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The last corpse was quite different from the first two.

First, the first two corpses were both found on the slope with multiple severe injuries to the body and head, and the cause of death was still undetermined. The last corpse, however, was found in a dilapidated temple with bruises concentrated on the back, and the cause of death could have been the unidentified substances in the stomach or possibly excessive blood loss.

Second, jade orchids were always placed in the dilapidated temple. When the first two corpses were found, bundles of jade orchid were wrapped in a monk’s cloth bag, under which lay two bunches of hair, while the last body was holding jade orchids in its arms, with hair also tucked inside the embrace.

Third, the first two corpses still had blood in them, while the last one had been drained of blood, and its clothes were tidied up very neatly. Moreover, although it had ingested incense ashes, there were no residues on the mouth, tongue, or teeth, clearly after careful cleaning.

Ran Yan had encountered many serial killings before, such as those by sadists who preferred women with certain fixed features, or arranged corpses in a certain pattern, harming a specific body part, etc. This time, however, it was somewhat puzzling. Generally, in serial killings, the perpetrator would have some kind of persistent notion and would absolutely stick to it to the end, not changing it easily.

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If it was said that the killer had suffered emotional trauma, it’s very likely he would kill men who resembled in some way the one who had hurt him. Following this deduction, there would be no reason for the killer to give them different "treatment," would there? Could it be that the third man looked particularly good? Or perhaps he resembled his lover the most?

Besides, where did the drained blood go?

An average adult weighing 60 kilograms has approximately 4.8 kilograms of blood in their body. A bucket of average size can hold two to three buckets. The victim had at least three-quarters of their blood extracted, which is roughly 3.5 kilograms. What use could there be for such a large amount of blood?

Ran Yan discussed these conditions with the three people and then entered the meditation room again, beginning the autopsies of the other two bodies.

These two bodies were already highly decomposed, the swelling somewhat subsided, the head and neck began to rot, and there was liquefaction in the subcutaneous and muscle tissues; the stomach and intestines from the one who died a month earlier had begun to decay and collapse, revealing bones in some places.