Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 121 The Suitcase Corpse Disposal Case 2
The Qiqiao River is not wide.

A few years ago, due to residents littering, the most polluted section of the river was fenced off and cleaned up for a period of time. After the cleanup ended, a high-speed rail support structure was erected on the other side, and the fence has not been removed.

Upon arrival, the night gradually faded, and the sky turned a deep blue.

When Tan Ming got out of the car, he shone a light on the car and said, "There are many tire tracks."

“People often come here to fish,” Xiao Chen said, who was quite familiar with the area. “It’s not easy to figure out the killer’s tire tracks.”

In the other car, Tan Jia made Lin Zhiyue, who had insisted on following them, stay put and not run around, and got out of the car as well.

"This is it. The reflection of the signs on the opposite bank floats very slowly on the river."

"Because it hasn't rained recently, the current is very slow," Zheng Yan explained, while looking for drag marks from the suitcase wheels based on her description.

Several beams of light swept back and forth, and finally Zheng Yan's flashlight stopped, shining directly on the flattened grass in front of him.

"here!"

To avoid causing trouble for the forensic examination team, they carefully walked around the area and reached the riverbank, where they found scratch marks on a stone.

Tan Jia stood on the rock, closing and opening her eyes repeatedly, comparing the dream with reality: "This is it. The murderer kicked the suitcase down into the water, and kicked it a little further. Then the suitcase slowly sank down, and it should have floated down a distance."

Tan Ming and Xiao Chen walked down the river, shining their flashlights on the water, when suddenly they saw a dark, shadowy object.

"Look over there, isn't there something there?"

"I can't see clearly, I need to use something to hook it over so I can take a look."

Xiao Chen found an iron hook somewhere, and the group of people, pulling and tugging at each other, hooked it forward in a pose reminiscent of Yang Guifei flying to heaven.

The hook tip felt light and airy as it was slowly dragged closer, but it wasn't a suitcase; instead, it was a highly decomposed corpse.

Soaked skin, peeling scalp, swollen abdomen.

The stench made them hold their breath before they could even react.

As dawn broke and visibility was poor, Tan Jia shone a flashlight on the corpse. The sudden visual impact made Xiao Chen, who was standing at the front, gag and almost vomit up his dinner from the previous night.

"No... ugh... not what we're looking for..."

Zheng Yan: "Are you stupid? Any corpse is something we need to find. This is another case."

“But that suitcase…” Xiao Chen couldn’t take it anymore and stepped back. “I guess it sank to the bottom because the body is still fresh. Let’s call a salvage team to retrieve it.”

Zheng Yan nodded, looking at the highly decomposed corpse in front of him, and said in a heavy tone, "When you call the salvage team, also drag Old Li out. Now there are two cases."

The salvage team arrived quickly, just as dawn broke. The operation went well, and they should be able to retrieve it soon.

While waiting for the salvage operation, Tan Jia returned to his car.

Before the stench had even dissipated from her nose, she got into the car and immediately took a deep breath of the fresh perfume inside.

After taking a deep breath, he looked listless and floated back to his seat like a flat plastic bag.

Lin Zhiyue looked at her and suddenly asked, "You were able to spot the body immediately?"

He watched from inside the car for a while and realized they were searching along the riverbank. Coupled with Xiao Chen's two retching sounds, it wasn't hard to imagine what they had discovered.

“Yes,” she replied casually, glancing at him sideways, “You know my secret now, be careful you don’t get silenced.”

"I'll keep it a secret."

"I don't believe in secrets told by humans; I'm going to poison you so you can't speak."

Although her tone was listless, Lin Zhiyue could tell she was joking, so he hesitated before answering, "Don't want to?" Tan Jia immediately burst out laughing and then held out her hand to him: "Is there water in the car?"

Lin Zhiyue went to the back seat, found a bottle of water, unscrewed it, and handed it to her.

She took two sips and said, "Team Leader Zheng agreed to let you come along because he was worried that you wouldn't be in good condition if he refused you. He probably also wanted to test your special visual abilities. But I think you'd better come to places like this less often. Mental discomfort is harder to treat than physical discomfort."

“I haven’t had a relapse since Qi Sufeng was executed,” he said calmly, his gaze toward her particularly earnest.

Then he added, "I can help you."

Tan Jia looked at him and took two more sips of water.

Before I could say anything, I suddenly heard the salvage team outside shout, "We've got it! A black suitcase!"

She immediately got out of the car and strode over.

The black suitcase is of superior quality, with anti-collision designs on all four corners.

Tan Ming put on gloves and unlocked the lock, revealing the male corpse curled up inside.

A young, handsome man wearing a mask.

The criminal investigation team conducted a quick search and found no identification, wallet, cell phone, or murder weapon.

Tan Ming: "It seems the first step is still to check their identities. Luckily, they weren't soaked for too long, unlike the corpse next door, whose face was completely submerged."

“He’s quite good-looking, so maybe the identification process won’t be that difficult,” Tan Jia said, observing from the side.

Xiao Chen looked at her with a complicated expression: "You can even appreciate and critique a corpse. You really are a promising candidate for criminal investigation."

"Thanks for the compliment."

Another car drove in from outside, and the police cordon that had just been set up was pulled up. Old Li rushed over with his two apprentices.

He started wailing before we even got close.

"I knew it! Every summer, there are so many drowning cases that you can't even count them all. We just had one autopsy yesterday, and two more came in today, plus a highly decomposed body floating in the water!"

He howled like that, but he got into work mode quickly. Wearing gloves, he went straight to touch the rotting corpse, checked a few places, and got the answer.

"No fatal wounds have been found yet, so it's likely a drowning. We'll see if we can do a diatomaceous earth test when we get back. The skin on the hands is peeling off like gloves, suggesting they've been in the water for three to five days. There have been quite a few drownings recently, so we could do a DNA test to see if they're among the missing persons."

Then she moved next to the suitcase, her eyes filled with admiration, and said, "This one is obviously a murder at a glance, and it's still fresh."

Xiao Chen: "Please don't look at a corpse like you're looking at a piece of pork belly, okay?"

Old Li ignored him and, with his apprentice, quickly examined the body, discovering knife wounds on the back and lower back.

"He was stabbed several times, but judging from the mushroom-like foam around his mouth and nose, these wounds were not serious enough to cause death when the body was thrown into the water. The body is so fresh, the time of death should be between midnight and 4 a.m. I need to conduct a thorough examination before I can tell you the specifics."

Sure enough, the deceased was still alive when the body was dumped!

Tan Jia recalled the murderer's actions. Did "she" know the victim was not dead? Or did she do it intentionally, wanting to drown someone she hated?

The body bag arrived, and Old Li planned to put the body in it and take it away. As he zipped the bag up to the end, his apprentice suddenly exclaimed "Hey!" drawing everyone's attention.

"The deceased seemed to be a celebrity."

He opened his phone, found the video in his browsing history, and showed it to them: "He really is a celebrity! He's recently become a little popular, his name is Tang Tianyu."

This case will feature cameos from the main characters of the previous books.

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