Plus, he acted without considering the consequences.
In simple terms, low emotional intelligence.
That’s why, even though he had cracked many cases, his final official rank wasn’t that high.
Stunts like suddenly provoking and insulting the murderer like that—if it were anyone else, they would absolutely never pull such a move without consulting others first.
But Investigator Wang could pull it off effortlessly.
After all, Jiang Shuixian was a veteran host.
So, she quickly steered the topic back: “Investigator Wang, everyone is deeply disgusted with that murderer.”
“But I still hope you can stay calm.”
Investigator Wang glanced sideways at Jiang Shuixian, let out a cold snort, and said, “I am calm.”
Jiang Shuixian had an expression that screamed, “Do you really think I believe that?”
Then, they rambled on about this and that.
And just like that, the show ended.
Of course, despite all her precautions, Jiang Shuixian never expected that in the final moments of the show—
Investigator Wang would drop another bombshell on her.
At the end of the program, Jiang Shuixian asked Professor Jiang and Investigator Wang a question:
With all these deranged criminals around the world who have committed heinous crimes one after another,
are we really forced to just wait for something to happen before we can deliver delayed justice?
Is there no other way to prevent it in advance?
Professor Jiang’s answer was blunt—just two words: “No, there isn’t.”
Of course, he added a bit more afterward.
We should pay more attention to the psychological health of all children from a young age.
Help them learn to love and to have love.
But that’s impossible—it’s very hard to achieve.
Because nowadays, whether it’s parents or schools, they only care about children’s academic performance. Nothing else matters except test scores.
Some places even have the absurd situation where a child gets an IV drip while sick—one hand hooked up to the drip, the other hand writing homework.
Investigator Wang’s answer: “Want to stop evil before it happens? That’s way too simple!”
Jiang Shuixian got pretty excited, thinking she was about to hear some words of wisdom.
But she never expected his answer to be such an extreme, provocative method:
“These psychological freaks—many of them have had a hobby and preference for animal cruelty since childhood.”
“So, anyone who kills animals for fun should be put under strict surveillance, or even just killed outright. One and done.”
Then, right after that, the show ended.
At that moment, Jiang Ran sat in front of the TV, quietly mulling over the words of that hot-tempered retired Investigator Wang.
He felt that killing someone just for torturing animals to death was an outcome that could never be achieved in reality—the punishment was too severe.
Fines or jail time, that made more sense.
But what he said still held a lot of truth.
Because a normal person, someone with a normal mind—
Would you ever torture cats or dogs to death?
You wouldn’t dare. Your conscience wouldn’t let you.
So yes, people who engage in animal cruelty like that really are the ones who deserve focused attention.
“I wonder if this murderer will be caught before I go abroad.”
“I hope there won’t be any more victims.”
Jiang Ran prayed sincerely.
The next day.
Investigator Wang’s two outbursts on the show still caused quite a stir.
The first one—where he stood his ground and scorned the murderer—
Won the retired Investigator Wang quite a few fans. Many people left comments online saying that Investigator Wang hated evil like an enemy, had a strong character, and couldn’t tolerate even a speck of sand in his eyes when facing crime. When dealing with this kind of murderous freak, you should use this kind of stern, just, and unyielding attitude—not some euphemistic, gentle approach.
The second comment sparked even more discussion. Many people called for the establishment of an animal protection law to safeguard those animals.
Of course, beyond that, a lot of people shifted their attention to those who abuse animals.
Because for ordinary people, unless they’re mentally disturbed, even if they don’t like cats, dogs, or other small animals, they wouldn’t go out of their way to hurt or abuse them.
But despite the strong online outcry and condemnation of these animal killers, there was still no visible practical outcome.
The new manager of Building No. 1, Manager Wu Wen, did something interesting. In response to the ongoing serial rape-murder case in Nancheng City, he actually organized a discussion meeting in the apartment complex. He invited anyone in the apartment who was interested to come and discuss it.
The discussion was scheduled for that afternoon in the activity room.
Jiang Ran showed up at the activity room in the afternoon. The moment he stepped inside, various danger warnings kept ringing in his mind.
Jiang Ran thought to himself—getting these dangerous people together to discuss the murderer might actually yield something.
The discussion was as casual as a free chat session. On each table were some sunflower seeds, peanuts, drinks, small snacks, and the like. Manager Wu Wen had probably bought these out of his own pocket.
Not many people came to the discussion—just over twenty, both men and women.
Jiang Ran leaned against the wall, listening to the conversation at the table closest to him.
Man: “Is the Nancheng City police department incompetent? I keep feeling like the sixth case wasn’t committed by that murderer, you know? The first five victims were all women, so why did the sixth one turn into a man? Did they get it wrong? Or is someone copying the crimes?”
Woman: “Yeah, I think the gap is too big. Normally, it shouldn’t jump that much. But if it really is a copycat, the Nancheng police should be able to tell, right? Ugh, we don’t have firsthand information. Can’t really figure it out.”
Second Man: “But speaking of which, with all kinds of surveillance cameras popping up all over our country, it’s getting harder and harder to commit a crime without getting caught.”
Third Man: “Who’s to say it isn’t? If you watch those legal programs on TV about cases, you’ll notice that a lot of bizarre cases happened back when surveillance wasn’t widespread. Nowadays, in the age of surveillance, the cases that occur aren’t nearly as strange or eerie.”
Second Woman: “Yeah, it’s way too hard to commit a crime in the city now. Unless you’re in a rural area or some uninhabited wilderness.”
Fourth Man: “What do you guys think about this murderer? Any guesses on his occupation? What kind of person is he?”
Woman: “Can’t guess, and I’m not interested.”
Second Man: “I think this murderer might be a shut-in. A perverted shut-in committing crimes.”
Third Man: “A shut-in? For real?”
Second Man: “Just guessing. No harm in it. The main thing is, from the first five victims, I get the feeling that this murderer was building up experience, so he chose easy targets.”
“So the impression he gives me is that he’s very cautious and careful.”
Second Woman: “So what does that have to do with being a shut-in?”
Second Man: “Heh, don’t underestimate shut-ins. Some of them can be really terrifying.”
Fifth Man: “Hey? Didn’t the apartment get a criminal psychologist named Li Shumu last time? Where is he now? Have him come over and analyze things. He’s supposed to be a criminal psychologist, right? He’d definitely be better than us, hehehe.”
