Chapter 194: Can Eagle Eye Do It?

He Li was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up. 

“Are you talking about a medical feeding tube? Inserting it directly into the victim’s stomach to force-feed them?”  

This method wouldn’t damage the esophagus and wouldn’t leave significant symptoms. Of course, anyone who’s had a gastroscopy knows how uncomfortable that can feel.  

“More or less.” Xiao Yu smiled, having found the answer he was looking for at the forensics department. He extended his hand, “Thanks, Sister He.”  

“You’re welcome.” He Li shook his hand with a smile and joked, “Come by more often.”  

Xiao Yu, “…”  

Come hang out here? For fun?  

Glancing at the liver on the organ scale, Xiao Yu’s mouth twitched.  

Forget it, my tastes aren’t that heavy.

***

Sitting in the passenger seat of the police car, Xiao Yu glanced at the driver, Guo Qiang, and the two in the backseat, Li Xin and Liu Hongqiao.  

Xiao Yu gave his verdict, “It looks like murder.”

“Hiss!” 

The three collectively sucked in a breath.  

They knew full well what it meant if a simple theft case was now tied to a murder.  

Xiao Yu explained his findings and the conversation he had with the forensic expert He Li. The three of them, seasoned detectives, listened with grave expressions. The possibility of foul play was extremely high!.

Soon, they were all giving Xiao Yu strange looks.  

Who else but him would think to connect rat poison, cockroach bait, and porridge in such detail?  

“Stop looking at me like that.” Xiao Yu shook his head. “That female forensic expert was sharp. Without her pointing it out, I wouldn’t have figured it all out either.” 

It was true. Not just anyone could be a forensic scientist. You not only had to understand bodies but also have the mind to analyze causes of death.  

“Let’s head back to the precinct.”  

Xiao Yu leaned back in his seat, already mentally processing the case.  

“Aren’t we going to check out the crime scene?” Guo Qiang suggested.  

Could the crime scene from six years ago still be preserved?  

Yes.

The family’s suicide case had caused a stir six years ago. Their relatives had inherited the property, but the house had since been labeled a murder house.  

Not many people were willing to buy a place like that.

“It’s pointless.” Xiao Yu shook his head. “The relatives probably destroyed most of the evidence inside.”

Instead of going to the scene, it was more practical to review the case files from back then.  

The four of them headed straight back to the precinct. Since the case now showed signs of foul play, and it was highly likely the family of three had been murdered, the investigation had to shift focus. It couldn’t be treated as a simple theft case anymore. Now, they had to approach it as a possible homicide. But the initial trigger… was still the theft.

***

At the Criminal Investigation Unit, in the evidence room, Xiao Yu was looking at a platinum ball.  

This was the item reported stolen by the family on the train years ago. The platinum was shaped into a ball, like a metal ping-pong ball.  

Platinum, also called white gold, isn’t actually gold but another metal entirely, platinum.  

Since it’s rarer than gold and has a higher hardness, despite the small size of this platinum ball, it weighed over a pound. 

If something like that went missing, anyone would file a report.  

Can you carry precious metals on a train?  

Yes, as long as it was under one kilogram, you could carry things like gold and platinum. Anything over that requireed documentation like an invoice.  

Cross-border transportation of gold was handled differently. 

After studying the platinum ball for a while without finding anything unusual, Xiao Yu picked up a tablet and reviewed the case file. 

The cause of the case…

…  

Husband Ji Xiao, male, 44 years old, from Bencheng, owner of a company.

Wife, Cui Shufang, female, 43 years old.

Son, Ji Zuming, male, 19 years old. 

The family of three was on their way to another province to visit relatives. The platinum ball was a gift, and the theft occurred in the sleeper car. They noticed it was missing when the journey was halfway through.  

Surveillance footage from the sleeper car corridor showed no suspicious individuals entering the family’s compartment. Each sleeper compartment has four berths, and there was one other female passenger in their section. After investigation, the female passenger was ruled out as a suspect.  

Sounds strange, right?  

The only possible suspect was cleared, and surveillance showed no one suspicious entering the compartment.  

Yet the item still went missing?  

At the time, the railway police even suspected the family might have forgotten it or hadn’t brought the platinum ball onto the train in the first place. But the family of three insisted that they had brought it with them.

The box that had held the platinum ball was still there, but the ball itself had disappeared. The police, to rule out the possibility of someone swallowing the platinum, even used a metal detector to check all four passengers in the sleeper compartment. Still, nothing—the platinum ball had simply vanished into thin air.

Later, the family returned to Bencheng to await the police investigation results. But instead of answers, they ended up dead—suicide. And strangely enough, the platinum ball was found right on their dining table at home.

Xiao Yu snapped back to reality.

‘Let’s assume this wasn’t just a simple theft. What if the family was actually murdered? This changes everything.’

His thoughts started racing. 

The family carried the platinum ball, it was stolen on the train, they went home, got killed, and the ball reappeared. 

What was the killer’s goal?

Did the killer take the platinum ball in the first place?

If they did, why go through all the trouble of killing the family only to return the ball? If that’s the case, Xiao Yu’s head was starting to hurt. 

‘Seriously, what kind of twisted plan is this? It’s not just sneaky—it’s outright crazy!’

Xiao Yu’s brain felt like it was getting tangled, so he tried another approach.

What if the real objective was just murder?

He shook his head.

“No, that doesn’t make sense. If murder was the main goal, there wouldn’t be a need for all these extra steps. They could’ve just killed them outright.” 

So, the issue must still be with the platinum ball, right?

Looking up, Xiao Yu’s gaze returned to the platinum ball. Aside from being valuable, could it serve some other purpose?

Could something be hidden inside it? It seemed like a solid piece… Wait a minute… A solid piece?

Suddenly, inspiration struck him.

He recalled seeing a video once where two metal pieces were combined so perfectly that they formed a seamless whole, invisible to the naked eye. It was called high-precision fitting, practically a flawless fit.

This technique wasn’t done by cutting one solid piece of metal. Instead, it involved two separate pieces that were fitted together so tightly that even the smallest gaps were undetectable. Apparently, with the highest level of precision, it could be done down to 0.001mm.

Human eyes couldn’t spot this kind of seam, but what if…

Xiao Yu’s vision shifted.

Would Eagle’s Eye work?