa's left and right legs that appeared earlier, the puzzle is becoming more and more complete.

Lu Yiming chuckled, feeling like he was assembling a Gundam.

"All the reconstructed corpses that have appeared so far have limbs from different people. Following this pattern..."

He did a quick mental calculation: "There should still be eight limbs and two human torsos. That means there are at least two more complete sets of remains that haven't been discovered yet."

wrong.

He recalled that the forensic report stated that a severely decomposed left leg had been pieced together from the torso of the first victim, Elsa.

That was the left leg of an Asian man.

"This means that someone had already died before her."

"So, it should be two bodies pieced together. Four of the five victims are already dead, leaving only one Black male alive."

Mia felt a chill run down her spine and hugged herself, saying:

"What exactly did the killer want? To dismantle and reassemble so many people?"

"Reassemble?" Lu Yiming murmured, the word suddenly waking him up.

But he needs to get Mia away from him now.

"Mia, go find Ruoyan to play with first. And while you're at it... keep an eye on her for me. I heard she's been hanging out with some shady characters lately."

Mia laughed in exasperation: "You think I'd keep an eye on her for you? Don't you know your place?"

"Anyway, you should get out of here..." Lu Yiming pushed her out without saying another word.

"What, am I interfering with your performance?"

"You're quite self-aware. I get annoyed by women, so get out of here."

After kicking Mia out, Lu Yiming closed the door and took a deep breath.

Make a bold hypothesis first, then carefully verify it.

Let's assume the killer is the "Lazarus" cult.

So what is their purpose in "creating humans"?

Lazarus is Martha and Mary's brother in the Bible and a close friend of Jesus.

He died of illness, and four days later Jesus came to the tomb and called out to him.

His miraculous resurrection is seen by some as a symbol of overcoming death and the hope of resurrection;

Some people also consider it a monster returned from hell.

"Resurrection? Could this corpse-assembly be a resurrection ritual?"

So here's the question: Whom do they want to resurrect?

The torsos that have been identified so far include: an Asian woman, most likely Elsa; a white male homeless man; and a Black woman currently undergoing resuscitation.

There is also a black male torso that is not shown, but judging from the fresh left arm, this person should still be alive.

A word popped into his mind: sacrifice.

If Elsa did it voluntarily, what about the others?

They were likely Salarian believers who voluntarily became resurrection sacrifices.

"It's not difficult to verify this. We'll know once the Black woman wakes up and the trial begins."

Therefore, the one who will be resurrected is quite obvious.

It was that Asian man who had died from the very beginning.

He is the core of the ritual; everyone else is merely material prepared for his resurrection.

"Damn it, feudal superstition is killing people. How can you really resurrect people?"

Lu Yiming cursed, but then felt something was off.

"An Asian male, whose job is a home-based online customer service representative..."

What makes a marginalized person in society worth a cult going to such lengths to revive?

He re-examined the limbs on the operating table and suddenly noticed a detail he had overlooked.

The third survivor did not have the "ouroboros" tattoo on his stitched-up limbs.

He didn't even notice her tattoos when he performed first aid on the Black woman.

Could it be... that she has no connection with cults?

Lu Yiming twirled his hair, feeling a bit overwhelmed by his lack of intelligence.

It seems that it's time to "pool our wisdom and efforts" again.

He took out his phone and opened the "Legendary Criminals Chat Group".

Start!

He posted photos of the first body at the scene, along with the silver suitcase used to dispose of the body, in the group chat.

Che Guevara: Yo yo yo, God is posting another piece!

Outlaw Zhang San: Brother, can you please change your hobby of building Gundams? It's disgusting.

King of Bank Robbers: @Lu Yiming I'm very disappointed in you. Don't waste your time on this. I like watching robberies.

Educator Jigsaw: Did you kill those people you kidnapped last time? It's a shame you didn't let them choose which part to cut off.

Food critic Hannibal: @Jigsaw obviously didn't. This must have been a previous kill. Only the left leg of this body has dark green lividity; the rest of the body is fresh.

Lu Yiming looked at the screen and smiled slightly.

As expected, he couldn't hide it from that old fox.

He continued typing, this time in an arrogant tone.

Lu Yiming: Dude, I just threw my sewn masterpiece into the subway station. How about that, awesome, right?

Chemist Lao Bai: You've got some nerve. Don't the detectives in your area arrest you?

Food critic Hannibal Lecter: Why throw away such good ingredients? Wouldn't it be better to preserve them at low temperatures?

Outlaw Zhang San: You're finished, bro! The police have definitely checked the surveillance footage and arrested you. You'd better run!

Lu Yiming's lips twitched. I want to check the surveillance footage too!

If it weren't for the damn mayor and Commissioner Smith's corruption, this case would have been solved long ago.

His purpose in saying this was no longer to test his motives, but to think about how to catch the suspect.

What he wanted was for these lunatics to deduce the hiding place from the killer's perspective.

Then he worked backward to pinpoint the possible location of the real culprit.

Lu Yiming: Don't panic, I'm perfectly safe in America. All the surveillance cameras are broken, those bastards can't catch me.

Jack the Ripper: You've got guts. Don't worry, I've never been caught by them either.

Hannibal Lecter: You're still as fierce and ruthless as ever.

Professor Moriarty: Although the surveillance cameras didn't capture you, your actions have already exposed you. You should relocate as soon as possible.

Lu Yiming's lips curled up. Here they come, they've taken the bait.

Lu Yiming: Where did I expose myself?

Before Moriarty could speak, Hannibal spoke first:

Gourmet Hannibal: The body parts are at varying degrees of rigor mortis, severely decomposed, and show no signs of freezing. This indicates you lacked the facilities for large-scale freezing of raw materials. I believe you avoided all surveillance cameras during the disposal of the body. However, if you were there, you would have left clues.