Chapter 62.1
Coda (6)
Although “ghost” Adams’ age and state were not sufficient for a complete exchange between otherworldly visitors and local natives, the scattered information gathered from him, when integrated, was already a significant gain for the Special Case Investigation Team members.
As for the existence that everyone speculated about, seemingly protecting the truth and order of this world from the shadows, they temporarily called it the “Maintainer of Order”. Although it stirred their hearts, even evoking a mix of reverence, fear, vigilance, and curiosity in their innermost being – this was the instinctive reaction of mortals to all unknown things – it seemed too distant at present. Indeed, they should be prepared from now on, but there was no need to worry excessively.
There were more urgent matters at hand.
It was the [Ghost in the Rainy Night Serial Killings] that had occurred in Yuanyang City and shocked the entire Yao Country.
The public opinion group led by Chu Xingrui had done an excellent job. Under everyone’s guidance, the public opinion storm that had initially erupted like thunder on a clear day had already subsided imperceptibly, like a flood entering the sea, causing no ripples. The major case that had shocked the entire country seemed to have been completely forgotten by people in just a few months.
This was partly because after the kidnapping case, the Ghost in the Rainy Night Serial Killings had stopped, the killer had not continued to cause trouble, no new victims had appeared, and news about the case could only rehash old information, losing much of its heat.
More importantly, during that period, there was more news bombarding the hot search on the internet.
Some celebrity’s secret marriage and child, some flow star’s drug arrest, some film queen’s real-life palace intrigue with her plastic bestie… It seemed as if a latent force of justice in the entertainment circle had suddenly exerted itself. Thus, all kinds of eye-catching news were dug up in a matter of days. Netizens couldn’t even keep up with the gossip. Apart from those directly involved, who still cared about some outdated serial killing case?