Qu Xianqing naturally thought about Yu Xing, because his current situation is a bit awkward.

On the one hand, he wants to avenge the performer, but in order to truly reach the performer, he has dragged his body into the absurd deduction game, which means that if he were to face the performer directly now, he would definitely be in a bad situation.

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So his goal has always been to wear down his body to qualify for the game, and then regain the strength to counter the performer in the game. During this time, he investigated the operation mode and member distribution of the Single Prism organization, doing everything he could to cause damage to this broken organization without being directly caught by the performer.

On the performer's side, due to Yu Xing's initial loss of control, the entire organization dared not confront him head-on. It wasn't until the organization members were replaced that the performer, who also had the same immortality ability, was still around, while the other members were completely unaware of Yu Xing's existence, deliberately ignored by the performer.

In fact, during the many years of his weakened strength, the performer had been looking for him all along. Every time he needed to use organization members, he would find other excuses, making the members think that the target they were looking for was just someone who had a grudge against the organization. "Immortality" was like a secret, at least within the Single Prism, it belonged only to the performer and Yu Xing.

The exposure of the differentiated deduction is much more than before, and the connections and oppositions between the deductionists are more complex. Previously, he could reluctantly use his own resurrection ability to falsely claim to be a sacrifice in the Coffin Village, but now he couldn't. He had to hide this overly buggy power and not let others discover it.

In other words, he couldn't die in the presence of any other deductionist.

As a result, the current situation is that Yu Xing wants to use the rules to openly cause damage to the Single Prism, while the performer cannot directly do anything to him. The performer wants to secretly find Yu Xing and deal with him without revealing the secret.

Both have their own calculations, for a while, neither can do anything to the other, but the other members of the Single Prism are the breakthrough.

What Yu Xing wants is to contact people who are involved in the operation of the Single Prism organization, dig out the weaknesses of the organization and the performer from them, and even dig out the principles of the research from that year, rather than one opponent after another who knows nothing.

Qu Xianqing is right. If he doesn't have a guild behind him, anyone can come and hinder him, wasting his time, and prematurely exposing his current plans to the performer in the dark.

It can be said that it is now the information warfare stage between him and the performer. Whoever can grasp more information about the other will have the advantage and the initiative.

"So, what's your plan?" Qu Xianqing sat on the edge of the bed that Yu Xing had tidied up, crossing her legs. "Are you going to join a guild, or not, or start a new guild, or... just take over a guild directly?"

Yu Xing poured a glass of water and ran his hand through his messy hair, pondering for a moment.

He could join a guild, or create one. The latter would require the existence of someone who most Fallen Line deductionists feared, which Qu Xianqing could do, but she alone was too few. Unless he did every deduction game with her afterwards, there would always be flies coming to him when he played alone.

As for taking over... that is, pulling the leader of an existing guild into his camp or killing them, directly inheriting the entire guild, Yu Xing wouldn't do that. Not because of kindness, but because guild members who were unknown to him were all potential threats.

"Wait until I complete a differentiated deduction and then decide on the difficulty." After a while, Yu Xing said to Qu Xianqing.

He was just one game away from completing the first wish on his wish list. After his strength recovered a bit and his maneuvering ability increased, he would decide on the guild.

His performance in the rookie live broadcast competition was also good, except for attracting the hostility of a bunch of Fallen Line deductionists, he naturally also attracted the attention of some Alienation Line and Righteous Line deductionists. When he helped Carlos kill the Prophet, there were dozens of celebrity deductionists who came to watch in the live broadcast room.

Many of them were there to find new members for their guilds.

Yu Xing had just been promoted, and the deduction system was very principled in terms of privacy protection. Apart from Little Ququ and Zhao Mou, almost no one knew his current movements. When he completed a new deduction and the video was spread by others in the deduction, those who had intentionally contacted him before would come one after another.

Of course, this was not what Yu Xing wanted to do most right now.

He wanted to thoroughly investigate the Throat-Cutting Case in the Floating Flower Market and then proceed with the subsequent deduction game.

"In fact, for your first differentiated deduction, you can find someone who has just been promoted to do it together, which would be easier to adapt to." Qu Xianqing didn't ask much about his decision, as long as he said it, she would listen. "I'll pass, my level is Mourning Level, and doing a deduction with you will raise the requirements for strength in the deduction world. Your situation might be exposed."

"Okay." Yu Xing indicated that he understood.

This topic came to an end, and he looked at the weather for today.

Cloudy.He smiled, "First deal with the one in front of us, continue with the previous plan, don't be noticed."

Qu Xianqing nodded slightly, "Okay."

...

Three days later.

Today was the day Han Xinyi was discharged from the hospital. Besides her uncle who left work early to pick her up, there were also several old classmates from university.

These people were all friends from her university days, most of them from the same club. They had planned a reunion three days ago, but she had an accident and the gathering was canceled.

So, they decided to take Han Xinyi out for a big meal to celebrate her survival. Han Xinyi's uncle, Han Zhiyong, had stopped interfering in her life and social activities after she became an adult. He just reminded her not to eat too much oily food and not to make too much movement before letting her go to play with her friends.

On the way to the restaurant, a conservative girl from their hometown smiled and said, "Xinyi has encountered a disaster, but she has avoided it. She will be fine in the future."

Six people, each driven by two local male classmates, finally relaxed when they arrived at the private room. They talked about their university life, and soon, the awkwardness disappeared. Han Xinyi took a sip of water and smiled sweetly.

Watching everyone chatting and laughing, Jiang Panshi occasionally joined in, busy serving food and water, making Han Xinyi feel a little embarrassed. He lived in another province and had flown in three days ago. Other classmates teased him, "Are you not planning to hide your feelings anymore? You didn't confess your love for her in four years of university, but now that you've graduated, you're suddenly so diligent."

Jiang Panshi could only smile bitterly in his heart and replied seriously, "Stop talking nonsense."

He did like Han Xinyi, that was true. He had liked her since university, but today, his attentiveness was not only because of his feelings, but also because of guilt.

You see, Han Xinyi had almost been attacked right after he hung up the phone. These days, he often thought, if he hadn't hung up, would the assailant have dared to attack Han Xinyi while she was still in contact with others?

Maybe, Han Xinyi could have avoided this ordeal completely.

Actually, he knew it was unreasonable to take on this responsibility, but he couldn't help it.

Everyone enjoyed the meal, and no one knew what Jiang Panshi, who was usually easy-going, was thinking. A girl with short hair drank a bit too much and asked Han Xinyi towards the end, "Did the police tell you why the assailant committed the crime?"

Han Xinyi shook her head, "No, these days, the police have only been concerned about my physical condition. They haven't told me anything else. Oh, I haven't asked either. I guess if I had asked, as a victim, they would have told me some details of the case."

To prevent unnecessary speculation and panic among the public, the Criminal Investigation Division had specifically requested her not to disclose the specific information of the case to the outside world. Han Xinyi had only briefly mentioned it to these old classmates and hadn't revealed more.

At the same time, the police hadn't told her much either.

"What have you been doing these days, lying in bed playing with your phone?" a male classmate joined the discussion.

"No, I asked a policewoman to lend me a detective novel I hadn't finished reading before. I finished it in the past few days, and it was quite interesting." Everyone knew that Han Xinyi liked detective and supernatural stories, so they didn't delve deeper and changed the topic.

The girl with short hair winked at her, "I heard the person who saved you was a handsome guy! How was it? Any developments?"

Jiang Panshi immediately looked up, feeling a bit strange in his heart.

"No, he really is handsome." Han Xinyi's smile deepened as she remembered the day Yu Xing left. She had asked the police for Yu Xing's phone number, and the policewoman had told her that Yu Xing already had a girlfriend.

He had a girlfriend... so what?

Her great hero was so outstanding, it was normal for him to have a girlfriend. But girlfriends could also break up.

...

There were no new cases in Fuhua City these days, but the previous cases had increased the pressure on the Criminal Investigation Division.

Gao Changan felt that his remaining hair was falling out again. As the deputy team leader, he was already under a lot of pressure, not to mention Captain Yu Jiaming.

The urgency of human life, public opinion, and the risk of dismissal were all on Yu Jiaming's head. Lao Gao looked at him with a pang of heartache.

The criminals this time were too meticulous. If they didn't catch the criminal within seven days, Captain Yu might really be removed from his position.

He pushed open Yu Jiaming's office door with his lunch and saw Yu Jiaming checking the surveillance footage of the previous cases.

The whole team had watched the surveillance footage several times, but they hadn't found anything useful. At this point, there were no better clues, but Yu Jiaming was still painstakingly watching, accumulating dark circles under his eyes.

The one-month deadline for solving the case was already the maximum leniency obtained from above. He had to make every second count.Gao Changan placed the still-steaming lunch on Yu Jiaming's desk and sighed, "Eat first. After you're done, take a half-hour nap. I'll keep watch."

Yu Jiaming nodded wearily, tore open the packaging, and only felt a bit comforted when the aroma of the food hit him. He swallowed a big mouthful and asked unclearly, "What about Liu Ping? Has he still not spilled anything useful?"

Liu Ping was the man in the black duckbill cap who had tried to kill Han Xinyi on that rainy day.

"No, he insists that he just thought the throat-slitting killer was impressive, having committed so many crimes without being caught, so he wanted to imitate the modus operandi for some fun," Gao Changan recalled Liu Ping's unrepentant demeanor upon waking up in the hospital and shook his head. "He's always had antisocial tendencies. It's not impossible that he would seize the opportunity to act. Our impressive psychological consultant was present throughout the interrogation, and both he and I feel that Liu Ping isn't lying about this matter."

The real throat-slitter hadn't been caught, and instead, they had apprehended an imposter. This not only provided no help in the serial killings but also wasted a lot of the criminal investigation team's time. Both Yu Jiaming and Gao Changan were not content with this outcome.

Liu Ping, a man in his thirties, had not acted on a whim when he attacked Han Xinyi; it was premeditated.

During their investigation, they discovered that Liu Ping was actually a colleague of Han Xinyi at her current company. They worked in different departments and were barely acquainted, their interactions limited to occasionally sharing an elevator.

According to Liu Ping's confession, he had long wanted to lay hands on Han Xinyi because she was beautiful, eye-catching, and especially fond of laughing, with a sweet smile.

Every time Liu Ping saw Han Xinyi's smile, he felt an urge to destroy her.

The day of the incident was the first day of Han Xinyi's annual leave. Liu Ping also took a day off under the pretext of illness, having already researched Han Xinyi's preferences, and waited for her in the bookstore.

The subsequent events were clearly established by the few surveillance cameras along the route, testimonies from Han Xinyi herself, Liu Ping, the bookstore staff, and Yu Xing, who had rescued the victim.

No matter how one looked at it, this seemed like an isolated case unrelated to the serial throat-slitting incidents. After Liu Ping's injuries healed, several detectives took turns interrogating him, but still, no valuable information was found.

However, as a seasoned detective with years of service, Gao Changan always had a voice in his head saying something was off—Liu Ping must be hiding something.

After pondering for several days, Gao Changan suddenly thought of Yu Xing's face. Looking at the captain's dark circles under his eyes, he hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to invite Yu Xing to participate in part of the investigation.

Yu Xing's exceptional observational skills and physical abilities were an asset to solving the case. He had left a very good impression on the victim Han Xinyi, which would facilitate their contact with her.

Moreover, during the interrogation of Liu Ping, Liu Ping remembered very clearly what Yu Xing had said to him at the time.

Perhaps it was because the beating was so memorable.

At that time, Yu Xing had asked him if he was the throat-slitting killer, and when he failed to block Yu Xing's punch, Yu Xing had said in a tone of regret that he wasn't, which sounded as if he had some understanding or speculation about the throat-slitter.

Gao Changan was also very curious about this, not to mention that Yu Xing's reason for doubling back to save Han Xinyi was too vague.

Really, would someone deviate from their route and turn back just because they caught a glimpse of an unusual detail while speeding by?

If Yu Xing was problematic, Gao Changan felt that keeping this person within sight was much better than having completely lost track of him now. Revealing a bit of the information that could be disclosed might even provoke Yu Xing to slip up.

So, whether Yu Xing was problematic or not, bringing him into the investigation was a win-win situation, albeit against the rules.

But compared to Captain Yu Jiaming's hard work, the rules were obviously meant to be broken.

Thus, that very evening, Yu Xing received a call from Gao Changan, who asked to meet him at the police station. Yu Xing raised an eyebrow and agreed immediately.