Neither Liu Yan's parents nor the other parties involved in the remaining cases, after smelling the fragrance released from the "burning" general spirit stone, all stated that this scent was exactly the same as what they had smelled at the time the incidents occurred.
As for the reason, Shen Hao believes that, on one hand, their memories of everything during the incident are too deep—even a scent, once noticed, is impossible to forget; on the other hand, the smell produced when the general spirit stone "burns" is indeed quite distinctive, so that after smelling it a second time, it is readily recalled.
This time, both Wang Jian and Zhang Liao personally brought progress reports back to the Li City Guard Station, understanding that now the case held a new common element, which meant there was substantive progress; at this moment, they must return and await further instructions.
