Chapter 662 - 422: The ‘Meat Worm’ on the Bed

Chapter 662: Chapter 422: The ‘Meat Worm’ on the Bed

Li Tao roared inwardly, feeling a surge of exhilaration.

Then he thought of something and quickly said:

"Mr. ...cough, Director, can I... work alongside you for a period of time?"

Xu Liang nodded.

Interns need someone to guide them, and only three top-notch lawyers in the firm are qualified to do so, so naturally, Li Tao would lead personally.

"Just call me Senior. During this time... you’ll follow me."

Li Tao nodded and asked again:

"So, Senior, what... should we do next?"

To be honest.

The case sounded not too difficult at first, but once he started... he felt the complexity.

Administrative case? Demanding compensations from administrative entities?

Seemed simple.

But... the sewer is a ghostly place without surveillance.

How do you determine under what circumstances Zhao Jie came into contact with the corrosive liquid!?

And for personal reasons, Zhao Jie hadn’t disclosed how she got exposed to the liquid...

"Go to the police station!"

Xu Liang pondered for a moment and gave his answer.

This administrative case... isn’t purely administrative.

The sewer where Zhao Jie was located was outsourced by an administrative agency to a company, which operated under the guise of administration, hence it was categorized as an administrative case.

The real opponent... includes an unknown drainage service center.

"The most crucial part is..."

"Corrosive solution plus mutilation... it’s hard not to connect the two in thought."

Xu Liang fell into contemplation.

To be honest, tackling either of them individually is simple, but once combined, separating them becomes bizarre again.

What if... this so-called corrosion is related to the mutilation?

So...

"Let’s go to the police station and investigate the clues first!"

...

...

Afternoon, 2:30 PM.

A sedan sped along the Upper City highway, soon driving into the City Police Department, finally parking in the lot.

A young man in uniform spotted the car and hurriedly approached.

"Bang!"

The car door opened, and seeing the person inside, the young man raised his eyebrows and said joyfully:

"Brother Liang!"

The speaker was Wang Chao.

After Xu Liang got out, he didn’t bother with small talk, closing the car door while asking:

"Chao, is Zhao Jie at the police station now?"

Typically, cases have their own confidentiality, and non-criminal-policing officers usually don’t know.

But this case is different.

Human mutilation!

This is mutilation, and the whole police department has never seen such a gruesome scene!

Legs were removed, arms dug out, body marked with corrosive traces, ears, nose, mouth, eyes... all destroyed!

Some new officers couldn’t help but want to vomit bile at the sight, avoiding nightmares counted as psychological resilience.

This naturally led to leaks, combined with Xu Liang’s rights as a lawyer to know such clues, and the police spoke to Wang Chao, so...

"In the reception room, but only until tonight. After tonight, she’ll be sent back to the hospital."

Wang Chao replied and began quickly leading the way.

"By the way, she’s... emotionally unstable, don’t make physical contact."

Emotionally unstable?

Li Tao and Yang Ruoxi behind him heard this, their expressions puzzled.

But soon they understood what it meant...

As they got closer to the reception room, the quiet sound from the ears was mixed with faint noises.

"Ha... ha..."

The sound... seemed like the throat had a large hole leaking wind, or perhaps a dying breath.

The sound grew louder, finally...

"Squeak!"

Wang Chao pulled a door open, displaying a person lying in bed... the ’mutilated’ before them!

She was not human-shaped.

Physically not human-shaped!

No limbs, no words, now like a worm, constantly squirming in bed, visibly terrified.

She was like a fleshworm.

A fleshworm living in darkness and fear!

"That’s Zhao Jie."

Wang Chao sighed, his tone full of regret.

To be honest, living like this... would be better off dead.

To put it bluntly, there’s a torture called ’Little Black Room,’ which in just two weeks will drive someone with firm will insane!

And Zhao Jie... she’s only twenty-six.

If cared for properly, she’d live at least forty more years.

Compared to the ’Little Black Room,’ she can’t even speak or move her limbs... a lifetime tormented by darkness.

In a daze.

Everyone at the scene felt a slight chill.

Yang Ruoxi glanced at the missing limbs, feeling her hands and feet somewhat cold, instinctively wanting to lean toward Xu Liang.

But turning around, she found... Li Tao had leaned to Xu Liang first!

Yang Ruoxi: ?

"Senior, this..." Li Tao was scared, shockingly looking at the scene, his heart pounding like thunder, instinctively moving closer to Xu Liang.

Yang Ruoxi immediately said: "You’re a lawyer, and a man, why act like this!?"

Then, she pulled him aside, not letting him disturb Xu Liang.

Xu Liang naturally ignored the two, his eyes fixed on Zhao Jie, frowning as he watched for a long time.

For a long time.

Zhao Jie seemed tired from squirming and began to breathe heavily.

She had no external sensory perception apart from touch, completely unaware of the people around her watching.

Xu Liang looked at her legs.

To be exact, the cut points on her thighs!

There... the cuts were very smooth.

Then, the gaze shifted to the arms.

The arms were similar, almost like... they’d been detached as if from a human-shaped block toy!

After a while, he suddenly murmured to himself: