"Yes, Dad, I will keep fighting until the Polaris organization is completely destroyed. I swear it again with your police-issue handgun! Listen to the sound of the trigger you once pulled!"
I raised the pistol and fired wildly at the sky. Many crows scattered everywhere, cawing incessantly. They didn't seem scared, but rather were offering blessings to my father.
We both stood up. From this day on, Lu Chusheng and I became sworn brothers.
However, just as we were about to leave the police cemetery, we suddenly heard a scream coming from the vicinity of the security booth not far away!
Lu Chusheng and I exchanged a look, our attention immediately focused. We ran towards the source of the sound at the first opportunity.
There should have been only one security guard in the booth. But when we arrived, we found that he was nowhere to be seen.
We opened the door of the security booth and searched everywhere, still finding nothing. The place was quite cramped, with just enough space for a bed and a simple coffee table. On the table, a pot of freshly heated water was placed. I opened the lid and saw steam still rising, but the person was gone. I could tell that the scream we heard earlier was from the security guard.
I had seen that security guard many times before. After all, this wasn't my first visit to the police cemetery. I didn't know what was going on.
Based on the scream, it seemed like a major incident had occurred. Most people wouldn't scream like that casually, especially an adult.
As I was observing my surroundings, Lu Chusheng suddenly discovered something. He kicked open the door behind the security booth and entered a corridor next door. At this moment, I also saw the security guard kneeling on the ground.
He was kneeling facing a spot at the end of the corridor. We didn't know what was happening until we called out to him from behind. Only then did we realize that he was already dead!
This was determined by me taking out the glasses I usually wore when writing novels from my pocket and placing them in front of the security guard's nose to test. After death, if a lens is placed on the glasses, no water vapor will appear due to the absence of breathing.
I put away my glasses, stood up, and immediately dialed for support. Lu Chusheng stayed to guard the scene with me.
On the surface, Old Chen, this security guard, died strangely. His hands were clasped, his eyes were closed, and he was kneeling on the ground, facing the restroom at the end of the corridor, as if atoning for his sins.
But why should he atone? To whom was he atoning?
I hurried into the restroom and found that it had already been converted. It was not a restroom at all, but a small mourning hall. Inside the hall was a woman's pale photograph, and candles were burning. On a spirit tablet, the words "Spirit Tablet of Chen Qiaolan" were written. Chen Qiaoling? Chen Youfa (the security guard)? Could these two be...?
I immediately asked He Xin to look up Chen Youfa's information. Soon after, the support team arrived at the scene.
Zhang Keying and Xie Chuchu immediately approached the body and observed the deceased with me, taking photos of him everywhere. They photographed almost every part of his body, but what was most striking was the deceased's puffy eye bags, as if something was stuffed inside them.
Zhang Keying and I exchanged a glance. We took out tweezers from the forensic kit and carefully lifted the deceased's eyelids. As we did so, a strange bead fell out of the deceased's eye socket. Not only the left eye, but the right eye also contained the same bead. They looked well-made. After it left the eye socket, it fell into my palm.
"Senior? Is this a pearl?" Xie Chuchu asked, her pupils widening with confusion at the strange bead before her.
"No, this is... it should be agate!"
"Agate??"
"That's right. Agate, also known as ma nao, is a type of chalcedony mineral. It is often a massive form of chalcedony with banded textures containing opal and cryptocrystalline quartz. Its hardness is 6.5-7, and its specific gravity is 2.65. Its colors are quite layered."
I explained, and then gave everyone some knowledge about agate. At this point, Liu Yuning, who was standing nearby, asked, "Where are the deceased's eyes?"
"They were dug out and replaced with two agates. It's so strange, why would someone do that?"
"Bastard, it looks like this guy is another pervert."
"I don't think so. Digging out the eyes and then placing agates seems like a deliberate decoration for us. Also, the deceased was posed in a posture of atonement. It looks like the killer knew someone he had offended. I remember that in Buddhism, agate seems to have a meaning of salvation, which is somewhat similar to relics."
"No way? Decorating for us to see? So you mean the killer has a histrionic personality?"
Hearing Liu Yuning say that, I cast a look of approval at her: "You know about histrionic personality disorder too?"
"Of course. Just like the killer now, committing murder and then arranging these agates and poses, it's all a performance..."
"Heh, let me tell you in detail! Histrionic personality disorder is one of the 16 personality types. It's abbreviated as ESFP, where E represents extroverted, S represents sensing, F represents feeling, and P represents perceiving. If someone can't help but start singing and dancing, they can be classified as a performer personality type. People with the performer personality type immerse themselves in the current state of excitement and want everyone else to do the same. When it comes to motivating others and cheering them on, people with the performer personality type spare no time or energy, making them irresistible. No other personality type can compare to them in this regard.
People with the performer personality type are natural performers. They love the spotlight, and the world is their stage. Many celebrities with the performer personality type are indeed actors, but they also put on a great show in front of their friends, showing off their unique and straightforward sense of humor during conversations, striving to be the center of attention, and making every outing feel like a party. They are complete social animals who enjoy the simplest things, and for them, nothing is more enjoyable than laughing and having fun with a large group of friends.
They are not only good at conversation; people with the performer personality type are the most aesthetically inclined among all personality types. Whether it's decorating, dressing, or a well-equipped home, people with the performer personality type display extraordinary fashion sense. They can immediately tell what is attractive and can boldly change their surroundings to reflect their personal style. They are naturally curious and enjoy exploring new designs, mastering various styles with ease."