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

"The forensic doctor and his colleagues from the technical department have arrived. According to the property management staff, there are no security cameras installed in the newly installed elevator..."

Li Feng gave a general overview of the information he had gathered so far.

This undoubtedly increased the difficulty of investigating the case.

Li Feng paused, then lowered his voice and said, "Furthermore, according to Forensic Doctor Xu's preliminary assessment, the deceased's time of death is very likely more than a month ago..."

In other words, the deceased may have been submerged in the water tower for two months. One can imagine what the police officers who inspected the inside of the water tower saw.

Therefore, Li Feng deliberately left Lin Chong behind to observe the scene, while he himself conducted investigations and interviews.

Upon hearing this, Nan Punian's brows furrowed, and he gave a soft "hmm" to indicate that he understood. He then turned to look at the property security personnel standing to the side.

The security guard looked to be around fifty years old, wearing a military overcoat and holding a thermos. The pavilion was also illuminated by the warm light from a small heater.

"Sir, how many years have you worked here?"

The security guard was a gossip and a bit of a warm-hearted person. Ever since the police cars started arriving one after another, he wondered if something had happened. But there was no news in the group chat. Several police officers came over to ask him, but no matter what they asked, they wouldn't tell him what had happened.

The old man was so curious he was itching to get to know it.

Upon hearing Nan Punian's question, the old man immediately replied, "It's been over twenty years. I've been working as a security guard here since the community was built."

"Then you must know this neighborhood very well, sir..."

Nan Punian was still laying the groundwork, but the old man couldn't wait any longer. He patted his chest and said, "Of course! I know how many people live in this neighborhood now, which family's child has good grades, and which child is promising!"

"Sir, have you had any friends recently that you haven't seen for a month or two?"

Nan Shu found the old man's enthusiasm endearing and chimed in with a question.

The old man glanced at Nan Shu and thought the young girl was very polite, even using the formal "you" (您). The old man was very pleased.

"Yes, there's Old Jin, Old Liu, and someone else's kid, the fair-skinned Zhang's son."

Nan Shu: "Grandpa, could you please make a list of everything you know for us?"

"No problem, it's not hard work at all."

In the end, the old man still didn't know what had happened, but seeing the young girl thanking him profusely as she accepted the list, he felt incredibly pleased.

"The old man's handwriting is quite beautiful."

The three of them headed to the president's house, which was also Zhang Liang's house in Building 3.

Li Feng took the list the old man gave him, glanced at the names, and chuckled when he saw one of them: "Xiao Nan, your fan is quite a homebody."

Zhang Liang's name was also prominently listed on the list given by the old man.

Before Nan Shu could express her opinion, the three of them had already arrived at the foot of the three buildings.

Unlike traditional apartment buildings, it is more like a combination of a tenement building and an apartment building.

There are eight households on one floor. There are spiral staircases on the left and right sides, and wire mesh is installed around the staircases. The external elevator is in an inverted L shape and connects to the corridor of the middle household.

At the elevator entrance, Nan Shu spotted a pitiful figure.

Wrapped in a black down jacket and huddled on the leeward side, it could easily be mistaken for a black garbage bag if you didn't look closely.

"Who's there?"

The streetlights were dim.

Following Nan Shu's gaze, Li Feng saw a 'black garbage bag' that was moving. He subconsciously reached for the gun tucked into his waistband and asked loudly.

The garbage bag moved, raised its head, and revealed a pale face.

Upon seeing the person clearly, Nan Punian's expression darkened.

This guy is very likely interested in his younger sister, and Nan Punian's radar went off almost instantly.

"Zhang Liang?"

Nan Shu was both amused and exasperated. "What are you doing here?"

Zhang Liang had a mournful face.

"I...I'm scared." As he spoke, he moved his feet and slowly stood up. His legs had gone numb from squatting for so long.

After discovering the body, the two police officers cordoned off the scene and contacted the criminal investigation team and forensic experts, and had no time to deal with him at all.

Zhang Liang was completely stunned. He heard it and his mind understood, but his body hadn't reacted yet.

Then a gust of wind blew across the rooftop, carrying the air from above the water tower. An indescribable smell hit the nostrils and quickly spread throughout the entire rooftop.

In an instant.

It seemed as if all five senses had been triggered; Zhang Liang gagged, almost vomiting up his dinner.

Zhang Liang belatedly realized that the strong smell was most likely the stench of a corpse, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

When I got home, I felt like the smell was still there, and nothing felt right. After thinking about it, I ran downstairs with my teddy bear in one hand and my phone in the other.

Zhang Liang didn't know what he wanted to do; at that moment, he just didn't want to stay in that environment.

Seeing that Zhang Liang looked like he was about to cry, Nan Shu felt sympathy and understanding for his feelings.

This fear is a perfectly normal reaction ingrained in an animal's genes after smelling the death of another of its kind.

When Nan Shu participated in an autopsy for the first time at school, she managed to control her facial expression after smelling the stench of the corpse, but her inner voice was already screaming.

"Did you bring your teddy bear?"

Nan Shu didn't know how to comfort her.

After all, it's a fact that there were corpses in the water tower, and it's also a fact that the residents drank water infused with corpses for at least a month.

The only option was to change the subject and ask.

"right…"

Zhang Liang took out a small hamster from his pocket. It was a fluffy ball of fur, and its little eyes still looked a bit sleepy.

"so cute."

Nan Shu reached out her hand, wanting to touch it, but Tie Gun'er suddenly lunged forward, climbed onto Zhang Liang's wrist first, opened its mouth, and bit the little bear's ear.

Zhang Liang: ?
Little Bear: ? ? ? !!! !!! !!! !!! !!!
"what!!!"

The hamster screamed.

Iron Rod looked at Nan Shu innocently. It just thought its little friend smelled a bit too good to resist, and it didn't even show its teeth.

Nan Shu: ...

"you come back."

Nan Shu was helpless.

Iron Rod reluctantly crawled back into Nan Shu's palm, and finally, it reluctantly hooked the little bear's head with its tail.

Little Bear: ……

Zhang Liang swallowed hard. He did recognize the iron rod, but compared to reptiles like snakes, he still preferred the furry little bear.

The hamster and the human silently hugged each other tightly.

After this interruption, Zhang Liang's emotions finally calmed down a bit.

"Xiao Nan, are you going to the rooftop now?"

Zhang Liang asked.

"Not urgent…"

Nan Shu paused for a moment, then handed the list the security guard had given her to Zhang Liang. "Take a look, is anyone from Building 3 on this list? Or do you know anyone?"

The water tower is inspected every three months, and the last inspection was just over a month ago. The timing is too coincidental.

Therefore, Nan Shu is more inclined to believe that the person who disposed of the body was a resident of the community, and quite possibly even lived in Building 3. (End of Chapter)