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Chapter 73 Dead Men? Very Bloody? Special Task Force?
"Captain Guan."

Nan Shu nodded politely.

"Comrade Xiao Nan."

Clearly, Nan Punian had already introduced Nan Shu to the group before she arrived. After a brief exchange, Nan Shu took her seat, and the meeting continued.

Nan Shu looked at the projection screen, where the bold black characters read '9.27 Task Force'. Today is September 27th.

Nan Shu frowned. Special task forces are only set up when a major murder case occurs, but there was no information about the victim on the projection screen. It was so simple that it only showed two intersecting subway lines, Line 5 and Line 3. The place marked with a red dot was a transfer subway station called 'Fengxiangqiao'.

Fengxiang Bridge is a relatively famous tourist attraction in Hangzhou, spanning the Qingshan and Wancheng districts, with most of it located in the Qingshan district.

"...The video footage on the USB drive is very blurry. We have already handed it over to the technical department to process. We'll see if we can find the crime scene through the background footage and sound."

Li Feng continued his report.

USB flash drive? Video?

"This is what happened..."

Noticing Nan Shu's confusion, Xu Yunli lowered his voice and explained to her, "Li Wei suddenly brought over a USB drive today, saying he wanted to report it to the police."

Nan Shu knew Li Wei; he was the young man who opened the safe at the cornstarch shop last time.

"That USB drive was picked up by one of Li Wei's former colleagues."

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Nan Shu raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself, "As expected of the forensic doctor Xu, he is a top student. Even his choice of words is so subtle and restrained."

Nan Shu knew about the recent joint crackdown on petty theft by various districts, but she never expected it would lead to a murder case.

Before his rehabilitation, Li Wei was also a thief, specializing in breaking and entering. He was the type of person in the gang who was responsible for opening doors and keeping watch.

After being arrested, he underwent three years of reform and turned over a new leaf. However, because of his criminal record, he was rejected by many job interviews. Later, on Nan Punian's advice, he returned to his old profession of lock picking.

It's a legitimate business, though. Because of my criminal record, I have to register every six months. It's a bit of a hassle, but it's a small business, so I can make a living.

After Li Wei "cleared his name," he almost lost contact with his former colleagues until this time, when a former colleague with whom he had a good relationship took the initiative to come to his door, bringing with him a USB drive.

My former colleague looked very upset and kept repeating the same sentence: asking Li Wei to help him hand the USB drive over to the police station.

Li Wei was suspicious, so he naturally couldn't help without knowing the reason. He then took his former colleague to an internet cafe and watched the video.

What's on the USB drive?

Nan Shu had a vague idea: some psychopathic killers seemed to enjoy the process of killing and seeing the victims' painful expressions, so they would choose to record the process on video...

Although I don't want to speculate in this direction, the task force has already been established, and it's unlikely that Nan Shu can simply pretend it didn't happen just because she doesn't want to.

"Dead people, very bloody."

Xu Yunli glanced at Nan Shu, pursed his lips, and said succinctly.

"What about Li Wei..."

"Oh, he went to throw up again. He's probably still in the toilet."

Nan Shu: ...

Poor kid, last time it was a head, this time it's a corpse. For the next week, Li Wei probably won't be able to eat meat.

As the two were talking, Li Feng's voice rang out, "The technical department has finished processing the first version."

As he spoke, he clicked the mouse and projected it onto the screen.

The volume was turned up to the maximum, and you could hear heavy breathing, which sounded like a man's.

The room was dimly lit.

The camera was shaking violently, and there was a creaking sound when I stepped on the floor, which sounded like a wooden floor.

Judging from the decor, the photographer's family was well-off. After walking a few steps, a large bed measuring two meters by two and a half meters came into view. And then, a bloodied corpse.

The man on the bed was only wearing a pair of boxer shorts. Judging from his build, he was about 1.75 meters tall. He was lying face down on the bed with several round, gruesome wounds on his back near his lower abdomen, as if he had been stabbed with an ice pick or something similar. Blood soaked through the sheets. He was motionless and had stopped breathing completely. The person filming chuckled softly twice, which was somewhat eerie and sinister. The scene ended there.

"The picture is indeed a bit clearer than before, but this kind of interior decoration... seems to be quite common in Hangzhou." In fact, it's not just in Hangzhou; many high-end renovations are in this style.

Guan Min frowned and spoke.

Apart from the rather unusual wooden floor.

But Hangzhou is such a big city, and with National Day approaching, many tourists from other places are visiting Hangzhou. They can't be sure whether the filming location is in Hangzhou.

What did Cao Zhang say?

Nan Punian tapped on the table and looked at Li Feng.

Cao Zhang is Li Wei's former colleague, the thief who stole the USB drive.

He said he didn't remember when he stole the USB drive, only that he took it from a man's wallet. As for the time and place, he couldn't quite remember.

These habitual thieves plan their thefts in advance, with one or two people responsible for a few subway stations. Once they spot plainclothes officers, they communicate in a group chat and then move to another location.

According to Cao Zhang's confession, he discovered plainclothes officers at Fengxiang Bridge and almost got caught, which is why he stopped. Before that, he had been active in the Longming Temple, Jiuhua Night Market, and Fengxiang Bridge subway stations.

The line drawn by Li Feng is entirely composed of tourist hotspots with high foot traffic, and there are also some blind spots in the surveillance cameras. To find the people Cao Zhang stole from, the only way is to first find Cao Zhang in the surveillance footage, and then track him frame by frame to see who he came into contact with and got close to that day, and to determine whether Cao Zhang successfully stole from those people.

This is a huge amount of work.

Compared to videos with vague locations, this line, though cumbersome, at least provides a direction.

"You can also trace the USB drive line, but it won't take too much time."

Nan Punian reminded him.

The USB drive was from a relatively high-end brand, which is why Cao Zhang would casually take it.

I thought I'd see some romantic escapades of the wealthy, but instead I was met with a bloody crime scene.

However, these high-end USB drives also sell well in physical stores and online, which is why Nan Punian said that it is possible to investigate, but one should not blindly jump into it.

"That's all we can do now, Team Nan. I don't know how many more sleepless nights we'll have to pull."

After the meeting ended, Captain Guan's stern face softened somewhat, and he even took the time to make a joke.

Nan Punian had previously collaborated with Guan Min on a case that also took a long time to complete.

"Let's get started. Instant noodles, snacks, and the cafeteria are all ready."

The words had barely left his mouth when a chorus of wails erupted.

But soon.

Everyone was on high alert. This was a deranged killer lurking in the crowd. If they couldn't find him, no one could guarantee that he wouldn't continue to commit crimes.

"what happened?"

After watching the video, Nan Punian noticed that Nan Shu seemed unusually silent.

Xu Yunli turned his head to look at her.

"Did Xiaoshu hear something else?"

Nan Shu glanced at Xu Yunli, then turned to look at Nan Punian.

"Team Leader Nan, can I watch that video again?"

(End of this chapter)