Xiaotao called the criminal investigation team immediately. Before the police arrived, she showed the shopkeeper her badge and demanded him to stop selling the buns immediately. He was startled and asked her what was wrong and whether some people had gotten food poisoning from his buns.

The customers who were lining up to buy the buns were confused and started to make a fuss demanding to know what was happening. I was about to explain to them, but Xiaotao stopped me. I then realized that telling the crowd the buns they’d been eating had human flesh in it might not be the best idea.

“I’m sorry for the inconvenience,” Xiaotao told them, “but we suspect that this man is related to a case we’re investigating.”

“But do you have to question him now?” argued one of the customers. “Can’t you let him sell the buns to us first?”

“Yeah!” echoed another. “And you must’ve got the wrong person anyway! Master...