The tone made every officer present involuntarily exchange glances with those beside them.
Jia Tianzi added, "That's right, everyone has heard a crucial word: mastermind. This means this series of cases is not the work of just one person. However, there is only one mastermind; the accomplices are executing the mastermind's criminal intent and imitating the mastermind's methods. Of course, among the killers, there's not always a conventional hierarchy between the principal and the accomplices, as the mastermind might not even regard the accomplices if they have never been incited, and the accomplices might voluntarily act for the mastermind, motivated by something akin to paying tribute to an idol."
The officers exchanged looks once again.
