Qi Shuangshuang and Luo Yao then went to two other cities to investigate the past of four victims. They were also completely unrelated people, two brothel girls, a country farmer and a restaurant clerk.

Although there may be overlap between these four people in terms of identity, the survey data of these four people do not know each other.

Four people who don't know each other and have never even met each other mean that it's almost impossible for them to have the same intersection.

Qi Shuangshuang had a headache. She had asked Yang Wuchang sent by Luo Yao to collect the life preferences of these victims, including all their actions before and after they were killed, and the places they had visited and the things they had done.

After gathering these pieces of information together and checking them carefully, Qi Shuangshuang couldn't believe that these people really had nothing in common.

The reason why I can't see the same connection is because I haven't looked carefully enough and haven't looked at it in more detail.

Just when Qi Shuangshuang was in the inn looking at the information in his hands, Luo Yao, who had gone out to summon Yang Wuchang to inquire about the information, came back with an ugly face.

When Luo Yao came in, Qi Shuangshuang was lowering her head and putting together several pieces of news and information that she felt were a little suspicious. She always felt like she had some clues in her mind.

As a result, Luo Yao pushed the door in very roughly at this moment, sat down opposite Qi Shuangshuang, and lost all the clues she had just remembered.

Qi Shuangshuang rubbed his head with a headache, watching Luo Yao pouring water and drinking tea very irritably, and then angrily complained to her: "These ghosts and impermanence sent out are becoming more and more useless!

Before I came out, I told Luo Feng a lot, telling them not to let people die inexplicably and lose their souls. But in the end, it was all in vain!

Do you know, just now Luo Feng sent me a message, something happened again! It’s okay this time, there were more than a hundred people who died before their life span was over, and there was no trace of their souls!

Really, I’m speechless. So many people died before my eyes, and these ungrateful gangsters didn’t notice any of them! I’m really pissed off!”

Luo Yao said and slapped the table. The teapot and teacup on the table jumped with too much force and tea spilled all over the table.

Luo Yao didn't care about the tea spilled on the table, directly picked up the teapot and poured water, and then poured water angrily.

Qi Shuangshuang frowned solemnly. Only a dozen people were missing before, but this time more than a hundred people were missing at once. This is really arrogant!

Although Qi Shuangshuang was also angry in her heart, she was not as angry as Luo Yao that Gui Cha and Wu Chang were useless. If there really was some powerful evil thing, it would be normal if they couldn't find it.

What makes Qi Shuangshuang angry is that this harmful thing is too arrogant. With so many ghosts and Wuchang going out at the same time, it is impossible for this thing not to know that he is being targeted.

But knowing that he has been targeted, he still dares to harm others so wildly. He is simply provoking the underworld and provoking her! Who are you looking down on? You are sure that you can't find him!

Qi Shuangshuang thought angrily, but after getting angry for a moment, Qi Shuangshuang calmed down. Now is not the time to be angry. The more angry you are, the easier it is to lose your mind.

Once people cannot guarantee their rationality, they are prone to make mistakes, and they are really in love with that thing. Just looking at the angry Luo Yao on the side, Qi Shuangshuang began to have a headache again.

Luo Yao has a cold and self-possessed face, which gives the first impression of being cold and self-denying, but in reality his personality and appearance are nothing like that.

Luo Yao is a person who has a fiery temper that explodes at the slightest point, and will erupt from time to time if he doesn't. He also likes to deal with things without saying anything.

He would definitely be impatient if he was asked to investigate such clueless things. He was not good at this. Before they came out with Luo Yao, Qi Shuangshuang had already prepared to work alone.

But now she was afraid that Luo Yao would be too angry and unbearable, and then do something unexpected and interrupt her steps. It was a matter of time whether she could catch this unknown thing.

When it comes to fighting, Qi Shuangshuang asks herself that she is not afraid of facing Pluto, but the trouble now is that this thing may not be solved by force, and what is more important is to capture him.

The other party was obviously very good at hiding, and he had no intention of confronting the people in the underworld head-on. Although he committed the crime very arrogantly, the traces were eliminated perfectly.

So much so that it took a long time after the incident was discovered by the people in the underworld, which means that this thing is arrogant but not impulsive, and his actions are perfect in that he uses his strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses.

Qi Shuangshuang rubbed his forehead, let out a long breath, and asked Luo Yao, who was still angry: "Where are the more than 100 victims this time from? Are they far or close to each other?"

Although Luo Yao has a somewhat irritable personality, fortunately he is still reliable when doing things. He has asked this question before. He directly opened the map and spread it out in front of Qi Shuangshuang.

Nearly half of the map was marked with red circles. Luo Yao clicked on the red circles on the map and said: "The victims are located far away from each other, spanning five prefectures, but the same thing can't be found.

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I have summoned all the Yang Wuchangs nearby and asked them to inform other Yang Wuchangs walking in the world, and work together to investigate the lives of these people and their actions some time before their death. I will give you the news when it comes back."

Qi Shuangshuang nodded, Yang Wuchang was much more convenient to move around in the world than Ghost, and Yang Wuchang often had some unique methods, so his ability to find out information should not be underestimated.

The movements of these Yang Wuchangs were indeed extremely fast. Luo Yao and Qi Shuangshuang said that on the third day when someone was killed again, all the information about these victims was gathered in front of Qi Shuangshuang.

There was too much news this time, and the information with the news was piled all over the table. They both sat in front of the table, reading one by one, trying not to miss any detail.

Sometimes, the clues are in the inadvertent little piece of information that is easy to miss, so looking for clues requires enough patience and care.

Qi Shuangshuang was patient and attentive enough, so after three days of careful searching, Qi Shuangshuang finally caught the light that was interrupted by Luo Yao, found a line, and successfully connected these clues.

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This clue first talks about one of the hobbies of the emperor of this dynasty, which is to watch shadow puppet shows. The emperor is so addicted to shadow puppet shows that he forgets to sleep and eat, and neglects government affairs.

In order to see the best shadow puppet show, the emperor once gathered people from all over the world who were good at shadow puppet performances into the palace to select the best ones, who were specifically responsible for serving the emperor to watch the shadow puppet show.

At that time, many shadow puppet performers became wealthy overnight. From then on, relying on the emperor's favor, even some officials and ministers ignored them.

However, these shadow puppet artists did not become famous for long. Soon, a shadow puppet artist named Mu Fansheng came to the capital and asked to see the emperor.

Because the emperor likes to watch shadow puppet shows, in order to prevent shadow puppet artists from coming to perform, he once decreed that all shadow puppet artists are qualified to see the emperor, and no one else is allowed to stop them.

Therefore, Mu Fansheng met the emperor very smoothly and performed a shadow puppet show for the emperor. Mu Fansheng's shadow puppet skills were naturally excellent.

The most important thing is that Mu Fansheng is proficient in ventriloquism and is good at imitating various voices of men, women, old and young. With the cooperation of the voices, the performance will naturally become more realistic.

After such a shadow puppet show, the emperor was fascinated by Mu Fansheng's shadow puppet show, and directly rewarded Mu Fansheng with a hundred taels of gold, which was a very generous gesture.

But Mu Fansheng told the emperor that he had a skill that was even more powerful than shadow puppetry, and that was puppetry, which he could perform for the emperor.

The emperor liked Mu Fansheng very much. Although he had no feelings for puppet shows, he still had the patience to let Mu Fansheng perform.

Then Mu Fansheng used two puppets to perform a very wonderful puppet show. The emperor fell in love with the puppet show as soon as he saw it.

Because Mu Fansheng's puppet show was so wonderful, it was as if it were performed by a real person, and the emperor was so addicted to it that he couldn't extricate himself.

The emperor soon abandoned shadow puppetry and fell in love with puppetry. He was even more obsessed with puppetry than shadow puppetry. He was simply crazy.

And not only did the emperor like it, but even the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital also liked Mu Fansheng's puppet show very much after seeing it.

It's not like the emperor and ministers have never seen other people's puppet shows, but they just feel that the puppet shows performed by everyone are not as good as Mu Fansheng's.

According to the emperor, the puppet show performed by Mu Fansheng had a soul, while the puppet shows performed by others were rigid and dry, and the puppets were too stiff and boring to watch.

Although the emperor did not watch performances by people other than Mu Fansheng, other ministers could not watch Mu Fansheng's puppet shows, so they would watch puppet shows performed by other puppet artists.

In fact, it is not necessarily true that they like puppet shows very much, but if the emperor likes it, they will pursue it and follow in his footsteps.

And because of the popularity of these people, puppet shows gradually became popular all over the country, and puppet show artists suddenly sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

In this way, the popularity of watching puppet shows spread from the palace to the world of officials, from the world of officials, to wealthy families, and from the wealthy families to the common people. Everyone fell in love with watching puppet shows.

Puppet shows do not occupy a large area, and a few people can perform on a small stage. Therefore, in some lively places such as markets, puppet show artists will perform for money.

The connection point that Qi Shuangshuang sees among these missing victims is that all the missing people have one thing in common, that is, they all like to watch puppet shows.

Moreover, these people had all seen puppet shows before the accident. The most important thing is that the puppet shows they watched seemed to be in the same traveling troupe.

There is a kind of artist called wandering artist. They do not have a fixed team and travel from one place to another with their acting attire.

Everywhere they go, they will set up a big stage and perform a performance that lasts for several days.

Although this kind of performance has no fixed location, because there are many people and the performance is very exciting, a large number of people will gather to watch the show wherever they go, making a lot of money.

If there are any wealthy people in this place that they like, they will also be given money to invite them to perform at their homes. The advantage of this method is that every place they go to is very profitable.

But the disadvantage is that you have to wander around all the time, because the people's spending power is limited. If a theater troupe like this comes once in a while, the people are willing to spend money for the fun of it.

If a theater troupe stays there permanently, one reason is that local theater troupes may not be willing to allow it for fear of affecting their business, and the other is that ordinary people will not spend too much money on a permanent theater troupe.

They can accept spending money to watch a theater occasionally like the Chinese New Year, but they will not spend money to watch a theater so extravagantly at any time.

In fact, when Qi Shuangshuang was reading the clues before, he had ignored the suspicious news about the puppet show several times.

Because it is so common to like to watch puppet shows. Almost everyone from 80-year-olds to children running around on the floor likes to watch puppet shows.

In addition, puppet performances are ubiquitous, and loving puppet shows is hardly a characteristic. Qi Shuangshuang ignored this fact intentionally or unintentionally at first.

Sometimes clues are hidden in too ordinary living habits, making it difficult for others to discover, even if the clue is right in front of you.

The reason why Qi Shuangshuang connected the clues was because the puppet shows these people watched were all related to a wandering theater troupe.

This wandering troupe not only performs puppet shows, but also includes real-life dramas that require singing, chanting, and beating, various acrobatic performances, animal performances, puppet shows, shadow puppet shows, etc.

Although the shadow puppet show is no longer the emperor's favorite, it has been a favorite for a long time, and the emperor will still watch it occasionally.

Because shadow puppetry is as simple as puppetry and does not take up space, people also like puppetry and fall in love with shadow puppetry.

The puppeteers in this wandering troupe will occasionally leave the troupe and go out alone, or perform puppet shows in the market for people who are reluctant to spend money to go to the troupe.

Qi Shuangshuang also watched it many times before discovering that these victims were all people who had seen the puppet show of this troupe.

Some of these people directly invited the members of the wandering troupe to watch the puppet show at home, and some had seen the puppet show in the troupe.

There are also some people who have seen the puppet show of this troupe in the market outside and in the lively streets. In short, all the deaths are related to the puppet show performed by this troupe.

What's more important is that the seemingly inseparable places of death of these deceased people can perfectly coincide with the performance route of this troupe.

This can also explain why the distance between the deceased is so large and the identities are so different.

Only this kind of wandering troupe has the opportunity to come into contact with so many people at different levels, and can it travel across so many states to harm people.

After finding this similarity, everything is almost solved. Now we just need to find this acting troupe and see what is wrong with this acting troupe.
Chapter completed!