The mind of a madman cannot be understood through conventional reasoning.

But regardless of whether Zhang Cheng is a madman or not.

A bloodstained new suit was found in his home, and it showed signs of being burned.

Therefore, Madman Zhang must be taken in for investigation.

What’s more, it’s such a coincidence that Madman Zhang has disappeared at this critical moment!

Under such circumstances, even Chen Xiao couldn’t ignore it.

Upon hearing the situation, Lin Xi also became serious immediately.

"Alright, I’ll take people over right away."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiao began to calm himself down.

Madman Zhang left barefoot.

Walking barefoot on the concrete of his home, he didn’t make the slightest sound.

This made Chen Xiao have even more suspicions.

For example, Madman Zhang’s side profile!

At this time, his side profile could definitely be magnified endlessly.

Even if Chen Xiao was not sure how the suit came to be, the mere resemblance of the side profile is an absolute suspicion at this moment.

Otherwise, why would Madman Zhang disappear?

Chen Xiao could confirm that no one else entered Madman Zhang’s home after him.

Unfortunately, Madman Zhang was still a step faster.

This step was enough to buy him a lot of time.

Especially when there are many routes to leave!

After searching for a while without finding Madman Zhang’s whereabouts, Lin Xi arrived with reinforcements.

Taking the suit from Chen Xiao’s hand and seeing the bloodstains on it, Lin Xi’s face also turned serious:

"Was this found in the stove?"

"Yes, I followed when he appeared at your place, then went to his kitchen and finally found this in the stove."

"For now, let’s focus on finding Madman Zhang. It will take some time to analyze the bloodstains."

Chen Xiao didn’t respond.

Lin Xi handed the suit over to the task force members for further analysis.

When everyone started searching along the road, Chen Xiao and Lin Xi began walking on one of the paths.

As they walked, Lin Xi said:

"I’m very puzzled, how did he get to my house?"

"I called Xiong Nan, and he told me Madman Zhang has a very good memory. When he drove to the Xiong Family, Madman Zhang might have memorized my car, but...."

Chen Xiao paused and looked at the darkness ahead: "I think his eyesight must be very strong; otherwise, how could he easily spot my car in front of your house?"

Lin Xi nodded silently: "It’s just like how a blind person’s hearing or sense of smell can be very acute. If the heavens take away one of a person’s abilities, they might compensate with others. But isn’t it too much of a coincidence for him to disappear now? And you wanted me to note his side profile?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"Yes, now I can’t help but suspect he might be the culprit?"

"It’s plausible to suspect, but there’s a lack of connections; he shouldn’t know so much about the Jiao Family, right? Could we be overthinking it? Is the case itself actually very simple?"

When Lin Xi raised this doubt, Chen Xiao directly refuted:

"No, Zhang’s disappearance easily leads people to this line of thought. But we need to calmly analyze the crime scene; the placement of the deceased is not just simple murder."

Lin Xi felt a headache: "Then how can you reasonably explain all of this?"

Chen Xiao didn’t speak, just cast a look over.

Lin Xi understood Chen Xiao’s meaning; that look was telling her to figure it all out by herself.

Gradually, the couple stopped communicating.

But it wasn’t long before Lin Xi sorted it out for herself:

"Madman Zhang has reason to know about the Jiao Family because there’s Xiong Nan, who knows Qiao Zhiyuan well."

"Xiong Nan could have easily brought up past events and people he met in the detention center with Madman Zhang."

"Once mentioned, Madman Zhang would know. But if we go by that reasoning, then Zhang and Xiong Nan and the people in the Jiao Family should have connections as well. Otherwise, how did the murder happen?"

"Yes, though a madman can’t be understood through common logic, there must be a reason for a madman to clash with someone."

After Chen Xiao’s words fell, Lin Xi immediately took out her phone and made a call: "Arrange for someone to conduct a temporary interrogation of Qiao Zhiyuan and get someone to summon Xiong Nan to the Criminal Investigation Team. I’ll be right back."

After finishing the call, Lin Xi said: "I’ll go back first, and you?"

Chen Xiao thought for a moment, then took Lin Xi’s hand, saying: "Don’t rush, let me take you home to check something."

"Why go home now? My parents are asleep."

"We need to analyze what exactly Madman Zhang did in the car!"

Without waiting for Lin Xi to respond, Chen Xiao pulled her towards their home.

Once back at the Lin Family home, Chen Xiao got a flashlight and examined the wobbly girl’s drawing left by Madman Zhang on the car’s trunk.

"Did Madman Zhang leave this?"

Chen Xiao nodded: "Yes, I couldn’t sleep and opened the window for some fresh air, only to notice what seemed like a person behind the car. Upon checking, I found it was Madman Zhang hiding there."

"This drawing, he’s drawing his daughter, right?"

Given Madman Zhang’s public behavior, anyone would think the drawing was of his daughter, Zhang Tongtong.

Even Chen Xiao thought so.

Yet he knew it was Zhang Tongtong and still wanted to come back and check.

He still didn’t believe Madman Zhang was feigning it.

Because that kind of madness is difficult to imitate.

True madness is the result of a mental breakdown!

But precisely because it’s a breakdown, even Chen Xiao couldn’t grasp Madman Zhang’s inner world.

How can one discern a madman’s inner world?

Observe him—what he does when he’s quiet is a channel!

When Madman Zhang left the drawing on his car, he was quiet.

So Chen Xiao came back to look at the wobbly little girl on the car’s trunk.

The little girl had a little ponytail, no braided hair.

There was no school bag on her, and although her facial expression was drawn very distortedly, it was clear he wasn’t drawing a smiling girl.

As Chen Xiao examined closely, so did Lin Xi.

Watching, Lin Xi couldn’t help but comment: "Is this supposed to be his daughter, Zhang Tongtong? Look at that pink school bag, and considering Madman Zhang’s occasional ramblings, you can tell that his daughter doesn’t fit such a withdrawn image."

"Withdrawn?"

The word from Lin Xi made Chen Xiao’s scalp tingle.

He then involuntarily said: "When Madman Zhang came home, he reached out as if to hold a child’s hand, yet the direction he held wasn’t...."

"The direction wasn’t directly facing this drawing on the car but was making a hand-holding gesture to his side!"

"So, in his world, his daughter should have been beside him at that time, which means, who is the little girl in this drawing?"

After Chen Xiao said this, Lin Xi couldn’t help but say solemnly: "Could it be... Jiao Yue!"