The captain tells Cai Lin that he has to come with them to the scene of the crime. He tells Cai that the man who hit his wife did not hit him. Cai Lin tells the captain that he kicked the man in the chest because he was drunk. The captain says that the woman in the investigation squad is the only one who did not protect the princess. The war god quickly changes the topic, and Cai Lin says he has dispatched someone to investigate the ties between the nians and the society. A fifteen-year old girl was killed but the witnesses did not identify the murderer as the skull mask was left on the scene. They need to investigate hospitals, cemeteries, funeral companies and other locations to find out if bodies are being resold or stolen. They also need to check all the manufacturers and distributors of mannequins in the city