The Oriole Falls into the Trap? This is Called Turning the Trap Against the Trap

After Dongfang Qing'er left, Lin Mian waited for Leng Lingling to change her equipment.

Lingling had changed her clothes.

She wore a dark blue jacket, had her hair in pigtails, and carried a backpack that was even bigger than herself.

At first glance, it looks just like a primary school student going on a spring outing.

That ability to confuse is amazing!

Then, Cold Hunter King used his spatial teleportation ability to take the two to another street.

In this way, Chaohe would not notice the hunters coming out of the hunting lodge.

"Dongfang Qing'er left less than ten minutes ago and took a taxi home."

Lingling took a small tablet out of her bag; several lines of text were already written on it.

"I just asked her, and she lives in the old Dongfang Shijia house. She usually takes a fixed route to and from school: school, subway station, and walk home."

"So how do you plan to investigate?"

"Let's go to her school first and see if there are any clues left by that stalker around there," Lingling said, hailing a taxi.

In the car, Lingling didn't say much, she just kept flipping through that little tablet.

Lin Mian noticed that the notebook not only contained words, but also some simple diagrams, marking Dongfang Qing'er's address, the streets, residential areas and shops around the school.

And surveillance in various places.

The locations where the stalker might appear are all listed above.

Lin Mian was silent for two seconds.

No wonder Leng Lingling was called "Master Lingling" in the original work.

This doesn't look like a ten-year-old child; it's clearly a veteran detective with a baby face.

The taxi stopped in front of a private middle school.

The school isn't big, but it looks expensive.

The school has a beige wall and an iron gate with the school emblem. The cheapest cars parked in front of the gate are Mercedes-Benz and Audi.

After searching all over, they couldn't find a single trace.

Lin Mian thought to himself: This Chao He is really cautious enough.

……

Over the next few hours, Lingling led Lin Mian through Dongfang Qing'er's entire commute route.

The exit of the station, the transfer passage, the bus stop, the road from the bus stop to her home. Lingling stopped to observe, record, and take pictures at every point where she might be followed.

Lin Mian was basically unable to get involved.

All he could do was stand by as a...bodyguard when Lingling knelt down to examine the traces.

At six o'clock in the evening, the two arrived near Dongfang Qing'er's house.

It was an old-style villa area with red brick walls and shady trees.

This is the territory of the Dongfang family.

"Although the Dongfang family is a prominent family in Shanghai, Dongfang Qing'er's branch doesn't seem to be the core."

Lingling scrolled through the information she found on her phone, "She doesn't live in the core area of ​​the family's scions."

Lin Mian observed the surrounding environment.

Opposite the villa area is a row of old residential buildings, six stories high, with mottled exterior walls.

There are several small shops on the first floor.

Convenience stores, fruit stands, and auto repair shops.

Then he saw someone.

A man is picking out fruit at a fruit stand. He's wearing a baseball cap and looks quite handsome.

Once he saw his face clearly, Lin Mian recognized him at a glance!

Chao He, the serial killer.

The reason is simple: that face is exactly the same as the one in the anime.

Lin Mian's heart tightened.

He clearly remembered that the seemingly harmless man in front of him was none other than the murderer Chao He.

After spotting the target, Lin Mian's expression remained unchanged. He subtly withdrew his gaze, pretending to look at other fruits.

"Lingling." He lowered his voice, his tone a few degrees deeper than before.

"Um?"

"The person picking out the fruit must be the stalker."

Lin Mian paused, "Moreover, he's not just a stalker. He's a murderer wanted by the Inquisition."

Lingling's eyes changed instantly, and a sharpness beyond her years flashed across her baby face.

She didn't turn around, but just turned slightly to glance at the man out of the corner of her eye.

Are you sure?

"Sure."

Lingling didn't press Lin Mian about why he knew these things.

She simply packed her things quickly and pulled Lin Mian away as if nothing had happened.

……

Instead of going straight back to the hunting lodge, the two found a shop nearby and sat down.

"What's that killer's name?" Lingling planned to look it up as Lin Mian had suggested.

"Chao He!" Lin Mian said.

Lingling started using the tablet to view the arrest warrant from the trial.

Sure enough, they quickly found Chao He based on his name.

The above shows that Chao He had been wanted for less than a week.

This left the inspiration somewhat puzzled.

The court issued a whole bunch of arrest warrants, and Chao He wasn't some particularly famous serial killer.

How did Lin Mian manage to recognize Chao He at a glance?

Generally speaking, apart from revealing their identities or being specifically targeted by members of the inquisition, few people would recognize these serial killers.

However, Lingling didn't ask any further questions.

They assumed it was just a coincidence that Lin Mian knew him.

Lingling then spread the tablet on the table, on which was drawn Chao He's possible route of attack.

Without a doubt, the murderer wanted to kill Dongfang Qing'er.

"He's after Dongfang Qing'er. According to the information, this Chao He is an out-and-out serial killer. He's shrewd, leaves no trace, and has strong counter-surveillance capabilities."

Lingling frowned. "This means we can't alert them now."

"I have a solution," Lin Mian said.

Lingling looked up at him.

"Let Dongfang Qing'er go to a deserted place in the suburbs to lure Chao He out."

"Why should she listen to us?"

This is gambling with your life.

Within the city, Chao He rarely finds an opportunity to take action against the scions of powerful families.

But in places where there are no people, that's not necessarily the case.

Chao He has strong counter-surveillance capabilities. Even if he finds himself in danger, he will definitely not take action!

"We are hunters commissioned by her, and Chao He will never doubt my abilities." Lin Mian looked at Lingling.

"All you need to do is tell Dongfang Qing'er to cooperate in a play, and we will protect her. That's all."

Lingling thought for a few seconds and nodded: "It's feasible. But if Chao He really makes a move, we need to be confident that we can subdue him."

Lin Mian's lips curled up slightly: "You can rest assured that you can leave this to me."

"You'd better not brag." Lingling looked at Lin Mian suspiciously.

Chao He's wanted poster clearly states that he is a mid-level mage.

It also has a curse element...

Can Lin Mian really do it?

However, there is currently no better solution.

……

The next afternoon, Lingling contacted Dongfang Qing'er.

She didn't say much on the phone, but simply asked Dongfang Qing'er to meet her near the school, saying she had something important to discuss.

Given Lingling's identity as a little loli, Chaohe wouldn't have any suspicions.

After meeting, Lingling briefly explained the situation.

Of course, the part about Lin Mian knowing that Chao He was a murderer was omitted; it was only said that the investigation revealed that someone had been following her for a long time.

The next step is to lure the snake out of its hole!

Upon hearing that someone was indeed following them, Dongfang Qing'er turned pale, but remained calmer than expected.

"What do I need to do?" she asked.

"Don't take your usual route home after school today," Lingling said.

"I'll tell you a new route, head towards the suburbs. There are fewer people there, and if that person is really following you, he'll definitely catch up."

"and then?"

"Then we'll handle it." Lingling patted Dongfang Qing'er's hand. "Don't worry, our people will be nearby to protect you."

Dongfang Qing'er hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

……

At 5 p.m., Dongfang Qing'er changed her route as planned.

Instead of taking the subway as usual, she took a bus heading to the suburbs.

Lin Mian and Lingling followed at a distance.

There weren't many people on the bus, and Lin Mian spotted Chao He sitting in the last row at a glance.

He was still wearing that baseball cap, the brim pulled low, but Lin Mian recognized the silhouette.

The bus drove further and further off the road, and the buildings outside the window gradually thinned out, replaced by vast wastelands and tall weeds.

Dongfang Qing'er got off the bus near an abandoned factory.

Chao He also got out of the car.

He no longer tried to hide it, putting his hands in his pockets and following Dongfang Qing'er at a leisurely pace, like a wild beast that had finally waited for its prey to be alone.

There was no one around, the sky was getting dark, and the wind was howling through the abandoned factory.

Dongfang Qing'er sensed the stalker chasing after her and walked faster and faster until she finally started running.

Chao He also quickened his pace.

Just then, Lin Mian emerged from behind the abandoned factory where he was hiding.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Chaohe."

Chao He suddenly stopped and squinted at the boy who had suddenly appeared.

"At such a young age, instead of playing in the mud at a magic high school, you've come here to be a hunter. The Azure Sky Hunter Agency has also declined. I really didn't expect to take in such a lowly beginner mage like you."

"To put it bluntly, I knew you'd show up. I got here long before you and that little girl. So look at the top of your head!"

Chao He, that pervert, then let out an extremely eerie laugh.

The laughter was piercing and terrifying, like the screech of vampire bats in the darkness.

Just as he was laughing wildly, a dark and indistinct object slowly descended from above.

Like a thick, black spider web already hanging overhead, or like the sticky, giant claws of some creature, it was silently slapping down on Lin Mian.

However, Lin Mian simply smiled slightly.

Light attribute is effective against curse attribute.

So what he did was a counter-strategy!