I became the police station's darling after I could understand what the furry creature was sayi

That's how Nan Shu saw the marks around the blanket.

The fire is out.

A new question arises: where did this brand-new quilt, which looks like it was just fluffed cotton, come from?

The police station is close to the village, so they naturally know that the factory has been abandoned for a long time, and the owner has gone abroad. Everything inside is very old, which makes the cotton quilt, which looks like it's wrapped with something, seem all the more out of place.

The fire had just been extinguished, and the air was filled with the strong smell of fire extinguisher powder and a faint burning smell.

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If you smell it carefully, you can almost smell a faint, rotten smell.

Could it be a dead rat? Or a dead pig?
You see, this area is full of villages, and every household raises a lot of pigs. The quality inspection of vegetables and meat in Hangzhou is very strict, so it is basically difficult to sell them. They all raise them themselves and save them to slaughter and eat during the New Year.

However, not all pigs can grow up healthy and strong. They are prone to dying from diseases caused by slight changes in weather or infection with viruses. Some villagers, unable to handle the situation, will wrap them up and throw them away elsewhere.

Judging from the shape of the bulge in the blanket, it does look somewhat like it.

But upon closer inspection, it doesn't quite make sense.

If it were really a lost pig, they would have just put it in a woven bag or snakeskin bag and that would be it. Why would they use such a new quilt?
The pig died, which already resulted in a loss. If we then spend money to buy a new blanket to wrap the pig in before throwing it away, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

The police officer was filled with doubts and had prepared himself mentally, so he didn't fall to the ground in fright after using a stick to lift the corner of the blanket and see what was inside.

Inside was a corpse.

As a corner of the quilt was lifted, the stench of the corpse grew stronger, completely overpowering any other smells in the air. The police officers quickly notified the criminal investigation team.

As Li Feng spoke, he couldn't help but gag twice.

Nan Shu: ...

“It can’t be that bad, Brother Li…” Nan Shu looked at Li Feng.

After all, he's been to so many crime scenes.

This tastes barely even close to what it should be.

"You think everyone is as twisted as you?"

Li Feng put on another mask and rolled his eyes.

Despite not being a related major, Nan Shu seems to have a natural talent for medicine. Not only is she not afraid of corpses, but she can even tolerate the stench of a dead body. It's a real shame she's not a forensic doctor.

Nan Shu shrugged and looked around.

It's winter now, the temperature is low, and there are fewer animals out and about. Nan Shu didn't even see a single mouse.

Seeing Xu Yunli and Brother Wang step forward to begin the examination, Nan Shu subconsciously took a few steps forward, wanting to see the condition of the corpse. She only caught a glimpse before a figure blocked her way.

"Stop looking at it, it'll give you nightmares."

Wang Yaqin's voice rang out.

Nan Shu looked at her, then glanced in the direction of the corpse.

In that one glance, she saw that the corpse's abdomen had turned dark green and was covered with a network of putrefied veins, but the skin and abdomen were not swollen, and the dark green color had not spread over a large area, indicating that the deceased had been dead for no more than a week.

Turning her gaze away, Nan Shu nodded obediently, "Okay."

"By the way, Sister Yaqin, weren't you just talking to the village chief? What happened?"

Nan Shu was about to ask, "Where is the village chief?"

Then a retching sound was heard, followed by a splashing sound.

Turning around, I saw the village chief, who had just been talking to Sister Yaqin with a normal expression, squatting in the corner and vomiting violently, holding a plastic bag in his hand.

Nan Shu: ...

……

"The deceased was male, and his identity is currently uncertain. Preliminary assessment indicates he was between 47 and 52 years old, 1.78 meters tall, and the preliminary time of death is estimated to be four days ago. When he was found, he was completely naked, and no identification documents or clothing were found nearby. No matching person has been found in the missing persons database..." In the conference room.

Photos from the event were being projected onto the screen.

Several of the close-up photos of the corpses were enlarged.

"The body was covered with these raised burns, and according to the examination, most of them showed signs of life."

Wang Yaqin paused, her brows furrowing. "Based on the shape of the wounds, it can be determined that... the deceased suffered torture similar to the ancient torture of branding before his death."

"Finally, someone from behind..." Wang Yaqin made a pulling motion, "strangled him to death."

However, although the conclusion was that the cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation and obvious marks were found on the neck, based on the wounds, even if the person was not strangled, the deceased was already exhaling more than inhaling when he was killed.

This is not simple murder, it is torture!

Upon hearing this, everyone in the conference room unconsciously frowned.

"So cruel?"

Li Feng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

The previous case of tongue-pulling hasn't been solved yet, and now there's another case of branding with hot irons. Could there really be a psychopathic killer in Hangzhou?
"Sister Yaqin, is it possible that this case... and Mo Xun's case, are committed by the same murderer?"

Not only Li Feng, but many of his colleagues with criminal investigation experience also had this suspicion in their minds.

after all.

Such a bizarre case has only occurred a handful of times in Hangzhou in recent years.

"This suspicion cannot be ruled out."

Wang Yaqin said.

However, the fact that the methods were "perverted" is not enough to warrant combining the cases.

More evidence is needed to support this claim; at the very least, the manner of death differs between the two victims.

Merging cases can combine some leads and save police resources, but if there is not enough evidence to support it, arbitrarily merging cases may lead to wrongful convictions or missed cases.

Wang Yaqin has worked for many years and has seen one or two cases where her predecessors had a bad experience due to incorrect case consolidation.

Therefore, she would rather spend more time and manpower to find more clues than easily merge the two cases when there is insufficient evidence or clues.

"...Therefore, we will continue to investigate this case as an independent one. The most urgent task at present is to identify the deceased."

According to Xu Yunli's preliminary examination of the body, there was almost no intact flesh on the deceased's body, and even the face was covered with raised burn marks, making the face very blurry. It would take time to reconstruct the face.

therefore.

Currently, the police only have basic information about the deceased, such as age, height, and weight.

"Xiao Li, please draft a reward notice and release it as soon as possible."

Wang Yaqin assigned tasks in an orderly manner.

Li Feng agreed.

"Xiao Liu, please contact the traffic police department and check the road surveillance footage around Kangjia Village. Identify all vehicles that may have passed through Kangjia Village in the past week."

"Okay, Sister Yaqin."

"Another road repair operation, and there's no CCTV footage. Unbelievable..."

Li Feng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

It's no wonder Li Feng complained; indeed, almost every time monitoring was needed, the system would be under maintenance at just the right time.

Therefore, more time and effort must be spent on investigation and evidence collection, greatly increasing the difficulty of handling the case. (End of Chapter)