<h4>Chapter 1267: Chapter 1267:</h4>


    "Bare-handedly snap the spine!"


    Tang Qin paused her pen and looked at Lin Yifan with a puzzled expression.


    "That’s right. Because there were no tool marks on the skin, it’s definitely not caused by any tool. At the moment the second vertebra was severed, the deceased would immediately suffocate due to the separation of the respiratory muscles from the medury center. But this method of killing requires the assassin to be extremely knowledgeable about the human skeleton and organ locations, allowing them to kill with minimal force in one blow. Also, the assant must have tremendous hand strength; an ordinary woman would find it difficult to aplish."


    Lin Yifan examined the livor mortis on the body.


    It was evident that after he fell and died, he had not moved again.


    "So, the killer is someone familiar with human anatomy and physically strong, like you."


    Tang Qin faithfully recorded every word he said.


    "That’s right. If I trained a few times, I could indeed do it easily."


    Lin Yifan did not deny he also possessed such capability.


    "Are you turning yourself in then?"


    Closing the notebook, Tang Qin looked at him with aplex expression.


    "If you could sort out the method, I wouldn’t be able to refute it. But the location and angle of the livor mortis indicate the body wasn’t moved post-mortem, so how did I create the second scene?"


    Lin Yifan stood up, confidently saying.


    "You guyse and take a look at this!"


    Before Tang Qin could speak, Director Sun’s voice called out.


    The two immediately hurried over to the BMW car.


    The dashcam hanging on the rearview mirror was quite high-end.


    It could not only store three hours of high-definition driving footage but also record with dual front and rear views.


    As Director Sun pressed the y button, the dashcam began to y the footage.


    "Damn it, what’s going on, where’s the road!"


    In the video, Li Hao’s roar was clearly audible.


    Banging on the steering wheel, he cursed loudly.


    Yet the road in the footage was exceptionally clear.


    As the yback progressed, everyone noticed he was circling a looped road.


    "I remember there’s a ringed road just ahead, with a branch road that’s the old road base. Since the new road bypasses a basin, it was left there. Why is he always circling that spot?"


    The video didn’t reveal the inside of the car, but Li Hao’s cursing never ceased.


    He kept circling on that road, seemingly unaware.


    Tang Qin observed the footage curiously; in just half an hour, he had circled three times.


    "Now the video can confirm, the reason he didn’t escape is because he kept circling. He even stopped briefly to check but found nothing. Did you also notice that when he got out of the car, he was groping around? But it was broad daylight with good visibility. Did he suddenly go blind?"


    Sun Changsheng asked with a furrowed brow, puzzled.


    Midway, the video clearly captured his silhouette as he got out.


    "Have you ever heard of the ghost wall phenomenon? He closely matches this feature—unable to discern direction, self-perception blurred, not knowing where to go, hence circling in ce, failing to escape far."


    Lin Yifan mused, his chin resting on his hand.


    "Are you suggesting he was bewitched by a ghost, wandered here, and then was killed by the phantom? If I report this truthfully, I might never return to the Criminal Investigation Division in my lifetime."


    Tang Qin rolled her eyes, retorting.


    "Ghost walls don’t necessarily require ghosts to function. ording to Feng Shui records, some formations can cause disorientation. Also, Western hypnotists can induce people to lose perception through suggestion. And another exnation is biological maic fields, which can affect a person’s sense of direction, so it could be man-made."


    Lin Yifan refuted her im.


    After all, the ghost wall phenomenon seemed to only affect him.


    This didn’t rule out human intervention.


    "Don’t tell me you can do it too?"


    Tang Qin couldn’t help but ask.


    "Uncertain, never tried it. Such matters concern a person’s willpower. Those with strong willpower are tough to hypnotize. Judging from his words, he seemed to be fleeing."


    Lin Yifan squinted thoughtfully.


    "No kidding, he drugged and abducted Xiao Cui. If not now, when would he run?"


    Tang Qin shot him a nce.


    "Different. Didn’t you find him terrified when exiting the car? It was as if fleeing from something looming nearby. Or perhaps someone was chasing him all along, forcing him into a frenzy. All this is spection, for only he was directly involved in the incident."


    Towards the video’s end, as Li Hao stopped the car, this time he shut off the engine.


    And so the footage vanished without a trace, with no record of what happened next.


    Based on the dashcam’s timeline, Lin Yifancked the opportunity tomit the crime.


    "It’s a pity. The dashcam couldn’t catch what he said after getting out of the car."


    Sun Changsheng retrieved the memory card from the dashcam.


    This was crucial evidence bound for repeated review back at the station.


    "Director Sun, what do we do now?"


    Tang Qin nced at Lin Yifan and then towards Director Sun.


    "First, we take everyone back to the station. Since there was a fatality, the Criminal Investigation Division must handle this. Yifan, I’m afraid this might inconvenience you too. Tonight, you have toe with us for the investigation, since there are still many details you need to exin."


    Director Sun packed up the evidence and nced at the officers taking photographs before speaking.


    "No problem. However, Xiao Cui is traumatized and has been unconscious throughout. Can she go home to rest first?"


    Lin Yifan was aware he was the first sight witness.


    Such a life-threatening matter, there was no escaping for him.


    Until headquarters approved his release, he remained a suspect.


    "No problem, we’ll do as you suggest. I’ll send Xiao Cui back shortly, letting Little Tang ride with you to the town directly."


    Currently, Lin Yifan could not be entirely ruled out as a suspect.


    Director Sun’s actions were also for his benefit.


    "No problem, with thedy officer escorting me, I certainly can’t escape."


    Lin Yifan nodded in agreement.


    Thus Director Sun drove the Hummer, carrying Xiao Cui all the way back to the vige.


    As for Lin Yifan and Tang Qin, they headed straight to the township police station.


    "What are you thinking about?"


    On the way back, Tang Qin looked at the silent Lin Yifan.


    In silence, his eyes were deeply gazing ahead.


    "I’m pondering, if the killer who could create the ghost wall wanted to kill, why make him endlessly circle? He had several chances to take him out when Li Hao got out of the car. Why wait for my arrival? Could it be he intended to frame me?"


    Lin Yifan frowned.


    Li Hao’s death was a scandal sshed on him.


    As to who, it had to be those enigmatic experts hiding in the vige.


    This was a provocation!