But this time, when she took the initiative to attack, she actually achieved an unexpected effect and felt an indefinable pleasure—or perhaps, for once, she stood at the peak of victory.

"Sigh..."

Qin Fang sighed lightly, showing considerable helplessness.

However, she still moved closer to Luo Xi, whose body trembled slightly but still clenched her teeth and bore it. Yet, what was expected didn't happen.

Instead of tearing off her clothes, Qin Fang did the opposite, straightening Luo Xi's blouse and buttoning it up one by one.

Luo Xi felt her mind go blank; clearly, this bastard was drooling over her body, but now when she had thrown herself at him, not only did he not take advantage, he actually dressed her properly, which was truly bizarre.

"I think you've always misunderstood my intentions..."

Qin Fang pulled over a blanket and draped it over Luo Xi before speaking with a wry smile.

Hmph~~

In response, Luo Xi just huffed coldly, turned her head away, and completely ignored him.

"The reason I saved Old Master Wu wasn't for your beauty, but out of respect for Old Master Wu. Of course, I also didn't want my master to lose a dear friend at such an old age..."

Qin Fang didn't react but simply clarified the rationale, and Luo Xi felt somewhat touched by this, though she obviously still didn't trust Qin Fang's character.

"Do you remember what I asked you before I agreed to save Old Master Wu?" Qin Fang continued, not particularly concerned with Luo Xi's reaction.

"Actually, the condition I mentioned was just hoping to use your abilities, or perhaps the Wu Family's connections, to get me into this police task force. That's all..."

With these words, Qin Fang had essentially expressed his wishes.

"Are you serious?"

At this point, Luo Xi could no longer remain silent and expressed disbelief through her gaze.

"Of course, it's true."

Qin Fang nodded. From the beginning, that was his plan. Being powerless here, he had no other way but to rely on the Wu Family's connection.

"Why? Investigating is the police's business; what does this have to do with you?"

Luo Xi still didn't believe him, finding Qin Fang's reason far-fetched, as if it were concocted.

"First, let me ask you a question. What was the cause of death for the male victim?"

Instead of answering, Qin Fang posed a question in return.

"Half his brain was blown away; even Superman couldn't survive that..." Luo Xi curled her lip, her words laden with heavy sarcasm. This was not really a question.

"The human brain is the sturdiest part of the body. What could possibly have caused such an effect?" Qin Fang just smiled, unfazed by Luo Xi's sarcasm, and posed another question.

"..."

This time, Luo Xi was stunned. She wanted to say it was a heavy object, as the forensic report had stated, but deep down she knew that wasn't it. She was one of the police officers who had observed the corpse up close, and she was also a martial artist.

"The hand! To be precise, it should be the elbow…"

Luo Xi fell silent, but Qin Fang blurted out the answer immediately, and Luo Xi's reaction was calm because she knew that what Qin Fang said was correct. The male victim indeed died from a vicious blow to the elbow, which caused half of his head to burst open, killing him on the spot.

Without a doubt, the murderer was a martial artist, and moreover, a very powerful one, whose technique included elements of Xingyi Fist.

The initial suspicion toward Qin Fang as the culprit began with Luo Xi's deception. However, during that confrontation in the interrogation room, Luo Xi discovered Qin Fang was a Xingyi Fist expert, and immediately she was convinced of his guilt.

"Do you know that your grandfather, Old Master Wu, apart from being poisoned with the Five Poisons Powder, also suffered a severe injury inflicted by someone's heavy hand…"

Qin Fang didn't need to point this out for Luo Xi to know; in fact, there wasn't a single person in the Luo Family who was unaware of it. Had it not been for Qin Fang's discovery of the Five Poisons Powder, they all would have simply thought that Old Master Wu had been injured by a skilled fighter.

"And do you know that the person who injured your grandfather and the assassin who killed that man used the exact same techniques, and even the strength and intensity were nearly identical…"

However, what Qin Fang had mentioned previously wasn't the main point. The real bombshell was the revelation he saved for last.

Slap~~

Luo Xi instantly froze, nearly leaping up in shock as her facial expression became incredibly animated.

"You… are you saying… the murderer is the same person who injured my grandfather?"

Even though Qin Fang had already stated this fact, Luo Xi couldn't help but repeat it, as if she feared she had misheard.

"Very likely! I don't believe there are two people in this world with almost identical strength, the same techniques, and the very same quirks…"

Qin Fang expressed with certainty.

While the first two similarities might be possible, the last one was implausible.

Even assassins trained in exactly the same way might share standardized techniques and have similar strength, but those small quirks were almost always personal and well-concealed habits, or something done unconsciously, almost impossible to replicate.

Even the same person wouldn't perform a small quirk in exactly the same way every time.

Qin believed they were the same person because the murderer seemed to have a very distinctive mark on his arm, like a scar, perhaps.

Such a detail would usually go unnoticed, but Qin's luck appeared favorable. He had found an extremely similar small detail on the wounds of both the victim and Old Master Wu, which had allowed him to draw a conclusion.

"Let's go, come with me to see uncle…"

Perhaps it was because their relationship had broken some taboo or perhaps Luo Xi's opinion of Qin had completely changed in her heart, but Luo Xi felt that Qin's deduction must be the accurate answer.

Now the Wu Family members were all searching for the murderer who plotted against the old master. Unfortunately, before the old master had been unconscious, leaving no clues; now that Qin had arrived at this answer, it was definitely a significant lead. Maybe if they follow this clue, they might indeed find the murderer.

As long as they could find the culprit, there was no way he could escape given the power of the Wu Family.

"That... the old master has already regained consciousness; I think they should know the answer soon, if they haven't already..."

"Ah…"

Luo Xi finally snapped back to reality, her cheeks flushing as she hurriedly burrowed into the bed like a nimble cat. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your votes for recommendation, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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