Xu Yang also walked into the women's toilet.

He "looks" at the compartment where the accident happened.

In the compartment, the woman was dressed in a cool summer dress and permed with non-mainstream sky-blue hair, which should be very young.

She sat on the toilet.

There are bags and broken makeup mirrors and lipsticks under his feet, and a face that has been cut off by life, and a bloody face is constantly oozing blood.

"Strange case!"

Bai Wei lowered her head and took a closer look, immediately made a judgment, and said, "Wang Lin, notify the Public Security Bureau and ask them to send someone to block the scene, contact the mall management department, and call up the surveillance!"

Wang Lin immediately took out his mobile phone and made a call.

Xu Yang was a little surprised and asked, "How did you tell that this was a strange case?" I didn't find any remnants of yin qi on site!"

Yes!

Although Xu Yang's eyes "see", he couldn't see.

But his mental power perception is more powerful than his eyes.

As soon as he entered the toilet, he had already scanned it, and there was no yin qi left in the toilet, and the possibility of a strange case had even been ruled out in his heart.

Bai Wei said: "Judging from the eyes of the corpse and the time of death, I have studied forensics, and from the body temperature of the corpse, I can judge that the time of her death will not exceed 15 minutes, this is Wanda, which is the most trafficked mall in Wucheng."

"The fourth floor of Wanda is home to a variety of food shops and cinemas, and there are no bathrooms in the seafood buffets, so there are people coming and going in the public restrooms...... If it weren't for a strange event, it wouldn't have been possible to make no movement at all."

Xu Yang nodded.

Bai Wei's judgment is very reasonable...... But that's not enough to conclude that this is a bizarre case.

However, when Xu Yang "looked" at the corpse, he understood why Bai Wei was so sure!

There was no fear or pain in the eyes of the corpse, but a faint joy!

Bai Wei took out the girl's ID card from the bag on the ground and said, "Zhang Li, 22 years old......

"Zhang Li?"

Xu Yang was slightly stunned.

The name...... Somewhat familiar!

He poked his head over and glanced at his ID card, and suddenly remembered...... This is one of the two girls that Ma Long fished when he first returned to Wucheng, who once sent himself back to the funeral shop when he was drunk, and had a bad thought of himself, and was scared away by Liu Shishi.

She also left a strip of black lace in her home.

Soon.

Someone from the mall management arrived.

There was a murder in the mall, this is a big deal, the mall is very cooperative, and after a while, Xu Yang and others saw the surveillance in the corridor outside the toilet.

According to the surveillance, Zhang Li entered the bathroom at 12.28 noon on July 20, 2023.

12.38 minutes.

In the bathroom, she walked out again, and deliberately looked up at the camera, with a weird smile on her face, and then walked away.

"That's not right!"

"We entered the bathroom at 12.42, and Zhang Li was already dead at that time...... What's the situation with her coming out again in the surveillance?"

Wang Lin remembers the time very clearly!

At this time, Yang Yin, who was beside Xu Yang, said, "That's not Zhang Li!"

She was very sure and said, "Zhang Li carried a bag when she went in, and her bag was left in the bathroom...... And the person who came out was a man, he went 28 seconds before Zhang Li entered the bathroom, he was just wearing Zhang Li's face!" ….

Wang Lin, Bai Wei and the others kept staring at the faces of the people entering and leaving the bathroom, and did not notice this detail.

They put it back upside down, looked at it again, and found that it was exactly as Yang Yin said.

And Yang Yin said: "We met this person when we came out of the mobile phone store, and I thought it was weird at the time...... His body and demeanor are all men, but he has a woman's face...... Now it seems that he cut off Zhang Li's face and draped it over his own face."

Xu Yang

In my mind, I couldn't help but think of a word - painted skin!

"Painted Skin" once, first appeared in "Strange Records", which tells the story of a demon turning into a beautiful woman to seduce a good Yin greedy man, and the lustful man is confused and accepts it, and the Taoist priest sees through it.

Later, it was written into "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" by Pu Songling, and was even put on the big screen several times.

Wang Lin and Bai Wei, after knowing the skills of this "ghost", also looked dignified!

This kind of ghost, let's not talk about the combat power.

But since "it" can peel off other people's faces and turn into other people's appearances, without revealing the slightest yin qi, it is extremely terrifying...... There is a vast sea of people, as long as "it" kills someone, puts on that person's face and drills into the crowd, how can it be found?

Now that there is a case, Wang Lin and Bai Wei naturally can't take care of eating.

Xu Yang took the girls back to the seafood buffet and took a large table of dishes.

At the dinner table, several people chatted about the case.

The eldest lady of the Yue family said, "I didn't expect that Sister Yang Yin's observation power is so powerful."

"When I was learning to draw, my teacher used to tell me about ...... If you want to draw well, you have to be detailed, and it's about us who learn to draw that we look at things from a different perspective than everyone else!"

Xu Yang's face moved, and he asked, "Sister, you are the ghost king, you have many Yin soldiers under your command, you are well-informed, and you also know a lot about the ghost circle of Western Xia, have you ever heard of this Western Xia realm, a ghost with such ability?"

The eldest lady of the Yue family shook her head and said, "Over the years, the number of ghosts and ghosts has increased day by day, and those who once slept are gradually recovering, and those who have died are alive, and new souls are also being born in some places where yin qi gathers."

"These revenants have different abilities, and some don't even know the existence of the ghost market, and wander around all day long, either going out to harm people, or choosing to hide in one place, or being devoured and refined by more powerful ghosts...... It's normal to be able to give birth to some strange ghosts that I don't know about."

Yun Mengxi also said on the side: "During the Song Dynasty, there was a skin ghost who caused a lot of turmoil in the world, and the skin ghost is often not strong, but the ability to hide is unparalleled in the world, this kind of ghost is weak and only cuts people's faces and turns into the appearance of others, but the body cannot change."

"As he kills more people, the stronger the aura on his body becomes, the heavier the yin qi becomes, and the more profound his strength becomes, after killing someone, he will peel off the entire human skin, completely transform into the appearance of others, and even obtain the memories of others, and completely turn into another person to live in the world!"

"I remember that the painted skin ghost had been a disaster to the world for more than 60 years, and finally the Heavenly Master of Dragon and Tiger Mountain happened to meet him and committed murder, so he was killed." ….

Shaking his head, Yun Mengxi sighed, "If the Spirit Management Bureau doesn't find out this skin-painting ghost as soon as possible, I'm afraid that many people will die this time!"

As it turned out, Yun Mengxi was not wrong.

At around 12 p.m. on July 20, Xu Yang received a call from Feng Zhaoqing.

On the other end of the phone, Feng Zhaoqing said helplessly, "Master Xu...... I'm sorry for you again."

"That skin-painter came out to kill again?"

When Xu Yang heard this, he thought for a while and said, "Where is the scene of the crime? I'll go over now."

"Under the Yellow River Bridge."

Feng Zhaoqing gave the location.

Xu Yang took a taxi and soon came to the Wucheng Yellow River Bridge, but saw that a cordon had been set up under the bridge, and in the middle of the cordon was a corpse covered with a white cloth.

"Master Xu!"

Feng Zhaoqing, the innate martial arts master and the captain of the Wucheng Brigade of the Xixia Branch of the Spirit Management Bureau, personally greeted Xu Yang after seeing him, he pulled out the cordon, and while walking towards the corpse, he introduced Xu Yang: "This is the fourth murder case today...... We've investigated, and the face that guy used at the beginning was also made by killing people!"

"After killing the woman in Wanda at noon today, at 6 p.m., another man was killed......

"This body was found 30 minutes ago, and judging from the information left on the body, the deceased was a male, 27 years old, who should have been poisoned while fishing."

Xu Yang lifted the white cloth and "looked".

The corpse's death was exactly the same as Zhang Li's.

There was joy in his eyes.

There were no other injuries on his body, as if his face had been cut off alive, and there was no Yin Qi left around him, so he couldn't find the slightest clue...... As for surveillance, there is no need to check.

Since that guy can "change his face", it is also a white check if he checks it.

And Xu Yang also discovered......

The "wounds" on the corpse's face were smooth, at least smoother than the wounds on Zhang Li's face...... This shows that the skill of the skin-painter who cuts his face is improving!

Of course.

That's not the point.

The point is that there is one more case!

A flash of inspiration flashed in Xu Yang's mind, and he asked, "Sect Master Feng, what time did you say in another case, what time did the victim die?"

Feng Zhaoqing said: "The first victim's name is Ma Haiping, a decorator, when the accident was putting floor tiles on someone's house, we received the call to the police at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, according to the forensic examination, the time of death should be between 7:30 and 9 in the morning."

"Morning, noon, afternoon ......"

Xu Yang muttered.

He took out his phone and glanced at it mentally.

It's just after the wee hours of the morning.

Feng Zhaoqing heard Xu Yang muttering, and hurriedly asked, "What clues did Master Xu find?"

Xu Yang pondered for a few seconds and said, "When does this skin ghost kill people...... Is it a coincidence or ......?"

At this point, he paused before he said, "Or did he come according to the time of the meal?"

"Early? Lunch? Dinner ......

Feng Zhaoqing pondered for a while, and couldn't help but scold, "Damn, this dog still has to eat supper? If that's the case, wouldn't at least four people die a day?"

"By the way, Master Xu, you just said that guy is called Painted Skin Ghost?"

Xu Yang nodded, and immediately popularized the characteristics of the Painted Skin Ghost for Feng Zhaoqing, and told Feng Zhaoqing about the incident that Yun Mengxi said, Feng Zhaoqing's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, then it's bad...... He has to kill at least four people a day, but I am afraid that it will not be long before the entire Wu City will be panicked, and I don't know how many innocent people will be poisoned by him!"

"Master Xu, do you have a way to find that skin-painting ghost?"

"Difficult!"

Xu Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This guy can change his face at any time, and there is no yin qi escaping from his body, I want to find him...... Huh!"

As he spoke, his heart suddenly moved, and he asked, "Sect Master Feng, I have a way to try, but I am not sure if I can really find that guy out!"

Feng Zhaoqing's eyes lit up and asked, "What's the solution?"

"This is metaphysics, you may not believe it when you say it, so you don't need to say it."

In Xu Yang's mind, Ma Long's face appeared.

If you take Ma Long with you, you can walk around Wucheng every day...... Is it possible that it will attract the skin-painter?

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PS: The second update is coming, and I took my daughter-in-law and children out to play today, so the third watch will be later, around 12 o'clock, you can watch it tomorrow.

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