Chapter 195: Identifying the Culprit, A Bold Decision

Loli took a look, and sure enough, as Lin Fan had said, there were obvious signs of destruction on the lawn.

Lin Fan then pointed to a nearby surveillance camera: "Check this camera, you should be able to see the killer."

Loli, surprised, said: "We’ve checked already, but there’s nothing!"

Lin Fan said: "You checked the wrong time, you need to go further back, look at the time frame between two and three a.m., there should be a surprise."

Loli excitedly said: "Alright, I’ll check right away."

So, Loli took Lin Fan to the monitoring room.

At this time, the police had not given up on checking the surveillance, but there were many cameras in the villa, and a long duration to cover. The workload was enormous, and so far, there were no results.

Loli instructed: "Bring up the surveillance from camera three in the northeast corner, starting from two a.m. last night."

This was exactly the camera Lin Fan had pointed out earlier.

The policeman responsible for checking the surveillance immediately followed suit.

It was like searching for a needle in a haystack, a massive workload, but Lin Fan had given a precise location.

"Found it!" the responsible policeman exclaimed in surprise.

In the surveillance, a man was seen jumping from a tree branch onto a wall, then into the villa. Afterwards, the man raised his head, facing the camera directly, then lowered his head and ran, quickly leaving the camera’s range.

Loli was utterly thrilled, finally having found the killer.

"Capture the suspect’s face and send it back to the station immediately, I need his identity!" Loli immediately instructed.

Now that they had the killer’s face, finding out the suspect’s identity only required facial recognition.

It seemed identifying the suspect posed no problem anymore.

Loli was very pleased: "Lin Fan, you’ve been a tremendous help this time!"

Lin Fan smiled slightly: "You’re welcome."

Loli curiously asked: "By the way, Lin Fan, how did you know to check between the hours of two and three?"

Lin Fan said: "I deduced it from the footprints that were destroyed. Those footprints have already dried and are not new ones. If you trace back, it roughly corresponds to that time."

Loli was amazed: "Lin Fan, you’re too awesome."

She knew Lin Fan’s observational skills were impressive, which was why she had invited him to help, but Lin Fan’s abilities had astonished her once again.

Loli suddenly thought of something and curiously asked: "But I’m still puzzled, the killer snuck in last night, why wait until today to commit the crime?"

Lin Fan said: "Well, if you check the deceased’s schedule, you might find the answer. I guess the deceased wasn’t home last night. The killer didn’t find the target, so he stayed hidden in the villa until noon today when the deceased returned. The killer found an opportunity to destroy the surveillance camera in the lobby, kidnapped the deceased, and had the deceased turn off all surveillance for an easy escape."

Loli wondered: "But the deceased already knew they were caught on last night’s camera, why bother with surveillance?"

Lin Fan said: "This is the cunning part of the deceased. The motive is twofold: one is to mislead the police into thinking he managed to evade all surveillance cleverly, the other is to buy time. If I’m not mistaken, the killer will accelerate his actions soon because he knows he’s exposed."

Loli was shocked: "He will keep committing crimes?"

Lin Fan said: "Yes, aside from the three charity organizations whose heads were killed, are there any other charity groups in Yun City?"

Loli said: "There are two more, initially one was One Heart, making three. After the first two incidents, we’ve strengthened monitoring and protection for these three heads. Unfortunately, Li Chunjiao didn’t care and refused police protection, resulting in an incident."

Lin Fan asked: "What about the other two?"

"One reportedly escaped from Yun City overnight to hide, and no one knows his whereabouts. The other is very scared and hired many bodyguards, urging us at the police station to assign him police protection," Loli said.

Lin Fan responded "Oh": "So, these two are hard to target. In that case, the killer might hide, even flee the city. It won’t be easy to catch him, he might even go elsewhere, choosing new targets."

Loli said: "Thus, the most important thing now is to find out this person’s identity."

Lin Fan shook his head: "Even if we know his identity, if he hides, it won’t be easy to find him. I do have an idea."

Later that day.

A piece of news was broadcast on Yun City TV Station’s evening news.

The chairman of Mortal Group, Lin Fan, has generously donated ten million to establish the Mortal Charity Fund to help those in need. Lin Fan personally takes charge and will attend the first fundraising event at Yida Square tomorrow morning.

This news, once released, caused a sensation across the city.

Lin Fan’s Celestial Aviation had just seen its stock price skyrocket today, its market value soared by hundreds of millions, causing a stir in the business world. Lin Fan’s name was already well-known.

No one expected Lin Fan to decide to donate ten million to charity in one day.

Moreover, in the context of charity organization heads being killed one after another, his courage is undeniably great.

"My goodness, ten million for charity, that’s truly impressive!"

"The company’s market value increased by hundreds of millions, he has plenty of money, ten million isn’t much for him now!"

"He’s so brave, doesn’t he know many charity heads have been killed recently? Yet he still dares to hold a public event?"

"Maybe he’s not afraid!"

People discussed fervently, some were amazed by Lin Fan’s wealth, others were moved by his bravery.

For a time, praises were endless.

Lin Fan also gave a reporter an interview.

Reporter: "Mr. Lin, why did you choose this time to establish the charity fund?"

Lin Fan said: "Actually, a few days ago at Mr. He Dahong’s charity event I announced this fund, but today is the official public announcement."

Reporter: "Recently, charity fund heads were killed successively, aren’t you afraid? Why do you still hold high-profile activities?"

Lin Fan chuckled and said: "There’s nothing to be afraid of. This event was scheduled long ago, and I see no need to postpone it. To me, this killer is nothing but trash, not worth fearing. But, I must admit, because of his brutal actions, Yun City’s charity industry is certainly affected, many might hesitate to do charity. This event of mine, let’s see it as encouragement."

Reporter: "Mr. Lin is so brave, but Mr. Lin, aren’t you afraid the killer might appear at the event?"

Lin Fan disdainfully said: "I’m not afraid! I said he’s nothing but trash in my eyes, he only dares to kill secretly, I hold events in broad daylight, he won’t dare come. Additionally, let me tell you, I have friends in the police, who told me they’ve got clues on the killer and will catch him soon, so I’m even less worried."

Reporter excitedly asked: "Is what Mr. Lin said true?"

Lin Fan said: "It’s true, completely true, so everyone relax, and feel free to come to Yida Square tomorrow for our fundraising event."

Reporter: "..."

While the TV station broadcasted Lin Fan’s conversation with the reporter.

In an urban village, within a rundown rental room.

A man sat on the bed, watching the news, his hands trembling in anger, staring at Lin Fan on the TV, his eyes radiating infinite murderous intent.

He was the man found on the villa’s surveillance!

Lin Fan’s words had completely enraged him.

And by this time, Lin Fan had already driven off for a date with Liu Mengjie. He chose to hold a high-profile fundraising event tomorrow to provoke the killer—this tactic was called luring the snake from its hole.

The killer knew he was already exposed, knew he was nearing a dead end, and was audaciously provoked by Lin Fan.

Tomorrow, there will surely be an exciting show to watch.