Supremely Talented Tyrant-Chapter 1487 - 1686: Upping the Stakes!

When Yan Chen spoke, he looked at Hao Jian with an arrogant expression.
You could say this: if it weren't for Liang Yuwei being in the police team, if Yan Chen hadn't joined the police team at the same time as Liang Yuwei, then all the glory and prestige of the police team would solely belong to Yan Chen.
When betting on other things, Yan Chen might need to think twice, but when it comes to solving cases, he claims second to none.
Yan Chen looked at Hao Jian with a happy expression, refusing to believe that Hao Jian would dare to take this bet.
If Hao Jian didn't dare to take the bet, Yan Chen would already win at the onset, scaring him away with just a wager.
If Hao Jian dared to take the bet, Yan Chen had no fear—solving cases was his forte.
Yan Chen looked at Hao Jian with a challenging gaze.
Similarly, the group Yan Chen brought along also looked at Hao Jian with disdain.
Unexpectedly, Hao Jian clapped his hands and said with great ease, "Alright, a bet it is!"
"But…" Hao Jian paused and then continued, "Betting just like this seems boring. Why not make it more interesting?"
Yan Chen heard this and straightforwardly said, "Sure!"
In his eyes, there was no way Hao Jian could win, so he was fearless about the stakes.
Hao Jian looked at Yan Chen with a smile and then said, "Then let's bet that whoever loses will avoid Yuwei from then on, not speaking to her nor letting her see them. How about that?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of displeasure flashed in Liang Yuwei's eyes, but she had a feeling that Hao Jian would win. Women's instincts are quite accurate.
So if a simple bet could make the annoying Yan Chen disappear from her sight, it might not be unacceptable.
Liang Yuwei remained silent without objection, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, which was considered as approval of the wager.
Yan Chen initially got angry hearing Hao Jian call Liang Yuwei "Yuwei". How audacious was he to call her so intimately so soon.
But upon seeing that Liang Yuwei didn't say anything, it was evident that she approved of this bet.
Then his mindset changed. Since Yuwei agreed to the bet, as long as he won, no one would compete with him for Yuwei, and Yuwei would witness his flair and charm and agree to be with him.
Thinking it over, for the sake of a man's pride,
Yan Chen replied, "Fine! We'll add your proposed conditions. So it's settled happily, no deadline, whoever solves the case first will bow down in apology and call the other 'grandfather' three times, and from then on, must avoid Yuwei and cannot speak to her."
Hao Jian smiled and then said, "Alright, it's happily decided then!"
Afterwards, Yan Chen gave Hao Jian a very confident look, then turned and left with his group.
"Let's go!"
The police officers behind followed Yan Chen away.
Even as they left, they didn't forget to criticize Hao Jian a few times.
"Who is he?"
"I don't know, I heard his name is Hao Jian!"
"Hmph! Does he even know who our Brother Chen is? Daring to compete with Brother Chen on case-solving is simply overestimating himself. Just wait until Brother Chen solves the case and see how we put him in his place."
"Yeah, he needs some lessons taught to him!"
Their voices weren't loud, but not too quiet either, clearly meant for Hao Jian to hear.
In response, Hao Jian just smiled.
Turning back and sitting on the sofa, Liang Yuwei suddenly looked at Hao Jian and said, "Looks like I didn't find the wrong person."
Hao Jian smiled, then suddenly looked at Liang Yuwei with an unusual gaze.
"Of course you didn't find the wrong person. I am so outstanding. I could take first place in first grade, first place in the city's third grade, and throughout middle school, high school, and college, when have I not come in first place? If not me, then who?"
As he said the last sentence, Hao Jian's gaze at Liang Yuwei clearly changed.
Hao Jian hoped Liang Yuwei could understand the meaning behind that look.
Subsequently, the two agreed to meet again in an hour or so to prepare and then go investigate together.
After all, some matters shouldn't be rushed, as rushing doesn't help anything. Better to take it one step at a time.
After discussing some matters, Liang Yuwei left Hao Jian's house.
As soon as she stepped outside, all those police officers who had been waiting outside rushed to her.
The male police officer who previously tried to flatter Liang Yuwei but got kicked out by Jiang Long quickly gathered around her and said eagerly, "Officer Liang, as soon as you stepped in, that Hao Jian probably agreed, right?"
Liang Yuwei didn't say anything, but seeing the happy expression on her face, he secretly guessed it must have succeeded.
The male officer immediately said, "Ah, I just knew it. When Officer Liang personally takes charge, no issue remains unresolved."
Saying this, Liang Yuwei already reached the car door, and the male officer quickly rushed ahead of her, eagerly opening the door for her to get in.
After getting in the car, Liang Yuwei said, "Back to the station!"
Then those police cars parked outside Hao Jian's house drove away.
Jiang Long was still standing at the door, diligently guarding the villa's security.
Inside the villa.
Hao Jian was leisurely lying on the sofa.
At this time, Xie Qianqian suddenly said, "Are you really going to help her investigate the case?"
Hao Jian nodded and said, "Is there any doubt? Or are you jealous because I'm helping her with the investigation!"
Saying this, Hao Jian also gave Xie Qianqian a strange look.
This little girl definitely fell for me because of my charisma, and now she's getting jealous.
But unexpectedly, Xie Qianqian frankly said, "If there's anyone more shameless than you, it's only that old sow downstairs who's jealous of you!"
Knowing Xie Qianqian was joking, Hao Jian didn't continue talking to her.
Instead, Shu Ya, knowing Hao Jian was back, came out to see him and get some water before continuing her work.
Shu Ya sat down next to Hao Jian, and then he told her in detail how he planned to deal with the Yang Family father and son and his promise to Liang Yuwei to help investigate the murderer case.
Shu Ya was on the edge of her seat as she listened, only relaxing when he said there was no danger, and insisted that Hao Jian should inform her whenever he planned to do something.
Hao Jian agreed to everything one by one.
As for his promise to help Liang Yuwei with the murderer case, she also fully supported Hao Jian.
After all, their home was in Hua City, and if something went wrong there, it wouldn't be good. Besides, it's a way to serve the country.
After saying all this, Shu Ya went back upstairs to her study to continue working.
And as for Xie Qianqian, as she found Hao Jian too annoying, she grabbed her weapon and went out. Although it had been a little quieter recently, there was still a murderer lurking around, waiting to strike, so one needed to be careful sometimes.
Subsequently, Hao Jian started to search for information related to the murderer case.
After gaining some understanding, Hao Jian picked up his phone and called Spice Ginger.
As soon as Spice Ginger answered, he eagerly said, "Young Master Hao, what can I do for you?"
Hao Jian said, "Investigate the details about the murderer case for me, all the victims and the places where the criminal appeared. Gather all the accurate information for me immediately."
On hearing this, Spice Ginger looked puzzled, "Young Master Hao, since when did you become interested in the murderer case?"
Hao Jian said, "Why so much nonsense? Just get it done!"
Spice Ginger immediately said, "Alright, alright, I'll get it to you right away, Young Master Hao!"
Spice Ginger's efficiency was indeed quite high. Hao Jian had been sitting on the sofa in a daze for just over twenty minutes when Spice Ginger called back.
Hao Jian answered.
"Young Master Hao, I've gathered all the information you wanted. I've sent it to your email," Spice Ginger said.
Hao Jian said, "Good."
Then he hung up.
Hao Jian then opened his laptop, accessed his email, and started carefully reviewing the files Spice Ginger had sent.
What would take an average person over an hour to read, Hao Jian finished in just ten minutes.
After reviewing the information, Hao Jian found that there had been more than ten victims so far, including both males and females, which means the criminal isn't targeting one specific gender, as both genders are involved.
The modus operandi isn't particularly sophisticated, one could even call it crude; the killer would attack, failing to deliver a lethal blow, and then continue assaulting the victim until they died, then leave.
This process didn't take long, maybe just a few seconds, which allowed the perpetrator to quickly flee the scene and avoid capture.
However, after watching some blurry video footage, Hao Jian identified a recurring issue; the targets were either alone or in pairs when attacked, always resulting in their deaths before the perpetrator left. But that's not the key point; the key point is all targets were good-looking, whether male or female, judging from their life photos, they were quite attractive.
This means the perpetrator specifically picks attractive individuals to target.
Therefore, analyzing based on this problem, the perpetrator must be someone unattractive themselves, attacking attractive people to compensate for their own dissatisfaction.
Additional evidence came from the later photos of the victims, which supported Hao Jian's theory, as the killer would always damage the victim's face post-mortem, either scoring it with a knife or smashing it with a hammer.
This point vividly and thoroughly proves Hao Jian's hypothesis is correct.
Another point is that although the locations and times of the murders aren't fixed, occurring sometimes during the day, sometimes at night.
However, if examined closely with a map, it's clear that all the crimes almost always occur within a fixed area.
If not explored carefully, it's really somewhat difficult to discover.
Afterward, Hao Jian found some more detailed issues.