Working in a Zoo with Beast Taming System

Chapter 313: Chapter 188: How to Use Animals to Kill? (3)

Yang Qi suggested, "What if the drug only causes very brief paralysis and a minor metabolic disorder in the muscle fibers? The injection point would be minuscule, and the drug itself would metabolize so quickly that it would be nearly impossible to detect in a drowning victim during a standard autopsy. All that would be left is this incredibly subtle difference in texture?"

Upon hearing this, Forensic Doctor Liu froze for a moment. Then, all his knowledge of toxicology and pathology came flooding back.

His eyes widened, and his breathing grew ragged. "That’s... that’s possible! Especially with certain modified biotoxins or synthetic anesthetics. They’re short-acting, highly targeted, and cause minimal tissue damage, but they’re potent enough to cause a complete loss of function."

"If it was injected through an ultra-fine needle or even fangs, the puncture wound could be so tiny it would be impossible to identify after being submerged in water!"

He snapped his gaze to Yang Qi, his voice filled with shock. "Advisor Yang, are you saying the victim’s legs might have been paralyzed before he entered the water? That it made him unable to swim properly, maybe even causing him to aspirate water because of the paralysis?"

"That’s right."

Yang Qi nodded. "They must have used a highly specialized anesthetic. It probably only affects the lower limbs or a specific muscle group. The effect is potent but short-lived, and it metabolizes so quickly that it leaves no trace for a standard tox screen."

"That’s also why he could struggle in the water but couldn’t swim back to shore."

The young Forensic Doctor Xiaowang finally caught on, horrified. "Then... then how did the killer manage to inject the victim’s leg? Underwater?"

"Of course not underwater."

Yang Qi shook his head. "It was an animal. A specially modified chameleon, capable of clinging with precision and carrying a micro-injection device—or perhaps its own venom glands were altered to secrete this type of anesthetic!"

The two forensic doctors were stunned, frozen in place.

But Yang Qi didn’t linger. He said his thanks, pulled off his gloves, and returned to the task force’s conference room.

By then, the members of Guan Sub-Team who had been out investigating had returned and were sitting silently around the conference table.

"Advisor Yang, what did you find?" Tang Yuan asked hurriedly as soon as he saw Yang Qi return.

"I’ve figured it out."

Yang Qi stood before the whiteboard, picked up a marker, and began his explanation, combining his specialized knowledge with the deductions he’d just made.

"Director Tang, everyone. The organization ’Li Jiahao’ is part of has powerful animal modification technology. I’m calling the chameleon they modified the ’Phantom Killer.’"

"It likely has the following abilities: First, extremely strong camouflage and stealth capabilities, allowing it to blend almost perfectly with its environment. Second, enhanced clinging strength and precise movement. Third, it either carries or secretes a special, short-acting, and potent local anesthetic or neurotoxin."

Yang Qi wrote the four cases on the whiteboard and began to analyze them one by one.

"Case one: the falling flowerpot. The ’Phantom’ was lying in wait on the edge of the roof or the flowerpot stand. When the victim appeared, ’Li Jiahao’ guided the ’Phantom’ from a distance using a specific command or chemical lure to trigger a pre-set micro-mechanism, causing the flowerpot to fall at the perfect moment."

"And ’Li Jiahao’ had placed a stray cat near the rooftop beforehand."

"Case two: electrocution by power line. The ’Phantom’ carried a micro-dose of a highly corrosive agent and applied it to a specific point on the power line in advance, causing it to snap just as the victim passed by. It’s even possible the ’Phantom’ itself acted as part of the conductor, clinging to the utility pole and touching the broken end of the live wire with its body at the critical moment to direct the current."

"Case three: the fall into the sewer. ’Li Jiahao’ removed the manhole cover in advance. The ’Phantom’ lay in wait in the shadows of an alley entrance. As the victim was returning home at night, it quickly bit the target. ’Li Jiahao’ then took the opportunity to release a stray dog to rush at the victim. The victim tried to dodge, but because their leg was paralyzed, they lost their balance and fell into the open manhole."

"Case four: drowning while saving someone. This is the most crucial case!"

Yang Qi’s pen tapped heavily on the word "riverbank." "’Li Jiahao’s’ target was the high school student. He had scouted a spot on the riverbank that the student passed every day after school, and he knew what kind of person the student was. He lured a flock of birds beforehand to startle an elementary school student, causing them to fall into the river in a panic."

"When the high school student saw the younger child fall into the water and rushed to the river’s edge, the ’Phantom’, which was hiding there, quickly struck his lower leg."

"By the time the high school student jumped into the water to save the child, the paralysis had set in, making him unable to swim effectively. He eventually drowned from exhaustion. Meanwhile, the ’Phantom’ was long gone."

"As for this last point, I just found the evidence on the high school student’s body, with help from the forensic doctors."

A dead silence filled the conference room, leaving only the echo of Yang Qi’s voice.

Everyone was stunned by the modus operandi—so inconceivable, and yet so rigorously logical.

To use a modified chameleon to carry out such intricate, insidious, and untraceable murders!